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Pune: It’s Must-Read For Younger Generation, Says Prof Milind Joshi On Sadhguru’s New Marathi Book, ‘Mrutyu – Ek Atal Satya’

Pune: It’s Must-Read For Younger Generation, Says Prof Milind Joshi On Sadhguru’s New Marathi Book, ‘Mrutyu – Ek Atal Satya’ |
“Mrutyu – Ek Atal Satya,” the Marathi translation of Sadhguru’s bestselling book Death: An Inside Story (published in English in 2020), was launched yesterday by Sakal Prakashan and Isha Life. The launch event took place at the packed 700-seater auditorium of Symbiosis Vishwabhavan on Senapati Bapat Road, Pune. Hon’ble Union Minister of State for Civil Aviation, Murlidhar Mohol, unveiled the book alongside Prof. Milind Joshi, renowned writer and Working President of Maharashtra Sahitya Parishad, Avinash Dharmadhikari, Founder-Director of Chanakya Mandal Pariwar, and Ashutosh Ramgir, Head of Sakal Prakashan.Speaking at the event, Mohol remarked, “Sadhguru is a spiritual inspiration, and youth across the world are eager to read his books. His insights on death will evoke deep reflection in the younger generation. Indian philosophy has long asserted that death is inevitable and inescapable. If death is an unavoidable truth, it can serve as a tool to understand life more profoundly. By bringing this book to Marathi readers, Sakal Prakashan has made a significant contribution.”Talking about the book’s relevance, Prof. Milind Joshi shared, “There are many positive aspects to the word Mrutyu. If we embrace them, they can transform the way we live. In this regard, what Sadhguru has conveyed through this book is truly valuable.”

“What happens before we are born and after we die, and everything in between is very beautifully explained by Sadhguru,” he observed.
Addressing the younger audience, he advised, “In today’s glossy world, the youth must question and discern what is fleeting and what is lasting. To reflect on this, I highly recommend reading this book.”Reflecting on Sadhguru’s immense contribution to society, Avinash Dharmadhikari said, “I have already read the English version of the book. It was a masterpiece, but I believe this Marathi edition will resonate even more deeply, because of the language’s ability to express a subject like this.”Death: An Inside Story has sold over 5 lakh copies and holds a 4.75-star rating from 12,500 reviewers on Amazon. The book has also been translated into Hindi, Gujarati, Kannada, Telugu, and Tamil. Additionally, its English edition is set to be launched in the United States by Penguin Random House, USA.This is Sadhguru’s fourth Marathi book published by Sakal Prakashan. His first Marathi book Atmadynanache Vidnyan, a Marathi translation of the New York Times bestseller Inner Engineering, has sold over 20 thousand copies so far, making it the Marathi bestseller book.

The week’s wildest stories: From bird droppings to book launches

One of the most absurd stories of the week was how the infamous car with the unfortunate Pakistani man had bird droppings that the Police mistook for bullet holes. The fact that so many people believed it, forcing the Police to deny it, shows that our problem is bigger than we thought. Seriously, I thought the little critter adorning the Cyprus Republic’s seal, would drop its own—real, not fake—dropping.
There’s also the opinion (I saw it in two Facebook posts) that by supporting the Police—even in its missteps—we are ultimately supporting society in the long run. A respectable view, indeed. However, I’ll counter that blind support doesn’t bring improvements, only well-meaning and thorough criticism does. Let’s not forget that Christodoulides proudly declares that he welcomes criticism. He’s said it so many times, in fact, that even he believes it now.Now that we’ve become friends with the US, should we ask for permission to print our own dollars to solve every problem? And why not print as many millions as we want? We’ve got paper.
A war between Trump and Biden over who should take credit for the ceasefire in Gaza. It reminded us of Anastasiades’ snide remarks about who should take credit for the projects where our young Nicos was cutting ribbons. Of course, no one wanted to take responsibility for the big projects that collapsed—those we paid for but will never see.
The gossipers won’t let us have a moment of peace. They say now that the President encouraged journalists to ask him about APOEL, giving him the chance to unload on the Minister and pacify the young journalists from the announcement of the Orange supporters. Oh, how evil those gossipers are. I’ll cut them off one day.
The President has been told that four clubs with immediate financial obligations to the state will approach him if no other solution is found. Our young Nicos won’t have many options: either he’ll hand over his salary to pay them off, or he’ll receive more announcements threatening that he won’t see a second term. Between a rock and a hard place.
Now that we’ve become friends with the US, should we ask for permission to print our own dollars to solve every problem? And why not print as many millions as we want? We’ve got paper.
Zuckerberg finally succumbed to the pressure from Elon Musk and the new Trump government, abolishing the news fact-checking filters, stating doubts about the effectiveness of the system and his exhaustion from the legal and other problems it caused. The supporters of absolute freedom of speech and, of course, the fans of fake news are celebrating. Social media was full of fake news anyway, and now it’s going to go wild.
In the past few weeks, we saw Koulia and Stefanos Stefanou at the Traditional Night (at one point, he got into the spirit and did his own dance), and last night, the guest was Averof Neofytou. I suggest that, in the next show, they bring Philippa, or at least the buddies Nikaros (Anastasiades) and Psinakis.
Nikaros could even promote his book “The Slanderer,” which is currently at the printers and will be released in the coming weeks. And I wonder: will Christodoulides be the keynote speaker at the book launch? Besides being an expert in inaugurations and presentations, who better than the man who read five thousand books? That number is bigger than Spaliaras’ four thousand! Another Paphite. Coincidence? I don’t think so.
*This article was translated from its Greek original