![]() ![]() The storyline also meanders through Gregory’s Love Saga, and to his unfortunate and horrific time spent in an Indian Jail. SHANTARAM, or rather LIN or LINBABAas he is often referred to in the storyline, makes time to learn Marathi and Hindi, so he is better able to communicate with all the people he deals with everyday. There is a sense of actually feeling a part of his journey, from the moment he lands in Mumbai, his stay in the Mumbai slums, His ultimate “pull into’ a Mumbai mafia gang, and how he runs a Free Health care clinic in the slums, on his little medical knowledge from first aid training. The Extraordinary Storyline of SHANTARAM, takes us from the moments of Gregory’s breakout from prison, to his journey to, and within, India. WHY YOU SHOULD READ IT? BECAUSE, it is jammed packed with great storytelling, taking its readers on the many adventures and dotted with some thought provoking Moral Purpose. The book is a LONG READ, what with some 900 odd pages?. ![]() The Australian Author, Gregory David Roberts, who had been a heroin addict and a convicted bank robber, escaped from the Pentridge Prison in 1980. SHANTARAM is a Novel based on many of the Author’s True Life Experiences, and supposedly, some fictional bits added. THE TITLE OF THE BOOK, SHANTARAM, is derived from the Marathi Name that the author Gregory had been given by his Friend Prabaker’s Mother, which means “MAN OF PEACE” OR “MAN OF GOD’S PEACE”. ![]()
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