All my 2023 blogs on pilgrimage to Gaya, Varanasi, Triveni and Ayodhya compiled for easy reference of readers who may be planning the same tour

Dear Sri Giridhar, I wish you and your family a very spiritually fulfilling experience in your upcoming pilgrimage to Gaya , Triveni , Varanasi and Ayodhya .  The priests who helped us perform all rituals at the above kshetras were Smartha purohits of Sankara Mutt at Kashi . Their contact details are below and youContinue reading “All my 2023 blogs on pilgrimage to Gaya, Varanasi, Triveni and Ayodhya compiled for easy reference of readers who may be planning the same tour”

Devdutt Patnaik ( À la Vairamuthu) unable to discern the Esotericism in Mystic Eroticism – Part- 3.2 (Concluded)

To truly understand Eroticism in Hindu mythology — explained earlier in Part 3.2 above with reference to the Brihadaaranyka Upanishad — one has to got open up one’s mind to the fact that it is the Esotericism of the Vedic motif of Universal Creation that has been woven into the human microsom of Procreation. Therefore,Continue reading “Devdutt Patnaik ( À la Vairamuthu) unable to discern the Esotericism in Mystic Eroticism – Part- 3.2 (Concluded)”

Book Review in the London FT of Manu Pillai’s “Gods, Guns and Missionaries”

A good email friend of mine Arun Bewoor, a Parsi by faith but a very accomplished ex-CEO of a multinational company in India forwarded to me a email below asking me a question: My answer to him was this below: It all depends on what exactly one has in mind when using the word Hinduism.  1.Continue reading “Book Review in the London FT of Manu Pillai’s “Gods, Guns and Missionaries””

Devdutt Patnaik ( À la Vairamuthu) unable to discern the Esotericism in Mystic Eroticism – Part- 3.1 of 3.2

Finally, signing off on his rather prurient essay titled “The Parrot’s Erotic Secret” published in The Hindu dt. 19 January 2025, Devdutt Pattnaik urges his readers, especially womenfolk, to go and read an obscure and most probably a Jainist literary work in Sanskrit called “shukasaptati”… He wholeheartedly endorses the 70 lewd tales in that ancientContinue reading “Devdutt Patnaik ( À la Vairamuthu) unable to discern the Esotericism in Mystic Eroticism – Part- 3.1 of 3.2”

Devdutt Patnaik ( À la Vairamuthu) unable to discern the Esotericism in Mystic Eroticism – Part-1 of 3

When I read the Jan 19th 2025 article below in THE HINDU (“Wide Angle” feature article) penned by the well known Hindu mythologist, Devadutt Patnaik (the author of 50 books on mythology, art and culture), it at once reminded me of the controversial speech the Tamil Cinema lyricist, Vairamuthu had made seven years ago inContinue reading “Devdutt Patnaik ( À la Vairamuthu) unable to discern the Esotericism in Mystic Eroticism – Part-1 of 3”

The Presidential Pardon Joe Biden gave his son and the Doctrine of “Saranagathi” in Vedantic Theology

Reminds me of how in the Mahabharata, King Dhritarashtra was ready to grant pardon to his beloved son Duryodhana for every misdeed of his. A father’s love for a son is blind … more blind than the mother’s even… and Queen Gandhari seems to have exemplified that truth! My knowledge of law is very limitedContinue reading “The Presidential Pardon Joe Biden gave his son and the Doctrine of “Saranagathi” in Vedantic Theology”

My book-review of Indira Parthasarathy’s Novel “Forever Yours, Krishna!” published in “MUSE INDIA”, online literary magazine (Secunderabad) : Issue 118 (Nov-Dec 2024)

Please scroll down below to read my book review ( https://museindia.com/Home/ViewContentData?arttype=book%20review(s)&issid=118&menuid=11301https://museindia.com/Home/ViewContentData?arttype=book%20review(s)&issid=118&menuid=11301 ) in “MUSE INDIA” which has been published in the bi-monthly digital Literary Magazine (Issue 118 (Nov-Dec 2024)) https://museindia.com/MuseIndia/Aboutus https://museindia.com/ https://museindia.com/Home/ViewContentData?arttype=book%20review(s)&issid=118&menuid=11316 Forever Yours, Krishna : A Novel| Indira Parthasarathy |Translated from Tamil by the Author himself | Ratna Books, New Delhi (2024) |ISBN 978-93-56873-65-0 | Paperback | Pp. 242 | Rs. 559 ———————————————————Continue reading “My book-review of Indira Parthasarathy’s Novel “Forever Yours, Krishna!” published in “MUSE INDIA”, online literary magazine (Secunderabad) : Issue 118 (Nov-Dec 2024)”

My ebook is now available globally through Kindle! Please spread the word today amongst your friends and family .. !

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The new updated second edition 2024 of my book, “A Tale of Two Cities: The Decline and Fall of the “Ubaya-Vedantins” is now available globally on Google Play Books. (E-book Price : ₹.250/ only/ paperback)

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Just Out ! Updated 2024 Low-Priced Edition of “Tale of Two Cities – An Outline of the History of Sri Vaishnavas of Tamil Nadu that was never written”… !

The NEW 2024 Updated and Second Edition of my book is now available for sale on Amazon, Blue Rose and Flipcart online retail platforms . The first Edition out last year in 2023 needed to be revised to enable the inclusion of a few more very relevant research material that had not been accessible toContinue reading “Just Out ! Updated 2024 Low-Priced Edition of “Tale of Two Cities – An Outline of the History of Sri Vaishnavas of Tamil Nadu that was never written”… !”