Book Review Book : Prophet of Love Author : Farrukh Dhondy Publisher : Harper Collins India, 2013 Pages : 314 Price : Rs 299 Religion is an interesting subject of study and it can be studied from many different perspectives such as psychology, sociology, spirituality and literature. For the vast majority of people none of these perspectives matters apparently. For the vast majority, religion is an illusion or a placebo that provides the much needed solace during times of turbulence and anguish. There is a minority who seek and discover genuine spiritual meaning with the help of religion. There is another group of people who make religion the source of their livelihood. Farrukh Dhondy’s novel is about the last group primarily. Mr Bhavnani and Ms Shanti are the typical commercial agents of religion. They know how to sell religion. They make wealth out of it, and nothing less than fabu
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