Light on the Burnt Horizon : Chavara, the Reformer Saint / by John Mannarathara.

includes index and biblioraphy

The Solitary star of Excellence ..........50 The man who shaped Kerala`s Modernity ........54 Saint chavara : Multi- dimensional revolutionary .......58 Chavara:A golden father in India`s Cap .......62 A different saint .........66 The saint who walked ahead of his time ............70 As chavara sowed, so kerala reaped ........75 A civil society for malayalis ....80 He who moved mountains .....84 Chavara`s Plantain pith revolution .....87 Chavara: The cultural intermediary ....92 The mannanam Press : Ingenuity at its peak .........104 The leader of syrian catholics .......108 Education reaches the Masses .....114 To live in joy and die in Peace ......122 Indianization ...124 A secular realization of religious consciousness .......128 Commited secularist .......132 Chavara`s Attainment .....136 A rare Gem, indeed ......138 Chavara: An architect of the 19th Century ..............142 The saint who made the desert bloom ........146 Hallmark of a Karmayogi......148 Light on the burnt horizon .......152 Linking faiths ........154 Daring to dream ......160 Chavara: The Environment conservationist ........166 Writings of saint chavara ..........204 Poetic environs......211 Writings to Aid meditation ......214 Atmanutapam : A literary landmark ...218 The Breathing clay .......170 A multi-faceted genius .......174 The boon of Talent .........176 Chavara`s Inclusive academy ........180 Kuriakose elias chavara ........186 Carrying the legacy forward .........192 Architect of Modernity : The man who held the masses to his heart .....198 The cultural Sustenance that went unrecorded ......200 Atmanutapam : Writing with a higher Aim ...........222 On reading an Old work ........228 Mothering heights ...........230 The map of Mother ...........235 Spiritual poem Nonpareil ........238 Martyrdom of Anastasia.............242 Philosophy of Death .........247 Poetic treatment of Death .........256 Milestones in the History of Malayalam drama .......260 Theatre awakening in Monastries .........263 Redrawing the map of Malayalam Drama ........270 Chavara : The chronicler .........277 The master letter writer ........280 In friendship with God .......283 Directives for families : A socialogical Approach .......288 Invaluable Insight .......295