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An Interesting Novel - Toss of a Lemon
Venkat, Kalki is portrayed as a progressive writer. The son of the heroine Sivakami attends many meetings and parties with political and literary figures and at one of these he meets Kalki. There is no direct dialogue but he comes back and tells h…
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dmaloo
January 2010
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Days Mails
Dear Dr Sri - actually I meant the same thing - it is what you make it to be which is either a moorthi or a museum exhibit. It is rare and unusual that one statue is both - since there are invisible energies/vibrations linked to worshipped idols as…
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January 2010
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some thoughts on idol worship
connotations = for me now Sanjaya of american idol, enough to not use it again at all :)) Anyways quote Hitler himself on the swastika from Mein Kampf and the translation i read (Mariner Books). "In red we see the social idea of the movement,…
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January 2010
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some thoughts on idol worship
Kathie - a 'moorthi' is a term normally used to refer to an idol that is sanctified and under worship. An idol is an imitation of a moorthi that belongs in a museum or a showcase. The Nataraja inside the sanctum of chidambaram and the nat…
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January 2010
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Hi Shankar, you can say i am the person who brought up the topic. Without saying too much it is somewhat of a generalisation to say 'it was not there originally' - how far back have you traced this 'originality'? Was there ever …
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January 2010
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Venkat, I think there should be a 'blanket' on any issue not just religion - i am sorry did not clarify that better. We have a saying around my friends most of who are arya samajis or ramakrishna mutt affliates - we call 'Acquired Hin…
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January 2010
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Members and Moderators
Dear Dr sri and all - I have been wondering to like so many others on where the forum is going and whether or not it makes sense to be part of it in an active manner. I don't believe i wil discontinue becuase as Satish said i have made many g…
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January 2010
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target 500
SAtish, i think your last line summarizes the crux of the issue and Venkat appears to be answering it. Indian history is not hindu history might be pertinent to say hindu history forms a major part of indian history. Your issue appears to be more w…
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January 2010
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I am able to see where Satish is coming from - and i remember quite clearly an earlier incident in which he shared similar views as Sri Sankaran (that history had been unfair to hindus versus other relgions) also involved strong religious passions t…
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January 2010
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history of marriage
Yes I agree 100% with Ravi's explanation on the subject. I have read these descriptions before, in both tamil and english forms. I want to clarify some thing regarding saints - there are many types of saints and sadhus. Kamakoti matt, Sringer…
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January 2010
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history of marriage
Please quit generalising..i can understand sanskrit reasonably well, in my home we were taught meanings of most mantras that are commonly used (my sister is a sanskrit pundit). A marriage that is not sentimental around thaali does not automatically…
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January 2010
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histtory of marriage
Neither, accept what is human and compassionate in theory or practice. We have had lots of very open discussions here on Periyar with both pros and cons of what he did. As Venkat pointed out passionate religion is for passionate religious forums - a…
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January 2010
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Did Jesus come to India? To do or Not to do.
I have not read this thread but was prompted to do so after Ravi's message and also as a supporter of the basic teachings of Jesus which are very much in common with basic indian (i say indian and not hindu) tenements of ahimsa/non violence and…
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January 2010
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histtory of marriage
There are two aspects to any religion - one is what it is in theory, another is what it is in practice.There is no religion that is free of the big wide gap that separates the two. The same religion you say that accords 'more authority' to…
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January 2010
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histtory of marriage
Saar nalladhu endha madhiri vandhalum eduthukkarudula enna thappu? 'Eppurul yaar vaai ketkinum appurl mei porul kanbadhu arivi' endru kural illaya? I dont watch tv at all saar, edho oru dharam oorla irundha po one or two programs that is a…
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January 2010
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histtory of marriage
They regarded as 'mangal sutra', and dont remove it at any cost until the husband passes away. One marwari friend of mine would not even remove it for a scan during medical exam. How do you think it is different? There was a great debate o…
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January 2010
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history of marriage
It is 'Iyam Seeta' not 'Imam Seeta'. The mantra 'Sarva Mangala Mangalye..another one chanted during the thaali ceremony refers to the Goddess Devi as the one 'married' (in this sense one who is connected to all thi…
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January 2010
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history of marriage
Also the thaali very much exists in northern indian communties also as 'mangal sutra'. Marwari and Gujarati women attach great importance to it.
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January 2010
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history of marriage
So how did the 'metti' system stop? As far as we know no married male wears a 'metti' nowadays. A one sided system is gender oppression, no matter how much meaning we attach to it.
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January 2010
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history of marriage
Actually the 1-1 marriage per the Ramayana was highlighted only by Kambar. Valmiki does not attribute this as a virtue to Sri Rama at all anywhere. Generally speaking one man to one woman relationship is not deemed a virtue anywhere in the puranas…
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January 2010
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history of mairrage
Actually the Mahabharat makes subtle technical differences - Panchali had five husbands, she was married to all five of them. Kunti had six men in her life too but only one was her husband, ditto for Ambika/Ambalika, their 'husband' was di…
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January 2010
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history of mairrage
Don't know how much time i will have for this most interesting debate but throwing in two cents in favor of Ravi said. There are many types of union in scriptures Mahabharata and Ramayana. Actually very few are legalised marraiges. The Mahabara…
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January 2010
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Avatar - a Treat for the senses
I saw Dancing with the wolves a long time ago and was very unimpressed. I guess it was probably due to Kevin Costner being such a dumb non actor. Ravi, the singers on Titanic was a real life incident, not cameroon's idea. The musicians on the…
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January 2010
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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS ( to Ms malathi)
Hello sir, you are more than welcome to have the 'last word' if you want to take permission from the moderators and continue the conversation/debate. I am not a moderator, i have merely found from experience that they dont' prefer de…
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December 2009
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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS ( to Ms malathi)
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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS ( to Ms malathi)
Hello Shankar,There is no such thing as a perfect religion including hinduism. We have had our share of bigotry and oppression and still do, we have more divisiveness under the guise of caste and more oppression of women othan many others. Other re…
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December 2009
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CHRISTMAS GREETINGS
Dear Kathie - brahmins = priests in this context, priesthood, dairy farming and such being the backbone of culture in those days. Sankar, please let us not pat our backs on our own bigotry of wiping another faith and talk of christian bigotry on th…
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December 2009
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tamil puthinangal - udated file loaded
Hello, is it possible to order these books online and have them delivered in India? Thank you Malathi
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December 2009
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kalki style of writing
Dear Sir, it is to your credit, your honesty and integrity that you have acknowledged the influence. Every writer is inspired by someone they admire and it is not a crime to write under that influence as long as one is willing to acknowledge it (the…
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December 2009
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2012
Disasters are a human morbid fascination not just western fascination. Hollywood has made capital out of this fascination since budgets are not a constraint for them. Actually some older disaster movies are pretty decent viewing, even a recent one &…
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December 2009
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