Random Musings and Geetha Maala

About the Book

As the name Random Musings indicates, the book presents a broad spectrum of diverse topics in both poetry and prose formats. The thirty poems in the first section include themes touching upon faith, devotion, compassion, life, patriotism, as well as philosophy and monistic concepts. There are two long poems, one a ballad relating an Indian mythological episode and a moral from it, and the other a patriotic song on various facets of India in different fields. There are a few poems that can be set to music and sung. The second section entitled “Just What I Feel” relates the author’s views on a variety of topics including, happiness, life, world, God, mind, worry, truth, and miscellaneous. The third section “Geetha Maala” renders extracts from Bhagavad Geetha, the quintessence of ancient Indian scriptures, offering practical guidelines in daily life. It is concise enough to be adopted for daily prayer.

About the Author

Dr. Krishna M. Gutala of Hyderabad, India, had a brilliant academic career. Winner of two gold medals in his Bachelor’s in Engineering, he did Master’s in IIT Bombay, and, Doctorate in Case Western Reserve Univ, Cleveland, USA, under a UNESCO Grant. He served for nearly three decades in Osmania Univ Engg College , holding responsible positions. Krishna Gutala has been deeply interested in religious literature and Monistic philosophy. He composed about forty poems in English in diverse themes. His effort has been mainly towards not only understanding the wisdom of our ancient scriptures, but how to implement them in our daily lives. To put into practice the oft heard adage: what matters in life is not what happens, but how one reacts to it. How to take life as it comes, take it easy, and how to keep one’s cool, even under the most strenuous circumstances, and in strengthening our internal defense potential. He believes that assimilating and implementing the lessons from Geetha, is the best panacea in life.