The diplomatic tight-rope walking that Rt. Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri had to execute in his remit as the Agent-General of the Imperial Government of India (1927-29) in South Africa was accomplished not only with great dexterity but also aplomb. For the services he rendered to both the British Government as well as to the Indian communityContinue reading “The Rt.Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri’s memory and legacy lives more in Durban than in Delhi? (Part-3)”
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Hindu Temple funds: The crass casuistry of Dravidianist intellectualism in “The Hindu”
THE HINDU- Monday, July 21, 2025: Opinion: Recently, a political controversy erupted in Tamil Nadu on the issue of diverting temple funds for building colleges. Scroll down below to read an Op-Ed (Propaganda) that was published by The Hindu yesterday . This Op-Ed piece is a classic example of the kind of casuistry that theContinue reading “Hindu Temple funds: The crass casuistry of Dravidianist intellectualism in “The Hindu””
For God’s sake , please make up your mind, Your Majesty, the GoI !
Not Aadhaar card, PAN card or Ration card will prove Indian citizenship;http://dhunt.in/11aIF6 Not Aadhaar card, PAN card or Ration card will prove Indian citizenship; only these documents will, and they are: Look at the list above and consider hiw likely that an ordinary citizen living somewhere in the villages of India would possess even oneContinue reading “For God’s sake , please make up your mind, Your Majesty, the GoI !”
Democracy is not in the voting but in the counting … and well before counting , it’s in the voter listing
Very pertinent points raised in this The Hindu Op-Ed today. It all boils down simply to the fundamental problem related to certifying citizenship of this country. Aadhaar card was touted as the technological marvel that had solved the problem permanently. We all remember how 10-12 years ago, all citizens were made by the government to run helter-skelterContinue reading “Democracy is not in the voting but in the counting … and well before counting , it’s in the voter listing”
Savukku Sankar interview with T. R.Ramesh: “The BJP cares little for Hindu temples!”
The YouTube video below covers the legal battle that T.R. Ramesh , the NGO crusader for freeing Hindu Temples in Tamil Nadu from the clutches of the Tamil Nadu HR&CE Commission, has been taking to the Courts recently. The battle is about whether the surplus funds of the Temples can be expropriated by the HR&CEContinue reading “Savukku Sankar interview with T. R.Ramesh: “The BJP cares little for Hindu temples!””
Yesterday 10 July 2025: Happy 95th Birthday greetings to Sri Indira Parthasarathy (Eepa): My gift to a very dear friendly guide and outstanding doyen of Tamil literature
“The Middlemen of Vedapura”: A Masterful Translation That Transcends the Original By Indira ParthasarathyTranslated by M.K. SudarshanBlueRose Publishers, 2025★★★★★ (5/5 stars) A Translation That Becomes Transformation There’s something audacious about claiming that a translation surpasses its original, yet M.K. Sudarshan’s English rendering of Indira Parthasarathy’s 1995 Tamil novel “Vedapuratthu Vyaabaarigal” achieves precisely this feat. TheContinue reading “Yesterday 10 July 2025: Happy 95th Birthday greetings to Sri Indira Parthasarathy (Eepa): My gift to a very dear friendly guide and outstanding doyen of Tamil literature”
Is the Upanishad “Brahmann” not “God Almighty” as per The Oxford English Dictionary ?
Watch the above video-clip. The controversy centers on the distribution of Oxford English-Telugu dictionaries to students in Andhra Pradesh under a government scheme led by former Chief Minister Jagan Mohan Reddy. Allegations surfaced on social media and in political debates claiming that the dictionary’s definition of “God” was altered or presented in a way thatContinue reading “Is the Upanishad “Brahmann” not “God Almighty” as per The Oxford English Dictionary ?”
Quota Reservations in Private Sector; Fundamental Rights; and underlying need for Constitutional Amendment
The six Fundamental Rights guaranteed to citizens by the Constitution of India are: 1. Right to Equality (Articles 14–18)• Guarantees equality before the law, prohibits discrimination on grounds of religion, race, caste, sex, or place of birth, ensures equal opportunity in public employment, abolishes untouchability, and abolishes titles.2. Right to Freedom (Articles 19–22)• Includes freedomsContinue reading “Quota Reservations in Private Sector; Fundamental Rights; and underlying need for Constitutional Amendment”
The “bounty-killers” of Keezhadi archaeology
There was this Rediff Op-Ed piece on the subject Dt. June 2nd 2025 which elicited a lot of discussion amongst a small group of email-friends of mine yesterday. https://www.rediff.com/news/column/n-sathiya-moorthy-why-stalin-is-pushing-keeladi-over-indus-valley/20250602.htm One of the friends … a retired senior bureaucrat, corporate executive, international consultant, government advisor , all rolled into one as a man of many distinguishedContinue reading “The “bounty-killers” of Keezhadi archaeology”
Tamil Vs. Sanskrit: Why this language war over Etymological Cocktails?
If only some expert linguist in India today could explain in similar simple yet so clear terms as the professor does in the video-clip above about how Tamil and Sanskrit languages also originated and developed over the millennia …. I believe there perhaps would be much greater and more sensible understanding that both are reallyContinue reading “Tamil Vs. Sanskrit: Why this language war over Etymological Cocktails?”