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Part II Once Nirmala Devi attained self-realization through meditation and through  awakening the Kundalini within herself, sharing this experience and its benefits became her passionate and relentless duty. What is today understood and practised as ‘Sahaj Yoga’ is merely the simplified  manifestation and articulation of these techniques.  What is Sahaj Yoga? Sahaj Yoga emerged because Nirmala DeviContinue reading “Nirmala Devi-Founder of Sahaj Yoga”

Part III The ready spread of Sahaj Yoga and its rapidly increasing acceptance queered the curiosity of thousands of people. While some took it as a means to address their personal issues, many were sceptical about its claims.  Scientific Enquiries  Inevitably and not surprisingly, Sahaj Yoga readily became a subject of research and investigation particularlyContinue reading “Nirmala Devi-Founder of Sahaj Yoga”

Part I “Sahaja Yoga is a very subtler happening within us. It’s a very subtler happening and this subtler happening gives you sensitivity to Divine joy.”                                                                                                 –Shri Mata ji Nirmala Devi Next to the Kotwali police station in the town of Chhindwara of Madhya Pradesh stands a quaint but elegant building carrying colonial features. WashedContinue reading “Nirmal Devi-Founder of Sahaj Yoga”

Nature’s Raw Splendour “Never say there is nothing beautiful in the world anymore. There is always something to make you wonder in the shape of a tree, the trembling of a leaf.” — Albert Schweitzer Photo courtesy: Shobha Varma Simply described by botanists as the ‘tall Albizia’ and by far the tallest Albizia in Central India, the WhiteContinue reading “The White Siris”

“Trees are poems that the earth writes upon the sky.” — Kahlil Gibran What can one write about a tree as common as the Indian Rubber Tree? That it is an ornamental tree and rated high for its richness of foliage and luxuriance is common knowledge. It is beautiful and big, but it is banyanContinue reading “The Indian Rubber Tree”

Brain Fever Bird v. Koel The Challenger Sitting in the open veranda of the colonial residence of my son, I regard and relish a serenity and divinity never felt before. The sprawling campus, covered with thick canopy of tall shady trees and home to scores of bird varieties offer a celestial and soul nurturing peaceContinue reading “A Divine Duet”

(As the dawn breaks on an early Monsoon morning, a Brain Fever Bird erupts in a passionate call rhythmically producing sweet notes, rising to a  crescendo. Soon, it is joined by the more melodious call of its cousin, the Koel. The duet of these enchanting but rival musicians lasts for a long time regaling me withContinue reading “The Divine Duet”

The recent judgment on affirmative action in US colleges have had reverberations in India as well. In India, reservations in jobs, admissions, and other opportunities in career and education can be generally referred to as affirmative action, although their legal basis and invincibility differ significantly. Unlike the US, reservations in India are largely immune fromContinue reading “Race Consciousness in US Colleges-Winds of Change-Part III”

Winds of Change Part II Inadvertently though, the affirmative action had produced a culture of racial gamification by encouraging black and Hispanic  students and their parents to think about the ways race could boost or complicate their chances of admission. It thus became a game aimed at cornering the benefits of race preference. Such a situation was intrinsically counterproductive,Continue reading “Race Consciousness in College Admissions in US”

Affirmative Action in College Admissions in US Winds of Change Part I The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race.” –John Roberts, Chief Justice, US Supreme Court On 29th June, 2023 the Supreme Court of US struck down affirmative action in college admissions, declaring thatContinue reading