Isha founder’s painting fetches Rs 4.14 crore in online auction

TNN | May 2, 2020, 04:40 IST

Coimbatore: An abstract painting by founder of Isha Foundation Jaggi Vasudev fetched a whopping Rs 4.14 crore at an online auction.
The money will be used to fund Isha Outreach’s Covid-19 relief efforts in the rural parts of Tamil Nadu, a spokesperson said.
The 5ft x 5ft ‘To Live Totally!’ on canvas was up for auction on the Isha Outreach website for more than a month. The spiritual leader had recently announced that whoever donates the maximum amount to the #BeattheVirus fund, will get the painting.
#BeattheVirus is Isha’s on-ground campaign to prevent the pandemic from entering the villages of Thondamuthur block, which have over two lakh residents.
Vasudev, popularly called Sadhguru, said it was “not much of a painting” and that he is “not much of a painter”.
Nearly 700 Isha volunteers are delivering freshly cooked meals in the villages during the lockdown. “Though the government and the administrations are doing much to reach out to the poorest of the poor in society, still, many shall fall through the cracks. It is the responsibility of every citizen to ensure nobody goes into starvation mode,” said Sadhguru.