by Priyanka Dalal | Indic Culture, Jainism
As Navratri passes by once again, I find myself pondering on the Devi. It has been happening quite often. I find myself a bit flummoxed with the Devi. And I am realising it is a more deeply rooted matter than mere pondering. I can’t quite grasp it. And yet it is...
by Priyanka Dalal | Ashram Talks, Indic Culture
A strange incident happened on my Jan 2019 solo cycling trip in Thailand. After cycling my first day, I halted in a hill town. And after asking a few local people I found a small hole-in-the-wall vegan restaurant. This also happened to be one of the most delicious...
by Priyanka Dalal | Indic Culture, Life
For a short summary of Sadhguru’s Death Book Review, please scroll to the end “Summary”. A few years ago, I reviewed Sadhguru’s Adiyogi book. The crux of that review was that often Sadhguru propounds fairly complex thoughts and ideas –...
by Priyanka Dalal | Ayurveda, Indic Culture
Interesting note from an Ayurveda class I did recently, All the 3 doshas in our body – Vaat, Pitta, Kapha – have 5 sub-types each. One of the sub-doshas of Pitta is Ranjaka. Ranjaka Pitta is what gives the human blood – it’s color, which is red. “Ranj” comes from the...
by Priyanka Dalal | Hinduism, Indic Culture
I came to know about Andal & Margazhi – two major Tamil cultural aspects – from a play by Anita Ratnam and two other artists a few years back. It wasn’t a dance performance but more of an introduction to the culture of reading Andal’s...
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