By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Spiritual process means a conscious self-destruction. Very few people are seeking it consciously. Generally, for most people, the spiritual process comes in the pursuit of their well-being. They are only seeking well-being, but slowly, they realise as long as their individual nature exists, there is no such thing as…
The play ‘Raman – Light, Thunder, Sound’ on the life of Sir C.V. Raman, written by Shashidhara Dongre, was directed by H.S. Umesh and premiered at Kiru Rangamandira in Mysuru recently. The script skillfully wove together his professional and personal life. The play begins in the living room of the retired Raman and his wife…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Stories of merchants are notably absent in Brahmin scriptures but are widespread in Buddhist scriptures. Shortly after the Buddha attained Nirvana, he was met by two merchants who fed him but admitted they could not practise the rigorous meditation techniques. The Buddha, therefore, advised them to…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam We all know them. We’ve seen them. In fact, we can’t not see them. They are everywhere — on TV panels, YouTube debates, podcasts, social media threads and increasingly, in your uncle’s forwarded WhatsApp videos. They are the modern-day philosophers of our fractured democracies: the Armchair Political Commentators. Armed with a…
By Girija Madhavan Over the years our lives have been controlled by the seasonal and monthly cycles of earth, sun and moon. What we eat at our festivals, harvest or monsoon, is dictated by tradition; some foods are chosen for their healthful properties, others for joy in their taste. Our “Paan” or Betel leaf has…
By K. Vijaya Kumar, Former Joint Director, Information & Publicity Title: Lords Of The Deccan —Southern India From The Chalukyas To The Cholas Author: Anirudh Kanisetti Year: 2022 Pages: 480 Price: Rs. 799 Publisher: Juggernaut Books It is, indeed, a pleasure to review a book which is described as a critically acclaimed debut one….
[Pics. by M.N. Lakshminarayana Yadav] With steady pre-monsoon showers, the forests of Nagarahole Tiger Reserve have transformed into a lush green expanse, creating a vibrant and thriving habitat for wildlife. Tigers, elephants and other animals are freely roaming the landscape, much to the delight of tourists on safari. Spread across Mysuru and Kodagu districts and…
By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation We need to understand what depression is. Depression is self-created for most people — unless you are pathologically ill, which is just a small number people. Why is it that you get depressed and feel “low”? Fundamentally, you expected something to happen and it did not happen. You expected…
By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist The Rajputs are warrior communities who thrived in the shadows of the Aravalli mountains and controlled the Thar Desert. Some even lived in the Punjab plains and Malwa plateau. They rose to prominence during the Mughal era, and scholars have long been trying to understand their…
By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Aging is a wonderful journey —one that comes with wisdom, experience and, most importantly, the ability to completely forget someone’s name the second they walk away. It’s not that I don’t care. I do. It’s just that my brain, once a powerful machine of recall, now behaves more like a distracted…
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