Today’s THE HINDU front-page news report above caught me really by great surprise. Reading the above column set me wondering about how the DMK , an avowedly anti-Hindu Party “traditionally associated with atheism and anti-Brahminism”, suddenly decided to elevate Dr. V. Maitreyan, a Tamil Brahmin, who sports his caste-mark and Hindu identity upon his foreheadContinue reading “The DMK’s Evolution and THE HINDU’s: by Darwinian principle of (un)natural selection of species”
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Hindu Temple funds: The crass casuistry of Dravidianist intellectualism in “The Hindu”
THE HINDU- Monday, July 21, 2025: Opinion: Recently, a political controversy erupted in Tamil Nadu on the issue of diverting temple funds for building colleges. Scroll down below to read an Op-Ed (Propaganda) that was published by The Hindu yesterday . This Op-Ed piece is a classic example of the kind of casuistry that theContinue reading “Hindu Temple funds: The crass casuistry of Dravidianist intellectualism in “The Hindu””
Democracy is not in the voting but in the counting … and well before counting , it’s in the voter listing
Very pertinent points raised in this The Hindu Op-Ed today. It all boils down simply to the fundamental problem related to certifying citizenship of this country. Aadhaar card was touted as the technological marvel that had solved the problem permanently. We all remember how 10-12 years ago, all citizens were made by the government to run helter-skelterContinue reading “Democracy is not in the voting but in the counting … and well before counting , it’s in the voter listing”
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)”
“Freedom”: TM Krishna’s kutcheri @The Madras Music Academy & Richie Havens of Woodstock fame.
The song “Freedom” was performed by the popular rock-star musician of yesteryears, Richie Havens, as part of his performance at the world famous music festival called “Woodstock” on Friday, August 15, 1969. The song was an instant hit amongst rock music fans worldwide . Even today the song is considered to be an immortal classic. https://www.google.com/gasearch?q=richie%20havens&source=sh/x/gs/m2/5#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:c07507d8,vid:rynxqdNMry4,st:0Continue reading ““Freedom”: TM Krishna’s kutcheri @The Madras Music Academy & Richie Havens of Woodstock fame.”
The price of hubris, finally, has to be “biting the dust”
They’ve all been now made to bite the dust … Madras Music Academy, The Hindu Group and T M Krishna. Sheer hubris has brought TMK to this sorry plight … I have nothing but sympathy for him now in his hour of reckoning. The MAA and THG are institutions … they will survive somehow stillContinue reading “The price of hubris, finally, has to be “biting the dust””
Take a back-seat “vishwabandhu” and start worrying more about “prativeshi bandhu”
From The New York Times: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/21/world/asia/sri-lanka-election-results.html?smid=em-share Leftist Leader Elected President as Sri Lanka Rejects the Old Order. Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s strong showing reveals voter weariness with leadership that has led to a national economic crisis and crushing hardship for many people. ************* India now has new regimes ruling its immediate neighbourhood with whom it sharesContinue reading “Take a back-seat “vishwabandhu” and start worrying more about “prativeshi bandhu””
T.M.Krishna is both Che Guevara and Donald Trump of the Carnatic Music World
https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/why-one-cannot-ignore-tm-krishnas-musical-explorations/article68432254.ece/amp/ After reading the above piece published in The Hindu today, I ask myself if anyone is really standing in his way if TM Krishna, the musician, goes ahead and teaches “a whole generation how to unshackle art from orthodoxy” … Who is really denying him his right to to do whatever he wishes toContinue reading “T.M.Krishna is both Che Guevara and Donald Trump of the Carnatic Music World”
Sri Vaishnavas are a community of hypocrites
Take a real good look at the above news item and if you happen to be a Sri Vaishnava prepare to hang your head in shame. The grandson of the Author of this book on Sri Ramanujacharya calls Sanatana Dharma a disease like malaria/dengue to be eradicated … and our Sri Vaishnava muttadhipathis go toContinue reading “Sri Vaishnavas are a community of hypocrites”
Is Shashi Tharoor the “INDIA” Opposition’s very own Chanakya?
The Opposition’s strategy to oppose the NDA is made very clear in the Tharoor editorial : It’s going to be all about Federalism over the next 5 years… if the coalition of Narendra Modi lasts the journey. Tharoor in laying out the broad contours of the Opposition’s grand strategy, seems to be arrogating to himselfContinue reading “Is Shashi Tharoor the “INDIA” Opposition’s very own Chanakya?”