Tiya: A Parrot's Journey Home

Author(s): Samarpan

Publisher: HarperCollins, Year: 2009

Description:

'Tiya is easy to read because it wears its learning lightly,' says the author. 'Fresh, appealing, amusing, and clever, Tiya is easy to read because it wears its learning lightly.' Upamanyu Chatterjee, Upamanyu Chatterjee, Upamanyu Chatterjee When Tiya hears a mysterious voice telling him to leave his home, the old banyan tree, his secure world is broken. Tiya comes to terms with his skills and shortcomings as he embarks on an adventure-filled voyage through unusual realms, encountering wonderful animals along the way. He learns that no one in the cosmos is ordinary, and that life is a series of events that eventually free you from your own limited existence. It is up to you to take on this challenge and emerge as a free spirit at the end of it. This charming fable is both satirical and inspirational. It is a creative portrayal of Vedantic and Yoga philosophy written by a monk with several years of schooling and experience as a teacher. There are no sermons, though, only the storey of a plain parrot and his formless tutor Hans.

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