Published at “The Speaking Tree”, The Times of India, July 8th 2023 Spiritually in nutshell the concept of Ardhnarishvar can be defined as the “Totality that lies beyond duality”.  In Literature and philosophy, the idea of duality emerges when these studies talk of two types of consciousness experienced in the inner core of one’s being […]

Published: March 15th, 2023; Speaking Tree, The Times of India https://www.speakingtree.in/article/fruit-for-longevity   Life flows in a vast Heraclitan flux in which glory and darkness co-exist. In the journey of life boththese phases have a significant role to play.   Many a times the inner or  outer storm leaves behind a flood of light and at that […]

Published Feb 2021; The Speaking Tree, Times of India : https://www.speakingtree.in/article/silence-makes-longevity-possible The majestic peaks and deep valleys of the Himalayas silently call us and leave us speechless with their magnetic charm; so does the bewitching beauty of the Saharan desert. The sound of crashing ocean waves may comfort us, but it is the ocean’s unfathomable […]

https://www.speakingtree.in/article/the-eighteen-puranas-727624 The Puranas have revitalised and revolutionised spirituality propounded in the Vedas and Upanishads, and made it all-time relevant, writes ALKA NIGAM The vast Vedic Vangmaya is a  treasure trove of everything that is lofty in Hinduism.  Since much of this ancient religious knowledge is a result of direct experiences of seers rather than a single author and conveyed […]