Lakshmi and Idlies

Guruji

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December 4th 2008
I just paid my fees for another month of yoga at the shala. It’s expensive (~$350). More than I pay for a month of rent for this fancy apartment. Conveniently, the shala is located next to a bank, so I didn’t have to walk far with the literal wad of cash (atm spits Rupees out in R500 bills, so $10 bills). I heard they built the yoga shala next to the bank so they didn’t have to wheelbarrow ... read more

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more