The above quote was written by Abraham Barak Salem. He lived in the section of Cochin known as Jew Town. He was an Indian nationalist and a Zionist, a lawyer, and a politician. He has a street named after him. In fact, I found the above quote on a [...]
Greetings from South India. I am finally able to post this blog on a fantastic bird sanctuary we visited earlier on this trip. There are times in life when getting up at the crack of dawn is worth every second of deprived sleep! Such is the experience when going [...]
This is a story about shoes, a spiritual pilgrimage, and an extraordinary man. It happened a few years ago when I was teaching daily yoga while on tour with Spiritual India Journeys to South India. We were en route to Madurai and we stopped for a visit to the [...]
Written from Kanchipuram, just completed/edited: As I write, I think I hear the monkeys squabbling outside my window. Maybe not. I mean, wouldn't they be asleep at this hour? My curtains are drawn shut because it is only 4:30am. Jet lag has me up at this hour. If I [...]
Hello from Chennai, South India! I arrived at the Chennai airport yesterday, tired beyond tired. We went through immigration, collected our luggage, found our driver, and checked into our hotel around 4am. After a relaxing shower, it must have been 5am by the time I slipped into bed with [...]
