Bengaluru, August 31, 2026 (Yes Punjab News)
Spiritual leader Sadhguru Jagadish Vasudev has called for the creation of a five-nation Himalayan Board comprising India, China, Pakistan, Nepal and Bhutan to strengthen regional cooperation in disaster management and protection of the fragile Himalayan ecosystem.
Speaking at an “In Solidarity With Nepal” event in Kathmandu on Sunday, Sadhguru also pledged Rs 1 crore to the Nepal Prime Minister Disaster Relief Fund for relief and rehabilitation following the devastating flash floods along the Nepal-Tibet border, according to an official statement issued by the Isha Foundation.
The disaster has left thousands of people missing, with many feared dead. Among those unaccounted for are 77 participants of Isha Sacred Walks Kailash Sojourn who were at the Gyirong immigration centre on the Chinese side of the border when the disaster struck. Three Isha volunteers stationed on the Nepal side are also reportedly missing.
Calling for cooperation that transcends political boundaries, Sadhguru said the Himalayan range should be treated as a shared ecological system by all countries through which it runs.
“The mountains don’t know your political affiliation. The mountains don’t know what nonsense or language you speak. Even if you cannot administer it as one body, at least consultation must happen as one body,” he said.
He urged the countries concerned to establish the proposed board without delay, saying the Himalayan ecosystem must be protected collectively for future generations.
“A body comprising all these nations where the Himalayan ranges run has to happen now. Even if political administrations are separate, the mountain ranges have to be looked at as a feature that needs to be protected for future generations,” he said.
Sadhguru said the scale of the disaster was difficult to anticipate and stressed that Nepal should not be expected to deal with its consequences alone.
“Nobody expected something like this to happen… But now that it’s happened, we must look at this because this is not something a small nation like Nepal can solve by themselves,” he said.
During the event, actor Manisha Koirala asked what people could learn from the devastation. Sadhguru said the fragility of life should be recognised every day rather than only after disasters.
“As a human being, we should not wait for disasters to happen. The first and the foremost thing to understand about being human is that we should know every moment of our life that we are mortal,” he said.
He also cautioned against explaining the disaster through divine or mystical interpretations, saying physical events should be understood through physical laws and that such explanations should not diminish the suffering of victims.
“Physical phenomena are physical phenomena ruled by physical laws. So let’s not belittle human suffering by giving philosophies or ideologies or mystical explanations,” he said.
Sadhguru further announced that Kala Bhairava Karma, a consecrated death ritual conducted at the Isha Yoga Centre in Coimbatore for those who have died natural or unnatural deaths, would be performed for the victims of the disaster.
The Kathmandu event brought together people to express solidarity with those affected by the floods. Sadhguru emphasised that immediate relief and rehabilitation efforts should be accompanied by long-term regional cooperation to strengthen disaster preparedness and safeguard the Himalayan ecosystem.
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