“BUY THIS BOOK TODAY! You will surely end up celebrating it! “THE UNUSUAL ESSAYS OF AN UNKNOWN SRI VAISHNAVA” – 3rd Edition Dec’2021

JUST OUT on AMAZON & BARNES & NOBLE THE BRAND NEW 3rd EDITION (December 2021) OF THE “Unusual Essays of an Unknown Sri Vaishnava”!! Buy a copy to read … buy another to gift to any dear ones to you in the New Year 2022!   About the Book   This book is less aboutContinue reading ““BUY THIS BOOK TODAY! You will surely end up celebrating it! “THE UNUSUAL ESSAYS OF AN UNKNOWN SRI VAISHNAVA” – 3rd Edition Dec’2021”

“Jai Sri Ram!”:The eternally impeachable God

A Kantian perspective on the Ramayana Part 5 of 5 – CONCLUDED UNCHASTITY AND THE IMPLICIT VEDIC IMPERATIVES OF THE RAMAYANA Vedic law takes a strict view of unchastity, when it is voluntary, whether man or woman, and even when it is between consenting adults. Consensual concupiscence amongst adults, pre-marital or post-marital, which is notContinue reading ““Jai Sri Ram!”:The eternally impeachable God”

“Jai Sri Ram!”:The eternally impeachable God

A Kantian perspective on the Ramayana Part 4 of 5 SITA “AGNI-PARIKSHA“: THE MOST IMPEACHABLE DEED OF RAMA In the Ramayana, by far the most outrageous of all Rama’s deeds that many people even today regard as being the most impeachable is the one in the episode of “sita agni pariksha” occurring at the near-endContinue reading ““Jai Sri Ram!”:The eternally impeachable God”

“Jai Sri Ram!”:The eternally impeachable God

A Kantian perspective on the Ramayana     Part 1 of 5 ABSTRACT The epic Valmiki Ramayana is a many-splendored work in that it can be studied and understood in several ways and from many standpoints. It can be approached as if it were History, Literature, Dramaturgy, Philosophy, Theology, Social Anthropology and as an ageless source ofContinue reading ““Jai Sri Ram!”:The eternally impeachable God”

Sita’s “agni-pravesam” … : Very scholarly reactions of a reader of my blogpost! And my reply

Dear Sri Sudarshan, HAPPY INDEPENDENCE DAY TO ALL Saare Jahan se Acchaa… Hindustan hamara.. Vande Mataram… Jai Hind *** Your brilliant essay on Selection 247 is filled with strikingly compelling arguments, woven through your core thought and takes my breath away, truly speaking. You have addressed your persuasive arguments to Mr.Raghavan, evidently in response toContinue reading “Sita’s “agni-pravesam” … : Very scholarly reactions of a reader of my blogpost! And my reply”