Which wolf are you feeding ?

Liberationist - Change Leadership

How to Stop Your Thoughts From Eating You Alive

by Gustavo Razzetti

The wolf you feed the most

 

"Drag your thoughts away from your troubles…. by the ears, by the heels, or any other way you can manage." — Mark Twain

There's a terrible battle going inside your mind right now, according to an old Cherokee.

There are two wolves inside us all battling to see who will take over. One is negative— full of anger, envy, resentment, greed, sorrow, judgment, inferiority, criticism, and doubt. The other wolf is good — full of joy, appreciation, love, kindness, empathy, understanding, confidence, compassion, and clarity.

This fight is going inside of you. Even if you don't notice it.

"Which wolf will win?" — You may ask, as this Cherokee's grandson did.

"The one you feed the most." — the wise grandfather simply replied.

Your thoughts are those two wolves. When you feed the negative animal, your mind loses clarity. You won't be able to get rid of the bad wolf. It exists within you for a reason. Personal growth is about accepting your entire self instead of hiding your flaws.

Taming the negative wolf, not killing it — that's how you neutralize your thoughts from causing pain and suffering.

 

Having a Thought Versus Buying into a Thought

    "The world as we have created it is a process of our thinking. It cannot be changed without changing our thinking." — Albert Einstein

Your thoughts can eat you alive.

Having emotions and thoughts is normal. Letting them take over your behavior, that's the problem. When you believe you are what you feel and think, you lose perspective as I wrote here.

There's nothing wrong with thinking. It helps us understand matters, make decisions, and solve problems. The issue emerges when your judgmental wolf takes over. That's when you look 'from' your thoughts.

Too much thinking can get you distracted. Your inner wolves can cloud your mind. Until they start eating you alive. Piece by Piece.

Amateurish drivers do not cause most chain reaction accidents. It's how fog affects our perception what provokes those collisions. Fog lowers contrast substantially, causing objects to become fainter and less distinct.

Your thoughts have the same effect as fog.

The "Mandelbaum Effect," the tendency of the eye to approach "resting" accommodation under conditions of poor visibility, clouds our vision. Since resting accommodation is relatively short, objects down the road will be out of focus.

Your inner wolves cloud your perspective too. Fueled by anxiety, fear, and stress letting your thoughts take over can drive to brain foggy (Foggy Head Anxiety Symptoms).

Driving in foggy conditions is risky. That's why it's wise to slow down. As the air heats up again, the fog slowly disappears, and your visibility gets back to normal. The reality didn't change while it was foggy, it simply affected your perspective.

Don't buy into your thoughts. Your inner wolves come and go, just like fog.

 

The Science Behind the Wolves We Feed

    "I think and think and think, I've thought myself out of happiness one million times, but never once into it." — Jonathan Safran Foer

Our state of mind is like a wild wolf. As Chögyam Trungpa, author of The Sanity we are born with, explains: "It contains memories of the past, dreams of the future, and the fickleness of the present. We find that to be a problematic situation."

You need to tame your wild wolf. Detaching from your thoughts is how to stop them from eating you alive.

'Defusion' is a term coined by Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) to describe the ability to separate ourselves from our thoughts. On the contrary, 'Fusion' means getting caught up in our thoughts and letting them direct our behavior.

In his book "ACT made simple," Russ Harris defines 'defusion' as:

    Looking at thoughts rather than from your thoughts

    Noticing thoughts rather than being caught up in them

    Letting thoughts come and go rather than holding on to them

Thoughts do not control our actions unless we allow them to do so. Remember not to overfeed your negative wolf. Neither your thoughts nor your emotions can determine how you behave. You are not what you suffer from, as I wrote here.

We can't escape from our thoughts (or emotions), but we can decide what we do in spite of them. Tame your internal wolves, rather than kill them.

Harris provides a practical exercise to experience this first-hand. Silently repeat to yourself: "I can't lift my arm." Say it over and over. Lift your arm up as you continue to say: "I can't lift my arm." So you lifted it in spite of your thoughts, right? But you probably hesitated though.

You are so used to believing what your mind tells you it that can easily mislead you. Becoming aware of the power of your thoughts is the first step towards defusing their influence.

 

How to Defuse Your Thoughts — Exercises

    "Life is a comedy to those who think, a tragedy to those who feel." — Jean Racine

You cannot control when your wolves attack, but you can avoid being eaten alive by them. When you react to what comes to mind, you allow your thoughts to disconnect you from the present moment, thus living in automatic pilot.

Mindfulness is the opposite of living on auto-pilot.

As the creator of the Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction, Jon Kabat-Zinn, says: "Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally." It's the practice of noticing the degree in which we are identified with our ideas and beliefs, creating a space for:

    Awareness, not thinking

    An attitude of openness and curiosity, not judging

    Flexibility of attention, not resisting

Mindfulness is not a distraction technique; it is not meant for you to avoid your thoughts. If negative feelings come up, notice them and move on.

Try these simple techniques to reduce your thoughts influence. See which one works better for you, tweak them, and make them yours. The purpose is not to silence your thoughts — or wolves — , but to prevent them from making you foggy.

1. Label your thoughts:

The practice of meditation is not to eliminate thoughts but actually be open to them. When you stop fighting your negative wolf, you regain control. When a thought shows up and wants to distract you, simply label it. Say "thought" or "wolf" to yourself.

You can apply this exercise even if you don't meditate.

2. Objectify your thoughts:

By turning them into an object — a wolf for that matters — you can neutralize your thoughts influence. Close your eyes and take a deep breath. Imagine your thoughts as a wolf. What color are they? How big are they? What kind of sound do they produce? How close are they? Start playing with your thoughts by changing the wolf's size, color, sound, and shape.

This visualization exercise helps me a lot when I feel distracted by multiple thoughts at a time.

3. Treat Your Mind as A Wolf:

Refer to your mind as if it was a wolf talking. "There goes my mind again." "I heard you, wolf, saying that before." "My inner wolf is always reacting and worrying."

The purpose of this is to listen to the voice of your mind as if it was coming from an animal, not from you. When others do the talking, it feels less personal.

4. Challenge Your Mind:

React with skepticism, don't buy into everything your mind tells you. "I'm not buying into that." "Really, how so?" "Who says so?"

When you challenge your thoughts, you stop accepting them at face value.

5. Turn Your Emotions Into a Noun:

Think about recent events when you were feeling sorry for something that happened to you. Share those moments with your partner, using an adjective to label you: "I lost my last two tennis matches, I'm a loser."

Every time you share something, the other person must reframe it by turning the adjective into a noun. The purpose is to spin your story positively: "You are not a loser, you just lost two matches in a row."

6. Categorize Your Thoughts:

Not all wolf attacks are equal. Calling out precisely what you are experiencing provides clarity. Also, by discriminating the type of thinking, will offer in-depth awareness and understanding. Every time you feel threatened by your wolves, say your thoughts aloud using one of the following formats:

    I'm thinking…

    I'm feeling…

    I'm believing…

    I'm remembering…

    I'm relieving…

    I have a physical symptom…

7. Have Fun:

Humor solves all our problems, especially those caused by our way of thinking. When we stop taking our internal wolves — and ourselves — seriously, we relax and stop reacting.

Here are some ways to clarify your foggy thoughts with a dose of humor:

    Play with your voice: experiment with different tones — a character, a kid, a comedian, a wolf, you choose.

    Treat your thoughts as a wolf: "my negative wolf is trying to get my attention by…" or "sorry negative wolf, I run out of food for you."

    Become a helicopter: imagine that you take-off and get higher and higher, taking distance from your thoughts.

    Change your lenses: imagine that you are using a pair of glasses that are cloudy. What happens when you use a new one and stop seeing through the fog?

    Create a song: turn your thoughts into cheesy lyrics, sing it aloud.

How do you deal with your inner wolves? How do you tame your thoughts?

Remember you become the wolf you feed the most.

Feluda: 50 Years of Ray’s Detective review — An impressive celebration of the iconic Bengali sleuth

To celebrate the golden jubilee of this fictional character, Sagnik Chatterjee has made a documentary film, unassumingly titled Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective.

Bhaskar Chattopadhyay

Jun 13, 2019 13:41:45 IST

Who would believe that it's been 50 years since a smart, sharp-witted, well-read Bengali bhodrolok detective, armed with a keen sense of observation, enviable analytical and deduction skills and a sense of humour that's as sarcastic as it is good-natured, had appeared on the literary horizon in our country? One who could achieve the unthinkable feat of giving competition to the seemingly inimitable popularity of another Bengali bhodrolok sleuth – one Mr Byomkesh Bakshi – who had ruled the imagination of readers for several years? Today, when you ask even the most casual reader of literature in West Bengal, chances are, they will name Feluda, not just as their favourite detective but by far the most popular fictional character in Bengali literature, even more popular than Byomkesh Bakshi. For the last 50 years, Feluda has been an integral part of the lives of all Bengalis – young and old alike. Just like the ilish maach, football, coffee house, Tagore, Park Street, and roshogolla, there's Feluda: an all-encompassing, omnipresent emotion that is so entwined with our day-to-day lives, that we have ceased to notice its existence. Why else do you think it comes as a surprise to us that it's been 50 years since Satyajit Ray introduced Feluda to us?
Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective review — An impressive celebration of the iconic Bengali sleuth

A collection of Satyajit Ray's Feluda stories published in April, 1980. Image via Facebook/Satyajit Ray- The Master Storyteller

To celebrate the golden jubilee of this fictional character, Sagnik Chatterjee has made a documentary film, unassumingly titled Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective. When I first heard of this film, I had my doubts about whether it would be able to capture – let alone celebrate – the many nuances of Satyajit Ray's immortal creation. I feared that a mere two hours may not suffice to reminisce the hundreds of facts and trivia that are associated with Bengal's poster boy of smartness, intellect and uber cool. Scores of books had been written about Feluda, I had read all of them with great enthusiasm, only to realise that most of them have not been able to do justice to the man and his creator. It is with a certain sense of scepticism, then, that I began watching Chatterjee's film. But I was pleasantly surprised to find that he had done a rather impressive job of celebrating the phenomenon called Feluda.

I can't think of an aspect of Feluda that Chatterjee's film does not address. Along with all the regular, much-talked-about facets of the stories, there are also important discussions on the illustrations, for instance, which Ray drew himself. How Feluda changed from being a slightly hesitant, slightly timid young man in the first story Feludar Goendagiri to the 'nerves of steel' that we know him to be today, or how Nishikanta Sarkar in Gangtoke Gondogol is, in fact, a precursor to Lalmohan Ganguly, or Jatayu, in the stories that followed, or how there's an inexplicably fake pace in the stories – one that gives the illusion of a relaxed reading experience despite a breakneck speed at which events unfold – many such priceless discussions are beautifully captured in the documentary.

Chatterjee also chooses to focus on the two Feluda films that Ray directed, and the one Feluda telefilm that he was closely associated with. Memories of the making of Sonar Kella are brought back as Ray's son Sandip and actor Kushal Chakraborty, who played a pivotal role in the film, go back to the 'golden' fortress where the film was shot. It must have been an emotional experience for them, especially to meet and talk to the shopkeepers inside the fort, who admitted to owing their livelihood to the legacy that Ray had left behind. The fact that hundreds of tourists flocked to the fortress every year, just to see the original location of the shooting, is evidence to the immense popularity of the character and his maker, and to the indelible impression that the story and the film had left on several generations of readers and audiences.

Sagnik Chatterjee also interviews many actors, writers, illustrators, editors, directors and others closely associated with the Feluda brand. But in a masterstroke of filmmaking, he cleverly intersperses these interviews with those of people who have no apparent or organic connection with Feluda, just to show how far and wide the popularity of Feluda has spread. What I did not quite like in the documentary though is the clearly inordinate amount of time that has been spent talking about the more recent adaptations of the Feluda stories. Anyone who has been a true Feluda fan over the years is aware of the problems these films suffer from, and it was a pain to sit through these boring bits of an otherwise beautifully crafted documentary.

The cinematography by Pinaki Sarkar and Subodh Karve, and the sound design by Nihar Samal deserve a special mention. The camerawork, in particular, is commendable. I was also awestruck by the magnificent editing by Sujay Dutta Ray, who gave the film a certain pace that can best be described as the 'Feluda' pace, albeit we are referring to a more modern version of the super sleuth. What is really heartening to know is the fact that barring exactly three members, Feluda: 50 Years of Ray's Detective is the debut film of the crew. That is one impressive feat.

In the end, I must talk about the dangers of nostalgia, as I often do. Did I like Sagnik Chatterjee's film merely because it brought back beautiful childhood memories of summer afternoons spent with Feluda books strewn all around me? Did I like his film simply because it reminded me of the goosebumps I had felt on seeing Feluda, Topshe and Jatayu chase a train on the back of camels sprinting through the barren deserts of Rajasthan? Or did I like the film simply because it is a good film? I gave it a lot of thought and came to the conclusion that no matter how much I tried, it was impossible for me, even as a critic, to separate the two. Half the battle was won for Chatterjee when he chose to make a documentary on Feluda. What was really nice to see is that he did a wo

Predictive Analytics for good health

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/health/microbes-in-body-could-help-predict-future-health/article27355256.ece



We share our bodies with trillions of microbes that are critical to staying healthy, but now scientists are getting a much-needed close look at how those bugs can spur disease.

A single test to see what gut bacteria you harbour would not tell much. Research published on Wednesday found that repeat testing spotted the microbial zoo changing in ways that eventually may help doctors determine who's at risk of preterm birth, inflammatory bowel disease, even diabetes.

At issue is what's called the microbiome, the community of bacteria, viruses and fungi that live on the skin or in the gut, nose or reproductive tract.

"The instability of our microbiome might be an early indicator of something going awry," said Dr. Lita Proctor, at the National Institutes of Health.
A hot field

Microbiomes start forming at birth and are different depending on whether babies were born vaginally or via C-section. And they change with age and different exposures, such as a course of antibiotics that can wipe out friendly bacteria along with infection-causing ones.

For a year, a Harvard-led team tracked 132 people with conditions such as Crohn's disease and some healthy people for comparison. As the diseases wax and wane, so does microbial activity, researchers reported in the journal Nature. Surprisingly, many times a patient's gut microbiome changed radically in just a few weeks before a flare-up.

Some of the microbes produce molecules that keep the intestinal lining healthy, likely one reason the disease worsened when those bugs disappeared, Proctor said.

Also in Nature, a Stanford University-led team tracked 106 people for four years, some healthy and some pre-diabetic. Up to 10% of pre-diabetics will develop diabetes each year, but there's little way to predict who.

The researchers did quarterly tests for microbial, genetic and molecular changes, plus testing when the volunteers caught a respiratory infection and even while some deliberately put on and lost weight. Not surprisingly, they found a list of microbial and inflammatory early warning signs of brewing diabetes.

But most interestingly, people who are insulin-resistant showed delayed immune responses to respiratory infections, correlating with tamped-down microbial reactions.

Mumbai's iconic 'blue' Knesset Eliyahoo Synagogue open to public, after year-long restoration

India Neerja Deodhar Feb 10, 2019 10:16:42 IST

Kala Ghoda is the sort of neighbourhood that inspires Mumbai-centric prose. Art galleries, a museum, warmly-lit cafes and street art define its ethos. And yet, the building that seems to rouse the most intrigue in tourists and locals is the Knesset Eliyahoo Synagogue. Its blue-coloured exterior would make it seem like it is merging with the sky above, or it would make the building stand out against adjacent structures, depending on the time of the day.

But the synagogue is blue no more. Following year-long restoration work, it now wears the colours indigo and white, and is open for the public.

"It's very much a Classical Revival building, and it has been planned like a typical Baghdadi Jewish synagogue," says Abha Narain Lambah, the principal conservation architect of the project. The restoration work was undertaken by the JSW Group, Sir Jacob Sassoon & Allied Trust, Kala Ghoda Association and the World Monument Fund.
synagogue-4


From past to present

Jacob Sassoon, the grandson of businessman-philanthropist David Sassoon, built the Knesset Eliyahoo Synagogue in 1884. It was designed by the British architectural firm Gostling & Morris, and was to cater to the local Baghdadi Jewish community.

Kala Ghoda was specifically chosen as its location, so that the people living in areas nearby, stretching up to Colaba (where many Iraqi Jews lived), could reach it on foot.

"It was built to augment prayer services for this sub-community of Jews," says Solomon Sopher, chairman and managing trustee of the Sir Jacob & Allied Trust. Now, the city's Baghdadi and Bene Israel Jewish communities, as well as Jews from countries outside of India, visit the synagogue.

A sum of its parts

"In terms of architectural style, we find similarities between the synagogue and the Bhau Daji Lad Museum, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's head office, and Elphinstone College. There's an overlap particularly between the Bhau Daji Lad Museum and the synagogue; painted stencil bands have been found in both structures," Abha explained.

The synagogue has neo-Classical and Gothic-Victorian architectural elements. Corinthian columns, a triangular roof on the external façade, semi-circular and segmented fenestrations, and cast-iron panels are notable features, as are its stained-glass panels, which feature flora and fauna motifs native to India.



The Bechal or Ark, containing the Torah scrolls, faces west towards Jerusalem, and the prayer hall is along an east to west orientation. Services are conducted from a centralised podium, built in the Sephardic, eastern Jewish tradition. The exterior is made of Porbandar stone, and Minton tiles imported from Stoke-on-Trent were laid into the floor of the synagogue's interior.

Abha was always clear that the post-restoration structure should be as close to the 19th-century design as possible. Before the restoration, the inside of the synagogue was painted blue. "We peeled off layer after layer of paint to find the oldest colour palette – the original one that was used – and decided to repaint the interiors using those colours," Abha explains. Research and development had to be undertaken to make new paints that would match the original shades used for the interiors over a century ago.

Indigo and white paint were chosen for the exteriors because they wanted an authentic colour palette – shades that are naturally occurring. "Oral history often takes over narratives, and it is as important as tangible history. People know it as the 'blue synagogue'," remarked Abha. It's possible that though the colours of the structure have changed, people will still call it by its old name.

The inside of the synagogue is bathed in a soft, golden light. The original lights made in cast-brass, adorned with embellishments, are the only element in the building to undergo a change. "Originally, it would have been lit by gaslight because it was built before the time of electricity. Now they have been replaced by electrical chandeliers," Abha said.
synagogue-1


A holistic transformation

Roof repairs had to be undertaken to make the building structurally secure, and this was the first task taken up. Abha found that seepage had taken place through the walls. The original religious symbols which had become obscured under layers of blue paint, such as grapevines, citron fruit and the Star of David, have also been restored.



Central to Abha's vision for the project was that it must be holistic in nature. The funding to restore the synagogue had come as far as 10 years ago from the World Monuments Fund under the Jewish Grant Programme, but it was not adequate for the whole project. "The funds were enough only for the stained-glass panels. But I was very clear that we would only touch the stained glass when we are assured that the building is safe. Otherwise, you are paying lip service if you restore something that is fragile, if you ignore structurally distressed flaws," she explained.

Both regular maintenance and restoration are necessary for heritage buildings, Abha says. In her opinion, the community to whom the building belongs is the best stakeholder for regular maintenance. "Having said that, every hundred years, when you need major structural repairs and interventions, it does need one-time assistance."

The question of funding

The total cost of the restoration was five crore rupees, and the stained glass panels (restored by Swati Chandgadkar) cost 20 lakh rupees. The biggest challenge, Abha says, was to find a sponsor. "This is a hurdle in our country, for those buildings which are not government-owned and which are religious. Since the Jews are a small community in Mumbai, they could not fund the restoration work themselves… There are so many such unsung buildings in the city."



Minton tiles

In such a scenario, corporate funding seems to be a necessity when it comes to ensuring heritage structures don't suffer long-term damage. But corporate funding is far from being a new phenomenon. "The city of Mumbai is built on philanthropy. All our important structures, whether it is the Rajabai Tower that was funded by Premchand Roychand, who was a cotton merchant and banker; the convocation hall of Mumbai University and Elphinstone College that was funded by Cawasjee Jehangir; the David Sassoon Library and Sassoon Docks, funded by David Sassoon; they have been supported by merchants, bankers and entrepreneurs. It is only fair for the present-day corporate world to pitch in to restore these landmarks. David Sassoon's efforts to build hospitals, libraries and institutes for patients of leprosy was the CSR of the 19th century," Abha explained.

Opening doors to outsiders

Solomon Sopher has visited the Knesset Eliyahoo Synagogue ever since he was 12 years old. It is said that in the 1940s, as many as 3,000 Jews lived in Mumbai. Since that period, the population of Jews in the city, and indeed the rest of the country, has dwindled drastically.



At such a moment in Indian Jewish history, the opening up of the synagogue to people of all faiths, who will now be able to witness and take part in prayers too, is monumental. When it comes to allowing tourists to visit, Solomon says the community must consider the risk of terrorism. As a result, policemen have always stood guard at the synagogue (and others in the city) during the day and night. "We welcome anyone who has genuine, respectful interest," he explained. It is incumbent on visitors to carry ID proof (think passport or PAN card), Solomon added.

"The Jewish community wants nothing from India except to feel that they were always wanted," said Solomon.

https://www.firstpost.com/india/mumbais-iconic-blue-knesset-eliyahoo-synagogue-open-to-public-after-year-long-restoration-6053951.html

history lesson

https://www.firstpost.com/world/google-doodle-celebrates-260th-birth-anniversary-of-sake-dean-mahomed-first-indian-author-to-publish-a-book-in-english-5894961.html

Google Doodle celebrates 260th birth anniversary of Sake Dean Mahomed, first Indian author to publish a book in English
World FP Staff Jan 15, 2019 07:51:01 IST


On 15 January, 2019 Google Doodle commemorates the 260th birth anniversary of the renowned Anglo-Indian traveller and entrepreneur Sake Dean Mahomed, who is credited to have introduced Indian cuisine and shampoo baths to Europe and the rest of the Western world.


Mahomed was born in Patna, Bihar in the erstwhile Bengal Presidency on 15 January, 1759. After he grew up, he was recruited in the army of the British East India Company as a trainee surgeon. In the year 1786 Mahomed emigrated to Ireland to study English and remained some time at Cork. Eight years later, in 1794 Mahomed wrote and published his first book, titled The Travels of Dean Mahomet, where he mentioned many Indian cities and chronicled his experiences and first-witness accounts of military conflicts and Britain's conquest in the Indian subcontinent. The book is enriched with fascinating tales of how the Indian rulers and people, in general, played a crucial role in establishing a friendly-cum-negotiated relationship with the Company and as a result also with the Crown.

This book is considered the first English book written and published by an Indian, and hence becomes a milestone in introducing India and its culture to the West. After moving to England in 1810, Mahomed added another feather to his cap by opening the Hindostanee Coffee House, which is known as Britain's first Indian restaurant, in Central London's George Street, near Portman Square. The restaurant was no ordinary eating joint; it provided Indian luxuries to the English nobles in the highest form — from chillum hookahs to delectable Indian culinary delights cooked and presented to perfection, as mentioned in The Epicure's Almanack, an early London restaurant guide. Hindostanee Coffee House could be rightly called the foundation stone of Britain's love for Indian food. The frolicking Indian food and hotel industry in England definitely owes a lot to Mahomed.
Sake Dean Mahomed. Facebook/ Epic



Unfortunately, due to financial constraints, Mahomed had to close his restaurant venture in 1812, only to come up with something bigger and completely novel to the English society. In 1814, he, along with his family, moved to Brighton and opened a spa named Mahomed's Baths which offered premium vapour massage baths for the public in England. Their technique — which they coined as "shampooing" was derived from the Indian word 'champooi' which literally translated to head massage — was a combination of thermal steam bath followed by a therapeutic massage. He advertised this new treatment in the local papers with the caption: "The Indian Medicated Vapour Bath (type of Turkish bath), a cure to many diseases and giving full relief when everything fails; particularly Rheumatic and paralytic, gout, stiff joints, old sprains, lame less, aches and pains in the joints", as mentioned in a free copy of The Travels of Dean Mahomet listed in University of California Press' website.

Soon people came swarming in and good word about Mahomed's spa treatment spread out all across Europe. So much, that the English nobility started becoming regulars at his spa and Mahomed was fondly given the title of Dr Brighton. He also published a book — titled Shampooing; Or, Benefits Resulting from the Use of the Indian Medicated Vapour Bath... Containing a Brief But Comprehensive View of the Effects Produced by the Use of the Warm Bath, in Comparison with Steam or Vapour Bathing.. — that was a list of testimonials of his patients-cum-customers. In 1822, King George IV and William IV, impressed by Mahomed's success, appointed him as their personal shampooing surgeon.

Mahomed breathed his last in 1851 and was buried at St Nicholas Church in Brighton. A portrait of this multi-faceted personality finds a place at the Brighton Museum commemorating his immense contribution in establishing friendly relations between the two great nations of India and Britain.