Swami Vivekananda, the great Hindu pioneer and diplomat to the United States who helped drive the modernization of India, once said, “Arise, awake. Stop not till the goal is reached.” The North South Foundation under Dr. Ratnam Chitturi’s direction has continued Swami Vivekananda’s mission in uniting Indians of many different ...

By Gaurav Rastogi I have been traveling for the last three weeks, and have been reading the Gita on my flights, making hastily scribbled notes that are impossible to “un-scribble” when I’m trying to key in my wit and wisdom. So now I have three chapters worth of reading to write about. ACTION, WISDOM AND RENUNCIATION Chapters 3-5 flow into each other, and much of it seems to repeat. Chapter 3 (Karma Yoga- yoga of action) talks about the way to achieve freedom from endless karma. In Chapter 4 (Gnana Yoga – yoga of wisdom), Krishna shares a deeply held secret about wisdom and sacrifice. In Chapter 5 (Sanyasa Yoga – the way of renunciation), the differences and similarities between Yoga and Renunciation are clarified.

By Rohini Mohan Put a bunch of Indians in a room together and once we’re done talking about food (sorry that always comes first!) we’ll gravitate towards the topic of our Filmi Duniyan. Boy, do we live vicariously through our cinema! And what a hot button topic it is. It truly transcends all barriers. Bollywood- the great connector of 1.2 billion people.