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303:. Later, the book was translated in thirteen languages including German, Urdu, Arabic, Telugu, Malayalam, Marathi, Hindi, Gujarati and Nepali. It is a collection of the thoughts and quotes of world-renowned personalities on India's cultural heritage and ancient wisdom. It is edited by a former NASA scientist – Prof A.V. Murali of
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Krishna Parsad Gewali and Bharati Gewali. His father was a scholar of ancient scriptures and also a writer. Salil Gewali passed his School Leaving Certificate examination from Mawprem Modern High School in 1986 and joined St. Anthony's College, Shillong, Meghalaya for further studies.
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Gewali started his career as a freelance writer in late 1980s. Gewali is credited with several articles on social menaces, such as drug abuse, alcoholism and social media addiction among youths discussing how they have adversely affected society at large. He has prolifically written to raise
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is a collection of articles that are essentially about the significance of the literary wisdom of ancient India and its relevance in modern times. The book has been approved for use as a textbook for higher classes by
Agrasain Balika Siksha Sadan, Howrah, West Bengal.
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Gewali has written a series of school textbooks that are prescribed by the
Meghalaya Board of School Education (MBOSE) of the Government of Meghalaya. Some of the titles have also been approved as reference books for the Meghalaya Teacher Eligibility Test (MTET).
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for his self-composed poems and essay writing. In 2011, he was recognized with the Thomas Jones Award by the United
Christian Writers' Association for his literary contributions and service rendered to the nation. On June 13, 2023, Gewali was honored with
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awareness about the environmental fallout due to excessive exploitation of the Earth's crust and greenhouse gas emissions. His articles and letters appear in several local, national and international newspapers and magazines.
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is Gewali's first book published in 1991. In 2014 the book was formally approved for use in secondary classes by the
Meghalaya Board of School Education, Meghalaya. The book has its Garo edition entitled
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Vedanta and the Bhagavad Gita fascinated him the most. Gewali was convinced from early age that world-renowned
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into their respective states’ official languages such as—Punjabi, Kannada and
Assamese. The book has also been prescribed by some schools in India and academic institutes run by NRIs in Virginia, USA.
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in 2013. The first edition of the book was published in Xerox format in 1998 and the regular print was published in 2009 which was formally launched by the
Governor of Meghalaya –
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