Category Archives: Miscellaneous

Happiness lies in the eyes of the beholder

And this Turkish artist who apprenticed with the likes of Picasso and Chagall proved it with this his famous painting : it shows a dirt poor family sleeping huddled and crowded together on a creaky bed in a dinghy bedroom roof, probably leaking too … with a worn-out floor-board looking as though it might collapseContinue reading “Happiness lies in the eyes of the beholder”

Unusual Essays of an Unknown Sri Vaishnava

Hello viewers! My name is Sudarshan Madabushi and at the outset I want say to you “a big thank you” for visiting this site about my book, “Unusual Essays of an Unknown Sri Vaishnava”.  Over the following five or six minutes, I am going to briefly introduce myself as author first and then talk a bit about theContinue reading “Unusual Essays of an Unknown Sri Vaishnava”

My Book : Unusual Essays of an Unknown Sri Vaishnava

Hello viewers! My name is Sudarshan Madabushi and at the outset I want say to you “a big thank you” for visiting this site about my book, “Unusual Essays of an Unknown Sri Vaishnava”.  Over the following five or six minutes, I am going to briefly introduce myself as author first and then talk a bit about theContinue reading “My Book : Unusual Essays of an Unknown Sri Vaishnava”

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A TAMILIAN IN TODAY’s TAMILNADU ?

“VAAZHGA TAMIZHAGAM”! Very eloquently articulated ! I say this gentleman in the video is a true example of the enlightened Tamizh voter ! As long as we have common citizens who think similarly like him in Tamil Nadu, no matter who wins or loses in the upcoming Assembly elections , we can all still holdContinue reading “WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A TAMILIAN IN TODAY’s TAMILNADU ?”

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A HINDU IN INDIA ?

MR KARAN THAPAR , IF YOU INTERVIEW ME AND WERE TO ASK ME “WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE HINDU IN INDIA?” , THIS IS HOW, SIR, I WOULD ANSWER YOU”. Greeks, Turks , Persians, Afghans, Mongols, Kushans, Portuguese, British , Dutch, French …. all in the name of trade, plain looting, or else “bringingContinue reading “WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE A HINDU IN INDIA ?”

KAMAL HAASAN’s ELECTION STUNT , “THAAI KULAM” AND “EKADASHI UPAVAASAM”

Talking about the wisdom of our forefathers and ancestors … and talking about the perennial tug-of-war between husbands and wives over an equitable division of labour and chores in the kitchen at home … I’m reminded of what actor Kamal Haasan has promised in his election manifesto . It’s actually his crass election stunt toContinue reading “KAMAL HAASAN’s ELECTION STUNT , “THAAI KULAM” AND “EKADASHI UPAVAASAM””

THE VOTER-APATHY OF THE MYLAPORE BOURGEOISIE

BEING APATHETIC ABOUT VOTER-APATHY IS UNDEMOCRATIC Well , once again in this election in April 2021 as in previous ones, Chennaities have proved that on voting day morning when it’s time to wake up and go to polling station, they’d rather lay back and laze about on a welcome holiday … Chennai once again recordedContinue reading “THE VOTER-APATHY OF THE MYLAPORE BOURGEOISIE”

CULTURAL CO-MORBIDITY

http://www.facebook.com/117607580083650/posts/273419347835805/ CULTURAL CO-MORBIDITY I wish for the proper edification and detoxification of some Tamil-language chauvinists and jingoists in my State of TamilNadu … a similar chart as this one gets made by some well qualified expert linguist just to show how the various rich languages of South Indian languages and dialects have evolved over thousandsContinue reading “CULTURAL CO-MORBIDITY”