Even in the best of times, Indians are never short of sanctimony and self-righteousness but there has been an oversupply of both since the outbreak of #Coronavirus. The virtues of ‘Namaste‘ as a form of greeting—folded hands as opposed to a physical hug or handshake—has been extolled ad nauseam, even briefly inspiring a BJP IT…
Tag Archives: Yoga
Reading a paper without getting your feet wet
The 15th international yoga festival was held in Pondicherry last month, and blogger Ursi showcases one of the many brilliant posters on view. Link via Boing Boing
How a world-class yoga photograph was shot
This breathtaking black-and-white photograph of yoga artistes from the yoga capital of the world (Mysore), shot by Tomasz Gudzowaty and Judit Berekai of Poland at an akhada in the religious capital of India (Benares), has just won the third prize in the World Press Photo Contest 2008 in the “Sports Features-Single Photo” category. The intercontinental…
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