Is God a bad myth? \n An ancient delusion, fantasized by our distant forebears \n to console their fears?\n Are there good reasons to disbelieve? \n Has modern science made him obsolete? \n \n Or, au contraire … could it be that atheism is blind?\n \n These are the core questions explored in this novelization, through the conversations of the protagonists, Dyers and Walker.\n \n Albert Dyers is a renowned journalist who thinks belief in God is “ridiculous, erroneous and dangerous”; \n and makes a career out of debunking it. \n Till an untimely roadside accident changes everything. \n The accident induces in him a state of near-death experience (ND-E), which threatens to overturn his worldview when he meets an entity called Walker, who claims to be an angel.\n \n An innovative attempt to bring philosophy down from the ivory tower of academia to the man of the streets, “Confessions Of A Dying Mind” remains the first serious philosophical novel of the 21st century. \n It recounts the adventures and ideas thrown up by the various states of being these two personas experienced. Elements of mythology, history, adventure - yes, even romance - are poured into its central thesis, where modern scientific theories and received philosophical insights are mustered to bear on this oldest and deepest of humanity’s anxieties.
About the Author
Haulianlal Guite is an officer in the Indian Administrative Service, hailing from the obscure Zomi tribal group of the Indian state of Manipur. Allotted Rajasthan cadre, he has worked as the Civil Magistrate of Mount Abu and as the Municipal Commissioner of Ajmer city, among other assignments. \n\nNevertheless, Mr. Guite has a broad range of academic interests in the social sciences, and the philosophy of natural sciences. He has graduated in philosophy from St. Stephen's College, Delhi University; completes his masters in sociology after entering civil service; clears the UGC-NET exam with JRF in philosophy; and passes the entrance doctorate exam in political science from the National Institute of Technology, Jaipur.\n\nPhilosophy being his first love, Mr. Guite has penned this innovative work as the first fruit of his intellectual quest. He remains the first and only Indian tribal to write a nonfiction novel, and the only IAS officer to publish a philosophical work.
