My heartfelt gratitude to all my brothers and sisters, friends, and well-wishing elders for your warm greetings that made my birthday truly special.
Your immense love, affection, and continuous support have given me the motivation and enthusiasm to work with even greater dedication for the welfare, safety, and prosperous future of all sections of our society, especially Tamil Nadu's farmers, youth, women, and children.
I remain forever indebted to your love and trust. Once again, my sincere thanks to everyone.
In defense of Indian 🇮🇳 democracy!
During Prime Minister Narendra Modi most successful visit to Norway a minor incident happened. A Norwegian journalist demanded that the prime minister starts holding press conferences. She claimed that Indian democracy is in bad shape.
May be its time to pause? May be its time to be a bit curious to the world’s largest democracy?
Two weeks ago five Indian states and territories held elections. The turn out in the battlefield state of West Bengal was 94%. In the last local election in Norway it was 62%, in many European local elections turn out is below 50%. Can voting in massive numbers be a signal Indians trust their democratic process?
In the same election BJP won big in Assam and West Bengal. It lost even bigger in Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Can this diversity be a signal that Indian democracy is reflecting the will of the people?
The journalist referred to a democracy ranking putting India at 157 in the world, behind many dictatorships and deeply troubled states. When a ranking is so obviously contrary to common sense, why not ask critical questions to those making the ranking rather than demand that leaders shall comment on nonsense? I recommend Salvatore Babones book “Dharma democracy”. The book debunks convincingly the flawed methodology of these rankings.
It was referred to a ranking claiming it’s very dangerous to be a journalist in India. Reality is that it is more dangerous to be journalist in the US and far more dangerous in the vast majority of other nations in the world.
Let’s be real. India is not perfect. Of course there are incidents. India has a population the size of North America, South America and Europe combined. But India is much more peaceful than Europe or the Americas. That’s remarkable - given the ethnic, language and religious diversity of India and the many development challenges.
Unless we consider democracy a form of government only suited for some very small, peaceful and homogeneous Western European nations, may be we should commend Indian democracy?
India is the only major former UK colony which became and has remained a democracy. Its sometimes claimed that the Brits taught India democracy. If that was the case why isn’t Myanmar or Pakistan or the Gulf kingdoms democracies??? Reality is that Indian democracy is both homegrown and extraordinary successful.
Congratulations and my very best wishes to Manikandan & and to @ChennaiBlitz for rewarding and mainstreaming rural talent. This recognition will inspire and accelerate the scaling of Isha Gramotsavam across rural Bharat. Blessings to everyone involved in striving to make this happen. -Sg
Congratulations to the Tamil people for your enthusiastic participation in the electoral process! Most heartening to note your care and concern for the wellbeing of your state. The steady rise in voting percentages with every election is a proud testament of the maturing of Bharat as a Democracy. -Sg
Congratulations to all the officers from the Indian Defence Forces on completing the ‘Train the Trainer’ program for Classical Hatha Yoga. Hatha Yoga will equip you with balance & clarity to gain mastery over the most important tools in your possession - your body & your mind. Our gratitude and best wishes to all of you for your service to the Nation. Blessings. -Sg @adgpi@indiannavy
Trekking near Mussoorie. Was drenched from the rain. Cold. And this lady invited me for some hot tea. It’s those with little to offer that are the always the most generous.
Her young daughter had just come from her local school and we had a long discussion on AI !! Which she was already learning ..
She told me how she was going to use AI to help her mother run shop more efficiently .. and how she was using the AI portal at her school to help her father rediscover his love for music, and how she was already using AI to prepare herself for medical school in the future .. for she wanted to be a doctor and allow her mother to retire .. for she had laboured all her life to support her kids ..
Tomorrow India AI Impact Summit will be inaugurated by Hon PM @narendramodi .. and everyone who is anyone in AI in the world will be there. Especially from the West.
And the discussions will be about the Trillions of Dollars that are being spent on LLM’s and massive data farms .. and how India may have missed the bus there.
But they forget Indian ingenuity .. after all we defied all such prejudices and managed to put the Mars Orbiter at a cost less than Hollywood could make a film on Mars!
They also forget that the incredible rise of AI will come from the bottom of the pyramid. Not from the top.
it’s young people like this little girl who need to use AI to better their lives. And will flock to it .. it’s this vast population of imaginative, creative and ambitious young people like her that will be the ultimate users of AI.
And will make India one of the biggest leaders and developers of AI in the world ..
#AI #IndiaAIImpactSummit2026 #India #IndianCreativity
Our gratitude for you and Amruta, Shri Devendra Fadnavis ji, for spending the Mahashivratri night here with us. Adiyogi is not of the past but of the Future. The tools & technologies he offered to transcend our physical & psychological limitations and realise our Ultimate Nature is the way forward for Humanity. Much regard & Blessings. -Sg @Dev_Fadnavis@fadnavis_amruta
Life is generous to those who know how to receive. Those who know how to make the most of it experience Fulfillment. On this Full Moon of Fulfillment, may you be open to life’s generosity. #SadhguruQuotes
Agricultural lands constitute the largest land area; placing them under green shade is critical to cooling the land. Tree-based agriculture is not only among the simplest ways to mitigate ecological impact of global warming, it has proven to tremendously boost farmer income & is the way forward for ecological and economic sustainability. Let’s make it happen. -Sg @PMOIndia@AgriGoI@CpSavesoil #CauveryCalling #SaveSoil
1974 to 1978 I studied in Sri Ramakrishna Misson Vidyalaya, Coimbatore.
Reason to go there :
City colleges fees: Rs 1000 to 3000.
Hotel fees : 200 per month.
In SRMV: (25 kms from city)
College fees: 300
Hotel fees : 75 per month.
Reason to travel by train:
I could not afford even that Hostel fees.
I found a Govt Harijan hostel in city which was free.
But bus fare was 60 paise one way. Monthly Rs. 30.
That also sounded too costly.
A passenger train used to run in that route and its student quarterly pass was Rs. 7.
Reason to talk about this platform:
Train
In: Dep : 5:50 am. Arrival: 6:25 am.
Out: Departure: 6:10 pm. Arrival 6:45 pm.
College started at 9:00 am. Ended any time.
Time to kill:
6:30 am to 9:00 am.
Any time to 6:00 pm.
Average daily 6 hrs.
What I did:
Sat in this Railway platform and studied Maths Physics Chemistry
How did I get BARC job:
My 1000 days and 6000 man hours intense focus on Avagadros, Ohms and Pythagoras
Those days my mother was only earning member of family. Rs. 3 a day. So I had to do all sacrifice to get a degree without denting her arithmetics much. She gave her 4 bangles to pay my college fees.
What I wish to say is:
“Fortunately I was poor”.
Be it college or Career or business
“Patience, Focus, Frugality and Discipline “ Gives slow but sustainable success.
I took my wife to show how a railway platform made a Scientist. Pic :2015.
https://t.co/xIg6RKSOI7
The Uru Chipaya have thrived for 3,000 years. Now, they are on the brink. 🚨
Without water and with soil turning alkaline, an entire civilization is disappearing. It’s time to act.
#SaveSoil#ConsciousPlanet#Bolivia#ClimateAction@SadhguruJV
Free Cremation Service Across Tamil Nadu for Below Poverty Line Families, formally inaugurated in Chennai by the Honorable Minister for Municipal Administration, Thiru K. N. Nehru. Speaking at the event, the Honorable Minister commended Isha Foundation's longstanding service, noting that Isha-managed crematoriums have facilitated over one lakh cremations, ensuring dignity and proper procedures.
Holistic wellbeing should be the foundation and purpose of education. It is most apt to introduce Ayurveda, among the oldest holistic healing systems in the world, to our children as part of the academic curriculum. This will not only encourage curiosity & wonder about the human mechanism, it will offer children the opportunity to experiment and experience how their body, mind, emotions and energies can be primed for physical, mental and spiritual wellbeing. Congratulations to @ncert on this wonderful initiative. -Sg
Lionhearted! A victory that the Sport will remember & celebrate for a long time! Hearty congratulations Jemimah Rodriguez, Harmanpreet Kaur & Team Bharat for embodying the audacity of rising Bharat. Best Wishes & Blessings. -Sg @JemiRodrigues@ImHarmanpreet