Lives in the Shadow with J. Krishnamurti

Sloss, Radha Rajagopal

ISBN 10: 0747507201 / ISBN 13: 9780747507208

Published by Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd., London, UK, 1991

Hardcover Signed and inscribed by the Author on the ffep. "For my Dearest Daddy - with all my love Radha". Inscription to her father "Raja" Rajagopal. Hardcover forest green boards with gilt lettering on the spine. Includes b/w photographs, Notes, References and Index, 336 pages. The exceptions to the condition are a smudge on the front board, on the second page of photographs a single photo has been neatly cut out and reapplied, affixed with tape (barely noticeable) and 2 pages 333 & 334 have a pencil "X" mark with general wear to the extremities. The DJ is in Very Good + condition with the exception of price clipped, protected in brodart."This volume details a twenty-five year love affair between Krishnamurti and Rosalind Rajagopal, as witnessed, understood and interpreted by Rosalind's daughter, who grew up with Krishnamurti being very much a member of their household." Ravi Ravindra. Seller Inventory # 008259

Synopsis:

For nearly half a century the charismatic, strikingly handsome spiritual teacher J.Krishnamurti gathered an enormous following throughout Europe, India, Australia and North America. From the age of eighteen he was the forerunner of the type of iconoclasm that would bring immediate fame to cult figures in the late 20th-century. Yet recent biographies have left large areas of his life in mystifying darkness. This, however, is no ordinary study of Krishnamurti, for it is written by one whose earliest memories are dominated by his presence as a doting second father - tolerant of pranks and pets, playful and diligent. For over two idyllic decades in their Ojai Californian haven, where Aldous Huxley and other pacifists found respite during the war years, "Krinsh", as young Radha called him, developed his philosophical message. He also placed himself at the centre of her parents', Rosalind and Rajagopal's , marriage. Yet no one at the time would have doubted the chaste public image of Krishnamurti. Only when the harmony of Ojai Fragmented into acrimony and litigation over other painful issues did it become inevitable that one day the historical record should be put straight. In spirit of tenderness, fairness, objective inquiry and no little remorse, the author traces the rise orf Krishnamurti from obscurity in India by selection of the Theosophical Society to be the vehicle of a new incarnation of their world teacher. How bonds of trust were breached and become clouded in confusion with a new wave of devoteeism lies at the heart of this extraordinary story. So does a portrait of intense romantic intimacy and the conundrum of Krishnamurti's own complex character.

About the Author: RADHA RAJAGOPAL SLOSS grew up in Ojai, California, where her parents and J. Krishnamurti shared a home. She attended Swarthmore and Scripps Colleges and received her M.A. in Comparative Literature at UC Berkeley. Radha lives in Santa Barbara with her husband James, a mathematician, and continues to write.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Lives in the Shadow with J. Krishnamurti
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Ltd., London, UK
Publication Date: 1991
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +
Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition