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VIVA BOOKS - ORIGINALS Light on the Burnt Horizon: Chavara The Reformer Saint by John Mannarathara
Light on the burnt horizon: chavara the reformer saintis a visual journey interspersed with analytical studies into the life of chavara by distinguished experts. It attempts to capture the contributions he made to elevate the socially and culturally stagnant 19th century Kerala to the progressive state that we see today. The state was writhing in darkness. Society had lost its way. The horizon was burnt bleak and seedless. Chavara light a lamp of hope. Man of grit and mission of grace kuriakose Elias chavaras achievements make him immortal - as a priest scholar social reformer and pioneer. In a distinctive assemblage of well-thought-out articles by renowned persons from diverse spheres of the Civil society The role of the esteemed seer in awakening the mass consciousness of Kerala towards social Reformation is highlighted in this voluminous publication. Besides the reader is acquainted through a rare collection of letters exquisite paintings and definitive sketches with the trajectory of the life of chavara who lived in 19th century Kerala and how he guided his flock to a social order that upheld the tenets of inclusion and justice. Chavara combined a life of action and contemplation. He was a pioneer on many fronts. He was a littèrateur a torchbearer in the theatre movement a frontiersman of mass literacy initiatives including setting up of a Sanskrit school for the masses a promoter of novelty who introduced print technology and successfully operated a press. Chavara was a quintessential humanist and believed that spiritualism manifested itself through faith hope and charity. This sentiment was amply revealed through his activities and writings. In what can be described as the first of its kind this exhaustive volume in a highly systematic manner initiates the reader on almost every aspect of the now canonized priests life.