In Profile

T.M.P. Mahadevan

Among the distinguished scholars who came under Bhagavan’s influence was Professor T.M.P. Mahadevan, one of India’s foremost exponents of Advaita Vedanta. An internationally renowned philosopher

K.K. Nambiar (Part Three)

As K. K. Nambiar’s devotion to Bhagavan deepened, the emphasis of his spiritual life gradually shifted from ritual worship towards the conviction that God dwells

K.K. Nambiar (Part Two)

About the time Bhagavan completed the Malayalam translation of Ramana Gita in the notebook Nambiar had brought to him following the remarkable dream we heard

K.K. Nambiar (Part I)

K. K. Nambiar was a Keralite who came to Bhagvan in 1932, while serving as an Assistant Engineer at Salem, about 120 kms from Tiruvannamalai.

Venuammal’s Sri Chakra

Venuammal, Echammal’s younger sister, was a committed devotee and did service in the days at Virupaksha. She came to Bhagavan at an early age, having

Swami Ramanagiri (Part III)

In the first two issues we saw how Ramanagiri came to India after a long search marked by solitude, moral seriousness, personal loss, and dissatisfaction

Swami Ramanagiri (Part II)

In the last segment, we began with a brief glimpse of Swami Ramanagiri’s transformative encounter with Bhagavan during the Mahasivaratri celebrations of 1949. After weeks

Swami Ramanagiri

On the night of 26th February 1949, during the Mahasivaratri celebrations in the Old Hall, a young foreigner sat in Bhagavan’s presence

Colin Turnbull

Devotees of all walks of life appeared at Bhagavan’s feet seeking solutions to life’s many challenges.

Balarama Reddy (pt. I)

Balarama Reddy first met Bhagavan in the 1930s and later reflected on his extraordinary fortune in spending many years in the Sage’s presence. He was

Balarama Reddy (pt. III)

In the last segment, Balarama Reddy recounts how he settled near Palakottu in the late 1930s, and how he received advice from Bhagavan following thefts

Balarama Reddy (part II)

In the first segment, we saw how Balarama Reddy first met Bhagavan in 1933. It was an encounter that left a lasting impression.

Avudai Akka

A life broken by loss can mark the beginning of a new way of seeing. When the familiar collapses and the heart is stripped of