“Choottu, chirattai, pakkuvetty, parupputhengai, pattakkudai, poottu, kadalai, karuveppilai thogayal–“ I see your raising eyebrows and bulging eyes flashing the question silently, ” Who threw a stone into the blissfully silent waters of Perinkulam, to disturb our peace?” Who else could it be other than my Panthalam friend, who makes every objects under the sun, his … Read more
Donation of eyes, organs and dead body to others Any religious book or spiritual guide or any sastram, neethy which prohibits donating our eyes, blood, kidney or even the entire body for the benefit of others, deserves ignoring. It is the soul which takes rebirth and not the unwanted , deteriorated, dumped as useless and … Read more
Quote reluctantly: “Over time, as the “Western wave” overtakes Indian identity, and turns it into just another extension of the universal “Ummah”, the rupee itself will disappear (as did the chakram and the panam), to be replaced by the Crescent and star on the obverse side, and the outsize “U”, representing the new Emma currency, … Read more
I am with GV. In fact, whenever I press the dollar button on my key board, though occasionally, a mild disappointment used to pinch a corner of my heart, ‘why are we not having our own symbol for the currency?’ Let us be proud of our achievements, though many times I feel that we could … Read more
— Now that the dust and din created by our discussion and mud-throwing on sagotra weddings,sandhya vandanam and other substantial subjects have settled down, shall we discuss some mundane issues, helpful for our life in this world not necessarily for the one beyond that?. I am listing a few topics, which comes to my mind voluntarily and … Read more
Friends, To be frank, I am unable to digest some of the materials presented in our forums. Is it because of my pathetically below- average IQ or I am completely out of tune with the current thinking? Or is that my idiotic brain has been invaded by a bad spirit and I should contact a mantravadi sitting under a … Read more
“Innale chaithorabaddam, lokark- kinnathe aacharamakam Nalathe saastrmathakam Atil moolaika sammada, Rajan!” (Maha Kavi Kumaran Asan) Oh, King! Yesterday’s mistake can become today’s practice and tomorrow’s sastram.(Therefore), do not say,’yes’. No one will go near a widow today to tonsure her or break her glass bangles and will not dare to do that in future also. … Read more
Posted by AVMV on the 4Brahmins Yahoo groups Dear Cheenu and all friends, Keeping in tune with our Cheenu’s light-hearted (yet profound) picturesque observation on ‘Kalarppu Kalyaanam’ (emphasis being on ‘Kalarppu’ and ‘progeny’) of the ‘progenitors’ thereof, I wish to share a limerick (tongue-in-cheek verse for some!!…short, irreverent, often bawdy verses…for many) with oblique reference … Read more
There has been an exchange of thoughts, on astrological predication which kindles my interest in knowing more about this science or art or ignorable irrelevance or whatever you call it.. Two astrologers never agree; so, where is the lacuna? Lack of clarity of the basics or lack of prudence in calculation ? How old is … Read more
RFr”Mry class mates in the school and college from the nearby Brahmin villages, used to come to the class shabbily dressed, with uncombed hair and no footwear to protect their sole from the torching heat or an umbrella to protect their head from the pouring rains. From their shrunken face I could read that they … Read more