A flour-and-sugar king with a peppercorn nose A fairy tale about a princess. When it was time for her to get married, she was introduced to many – let’s say hundreds, thousands of suitors. But none of them was good enough for her. So she … Continue readingThe Princess, King Pepper, and the Intractable Nature of the Hunter
A lot more than a year ago There is a term now for people who practice yoga alone at home. It’s ‘home practitioner.’ Sounds straightforward, if you forget that once upon a time, a large number of people who practiced yoga in India did this, … Continue readingA Personal and Mutable TimeLine of Ashtanga Yoga’s #Metoo ‘Crisis’
Rationalizing revisiting The first time you visit a place, you know it by sensory perception – it feels like concrete, smells like grass, tastes like fermented fruit. The second time is like eating the entire fruit, pips and all; the hard skin, the bitter seeds, … Continue readingThe Hostile State of the Balkans
Escape When I was nineteen, I made my first non-familial trips out into the world that was accessible with an overnight bus or train from Bangalore. Gokarna was the second place I visited, during that time. That first cutting of the thread, or cord, is … Continue readingLearning How to Leave Gokarna