As you step into the well-designed drawing room of actor VENKATESH it’s hard not to miss the portrait of the great thinker Ramana Maharshi.

“That’s an uncommon photo in a film actor’s office!” we exclaim. Bang comes the retort, “Who else, other than him?” And by way of explanation he talks about his spiritual quest which began almost 17 years ago.

Spiritual pursuit

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