WRITERS: JRR TOLKIEN - A STUDY OF THE MAKER OF MIDDLE-EARTH

JRR TOLKIEN '1892-1973' -

A STUDY OF THE MAKER OF MIDDLE-EARTH

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J. R. R. TOLKIEN

John Ronald Reuel Tolkien, CBE was an English writer, poet, philologist, and university professor, best known as the author of the classic high fantasy works The Hobbit, The Lord of the Rings, and The Silmarillion.

Born: January 3, 1892, Bloemfontein, Free State

Died: September 2, 1973, Bournemouth

Movies: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return Of The King, The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey

Children: Christopher Tolkien, John Tolkien, Priscilla Tolkien, Michael Tolkien

Education: Exeter College, Oxford, University of Oxford

CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN

Christopher Reuel Tolkien is the third and youngest son of the author J. R. R. Tolkien, and is best known as the editor of much of his father's posthumously published work.

Born: November 21, 1924 (age 88), Leeds

Spouse: Baillie Tolkien (m. 1967)

Children: Simon Tolkien, Rachel Clare Reuel Tolkien, Adam Reuel Tolkien

Siblings: John Tolkien, Priscilla Tolkien, Michael Tolkien

Parents: Edith Tolkien, J. R. R. Tolkien

Grateful thanks to MiddleOfMiddleEarth, CHRISTOPHER TOLKIEN and YouTube.

Writers-2: "J.K.Rowling", author of Harry Potter novels

A magazine report says that J.K.Rowling has earned Rs.1200 crores through her Harry Potter novels.

Courtesy: ‘Ananda Vikatan’, Tamil weekly, August 6, 2008

Wikipedia article on ‘J.K.Rowling’:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J.K.Rowling

Grateful thanks to Ananda Vikatan and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Writers-1: "Alexandr Solzhenitsyn"

Solzhenitzyn is dead!
By Vladimir Radyuhin

Nobel prize-winning Russian author and thinker, Alexander Solzhenitsyn died on Sunday (August 3, 2008), ending a bitter and illustrious life journey that reflected Russia’s tumultuous history through the 20th century.

Aged 89, Solzhenitsyn died of heart arrest close to midnight at his home on the outskirts of Moscow. His family said he worked till the last minute and died a happy man.

Courtesy: The Hindu, Madurai, August 5, 2008.

For the full article from The Hindu.com:
http://www.hindu.com/2008/08/05/stories/2008080551292000.htm

For the BBC News article:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7540038.stm

For the CNN.com article:
http://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/03/solzhenitsyn.dead/

Wikipedia article on “Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn”:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aleksandr_Solzhenitsyn

For the New York Times article:
http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/arts/AP-Obit-Solzhenistyn.html?_r=1&hp&oref=slogin

Grateful thanks to Vladimir Radyuhin, The Hindu, BBC News, CNN.com, New York Times and Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

Book News-12: "Bhagavad Gita and Mahabharata"

http://www.4to40.com/ - This site provides the great Indian epic, Mahabharata, and the great spiritual book of India, Bhagavad Gita.

One can read the Bhagavad Gita in any one of the three languages of one's choice: Sanskrit, Hindi or English.

There are a lot of commentories on the Gita by eminent persons. I have studied some of them. Generally, the first reading is from beginning to end, with a pen in hand to highlight/underline passages which appeal to me. During the second reading, I pay more attention to the highlighted passages and after that I open the book and read at random the highlighted passages only. Thus, without much effort, I always pick up some elevating/ennobling thoughts/ideas. Lord Krishna's advice to Arjun, holds good for us also and I found them helpful on many an occasion. Some of these gems I recall at random and give below:

1. The doer of good, never comes to harm.
( This motivates one to do good always.)

2. No effort is ever wasted.
(So I don't give up my efforts on the face of difficulties and go on with my efforts)

3. My devotee never perishes.
(For all embodied souls, death is imminent, even incarnations of God are not exempt from this.For the devotee who has surrendered himself to God, death will be an honorable one. He will not perish i.e. meet with ignominious death).

4. Give up cowardice/unmanliness, it ill becomes thee!
(This motivates one to face challenges in life manfully, instead of running away from them)

This digital version should be more easier to refer to. So I feel it is a good contribution and deserves kudos. My sincere thanks to http://www.4to40.com/ !

http://www.4to40.com/discoverindia/bhagavadgita.asp

Bhagavad Gita, Mahabharata, Bhagavat Gita in Sanskrit, Hindi, English, Krishna Arjun,Indian Mythology, Geeta Translation

(This was posted to 'SURiMOUNT' on June 30, 2007 and I feel it bears repetition at this site also.)

Book News-11: "Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda Literature"

I am a humble devotee of Sri Ramakrishna Paramahamsa. I worship Sri Ramakrishna, Holy Mother Sarada Devi and Swami Vivekananda at least once daily. I have been through turbulent times and I could find some solace only after my coming into contact with Sri Ramakrishna Math and after I started studying Sri Ramakrishna-Swami Vivekananda Literature.

I am glad to find that a devotee has taken pains to provide some most prominent books of Sri Ramakrishna-Swami Vivekananda Literature for the benefit of troubled souls like me. This website contains:

1. THE GOSPEL OF SRI RAMAKRISHNA (KATHAMRITA) Slightly edited translation by Swami Nikhilananda published 1944

2. THE GOSPEL OF SRI RAMAKRISHNA (KATHAMRITA) Word to word translationby Sri Dharm Pal Gupta

3. THE COMPLETE WORKS OF SWAMI VIVEKANANDAVIVEKANANDA A BIOGRAPHYby Swami Nikhilananda (Published 1953)

4. SWAMI NIRMALANANDA – HIS LIFE AND TEACHINGS(Published 1943)

5. GAURI MA – A MONASTIC DISCIPLE OF SRI RAMAKRISHNA (Published 1994.

I am not able to identify the devotee who has very kindly done this wonderful job.

My hearty and sincere thanks to him. Thank you, Sir, thank you very much!

Sri Ramakrishna and Swami Vivekananda

(This was posted in 'SURiMOUNT' by me on June 30, 2007. I feel it bears repetition here at this blog also).

Book News-10: "Project Gutenberg: 'The Booklovers' Paradise'"

This is another wonderful website to which I shall remain ever grateful. For booklovers like me, who cannot afford to buy all the books they love to buy and read, this is the solution and a perfect heaven! It is the first producer of e-books. Its mission "To encourage the creation and distribution of eBooks". It has more than hundred thousand books in various languages.If you have a Palm organizer or smartphone, you can download the plucker version of any ebook and read it on your Palm organizer or smartphone.They also offer other special services like:Handy ebook Listings to consult offline.Audio Books, both human-read and computer-generated. "Best Of" selections on CD and DVD.Digitized Sheet MusicThank you Project Gutenberg, thank you very much! I shall be grateful to you ALWAYS!The link to Project Gutenberg Catalogue is furnished below:http://www.gutenberg.org/catalog/.

(This was posted to 'SURiMOUNT' on June 29, 2007. I feel it bears repetition here also at this blog devoted to Books)