‘I Was Perfectly Comfortable’: Woman Responds After The Liver Doc Questions Her Sitting On Floor At Art Of Living

Zomato founder Deepinder Goyal recently met with spiritual leader Sri Sri Ravi Shankar at the Art of Living International Centre in Bengaluru and sought his blessings. A clip of their meeting has gone viral, showing the businessman and the guru seated on chairs while a woman who accompanied Goyal sat on the floor. The incident has triggered a debate on social media, prompting the woman to respond.

The post shared on X by the Office of Gurudev showed Goyal entering and touching the guru’s feet. Afterwards, the Zomato founder sat on a chair beside him and began chatting with Sri Sri Ravi Shankar. However, the woman, Megha Vishwanath, author of Unseen: The Untold Story Of Deepinder Goyal And The Making Of Zomato, sat on the floor while she showed something

on a laptop.

“India Needs A Rationalist, Atheist Revolution”
Reacting to the clip, TheLiver Doc, aka Dr Cyriac Abby Philips, asked why the two men were seated in chairs while Vishwanath sat on the floor. He criticised the scene and called for a “rationalist, atheist revolution” in India. “Two grown a– men on high chairs and the woman seated on the ground,” he wrote in his reply on X.

He further added, “This s–hole country will never become any superpower or whatever the government keeps chest-thumping about, unless we have these troglodyte generation and its enablers wiped off. India needs a rationalist, atheist revolution.”

Two grown ass men on high chairs and the woman seated on the ground. This shithole country will never become any super power or whatever the government keeps chest thumping about, unless we have these troglodyte generation and it’s enablers wiped off. India needs a rationalist,… https://t.co/xFG13zEydo

— TheLiverDoc™ (@theliverdoc) September 12, 2026

“I Was Perfectly Comfortable”
Vishwanath responded directly, saying TheLiverDoc had “made a rather large assumption” about someone he did not know. She wrote in her post, “You have no idea what I stand for, what I believe in, or the context of that conversation. And there is nothing wrong with being seated on the floor. I was perfectly comfortable there, and it was out of my own choice.”

She added, “Sometimes respect has less to do with where someone is seated and more to do with how we choose to speak about people we don’t know. Perhaps a little more context, and a little less assumption, would serve us all well. Wishing you a low Resting Entropy.”

Dear @theliverdoc, I think you have made a rather large assumption about a person you know nothing about, based on a clip.

You have no idea what I stand for, what I believe in, or the context of that conversation.

And there is nothing wrong with being seated on the floor. I was… https://t.co/whKoM99Hu6

— Megha Vishwanath (@MeghaVishwanath) September 13, 2026

Internet Has Mixed Reactions To The Incident
The exchange quickly drew reactions from people online. While some users agreed with the doctor and questioned the seating arrangement, others backed Vishwanath, saying a short clip could not establish the circumstances behind the interaction.

“I think you might have Stockholm syndrome. Justifying a patriarchy where women are not equal. Not demanding change because it feels familiar,” said a user.

Another individual commented, “Very obvious that she sat close to show something on the laptop. She has no problem; he has no problem. Isko chul machi hai.”

“So you willingly chose to ignore the fact that a chair was brought and placed for the lady as well, but she herself chose to sit like that? Situation could’ve been the reverse as well, and that would also have been fine,” someone else remarked.

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