I always felt that his was a very intriguing story. Most Indians would be aware of it but just to summarize it, Buddha was on his usual walking journey and he came to a village. The villagers forbade him to walk through the nearby jungle because there was a dangerous bandit there. This bandit would […]
The Guru Pooja
The Guru Pooja was for me an eye opener. I always had the fascination for Sanskrit as do a lot of people across the world. And I always wanted to be able to say at least a few Sanskrit shlokas. However, whenever I say any scripture or anything I want to be reasonably clear about what […]
Jain Diet & Compassion
In Mumbai the Jain community is pretty well known. Large number of restaurants are pure vegetarian and commonly provide dishes without onion, garlic and potato. When I am traveling I find a lot of people aren’t aware of the Jain diet. Here, Jain Diet [For the folks that don’t know anything about Jains – they […]
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I Am Not In Pursuit Of Happiness. Here’s Why…
Random conversation in a yoga center far, far away, Monk: At the end of the day, you should be happy Me: *looks unconvinced* Monk: isn’t it? Me: Really? Is happiness the most important thing? Monk: I don’t know I also didn’t know then. At least I couldn’t articulate at the time my problem with making […]
Open Up About Your Real Interests, Here’s Why…
From solo traveling to spirituality to entrepreneurship, I keep choosing to do stuff that is statistically uncommon. So when I am sitting with a bunch of people, I am usually different. Earlier I had some hesitations – is it okay if I did this? What would people think? But, over the years, I find it simpler to […]
The Meaning of ‘Hindu’ & Why It is Important
Recently a Twitter conversation with friends, @priyankawriting It can be beneficial I should think. — Anubha (@teatattler) April 28, 2016 @priyankawriting mandatory is fine I guess. They could do away with including it in the whole “marks” thing, yes. — Anubha (@teatattler) April 28, 2016 @priyankawriting it’s the “Indian” institute of technology after all, doesn’t […]
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Creating Your 3 Groups To Happiness: Life Productivity
Recently a work colleague was telling me about a friend who was cribbing a lot about her boss loading her with a lot of work. She was working on weekends while the boss went traveling. My colleague suggested to her that she get a boyfriend. I thought this was a really bad suggestion. We didn’t discuss […]
The Danger in making a Clinically Equal society for Men & Women
Hinduism is a lot in news now a days. I wanted to share some views often on the much discussed news topics but waited until I could sit down and articulate it properly. I see certain trends within society which lead to an onslaught on the age old Indian culture and religious environment, No […]
Navagunjara
Recently I came across an ancient Indian figure. I am usually curious about Indian legends and stories, so was quite fascinated by this creature. It is apparently better known in Oriya-land. It is called a Navagunjara, Pic source: http://metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/73296 Interesting isn’t it! How many different animals and birds can you count? Head – Cock – I thought it was […]
Towards Spirituality: Delving into Meaning of Words
This is the first article in a series where I share some simple exercises which help bring clarity to life. If you have read some of my previous blogs, I am often miffed at the inane conversation that keeps happening around me. Apart from the inanity, I also realized that while people keep using certain words and […]