Pandit Sethuraman learnt yoga from Yogacharya Sundaram, mastering many yogas. Sri Sundaram aged 53 was very fond of Panditji, a knowledgeable and sincere student who at that time was only 29 years old.
One fine morning, Sri Sundaram came to our house and handed over an invitation saying that this was the first invitation to be distributed for a yoga Seminar. Expecting an audience of over 10,000 people, he said that the event was going to be the most prestigious moment in his life.
Panditji, on opening the invitation and seeing the chief guest’s name, couldn’t help but grimace. He immediately asked Sri Sundaram why he had invited C.Rajagopalachari / Rajaji as the Chief Guest adding that there were many other people...
Monthly Archives: June 2018
In 1947, when panditji was waiting in the tuticorin railway station along with many of his clients who had gathered there to bid him farewell, one of the them walked up to him with a man. Introducing the young man as M.Yusuf, a loyal and hardworking employee who had lost his father at a very young age, he requested panditji to bless him. Upon hearing his name, panditji felt a sudden urge to change his name and did so after talking to him about his background and life for a while.
He advised him to write his new name, A.E.M.Yuseff 32 times a day, every day without fail. To the shock of the client who had introduced the young man, also...
Late Maharaja of Gwalior Jivajirao Scindia was a good friend of my father. He had great regards for my father for his extraordinary knowledge. My father had stayed as a special guest in his palace for three months.
He often used to say that my father should one day meet M.Visweswarara who was once Divan of Mysore and an eminent engineer. At that time M. Visvesvaraya was 85 years old and he was the industrial advisor to Gwalior Maharaja. My father said I am only 22 years old and Visweswaraya is 85 years old. He may not pay keen attention to what I am saying owing to my age.
Maharaja said, do not think like that. Sir. M.V . Will...