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The good life as per Indic thought
Is there an Indic approach to leading a good life? Most people think of Aristotle's Nicomachean Ethics which talks about the western notion of a good life. In our traditions and philosophy, the take is different but alludes to the universality that all humans feel when they contemplate a virtuous and good life.
Making peace with yourself
A year ago, at a friend’s milestone birthday, a group of us went around the table and talked about one thing that we wanted to change about our lives. How do you change yourself? Often, change comes with, or as a result of pain. You have a heart attack and you change your eating habits.
About Kerala for Going.com
A travel story about Kerala for a largely American audience
Bar hopping in Bangalore: an authoritative guide
Here then is an incomplete guide to what beer and wine you can drink in Bengaluru.
Journeys of Faith: India Currents
About a Bharatanatyam dance performance based on my book, Food & Faith.
How to love in your 50s, 60s and 70s
Forget love. The glue that makes a relationship stick is how you fight and forgive. Do you sulk when wounded? Do you go silent? Or do you shout and scream?
Being single in Bangalore
Has lack of qualification ever stopped Indians from volunteering opinions? No, right? I say this as preamble since I, a married woman, am talking about the single life in Bangalore.
Has beer overtaken wine in India?
Bangalore has about 85 brewpubs. It doesn’t have a single wine bar. Go into The Bier Library on a Friday evening and you’ll have to wait in line for a seat. Why is this so?
Science and Song
The sun is sacred to most old cultures and now this central figure has begun his long march north, beginning a period of renewal, rejuvenation and auspiciousness, all symbolised by a new harvest.
New Year resolutions
I think a New Year’s resolution is an expression of hope. It is built on the idea that this year, finally, we will tick off all those things that we have been yearning to conquer.
The good life: taking stock of 2023
My definition of the good life is typically Indian. It involves a contradiction. To me, the good life is about a life of the senses and a life of the spirit: what we call in Sanskrit as bhoga and yoga. I would argue that each of us has a version of this.