Between the Lines

About the Book

The book contains essays on simple but perplexing questions that we come across as we go about living our lives. How do we react to a situation when we fail to practice what we preach? Why do we occasionally feel joy in the misfortune of others and then feel guilty about it? Is religion a difficult proposition in the modern world? We are shaken when heroes worshipped by many as role models get convicted on crimes done in secret. The book makes an attempt to search for answers to such questions by going through authoritative sources of research done by eminent scholars with the intention to disseminate such thoughts to those who are assailed by similar questions and help them to come to their own conclusions. The book has parts consisting of musings, reminiscences, satire, and short stories conveying messages that are considered important as we face problems in our daily existence.

About the Author

Emmanuel Thomas is an engineer and a management consultant. He was born in the state of Kerala, India. He had his school and college education in Kerala. Later, he spent three years in the USA, studying and working. After a successful career in the industry, he founded a company to manufacture batteries to power lamps for coal mines and Indian railways. He spends his time in the city of Chennai in the southern part of India with his wife Susan, reading and writing, and advising small and medium size companies on better management practices. Occasionally they visit the US to spend summer months with their grandchildren.