Tag: India

Unshaken as Himalayas
Soul + Body
Breathe In

Unshaken as Himalayas

For centuries, yoga adepts and spiritual seekers have been heading to Rishikesh, a small city in northern India. Przekrój editor and yogi Agnieszka Rostkowska followed in their footsteps to talk with Sandeep Pandey, one of the most renowned yoga teachers in the Himalayan Yoga tradition.
Agnieszka Rostkowska
Find the Inner Teacher
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Find the Inner Teacher

Kirti Gahlawat, a winner of multiple world championship medals in yoga, discusses respecting limits in yoga and how to find a good teacher, along with much more.
Agnieszka Rostkowska
Oh My Dosha
Soul + Body
Wellbeing

Oh My Dosha

Ayurveda encourages us to live in harmony with our true natures. Agnieszka Rostkowska speaks with Ayurvedic physician Dilbag Jindal about how to find the path that is right for you and how to achieve a balance.
Agnieszka Rostkowska
Before It All Begins
Soul + Body
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Before It All Begins

From Kenya to Peru, India to Korea, sunrise brings with it different kinds of beginnings—across rainforests, beaches, and metropolises.
Paulina Wilk
29th March 1857
World + People
Science

29th March 1857

On this day in 1857, a young Indian soldier in an infantry regiment of the British East India Company decided to take a stand against his British masters. His actions kickstarted a major rebellion.
Adam Węgłowski
All the Religions of India
World + People
Dreams and Visions

All the Religions of India

Although predominantly Hindu, the Indian subcontinent is the birthplace of four major world religions—and is tolerant of many more.
Maciej Wesołowski
A Beautiful Mind
Soul + Body
Breathe In

A Beautiful Mind

The great Bengali polymath was an intellectual giant; a poet, thinker, social reformer, and much more, who reshaped the culture of his homeland.
Paulina Wilk
The Babus of Nayanjore
Art + Stories
Fiction

The Babus of Nayanjore

A short story by the Bengali polymath about the clash between different classes and generations—and between tradition and modernity.
Rabindranath Tagore
Where Trees Devour Houses
World + People
Dreams and Visions

Where Trees Devour Houses

The capital of West Bengal is a young city that appears unable to escape the memory of a more prosperous past. Yet slowly but surely, Kolkata is changing.
Paulina Wilk
Stray Birds
Art + Stories
Opinions, Art

Stray Birds

A selection of illustrated short poems, written by the great modernizer of Bengali art and culture.
Rabindranath Tagore