Guru Ravidas, a symbol of Tranquility
Wednesday,January 31, 2018
Bhori Sakhi : A love-intoxicated devotee of Brindaban
Brajrajdas| Monday, November 14, 2016He was perfectly indifferent to the worldly requirements and was living a life of a sadhaka. His elder brother ...
When Pahadi Baba picked up a huge Banyan tree trunk at the age of 106
Brijrajdas| Monday, November 14, 2016Ships’ captain refused to board Baba citing his age and physical frame. Baba said to his followers, “Don’t dishearten, ...
From Ravi to Sri Sri : 10 days that changed everything
Bhavdeep Kang| Tuesday, September 27, 2016That is when I took the 10 days of silence. It (Sudarshan Kriya) just happened. It was a gift I never anticipated… and ...
How battle-lines were drawn between “guru” Mahesh Yogi and his favorite “shishya” Sri Sri
Bhavdeep Kang| Saturday, September 24, 2016Maharishi took a random decision to not only shut down the school, but transfer all the kids to Delhi. Ravi rebelled ...
Art of Sri Sri
Bhavdeep Kang| Thursday, September 22, 2016The legend of Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, his vast global following, naturally leads one to expect charisma, a blazing ...
The childhood of Sri Sri
Bhavdeep Kang| Thursday, September 22, 2016When did young Ravi realize he wanted to take the spiritual high road? “It was there from the very beginning. It was my ...
Ramdev and Balkrishna : Sanyasis who sell soaps
Bhavdeep Kang| Saturday, September 17, 2016In the context of his selling soap and cereal and attempting to sell his brand of “noodles” and now “jeans” too, it ...
Baba Ramdev : From selling Chyavanprash on bicycle to being a Yoga star
Bhavdeep Kang| Saturday, September 17, 2016They recall him hawking herbs - particularly, home-made Chyavanprash – from the carrier of a bicycle (later upgraded to ...
When Baba met Balkrishna
Bhavdeep Kang| Thursday, September 15, 2016At Gangotri Glacier, Baba met the baby-faced Balkrishna, who would become his life-long friend, companion and business ...
Being Baba : From Ramkishen to Ramdev
Bhavdeep Kang| Thursday, September 15, 2016It’s hard to get a handle on the man, particularly because he seems to harbor many secrets and is wary of talking about ...
Did Chandraswami fund the killing of Rajiv Gandhi?
Bhavdeep Kang| Saturday, August 13, 2016It was curious, even ironical, that a Commission set up by P.V. Narasimha Rao’s government should have indicated ...
From “Baal Brahmachari” to a sadhu with great connections
Bhavdeep Kang| Friday, August 12, 2016His powers must have been extraordinary to impress among others, so uncompromising a rationalist as S. Jaipal Reddy
The “Gaj-Kesri Yog” which made Chandraswami famous
Bhavdeep Kang| Friday, August 12, 2016Detachment from all things material is the mark of true sadhu, but it’s not a trait I’d associate with Chandraswami, ...
A Tantrik who came to symbolize the seamy side of spiritualism
Bhavdeep Kang| Friday, August 12, 2016He would wield influence with heads of state lie Margaret Thatcher, the Sultan of Brunei, Muda Hassanal Bolkia ...
Jnaneshwar : a Sant who is credited with first non-Sanskrit commentary of Srimadbhagwada Gita
Brijrajdas| Wednesday, August 10, 2016Sri Jnaneshwar surprises all modern scholars who are accustomed to see Dharmic universe from class-caste conflict and ...
The “Shakespeare” of Ramkatha
Bhavdeep Kang| Wednesday, July 20, 2016There is no academy for kathakars. Nor is there a defined guild or lineage. Like a quintessential actor, a kathakar, we ...
The “Amma” with a magical hug
Bhavdeep Kang| Wednesday, July 20, 2016How does an uneducated , low-caste fisher-woman, born in abject poverty and by all accounts, ill-treated by her own ...
A guru who would threat Union ministers to get their portfolios changed
Bhavdeep Kang| Wednesday, July 20, 2016It was obvious that Dhirendra Brahmachari’s proximity to the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi bred a certain arrogance and ...
This Brahmachari Guru had a special place in Indira Gandhi's life
Bhavdeep Kang| Wednesday, July 20, 2016Through the 1960s, rumour was rife that Indira Gandhi was besotted with her yoga teacher, with whom she spent an hour ...