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Jagdish Rai Singh
Jagdish Rai Singh, (born June 29, 1953), affectionately known as Roy, is a Guyanese novelist, essayist and short story writer. He is best known for the use of clear and concise language on a wide range of topics, ranging from religious, social, political and economic issues. His book titled Earthly Tribulations was best described as a “thought-provoking, no-nonsense, and intelligent book that can either start an argument or settle one by Maryann Boulter.

Early Life

Born in the town of Blenheim on the island of Leguan, Guyana, Roy is the eldest of four children of Pranpatie Salikram and Inderjeet Singh. During infancy his parents moved with him from Leguan to live in an area called Kitty Village in the city of Georgetown. As a child, Roy enjoyed going with his grandparents to attend political meetings, as well as Christian and Hindu places of worship. It was from listening to politicians and preachers that he developed an interest in history, religion and politics. In 1977, Roy immigrated to Canada where he married a Guyanese born young woman named Rita Boodram; they have two children Nicole and Ryan. Later, he graduated and worked in the field of Electronics for a number of years.

In 1989, Roy became interested in philosophy and ancient mythology after reading about Socrates, Aristotle and Plato. In the years to follow, he became engrossed in learning about the origins and development of religion. To broaden his knowledge, he read books on Christianity, Hinduism, Judaism, Islam, Zoroastrianism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism.

In 2001, Roy’s first book titled The True Self was released. It was a unique blend of fiction, mysticism and spiritual beliefs. Over the years, Roy wrote other meaningful titles such as Pandora’s Heartaches, Adventures of the Homeless, Strange Misfortunes and Days of Laughter.

List of Works

The True Self - ISBN 0595191975 (2001) The Tolerance of Hinduism – ISBN 9780968246115 (2007) Adventures of the Homeless - ISBN 0595532063 (2008) Days of Laughter - ISBN 9780968246122 (2010) Bhagavad Gita – ISBN 978-0-9682461-3-9 (2012)

Short Story Collections:

Pandora’s Heartaches (14 stories) ISBN 1424101441 (2005) An Afterlife Dream Lessons of Marriage The Fragility of Life A Sage’s Dream Turbulent Minds Tyranny and Freedom Nammu’s Abode My Children Bring Joy and Pain Disloyalty and Revenge Changes in Life Acts of Terror How Attitudes Change The Sons of Ivan Hayley Survival

Strange Misfortunes (5 stories) ISBN 9781605943466 (2009) Wolves in Priestly Clothing Leaders and Followers The Dream of a Prophet Even Soldiers Have Hearts An Edifying Dream About a Tyrant

List of Essays: Earthly Tribulations (15 essays) ISBN 1413704875 (2003) Corrupt Governments Personality Spiritual Beliefs War Racism Women’s Rights Abortion Laws Television and the Media Health Care Nature Mind and Body Sickness and Death Life after Death Poverty

References:

http://www.nightsandweekends.com/articles/05/NW0500200.php

http://www.midwestbookreview.com/rbw/mar_09.htm#carson

External Links: Meaningful Books: http://www.jagdishraisingh.com