Category: Discussions
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Who is the best speaker: Man or Woman?
Who spoke well Patti Mandram I listened to one interesting Patti Mandram on the topic of who spoke well and wisely in Kamba Ramayanam. Patti Mandram is a forum that exists exclusively only in Tamilnadu. After selecting one topic, in general there will be three speakers with a judge. Each speaker will be given a fixed…
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After Thought–Thorn in the Conscience–Part Two
I always prefer to end every serious discussion with a lighter note, to bring some smile, at least to me. As this won’t fit well with that serious discussion, I reserved it for Part Two. Labels: Instead of accepting any label put by others on me, I would prefer a Neutral person as Valluvar said…
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Thorn in the Conscience
Thorn in the Conscience There is a Tamil proverb: Even though [heavy] rain stopped, drizzle continues. [Or though the earthquake ended, aftershocks continued]. The same is the case with Ram Mandir. After the inauguration of Ram [or Modi] Mandir in Ayodhya, the dispute never settled down. Now more and more responses and reactions began to…
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Modi Mandir Revised
Modi Mandir I really enjoyed listening to Dr Shashi Tharoor’s wonderful speech at the Thuglak annual public event of inviting leading political figures to share their views [https://youtu.be/HEdlf6SY8FA?si=Pu Wkav3MhiOjaxb] I 90 % agree with Dr Tharroor’s assessment about the Modi government but not completely with his view on Indian history. Though I am not a…
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Ram Temple
Ram temple Suddenly there are lots of videos, articles, discussions, debates about the Ram temple that is going to be inaugurated by our PM. But Ram Temple didn’t suddenly come up in one day as a ‘svayambu’ [appearing on its own] . When the final verdict came in favour of Ram temple, the next moment…
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Ram Temple
Ram temple Suddenly there are lots of videos, articles, discussions, debates about the Ram temple that is going to be inaugurated by our PM. But Ram Temple didn’t suddenly come up in one day as a ‘svayambu’ [appearing on its own] . When the final verdict came in favour of Ram temple, the next moment…
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Holi Question
Holi Question In the document you shared with me, one of the points you make for Holi is the reconciliation, in which the possibility of reconciliation is made through the Maha Yangya of Muktinath. In which, our Hindu scriptures already have categories of the 3 elements of Yajna being Devtaa, Dravya and Tyaag. In this…
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Hindu India
If there could be several ‘Christian’ and ‘Islamic’ and even ‘communist’ countries in the world, why not there can be a ‘Hindu’ country also—at least one. This ‘Hindu country’ is not exclusively based on any faith or doctrine; not treating minorities as secondary citizens [as some countries are doing] but not to keep one faith…
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Head of the Family
Head of the family Recently I was talking with one young man about his family life. In order to help him to understand the importance and role of a woman, I asked him: Who is the HEAD of his home? ‘My father’ [who is a retired person receiving a good pension], he said. As I…
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Insider and outsider
Already I have shared my reservation using the words ‘insider’ and ‘outsider’. However the following points by Hays would help us to know how an outsider sometimes can have different perspectives, that would help an insider to have a better understanding. However, considering the context here, in our case, as outsiders to Christian tradition, our…