How Indian Spirituality Was Repackaged and Sold Back as Self-Help

Girish Shukla Times Now August 1, 2026 Vivekananda carried Vedanta to Chicago in 1893. A century on, a buyer in Delhi purchases the same philosophy back, condensed into a paperback and priced at a considerable mark-up. 'Think Like a Monk' landed in India in September 2020 at number one on the bestsellers lists in India. Its author, Jay Shetty, was born in London and works out of Los Angeles. The…