By Sudarshan Madabushi In Hindu ritualism, the thread—or sutra—carries deep significance and emotive value that transcends mere symbolism. The Mangalya Sutra solemnizes the wedding vow, binding two souls in eternal union. The Yajñopavītam (janeu) inaugurates a young brahmacharin into the study of the Veda and the pursuit of Brahma-gnyāna. Our most sacred philosophical texts—the BrahmaContinue reading “The Sacred Thread That Politicians Have Torn: How the Sutra Has Been Weaponized in Tamil Nadu”
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சோம்பரை உகத்தி போலும்….” and “lazy bones”: transformation from the Ravanesque to the Rama-like .
For the last couple of years it’s been my privilege and personal delight to be corresponding via WhatsApp messages with the well-known writer, novelist, playwright and scholar, Sri. Indira Parthasarathy (pen name “Eepa”) almost daily while we casually discuss a whole range of subjects of mutual interest — mostly Tamil and English literature but occasionallyContinue reading “சோம்பரை உகத்தி போலும்….” and “lazy bones”: transformation from the Ravanesque to the Rama-like .”
“Naming is not knowing”, says Richard Feymann; but “Naming is the key to knowing”, says the “Purusha Suktam”and “Vishnu Sahasranama” (Part 1 of 2).
This morning a very erudite online friend of mine, a retired Judge of the High Court of Telangana, Justice T.N.C. Rangarajan ( https://tshc.gov.in/showFormerJudgeProfile?id=278) forwarded to me for my edification an extremely thought-provoking article on the Richard Feynman. Who is Richard Feynman? Richard Phillips Feynman (May 11, 1918 – February 15, 1988) was an American theoretical physicist. HeContinue reading ““Naming is not knowing”, says Richard Feymann; but “Naming is the key to knowing”, says the “Purusha Suktam”and “Vishnu Sahasranama” (Part 1 of 2).”