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A Note of Thanks
by Pratibha Jain
To Gurudev Upadhyaya Shri Praveen Rishi, a beacon of light, for propounding this awe-inspiring sadhana for expectant parents, and for patiently having answered my unquenchable queries with affection, inspiration and intuition.
The members of Anand Tirth, with a special mention of Mr. Ashok Galada, Mrs. Sunita Chhajlani, Mrs. Kanta Chordia, Shilpa Katrela and Manisha Chordia for their enthusiasm and encouragement.
Elise Collet Soravito (Paris) for the illustrations, B. Anitha (Delhi) and Kavitha Shivan (London) for the book design, and Prabodh Jain for putting together the complete vision of the book. It is Gurudev's farsightedness and vision of taking religion on a universal platform that led these creative minds from across different cultures and geography to lend support to this divine vision.
Prasiddha Ramarao and Jigyasa Giri for their diligent and inspired editing; Nisha Nahar for reading through the manuscript with her eye for detail. Premalatha for taking care of all the co-ordination and nitty-gritty. Mahendar and Aditi for their unconditional support.
The perfection and potential that is needed to capture Gurudev's endless knowledge, rare intuition and extraordinary analytical capacity and transport it from the spoken to the written word need extreme eloquence, and thus I humbly accept my limitations for any discrepancies or inconsistencies that may find their way in these pages. But he is the one who reiterates again and again, "Make a start from wherever you are," hence this attempt is an obeisance at his lotus feet.
