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Karuna: The Power of Compassion
'I see a world where compassion is the only solution. Do you see what I see?'
Never before has our world been so wealthy, well-informed and technologically advanced. Yet we are facing an unprecedented humanity is plagued by conflict, inequality and indifference. It is imperative, therefore, that we rethink our approach to life and society, and that we do so now. The answer lies in karuna, compassion.
Compassion is not a soft emotion but a powerful force for transformation. It transcends borders, ideologies, religions and politics. And it asks only act mindfully, as if the world is all one family-because it is.
Nobel Peace Prize awardee Kailash Satyarthi has fought for the rights and dignity of millions of marginalized people across the globe for the past five decades. For him, compassion is a way of life. In this new book, he shows us how karuna is the answer to our individual, social and global problems, and the key to a better future.
Never before has our world been so wealthy, well-informed and technologically advanced. Yet we are facing an unprecedented humanity is plagued by conflict, inequality and indifference. It is imperative, therefore, that we rethink our approach to life and society, and that we do so now. The answer lies in karuna, compassion.
Compassion is not a soft emotion but a powerful force for transformation. It transcends borders, ideologies, religions and politics. And it asks only act mindfully, as if the world is all one family-because it is.
Nobel Peace Prize awardee Kailash Satyarthi has fought for the rights and dignity of millions of marginalized people across the globe for the past five decades. For him, compassion is a way of life. In this new book, he shows us how karuna is the answer to our individual, social and global problems, and the key to a better future.
169 pages, Kindle Edition
Published January 30, 2026
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Kailash Satyarthi
17 books22 followersKailash Satyarthi (born Kailash Sharma; 11 January 1954) is an Indian children's rights activist. He is a Nobel Peace Prize recipient and founder of Bachpan Bachao Andolan (lit. Save Childhood Movement), the Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation, Global March Against Child Labour, and GoodWeave International.
To date, Kailash Satyarthi and his team at Bachpan Bachao Andolan have liberated more than 86,000 children in India from child labour, slavery and trafficking. In 1998, Satyarthi led the Global March against Child Labour, an 80,000 km long march across 103 countries to put forth a global demand against child labour. The movement became one of the largest social movements ever on behalf of exploited children.
Satyarthi was among Fortune magazine’s ‘World’s Greatest Leaders’ in 2015 and featured in LinkedIn’s Power Profiles List in 2017. His work has been recognized through various national and international honours and awards including the Nobel Peace Prize of 2014, which he shared with Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan.
To date, Kailash Satyarthi and his team at Bachpan Bachao Andolan have liberated more than 86,000 children in India from child labour, slavery and trafficking. In 1998, Satyarthi led the Global March against Child Labour, an 80,000 km long march across 103 countries to put forth a global demand against child labour. The movement became one of the largest social movements ever on behalf of exploited children.
Satyarthi was among Fortune magazine’s ‘World’s Greatest Leaders’ in 2015 and featured in LinkedIn’s Power Profiles List in 2017. His work has been recognized through various national and international honours and awards including the Nobel Peace Prize of 2014, which he shared with Malala Yousafzai of Pakistan.
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February 7, 2026
It's not a typical non fiction type book to keep you interested per se but this is meant to give us hope that the world actually has nice people. I would recommend it for that hope that's needed.
March 14, 2026
In the current times, this book by Kailash Satyarthi Ji comes as a great reminder. The world needs compassion, not just kindness. Compassion = Kindness + Intelligence + Action.
Each chapter is reflective and made me think how we are evolving/developing as a human society. Have we become numb to the social injustices and conveniently turning a blind eye to the atrocities?
Each chapter is reflective and made me think how we are evolving/developing as a human society. Have we become numb to the social injustices and conveniently turning a blind eye to the atrocities?
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