Dr Ananth Nalabanda

Dear friends, Sairam. 🙏 Recently, my sisters and I had the blessing of celebrating our mother’s 85th birthday. It made me reflect more deeply on the extraordinary bond between a mother and her child—and prompted me to explore what modern science actually tells us about this connection. The result is this article, “Hiraṇyagarbha: The Mother, the Child and the Biological Memory of the Womb.” I explore the fascinating science of microchimerism—how cells can pass between mother and child and...

Introduction During one of my recent meditations, I felt an inner guidance from the Divine Mother encouraging me to explore more deeply—and to write about—the relationship between sexuality and spirituality. Sexuality is an integral part of human existence, yet it remains a subject that is rarely discussed openly within many spiritual circles. Where discussion does occur, it can sometimes be surrounded by embarrassment, secrecy, misinformation and beliefs that have been passed from one...

There are moments in life when we realise that divine protection is not merely a matter of belief — it is something deeply lived, felt, and experienced. For me, Lord Hanuman has never been a distant mythological figure confined to scriptures or temples. He has been a living presence — silently guiding, strengthening, warning, and protecting me through some of the most important phases of my life journey. As I look back today, I can clearly see that His grace was operating long before I...