Panchamahabhuta — the five great elements Facebook  ·  X  ·  Write to me →

Click any photograph to see it full size.

Sixth National Conference on Shivambu
Sixth National Conference on ShivambuTwo days of talks on Shivambu and non-violent therapies. Jodhpur district, Rajasthan, 19–20 April 2014.
Filming for The Moaning of Life
Filming for The Moaning of LifeThe Sky television crew at work in Kolkata for Karl Pilkington’s series. October 2014.
The crew at home after filming
The crew at home after filmingLunch with the family once the cameras were packed away. October 2014.
The five elements and the three energies
The five elements and the three energiesExplaining how the five elements map onto vata, pitta and kapha. Samta Bhavan, Howrah, July 2018.
Welcomed at a conference
Welcomed at a conferenceReceiving flowers at the opening of a gathering of practitioners.
Nagaur Nagrik Sangh, Kolkata
Nagaur Nagrik Sangh, KolkataA session during the association’s golden jubilee year at Jadulal Mullick Road.
Speaking to a gathering
Speaking to a gatheringSmall rooms and long questions — where most of this work actually happens.
The audience at the same session
The audience at the same sessionMost of those who come to these talks are managing something chronic themselves.
Youth awareness camp, Siliguri
Youth awareness camp, SiliguriAddressing a full hall at the GoodLife yuva jagriti shivir. Siliguri, West Bengal, 11–12 January 2020.
Receiving a memento at Siliguri
Receiving a memento at SiliguriWith the organisers at the close of the two-day camp. January 2020.
Early morning practice
Early morning practiceA dawn session of breathing and meditation at a Jain hall in Kolkata. July 2019.
After the morning session
After the morning sessionParticipants at the end of the same programme, an hour and a half later. July 2019.
Talk at a Jain mandal
Talk at a Jain mandalOn natural living and the elements. October 2016.
The organising team, Shree Mahavir Jain Mandal
The organising team, Shree Mahavir Jain MandalThe volunteers who put the programme together. October 2016.
A memento after the talk
A memento after the talkPresented at the close of the session on the five elements. July 2018.
Deepavali Priti Sammelan
Deepavali Priti SammelanBehind me, William Osler’s line: the person who takes medicine must recover twice. November 2015.
Morning at a nature cure centre
Morning at a nature cure centreFellow residents at the start of the day. October 2013.
With fellow practitioners
With fellow practitionersMany of the people who taught me most were considerably older than me. October 2013.
Speaking on the pillars of nutrition
Speaking on the pillars of nutritionOne of the earliest sessions I have a photograph of. November 2013.
A workshop for a company
A workshop for a companySessions on water, sleep and daily habits for office staff. Kolkata, May 2018.

Photographs are from my own collection. If you appear in one and would rather not, please tell me and I will remove it.