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Yoga and Meditation by the Ganges: What the River Taught Me About Being Human

This morning in Rishikesh, the Ganges was not just a river. It felt like a therapist, a teacher and an ancient witness to human confusion. I rolled out my mat on the cold stone steps with my fellow travellers in practice – Kaushal, Kamal, Manisha, Mona, Leila, Ladan, Giridharan, Elisha, among others – and for…

December 6, 2025
The Fire Outside, The Fire Inside: Why Yagna Still Matters In A Restless World

Today in Rishikesh, I sat in front of a hawan fire, and something in me refused to treat it as a “nice spiritual activity”. The world outside might call a yagna or hawan a ritual, a cultural performance, something your grandparents forced you to sit through as a child. For me, it felt like a…

December 4, 2025

Yoga and Meditation by the Ganges: What the River Taught Me About Being Human