The Sage and the Housewife

by Shanta Kelker

The Sage and the Housewife brings a whiff of fresh air in an atmosphere infested with self-proclaimed godmen, gurus, and pseudo-religious seekers. If you like to tread a path of adventure, risking your pet beliefs, assumed certainties and habitual hypocrisies, you will love this unique work by a simple and ordinary housewife. Her spontaneous encounters with the enigmatic sage are full of wit and humour. The amusing episodes transport you to newer heights of crystal-clear vision of yourself. U.G.'s straightforward but ego-shattering statements give you no scope to duck out of real life situations, leaving you to face life as it comes. Within these pages, U.G. Krishnamurti emerges not as a guru or a God man dishing out homilies and commandments but a person in flesh and blood.

About the Author:

Shanta Kelker's devout parents and brahmanical background were to a great extent responsible for her very early spiritual quest. As a housewife, it was in Bangalore that she chanced to meet many saints and philosophers. Her mind continued to be intrigued with the mysteries of life till she met U.G. in the year 1980. U.G. seemed to be an answer to most of her questions. This book is a collection of some of the amusing incidents from her diary.