Religious Experiences in America

I have been blogging about religious spaces outside of America, primarily because like everything else religion is a very organised field in the US and there is not much flexibility like it is in India. I talk more about India because I have travelled extensively in my home country and I am aware of the […]

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There are couple of things that one must take care of while in the US. These include insurance for life, health, home, vehicle, etc; pay taxes on time so IRS is kept at bay and the most important thing be on the right side of law. It is well known that law enforcement is […]

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When I was in India one of my favourite weekend getaways was in the heart of rural Bangalore (my hometown). Bevooru a small non-descript village sited deep in the countryside about 18 km from the nearest highway was one of my favourite places. I would like to write about the beautiful and serene village located […]

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This is the sixth blogpost under this topic, I hope my readers are not getting bored. I always get excited when I study complex societal patterns, intriguing religious practices and traditions and ancient monuments. Since this blog is related to religious experiences I would like restrict my postings to monuments related to religion.
In this essay […]

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When someone mentions the word “Gurukul” one tends to think of ancient India where the concept existed centuries ago. In the tradition of Gurukul, students as young as 7 would leave home and go and live with the Guru or the teacher as part of his family and learn till they were 16 or older. […]

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