A collection of essays written by me to celebrate my understanding of life.
I trust you will enjoy reading them as much as I did writing !
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Books & Series
68 dialogues weaving patterns from abstractions on the tapestry of Science & Spirituality. Published in infinithoughts (2008 to 2015)
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Dialogues from Indian mythology as they unfolded in my mind’s eys. Written in 2004; published by GIRI in 2015
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A series of articles on holistic wellbeing published in the monthly magazine of the Andhra Chamber of commerce since 2023
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A series of articles on holistic fitness and wellbeing published in Food & Health (2012-2016)
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A series of articles on physical literacy published in The Hindu Young World (2014)
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In search of that elusive balance of Yin & Yang… Published as a series in infinithoughts between 2002 & 2003
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What is that invisible anvil that shapes us to become who we ought to be? Written in 2003-2005
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Our words define what we perceive! We ought to choose them wisely…
written & presented by Gita Krishna Raj Founder, Maverick Physical Literacy; National Head, SPEFL - PEPS; India Ambassador IPLA Presented at the International Conference on Physical Education & Sports in perspective of National education Policy & Vision 2047 at The Lakshmibai National Institute of Physical education, Gwalior India, on March 15th, 2024. Click here to...
FROM A HUMAN BEING TO BEING HUMAN PROPOSING A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK TOWARDS AN INDIAN APPROACH TO PHYSICAL LITERACY Paper presented at the International Conference on Physical education and Sports Science (ICPESS) in February 2021 Click here to download pdf Abstract: Physical education and sports are gaining traction and becoming a compulsory part of the Indian...
Spirituality for the growth of the Nation By Gita Krishna Raj I had the blessed privilege of directing a 52 part television series on the life of Swami Vivekananda in 2014. During the course of research for the same, I chanced upon so many little incidents that are awe inspiring. On one occasion, Swami Vivekananda...
Water boils at 100 degrees centigrade. That is a fact and can be verified by anybody. ‘This water is too cold’ is an opinion. It varies for each individual. Facts can be proven True or False. But opinions cannot be proven right or wrong! Very often we forget the difference between the two. We argue,...
I was introduced to the concept of God when I was very little I guess, for I don’t remember not knowing Him. Coming from a fairly religious family, we had our share of rituals and customs that we happily and eagerly adhered to as kids. I remember my paternal grandmother performing Puja well into the...
‘Evolution is based on difference, not on equality. Every person carries a somewhat different genetic code, and is exposed from birth to different environmental influences. This leads to the development of different qualities that carry with them different chances of survival... all men evolve(d) differently...’ As I read these words in the book ‘Sapiens -...
‘Full many a gem of purest ray serene the dark unfathomed caves of ocean bear Full many a flower is born to blush unseen and waste it’s sweetness on the desert air’ ⁃ Thomas Gray’s ‘An elegy written in a country churchyard’ Many a story told with splendour Many re-enacted with aplomb Yet deep hidden...
The Science and Non-Duality (SAND) forum is one I have watched and followed since 2012 with a lot of excitement - revelling in the sheer novelty of the conferences they hold for dialogues between scientific research and spiritual unfoldment. Their logo of ‘Aum = MC2’ was so precisely on point with my own convictions...
Poster presented by Gita Krishna Rajat the Science and Non-Duality conference (San Jose, 20th October 2017) SAND17 US - AN EMERGENT UNIVERSE Abstract: Imagine a railway track where the two parallel tracks never meet. And yet they are so entwined that they always exist together – never the one without the other. This has always...
Cambridge ! A city where the unknown manifests into the known; where visions become reality; aspirations strive for perfection & the divine intervenes for realisation... The birthplace of many a revolutionary thought backed by concrete action that has impacted the whole of humanity... Considered one of the most academically selective institutions, Cambridge is ranked the...
I wrote this in my journal in February 2003... " As I sat one afternoon with my lunch at Yelagiri hills during my first spiritual retreat (January 26th to February 1st 2003), I saw the breeze gently sway a blade of grass even as a little ant was moving across it. The sight prompted a...
Swami Vivekananda is world renowned for having represented the Hindu faith in the Parliament of religions in 1893. His address at Chicago is considered the turning point of modern understanding of the Sanatana Dharma. His exposition and representation from there on revolutionised the outlook of the world to Indian thought and ethos. To briefly highlight,...
