Ten times I Bowed to the Genius of Ancient Indian Gurus (And Still Counting!)
When you open your eyes in a colonized world, you don’t even know that another world could exist.
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The blog is a living archive of essays, cultural notes, and reflections. Each post is a conversation — bridging the past and the present, the personal and the political, the poetic and the academic.
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Guns, sex and arrogance: I hated everything about America — until I moved here
As a college student, I hated almost everything about America. Growing up in India, I never viewed the United States as the promised land of freedom and wealth idealized in movies. I never fantasized about a utopia of gold-paved streets.
Ten times I Bowed to the Genius of Ancient Indian Gurus (And Still Counting!)
If you love India so much why did you leave it?
Amongst the many gifts that I have received in my life, there’s one that I count above everything — the gift of being born in India.
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India must tap into her own native ecological intelligence
An assumption is often made that India’s open defecation problem was rooted in a lack of hygiene that sprang from a general backwardness emanating from Hindu texts.
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A beautiful ceremony brings back memories of a knowledge-centered civilization
There is nothing more touching than being 10,000 miles away from one’s motherland and still preserving her ancient rituals with dedication.
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When I reentered with a curious mind
Let’s try and chant this one more time, said my mother.
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Far away from India, a Vedic ecosystem rises in Texas Gaushala
In January 2020, I shared the story of Abhinav Goswami, who decided to bring to America the gifts of ancient India — extraordinary health, ethical A2 dairy products, Vedic education and more.
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Critics call Singapore an autocracy. But I never felt more free than when I lived there.
Between my early life in India and my current life in the United States, I spent 14 years in paradise: Singapore. From clean water and crime-free streets to reliable public transportation and easy access to libraries, the state government anticipates all the basic needs to provide its residents a good quality of life and eliminate the stresses that can impede personal progress.