An imaginary dialogue has been conceived and recorded below between a student and a Sri Vaishnava Acharya being held during the course of a traditional “kaalakshepam” (small intensive study-group class) session conducted by the Master for his band of disciples on the sacred Vedanta text, “Rahasya Traya Saaram” written by Swami Vedanta Desikan (1268-1368CE) TheContinue reading “A Dialogue on Veda…self-existent, uncaused revealed scripture un-authored by human agency: the Visishtadvaita “darsana” (Part 1 of 2)”
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Tharoorian balderdash: ‘Why am I a Hindu?’: (Part 1 of 2)
A friend of mine sent me yesterday on WhatsApp a “many times forwarded’ copy of Shashi Tharoor’s excerpted speech reportedly now going viral on the internet. It is titled “WHY AM I A HINDU?” which I read with great interest but great disappointment. For Tharoor as elocutionist, politician, author and astute diplomat, I have greatContinue reading “Tharoorian balderdash: ‘Why am I a Hindu?’: (Part 1 of 2)”
The IIM Professor of Finance and Vedic “shaanthi paattam”
Being “Prof”… is the title of a lively , humorous blogpost penned on the blogosphere by an academic Professor, Mr. G. Sabarinathan just a few hours ago. It’s a delightful read and I was so inspired to respond to it with my own blogpost which you can read if you scroll right all the wayContinue reading “The IIM Professor of Finance and Vedic “shaanthi paattam””
“Can women recite the Vedas?” asks Mr. Arvindan Neelakandan!
https://swarajyamag.com/amp/story/ideas%2Fcan-women-recite-the-vedas-dharmic-reformists-versus-colonised-traditionalists I became an avid reader and a near-fan of Arvindan Neelakandan after I read the book “Breaking India” which he co-authored with Rajiv Malhotra about a decade ago. Neelakandan’s journalistic essays and articles on any subject are almost always well-researched, substantive and extremely readable. His recent article above for The Swarajya under the subjectContinue reading ““Can women recite the Vedas?” asks Mr. Arvindan Neelakandan!”
The benedictions bestowed by Tharoor and those by the Vedas
BREAKING NEWS ! Shashi Tharoor with customary grandiloquence calls for PM Modi (aged 69 at the time the article was written and presently pushing 72) to continue serving the country until age 80 and even beyond … because “the best years of life ahead” according to Tharoor are still ahead of the latter. Tharoor’s benedictionsContinue reading “The benedictions bestowed by Tharoor and those by the Vedas”