The book begins with a description of Nainital, a beautiful town built around a pristine lake in the Himalayas and the Mother Goddess that presides over the lake since ancient times. The book then goes on describe relationships between gods and humans, origins of life on earth based on recent scientific discoveries, the purpose of life and the journey of a soul. Dr. Ashok is both a scientist and an ardent follower of mysticism and this reflects in presentation of contents that are vast in scope even in a compact book. In the new revised version of 2017, he has reviewed and reorganized the...

This book is a result of the author's experience as a leading international educator. Administrators and academics engaged in imparting higher education will find the contents useful. Several guidelines included for designing new universities are a result of the author's study and not available elsewhere in published literature. The proposals of this book are written from a point of view of achieving excellence in higher education. Administrators from existing universities may study it, in order to explore and evaluate innovative changes for the better. It is essential study matter for...