The small religious community of Sri Vaishnavas for several centuries, have always been apolitical. As priests, religious scholars, spiritual seekers, temple up-keepers, poets, litterateurs, philosophers and theologians, “ubaya-vedaantins” kept themselves away from most of the affairs of kings, kingdoms, the state and the government. Their indifference to matters of politics was the norm. Exceptions wereContinue reading “The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedaantins”: Part 39″
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The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedaantin-s”: Part-36
Between 1833 CE and 1874 CE the East India Company was itself going through the severe throes of winding up its governance over all its vast provinces in India. Meanwhile, it also tried its best to complete as soon and as smoothly as possible the process of transferring back to the Sri Vaishnavas of SouthContinue reading “The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedaantin-s”: Part-36″