I never quarrel with those of my many friends and even some close relatives who claim that they do not believe in God or God is our creation and not vice verse etc etc, but I only pity them that they are not enjoying the pleasure which I do by believing in God . I, … Read more
“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
Friends, I never quarrel with those of my many friends and even some close relatives who claim that they do not believe in God or God is our creation and not vice verse etc etc, but I only pity them that they are not enjoying the happiness which I have by believing in God . I, … Read more
I never quarrel with those of my many friends and even some close relatives who claim that they do not believe in God or God is our creation and not vice verse etc etc. Fine, God is not the loser. In fact He never loses or gains. But, I feel sorry for them, as, … Read more
Visalakshi sametha Sree Viswanatha Swamy, the presiding deity of the prime temple of Kalpathy had already mounted His glamorous chariot in all glory, escorted by other divine family members , all in their own chariots, when I landed at the Kalpathy village during the recent annual car festival celebration. I was witnessing that divine … Read more
Aging is not a problem, but entering the danger zone is “Hello! Gopaln Nair. Happy Onam” ” Edo, Sami! I am Govindan, not Goplan Nair.” ” How does it matter whether you are Gopalan or Govindan; you are Nair alright?” `Hello! It may not matter to you; but it matters to my wife” “How?” ” … 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
പാഹി പാഹി മാം ദീനപാല രാജഗോപാല ദേഹി മേ കരാഭയം, കൃപയാ ഹേ ദയാസിന്ധോ പാഹി ആദ്യന്തരഹിതാനന്ദാത്മന്, സദ്ഗുണധാമ രാധികാരമണ, ശ്രീധാമ, സുദാമാസഖേ! പാഹി മാനസ മധുകര മാധവ തവപാദ സൂനസമീപം സദാ ഖേലതി മുദാ മമ പാഹി വാരണവര ദുഃഖതാരണാര്ജുനാനന്ദ- കാരണ, മമാഘ നിവാരണ, കരുണാബ്ധെ! … Read more