The nine nights and days of Navaratri indicate the darkness of ignorance present in us and ways to bring in the light of knowledge that will remove the darkness. Krishna says in the Gita tha... Read more

The truth is that Homo sapiens have always been walkers; it’s an integral part of our evolution; it’s a key to what makes us human; the relationship between walking and creative... Read more

Walking is therapy, says Jono Lineen, curator, National Museum of Australia, who has solo-trekked 2,700 km across the Himalayas. At the Khushwant Singh LitFest held recently, Lineen said Nar... Read more

Shakti is the divine force, energy; it manifests to destroy demonic and evil forces, and restores balance. As an archetype, Mother Durga, as a fierce warrior who kills the demon Mahishasura... Read more

In one of the Indus Valley seals, dated to approximately 5,000 years ago, a woman is shown standing within a stylised Pipal tree. This is one of the first visual statement of the Indian worl... Read more

The writing on the wall is clear: a mental health pandemic looms large before us. However, there seems to be reason for hope, too. A doctor from Texas recently told me that for the very firs... Read more

A documentary that looks at how everything is closely connected has an episode on poop, tracing its journey from the human body to its place of final disposal. Interestingly, the narrator-re... Read more

A retired bank manager and his wife, our neighbours in Chennai, maintained a tidy home. Their living room had a simple sofa set and a traditional swing — a rectangular piece of polishe... Read more

According to Indian spiritual wisdom, entire creation is a projection of the cosmic mind of which we are microcosmic parts. World Mental Health Day, observed on October 10 every year, calls... Read more

Praying has been humanity’s preferred method of invoking, connecting, and communicating with the Divine – asking for help, requesting healing, seeking solace and guidance and in... Read more