The High Court passed its Verdict today on a long simmering dispute between our two great Sri Vaishnava sects over the Kanchipuram Sri Varadaraja Perumal Temple and, not surprisingly, the first person to celebrate the judgment is from the city of Sri Rangam who has tweeted on X below : The judgment resolves a long‑standingContinue reading “The Kanchipuram Sri Varadaraja Perumal: the Madras High Court passes Judgment : it belongs to “Tenkalai Sampradayam””
Tag Archives: Sanskrit
சம்ஸ்கிருதம் – சில கேள்விகள்: A Few Questions about the Sanskrit language
சம்ஸ்கிருதம் – சில கேள்விகள் https://tamilhindu.com/2009/07/sanskrit-few-questions/ The above article written in Tamil contains many detailed historical, cultural, and political arguments supporting the philosophical, linguistic, and cultural integration of Sanskrit and Tamil, refuting claims of Sanskrit as an exclusively Brahmin language or a threat to Tamil. It highlights the coexistence and mutual enrichment of these languages inContinue reading “சம்ஸ்கிருதம் – சில கேள்விகள்: A Few Questions about the Sanskrit language”
“The Death of the Brahmin-Liberal”: M.K.Sudarshan — the 3 key themes and the key chapters in the book . A must read for young Indians today .
The book’s central thesis is that the balanced and principled “Brahmin–Liberal” ethos embodied by V S Srinivasa Sastri—marked by civility, ethical liberalism, and a harmonious blend of tradition and modernity—has all but vanished from India’s public life, and its absence has deep consequences for political and social discourse today. Three Key Themes • The complexContinue reading ““The Death of the Brahmin-Liberal”: M.K.Sudarshan — the 3 key themes and the key chapters in the book . A must read for young Indians today .”
September 30, 2025: An Evening to remember forever at Kanchipuram, all due to “Sri Perundevi Thaayaar’s” Grace!
பச்சைமா மலை போல் மேனிபவளவாய் கமலச் செங்கண்அச்சுதா அமரரேறேஆயர்தம் கொழுந்தே என்னும்இச்சுவை தவிர யான் போய்இந்திரலோகம் ஆளும் அச்சுவை பெறினும் வேண்டேன்அரங்கமா நகருளானே O Achyuta! With a body like a great green mountain, a mouth like coral, with eyes shaped like a red lotus—O Lord of the celestials! O tender sprig of the cowherds! Apart from the pleasure of uttering theseContinue reading “September 30, 2025: An Evening to remember forever at Kanchipuram, all due to “Sri Perundevi Thaayaar’s” Grace!”
An interesting exchange of views with “Eepa” on which language Hanuman spoke to Sri Rama when they met for the very first time – (Part 2 of 2) CONCLUDED
Eepa’s unique perspective still did not stop me from persisting in the other more pedestrian question for which too I pressed him for an answer: What could have been the language in which Hanuman spoke so impressively that it absolutely captivated Sri Rama ? “யார் கொலோ இச்சொல்வின் செல்வன்?” (“Who is this prince of words?”) InContinue reading “An interesting exchange of views with “Eepa” on which language Hanuman spoke to Sri Rama when they met for the very first time – (Part 2 of 2) CONCLUDED”
An interesting exchange of views with “Eepa” on which language Hanuman spoke to Sri Rama when they met for the very first time
The Tamil literary doyen Sri Indira Parthasarathy — popularly known as Eepa the novelist and playwright who is the only one who won both the Sahitya and Sangitha Nataka Akademi Awards — suddenly asked me this question via a WhatsApp message the following intriguing question. It momentarily baffled me . When Hanuman meets Ram inContinue reading “An interesting exchange of views with “Eepa” on which language Hanuman spoke to Sri Rama when they met for the very first time”
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””
Book Review: “A Tale of Two Cities: The Decline and Fall of the “Ubaya-Vedantins”
Book Review: “A Tale of Two Cities: The Decline and Fall of the “Ubaya-Vedantins” M.K. Sudarshan’s “A Tale of Two Cities: The Decline and Fall of the ‘Ubaya-Vedantins’” offers a sweeping historical narrative that chronicles the thousand-year history of the Sri Vaishnava community in Tamil Nadu, spanning from the 11th century CE to the presentContinue reading “Book Review: “A Tale of Two Cities: The Decline and Fall of the “Ubaya-Vedantins””
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?”
Kannada’s parentage: Kamal Haasan won’t apologise for his comment because he’s so intellectually lazy
On a day when Kamal Haasan was nominated by his party, Makkal Needhi Maiam (MNM) to the Rajya Sabha, after the DMK in Tamil Nadu charitably allotted one seat in the Upper House to MNM in return for its support in the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, the ageing actor made a thoughtless comment about theContinue reading “Kannada’s parentage: Kamal Haasan won’t apologise for his comment because he’s so intellectually lazy”