Our GODS and their gods

Friends, My revered elder brother, senior to me in age and superior to me in knowledge, has once again exhibited his ‘vaachalatha’ word power and not ‘vagmithwam’, if he has any. I am always prepared for a debate but he has never given me a chance for that. He disastrously deviates from the subject and collects all sorts … Read more

Sasthapreeties

Friends, My most revered Bramashrees, who often feed us with palpayasam, paladaipradaman and other delicious dishes including NS anna’s inchipulli and uppilittathu, in the form of enlightening posts are advocating discontinuance of delicious meals for Sasthapreeties , for my misfortune. I have gone all the way up to Noorani village in Palakkad just to enjoy … Read more

Sagotra marriages

To: 4brahmins@yahoogroups.com; iyer123@yahoogroups.com; atchuth@gmail.com From: sivaratna@hotmail.com Date: Wed, 19 May 2010 18:35:33 +0530 [Iyer123] Sagotra marriages Friends, To vehemently oppose the far and few sagotra marriages taking place in our iyer community and  confuse the parents who would like to consider such options for their children is nothing but throwing a monkey wrench into the works. Our children are already … Read more

En me matha

In the olden days too, women had sacrificed their Chastity under various conditions. Innocence in the initial stage and later, necessity prompted Kunti to accept husbands of divine celebrities other than the human husband ordained for her. Impersonation impelled Ahalya to fall into the hands of a celestial celebrity who was lured by her pristine beauty.  Jabala became polyandrous  due to occupational hazard combined with … Read more

Theft of Hindu symbols and practices

Post by Shri Gopal R. Krishna in Yahoo groups Dear All, Hindu symbols, practices and terminology is being stolen and used by christians as part of their evangelical work. Most of you may be aware of it and some of you must be witness to it. Should that theft contiue? How is safeguarding our personal … Read more