13th April

Completed morning program. Spent the day reading magazines and newspapers. Krthikeyan wrote the following letter inviting us to witness the preparation and taste the 14 course health food :

"It is a universally accepted fact that healthy eating is key to good health. It is more true especially when more and more people are suffering from preventable lifestyle diseases like diabetes, high BP, cholesterol, stress, cancer, ulcers and ailments of the kidney, heart, liver etc. A rare opportunity is being created to witness and experience preparation and tasting of a 14 course healthy and delicious raw / semi-cooked food. This service is being demonstrated by Dr. Gangadharan, DNYS (Doctor of Naturopathy and Yogic Sciences), from Santhigiri Ashram, Kerala (Santhigiri Ayurveda and Siddha Hospital, Shivalik, Malvyanagar, New Delhi). He does not need a kitchen to prepare a healthy feast of 14 different items made of select vegetables, fruits and beaten (desiccated) rice. The human body is created with perfection and it can remain so till the very end, if we adhere to the right lifestyle, eat the right food in the right manner, in right quantity and in right time. You are being cordially invited, as a dear friend of the family and  also as one who believes in living responsibly in tune with Nature." Attended the preparation and tasted the 14 course health food at Karthik's residence, Anandlok, South Delhi. Venita accompanied. Retired to sleep at about 11.15 pm.