Reflections from the Village Bard
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The process
Here you will read my biography, published in 6 languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese (in Romani) and, finally, in Russian. It is a complete biography of 17 chapters that vividly describes my life experiences, from my childhood to my education and work experience, starting in Vietnam during the war and ending in the Philippines, when I retired from Sudan in 1994.
It has been a long road, full of challenges and achievements. They will read about the dangers I faced in Vietnam, where the war broke out, and in Haiti, where I had to live through the violent revolution. Other countries where I lived and worked, such as Burundi and the Philippines, also suffered very violent revolutions that had a great impact on me and my family.
My biography will take you through my experiences in all the countries where I lived, worked and studied, such as the United States and, later, the Philippines.
I faced many challenges in India and other countries, but somehow I managed to overcome them and get my wife and children out of there so that we could all live a better, safe and peaceful life in the Philippines, where I retired and raised my family. Our two children were educated here and then moved to other countries such as the United States and Australia.
Finally, I must acknowledge the extraordinary effort made by our daughter Kim to make the biography suitable for publication on Amazon. He has spent countless days and nights formatting every chapter to make it acceptable for Kindle Direct Publishing (KDP).
I am very grateful to you for your contribution to the publication of my biography as an e-book. We really appreciate her and her helpful nature.
Amazon will create e-books for you, no matter where you live in the world.
The reason for my biography
It’s very tempting to write something to share with everyone online, because it seems like the whole world is connected these days. Even so, I feel that it is an overwhelming task given the enormous responsibility that comes with writing and opening my soul to unknown people who I will never meet, but who might read what I write and form their own opinions.
But I also feel that I must do it, even if it’s just to say that I do it for our children, who have the right to know their parents better. I wish my father had done the same, because I know practically nothing about him, except that he was a very intelligent and peaceful person. I also don’t know anything about my mother, except that she was a loving mother who sacrificed a lot to raise us all. I think we all owe it to our children to understand us better and perhaps learn from our mistakes and successes.
So one day I started writing. This is not just a biography, but a look at the complex relationships that develop over time between the people in our lives and the consequences of those relationships. It is true that I have gone through difficult times and I have met very bad people who have disappointed me enormously, but I have also met wonderful people in different countries who are still my friends after all these years.
So the path of life has been very exciting for me, because I was lucky to live it the way I did and I learned many lessons. I have written extensively about these experiences, some good and some bad, but equally interesting. I have mentioned the good people in detail and the bad ones only in passing, because it is better to remember the good ones who cheer you up than the ones who disappoint you. My opinions are mine, but I understand that others may have different opinions. If my opinions offend those who disagree, I must say that my story was not intended to be so and should be read with an open mind, free of prejudice.
I thank all those who have helped me during my long journey through life, but above all I thank my parents, who raised me, gave me an adequate education and taught me values that last and have been very useful to me.
Finally, I will say that without Jasmine by my side, this trip would have been less colorful and exciting. She is extraordinary and I am very grateful to her. Our dear children are our blessing and joy, and have made this biography worth writing.
I wish you all the best.
your friend
Anil
Titelseite Copyright Einleitung Widmung Prolog Kapitel 1: Indien, die frühen Jahre, 1944–1957 Kapitel 2: Indien, die prägenden Jahre, 1958–1967 Kapitel 3: Vietnam, ein ehrenamtlicher Agronom in einem krieg zerrütteten Land, 1967–1969 Kapitel 4: Philippinen und Japan, Kulturen entdecken, 1969 Kapitel 5: Die Vereinigten Staaten im Aufruhr, 1969–1971 Kapitel 6: Algerien, auf dem Wind der Freiheit…
漢字で書かれたアニルの物語 これまでの経緯 2 第1章：インド、初期 4 第2章：インド、形成期 15 第3章：ベトナム、戦火に翻弄される国でのボランティア農学者 29 第4章：フィリピンと日本、文化探究 55 第5章：混乱のアメリカ合衆国 61 第6章：アルジェリア、自由の風に乗って 75 第7章：インド、過渡期 101 第8章：フィリピン、大躍進 110 第9章：マリ、村落生活を受け入れる 130 第第10章：インド、緊張の帰還 152 第11章：フィリピン、新たなルーツ 161 第12章：ハイチ、反乱寸前の人々の中 168 第13章：インド、スリ・ラム・プールにおける亀裂の拡大 197 第14章：ブルンジ、血に染まった丘陵地帯 206 第15章：インド、スリ・ラム・プール最後のドラマ 218 第16章：スーダン、マフディの地 222 第17章：フィリピン、ついに故郷へ 237 エピローグ 246 257 これまでの経緯 2 第1章：インド、初期 4 第2章：インド、形成期 15 第3章：ベトナム、戦火に翻弄される国でのボランティア農学者 29 第4章：フィリピンと日本、文化探究 55 第5章：混乱のアメリカ合衆国 61 第6章：アルジェリア、自由の風に乗って 75 第7章：インド、過渡期…
Introducción Dedicación 2 Prólogo 5 Capítulo uno: India, los primeros años 7 Capítulo dos:Indialos años de formación 19 Capítulo tres: Vietnam, un agrónomo voluntario en un país devastado por la guerra. 36 Capítulo cuatro: Filipinas y Japón, descubriendo culturas 64 Capítulo cinco: Estados Unidos en crisis: 1969-1971 71 Capítulo seis: Argelia, llevada por el viento…
Introduction Dedication 2 Prologue 5 Chapitre Un: Inde, les premières années 7 Chapitre Deux: Indé, les années de formation 19 Chapitre Trois: Vietnam, agronome bénévole dans un pays déchiré par la guerre 36 Chapitre Quatre: Philippines et Japon, à la découverte des cultures 64 Chapitre Cinq: USA dans la tourmente: 1969-1971 71 Chapitre Six: Algérie,…
Introduction The process Here you will read my biography, published in 6 languages: English, French, Spanish, German, Japanese (in Romani) and, finally, in Russian. It is a complete biography of 17 chapters that vividly describes my life experiences, from my childhood to my education and work experience, starting in Vietnam during the war and ending…
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