Rg Vedic India - A C Das / An engaging study of geological and Vedic sources which attempts to probe pre-history India and beyond, revealing the culture of the Aryans.

The Outline of History - H G Wells / An absorbing history of our world

Jesus Lived in India - Holger Kersten / A fascinating attempt to discover the truth of Jesus's life and times [including fresh perspectives on the Turin Shroud and the alleged whereabouts of the 'Lost Tribes', Moses's tomb and a claim that contained in one of the Indian Puranas is a 'missing' account of Jesus's life in India.

Lost Horizon - James Hilton / The 1930's tale of the discovery of Shangri-La

Jonathon Livingstone Seagull - Richard Bach / Light spiritual stuff

Illusions - The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah - Richard Bach / Inspired spiritual stuff

The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test - Tom Wolfe / How LSD happened to get onto the streets via Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters.

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest - Ken Kesey / Big Nurse and McMurphy and mental health

The Well at the Worlds End - William Morris / Inspired and deep

Though the Looking Glass - Lewis Carroll / Inspired, quaint, imaginative perspectives

When We Were Very Young - A A Milne / Inspired simple verses

Puckoon - Spike Milligan - / A very funny tale

The Legend of Krishna - Nigel Frith - / Brings the legend alive

Pleasantville / Thought provoking take on 50's America

Being There / Jerzey Kosinski's amazing screenplay with Peter Sellers playing lead as a simple gardener

Brother Sun, Sister Moon [Franco Zifferelli] / St Francis's lifestory

Wonderwall / Wonky 60's movie with soundtrack by George Harrison

Joe Harriott & John Mayer - Indo-Jazz Suite

Talvin Singh - Ok + Ha

Midival Punditz

Karsh Kale - Realize

Cheb i Sabbah - Maha Maya

Ravi Shankar - Meera

Ananda Shankar - Ananda Shankar & His Music

Shivkumar Sharma, Brijbhushan Kabra, Hariprasad Chaurasia - Call of the Valley.

Asian Chill

Badmarsh & Shri - Signs + Dancing Drums

Canned Heat - Boogie + Livin' the Blues

Paul Horn - In India + Inside

Beatles - Revolver

Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland

Donovan - Sunshine Superman

Country Joe & The Fish - Feel-Like-I'm-Fixin-to-Die

George Harrison - Music from Wonderwall

Jeff Beck - Blow By Blow + There and Back

Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn

Dead Can Dance - Into the Labyrinth

Prem Joshua - Sky Kisses Earth + Dance of Shakti

Black Star Liner - Yemen Cutta Connection & Bengali Bantam Youth Experience!

Bombay Dub Orchestsra - 3 Cities

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