Table of Contents
Acknowledgments 9
Prelude 11
Part I My Destiny Begins
Chapter 1 A Garden of Eden on the Arabian Sea 15
Chapter 2 Holding Court on the Veranda 24
Chapter 3 In the Glow of St. Anthony's Shrine 39
Chapter 4 Forging My Own Path 51
Part II Sent From God
Chapter 5 An Unexpected Friend 71
Chapter 6 In the Company of Royals 78
Chapter 7 Failures in Pursuit of Success 94
Part III A Series of Firsts
Chapter 8 Marriage, Divorce, and the American Dream 101
Chapter 9 An Indian Immigrant in the Old North State 111
Part IV Always a Back Door
Chapter 10 Investing in Forgiveness 127
Chapter 11 Doctor, Banker, Real Estate Developer 136
Chapter 12 Teeing Off from the Back Nine 149
Part V Through the Power of Forgiveness
Chapter 13 Not to Be Denied 157
Chapter 14 Called upon to Serve 163
Chapter 15 Success, Excess, and the Power of Self-forgiveness 173
Chapter 16 The Power of Prayer 180
Chapter 17 A Legacy of Love 187
Chapter 18 A New Beginning 193
Epilogue: My Personal Message to You 199
About the Lenny Peters Foundation 205