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Heart of Yoga, August 6, 2020 By Rosalind Atkinson Uppaluri Gopala Krishnamurti (9 July 1918 – 22 March 2007) “The greatest living yogi I have ever met,” Krishnamacharya said of U.G. Krishnamurti. The fact that Krishnamacharya recognised U.G.'s realization of yoga is profoundly significant. Krishnamacharya, who was deeply informed of humankind's wisdom traditions from primordial to modern times, considered U.G. a living example of yoga, of which there are very few. U.G. brought clarity to the heart of yoga. Raised by a philosophical grandfather who was deeply involved in the Theosophical Society, as a young man U.G. became a spiritual seeker for many years. He studied with Sivananda for seven years (until he found him hypocritically eating banned pickles in the cupboard in the middle of the night). He visited sages such as the great Ramana Maharishi, but was unimpressed by religious models that posed that some people were enlightened and others weren't, which he later calle...

“If anyone, anywhere has understood me, it's Goldie.” –UG The Indian Quarterly By Nasreen Munni Kabir The Anand Brothers—Chetan, Dev and Vijay—were a class act. From the late 1940s, they made Navketan (their production company) into one of the most distinctive banners of its time. Not only were their productions popular, they also nurtured new talent and took risks in their choice of film subjects. Vijay Anand (known by all as Goldie) was the youngest brother. A student of English literature, he was a formidable screenplay writer, actor, producer and film editor, but it is his work as a director that has made a special place for him in Hindi cinema history. His first film, Nau Do Gyarah (1957), bears all the touches of a delightful storyteller. His masterly grip over content and form led to a long and varied career. Working with a great team of cinematographers, composers, lyricists and choreographers, Vijay Anand brought out the best in his actors. Few could rival his abilities wh...