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Book Review: Don't Believe in God Till You Experience Him

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Buy from: Amazon.in Amazon.com Amazon.uk Barnes and Nobles Title:  Don't Believe in God Till You Experience Him Author: Mukul Kumar Genre: Fiction, Religion, Spirituality Pages: 265 Publisher: Frog Books Rating: 4/5 This is the author, Mukul Kumar's, second book. The title caught my attention instantly because this is a mantra I myself believe in. Religion and beliefs are so varied and personal for each of us and it is best that we discover our faith ourselves, through experiences. There are a lot of self proclaimed institutes/people out there that sell religion that, if we decide to trust them, leave us hollow from within. This is what the book is all about. Don't Believe in God Till You Experience Him   is the story of Mukul. He is born into a joint family in Bihar. Mukul is a bright child but is brought up inattentively by the joint family. Soon, the family separates and despite the financial problems, Mukul gets into an engin...

Author Interview : Mukul Kumar

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Image Courtesy: Mukul Kumar Q. Hello Mukul and congratulations on publishing your second book 'Don't Believe in God Till You Experience Him' . Please tell us what the book is about. Mukul: Thank you Chitra. All of us in our own way make some choices around our belief systems. The search for supreme, spiritual quest and faith in supernatural have a lot to do with our life events, conditioning that we receive from the society and early influences. In the end, we also reach a stage when we have to decide on our own. We do not have a guide, a role model left. The book narrates the life of an ordinary person who also reaches that state where he needs to reflect on his life learning. Q. The protagonist's name is Mukul in the book. Is the story based on your personal life experience? Mukul: The story has inspirations from real life. Q. How did you begin writing? Mukul: Writing for me is a means of distressing and expressin...