Sadhguru on the mechanics of an intoxicating emotion By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation There is a lot of emotion attached to the subject of love and lots of fanciful things have been said about it, but I would like to bring it down to the mechanics of love. For example, people are saying, “God…
Gita on Relationships
January 29, 2026By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Krishna uses three powerful words in the Gita to understand relationships: adhyatma, adhidaivam and adhiyajnam. They appear in chapters 7 and 8, when Arjun asks how to understand the layers of existence and why humans struggle to deal with the world. These Sanskrit words can sound…
Living in the shadow of other people’s backpacks
January 28, 2026By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam I live among people who carry laptop bags and extend their personal space with confidence. The bag becomes a second spine and the person walks as if this new shape came with a licence. They turn and the bag turns after them, swinging like a thought that arrives late. When contact…
R-Day: Interesting facts
January 25, 2026By Dr. C.D. Sreenivasa Murthy On January 26, 2026, India celebrates its 77th Republic Day, a milestone that blends the nation’s deep-rooted history with its modern aspirations. This year’s celebrations are particularly historic, marked by unprecedented diplomatic gestures and unique additions to the traditional parade. Many people assume India became a Republic the moment it…
Integrating the Nation through Languages
January 23, 2026By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Sadhguru: Recently, I was talking to someone important in the US State Department. I asked him, “What is your fetish with Pakistan? In spite of knowing everything that the country does, you keep providing them with more and more but you have troubled us quite a bit historically.” He…
Demon King of Brahmaputra
January 22, 2026By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Once upon a time, the earth-goddess Bhumi was dragged under the sea by an asura called Hiranayaksha. Vishnu took the form of Varaha, killed Hiranayaksha, placed Bhumi on his snout, raised her up and thus rescued the earth-goddess. Bhumi decided to bear Varaha a son called…
Two cities & one daily walk
January 21, 2026By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam A morning walk begins as a routine. You put on your shoes, step out and hope the world is still quiet. Yet the same walk shifts its tone when you move between Mysuru and Delhi. The body may do the same thing, but the surroundings insist on their own script. In…
A Union for Animal Feeders !
January 20, 2026Maneka Gandhi, former Member of Parliament (MP) in the Lok Sabha and the Founder-Chairperson of People For Animals (PFA), India’s largest animal welfare organisation, writes about the need for a Union to protect the rights of animal feeders. —Ed Dear Animal Lover, There are thousands of feeders and animal caretakers in every city. Most of…
Uttarayana: A time for harvest
January 16, 2026By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Right now we are at the threshold of Uttarayana, when the sun’s run in relation to planet Earth will shift from the southern run to the northern run — from Dakshinayana to Uttarayana. It is not that the sun is moving anywhere. What is happening in terms of celestial…
Master of the Mall, but buyer of nothing
January 14, 2026By Dr. R. Balasubramaniam Most of us have seen this person and many of us have been this person at some point. They enter a mall with time on hand and clarity of intent, though that intent has nothing to do with spending money. The visit is deliberate. The wallet stays closed. The objective is…















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