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A Poem, Nicholas Roerich and Falling in Love with a Himalayan Village

Published by Narayan Kaudinya

It was a memory
devbhoomi, I went through
This journey, I grew

Narayan Kaudinya

Hi, I am Narayan Kaudinya. And i welcome you on this journey, the Road to Nara ! I am an Ethnographer and a practicing Indologist. I did my masters in History and further learnt Sanskrit, Yoga and Nerve-therapy. At 24, pushing most academic sounding, office sitting works away, i felt compelled to know and understand the world and my country, Bharat/India. I travelled, and as it happened i took up teaching in Kashmir and further up in the remote villages of Baltistan in the foothills of Karakoram Ranges. For around three years and many states later there came a time when i felt that it was only while teaching i learnt how to laugh, to see, feel, breathe, love and cry -with children, and mostly resource-less parents in the harshest-freezing border conditions. I write, and work as a documentary photographer and Filmmaker, with numerous published, exhibited and some awarded stories. In my travels and life i have let nature lead me, the divine mother, and as a Yogin, my resolve here is to share my experiences and thoughts as honestly, and through them to blossom in everyone the power and possibility in pursuing your breath, that you seek your true nature with courage and curiosity. Here, on this road i will share my spirit, my love for nature, the elements of life that are us. And in doing so, i'll be happy to see you along.

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10 Years to an Insane Assignment Of Life ‘River Of Heads’

It’s been 10 years of those 10 electrifying current-passing days for what brought seeing to my spirit. Even today...

by Narayan Kaudinya

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Continuing from FINDING Brahma Kamal: The Divine Flower Seat of Brahma: Nara on a four day trek to Rudranath...

by Narayan Kaudinya

Days in the Hidden Valley of Mandal and a Small trek to Ma Anusuyadevi Temple : A...

While studying culture and ancient practises in the Higher Himalayas.Continuing from Pandava Forest and the Brahma Kamal : The...

by Narayan Kaudinya

In the Wake of Dastardly Terrorist Attack In Pahalgam

Most of you who have followed me for over four years might know how close my relationship with Kashmir...

by Narayan Kaudinya

A Special Valentine’s Day Story of One Beloved Diamond more Precious than the...

There is a story that is commonly told in Britain that the colonisation of India – as horrible as...

by Narayan Kaudinya

The STORY OF INDIA in 75 Independent Years

Today is 15th August. It is a date with destiny. A total of 6 countries got Independence on this...

by Narayan Kaudinya

At War, with the truth. With Afghanistan and her Killers: A photographic Essay of...

I wasn’t really planning to write anything, after The Sins of America any more of whatever turned out in...

by Narayan Kaudinya

The Untold Tantric Powers of the Yoginis of the Kamakhya Shaktipeeth

Unlike other temples, Kamakhya Temple doesn’t house traditional murtis of Yoginis. Instead, Yogini Pithas (sacred spots) are scattered around...

by Narayan Kaudinya

How an Old Man Taught Me to Reach the Tower of the Eternal Bliss, the Mystery of Fire...

I had a quick two-day tour to Haridwar with parents. A meeting with a Guru was arranged and they...

by Narayan Kaudinya

Mind, Meditation and Expectations

by Narayan Kaudinya

The Phenomena Of Mind or Conquering The Internal Nature: Raja Yoga

Since the dawn of history, various extraordinary phenomena have ben recorded as happening amongst human beings. Witnesses are not...

by Narayan Kaudinya