Waqf Act Amendment Bill 2024 is pending in Parliament and expectedly is arousing a lot of heat, sound, fury and much of it is more political posturing and theatrics rather than any significant debate. However, after following the debates on TV and the Press media in the last few days, I could not help reachingContinue reading “The Parliament debate on Waqf Amendment Bill-2024: The sound and the fury!”
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EPISTLES OF A PROLIFIC PONTIFF (Second & Updated edition) by M. K. Sudarshan – Books on Google Play
If you’re interested in the subjects but not equipped to study Vedanta,Visishtaadvaita and Sri Ramanuja Siddhaantha in Sanskrit or Tamizh or in any other vernacular … and you earnestly wish to read a lucid work on them in the English language, then you must buy this book! It will be an eye-opener for you !Continue reading “EPISTLES OF A PROLIFIC PONTIFF (Second & Updated edition) by M. K. Sudarshan – Books on Google Play”
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)”
GOOD NEWS ! BRAND NEW UPDATED SECOND EDITION of “Srimad Mukkur Azhagiyasingar’s Arul Mozhi” English translations IN LOW-COST PAPERBACK JUST OUT ! (₹.460/- only)
GOOD NEWS ! BRAND NEW UPDATED SECOND EDITION IN LOW-COST PAPERBACK JUST OUT ! (₹.460/- only) EPISTLES OF A PROLIFIC PONTIFF (Second & Updated edition) BUY ONLINE ON ANY OF THE 2 LINKS BELOW: https://amzn.in/d/0fx448k8 https://blueroseone.com/store/product/epistles-of-a-prolific-pontiff-second-updated-edition?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR3WWWQu0Zm9jT0g31TT77dplvK9v2KQrXUaDLhOL2hpRvW4wUy1S0j5s8o_aem_87ToxtNp-XhL5mBsTA2zSg Translator’s Note on Second Edition-2024 “Sri Lakshmi Narasimha Parabrahmane namah” The First Edition of this book was published andContinue reading “GOOD NEWS ! BRAND NEW UPDATED SECOND EDITION of “Srimad Mukkur Azhagiyasingar’s Arul Mozhi” English translations IN LOW-COST PAPERBACK JUST OUT ! (₹.460/- only)”
WHY IS SRI RANGAM SRI RANGARAJAN STIRRING UP A STORM IN A TEACUP?
Below is only one of several in a series of YouTube videos that has been posted online by Sri Rangarajan of SriRangam who is vociferous in his condemnation of a book on the Ramayana recently authored by Sri Dushyanth Sridhar, the young , TV channel celebrity Vedic Scholar who is also a professional “upannyasakar”. IContinue reading “WHY IS SRI RANGAM SRI RANGARAJAN STIRRING UP A STORM IN A TEACUP?”
Brace yourself for Arundhati Roy winning the Nobel Prize for Peace sometime 2024-29
Please read this and ponder over ⬇️ https://www.telegraphindia.com/amp/world/united-nations-human-rights-office-urges-indian-authorities-to-drop-cases-against-author-arundhati-roy-over-comments-on-kashmir/cid/2029993 This lady is a fine writer in English, of course, but then we know that her literary output — apart from a single much feted debut novel published 30 years ago — has been very near zero. Her life path thereafter has taken her only on theContinue reading “Brace yourself for Arundhati Roy winning the Nobel Prize for Peace sometime 2024-29”
Justice Chandru, must rank amongst the top-listed “Abou Ben Adhams” of India
Under Manu Smriti there were only 4 varnas . Now there are countless ! Under the Constitution of India over the last 75 years we have seen right across this country, jurists and intellectuals like Justice Chandrus (and Chandrachuds too?) being inspired to pave the way for ceaseless proliferation of “jaathi”. Their great efforts at championing their cause best exemplifiesContinue reading “Justice Chandru, must rank amongst the top-listed “Abou Ben Adhams” of India”
Sri Vaishnavas are a community of hypocrites
Take a real good look at the above news item and if you happen to be a Sri Vaishnava prepare to hang your head in shame. The grandson of the Author of this book on Sri Ramanujacharya calls Sanatana Dharma a disease like malaria/dengue to be eradicated … and our Sri Vaishnava muttadhipathis go toContinue reading “Sri Vaishnavas are a community of hypocrites”
Are Vedic rituals meaningless? Certainly not… not if you understand it in the Japanese sort of way.
https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/pointing-and-calling-japan-trains Reading the above interesting article and watching the two short video/clips in it, reminds me so much of our own traditional Vedic ritual cultural practices which unfortunately are fast vanishing today in our families and ordinary daily ways of living. While the Japanese Railways devised shisha kanko ritual to regulate their trains in anContinue reading “Are Vedic rituals meaningless? Certainly not… not if you understand it in the Japanese sort of way.”