A Light-Hearted Guide for the “Incompetent Reader” of Sanskrit / சமஸ்கிருதத்தின் “அறிவில் இன்னும் பயிற்சி பெறாத வாசகருக்கு” ஒரு நகைச்சுவை கலந்த வழிகாட்டி By Sudarshan Madabushi August 31, 2026: Chennai, India 1. The Day I Became an “Incompetent Reader” / நான் “பயிற்சி குறைந்த வாசகன்” ஆன நாள் It began innocently enough. I was reading about the Upaniṣads, where BrahmanContinue reading “The Brahma–Brahman Knot / பிரம்மம்–பிரம்மா முடிச்சு”
Tag Archives: Dravidianism
The Cultural Glue of Bharat: Why Bhakti Unites India While Dravidianism Divides (An Essay in 3 Parts)
When Dravidianists attack Sanatana Dharma, they unknowingly attack Bhakti—the ancient devotional thread that has united all of India for millennia. – Part I – The Dravidianist Ideology Behind Udayanidhi Stalin’s Attack on Sanatana Dharma In a sensational speech in the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly in early 2026, Udayanidhi Stalin, the Leader of the Opposition andContinue reading “The Cultural Glue of Bharat: Why Bhakti Unites India While Dravidianism Divides (An Essay in 3 Parts)”
The 3 afflictions of the Tamil Brahmin: “Doormat Syndrome”, “Whipping Boy’s Masochism” and “Ostrich Attitude”
Yesterday, when I first watched the viral video clip of Udhayanidhi Stalin’s speech in the Tamil Nadu Assembly on May 12, 2026, I could not believe it to be authentic. It looked prima facie a fake on social media. I hastened to go online to do an immediate Fact-Check. I was aghast in discovering thatContinue reading “The 3 afflictions of the Tamil Brahmin: “Doormat Syndrome”, “Whipping Boy’s Masochism” and “Ostrich Attitude””
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”
“The Death of the Brahmin-Liberal”: M. K. Sudarshan – a new book published (Blue Rose Publishers (India/ UK): just out on retail bookstores and online outlets! Order Now and gift a copy to family and friends this Deepavali !
My newly published book is just out in the bookstores! Please find the links below . You can book your order by clicking any one of the online retail outlets. BLUEROSE STORE:https://blueroseone.com/store/product/the-death-of-the-brahmin-liberal AMAZON:https://www.amazon.in/dp/9373100432 FLIPKART:https://www.flipkart.com/product/p/itme?pid=9789373100432 ************ ABOUT THE BOOK The book’s central thesis is that the balanced and principled “Brahmin-Liberal” ethos embodied by Srinivasa Sastri—marked by civility,Continue reading ““The Death of the Brahmin-Liberal”: M. K. Sudarshan – a new book published (Blue Rose Publishers (India/ UK): just out on retail bookstores and online outlets! Order Now and gift a copy to family and friends this Deepavali !”
The Rt.Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri’s memory and legacy… (Part-19): Last days in Mylapore…
The last days of Srinivasa Sastri were spent in his home “Swaagatham” in Mylapore, Madras… in one of the oldest, most historically well-known quarters of the city (now known as Chennai). Mylapore was indeed one of the oldest and culturally richest parts of Madras, known for its temples, classical music, and Tamil and Sanskrit scholarship.Continue reading “The Rt.Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri’s memory and legacy… (Part-19): Last days in Mylapore…”
The HINDU LITERARY REVIEW OF “THE MIDDLEMEN OF VEDAPURA”, my English translation OF Sri. Indira Parthasarathy’s satirical novel “வேதபுரத்து வியாபாரிகள்வியாபாரிகள
Hello everyone , THE HINDU LITERARY REVIEW DT. May 25, 2025 published a review of my book “THE MIDDLEMEN OF VEDAPURA” , my English translation of the Tamil satirical novel “வேடபுரத்து வியாபாரிகள்” of the doyen of Tamil literature “Eepa”, Sri Indira Parthasarathy .— M. K. Sudarshan https://www.thehindu.com/books/book-review-indira-parthasarathy-the-middlemen-of-vedapura-translation-mk-sudarshan-satire/article69589643.ece Sudarshan Madabushi
A mobilising of conservatives: TM Krishna’s troubles echo a Tamil short story from 1967
A mobilising of conservatives: TM Krishna’s troubles echo a Tamil short story from 1967http://dhunt.in/XQa4Q (The News Minute 2 December 2024) This Op-Ed piece is complete nonsense . No one in the Brahmin community of Carnatic music rasikas has ever disdained T M Krishna’s so-called “progressive liberal” efforts to take Carnatic music to the masses inContinue reading “A mobilising of conservatives: TM Krishna’s troubles echo a Tamil short story from 1967”
Just Out ! Updated 2024 Low-Priced Edition of “Tale of Two Cities – An Outline of the History of Sri Vaishnavas of Tamil Nadu that was never written”… !
The NEW 2024 Updated and Second Edition of my book is now available for sale on Amazon, Blue Rose and Flipcart online retail platforms . The first Edition out last year in 2023 needed to be revised to enable the inclusion of a few more very relevant research material that had not been accessible toContinue reading “Just Out ! Updated 2024 Low-Priced Edition of “Tale of Two Cities – An Outline of the History of Sri Vaishnavas of Tamil Nadu that was never written”… !”
“Subha sweekaaram” for “karnaataka sangeetham” at the Madras Music Academy in December 2024
The Madras Music Academy is not going to budge … now that it has the fulsome public support (in the press and on Twitter) of K Veeramani of DK, Kanimozhi of DMK , N Ram (closet-member of the CPM) and from the rest of their tribe . What is the point in all we rasikasContinue reading ““Subha sweekaaram” for “karnaataka sangeetham” at the Madras Music Academy in December 2024″