In their philophical approach regarding how the struggle for India’s Freedom from British Colonial Rule must be conducted, Srinivasa Sastri and Mahatma Gandhi were indeed poles apart. Gandhi looked upon himself as a saint-politician. Sastri looked upon himself as scholar-statesman. The contrast between the two men stood out starkly at times whenever Gandhi chose toContinue reading “The Rt.Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri’s memory and legacy… (Part-7): When Srinivasa Sastri delivered a brave but accurate character-profiling of Mahatma Gandhi”
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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 !”
தொல்லை இன்பம் (“thollai inbam”): an oxymoron for Krishna Bhakthi that Peria-Azhwar knew only too well!
Here is a “paasuram” from Peria-Azhwar’s “tirumozhi” that I consider is an utterly enchanting still-portrait of Krishna Leela theme expounded in the Srimadh Bhaagavatham. You must read it with the portrait of Bala Krishnan above etched in your imagination. வெண்ணெய்விழுங்கிவெறுங்கலத்தைவெற்பிடையிட்டு அதனோசைகேட்கும்கண்ணபிரான்கற்றகல்விதன்னைக்காக்ககில்லோம் உன்மகனைக்காவாய் *புண்ணில்புளிப்பெய்தாலொக்கும்தீமைபுரைபுரையால்இவைசெய்யவல்லஅண்ணற்கண்ணானர்மகனைப்பெற்றஅசோதைநங்காய்! உன்மகனைக்கூவாய் —- யெரியாழ்வார் 2.9 “Your little boy ate up all the butterContinue reading “தொல்லை இன்பம் (“thollai inbam”): an oxymoron for Krishna Bhakthi that Peria-Azhwar knew only too well!”
India: “no country for intellectuals”?
https://open.substack.com/pub/thedigitalmeadow/p/the-death-of-the-public-intellectual?utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web The above article is an excellent commentary on the subject of the waning vigour of the traditions of intellectualism in public debate within the general life of societies right across the globe. Why is the modern public intellectual a dying species? The above essay traces the cause to many reasons in America. But afterContinue reading “India: “no country for intellectuals”?”
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 ?”
Tharoorian balderdash: ‘Why am I a Hindu?’: (Part 2 of 2-Concluded)
In the book Ten Heads of Ravana edited by Rajiv Malhotra, the well-known Hinduism scholar and historian, and his co-author, Divya Reddy, compiled ten excellent essays portraying ten prolific and very influential contemporary Hinduphobic writers in India and abroad. Shashi Tharoor finds a place of pride in the pantheon of those notorious ten who areContinue reading “Tharoorian balderdash: ‘Why am I a Hindu?’: (Part 2 of 2-Concluded)”
Tharoorian balderdash: ‘Why am I a Hindu?’: (Part 1 of 2)
A friend of mine sent me yesterday on WhatsApp a “many times forwarded’ copy of Shashi Tharoor’s excerpted speech reportedly now going viral on the internet. It is titled “WHY AM I A HINDU?” which I read with great interest but great disappointment. For Tharoor as elocutionist, politician, author and astute diplomat, I have greatContinue reading “Tharoorian balderdash: ‘Why am I a Hindu?’: (Part 1 of 2)”
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?”
With the 11-Year “Narendra Modi Report Card” of Anand Ranganathan, I concur and say, “This was India’s Finest Hour”!
The Modi Era: 2014-2025 Magnificent achievements indeed ! This past 11 year period will certainly have to be reckoned by historians of the future as India’s “finest hour” heralding a golden era in the life of the nation. Anand Ranganathan’s one glaring omission of India’s achievements in the last 11 years is the great stridesContinue reading “With the 11-Year “Narendra Modi Report Card” of Anand Ranganathan, I concur and say, “This was India’s Finest Hour”!”
The future of Indo-Pak relations: “Hyphenation” out and “Conjugation” in
https://thefridaytimes.com/15-May-2025/the-pahalgam-attack-and-the-return-of-the-india-pakistan-hyphenation?version=amp This tag of “hyphenation” in global diplomacy is as old as the hills and doesn’t apply to India – Pakistan alone. It’s been turned into some scary foreign policy phobic doctrine by the mandarins of India’s MEA over several decades now since Bill Clinton as POTUS first tried to hyphenate all of South AsiaContinue reading “The future of Indo-Pak relations: “Hyphenation” out and “Conjugation” in”