Rangamannar and Sri Lakshminarasimha Swami Perumal Kovil , Bheemana Street Abiramapuram commenced on September 27 through 30th, 2025 . Pavithrotsavam: Sri Andal Rangamanar Sri Lakshminarasimha Kovil , Bheemana St. Abiramapuram, Chennai – Sep 27-30 2025 … I had the mahaabaagyam to participate in kainkaryam as one of the three Homam Ritwiks. (Following behind) The pavithrotsavamContinue reading “What is the Agama ritual of Pavithrotsavam? Why it is conducted for our Sri Vaishnava temples?”
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The Rt.Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri’s memory and legacy… (Part-11): …Living for the love of Valmiki and Shakespeare…
In the sunset years of his life — i.e. the early and mid-1940s — Srinivasa Sastri’s physical and mental health remained beleagured. His angina attacks came upon him suddenly and not infrequently. They caused him excruciating chest-pain and breathlessness. In those days in contrast to the present day, medical research had not yet discovered miracleContinue reading “The Rt.Hon’ble Srinivasa Sastri’s memory and legacy… (Part-11): …Living for the love of Valmiki and Shakespeare…”
எம். கே. சுதர்ஷனின் “The Nondescript God: Abstraction or Paragon?” – தமிழில்புத்தக விமர்சனம்
https://amzn.in/d/3XQhmIB எம். கே. சுதர்ஷனின் “The Nondescript God: Abstraction or Paragon?” – தமிழில்புத்தக விமர்சனம் எம். கே. சுதர்ஷனின் “The Nondescript God: Abstraction or Paragon?” என்பது இந்து தத்துவத்தில் தெய்வத்தின் இயல்பை ஆராயும் சிந்தனைமிக்க நூலாகும். இதில் பிரம்மம் என்ற கருத்து மற்றும் வேதாந்தத்தின் பல்வேறு பிரிவுகளில் அதன் விளக்கங்கள் குறித்து விரிவாக ஆராயப்படுகிறது. பாகவத் குண தர்பணம் மற்றும் சததுஷணி போன்ற அதிகாரப்பூர்வ நூல்களை மேற்கோள் காட்டி, பிரம்மத்திற்கும் அதன்Continue reading “எம். கே. சுதர்ஷனின் “The Nondescript God: Abstraction or Paragon?” – தமிழில்புத்தக விமர்சனம்”
புத்தக விமர்சனம்: “A Tale of Two Cities: The Decline and Fall of the “Ubaya-Vedantins”
புத்தக விமர்சனம்: “A Tale of Two Cities: The Decline and Fall of the “Ubaya-Vedantins” எம். கே. சுதர்ஷனின் “A Tale of Two Cities: The Decline and Fall of the ‘Ubaya-Vedantins’” (இரு நகரங்களின் கதை: ‘உபய-வேதாந்தின்கள்’ வீழ்ச்சி மற்றும் அவசானம்) என்பது, தமிழ்நாட்டில் உள்ள ஸ்ரீவைஷ்ணவ சமுதாயத்தின் ஆயிரம் ஆண்டுகளைக் கொண்ட வரலாற்றை 11ஆம் நூற்றாண்டு முதல் இன்றுவரை விரிவாக விவரிக்கும் ஒரு முக்கியமான வரலாற்று நூலாகும்.Continue reading “புத்தக விமர்சனம்: “A Tale of Two Cities: The Decline and Fall of the “Ubaya-Vedantins””
M K Sudarshan’s “The Nondescript God: Abstraction or Paragon?”: stands out for its logical, coherent, and smooth-flowing narrative, making intricate philosophical arguments accessible to the reader.
BOOK REVIEW M K Sudarshan’s “The Nondescript God: Abstraction or Paragon?” is a thought-provoking exploration of the nature of the divine in Hindu philosophy, specifically examining the concept of Brahman and its interpretations within different Vedantic traditions. Drawing upon authoritative texts like the Bhagavad Guna Darpanam and the Satadushani, Sudarshan navigates complex theological debates, suchContinue reading “M K Sudarshan’s “The Nondescript God: Abstraction or Paragon?”: stands out for its logical, coherent, and smooth-flowing narrative, making intricate philosophical arguments accessible to the reader.”
“The Unusual Essays of an Unknown Sri Vaishnava” — the new India Edition 2025! Just out in online bookstores as paperback and available as Ebook on Google Play
A memorable “yaathra’ : Six “divya-desams” and one “maha-samprokshanam” – Tiru Sirupuliyur (Part-8)
In the minds of many Sri Vaishnavas exists still a very deep-rooted conception or consciousness of the Dravidian origins of their ageold history which broadly is imagined to be divided into (a) the Azhwar Era and (b) the post-Ramanuja era. In the Azhwar era, again it is believed by them, that Vaishnavism took roots inContinue reading “A memorable “yaathra’ : Six “divya-desams” and one “maha-samprokshanam” – Tiru Sirupuliyur (Part-8)”
Ruminating “punarapi jananam, punarapi maranam”
Who hasn’t come across these immortal lines of Adi Sankara in his famous Sanskrit hymn, “Bhajjha Govindam“? पुनरपि जननं पुनरपि मरणं,पुनरपि जननी जठरे शयनम्।इह संसारे बहुदुस्तारे,कृपयाऽपारे पाहि मुरारे ॥२१॥“punarapi jananam punarapi maranam punarapi janani jathare sayanam,iha samsare bahudusare krpaya’pare pahi murare” – 21 Being born again, dying again, and again lying in the mother’s wombContinue reading “Ruminating “punarapi jananam, punarapi maranam””
My book “The Epistles of a Prolific Pontiff” gets featured in the LONDON BOOK FAIR (March 11-13, 2025)
The sadly never-ending “Tale of Two Cities” that I wrote …. an exercise in futility
https://www.indiatoday.in/amp/india/tamil-nadu/story/vadakalai-and-thenkalai-sects-argue-during-paarvettai-ritual-in-tamil-nadus-kancheepuram-2665796-2025-01-16 https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1Fnm4qi8SR/?mibextid=wwXIfr https://twitter.com/Ravilochanan86/status/1879871741629239431?t=a0nvOrr8Yk-W1JO-HbK1aw&s=08 I wrote my book (see below) two years ago out of anguish and great sadness … Since then, the world of Sri Vaishnavas has not changed . The sectarian bickering and petty-mindedness doesn’t seem to diminish one bit. As a writer of the book, I’m now left nursing a sense of profoundContinue reading “The sadly never-ending “Tale of Two Cities” that I wrote …. an exercise in futility”