Despite having many Hindostani friends, I always thought that Yoga was only meant for Asians who wanted to withdraw from the world and spend their lives in a Himalayan cave. To me Yoga was incompatible with a hectic Western lifestyle. I was born and raised in the multicultural South American country of Suriname and my […]
Prof.em. Dr. Ir. Gerrit Broekstra (author), Milady A. Cardamone (translator) Like all traditional festivals, the Diwali ‘festival of lights’ takes place once each year, lasts a very short period of time, and is celebrated through rituals and traditions in the joyful environment of family and friends. In this year 2020 of the pandemic the Diwali […]