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Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Book University series. His book for children "Peace + Children = Peaceful Children" has been translated into Kannada and Telugu and is in school libraries in Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. His work "Peace Lollipops for Tiny Tots". contains original peace rhymes, available with recordings of the rhymes set to music.
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From 1982 he travelled internationally sharing his thoughts on "inner peace" and the "role of individuals in global peace" with individuals and groups. The media in different parts of the world have dubbed his work a "one man global peace mission through art" and "a one man brigade for inner peace".
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He wrote popular science articles, spiritual columns and newspaper articles as well as spiritual books and cartoons. He wrote eight books on "Inner Peace". Three of these books titled "Sadaa Shanti" (Perpetual Peace), "Shanti
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Beginning his career as an artist by drawing cartoons and later moving on to oil paintings, Balu discovered his fascination with paper and its infinite possibilities. In the process of creating his intriguing pieces, he also discovered its potential to provide that elusive inner peace.
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