By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Sadhguru: You have no first-hand experience of death; you never met a dead person; nor did you at anytime see a dead person, you only saw dead bodies; you never met somebody who died and came back and who told you about their death. So you have not heard…
The Advice of Vidur
December 11, 2025By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist Vidur-niti is a set of about 600 verses, split into eight chapters, found in the Udyoga Parva of the Hindu epic, Mahabharata. It is counsel of Vidur to King Dhritarashtra, whose sons, the Kauravas are in the midst of negotiations with their cousins the Pandavas to…
A solution for Depression: From the inside out
December 5, 2025By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation Q: I see it happening all around us that as we grow older, depression becomes a natural emotion within all of us and takes a toll on human beings. How do we adjust to this situation which is inevitable and happening all the time? Sadhguru: Once you declare that…
How many Manus do you know?
December 4, 2025By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In Sanskrit, the word for human is manava. It comes from manasa, the ability to imagine, that only humans have. From this word comes Manu, a mythological character. Most people assume that Manu is simply the stern lawgiver of the Manusmriti, son of Brahma, entrusted with…
Mridanga Taranga… Where Rhythm became Raga
December 3, 202567th Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan Music Concerts in Mysuru Prasar Bharati and Ministry of Culture came together with the Director General, Akashvani, to present 67th Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan at city’s Ganabharathi auditorium on the 23rd of this month. The evening featured two concerts — a mridanga concert ‘Mridanga Taranga’ by city’s well-known mridangist H.L. Shivashankar Swamy…
Our children need all of us, not only good teachers
December 2, 2025By K.G. Mathew, Principal, Excel Public School, Mysuru [email protected] We are witnessing a growing number of troubling reports involving children and adolescents across the country, incidents of aggression, addictive behaviours, emotional distress and even self-harm. As parents, educators and members of society, it is natural to ask why these behaviours are rising and where we…
JSS Sangeetha Sabha to host 30th Annual Music Conference in city from tomorrow
December 1, 2025To confer ‘Sangeetha Vidya Nidhi’ on Dr. T.S. Sathyavathi and ‘Sangeetha Seva Nidhi’ on S. Ramaprasad Sangeetha Sabhas play a vital role in nurturing music and musicians, serving as key institutions that uphold the cultural essence of society. Established in 1983 by Jagadguru Dr. Sri Shivarathri Rajendra Mahaswamiji, JSS Sangeetha Sabha stands as a distinguished…
World Aids Day on Dec. 1: End AIDS by 2030
November 30, 2025Are we marching in the right direction? Where’s the last mile? By Dr. S.N. Mothi, Chairman & Founder Trustee, Asha Kirana Charitable Trust Hospital & Research Centre, Mysuru World Aids Day 2025 Theme: ‘Moving Beyond’ Every year on 1st December, the world pauses to observe World AIDS Day — a moment to reflect on progress,…
Holding on to the body
November 28, 2025By Sadhguru – Founder, Isha Foundation If your energies raise beyond a certain pitch, this physical body cannot hold the energies anymore. Only people who have understood or who have mastery over the physical system can hold on to the system. Generally it is only people who are on the path of kriya yoga who…
The Amazing Rani Rashmoni
November 27, 2025By Dr. Devdutt Pattanaik – Author, Speaker, Illustrator, Mythologist In early 19th century, in a society dominated by men, mostly wealthy landed Brahmins and by the colonial rulers of the land, a woman called Rani Rashmoni rose to be a successful business leader in Kolkata. She built the famous Dakshineshwar Temple where Swami Ramakrishna Paramhansa,…















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