A BOOK FOR ALL: A book of 75 "inspirational and insightful stories" by Father Felix Raj (in picture, left), the vice-chancellor of St Xavier's University, was released on Thursday. "The stories are fictional and also based on facts. They are about different aspects of life, multi-religious with a spiritual and moral message to readers�. The book can be used for lectures, classes, seminars and also sermons by priests," Father Felix Raj said. The book, Waves - Story Bank, has been published by St Xavier's University Kolkata Alumni Association. Suranjan Das, the vice-chancellor of Jadavpur University, has penned the foreword "What is striking about Father Felix Raj is his ability to strike a balance between administrative and social responsibilities and academic interests.

Surely his collection of stories will enable us to gain new strength in confronting the current challenges plaguing the human society," Das wrote. On Thursday, the book was formally launched by Dhrubojyoti Chattopadhyay (in picture, right), the vice-chancellor of Sister Nivedita University, at St Xavier's University during the Feast of St Francis Xavier. The book will be available at stores and at the university office from Monday. Over the years, Father Felix Raj has authored and co-authored nine books. Picture by Bishwarup Dutta Read article online