An Ode to Fraternity - by Rohinton Fali Nariman (Hardcover)

Book Synopsis

Religion . . .Time and again, people have fought over it and divided the world into many fragments. Often, they have mindlessly imposed the superiority of one religion over another. News on 'forceful conversion', 'religious extremism' and 'religious hostility' is rightly, wrongly and maliciously disseminated through various means. Such acts have not only ruptured communal harmony and caused bloodshed but also damaged the foundation of humanity. History is witness to such man-made catastrophes.

Shedding light on how people from various faiths can learn from each other to create a more inclusive world, An Ode to Fraternity is a brilliant meditation on world religion. From Hinduism, Islam, Jainism, Buddhism and Bahai to Sikhism and Christianity, among others, this is an apt book for our times, one that opens a window to understand how multiple faiths, life philosophies and religions can create a panoramic peaceful world.

Authoritative, engaging and deeply researched, An Ode to Fraternity will interest a wide spectrum of readers. It is a must-read students and scholars of philosophy, comparative religion, legal jurisprudence as well as policymakers.

Review Quotes

I commend Rohinton F Nariman for writing this book--His Holiness The Dalai Lama

About the Author

JUSTICE ROHINTON FALI NARIMAN, a Parsi priest, scholar of Western music and comparative religion, is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of India. A polymath and a polyglot, he is an institution in himself. Justice Nariman was former Senior Counsel, Supreme Court of India. Justice Venkatachaliah amended the rules to make him a Senior Counsel at the young age of thirty-seven against the mandatory age of forty-five. Justice Nariman has practised maritime law in New York at Haight, Gardner, Poor & Havens for a year. He has practiced law for close to four decades and has over 500 Reported Supreme Court Judgments to his credit. He has authored 360 judgments as a Judge of the Supreme Court of India on diverse subjects, in particular the Constitutional Law, Arbitration and the Insolvency Code 2016. He is an expert in comparative constitutional law and civil law.