Dushyant Sridhar is a young ‘upannyaasaka‘ of rare ability. He is a professional raconteur of purana, itihaasa and other Vedic scriptures. His scholarship, intelligence, eloquence and stage-presence appeal to young audiences and make him an ambassador even abroad for our Indian religious culture, especially of the Sri Vaishnava strain. None therefore should deny him hisContinue reading “Dushyant Sridhar sets the cat amongst the pigeons and laughs his way to the bank? – (Part 2 of 2)”
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The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedaantin-s”: Part 30
Given the enervating zeitgeist of the 19th century CE as it prevailed all over South India; given the conditions of material and spiritual impoverishment of all temples across the Tamil country; and given the slow but steady deterioration suffered by Sri Vaishnava temples especially as they passed into the grip of the iron fists ofContinue reading “The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedaantin-s”: Part 30″
The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedaantin-s”: Part-29
The seismic social changes that overcame, rocked, overwhelmed and which utterly demoralized the Sri Vaishnava community towards the end of 19th century, and early part of the 2oth, under British Rule can be described under broad categories below: A. Language B. Education and Employment C. Migration D. Cultural alienation E. Wealth dispossession ******************************** A. LANGUAGE:Continue reading “The Decline and Fall of the “ubaya-vedaantin-s”: Part-29″