"In his early 20s Vikram Gandhi, a fledgling Indian-American filmmaker from New Jersey, decided to make a documentary about the yoga industry in the United States, focusing on its offshoot, the guru,"Kathryn Shattuck writes in The New York Times.
"Then he decided to become one himself," Ms. Shattuck writes.
"The result was 'Kumaré,' named for Mr. Gandhi's alter ego, a yoga teacher from Aali'kash, a fictional place in the shadow of the Himalayas, who carries a trident and imparts his wisdom on some unsuspecting spiritual seekers in Arizona, she writes.
