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Anaadi Foundation
Jan 20, 20162 min read
Contentment not Comparison: Mahabharata Katha
In our day to day lives, we see so many people around us depressed and sad because they feel that they haven’t done as good as another...


Anaadi Foundation
Dec 28, 20153 min read
Savitri: A Tapaswini Unparalleled: 2
Savitri was silently counting the days and grew anxious about the fateful day that Narada had mentioned. When the day was four...


Anaadi Foundation
Dec 27, 20152 min read
Savitri: A Tapaswini Unparalleled: 1
India is known for great Rishikas and women with exceptional capabilities. Savitri is one such woman who is a Tapaswini...


Anaadi Foundation
Dec 20, 20152 min read
A Journey through the Sky: Planetarium program at school
Yesterday I had the opportunity to interact with students of Chandrakanthi Public School on Astronomy and Indian Sciences....
Anaadi Foundation
Dec 15, 20151 min read
Handling Family Conflicts: Insights from Mahabharata
We have all gotten used to the idea that family means conflicts. We notice elders around us casually say “In a family, fights and...

Anaadi Foundation
Dec 10, 20151 min read
Fasting and Penance
In the Indian context, Upavasa is of immense importance. Fasting or abstinence from food is a part of Upavasa. Upavasa is much...

Anaadi Foundation
Dec 6, 20152 min read
Leadership Qualities: Mahabharat- Shanti Parva
The Shanti Parva of the Mahabharatha, which is the longest book and having the most number of verses, has excellent insights on...


Anaadi Foundation
Dec 2, 20151 min read
Leadership Qualities: Narada Maharishi to Yudhishtira
Mahabharath is filled with stories of great kings and queens known for the valor, intelligence, strategy and expansive vision. It...
Anaadi Foundation
Nov 30, 20151 min read
Qualities of a student: Part 1: Mahabharat Katha
The Mahabharatha has wonderful stories about Acharya (teacher) and Sishya (disciple/student) relationship. One such unique...


Anaadi Foundation
Nov 21, 20152 min read
Sound and Silence : Part 3
It so happened that a person wanted to experience the inner silence and he found that his home was a place of disturbance — his...

Anaadi Foundation
Nov 17, 20152 min read
Indigestion at multiple levels
Through our various youth-based programs: Mahabharata Sadhana, Joy of Learning and Dynamic Yoga sessions, we have had the...
Anaadi Foundation
Nov 16, 20151 min read
Spiritual Retreat Program in Rishikesh
Founder of Anaadi Foundation, Shri. Adinarayanan explains how attending the Paramanandanubhava Retreat program in one of...

Anaadi Foundation
Nov 12, 20152 min read
Are Marriages made in heaven?
It is often convenient to believe that marriages are made in heaven because we don’t have to take personal responsibility for...

Anaadi Foundation
Nov 11, 20152 min read
Sound and Silence: Part 2
In the previous post we looked at Vaikhari, the grossest form of sound i.e speech. Today we shall look at Madhyama from the...


Anaadi Foundation
Nov 4, 20152 min read
Sound and Silence: Part 1
For the past few years, I have been spending sometime in silence during the summer and winter. I have spent a 100 days on silence...

Anaadi Foundation
Nov 2, 20151 min read
‘It is all about expanding the imagination of students’ — Anaadi Foundation Mentioned in The New Ind
Anaadi Foundation was featured in today’s newspaper The New Indian Express’s Edex edition. Founder, V Adinarayanan, was...
Anaadi Foundation
Oct 30, 20152 min read
Draupadi: Woman Leader par excellence : Mahabharat Katha
The Mahabharat is full of deep and insightful conversations. The Draupadi-Satyabama samvada appears in the Vana Parva of the...


Anaadi Foundation
Oct 29, 20152 min read
The Slaying of Sisupala: Mahabharat Katha
The slaying of Sisupala happens in the Sabha Parva of the Mabharatha. Sisupala was the son of Damagosha, a chedi king. He was...
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