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Journey of Shivatva By Yogi Ishan WHOEVER MADE THIS WORLD HAS BEEN VERY KIND TO ALL OF US. OUR BODY, OUR SOLAR SYSTEM, OUR PLANET – EVERYTHING WITHIN US AND AROUND US IS A MIRACLE. WE NEED TO TAKE SOME TIME OUT AND OBSERVE IT. AT LEAST JUST ONCE IN OUR LIFE. GIVE IT A DAY. GIVE IT A WEEK. TRUST ME; YOUR LIFE WILL CHANGE IF YOU WITNESS THE MIRACLE. W ho am I? Ishan Mukherjee? Nah, Nah! That is just a name, just a couple of words, one of which came from my ancestors (my surname), and the other one came from my mother’s devotion towards a particular deity (Lord Shiva). In India, a lot of people get named like that. Some of them have no meaning at all. Like someone truly said, what’s there in a name? Indeed, I totally agree. A name is just a name, a bunch of words, which are very useful to get an identity card. In the modern world, you are identified by your face. You are identified by your fingerprint, your iris, and your name. You are identified by your surname, your race, your gender, March 2019 www.yogicherald.com 55