'It is a great misfortune that the Nehruvian Stalinists of India have colluded with the grand project of demeaning and destroying Sanskrit.' 'Today, the number of Sanskritists in India is low, and......
Image: UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon (centre) does the Vrikshasana (tree pose) with his wife on International Yoga Day. Photograph: Paresh Gandhi/Rediff.com It was almost 10 years ago that the......
At the edge of the Shola forest, at the foot of the Ayyasamy Hills, in western Tamil Nadu, near Coimbatore, lives a writer and scholar who traveled to India from northern France over three decades......
Whoever lives and works close to New Delhi's seat of power knows what a humbug it is when ministers and political leaders announce that he or she will travel by economy class or, worse, travels by......
A homoeopathic state of mind pervades our thinking in governance and infrastructure-building.Do it in small, harmless doses, but nothing bitter, sharp, or bloody, says Shekhar Gupta. Homoeopathy,......
Once in decline, the central Delhi landmark is buzzing with new restaurants, cafés and public events. Image: Connaught Place, New Delhi. Photograph: Reuters Walking through the colonnades......
Lord Ganesha and 'Aum' imprinted on the sole of flip-flop sandals, God Rama's image on sniff tissues, lunch boxes with images of goddess Kali and Durga -- the western world seems to be stamping its......
Photograph: Kind courtesy Mouni Roy/Instagram Mouni Roy: So.... can't begin to explain how yoga and meditation has changed my mindset and in turn has brought positive impact on my body.. it is so......
Bollywood gets fit on #WorldYogaDay! Fitness has always been important to our moviefolk. On International Yoga Day, some of them showed off their poses on social media. Rakhi Sawant tries......
International Yoga Day might be a one-day fad for some but for those who practice yoga regularly, it's an experience they cannot do without. Art mirrors life and Bollywood has a take on......
The argument between the government and Baba Ramdev is escalating rapidly. Ram Gopal Varma feels Baba Ramdev is doing all this for fame. 'Since I am not into Babas I don't know who Ramdev is......