A Day with Tibetans
Eswar describes a day, in July 2014, when he had attended the Tibet Festival, in Bangalore. It was the 79th birthday of His Holiness the XIV Dalai Lama. He was...
Six Asanas for Meditative Action
Navodita, our Yoga expert, tells us about six asanas, a few rigorous sitting postures, for meditative action. The postures are Parvata Asana, Tola Asana, Simha Asana (two stages), Kukkuta Asana, Goraksha...
Selvam, a Mobile Tailor, who Sewed the Tatters of his Life
Life often deals a nasty blow when you least expect it. This is what happened to Selvam, a mobile tailor by profession whose arrogance brought about his downfall. An accident...
Diwali Market: A Fusion Song of Myriad Hues
Come Diwali and the market place is decked up like a bride. The exuberance of shiny streamers of all shapes and sizes, soaked in bright colours were resting on roadside...
Diwali: The Brightest Night from the Sky!
Rajul recounts the story of Lord Rama’s homecoming on the New Moon night of Diwali. The joy and festivities among the people of Ayodhya is revisited. Thousands and thousands of diyas...
Innate Indigo: Awakening the Kali Within
At the midnight of Diwali, Kali Puja is performed by Bengalis. Tara, a garland seller at the Karunamayi Kali Temple, watches the temple committee arrange for the festival. Little by little,...
Diwali
An evocative poem on Diwali, structured like a ballad that explores many layers of meanings. The poet, Indrajit, turns his gaze inwards in the last stanza, as part of the...
Diwali Fest
Amidst the mundane rigmarole of life comes the joy of festivity, says Neelam, in the verse, as part of the special feature on Diwali, for Different Truths. In façade, lights...
This Diwali
In this evocative verse, Neelam, puts on a make-up of values, of spiritual satisfaction, for unity of the people. At a time of clashes and divisions, of terrorism and...
Diwali and the Enchanting Story of Nachiketa
Arindam retells a well-known story of Nachiketa, a little boy, who faced Death (Yama) fearlessly to realise the deeper mysteries of death and life. This story from Katha Upanishad predates the...