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Kamal Haasans Dasavatharamdraws effusive early reactions
Satish, questioning God with an open mind is not atheism, it is agnosticism. Am not saying Kamal has done that, just to clarify in theory. Agnosticism is and must be a phase every true believer goes through. Malathi
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June 2008
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Kamal Haasans Dasavatharamdraws effusive early reactions
Satish, Kamal has digs in every movie of his own (not old ones with KB or other directors), more later ones. He is very much a new agey guy (by that I mean one who has a custom belief system based on convenience). It is a good idea i think to just e…
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June 2008
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Jatavarman Sundara Pandiyan I ???
Pavithra, I might have it at home in India. I keep most of my tamil books. I do not remember much of the story but I do remember romantic interludes for which Kovi was famous for - the heroine was called Padhmini I think. Kovi's writing is hig…
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June 2008
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Jatavarman Sundara Pandiyan I ???
Pavithra, Kovi Manisegaran had authored a novel named 'Pon Veyndha Perumaan' with Sundara Pandiyan as hero. It was prescribed non detail for 11th grade when I was in school. Malathi
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June 2008
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Bravery of Indians/Tamils.
Vijay, thank you once again, great summary!! I was just reading the Forbes list of world millionares, how many are from India, and consider the poverty we have in the country!! Don't mean to deviate from Satish's subject though. Could you…
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May 2008
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Tamil Sangam - Facts and Ficiton
Vairam, really very interesting...to think we don't have female lyricists at all in tamil movies till now:)) AVM's Avvaiyyar really was a very well made movie, mostly musical which of course was hated by later day generations (the last ti…
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May 2008
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Tamil Sangam - Facts and Ficiton
Yeah, to me it is like this. Any mass philosophy will have its pit falls, whether it is mass religion or mass athiesm or mass anything. A group of people put together in a room, one will be leader other his enemy, they will form gangs and fight. It …
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May 2008
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Tamil Sangam - Facts and Ficiton
Vairam, I am sure you know, perhaps just forgotten so I will repeat what i know sitravukku therindadu. Kongu ther vazhkai is the seyyul stated by Lord Siva (supposedly) as an answer to the pandiya king's query on women's hair being fragra…
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May 2008
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Tamil Sangam - Facts and Ficiton
This is really a very hot debatable subject with little or no answers. Vairam, am sure you have heard of a God that is non religious, the God speaken about by great poets like Rumi, Kabir, and even the 'katru veliyidai kannamma' was not a …
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May 2008
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Tamil Sangam - Facts and Ficiton
Thank you Vijay for the most interesting historical anecdote. Some historical incidents are too gory to even imagine, I often think of the PS episode where Veerapandiyan's head is impaled on a pole. I don't know really if that meant survi…
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May 2008
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Uliyin Osai
SPS, very well put!! I would not call it 'segregation' but different stages in spiritual evolution. God in a generic sense also is not related necessarily to religion - that is an oft made mistake especially in our country, poets such as R…
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May 2008
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Tamil Sangam - Facts and Ficiton
Vairam, who was the real author of 'kongu ther vazhkai'? Also is there some truth to legend about 'Tirukkural' also - that it was thrown into potramarai kulam and later came up on a golden lotus? (That is how it is depicted in th…
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May 2008
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a plowman with a single plow
My favortie is the Don Williams song, thank you for posting it!! Yes country music is simple, authentic, and has many parellels that way to sangam poetry. Would love to hear more treasures, I will post more when I think of it too. Thanks!! Malathi
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May 2008
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a plowman with a single plow
I may be late posting on this thread, but a few words regardless. I believe Art in itself is a service to God, it may or may not be religious in nature. Art that comes from a place greater than one's self is genuine and is itself born of God, i…
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May 2008
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a plowman with a single plow
There is a whole south indian temple installed within Philadelphia Museum of Art. It was 'sold' or so I heard by a famous south indian merchant (brothers) some years ago, how they 'sold' century old art is quite a mystery but pos…
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May 2008
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a plowman with a single plow
Yes great point!! Kannadasan mudhal ella creativity uru aavadhu deiva thanmaiyinaal - very different from 'deivam' or man playing God/thinking He is God. Again not that you have to believe in God even, generally playing God is an egoistic …
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dmaloo
May 2008
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a plowman with a single plow
Appo neega gyani illai ingareenga? Sari ippodhaikku adhu podum, really have much enjoyed your other posts, no offence :))
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May 2008
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a plowman with a single plow
Ennappa, kindala, advice? Ignorant ingareenga? Ok sollittlu ponga no problem. Chumma iru is actually the highest spiritual teaching. On a serious note, I am not ignorant as far as spirituality goes. I don't think it is appropriate to mix it ev…
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May 2008
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a plowman with a single plow
I am reminded of the kannadasan lines Deivam endraal adhu deivam, verum silai endraal adhu silai dhaan, undendraal adhu undu, illai endraal adhu illai.. Sangam poetry introduction kidathadhe andha 9th class text book vazhiyaga dhaan...granted subtl…
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May 2008
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a plowman with a single plow
Yes Vairam, absolutely correct!! Look forward to reading more sangam gems as you post them, thank you :))
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May 2008
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a plowman with a single plow
Vairam, of course you need to be an adult to appreciate it fully. Books have changed a lot, i saw ninth grade text book it was quite unlike anything we learnt. On the other hand, these poems and stories in those days were subtle ways of educating gr…
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May 2008
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a plowman with a single plow
9th class tamil text book, I still have it, along with treasured memories of the teacher who taught us and explained so elegantly that we would learn to enjoy and understand with time, all that is expressed in the poem!! Vairam, thank you for shari…
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May 2008
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New Initiatives - Vaaram Oru Chapter, King & Inscription - Planning and Implementation
Suggestion - instead of vaaram oru chapter we could make it maadham oru nool. If we mix up chapter order the discussion will be never ending also we don't want to talk just about kalki's work, any tamil work perhaps that is of literary val…
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dmaloo
May 2008
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What if he lies?
Ravi, please don't mistake, I have enjoyed both yours and Thiru Vairam's postings immensely. Interpretation of poetry is very much a question of the individual and especially if the poet is no longer alive it is possible to come with sever…
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May 2008
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Vaastu makes accident-prone roads safe
It is 100% true in NRI community that vastu is a 'telugu' thing although it is a common science to most hindus. Satish, thanks and very good to know, SPS is builder, Venkat is into into vaastu, very good team for those of us considering m…
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May 2008
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TRUE HISTORY
My two cents in this regard - 1 Is the historian (or anyone ) having inherent bias/negativity and making generalistic comments on some section of people or is he/she really dispassionate? Calling all believers fools is a biased negative stance, disc…
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May 2008
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Am I not good enough? Ainkurunuru 204
Thanks Ravi, very good observation.
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May 2008
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Am I not good enough? Ainkurunuru 204
How very very poignant. Should pass on this poem to some NRI girls here :))
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May 2008
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RRC vs RJC - Conflicts & Similarities
I agree with Dr Sri on BK's work. Also a general comment, celebrities including Gandhi rarely make great fathers. There is usually a big hue and cry when their biography is written or someone interviews their children/grandchildren and comes up…
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dmaloo
May 2008
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The art of Varmam
Valmiki Ramayana has many references to 'marma' especially hitting on 'marma' spots. General understanding of that is sensitive body spots which can cause individual to collapse. May be related to acu pressure points also.
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May 2008
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