Eepa’s unique perspective still did not stop me from persisting in the other more pedestrian question for which too I pressed him for an answer: What could have been the language in which Hanuman spoke so impressively that it absolutely captivated Sri Rama ? “யார் கொலோ இச்சொல்வின் செல்வன்?” (“Who is this prince of words?”) InContinue reading “An interesting exchange of views with “Eepa” on which language Hanuman spoke to Sri Rama when they met for the very first time – (Part 2 of 2) CONCLUDED”
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An interesting exchange of views with “Eepa” on which language Hanuman spoke to Sri Rama when they met for the very first time
The Tamil literary doyen Sri Indira Parthasarathy — popularly known as Eepa the novelist and playwright who is the only one who won both the Sahitya and Sangitha Nataka Akademi Awards — suddenly asked me this question via a WhatsApp message the following intriguing question. It momentarily baffled me . When Hanuman meets Ram inContinue reading “An interesting exchange of views with “Eepa” on which language Hanuman spoke to Sri Rama when they met for the very first time”
Tasteful Tongue-tied-ness
Here is a tale from the Ramayana that I came across circulating in the social media today: Strolling through the streets of Lanka at night, Hanuman was taken aback when he heard the chants of Sriram coming from a home. They were not loud but whispers through the windows. Hanuman wondered who could be chantingContinue reading “Tasteful Tongue-tied-ness”
“How Hanuman offers lessons for India’s and the world’s public diplomacy orientation today”
Yesterday the author Sri. Sudarshan Ramabhadran of an article published in THE PRINT online magazine sent me his below email which is self explanatory I read the article and was so impressed by it that I responded to Sudarshan Ramabhadran with my own take on the subject. Here is my email below: Hello Sri SudarshanContinue reading ““How Hanuman offers lessons for India’s and the world’s public diplomacy orientation today””