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believe in God , not godmen
Sun TV is clever. When Dinamalar published photos and names of actors involved in a similar scandal, its office was attacked, staff arrested and and the entire film fraternity (Rajni, surya, vivek and the rest) showered Dinamalar with choicest abuse…
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March 2010
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About Kalki
Kalki ( some times with manian) visited all the places he refers to in his novels - srilanka, kodikarai, ajanta, vatapi etc. I remember our Venkat alludes to this in his book on Kalki.Sampath
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February 2010
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Karaikkal ammaiyar
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February 2010
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Balarama worship
Why sir? I think the reference is verse 5.7.5 of Thiruvoimozhi -Pasuram on Thotarinathan of Thirusirivaramangai- Nanguneri, Pandia nadu. Nammazhwar does not mention Buddha at all. He chides perumal for staying away from devout vaishnava adiyars, eve…
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February 2010
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Balarama worship
Only in north-east (Bengal -Orissa) areas, Krishna is replaced by Buddha, as Krishna is considered as the primary God and not an avatara. Even though the puranas list many more, only the ten, by tradition, are viewed as principal avatars. Jayadeva i…
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February 2010
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Harmony
I agree venket, vijay and vairam should continue to post on their favourite topics. They are of different genre and are of interest to many members; hope they start soon.Sampath
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January 2010
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Name one tamil women you would take the efforts use the time machine and me.
SPS,In addition to the 'one woman you would like to meet', it is desirable to add a database of all noteworthy women (and men) one know, with a brief write up on each; this list can eventually be updated and published as a book similar to …
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January 2010
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Museum exhibits - stolen artifacts?
Where did I say that all museum collections are looted. I started with this statement -" Some of the museum stuff is definitely obtained by unethical means, knowingly or unknowingly from looters, smugglers, carted off by zealous archaeologists …
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January 2010
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is Kalki the best you've read?
No direct answer. But Kalki is the only author who is ever fresh and makes you read his works (novels and short stories) again and again. More like prayer books.Sampath
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January 2010
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Museum exhibits - stolen artifacts?
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January 2010
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Hinduism and CRY wolf - PS group
Some of the museum stuff is definitely obtained by unethical means, knowingly or unknowingly from looters, smugglers, carted off by zealous archaeologists as trophies or for financial gains. Countries like India, and Egypt are keen to get back their…
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sampath_srinivasaraghavan
January 2010
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Hinduism and CRY wolf!!
1. UK, US, France and Australia are christian nations and so they can be generous to non christian minorities as long as the minorities live quietly. Already there are rumblings against muslims in all euro-christian countries and australia. "Go…
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sampath_srinivasaraghavan
January 2010
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How much of Indian History is Hindu History (North East)
Hitler was an aryan (claimed) christian majority dictator and he vowed to decimate minority jew vermin and succeeded in wiping out a large population of jews in short period of ten years. All muslims (O.K. majority) want to wipe out Israel of the fa…
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sampath_srinivasaraghavan
January 2010
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request to members
Why 2 paise? Worth two gold coins.Sampath
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sampath_srinivasaraghavan
January 2010
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How much of Indian History is Hindu History (North East)
Dear venkat,To score a point please do not trivialise sensitive issues.If majority community is not careful, they will eventually suffer like kashmiri, bangladesi or pakistani hindus.For one mosque (debatable) destroyed, thousand temples were and wi…
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sampath_srinivasaraghavan
January 2010
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Name one tamil women you would take the efforts use the time machine and me.
I have already named Andal. Now the subject must be changed to "Name one Tamil man you ........" to help me choose one in the other category. Sampath
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January 2010
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The direction of the shiva temple entrances
I was told by a divyadesam priest that the 'thayar' will always face east, irrespective of the direction faced by the 'perumal'. I have verified this in all the temples I visited. He said, if you are not sure of the direction, go…
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sampath_srinivasaraghavan
January 2010
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a tamil I would like to meet.....
Kothai/ Andal Sampath
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January 2010
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a tamil I would like to meet.....
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January 2010
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some thoughts on idol worship
I think, the book "The Rise and Fall of The Third Reich" gives the background and details.Sampath
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sampath_srinivasaraghavan
January 2010
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some thoughts on idol worship
All idol adorers/ worshippers are pop fans. Pop idols are OK but not God idols!! Sampath
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January 2010
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Understand our cnt oncerns
Well, the galaxies appear to be flat! Sampath
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January 2010
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nandanar issue
80-20 rule applies to most situations. In our group, the active members may not be more than 100, and perhaps only 20 are super-active. When a topic becomes a one to one duel, it is better to stay in the sidelines and watch the fun. It will eventual…
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sampath_srinivasaraghavan
January 2010
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idol worship
I think Kathie referred to the word 'idol' and not idol worship. The word 'idol' has a negative connotation and often used in a derogatory sense to put down moorthy/vigraha worship. Some words have a deeper meaning which will no…
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January 2010
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Christianity in India
A jewel of a message. Thanks for clear enunciation.Recent Satyam scandal. A knowledge based organisation, with tight MIS, planning, production and project controls, had 10,000 virtual people on payroll and were paid without physical presence or code…
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sampath_srinivasaraghavan
January 2010
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Christianity in India
I believe the Gita Mandir in Birmingham was a church before the sale to hindus. Old memories!Sampath
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sampath_srinivasaraghavan
January 2010
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request to members
Hi venkat I see it on the screen only! Do you have any other display device? Just funning! Sampath
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sampath_srinivasaraghavan
January 2010
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request to members
Yes. Message digest option is available. It is a single mail, but it can be a 'hanumar val' if your suggestion to delete the earlier thread while replying. Individual mail option will clog the mailbox with numbers while daily digest option…
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sampath_srinivasaraghavan
January 2010
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How much of Indian History is Hindu History?
Joke of the day! Pope has ordered the asian christian missionaries to 'soul harvest' and convert the whole of asia to christianity in this century. And, please note, he has signed a deal with the jews of Israel that there will be no conve…
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January 2010
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history of marriage/rituals of alwars, nayanmars
To have a fair understanding of this issue even a quick reading of the following books will be of help, as the references are from native tamil sources. 1. Vedangalai etruppotrum tamizh ilakkiyangal by K.C. Lakshminarayanan 2. Tamizhaga andanar va…
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January 2010
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