Mayur Pathak

Art of living teacher, volunteer. Devotee. Cyber Security Business leader. Nothing is impossible. Believe. Never say Never! Just do it! Stay Inspired!

[Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar @Gurudev]

Was awarded the Luxembourg Peace Prize for Outstanding Inner Peace by the @SchengenPeace Foundation and the World Peace Forum, in the presence of members of parliament, diplomats, and other dignitaries in Luxembourg.

[महावीर, ಮಹಾವೀರ, Mahavir @Mahaveer_VJ]

He is one of the richest people in India — Anand Deshpande. He recently entered the list of billionaires with billion-dollar wealth. He is the founder of Persistent, a multinational software company. The company, which has 53 offices across 18 countries, recently did a ‘Griha Pravesh’ / housewarming at yet another new location.

When you hear “software company”, what comes to mind is usually ‘Western culture’. But Persistent is an exception. See this photo. They entered the new place by performing a Satyanarayan Puja in the traditional Indian/Hindu way. In this company, holidays are given only for Indian festivals — meaning Hindu festivals, and specifically Marathi ones. So the New Year holiday isn’t on 1st January, but definitely on ‘Gudi Padwa’. No holiday for Christmas, but there _is_ a holiday on both days of Ganesh Murti Sthapana and Visarjan.

In Hinjewadi, Pune, the office has 4 towers named after Rigveda, Samaveda, Yajurveda, and Atharvaveda. The 2 towers of the office near Nal Stop are named after ancient Indian scientists Pingala and Aryabhata. The office building on Senapati Bapat Road is named Bhagirath. And inside the buildings, references from the Vedas are displayed on the walls at various places.

Just saying “Hindu culture is great” doesn’t achieve anything. To uphold its greatness, you have to send that message through action — and this company has done that, time and again. I’ve experienced the work culture here closely (I worked there for 2.5 years). Let me tell you a small thing: even though it’s an IT company, the women members here celebrate traditional customs like ‘Haldi-Kumkum’ with great joy. Even Satyanarayan Puja is performed properly. And despite all this, Persistent stands at a completely different peak in the IT sector. Last quarter, revenue was a whopping ₹1,491 crore.

The people working here aren’t called ‘employees’ but ‘members’ of the Persistent family. With over 15,000 members worldwide, this company’s turnover runs into hundreds of crores. We know Ratan Tata for “simple living, high thinking” — but Marathi Anand Deshpande Sir is an equally inspiring personality. (By Deviprasad, an ex- employee of Persistent)

[Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar @Gurudev]

Thousands participated in an evening of wisdom and meditation in Luxembourg.

[sumit kalra @sumit1kalra]

कर्नाटक के मंत्री प्रियांक खड़गे कह रहे हैं आरएसएस की फंडिंग कहाँ से होती है... इसकी जांच होनी चाहिए

मैं आपको निजी अनुभव बताता हूँ.. बचपन मे मैं अ��ने गांव में शाखा लगाता था... शाखा साप्ताहिक लगती थी... तहसील विस्तारक जी आते थे.. सरल भाषा मे समझाऊं तो एक संघ के सीनियर (तहसील लेवल के अधिकारी) आते थे...

शुरुआत में तो वो बस से आ जाते थे लेकिन फिर उनके पास पैसे खत्म हुए तो किसी की सायकल मांगकर आते थे...

हम लोगों ने चंदा एकत्रित करके उन्हें उनकी निजी साइकल दी थी... उम्र में मेरे हमउम्र ही थे फिर भी हम सब उनका बड़ा सम्मान करते थे... उनके खाने की व्यवस्था सभी स्वयंसेवको की रहती थी... कभी एक स्वयंसेवक के घर.. कभी मेरे घर.. और कुछ स्पेशल नही जो घर पे बनेगा वही... वो पहले से बताकर नही रखते थे कि इस हफ्ते किसके घर पे खाने वाले हैं... ताकि कोई स्पेशल न बनाने लगे उनके लिए..

बस शाखा खत्म होने के बाद पूछते थे कि फलाने जी आपके घर पे खाने आएंगे आज कोई दिक्कत तो नही... बस उनका भोजन हो जाता था..

कई दिन एकाध टाइम दिन में खाकर रात में भूखे ही सो जाते थे...

एक स्वयंसेवक के पुराने घर मे एक कमरे में उनका निवास था...

गांव में स्वयंसेवको की संख्या अच्छी खासी हो गयी थी। भाईसाहब ने बताया कि प्रशिक्षण शिविर लग रहा है जिला लेवल पे..

तो मेरे एक गांव के ही भाईसाहब ने अपने खर्चे पे मेरा और बाकि बच्चो का टिकिट कराया...

7 दिन का शिविर था.. जिसे प्रा��ंभिक वर्ग कहा जाता है संघ की भाषा मे...

सुबह चाय नाश्ता दोपहर में खाना और शाम को नाश्ता और रात का खाना मिलता था...

बातचीत में जानकारी मिली कि ये खाना बनाने के लिए सामान शहर के घरों से मांगकर लाया गया है...

जिसे वरिष्ठ स्वयंसेवक ही अपने हाथों से बनाकर बड़े प्रेम से खिलाते थे...

जो स्वयंसेवक है वो आपको बता देगा संघ में कितना भी बड़ा पदाधिकारी है उसे कोई वेतन नही मिलता है...

जितने भी कार्यक्रम आप सं��� के देखते हैं ये स्वयंसेवक अपनी मेहनत और चंदे से ही करते हैं...

आप किसी भी बड़े लेवल के संघी पदाधिकारी से पूछिए.. कितने पैसे मिलते हैं..

वो हंसेगा और कहेगा भाई मेरी गाड़ी में जो पेट्रोल डल रहा है वो भी अपने निजी पैसे से ही डल रहा है...

विपक्ष गलत फील्ड सेट कर रहा है... संघ को गाली देने से कोई फायदा नही होने वाला...

जो 1 दिन भी शाखा गया है वो जानता है... वहां क्या सिखाया जा रहा है... देश भक्ति के गीत.. खेल... मातृभूमि से प्रेम.. इसके अलावा आजतक कभी नफरत वाली बात मैंने नही सुनी...

बड़े बड़े कार्यक्रम में उपस्थित रहा हूँ... समाज के लिए काम करो बस यही सीख मिली है...

70 सालों तक सरकार में रहे हो तब संघ पर गलत फंडिंग सिद्ध नही कर पाए... अब तो रहने ही दो बेटे... जो जांच कराना वो कराओ मीडिया में आकर बकचोई पेलने से क्या होगा...

जो संघ आपातकाल से नही डरा.. तुम जैसे मंत्र�� से डरेगा सोच रहे हो तो बड़ी भूल में हो...

इतने बड़े बड़े कार्यक्रम देखते हो.. ये सब स्वयंसेवक अपनी मेहनत से.. जो संघ को मानते हैं उनसे थोड़ी थोड़ी मात्रा में चंदा लेकर करते हैं...

और हां संघ के पदाधिकारियों को हल्के में लेने की कोशिश मत करना...

जिस की दम पर तुम उड़ रहे हो उससे पूछ लेना संघ क्या है.. जय राम जी की!! ���🙏🏻

[Mayur Pathak @max_mayur]

@ShivAroor अवसरवादी पार्टी

[Mayur Pathak @max_mayur]

Dear @IndiGo6E, please stop feeding your corporate travelers with the inedible bread roll/sandwich or whatever you call it and unheard of corn/xyz munchies. We are better off starving than eating that. And while you fix it, enjoy this view I captured while landing in Bengaluru 😊

[Indu Viswanathan @indumathi37]

I thought I should write something really measured and accessible explaining why this headline from @nytimes is so misleading. I wanted to do it in a way that would make sense to people who don't already see the problem. So first, I meditated. You know, to calm down.

Then I looked at the headline again and thought: WHAT THE ACTUAL REFRIGERATOR.

Okay, breathe in...and out.

To begin with, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj is not a "new" hero to Indians and Hindus. That's a laughable proposition. Even I know that, and I grew up here in the United States before the internet. This is like saying George Washington is a new hero to Americans. Buildings, airports, train terminals, roads, universities, and public institutions have borne Shivaji's name for decades. Long before the current administration took office. So the question is not whether Shivaji is actually a new hero. The question is why the Times would frame him that way.

And this is where media literacy becomes useful. Notice the language. Not "new memorials have been built." Not "additional statues have been commissioned." Not even "Shivaji statues have become more common." Instead, we are told that statues of Shivaji are "rising across India." It is a fascinating choice of verb because statues do not normally "rise" in journalistic writing. Movements rise. Armies rise. Extremism rises. Threats rise. The word "rise" transforms what could have been described as commemorative acts into something vaguely threatening. The image it conjures is almost cinematic: Shivaji statues menacingly erupting from the earth across India like something out of a Marvel movie.

What makes this especially frustrating is that there are genuine debates taking place in India about history, textbooks, colonization, historical memory, and the representation of Hindu civilization. Some scholars and members of the public argue that post-Independence narratives minimized aspects of Mughal conquest, neglected Hindu resistance movements, or failed to adequately account for Hindu civilizational contributions. Others disagree. But these are real debates, and they are neither new nor confined to one political party.

In fact, Americans should find this entirely familiar. We revise textbooks all the time. We revisit historical narratives. We argue about whose stories were centered, whose stories were marginalized, and whether previous generations of historians got important things wrong. We understand that academic consensus is not infallible and that history is constantly being reexamined as new evidence emerges and new questions are asked.

Yet when these debates about Indian history are translated for Western audiences (often by Indians themselves), they often become a much simpler story: the Hindu right is resurrecting forgotten heroes for political purposes and to oppress the minorities. The problem is that Shivaji was never forgotten in the first place. The debates themselves disappear, replaced by a narrative that is far easier for Western readers to recognize and consume.

This is why bias is often less about outright falsehoods than about framing. The article does not simply describe Shivaji Maharaj. It encourages readers to understand him through a very particular lens: not as a historical figure who has occupied a central place in Indian historical memory for centuries, but as a symbol recently manufactured by "the Hindu right." Yet Shivaji was never forgotten. The framing tells us far more about how the Times wants its readers to view contemporary India and Hindus than it does about Shivaji himself.

Of course, for those of us who have been paying attention to how @nytimes covers India and Hinduism for a long time, this distorted reportage isn't out of the ordinary.

Absurd? Yes. Intellectually dishonest? Absolutely? Clearly seeking to manufacture negative public associations regarding the third-largest religion in the world? 100%

Surprising? Not even a little bit.

[Ashu @muglikar_]

In the last 3 months I experienced something surreal. In my hometown Omerga, there was a victim of a fire incident. They come from an extremely poor family. In one hour their entire world turned to ashes.

Myself and my brother did our best to help the family in our own way. Gave them a place to stay and provided ration etc. Being an extremely exceptional case, reached out to @_PriyaKhan mam to see if some assistance can be provided.

The collector did their findings.
Tehsildar Panchanama was done.
Police Panchanama wa done.
Report was shared.

All done in professional and swift manner.

Hon'ble CM Sir @Dev_Fadnavis ji was kind enough to help this distressed family in such extremely tough times.

Nowhere did anybody get upset, irritated. They only gave patient hearing. Today the assistance was sent to victim family.

Seriously boss, I felt so good. My CM is such a kind person. His team is so kind. So patient. So attentive. I have no words. Frankly I have nothing to say.

Thanks a lot CM sir. Thanks a lot CMO team.

Bas thanks. I have no words. 🙏

[ANI Digital @ani_digital]

Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar visits Baku; Ambassador of India attends special event

Read @ANI Story |https://t.co/nXZ7qSxz35

#SriSriRaviShankar #Baku #ArtOfLiving

[Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar @Gurudev]

An evening of wisdom and meditation for the first time in Macedonia.

[Vijayan Swaminathan @vijswam]

Mate, I cannot agree more. Well said. 🫂❤🌍

🇬🇧 🇮🇳

[Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar @Gurudev]

Addressed senators and members of parliament in Romania - moderated by member of European Parliament Maria-Georgiana Teodorescu @MGTeodorescu

[Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar @Gurudev]

Congratulations, Hon’ble Prime Minister @narendramodi, on completing 12 years of service to the nation. Your leadership has strengthened India and taken the country to new heights. Through your unique ‘Mann Ki Baat’, you have stayed connected with the people, continuing to address their concerns and encourage their endeavours.

@PMOIndia
@BJP4India

[Swamiji @AOLSwamiji]

« KARMA » beautifully explained by @Gurudev (in a Scientific Analogy):

Our mind is like a sophisticated computer. KARMA is what we feed into it-the thoughts, impressions, habits, and experiences we input every day. Once fed, the same algorithms and patterns keep popping up automatically, influencing our reactions, tendencies, and life situations. 

You don’t have complete control over everything that appears on the screen-some past inputs (« Prarabdha Karma » ) will play out. However, you always have a choice: What do you focus your attention on? What new inputs do you provide? What actions do you take? These choices shape your future KARMA (« Agami Karma »). 

The good news? There is a powerful Delete button-Meditation !! It helps clear old, unwanted impressions, erase negative patterns, and create a cleaner, freer inner space. Through awareness, breathing practices, and meditation, Seva, Singing, Celebrations, you can reduce the grip of past karmas and program a more positive future. 

This modern analogy makes ancient wisdom practical: Your mind is programmable. Choose wisely what you feed it, witness thoughts without attachment, and use meditation to reset.

( Based on the Answer Gurudev gave during a public event in Bucharest, Romania 🇷🇴 )

[Harsh Goenka @hvgoenka]

As PM Modi becomes India’s longest serving Prime Minister, let’s count how he has reshaped the nation:

🛣️ Modi-rnized infrastructure- highways, railways, airports and ports at unprecedented scale

📲 Modi-fied payments- UPI transformed how a billion people transact

🏦 Modi-fied inclusion- Jan Dhan, Aadhaar and DBT brought millions into the formal economy

🏭 Modi-vated manufacturing- Make in India, PLI and a renewed focus on competitiveness

🌏 Modi-rated India’s global standing- a stronger voice on the world stage

Three elections. Twelve years. A billion aspirations.
India has been unmistakably transformed under Modi. 🇮🇳

[Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar @Gurudev]

Baku Congress Centre saw a vibrant participation in wisdom and meditation.

[Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar @Gurudev]

Soulful music, soothing meditation, and an interaction on “The Art of Surviving Turbulent Times” at the Grand Hall of the St. Petersburg Philharmonia.

[Gurudev Sri Sri Ravi Shankar @Gurudev]

A vibrant cultural evening at the Moscow Concert Hall, where thousands gathered for a session of wisdom and meditation.

[AstroCounselKK 🇮🇳 @AstroCounselKK]

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I lack civic sense.

They can overturn cars, burn streets,
and vandalize a city after a championship game.
I dance at an airport excited about my first foreign trip, and suddenly I am the face of poor civic sense.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I steal jobs.

They move factories across oceans,
shift profits through tax havens,
and automate entire industries overnight.
I study, compete, earn a visa, work 18 hours a day, sometimes multiple jobs and somehow I am the one stealing jobs and scamming the system.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I am everywhere.

I build your software,
treat your illness,
teach your children,
drive your taxis,
and open your stores.
The world became a village,
yet my presence remains a problem.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I am too loud.

The evening news screams outrage.
Political rallies shake entire cities.
The internet echoes with anger day and night.
I celebrate a wedding, a festival, a victory,
and I am told my joy is too loud.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I smell of curry.

The world smells of gunpowder,
of hatred,
of division,
of endless arguments about race and religion.
I carry the fragrance of spices from my grandmother's kitchen,
and somehow that is what offends.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I have no culture.

I come from a civilization that counted the stars
when much of the world was still learning maps.
I speak languages older than nations.
I celebrate hundreds of traditions,
yet I am told I have no culture.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I am backward.

I send missions to the Moon.
I build vaccines for millions.
I run companies across continents.
Yet a viral video of one fool becomes evidence against a billion people.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I worship celebrities.

I celebrate my favorite actor's success
with flowers, music, and a few glasses of milk.

Others worship influencers who sell outrage, turn every disagreement into a battlefield, and every opinion into a war.
Yet my celebration is the one that makes headlines.

I am an Indian,

and everyone says I gather in crowds.

We walk together in processions,
celebrating our faith, our culture, our traditions.

Everyone is welcome.
No shops are looted.
No neighborhoods are burned.
No one is threatened for thinking differently.

We sing.
We dance.
We pray.
And somehow our gathering becomes the problem.

I am an Indian,

and everyone says I bring my culture everywhere.

I light a lamp in a foreign land.
I wear a saree in the snow.
I teach my children the language of their grandparents.

Others build walls between neighbors,
argue endlessly over identity,
and forget where they came from.
Yet I am told I should leave my culture behind.

I am an Indian,

and everyone says I live in the past.

But my past gave me yoga,
mathematics, philosophy, meditation,
and the idea that the world is one family.

The future keeps borrowing from my past,
while telling me to be embarrassed by it.

I am an Indian,
and everyone says I should be ashamed.

Ashamed of my accent.
Ashamed of my food.
Ashamed of my festivals.
Ashamed of my traditions.
Ashamed of existing.

But I am not ashamed.

I am the child of farmers and philosophers,
scientists and saints, workers and dreamers.

I come from a land that taught the world
that truth can be many-sided,
that all paths deserve respect,
and that the entire world is one family.

Yes, we have flaws. Every nation does.

But judge me by my actions, not by your stereotypes.

For I am an Indian.

And before you tell me what is wrong with me, look honestly at what you have normalized in yourself.

For I am an Indian.

The world may mock my accent,
question my customs,
laugh at my celebrations,
and judge me through a thousand stereotypes.

Yet I stand tall.
For I belong to a civilization older than empires, a culture richer than prejudice, and a people whose spirit refuses to bend.

Jai Hind

[Mayur Pathak @max_mayur]

@Cricketracker RCB win the IPL back to back and NO ONE from their team is worthy of a call up? I dont understand @GautamGambhir's obsession with Harshit Rana. Bhuvi deserved a chance. Cant understand why Tilak gets a preference over Patidar.