Book Review: Mother Teresa: Little Acts of Love by S. Srinivasan et al.

Mother Teresa: Little Acts of Love script by Shalini Srinivasan with illustrations and cover by Atula Siriwardane

This short biography of Mother Teresa of Kolkata gives a good look at her childhood in Albania and her vocation as a nun who served the poorest of the poor. She grew up in an environment of faith and decided in her teens to be a missionary. She heard a priest talk about his work in India and decided to go there. The order she joined sent her to Ireland to learn English. Her work initially focused on helping children, educating them and helping them to better their lives. She felt the call to work in the poorest neighborhoods and got permission to leave her convent and start a new order. She spent decades working with the neglected and destitute, believing the greatest poverty is to be alone and unloved. Her order set up hospices, schools, and other places to serve the local community. Mother Teresa's order has spread over the world.

The book is part of a large comic book series called Amar Chitra Katha, dating back to the 1960s and dedicated to the heritage and history of India. My local library just acquired dozens of the books, so I thought I would try one. I liked it a lot. It shows the basics of her life and her impact on India, with references to her impact on the rest of the world. 

Recommended.