The Mirror of My Self: A New Reading of My Autobiography Gospel According to Myself

This is a revised version of an extraordinary autobiography first published in January 2017 by the Educreation Publishing House, New Delhi, under the title "Gospel According to Myself," with four new chapters added to it, and also incorporating some changes in some parts the earlier chapters. The new headings of the chapters reflect the new perspectives adopted on each of them, with an emphasis on being a life-long student even at the age of 71. The book contains four major parts: (a) a comprehensive review of Jesuit training for priest hood, based on personal experiences as a Jesuit trainee in the Madurai Province of Jesuits in India; (a) a critical review of institution building for excellence in education and training in India, focusing experiences in the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, South Gujarat University, Surat, and Institute of Management in Government, Thiruvananthapuram; and (c) experiences in self-management from the days of adolescence to the age of seventy; and (d) a philosophy of life evolved by the author on the basis of his vast readings, unique experiences in life, and prolonged reflection and meditation on the deeper aspects of life lived in national and international contexts. In all what he did, value concerns have been central to his thinking and actions. And nowhere was he ever free from conflicts due to his value concerns in life. In his autobiography started in 1975 and completed in 2016, the author narrates and analyses his experiences in the different situations in which he had to take value-based decisions and face the consequences for the actions. The Philosophical perspectives on his religious experiences and value management conflicts outshine all other aspects of this extraordinary document. The spirit of the author enters into a dialogue with those who read the story of his eventful life

About the Author :
Dr. John Pulparampil is a retired Professor of Management, Trainer and Consultant, as well as an author of more than 25 books published earlier, on topics in the areas of Political Science, Public Administration, Management of Organizations, Educational Management, Human Resource Development, Training and Development, and Environmental Management. His academic qualifications include M.A. (Political Science) from the M.S. University in Baroda, M. Phil and Ph.D. (Political Studies) from the Jawaharlal Nehru University in New Delhi, M.B.A. from the University of Leeds in U.K., and E.K.S. from the Mews System in Frankfurt, West Germany. After retirement from the Institute of Management in Government (IMG) as Professor in 2008, he worked as Professor and Head of the Department of Management Studies in the Viswajyothi College of Engineering and Technology (VJCET), Vazhakulam, Kerala, India, Dean, Marian Academy and as Director of the M.B.A. Department, Mar Athanasius College, Kothamangalam. He was Professor In the Institute of Management in Government (IMG) for more than 25 years, from 1982 to 2008. Between 1976 and 1982, he was a faculty member in the Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi and South Gujarat University, Surat. For several years, he was a member of the American Political Science Association, American Society for Public Administration, and American Management Association. He is a Life Member of the Indian Institute of Public Administration, the Quality Circle Forum of India and the YMCA... He is also an ardent student of Yoga and the Indian traditions in value management. Through four study tours to the USA, including the one in March-May 2017, he has been able to improve his comparative understanding of the management of people and organizations.