Samidha

"A fairy tale romance and a blueprint for anyone who wants to venture into social service, this autobiography of Sadhanatai Amte -- woman who chose to marry a frenzied man and a dreamer, Baba Amte--is also a tale of her willing surrender in love without the slightest loss of her identity. It is a document of the dreams they dreamt for humankind and their struggle to put life into them. These memoirs present the portrait of a woman beside a man; a perfect consort who has the ability to tame the living storm, Baba Amte.

Written without a stance, the distinctive simplicity of this transparent narrative, as compared to other similar writings by women, has the power to stir its readers with its salty sea-air tang and the warmth of a fruitful mad pursuit of a goal--at once personal and impersonal.

A book like this--a saga of suffering, hopes, tensions and success, as well as the thrill of pleasure of work the two experienced while pursuing their goal--will serve as a beacon of light for posterity and as a model in human relationships."