Dushyant Sridhar’s jingoistic FB comment only proves the point made in my 2024 book: “The Decline and Fall of the “ubhaya vedantins”

https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1818EjnJ4E/?mibextid=wwXIfr https://www.facebook.com/share/v/17puU48Ue2/ The above URL of Sri. Dushyant Sridhar short-video clip of course will be music indeed to the ears and hearts of Vadakalais . I’m sure Dushyant’s fan following might increase by a few hundreds. It will most certainly be red rag waved in the raging faces of the Tenkalais . But the questionContinue reading “Dushyant Sridhar’s jingoistic FB comment only proves the point made in my 2024 book: “The Decline and Fall of the “ubhaya vedantins””

A memorable “yaathra’ : Six “divya-desams” and one “maha-samprokshanam” – Tirukannangudi (Part-6)

There are 3 types of pilgrims in the Sri Vaishnava fold who go visiting the 106 Divya Desam temples located all across India. 1.1 There is one problem though with these professional religious tours. The operators compete aggressively for custom. So, the group numbers of religious tourists they canvas for are so large and soContinue reading “A memorable “yaathra’ : Six “divya-desams” and one “maha-samprokshanam” – Tirukannangudi (Part-6)”

Dushyant Sridhar sets the cat amongst the pigeons and laughs his way to the bank? – (Part 2 of 2)

Dushyant Sridhar is a young ‘upannyaasaka‘ of rare ability. He is a professional raconteur of purana, itihaasa and other Vedic scriptures. His scholarship, intelligence, eloquence and stage-presence appeal to young audiences and make him an ambassador even abroad for our Indian religious culture, especially of the Sri Vaishnava strain. None therefore should deny him hisContinue reading “Dushyant Sridhar sets the cat amongst the pigeons and laughs his way to the bank? – (Part 2 of 2)”

Dushyant Sridhar sets the cat amongst the pigeons and laughs his way to the bank? – (Part 1 of 2)

What is the cat?! Where is it?! And who let it out?! The cat is a just a book on Ramayana! And the man who let the feline out is the dashing, young Vedic scholar and “upannyaasakar“, Sri.Dushyant Sridhar! By all appearances (both sartorial and media-wise) he is a man who holds “rock-star” status amongstContinue reading “Dushyant Sridhar sets the cat amongst the pigeons and laughs his way to the bank? – (Part 1 of 2)”

T.M.Krishna: the man who weaponized his music

The ongoing public furore — both in the press and social media in India and abroad — over the Madras Music Academy — MMA— conferring its prestigious Annual Award of Sangitha Kalanidhi on T. M. Krishna (TMK) the enfant terrible of the Carnatic Music world, has reignited fierce and polarised social discourse on several themesContinue reading “T.M.Krishna: the man who weaponized his music”

Real “Sanatanis” and “pseudo-Sanatanis”

This Sri Vaishnava gentleman from the holy city of Sri Rangam has shown he has the guts and gumption to defend one of the fundamental tenets of Sanatana Dharma : viz. Varnaashrama, the foundation of all social systems in Vedantic thought. He asserts boldly that all 3 founders of India’s Vedantic tradition — Adi SankaraContinue reading “Real “Sanatanis” and “pseudo-Sanatanis””

Dushyant Sridhar “ko gussa kyun aayaa…”— sir, cut our Hindu Acharyas some slack please!

The young and flamboyant Sri Vaishnava scholar-activist, Sri Dushyanth Sridhar has come out public with this blazing gun of a tweet against the Hindu and Sanatana Dharmic religious leaders in the country : Not one of the 5 Shankaracharya Mutts , not a single Vaishnava Mutt or Madhwa Mutt has condemned the crass and scurrilousContinue reading “Dushyant Sridhar “ko gussa kyun aayaa…”— sir, cut our Hindu Acharyas some slack please!”