The book Living Life Loving Life by Brigadier Chitranjan Sawant, VSM written in a racy language for the common man makes an interesting reading in leisure hours both in the library and at home. The essays therein on different topics of interest to both the literati and the glitterati are indeed a perennial source of casual information and lasting knowledge.
Written in simple English, various essays on myriad topics kindle keen interest and an intense desire to continue reading the book irrespective of time of the day or night. When a prospective reader is tense, Living Life Loving Life relaxes him. Essays on controversial subjects too are read and discussed among literary circles in a gentle manner without raising the blood pressure of men and women fond of making issues where none exists.
Living Life Loving Life generates joy unbound. The book is equally enjoyable by both research scholars in the Vedic realm and casual readers in a public reading room.
Wishing you a happy reading.

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Contents

Foreword Pgs—5

1. Maharana Pratap the Great Pgs—9

2. Operation Gibraltar of Pakistan Total Disaster Pgs—16

3. Be Blessed Ye All Pgs—23

4. Acharya Devo Bhav Pgs—26

5. A Mizo Brahmacharini in Doon Gurukul Pgs—33

6. Waging War For Promoting Peace Pgs—37

7. Celebrating ’65 War Victory Pgs—43

8. Fort William, Calcutta Where I Lived and Worked Pgs—48

9. Bravery Beyond Borders of Bharat Pgs—52

10. Arya Samaj Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Pgs—60

11. Shraddhanand’s Journalism Motivated Compatriots Pgs—73

12. August 15 from Red Fort Ramparts Pgs—79

13. Broccoli Makes a Man and a Woman Healthy and Wise Pgs—86

14. Anger and Agony are Twins Pgs—90

15. Crime and Punishment Pgs—92

16. Dayanand Saraswati Jayanti in Gaushala Pgs—96

17. Deliberations on Sexual Offences Pgs—100

18. Maharishi Dayanand and Mahatma Gandhi Commonality of Mission Yet Poles Apart Pgs—105

19. Maharshi Dayanand on National Defence Pgs—114

20. Learning Ropes to Happiness Pgs—119

21. Manurbhav Pgs—124

22. Mother Earth and Human Children Need Harmony Pgs—129

23. Ministers and Masses of Literati Intermingle Pgs—133

24. Marital Rape Versus Sambhog Pgs—137

25. Namaste Namaste Pgs—142

26. I am an Aastik – A Believer in Ishwar Pgs—145

27. Patriotism Par Excellence at Rezangla Pgs—150

28. The Rediff Special Pgs—154

29. Kedarnath Dham Reopened Amidst Fanfare Pgs—160

30. Honest Politician Named Shastri Ji Pgs—164

31. Aryan Jamboree was Spiritually Rewarding Pgs—167

32. Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s Coronation in June 1674 Pgs—171

33. Vedic Vivah Sanskar Pgs—177

34. Vasant Utsav in Noida Pgs—185

35. Beating Retreat – A Treat to Eyes and Ears Pgs—188

36. You are What You Eat Pgs—191

37. Martyrdom of Aryas and Beyond Pgs—195

38. Far from the Madding Crowd Pgs—199

39. Pilgrimage to Kailash via Sikkim Pgs—203

40. Surrender by Pakis to Bharat in Dhaka Pgs—208

41. Vanaprastha Aashram, Rojad, Gujarat Pgs—213

42. Vedas For All Pgs—218

43. The Vedic Trinity Pgs—222

44. Live Life Vedic Way Pgs—226

Brigadier Chitranjan Sawant, VSM is an international commentator on military matters and national events like the Republic Day Parade on the Rajpath, New Delhi as well as the Independence Day ceremony at the Red Fort, Delhi on the electronic media. He has been at the mike for events of great importance for over four decades.
Brigadier Sawant is an interpreter in Chinese Mandarin having acquired proficiency and a Diploma in Monterey, California, USA. He has visited many important countries like the UK, USA, Germany, China, Nepal and so on.
He is a Ved Pracharak, a writer of books like Vedic Thoughts, Rambling Roses and Vaidik Vichar. He is an avid reader and a prolific writer of articles of political and diplomatic nature for magazines and newspapers in both Hindi and English.
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