Sitting on the steps on the banks of the Ganga in Rishikesh  some summers ago gave me a feeling of peace and unity with the universe, more than I ever experienced in a church, temple, gurdwara or other places of...

Who would have thought that life would change so dramatically? It has been over two months that we have been locked up in our homes, cooking, cleaning, working from home, cut off from our friends and in some cases, even...

The lockdown gave the author time to experiment with different kinds of flower and herbal teas I will begin with the etymology of Swastha, the Sanskrit word for health and well-being. It is a compound word, combining, Swa, and Stha....

Dr Aiswarya Rao, now 47, was struck with polio when she was three, causing weakening of her muscles and locomotive disability. She has been moving around in crutches since then. But this has neither been an impediment for Dr Rao...

Have you ever heard of the term, Spiritual Bypassing? It is also known as Spiritual Sublimation. They are relatively new terms in the field of psychology. They are one and the same thing and in brief, they refer to using...

God created the world and mankind. There is but one creator and one human species. So doesn’t it follow that we are all part of one big universal world family?  If we firmly believe in one God of all creation and...

There is a myth surrounding the 14th Dalai Lama, the spiritual head of Tibetan Buddhists, who has been living in exile in India for more than 60 years. They say that his aura extends to more than three km. I...

Ramzan is over and so are the days of strict fasting. India’s celebrity weight-loss surgeon, Dr Muffazal Lakdawala gives you tips on how to confront food and to restrain yourself from bingeing after an extended fast. Read an extract about...

We can achieve much in our life, if we learn to keep an upright spine, in all our waking hours, while sitting, standing or walking. With an upright spine, energy flows upwards from the base or root (muladhara) chakra towards...