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An incisive new biography of the great secularist whoalongside his spiritual father, Mahatma Gandhiled the movement for Indias independence from British rule and ushered his newly independent country into the modern world. An incisive new biography of the great secularist whoalongside his spiritual father, Mahatma Gandhiled the movement for Indias independence from British rule and ushered his newly independent country into the modern world. The man who would one day help topple British rule and become Indias first prime minister started out as a surprisingly unremarkable student. Born into a ...

“Quiero unos padres,” insistía Asha cuando solo tenia cinco anos, sentada en lo alto de las escaleras del orfanato de Bombay. Por fin, en 1974, Asha viajo a Barcelona, donde la esperaban sus nuevos padres adoptivos y una Hermana, otra niña india. En 1995, cuando acababa de cumplir veintisiete anos, Asha viajo a Bombay a conocer el país que la vio nacer. Luego de este viaje, ella regreso por segunda vez a la India en el verano del 2003, con la intención de filmar un documental e intentar encajar las distintas piezas de un rompecabezas intimo, hecho de caras nuevas y sentimientos...

My dad envies me. I've been an orphan since I was eight months old. Unfortunately, I was mistreated by a bad and envious father, and my whole life has been a torment with him. I will describe, in this book, my father as the person who has done the most harm to me throughout my life, for I have never encountered another person like him. Throughout my life, he has sabotaged my achievements, put me wrong with all the family and friends, and never wanted me to get ahead because he feels less than me. Of course, I have forgiven him for all the evil he has done to me, and I ask God to give him good ...

Los que conocimos y tratamos a Obregón sabemos que fue impulsivo, desbordado, generoso y entregado, estimulado por una sola cosa: la pasión por la vida. No era frío ni reservado o retraído, cualidad humana que se reflejó en su pintura. Procuró y logró expresar lo que experimentaba como ser pensante y sensible en el diario acontecer […] En la celebración del centenario de su nacimiento, este libro constituye una memoria de por qué Alejandro Obregón fue único y distinto, es decir, inclasificable e insular en el mejor sentido de las dos palabras. -Álvaro Medina