Vaali Vadh and a Sadhu’s lynching

In the Ramayana, Vaali and Sugriva are twin brothers and Vaali is the King of Kishkindha (probably modern day Hampi). They both are powerful and great warriors. The brothers have a fallout and Vaali forcibly keeps Sugriva’s wife with himself, while banishing Sugriva from his kingdom. Rama and Lakshmana meet up with Sugriva and his … Read more

Book Review #18/50 – Thank You, Maria

The title of the book is “Thank You, India”… but its India that needs to thank the author, Ms. Maria Wirth. We had the opportunity to attend a talk by her at the Srijan Foundation almost a year back and she spoke beautifully. A German lady who came to India as a stop over destination … Read more

Leadership Lessons from the Bhagavad Gita 8 – Lifecycle

Life is a cycle and Chapter 2 Verse 18 seems to talk about this .. well, everything is cyclical and ever changing. अन्तवन्त इमे देहा नित्यस्योक्ता: शरीरिण: | अनाशिनोऽप्रमेयस्य तस्माद्युध्यस्व भारत || 18|| antavanta ime dehā nityasyoktāḥ śharīriṇaḥ anāśhino ’prameyasya tasmād yudhyasva bhārata anta-vantaḥ—having an end; ime—these; dehāḥ—material bodies; nityasya—eternally; uktāḥ—are said; śharīriṇaḥ—of the embodied … Read more