Read a book, put it into practice

The Sunday Times Education section is pleased to commence a new series READ A BOOK, PUT IT INTO PRACTICE where we feature books in a manner where its contentsare summed up, giving you an opportunity to imbibe the learning given in it easily. Here the purpose is to go beyond ‘bookish’ knowledge but to promote knowledge that will be given life to, by you the reader, where you could apply what is in the book to your life, to be happier, more successful, healthier and to be more aware of things.

We attempt to write in a simple manner where anyone, even someone new to the language the book is in, could follow. We will be featuring books written in Sinhala, Tamil and English based on the philosophy that knowledge does not come only in the English language. Where needed we will serialize details about a particular book, so that you could get maximum benefit from it. Knowledge is something that is not limited to one sphere, or one particular science or thought. Hence the books we will feature every week will be from different genre ranging from entrepreneurship, art, science, technology, innovation, history, sociology, mass communication, journalism, anthropology, philosophy (philosophy of the Eastern world, philosophy of countries such as Africa and also the West) environment conservation, biodiversity/agro forestry, climate change, Medical science (including Hela wedakama, Ayurvedha, Homeopathy), comparative spirituality, global cookery, self-help, global literature, psychology, peace studies and law, to name a few.

This review is facilitated from the personal collection of Suryamithra Vishwa, which totals to over 15,000 books and open to the public in Kandy free of charge.