Both Ramanujan and Shakuntala Devi probably had very rare noetic faculty. Their minds had intuitive capacity to unravel abstract and abstruse constructs without using Reason… Reasoning was just an aid but not the driver of their mathematical prowess. Sometimes , they even did not understand how their mind and intellect came up with the mathematicalContinue reading ““Could not even understand the secret of their talent”!”
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சுஜாதாதனது 70ஆவதுபிறந்ததினத்தைப் (2005) பற்றிக்கூறியது…
இன்னொரு வருஷம் இந்தநாள்… நான் 70 கடக்கப் போறேன். இருப்பேன் இல்லையா? சொல்ல முடியாது. அதான் சுஜாதாவோட 70-யோசனை வாட்ஸ்அப்ப்ல வந்ததை இப்பவே சாப்பிட்டு, எழுபது வயசு கிண்டி ஜெலிப்ரேட் (celebrate) பண்ணிட்டேன். சுகம்! அவர் டாப்-10 லிஸ்ட்: பேஸிங்ஸ் சில, பயம் சில, விஷ்கள் சில – எல்லாம் கலந்து. எனக்கு? அதே லிஸ்ட்! 70-திசை சூழ்ந்திருக்கே. ப்ளஸ் ஒன்னு: இறப்ப வரை Nithya Sandhyavandanam-உம் Bhagavath Tiruvaaradanam-உம் தொடரணும். 🙏எம் கே சுதர்ஶன் **********Continue reading “சுஜாதாதனது 70ஆவதுபிறந்ததினத்தைப் (2005) பற்றிக்கூறியது…”
சம்ஸ்கிருதம் – சில கேள்விகள்: A Few Questions about the Sanskrit language
சம்ஸ்கிருதம் – சில கேள்விகள் https://tamilhindu.com/2009/07/sanskrit-few-questions/ The above article written in Tamil contains many detailed historical, cultural, and political arguments supporting the philosophical, linguistic, and cultural integration of Sanskrit and Tamil, refuting claims of Sanskrit as an exclusively Brahmin language or a threat to Tamil. It highlights the coexistence and mutual enrichment of these languages inContinue reading “சம்ஸ்கிருதம் – சில கேள்விகள்: A Few Questions about the Sanskrit language”
Shashi Tharoor, “Eepa”“Iddly” and “Iddly Kadai”…
The renowned, now nonagenarian author, novelist , playwright (winner of Sahitya Akademi and Sangeeth Nataka Awards and Padmashree), and a doyen of classical Tamil literature, Sri. Indira Parthasarathy ( pen name “Eepa”) lives in quiet retirement in his comfortable retreat and Athulya Home for Seniors (they call it “Assisted Living Residence” these days) in aContinue reading “Shashi Tharoor, “Eepa”“Iddly” and “Iddly Kadai”…”
Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s speech every Indian University Vice-Chancellor could adopt as personal anthem.
Watch the YouTube video below or read its full Transcript by scrolling down to the bottom after reading my own thoughts on the great speech that Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, former President of India delivered at the Kerala University many years ago . Dr. Radhakrishnan said: It is not enough to only think right … itContinue reading “Dr.Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan’s speech every Indian University Vice-Chancellor could adopt as personal anthem.”
An interesting exchange of views with “Eepa” on which language Hanuman spoke to Sri Rama when they met for the very first time – (Part 2 of 2) CONCLUDED
Eepa’s unique perspective still did not stop me from persisting in the other more pedestrian question for which too I pressed him for an answer: What could have been the language in which Hanuman spoke so impressively that it absolutely captivated Sri Rama ? “யார் கொலோ இச்சொல்வின் செல்வன்?” (“Who is this prince of words?”) InContinue reading “An interesting exchange of views with “Eepa” on which language Hanuman spoke to Sri Rama when they met for the very first time – (Part 2 of 2) CONCLUDED”
An interesting exchange of views with “Eepa” on which language Hanuman spoke to Sri Rama when they met for the very first time
The Tamil literary doyen Sri Indira Parthasarathy — popularly known as Eepa the novelist and playwright who is the only one who won both the Sahitya and Sangitha Nataka Akademi Awards — suddenly asked me this question via a WhatsApp message the following intriguing question. It momentarily baffled me . When Hanuman meets Ram inContinue reading “An interesting exchange of views with “Eepa” on which language Hanuman spoke to Sri Rama when they met for the very first time”
The Rt.Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri’s memory and legacy… (Part-17): A streak of “raashtravaadi”? …
Srinivasa Sastri, in so far as we have studied him in the foregoing pages, was a man who never could be stereotyped as either this or that type of votary of any particular political ideology or as anyone who could be easily swayed by any extreme notions of Nationalism, Patriotism or Liberalism. And nor wasContinue reading “The Rt.Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri’s memory and legacy… (Part-17): A streak of “raashtravaadi”? …”
The Rt.Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri’s memory and legacy… (Part-14): “Anti-Sanatanist Liberal” or “Orthodox Performative Brahmin”? …
Srinivasa Sastri viewed Dharma as both personal ethical conduct and societal duty. He linked it closely to moral responsibility, justice, compassion, and wise governance. If there was only one overriding theme that overshadowed all others in his famous thirty “Lectures on the Ramayana“ 1944, it was this commandment and this alone: “Rulers must abide by Dharma—a combination ofContinue reading “The Rt.Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri’s memory and legacy… (Part-14): “Anti-Sanatanist Liberal” or “Orthodox Performative Brahmin”? …”
The Rt.Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri’s memory and legacy… (Part-13): …Lecture#15 of “Lectures on the Ramayana” – 2025 Independence Day special…
In Mylapore, Madras, on July 19th, 1944, Rt. Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri delivered the fifteenth in his series of thirty sterling “Lectures on the Ramayana” Profoundly insightful observations were made in the course of the passionate speech upon a very wide range of matters, political and philosophical viz.: Patriotism, Treason, Nationalist pride, Democracy, Political Dissent, PoliticalContinue reading “The Rt.Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri’s memory and legacy… (Part-13): …Lecture#15 of “Lectures on the Ramayana” – 2025 Independence Day special…”