In Songs of Love, Ramkarrun has crafted a cornucopia of literary yet accessible verse combining the best elements of the metaphysical conceit with a Romantic sensitivity towards nature and the sublime. Whether addressing the socio-political problems of a specific locale or pondering broader issues of truth and love, Ramkarrun demonstrates an acute awareness of his own ancestral and cultural heritage creating a profound and enlightened verse that comes from the heart.

Beliefs and Thoughts is a lively, readable presentation, very generally addressed, of the major practical, ethical, political and spiritual considerations of today. A principal quality of the book is its accessibility. It expresses advanced, sometimes complex and intellectual concepts in a pleasing and very communicative literary style. The style is important; it is calm, it is not argumentative, it is persuasive. The author does not take up a polemical stance. He is a believing humanist. He examines in particular the universality of message, and gives the reader a clear way to positive...

A couple cheat a friend out of her property but find themselves beset by disasters, which only cease when they own up to their wrongdoing... A wife is so intent on enjoying herself that she neglects her husband and daughter until the daughter finally shames her into an awareness of her faults... A man is cursed when his lies send an innocent man to prison, but the curse is finally lifted at the last minute when he tells the truth... Another man receives the gift of foresight from a magical basil plant in his garden, only to lose the gift when he reveals his secret to a friend. Charming,...

Imagine going on holiday to a most beautiful country and meeting the friendliest and most welcoming people you can imagine. This is Sukhitapunia, no ordinary country, but a mythical land, created by the author. He uses its story of decline and recovery to bring home his tough and uncompromising message about modern-day society. The Sukhitapunians became seduced by money and involved in useless activities, just like the people in our world today. How do we find the true happiness, freedom, and peace that the citizens of Sukhitapunia eventually achieved? In this learned and weighty work, the...

Ramkarrun Jokhoo rails against colonialism, strife and greed, but his innate humanity, shown in his poetry, prompts him to temper his disgust at man's malevolence with praise for man's forgiveness and gentle affection. He cries with those who lost loved ones in the tsunami at Banda Aceh, but praises too the bounty and clemency of Nature. He inveighs against materialism and the assaults upon Mother Earth, but relaxes in the quiet joys of brotherhood and the powerful glow of contact between man and woman. Above all, he finds deep reassurance in Divine love: When the courting bulbuls sing the...

It is my firm belief that we have not done justice to our intellect and humanitarianism by creating a chaotic, evil and violent world to live in . It is also my firm belief that we have the ability and resources to redress our misdeeds and establish peace, freedom and happiness in this world. In his fourteenth book, Global Warning, Ramkarrun Jokhoo warns of the dangers of promiscuity and a society that is rife with crime, drugs and badly-brought-up children. He also revisits the imaginary utopia, Sukhitapunia, which featured in a previous book, in order to find advice and input on the...