I have been known as a crank, faddist, mad man. Evidently the reputation is well deserved. For wherever I go, I draw to myself cranks, faddists and mad men. Andhra has its fair share of all these. They often find
Those who have been following what is being written in these columns on balanced diet will not have failed to understand the vast importance of bran which we simply throw away and give to our cattle. I do not grudge
What can be and should be aimed at are common dishes for common people. I believe that we should be able to accommodate ourselves to the food eaten in the provinces other than our own. I know that this is
It is waste of money and ‘good’ taste to cook these leaves or tubers. The vitamins contained in these vegetables are wholly or partially lost in cooking. Take up any modern text-book on food or vitamins, and you would find
Rice is the most important cereal grain in the diet of more than half of the human race. It is used especially in the wettest parts of the world. It has never found much favour in the United States but
I dealt with rice. Let us now take up wheat. It is the second most important article of diet, if not the first. From the nutritive standpoint, it is the king of cereals. By itself, it is more perfect than
Raga music incorporates a basis, a stable platform in which one finds refuge and stability of mind. Certain satisfaction, belongingness, relief dwells in the concept of Swarit or Sa which makes the listener and musician feel that ‘we need to
A good deal of explanation is necessary here. We have to understand what Chitta is, and what the Vrittis are. I have eyes. Eyes do not see. Take away the brain centre which is in the head, the eyes will
When Srikrishna reveals to Arjuna the greatness of His creation and the manner in which He has built it out of His being by a reconciliation of logical opposites, he says “Pasya me yogam aishwaram”, Behold my divine Yoga. We
The flowering of meditation is goodness, and the generosity of the heart is the beginning of meditation. This is important because in meditation, if you want to go into it very deeply, unless one is aware of the senses, they
