A Kantian perspective on the Ramayana Part 2 of 5 REVERSE ANTHROPOMORPHISM It is precisely because Rama strove so hard, so long, and so diligently, all through his sojourn on earth, to serve as a shining exemplar of Dharma… opening himself thus to even impeachment…, that today it is easy for mere humans to subjectContinue reading ““Jai Sri Ram!”:The eternally impeachable God”
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“Jai Sri Ram!”:The eternally impeachable God
A Kantian perspective on the Ramayana Part 1 of 5 ABSTRACT The epic Valmiki Ramayana is a many-splendored work in that it can be studied and understood in several ways and from many standpoints. It can be approached as if it were History, Literature, Dramaturgy, Philosophy, Theology, Social Anthropology and as an ageless source ofContinue reading ““Jai Sri Ram!”:The eternally impeachable God”
A “Letter to the Editor” of THE HINDU which I know she will never be allowed to publish in the newspaper
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/a-government-order-that-heralded-the-social-justice-movement-100-years-ago/article36486308.ece/amp/ The Hindu : 16 September 2021 Turn to the Page 4 of THE HINDU today 16 September, 2021. You won’t be able to miss the piece of news carrying the bold, emblazoned title: “A government order that heralded the social justice movement 100 years ago” and its sub-title that reads “The Communal GO provedContinue reading “A “Letter to the Editor” of THE HINDU which I know she will never be allowed to publish in the newspaper”
When the Gods had a tête-à-tête!
In some remote town in Spain, a few Indians who had organised Ganesh festival had asked the Church authority for permission to take the idol of Ganesh Murthy in procession through the street right along the street the church was situated, especially since the time then would be when the church service would also happenContinue reading “When the Gods had a tête-à-tête!”
Down memory lane … 60 years !
This is Tirupati Sri Govindaraja Swami Vari Temple in 1960 … I was 4 years old then…. The temple itself is as old as the Tirumala Temple of Sri Venkateshwara . In this temple the deity is Sri Govindaraja , the elder brother of Srinivasa of Tirumalai. It dates back and even beyond the timesContinue reading “Down memory lane … 60 years !”
Words of Wisdom from Srimad Azhagiyasingar 44th Pontiff of Sri Ahobila Mutt
“daaney dvishantho mithraa bhavanthi” — Part 2 of 2 (Translated into English from Sri Azhagiyasingar’s Tamizh discourses -“arul mozhigal”)— by M.K.Sudarshan (This article has been previously published as Part 1 and Part 2 in the August and September 2021 issues respectively of “SRI NRISIMHA PRIYA” (English Edition) — the official magazine of the Sri AHOBILAContinue reading “Words of Wisdom from Srimad Azhagiyasingar 44th Pontiff of Sri Ahobila Mutt”
Words of Wisdom from Srimadh Azhagiyasingar, the 44th Pontiff of Sri Ahobila Mutt
On “Forbearance and Patience” (Translated into English from His Tamizh discourses -“arul mozhigal”) by Sudarshan Madabushi (An edited version of this blogpost was published in the July 2021 issue of “VAINAVAN KURAL” (Voice of Vaishnavas), a monthly magazine published from Chennai, INDIA) “kshamaa shasthram karey yasya durjana: kim karishyathi I athruNE patito vanhi: svayamevopashaamyathi II”Continue reading “Words of Wisdom from Srimadh Azhagiyasingar, the 44th Pontiff of Sri Ahobila Mutt”
The Islamic “Doctor” of Theology …. and the “Saint” of Christianity
Omar Khayyam may have written this famous verse of his with a certain mental image floating inside his mind? Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but evermore came out by the same door as in I went. The Rubbaiyyat of Omar Khayyam Sudarshan Madabushi
Sita’s “agni-pravesam” … : Very scholarly reactions of a reader of my blogpost! And my reply
Dear Sri Sudarshan, HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO ALL Saare Jahan se Acchaa… Hindustan hamara.. Vande Mataram… Jai Hind *** Your brilliant essay on Selection 247 is filled with strikingly compelling arguments, woven through your core thought and takes my breath away, truly speaking. You have addressed your persuasive arguments to Mr.Raghavan, evidently in response toContinue reading “Sita’s “agni-pravesam” … : Very scholarly reactions of a reader of my blogpost! And my reply”
The “agni-pravesam” of Sita, Rama’s “atrocious behavior” and “trial by media”
For the last year and half, I have been part of an online, email-based cyber-forum in Chennai of seventy-seven member-students of Kamba Ramayana, moderated by an extraordinary and elderly Tamizh scholar, Sri Srinivasa Parthasarathy based in Pondicherry. Every week on Friday, in the last several years, he has been, without fail, posting via email-instalments versesContinue reading “The “agni-pravesam” of Sita, Rama’s “atrocious behavior” and “trial by media””