This is my World

Mr. Jagadeesh, to some Jakki Vasudev and others Sadhguru, was introduced to me by a friend who shared one of his videos with me. It was about Hinduism and we seemed to share some non-mainstream ideas on that topic. Curious, I went ahead and watched some more of his videos on Youtube. I felt the man spoke sensibly, had a way with words, knew when and what to joke about and exuded confidence. After a few videos, he got repetitive to me and I moved on. This must be three or four years ago.  About a year ago (December 2015), when the floods struck Tamil Nadu, some of my friends were looking to ship some relief material to Cuddalore, the town that took the most damage. We were looking for ways to ship the goods and someone suggested Isha. When I approached one of my friends at Isha, he mentioned that anything shipped by Isha will be distributed under the name of Isha. We had no problems with that. Our main concern was to get the things to those who needed them. We did not bo...

Among the many freedom fighters of South India who were written out of history by the historians of India, Theeran Chinnamalai is one of the most important. His dispute with the British began when he tried to help the farmers on whom heavy taxes were imposed by the British. The dispute grew over the years and it ended when he was put to death by the British. This article is a small biography of his life. Chapter 1: Early years Theeran Chinnamalai was born as Theerthagiri on April 17, 1756. He was the second of the six children of Rathina Sarkkarai and Periyaatha. He had an elder brother-Kulandhaisamy, three younger brothers-Thambi, Kilothar and Kuttisamy, and a younger sister-Parvatham. His grandfather, Kottravel  Sarkkarai  Mandraadiaar  ( மன்றாடியார்),  belonged to the Palayakottai pattakkaarar family that controlled large tracts of land around Paalayankottai.  Kottravel  Sarkkarai was still childless after two marriages and adopted two sons to take ...