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SRI VENKATACHALAPATHY
Ravi, I certainly agree with you on the civility of the crowd, whether it is Tirupathi or elsewhere. Civility unfortunately is tied to literacy and culture and it is difficult to enforce in a country with over 1 billion. Some places do try though …

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SRI VENKATACHALAPATHY
Hi Venkat, have made a note to see the solar cooker. It looks like TTD is doing better than government run temples. Although in my opinion they can do more - run more free buses/transportation atleast for elderly and those with children, more creati…

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Maus: A Survivor's Tale
Dear Sathish, as Venkat clearly said I don't believe there was any organised ethnic cleansing of hindus - btw which is not just Venkat's statement lot of people have said it including historians and political commentators. That is not to s…

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Maus: A Survivor's Tale
Actually I think we agree on the basics. What reminded me of the Mahabharat is the link you sent it referenced to Kandahar in relation to Mahabhart. I believe it is not history but was talking with reference to that that is all. The whole hindu mus…

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Maus: A Survivor's Tale
Hi Satish, I don't want to argue with you too, although I dont' like generalising and dismissing people like 'obvious'. I was only saying it is an apples to oranges comparison. Meaning wars were a way of life in those days every…

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Maus: A Survivor's Tale
Let us say the holocaust is among the worst crimes of the 20th century. If we want to go back in history and take into account wars then it is impossible really to say who was the greater murderer than whom, let alone on basis of religion. What be…

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Maus: A Survivor's Tale
Hi Venkat, the purpose of learning more on holocaust type of incidents is as you said the fact that history repeats itself and two is the phenomenal amount of human sensitivity and inspiration that came out of this horror. The best books written on …

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SRI VENKATACHALAPATHY
Thank you Venkat, would be very interesting to hear more. The thought of Tirupathi as related to this came to my mind because Tirupathi is the richest temple in the world. The fundamental fact of temple revenue is to make darshan easy/accessible/aff…

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SRI VENKATACHALAPATHY
That is very good to know, but does anyone care about how thes funds are managed?Perhaps related a little to the other thread on politics...how should temple funds be managed? What should be done with funds over and above temple upkeep? Is it ok to …

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Maus: A Survivor's Tale
Hi Vairam, ordered it today, thank you so much for the reference!! If you like Holocaust related material i'd highly recommed Elie Weisels' 'the night', tiny book but a treasure. Malathi

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thirupathi temple
If he is 4 feet tall and considered a 'Baalagan' that is quite possible, children 12-14 years male or female can grow hair that long if left uncut. Krishan's companion Gopis the young lads are all long haired lads only. I am just ta…

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thirupathi temple
Long hair is not in the least 'feminine' by those days - Rama and Krishna had long hair and so did most pauranical charactersn.Valmiki describes in detail how Sri Rama's beautiful long hair was braided into locks during exile, Arjuna&…

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Poetry in stone - Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple
Rathi and her companion Manmatha are normally considered very light beings - if you were to draw a parellel to english myth - fairies and elves - they are otherwise called 'kinnaraas' also. A volumptious Rathi is extremely unusual and not …

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thirupathi temple
Ravi, am not disputing at all the spiiritual power of the place - am a great devotee myself. And nothing at all to do with any individuals misusing their wealth either. I am talking of the out and out commercialisation of the temple, which is not l…

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Poetry in stone - Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple
Actually when Arjuna was in eunuch form he lived in women's quarters and did not look like a male. Sculptor probably missed the fact that he was a man in woman form - not the other way around!! Beautiful article BTW I really learnt a lot readin…

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thirupathi temple
Ravi, very well put and very nice interpretation of Balaji. The original idol is only a few feet tall than the 'dressed up version'...Tirupathi is a multi billion dollar business, long ceased to be a spiritual place. Less the said of it t…

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thirupathi temple
VV, I agree with you 100% that EVR's approach and strategy were very much hate oriented - he could certainly have taken a more positive approach like Thondaraddipodi aazhvaar or even Mahakavi Bharathi. I only meant to say he fought a valid *cau…

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thirupathi temple
Sorry Venkat, would be interesting to see answer to your question also.

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thirupathi temple
VV, I have not seen this fully - in the original Jamnadas book I read there was no dedication to EVR. It must have been something added later on by those who did the eversion of this book. Jamnadas was a follower of Ambedkar, who was a Buddhist hims…

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thirupathi temple
VJ, I have read this book - Jamnadas, a very very long time ago. Thanks for e link,must read some chapters again. Jamnadas is not an atheist or non beliver, and his arguments are truly interesting. One that I do remember is that of Tirumala being t…

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thirupathi temple
Venkat, I have heard some strong arguments that Tirumala was a Buddhist shrine, dont know regarding muruga or Jain shrine. The statue supposedly resembles some Bodhisattva paintings in Ajanta. Again don't know how true this is but there are boo…

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Hi
Hi Venkat, is 'rastrakuta' wife another name for 'junior' wife? Also kundavi and who did many thiruppani together, am just curious to know? I remember some evidence that VD had one more wife, or perhaps it was from another histo…

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[off-topic] Please Nominate our SPS as Great Moderator and our group also
Very well deserving. thanks.

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SMS Emden
I concur with Dr Sri, i like Shrestar best, i also think the cover is very creative with the yogic chakra system and ship superimposed. The hero..ilam meesai, could be Ravichandran also :)).

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Mahendra Varma in Tamil Fiction
Hi Dr Sri - I have read Kaanchi Kadhiravan and remember it quite well serialised in AV, esp Ma Se's beautiful pictures!! In that Mahendra has a wife named Ajanta named after the caves who is a dark beauty, she is seduced by the fake Mahendra an…

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horror scenes in kalki
Venkat, the veena is mentioned in the RAmayana not once but several times - in Bala Kanda when young Rama and Laksman enter Mithila melodies strains of veena, then Ravana played 'vipanchi veena' which is 8 stringed veena I think, and '…

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Muruganandam's new book
Very much look forward to reading it, thank you.

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horror scenes in kalki
If we want a balanced depiction of villians and war we need not look further than Valmiki and Vyasa for inspiration. Neither Ravana or Duryodana are depicted as villains - only high achivers who got too egoistic and made mistakes. Ravana is a sansk…

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Required novels
Ravi, very kind of you, I have all Venkat's - if someone can send Raja Kesari/SMS Emden/Thiru Kailasam's books I would be more than happy to read - altho my crazy schedule does not allow any committed time frame. Before I ask you to bring…

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Origins of Indian Food - II - Rossagolla
Venkat, there can be no greater compliment than to be compared to PG Wodehouse for humor!! Honestly not sure if I deserve it but thanks, Malathi

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