Me: Sir, while reading your essay, there was one other passage which again intrigued me. I wish to have you please clarify it. This is what you wrote: QUOTE: As one sees Kamban’s portrayal of Kumbakarna, one cannot but conclude that all these three characters (Kumbakarna , Bhishma and Radheya) were Destiny’s children, cursed, as they were, to fight forContinue reading “A conversation on “Kamban’s Ramayana” with Sri. Indira Parthasarathy – (Part 4 of 4) CONCLUDED”
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A conversation on “Kamban’s Ramayana” with Sri. Indira Parthasarathy – (Part 2 of 4)
After my initial exchange of views with Eepa on the question whether Kamba Ramayana was a “purely out and out literary work” — or a “literary work” laced with many elements of religion” which I for one was convinced that it was — and on why it also carried within its pages what Eepa callsContinue reading “A conversation on “Kamban’s Ramayana” with Sri. Indira Parthasarathy – (Part 2 of 4)”
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”
Dushyant Sridhar sets the cat amongst the pigeons and laughs his way to the bank? – (Part 2 of 2)
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)”
Dushyant Sridhar sets the cat amongst the pigeons and laughs his way to the bank? – (Part 1 of 2)
What is the cat?! Where is it?! And who let it out?! The cat is a just a book on Ramayana! And the man who let the feline out is the dashing, young Vedic scholar and “upannyaasakar“, Sri.Dushyant Sridhar! By all appearances (both sartorial and media-wise) he is a man who holds “rock-star” status amongstContinue reading “Dushyant Sridhar sets the cat amongst the pigeons and laughs his way to the bank? – (Part 1 of 2)”
WHY IS SRI RANGAM SRI RANGARAJAN STIRRING UP A STORM IN A TEACUP?
Below is only one of several in a series of YouTube videos that has been posted online by Sri Rangarajan of SriRangam who is vociferous in his condemnation of a book on the Ramayana recently authored by Sri Dushyanth Sridhar, the young , TV channel celebrity Vedic Scholar who is also a professional “upannyasakar”. IContinue reading “WHY IS SRI RANGAM SRI RANGARAJAN STIRRING UP A STORM IN A TEACUP?”
“Snaanam”, “Shraadham”, “Darsanam”, “Alinganam”: PART-8 of 8 (CONCLUDED): Personal reflections on my pilgrimage to Gaya, Kashi, Prayag and Ayodhya – November 11-20, 2023
“AYODHYA” — The city of Faith and Discord 4 AM on the morning of 18th Novermber 2023, we set by car on the road from Varanasi to the city of Ayodhya, 220 Kms away… a nearly 5 hours drive by car. The pre-dawn light was wintry, dark and very cold. On the way, the roadsContinue reading ““Snaanam”, “Shraadham”, “Darsanam”, “Alinganam”: PART-8 of 8 (CONCLUDED): Personal reflections on my pilgrimage to Gaya, Kashi, Prayag and Ayodhya – November 11-20, 2023″
ALL ABOUT TAILS … and how it probably inspired the Valmiki Ramayana !
I read this interesting article and couldn’t help thinking why Tails are such an often used figure of speech in the English language — heads I win, tails you lose, the sting in the tail, to catch a tiger by its tail, tuck tail between legs, wag a tail , tail end , tailgate ,Continue reading “ALL ABOUT TAILS … and how it probably inspired the Valmiki Ramayana !”