Siddharth Negi

  The Profound and Unconditional Love of a Mother The profound nature of her love establishes the benchmark by which we will ever understand love because it existed prior to mental conception and verbal expressions or the ability to breath. The passion my mother shows is my original and everlasting affection. I experienced love before gaining awareness of what it truly meant while feeling her caress and perceiving her conversation and observing her gaze. She functioned as my original dwelling place as well as my main source of reassurance and my first maternal rhythm I became familiar with. From my very birth my mother provided me with protective shelter through her arms. I found comfort in her embrace during my tears and she doubled her laughter when I smiled. Throughout my first moments she walked beside me as the guiding hand that taught me my first steps and spoke the first words along with providing comforting arms that removed all my fears. Her perfume scent and laughter ...

Grace in Motion: The Power and Heritage of Kalaripayattu The rapid pace of technological society often damages ancient traditions yet a single image can instantly lead us to visit the origins of physical training and spiritual practices based on self-control and robustness. An image reveals a young woman in proper stance inside the holy grounds of traditional Kalari that serve as the training base for Kalaripayattu—the world's most ancient martial art. She maintains complete focus as she stands in a strong stance wearing traditional red clothing complete with a black pants ensemble and waist-wrapped red sash. The woman stands powerfully in a deep lunge with one foot while she holds onto her spear known as kuntham with control and elegance. The climate feels earthy due to orange-toned walls and a tiled floor which shows subtle lighting through its reflective surface. The session surpasses simple drills because it becomes an opportunity to connect spiritually while inheriting cul...