Author Profile: Shakti Maira
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Beauty and Nature • Shakti Maira
Issue 283 • March/April 2014 • Small is the New Big > Undercurrents
An interview with scientist Rupert Sheldrake
To fit together • Shakti Maira
Issue 282 • January/February 2014 • Benevolent Universe > Undercurrents
Ruth Padel talks about beauty, harmony and conceptual art
Beauty: A Way of Life • Shakti Maira
Issue 281 • November/December 2013 • Protecting the Countryside > Undercurrents
Satish Kumar on the trinity of truth, goodness and beauty
Beauty and Sustainability • Shakti Maira
Issue 280 • September/October 2013 • A Green Manifesto > Undercurrents
Vandana Shiva on the connection between beauty and ecology
Science and Beauty • Shakti Maira
Issue 278 • May/June 2013 • Natural Wealth > The Arts
In part three of his Beauty Dialogues, Shakti talks to scientist Pushpa Bhargava
Beauty is Long-term Utility • Shakti Maira
Issue 277 • March/April 2013 • The Quiet Revolution > The Arts
Part two of the Beauty Dialogues, featuring Roger Scruton
Patterns of Beauty • Shakti Maira
Issue 276 • January/February 2013 • The Tipping Point > Undercurrents
India artist and thinker Shakti Maira asks Fritjof Capra what he means by beauty
Nature's Essence • Shakti Maira
Issue 272 • May/June 2012 • Catalysts For Change > Reviews
Review of On the Origin of Beauty: Ecophilosophy in the Light of Traditional Wisdom
Art's Evolutionary Roots • Shakti Maira
Issue 268 • September/October 2011 • What Comes Next? > Reviews
Review of The Art Instinct
Eternal Beauty • Shakti Maira
Issue 261 • July/August 2010 • Sustaining Life > Undercurrents
Investigating the nature of beauty.
System Reboot • Shakti Maira
Issue 260 • May/June 2010 • On Being Human > Reviews
Review of bazaars, conversations & freedom
Short Story - Postponed Mangoes • Shakti Maira
Issue 256 • September/October 2009 • Exploring Consciousness > Regulars > Short Story
Day after day the most delicious mangoes would be harvested, but none eaten.
The Ananda Experience • Shakti Maira
Issue 256 • September/October 2009 • Exploring Consciousness > Reviews
Review of Beauty.
A Master Key • Shakti Maira
Issue 253 • March/April 2009 • Economics of Place > Undercurrents
Understanding the real meaning of beauty.
ZONES OF PEACE • Shakti Maira & Swati Chopra
Issue 224 • May/June 2004 • The Heat is On > Feature Articles
Samdhong Rinpoche: Effecting change quietly, slowly and nonviolently.
THE END OF MANGOES • Shakti Maira
Issue 219 • July/August 2003 • A time to heal > Feature Articles
The desertification of delight.
BUDDHIST AESTHETICS • Shakti Maira
Issue 217 • March/April 2003 • Myth of Prosperity > Feature Articles
Exploring inner beauty through rhythm, balance, proportion and harmony.