Satis Shroff Lecturer, Writer

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Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Germany

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Something About Me and My Book:
Writing experience: I've written books on Nepali for Germans (Horlemann Verlag, Bad Honnef), Articles in Nelles Verlag's 'Nepal' guidebook, an anthology of poems 'Katmandu, Katmandu' and Through Nepalese Eyes (Lulu.com/Spotlight/satisle), a story about a Nepalese girl who goes to visit her brother in Germany and the people she meets, and a bit of sadness when she leaves for her homecountry in the Himalayas. I've written an anthology in German "Im Schatten des Himalaya" which can be bought on Lulu.com. Forthcoming book on Traditional and Modern Medicine in Nepal.

About the Author: Satis Shroff is a writer and poet based in Freiburg (poems, fiction, non-fiction) who also writes on ethno-medical, culture-ethnological themes, and writes regularly for The American Chronicle, and is a contributing writer on www.boloji.com . He has studied Zoology and Botany in Nepal, Medicine and Social Science in Germany and Creative Writing in Freiburg and Manchester. He describes himself as a mediator between western and eastern cultures and sees his future as a writer and poet. Satis Shroff was awarded the German Academic Exchange Prize. He is a lecturer in Basle (Switzerland) and Freiburg.

Writing experience: Satis Shroff has written two language books on the Nepalese language for DSE (Deutsche Stiftung für Entwicklungsdienst) & Horlemannverlag. He has written three feature articles in the Munich-based Nelles Verlag’s ‘Nepal’ on the Himalayan Kingdom’s Gurkhas, sacred mountains and Nepalese symbols and on Hinduism in ‘Nepal: Myths & Realities (Book Faith India) and his poem ‘Mental Molotovs’ was published in epd-Entwicklungsdienst (Frankfurt). He has written many articles in The Rising Nepal, The Christian Science Monitor, the Independent, the Fryburger, Swatantra Biswa (USIS publication, Himal Asia, 3Journal Freiburg. Also read his poems, articles in www.yahoo & www.google search under: satis shroff freiburg.

What others have said about the author: Satis Shroff writes political poetry—about the war in Nepal, the sad fate of the Nepalese people, the emergence of neo-fascism in Germany. His bicultural perspective makes his poems rich, full of awe and at the same time heartbreakingly sad. In writing ‘home,’ he not only returns to his country of origin time and again, he also carries the fate of his people to readers in the West, and his task of writing thus is also a very important one in political terms. His true gift is to invent Nepalese metaphors and make them accessible to the West through his poetry. (Sandra Sigel, poetess, Germany).

Books by Satis Shroff: An anthology of poems and prose ‘Under the Shadow of the Himalayas’ (Satis Shroff) can be read at www.Lulu.com/content/247475.

Through Nepalese Eyes (Satis Shroff) http://www.lulu.com/content/254271.
.Die Schilderungen von Satis Shroff in ‘Through Nepalese Eyes’ sind faszinierend und geben uns die Möglichkeit, unsere Welt mit neuen Augen zu sehen.“ (Alice Grünfelder von Unionsverlag / Limmat Verlag, Zürich).


Since 1974 I have been living on and off in Nepal, writing articles and publishing books about Nepal-- this beautiful Himalayan country. Even before I knew Satis Shroff personally (later) I was deeply impressed by his articles, which helped me very much to deepen my knowledge about Nepal.Satis Shroff is one of the very few Nepalese writers being able to compare ecology, development and modernisation in the ‘Third’ and ‘First’ World. He is doing this with great enthusiasm, competence and intelligence, showing his great concern for the development of his own country. (Ludmilla Tüting, journalist and publisher, Berlin).

Due to his very pleasant personality and in-depth experience in both South Asian, as well as Western workstyles and living, Satis Shroff brings with him a cultural sensitivity that is refined. His writings have always reflected the positive attributes of optimism, tolerance, and a need to explain and to describe without looking down on either his subject or his reader. (Kanak Mani Dixit, Himal Southasia, Kathmandu)

Satis Shroff writes with intelligence, wit and grace. (Bruce Dobler, Associate Professor in Creative Writing MFA, University of Iowa).
Website:
http://www.satisshroff.blogspot.com

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  • Carolyn Howard-Johnson

    Satis, I laos write poems (my published book is TRACINGS, available on Amazon) and my husband has written a book for Chinese who want to learn English and American culture. Small world, huh? And in a way my new The Frugal Editor is about language, too! (-:
    Best,
    Carolyn Howard-Johnson

    Jun 23, 2007

  • Robert Schwartz

    Thank you for the friend invite.

    Robert Schwartz
    author, Courageous Souls: Do We Plan Our Life Challenges Before Birth?
    www.CourageousSouls.com

    Jun 23, 2007

  • Kristie Leigh Maguire

    Thanks for the invitation to join you here, Satis. :)
    Kristie Leigh Maguire
    author of Affairs of Heart and Far Side of the Sun

    Jun 23, 2007

  • Kristie Leigh Maguire

    Sorry, Satif. I hit the invite you as a friend instead of acceptig your invitation to be your friend. I went back and accepted your invitation.
    Kristie

    Jun 23, 2007

  • Pat Cerise

    Hi Satis, Thanks for inviting me. I'm new at this kind of thing so overlook the errors, please.
    Pat

    Jun 23, 2007

  • Barbara Williamson-Wood

    Hello Satis,
    Thank you for inviting me as your friend. I look forward to talkingto you soon..
    Have agreat week..
    babs

    Jun 23, 2007

  • Pee Wee

    Hi Satis,
    Glad for you to be my friend. My Grandson spent time in Germany teaching English while he was attenting college. It was quite an experience for him. He loved it.
    My Grandma was German and I learned a few words from her when I was a little bitty person.
    Hope we can correspond.
    My fiction book, The Kahills of Willow Walk can be viewed on my website, www.skhamilton.com.
    Take Care,
    Pee wee

    Jun 24, 2007

  • Satis Shroff Lecturer, Writer

    Dear Pee Wee, Greetings from the Schwarzwald. Great to know that you are of German descent and that your grandson taught English in Germany. Selbstverständlich können wir korrespondieren. Ich freue mich drauf. Ich muß die Leute hier langsam kennenlernen, weil ich nicht immer Zeit habe. It's a pleasure to meet you.
    Regards,
    Satis

    Jun 24, 2007

  • Satis Shroff Lecturer, Writer

    Dear Barbara,
    When I saw your snap I thought you must be a wonderful person. You have something majestic about you, your noble face, your ethnic Schmuck. Wow! Very impressive and full of empathy. Great to have met you here at the Book Marketing Network. Hope you've also had a nice weekend.
    Regards,
    Satis

    Jun 24, 2007

  • Satis Shroff Lecturer, Writer

    Dear Pat,
    No, you don't have to worry about errors. We can always delete them or read them correctly. After all, everyone is busy these days and someone said: journalism is literature in a big hurry. Nice to know you. And thanks for adding and sharing. Have a nice day.
    Regards,
    Satis

    Jun 24, 2007

  • Satis Shroff Lecturer, Writer

    Dear Kristie,
    Greetings from the Black Forest. Thank you very much for joining and adding me to your group of friends. Sorry you had to do it twice but I appreciate it. Have a nice day.
    Regards,
    Satis

    Jun 24, 2007

  • Satis Shroff Lecturer, Writer

    Dear Carolyn,
    Well, we do seem to have language as a common factor, though I understand only 'gambey!' as a toast, which sounds like the Japanese 'kampai.' I met a teacher from China in Germany, and we used to cook together during my student days in Freiburg. But we never talked politics. It was taboo for him, so we talked about food. He always dished out the propaganda version, which was boring. I'm sure he'd talk freely and have a lot to tell, but I lost track of him. That's life.
    Regards,
    Satis

    Jun 24, 2007

  • Satis Shroff Lecturer, Writer

    Hi Everybody! This is the beginning of a novel with a working title. Would appreciate review or feedback. Thanks.
    Satis

    Jun 27, 2007

  • Joanne Victoria

    Am intereseted in complementary and modern medicine. Have worked with many clients in that niche.

    Apprciated the invite.

    Joanne Victoria

    www.JoanneVictoria.com

    Jul 5, 2007

  • Deborah J. Fischer

    Satis,
    Thanks for the invite, and I accept! When you get your website up, let us know. An old friend of mine spent three years in Nepal. She said it was exhilarating! I look forward to reading more of your work.
    Kind regards,
    Deborah

    Jul 10, 2007

  • Satis Shroff Lecturer, Writer

    Dear Deborah,
    Great to have you here at the Book Marketing Site. It was interesting to know that your friend was three years in Nepal. Was he with Peace Corps or a NGO? Nepal needs friends like you two. I've got an anthology of poems on www.Lulu.com/contents/247475-40k if you care to download or read it. The poems are about the ten year old war which ended recently, love poems and Sehnsucht, a longing for the Himalayas, and of course, my poetic observations in Europe, Germany in particular. Have a nice day, Deborah.
    Regards,
    Satis

    Jul 11, 2007

  • Judi Moreo

    Hi there.
    Thanks for inviting me to be a friend. Look forward to networking.
    Judi

    Jul 19, 2007

  • david b mclaughlin

    Please help me name my book (if you have not already)!

    Vote here:
    http://fortyblog.blogspot.com

    Thanks in advance,
    David B. McLaughlin
    http://www.davidbmclaughlin.com

    Jul 24, 2007

  • Michelle

    Hello Satis,

    Thanks so much. I will check out your site as well.

    Michelle

    Jul 30, 2007

  • david b mclaughlin

    40 certainly isn't magical. Just an age when a lot of people think about where they've been and where they're going.

    Jul 31, 2007

  • Satis Shroff Lecturer, Writer

    Hi Michael! Glad that you want to go to Tibet.
    I'm sure the new train from Lhasa to Perking is very interesting.
    If nobody reacts, then you can send to the book to me per snail-mail:
    satis shroff, pochgasse 31, DE-79104 Freiburg, Germany.
    satisle@myway.com

    Aug 2, 2007

  • Deborah W.

    Hello nice to meet you Satis.

    Aug 2, 2007

  • RS Mallory

    Hello Satis, Danke for inviting me to be a friend :-)
    I appreciate the "spirit" that is evident in the topics
    you choose to write about.

    I was in Salsberg, Munich and Bavaria last year and found
    the mountains and Salsberg alive with that spirit and look forward to returning.

    Keep in touch and please let me know how I might help you.


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    Aug 2, 2007

  • Karen A. Lynch

    Dear Satis:
    Thank you for your invitation, and I accept. I look forward to looking into your work, which is on a subject that I have a great deal of interest in. I hope you will visit my website.
    Karen Lynch
    www.warofwits.net

    Aug 2, 2007

  • Raffa Predieri

    Hi Satis, thank you so much for the invitation!
    I really like the tone of your page, and I enjoyed your poem about the Dalai Lama.
    I agree with you totally: it's not the differences that matter - although they can be ever so interesting!
    Love&Light,
    Raffa

    Aug 2, 2007

  • Michael W. Sherer

    Thanks for the invite. Not sure where we share common ground, but pleased to make you acquaintance.

    Aug 2, 2007

  • ceci miller

    Dear Satis, Am honored to accept your invitation. Your book projects and philosophy are admirable, and it's always an auspicious surprise to encounter a photograph of the Dalai Lama! Thank you for your good work. Many blessings, Ceci

    Aug 2, 2007

  • John Fielder

    Hi Satis,
    My too am honoured to be invited and agree with Ceci's comments.
    John

    Aug 2, 2007

  • Kelly Komm

    Nice to meet you, Satis!

    Aug 3, 2007

  • Jane Castillo

    Thanks for the invitation. Nice to meet you.

    Aug 4, 2007

  • tpier

    Hi Satis,
    It's a delight to have you as a friend. Thanks for the invitation.

    Pier

    Aug 14, 2007

  • Satis Shroff Lecturer, Writer

    Hi Pier,Jane,Kelly,John and Ceci! Greetings from the Black Forest town of Freiburg.
    Thanks for being a friend and joining BMN. I was on holiday in Switzerland.
    Hope to hear more from you in the days to come.
    Regards,
    Satis

    Aug 15, 2007

  • PulpStar

    Hiya, Satis. Are you a Kraftwerk fan? Thanks for the invite. Here's pulp in your eye!

    Aug 27, 2007

  • Amber T. Kingston

    Hi Satis, Nice to meet you. My family is actually from Bavaria and I visit there quite often. In fact my children's book is being released in two languages: English and German. Best of luck to you!

    Amber

    Aug 31, 2007

  • Tory Lynn

    Satis, thank you for the friends invitation. It is nice to have a place to come together with so many different kinds of people who love the same thing... Writing.

    Vickie

    Aug 31, 2007

  • Satis Shroff Lecturer, Writer

    Hi Amber! Great to know that you have your roots in Bayern. And congrats on your children's book. Which Verlag may I ask? It might be interesting reading, especially since we've met on Ning.com.
    Schöne Grüße aus dem Schwarzwald.
    Satis

    Aug 31, 2007

  • Satis Shroff Lecturer, Writer

    Hi Vicky! Greetings from the Black Forest.
    You said it. Nice to have you as a writing friend out here. Great people, I must say.
    Regards,
    Satis

    Aug 31, 2007

  • Russ Heitz

    Hi Satis!
    Thanks for being part of my growing circle. Especially nice to have someone from Germany -- the home of my ancestors through my father. Enjoyed your poetry, too. Keep in touch. And Welcome!
    Russ

    Aug 31, 2007

  • padma narayanswamy

    Hai satish
    Thanks for your invitation. I first thought that yu were an Indian reading the name just curious . anyway the writers community is our community. I am also a poet so keep in touch

    Aug 31, 2007

  • Satis Shroff Lecturer, Writer

    Hi Padma! Greetings from the Black Forest. Nice to have you here. Hope to read more of your poems.
    Namaste!
    Satis

    Sep 1, 2007

  • Satis Shroff Lecturer, Writer

    Hi Russ! Greetings from the Schwarzwald.
    Thanks for the welcome and I think it's great to be here on BMN. We'll be seeing each other. It was interesting to know that your paternal ancestors come from Germany.
    Schöne Grüsse,
    Satis

    Sep 1, 2007

  • Colleen Breuning

    Hi Satis,
    Just replied to your message. I forgot to mention that my husband's father's family is from the Black Forest area of Germany! My husband thinks the town is Stuttgart? He says there are still some Breunings over there. We are hoping to visit Germany and Italy in a couple years. Heard it's very beautiful there. Talk to you soon~
    Colleen

    Sep 1, 2007

  • Georgia Richardson

    Greetings Satis,
    Thank you kindly for including me among your cyberfriends. I have to tell you that your art speaks to me, as does the poem accompanying it. So beautiful! I am not a poet, and what I know about poetry you could fit inside a thimble, but I know how something makes me FEEL. And I think sometimes, this type of interpretation is just as important, don't you agree?

    Sep 2, 2007

  • Author & Book Promotions

    Hi Satis,

    I just thought I'd stop by to say hello. I also write poetry. So hopefully we can network together.

    Nadia

    Sep 18, 2007

  • albertasequeira

    Hi Satis,
    I added my video to Book Marketing. I hope you view it.
    Alberta

    Oct 13, 2007

  • Lisa Holloway

    Hi Satis, very nice to meet you. I've spent some time living and studying in India, but did not have the good fortune to see Nepal while I was there. I look forward to encountering the perspective you bring to bear on that area of the world.

    Oct 23, 2007

  • Author & Book Promotions

    Hi Satis,

    How is life in Germany?

    I see you write political poetry. I would like to read some of your work.

    Nadia

    Oct 24, 2007

  • Barbara Techel

    Thank you for the invitation. Frankie, my little German dachshund thanks you too!

    Oct 25, 2007

  • SusieSunshine

    Thank you, Satis, for inviting me into your circle of friends!

    Blessings from my spirit to your spirit!

    Nov 30, 2007

  • Kenneth McGhee

    I wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Walk by faith, fulfill your God given purpose and reach your destiny.
    Sincerely,
    Kenneth McGhee – Author
    Teamwork – Moving Beyond Teambuilding Exercises

    Dec 24, 2007