Calcutta KolkataIn 1981, Lapierre founded a humanitarian association rescuing children suffering from leprosy from the slums of Calcutta, which is supported by half the royalties from his literary successes. Lapierre went back to Calcutta to visit his "children" and stayed two years researching, after which he published another best seller, The City of Joy. This book, which was made into a major motion picture starring Patrick Swayze, has sold over eight million

I Am The Mind

Set during the turbulent 1970s

shortened it to a collection of 103 poems which included 53 poems from the original ‘Gitanjali’ and 50 other poems from nine of his other books that included those from his famous drama ‘Achalyatan’

and neither the magistrate nor the police are able to stem the rising tide of violence

Karna is mistreated from birth

into a Bengali Hindu family

dreams and nightmares that will shape the twenty-first century and beyond - from overcoming death to creating artificial life

He then travels across America lecturing and establishing his teachings in Los Angeles

a loving relationship

'I read it and it's bewitched me ever since

Rout has been a visiting professor to various universities across the globe where he teaches Indian scenography and theatre

until recently