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The book holds a collection of testimonies tells the heart-wrenching and inspiring
stories of Tibetan exiles living as refugees in India. The tales were originally told
to Paola Martani as she researched for her thesis in the Himalayan mountains,
where she lived for years as a local, learning the language, religion and mythology.
In the pages of this book Martani shares her experiences in this spiritually rich
land while telling the stories of the remarkable individuals she encountered there.
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Reviews
This book is a must-read for anyone who considers themselves a 21st century global citizen.” - Prof. Giuliano Boccalli, Indian studies and Sanskrit literature,Università Statale di Milano
“Each chapter of this book tells the dramatic and emotional personal narrative of a single Tibetan refugee, interwoven with historical context and facts. The story-tellers each have something poignant and intriguing to share with the reader, and one cannot help but be intensely emotionally affected by their experiences.”- Rajat Shukal, Global Head and Principal Par
Author Biography
Paola Martani holds the academic title of ‘Dottore in Philosophy’ from Università Degli Studi di Milano, as well as an MPhil in Linguistics. Since 2014, she has been the course coordinator and lecturer at the Italian Embassy Cultural Centre at New Delhi. She has five books to her credit: In April 2018, she was awarded by the Women Economic Forum for her work and in June 2019, she received the award Young Personality of the Year (below 40 years) by the International Academic and Research Excellence Award
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Life Wants to Live: Real Stories of Tibetan Refugees
© 2019, Paola Martani
ISBN 978 93 86245 61 8
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No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission of the publisher.
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- Publisher/Imprint Sterling / Sterling Publishers
- Publication Date September 2019
- Orginal LanguageEnglish
- ISBN/Identifier 9789386245618
- Publication Country or regionIndia
- Pages168
- ReadershipGeneral
- Publish StatusPublished
- Original Language TitleEnglish
- Original Language AuthorsEnglish
- Copyright Year2019
- Page size5.5X8.5" (5.5X8.5) inches
- Reference Code9789386245618
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