https://www.facebook.com/kannansastrigal.kannansastrigal.3/videos/1072305363340957/ A friend of mine —- an experienced retired high ranking public servant in the Government of India, after watching the video link on Facebook above that I had rather forwarded to him wrote to me as follows : QUOTE : Some basic facts about the video: It’s not in Tambaram as stated. It’s templeContinue reading “Don’t the Trustees of the Mudichur Ram-Anjaneya Temple, demolished by the GoTN yesterday, deserve the same rights as illegal slum-dwelling encroachers?”
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Lord Rama and Saint Tiruvalluvar are not equal citizens in Chennai city?
IF THE MUDICHUR RAMAR TEMPLE DEMOLISHED YESTERDAY (December 10, 2022) WAS AN UNAUTHORISED ENCROACHMENT ON A CITY WATERBODY, PERHAPS ONE MAY ASK IF THE VALLUVAR KOTTAM, A TOURISTIC PUBLIC SPOT NOW BUT ERECTED BACK IN 1975-76 RIGHT IN THE HEART OF THE CITY WAS AUTHORISED ENCROACHMENT? I came across this interesting and rather nostalgic blogpostedContinue reading “Lord Rama and Saint Tiruvalluvar are not equal citizens in Chennai city?”
So unlike Nehru… so much like E. F. Schumacher and Mahatma Gandhi…
Many years ago in 1976, I think, when I was an undergraduate student at Loyola College pursuing a B.Com. Degree, I remember I read a book called “Small is Beautiful” by E. F. Schumacher . At that time when I was a callow student, I didn’t believe at all that Schumacher’s views on the modelsContinue reading “So unlike Nehru… so much like E. F. Schumacher and Mahatma Gandhi…”
A case of “Accidental Prime Minister” of another sort … for God’s sake, no … please!
Please read the news report in this morning’s ThE HINDU (6 Jan 2022) and you’ll understand why readers like me feel our intelligence gets insulted by the politicians-journalists combine in this country . The Prime Minister changes his earlier scheduled plan to travel in Punjab in a helicopter and duly advises the Punjab State authoritiesContinue reading “A case of “Accidental Prime Minister” of another sort … for God’s sake, no … please!”
HH Srimad Azhagiyasingar conferred blessings on newly released 3rd New Edition of the book “Unusual Essays of an Unknown Sri Vaishnava”
https://www.facebook.com/100043468479302/posts/480076570117955/?d=n BOOK on SRI VAISHNAVISM January 5, 2022, HH Srimad Azhagiyasingar conferred blessings on newly released 3rd New Edition of the book “Unusual Essays of an Unknown Sri Vaishnava”, authored by Sri M.K.Sudarshan — published December 2021 by Mainspring Books (LA, USA), at Sri Ahobila Mutt , Mylapore . The First Edition of the book wasContinue reading “HH Srimad Azhagiyasingar conferred blessings on newly released 3rd New Edition of the book “Unusual Essays of an Unknown Sri Vaishnava””
The benedictions bestowed by Tharoor and those by the Vedas
BREAKING NEWS ! Shashi Tharoor with customary grandiloquence calls for PM Modi (aged 69 at the time the article was written and presently pushing 72) to continue serving the country until age 80 and even beyond … because “the best years of life ahead” according to Tharoor are still ahead of the latter. Tharoor’s benedictionsContinue reading “The benedictions bestowed by Tharoor and those by the Vedas”
The Madras Music Academy signs the Instrument of Surrender
“Vaazhga Lumpenproletariat! “ THE DREAM OF SRI T. M. KRISHNA COMES TRUE! What a historic victory! 👏👏👏👍🙏 First it was the Temples of TamilNadu. Now, it’s the Tamilian Cultural institutions… The fortress of the Music Academy as an institution of Classical Fine and Performing Arts has been breached by Gaana music! Sri TM Krishna’s dreamContinue reading “The Madras Music Academy signs the Instrument of Surrender”
“BUY THIS BOOK TODAY! You will surely end up celebrating it! “THE UNUSUAL ESSAYS OF AN UNKNOWN SRI VAISHNAVA” – 3rd Edition Dec’2021
JUST OUT on AMAZON & BARNES & NOBLE THE BRAND NEW 3rd EDITION (December 2021) OF THE “Unusual Essays of an Unknown Sri Vaishnava”!! Buy a copy to read … buy another to gift to any dear ones to you in the New Year 2022! About the Book This book is less aboutContinue reading ““BUY THIS BOOK TODAY! You will surely end up celebrating it! “THE UNUSUAL ESSAYS OF AN UNKNOWN SRI VAISHNAVA” – 3rd Edition Dec’2021”
2021 —- the year the “Unknown Sri Vaishnava” made 7869 Unknown friends across the globe
In the 7 months since May 2021 to December 31 , 7869 persons worldwide had viewed my almost daily blogposts on my WordPress website…. An average of 1000 views per month. On this first day of the new year 2022, I just want to say to all of them a heartfelt “Thank you” ! 🙏😊Continue reading “2021 —- the year the “Unknown Sri Vaishnava” made 7869 Unknown friends across the globe”
The 123 “rapid-fire questions” Yudhishtira had to answer to escape death
Words of Wisdom from Srimadh Azhagiyasingar 44th Pontiff of Sri Ahobila Mutt The Questions of Yaksha and the Answers of Dharmaputhra (Yudhishtira) (Translated into English from the Tamizh “arul mozhigal”) — M.K.Sudarshan (This article has been published in the November 2021 issue of “VAINAVA KURAL” (English edition) The Pandavas were very dear to Sri Krishna.Continue reading “The 123 “rapid-fire questions” Yudhishtira had to answer to escape death”