Hindu convert – a spiritual teacher at temple in Omaha

A nice article on how an american named Frank Morales got interested spirituality in 10 years, and found the answer in Hinduism.  Later, he became a teacher in one of the hindu temples, because of his deep understanding of Hinduism.

He has changed his name to Sri Dharma Pravartaka Acharya, and runs the following portal 

http://www.dharmacentral.com

More and more americans and europeans are realising the inherent spirituality of Hinduism. According to Frank Morales, there are around 1.5 million americans who are deeply interested in Hinduism.

A great news to hear about.

Only a lamp will drive away the darkness.  And Hinduism will certainly make people more accepting.

Media Bias: Eraiyur Christian caste clash

The dalit christians at eraiyur, villupuram, Tamilnadu, was attacked by MBC christians, (Christian Vanniars), due to a problem in sharing of a church.

More details on the following link.

March-17,2008 – Dalit Christians attacked – reported by newindpress

This problem was still burning with Christian Vanniars, NOT willing to accomodate the dalit christians in the same church. They demanded to give separate church for the dalit christians.

Click here for More details.

Now see, how “The Hindu had downplayed this incident.”

They reported, that the archbishop is promising equal access to dalit christians.

Some Questions and Inferences:

1. Why kandhamal Violence in Orissa was so much sensitised, while this incident is downplayed?

2. When reporting any dalit case in Hinduism, its again sensitised so much. Teesta stalwad would protest, medha patkar will undertake fast, and marxist will start their barking. Almost in all newspapers, there would be an article, on how Hinduism is evil, and ridden with evil caste.

Why there is complete downplaying of this events both locally and nationally. is there rule, that anything happening under christian banner should not be reported or taken seriously?
3. This incident exposed the fallacy of the christian missionaries claims, that christianity promotes equality.  While its a fact, that the missionaries doesnt accept or give equality to other sects of the same faith, like protestants vs catholics.

4. More importantly, this incident proved that the caste clash is more of a social problem rather than religious problem. Infact, its not the caste, but the enmity b/w the castes, that’s the problem.  There is no religious doctrine in caste to attack others. Most of the clashes are due to mis-understanding and historic rivalry.

But, the christian missionaries, had successfully established, that caste is a Hindu problem, hiding the very fact, that europoean society was full of brutal slave system, even under 1000 years of christianity.

5. Why hadnt, christian missionaries, eliminated the caste problem even though the people of eraiyur village converted some 100 years back. This is a proof that missionaries are concerned at converting people, and not serving the people. Once a people is converted, then they are ignored, as the missionary purpose is solved.  The problem suddenly disappears for the preachers, even though there would be no change in the lives of the converts, except for change of god.

6. Where are those dalit organisations gone? Infact, they should have protested. But unlike in the previous cases, this time, the missionaries had switched off their media button.

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Note:

This is targetted only at christian missionaries.  I dont have any issues with normal christians.

Rest left to the readers.

Chidambaram – Facts you won’t get to see/read in our secular media

This is yet another update on Chidambaram Temple.  SV Badri from chennai had written this piece of article..  This is clear and elaborate on the real history of Chidambaram..

I am reproducing this, so as to spread this alternate views on the Chindambaram Natarajar temple, to atleast the internet public..

Please pass on this, to your circle, so as people will have the opportunity to read the other side of the story..

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From: S V Badri <svbadri@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 11:43 PM
Subject: Chidambaram – Facts you won’t get to see/read in our secular media
To: svbadri@gmail.com

20 Mar. 08

 

CHIDAMBARAM – FACTS YOU WON’T GET TO READ IN OUR SECULAR MEDIA

 

 

BACKGROUND:

 

Many of my friends and some email acquaintances called me on the Chidambaram Nataraja Mandir issue. A few of them simply got carried away by reports in the mainstream media, which as always, is far removed from the truth.

 

“What is Kanakasabhai? What is its significance in Chidambaram Mandir”?

“Why are Dikshitars anti-Tamil”?

“Why can’t they allow a non-Brahmin, Arumugaswamy to render Thevaram?”

” Why are only Brahmins allowed to render Devsaram at the Kanakasabhai?

“Does this not reflect caste-discrimination of the Brahmins?”

” Why is the Tamil Thevaram not sung at the Kanagasabai and Pujas done only in Samskritam?”   

Should not the Government step in and correct the anomaly in the rendering of the pujas?, a score of similar questions, shot at me with the tirelessness of Arjuna.

 

While I answered each of my caller and visitor patiently, it has also prompted me to write a piece on this if only to help clear the misconceptions of all people including some of my Brahmin friends.

 

The purpose of this write-up is not to go into any sordid details of what happened inside the Mandir on the fateful day before the Maha Shivaratri.

 

HR&CE and Chidambaram Nataraja Mandir:

 

The Chidambaram Nataraja Mandir does not come under the control of the Hindu Religious Charitable and Endowment Department (HR&CE) of the Govt of Tamil Nadu. The Madras High Court very clearly had given an order that this Mandir is a “Denominated Temple” and is independent of the Government’s HR&CE. Successive Dravidian Party lead Governments have always tried in vain to bring this under the HR&CE.

 

A few years back, an Executive Officer was appointed by the Govt of TN. The Dikshitars went to court and after the Madras High Court pronounced it as illegal, the Government order was revoked. The recent statement of the Minister for HR&CE reflects the Government’s intention to take-over this Mandir. The secular and very “Hindu-friendly” media started spreading canards demonising the Dikshitars, portraying them as anti-Tamil and adding fuel to the favourite full-time avocation of the Dravidian parties – Brahmin bashing. The whole event has been painted as Brahmin Vs Non-Brahmin, Aryan Vs Dravidian, Samskritam Vs Tamil issue.  Nothing can be more malicious, as you will see from the following:

 

 

1. What is Kanakasabhai? What is its significance in Chidambaram Mandir?

 

In every Mandir, the Sanctum Sanctorum where the Prana-Pratishta of the Moola Vigraha is made is called the “Garbha Griha”. The Garbha Griha in Chidambaram is called as “Chitsabhai”. This is where the Vigraha of Bhagawan Nataraja is housed. The Arthamandapam normally is the place from where the Bhaktas have their darshan in Mandirs. In Chidambaram, the Arthamandapam is called as “Kanakasabhai”. In many Mandirs, the Arthamandapam is devoid of any Vigrahas that need to be rendered daily Pujas as per the Aagamic traditions. However, the Kanakasabhai which is the Arthamandapam in Chidambaram Mandir, houses the Spatika Lingam of Chandramouleeswarar as also the Nandi Bhagawan and Ratna Sabhapathi.

 

The Mandir follows the 6 KAla Pujas, traditionally. The Dikshitars render the 6 KAla Pujas inside the Garbha Griha. At the end of each of these 6 KAla Puja, an OduvAr Murthy RENDERS the Tamil Hymns like the Thevaram. Just as a traditional priest is trained in all Samskrit Pujas, Shastras in a PAtashAla under a guru, the Oduvar Murthys are also trained in a PAtasAla in Tamil Hymns of prayer from a very young age and become experts in the rendering of these Soulful Hymns.

 

1. Do the Oduvars sing from the Kanakasabhai? Why should only Brahmins sing from the Kanakasabhai?

 

This is a mischievous propaganda of the atheists and the government headed by a self-proclaimed, yellow-shawl-wearing-atheist, Karunanidhi. Kanakasabhai is the Arthamandapam in Chidambaram Mandir. Kanakasabhai houses the Spatika Lingam of Chandramouleeswara along with Nandi Bhagawan and Rathna Sabhapathi. This place is revered with the same sanctity reserved normally for the Garbha Griha. That only Brahmins are permitted to sing Thevaram from Kanakasabhai or that Non-Brahmins are prohibited from singing Thevaram from Kanakasabhai is a deliberate lie to show the Dikshitars in poor light. The fact is that NOBODY, NOT BRAHMINS, NOT NON- BRAHMINS are permitted to sing Thevaram or for that matter any Slokas and in any language in the Kanakasabhai. The rights rest only with the Dikshitars to offer the traditional Pujas to the Bhagawan, including singing of the Thevaram from Kanakasabhai.

 

Bhaktas, irrespective of their caste can sing any Tamil hymn from anywhere other than the Arthamandapam, the Kanakasabhai, which is the exclusive domain of the Dikshitars. Just because I have learnt all the mantras from the CD, I cannot claim it my right to recite the Abhisheka mantras from the Garbha Griha at the Bhagawan Balaji Mandir, Tirupati, even if I am a Brahmin by birth and that it was my late Grandfather who gave from the Mandir, the world famous Tirupati Laddu.

 

Similarly, nobody other than the priests is permitted inside the Garbha Griha, in any Hindu Mandir in South India. This includes even Brahmins, who are not priests of the Mandir. They have to just stand along with all the others in the Arthamandapam and have darshan of the Bhagawan, the presiding deity. While in all Mandirs the Pujas end within the Garbha Griha, in Chidambaram, the Dikshitars render certain Pujas from the Arthamandapam called as the Kanakasabhai. Therefore, the Kanakasabhai attains significance.

 

1. Why are Dikshitars Anti-Tamil?

 

Nothing can be farther from the truth than this. While the Vaishnava priests who are well-versed in all the Agamic Samskrit pujas, be it Vaikhanasa or Pancharatra, are also well trained by the Guru ParamparA, in rendering the soul-stirring PAsurams of the AzhvArs, NAlayara Divya Prabandham etc., which are in exquisite Tamil; the Dikshitars spend years to get trained under their Gurus in both the Agamic and the Tamil Hymns of the Shaiva NAyanmArs etc., They are trained to render them in perfect diction. Many people are not aware that the Pujas in the Nataraja Mandir is not complete with just the traditional rendering of Sankrit Slokas in the Garbha Griha. The Pujas are complete only after the rendering of the Thevaram etc., in mellifluous voice by the Oduvar Murthys and the Dikshitars.

 

1. Why can’t they allow a non-Brahmin, Arumugaswamy to render Thevaram from the Kanakasabhai?

 

The Dravidian Parties are at it again, Brahmin-bashing. They always resort to this as a breather in between their all time favourite, Hindu-bashing. This is a typical Brahmin Vs Non-Brahmin twist the Media portrays to please its political masters. Many people are not aware that the Bhaktas including the Brahmin Bhaktas are barred from rendering Thevaram or any Samskrit Sloka at the Kanakasabhai. Arumugaswamy is not a classic Oduvar out of the Gurukula of trained Oduvar mould. Besides, one has to understand the unique status of the Arthamandapam, the Kanakasabhai. Brahmins other than the traditional priests of the Mandir, the Dikshitars, are not allowed to render Pujas inside the Sanctum (Garbha Griha). Similarly, Brahmins are not allowed to render that part of the Nithya Puja, rendering of the Thevaram from the Kanakasabhai also. So the mischief of the Minister and the Media becomes evident that the issue is NOT Brahmin Vs Non-Brahmin, but one of sticking to Age-old Traditions, Shastras followed by the Mandir. So the argument that there is gross caste discrimination in this issue falls flat on its face.

 

1. What does the Madras High Court say about the Chidambaram Mandir and its Dikshitars?

  

The Chidambaram Natarajar Temple is a denominated temple and its “Denomination” status had been originally conferred by the Court of Law during the British Period in the year 1891 and the same had been confirmed by the Supreme Court of India in the year 1958, asserting that, the micro-minority community of Dikshidars only have the traditional rights over the administration, customs and rituals of the Temple and that the HR & CE department doesn’t have the legal sanction to interfere in the affairs of this Temple.

 

The Madras High Court in its earlier order had clearly stated that the Dikshitars belong to a “religious denomination” and have the sole right to perform the Religious Pujas in the Nataraja Mandir of Chidambaram.

 

1. Does the HR&CE have the right to interfere?

    

     The HR&CE has no right to interfere in the affairs of the Chidambaram Mandir.

Even in Mandirs under its control, the HR&CE has NO right to interfere in the Religious affairs, Pujas, Puja Vidhanas as per the Aagamic Shastras rendered by the priests of the respective Mandirs. HR&CE is only the administrator of the Mandir and have no right whatsoever to determine or alter the religious functions of the Mandir under their control.

 

However, to its credit, the HR&CE, has appropriated the right to loot Hindu Mandirs and its properties.

 

1. Who are the constituents of the group that went with Arumugaswamy to raise the ruckus inside the Kanakasabhai?

 

A contingent of E V Ramaswamy Naicker’s Dravida Kazhagam Athiests, who I doubt have any idea of what Thevaram is. Indian Commies, whose stand as anti-Hindus (not the minorities or their religion) is well known. Human Rights activists, who fish in troubled waters for their 2 min fame under the arc-lights and escape when the minorities are proved to commit atrocities on the majority. Tamil Chauvinists, who had no idea that the Tamil Hymns are indeed rendered everyday by the Dikshitars from the Kanakasabhai and that anyone can render Tamil hymns in any part of the Mandir except the Garbha Griha and the Kanakasabhai. Linguistic chauvinist parties, who had never entered this Mandir in their lifetime and in all likelihood, will enter only to create disturbance of peace in a Hindu Mandir again, under the pretext of protecting Tamil language. Many of you may not be aware that the people who were with Arumugaswamy faltered innumerable times during their trial rendering of the Thevaram, when they entered the Kanakasabhai  waving the copy of the illegal order of the HR&CE.

 

There were two Muslim Attorneys who accompanied Arumugaswamy and got arrested along with him and the Dikshitars. Will these Advocates join me if I want to take a small group of Tamil lovers to protect Tamil Thai (Mother Tamil) in Mosques?

 

 

1. Why do these people not agitate in Mosques and English Churches (There are Tamil Churches also), where Arabic and English prayers are rendered to their respective Gods?

 

Because, we Hindus are not given to violence, spontaneously. We have become docile, as we have lost all our ‘Kshatriyatva’. We are Spineless and cannot assert our rights to our prescribed or chosen methods of prayer. We have become so powerless that we cannot even defend ourselves. And when we hit back with rare and well deserved ferocity as we did in Gujarat, we do not know how to defend ourselves, aggressively from the pack of journalist and human right wolves that pounce on us in the name of protecting the minorities.

 

Unfortunately no Tamil leader will volunteer to fight for the cause of Tamil when it cannot become the medium of prayer for the Tamil Musalman in a Mosque that lies on the Tamil Bhoomi of Tamil Nadu. “Engum Tamizh, Edilum Tamizh”, meaning “Tamil Everywhere”, “Tamil in Everything” is the dictum of these Tamil chauvinists.  And these Tamil protectors have no balls to barge into a Mosque and demand that Arabic be replaced by Tamil, by Tamils and in the land of Tamils. I wonder if the rulers in various States and in Delhi have already conceded that our country is becoming Dar-ul-Islam or that it is ready to welcome the coming back of the messiah through most fraudulent means. The linguistic chauvinists are all Hindu-bashers, hence by extension, secular and therefore this selective protection of Tamil is their patented right. Q.E.D.

 

They will not question why there should be a separate English and Tamil Church, like the two-tumbler system. Or why there should be a KApu Church, A Reddy Church etc., Or why should the “caste” Christists of Eraiyur kick the shit out of the converted “Dalit” Christists.  To them this is not discrimination. And they dare not make an agitation to include Tamil prayers in the so-called English Churches and Mosques. And the Christists will continue their separate church and burial ground for the Dalit converts. And none who went with Arumugaswamy will dare come out in demonstration against these acts of blatant discrimination and christist hooliganism.

 

1. The HR&CE Minister said “The Dikshitars are not managing the landed properties of the Mandir properly hence there is a need for the Government to take control of the Mandir and regulate it” What is the truth?

 

This is malicious falsehood. These Dravidian Party ministers go one up on Goebbels. Many people are not aware that the Chidambaram Mandir owns no landed property at all and it has always been run by the “Kattalais”, meaning donations from devotees. Therefore, the allegation of mismanagement of Mandir assets by the Dikshitars is false and deserves to be consigned to governmental dustbins. The information on this Mandir Kattalai system  is available in a brilliant book titled – “The Economy of South Indian Temples” by GN Ramakrishna Iyer, published by the Annamalai University, year 1946, Page 50-51.

 

Therefore, the manufactured pretext of mismanagement of the property by the Dikshitars, only to take control of the Mandir, holds no water.

 

1. Karunanidhi said that “Those Gods who cannot understand Tamil can leave Tamil Nadu”. What is your take?

 

Karunanidhi is one up on the Thackerays. Thackeray threatens the mortals. Karunanidhi is always special. He assumes the powers to banish non-Tamil-understanding- Gods from his Tamil Land.

 

Poor, Allah! When the Mosques do not even give him the opportunity to listen to the Suras in chaste Tamil instead of Arabic, where will he go to learn Tamil? Atleast, Jesus has a generous sprinkle of Tamil Churches to chisel the raw edges of his language. Will Karunanidhi ever nurse the idea to banish Allah, for his ignorance of the Tamil Language? Or will he send Jesus packing to his troubled land?

 

Karunanidhi should thank Samuel Rajasekhar. Because, Samuel will offer them subsidy to travel to their respective domains.

 

And for the benefit of Karunanidhi, in the biggest Hindu Mandir, the Tirupati Balaji Mandir, the Samskrit prayers are always augmented by the rendering of the Aazhwars PAsurams, NAlayira Divya Prabandham, Aandal Tiruppavai. During the daily Thomala Seva, one gets to hear the “MArgazhi Thingal” sung inside the Sanctum in its perfect diction. Bless our Stars! Rendering of prayers in Tamil is an age-old tradition in all the Shaiva and Vaishnava Mandirs.

 

The Hindu Gods are relieved.

 

The Hindu Gods do not have any language problem. They can accept prayers in any form and in any language. However, they may enjoy Samskrit better because it is after all the Deva BAsha, the language of the Gods and the mother of all languages, known and unknown.

 

Deva Basha – God’s own.

 

Namaste,

S V Badri

Book: Born in Sin: The Panchsheel Agreement

The Sacrifice of Tibet

This book was written by “Claud Arpi”, a french citizen, who now lives in Auroville. He is an expert on Tibet and had written number of articles on tibetan issues.

I came across this book review in Rajeev Srivinivasan’s blog . The book can be purchased online at this rediff’s site.

In this book, he covers on how ill-fated, and delusion, the panch sheel agreement was, and the idiotic, foolish and irresponsible behaviour of Nehru, in voluntarily sacrificing Tibet, thus causing, enormous harm, not only to Tibet, but to India as well..

Well.. The fallcy of Nehruvism, and his built-upon brand image was proved long back, when internet started opening the world out. Millions of people learn great about Nehru, and Gandhis, without ever realising, that these are self praising contents written by them and their followers..

Particularly, the Brand gandhi was carefully morphed so that he is shown as the saviour of peace, and epitome of ahimsa.. But, its a hard fact, that both are merely illusions to cheat the innocents and childrens.. Gandhi served british in WW-1 and is never the saviour..

Ok.. i will write about this later,

Coming to this Tibetan issue and nehru’s idiocity, its really paining, to know, that we are ruled by such fools & day dreamers..

While writing about tibet, the braveness of C COmpany, 13th Kumoan regiment should be remembered, during 1962 china war. A mere 114 army men, thwarted Chinese advances in Leh, till its last surviving men. Their brave resistance had stopped chinese advancement for considerable time, and inflicted heavy damage on them. More than 1000 chinese men are reported to have died in this battle.

Interestingly, this incident has been equated the historic battle of thermopylae, waged by spartans against persian army.

When reviewing history, we see, that the lives of these brave men have been wasted by the casual and irresponsible behaviour of the initial congress leaders..

Let me quote some of excerpts from that book.. (Courtesy Rajeev’s blog)

Sardar Vallabhai’s quote on China ..

“We also have to take note of a thoroughly unscrupulous, unreliable and determined power practically at our doors… [It is clear that] we cannot be friendly with China and must think in terms of defense against a determined, calculating, unscrupulous, ruthless, unprincipled and prejudiced combination of powers, of which the Chinese will be the spearhead… [It is obvious to me that] any friendly or appeasing approaches from us would either be mistaken for weakness or would be exploited in furtherance of their ultimate aim.”

When Nehru was eloping with Panchsheel agreement to appease china, the American ambassador Henderson noted:

“the UK High Commission would like to be able to argue with Indian officials that if GoI bows to Communist China’s blackmail re Tibet, India will eventually be confronted with similar blackmail not only re Burma but re such areas as Assam, Bhutan, Sikkim, Kashmir, Nepal.”

Later, when confronted with the question of the undefined border, Nehru said,

“All these are high mountains. Nobody lives there. It is not very necessary to define these things.” And in the context of whether the Chinese might invade India, here’s Nehru again: “What might happen is some petty trouble in the borders and unarmed infiltration. To some extent this can be stopped by checkposts… Ultimately, however, armies do not stop communist infiltration or communist ideas… Any large expenditure on the army will starve the development of the country and social progress.”

He went so far as to decline a seat at the UN Security Council because the China seat was held by Taiwan. He did not want India to be in the Security Council until China was there too! Since many people are curious about this, here is chapter and verse: it is in the Selected Works of Jawaharlal Nehru, Series II, Vol. 29, Minutes of meeting with Soviet Leaders, Moscow, 22 June 1955, pp. 231. Here is the conversation between Nehru and Soviet Premier Marshal Bulganin:

“Bulganin: While we are discussing the general international situation and reducing tension, we propose suggesting at a later stage India’s inclusion as the sixth member of the Security Council.

Nehru: Perhaps Bulganin knows that some people in USA have suggested that India should replace China in the Security Council. This is to create trouble between us and China. We are, of course, wholly opposed to it. Further, we are opposed to pushing ourselves forward to occupy certain positions because that may itself create difficulties and India might itself become a subject of controversy. If India is to be admitted to the Security Council it raises the question of the revision of the Charter of the UN. We feel that this should not be done till the question of China’s admission and possibly of others is first solved. I feel that we should first concentrate on getting China admitted.”

The casual observer might wonder whether Nehru was India’s prime minister, or China’s.

[The above lines taken from Rajeev's Blog]

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I was infuriated on reading the above statements of Nehru.. Incidently, arent today’s leaders speaking the same language.

Are we praising such an ignorant idiot.. Cleverly, Indian minds are locked over Nehru’s Love for child and his autobiography.

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Infact, the review is more interesting in rajeev’s blog..

The main purpose of me writing this article is to highlight the Nehru’s idiotic policies which we are hailing without ever understanding..,

Infact, these are just glimpses of the truth exposed.. A Lot of Official documents on 1962 war remains protected even after 40 years of the war.. The only reason for the congress government to protect those is not to expose themselves.. Such was the cowardice and conspiracy behind nehru’s much hyped legend.

Its high time, that Indian people start demanding the truths to be known..

This is called Nationalism..

I was thrilled on reading this News in The Hindu online..

http://www.hindu.com/2008/03/20/stories/2008032060470100.htm

Sarabjit was to be hanged in pakistan for alleged spying.

His family appealed to Indian and pakistani officials to stop the death trial, on humane basis.

And there was report that pakistan was talking about exchange of terrorists over sarabjit..

Wife of sarabjit, on hearing this, boldly said “She do not want him released for exchange of the terrorists”..

It needs gut, braveness and a sense of nationalism to say such things..  Punjabis  were naturally brave, and born warriors..  They had again proved their worth..

I salute sarabjith wife for her bold statement..

Here is the actual news, reported in The Hindu..

Amritsar: In a bold statement on Wednesday, the wife of Sarabjit Singh said the family did not want him repatriated from Pakistan if it meant India releasing some terrorists in exchange.

“Myself and my daughters would never like Sarabjit freed in exchange for any hardcore Pakistani terrorist lodged in Indian jails,” Sarabjit’s wife, Sukhpreet Kaur, told PTI.

Ms. Kaur said that for the family, “nothing is above the nation and we can’t go against the interests of our motherland.”

Sister’s visit She said the family was informed by journalists that Sarabjit’s sister Dalbir Kaur would be going to Pakistan and the government had assured her a passport and visa.

“I would urge the government to give me and my daughters travel documents for visiting Sarabjit in the Kot Lakhpat Jail,” she added. — PTI

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Media Bias – A LONG WAIT FOR PRESS TO REFORM

 This is a response to Deccan Chronicle’s issue on Indian Epics, depicted as Mythology..

I liked this response very much, because, it exposed intentional, deliberate misrepresentation of India’s greatest epic, so cleverfully, with unnoticeable words..

 

 I realised, how even ordinary words, could change the context and meaning of the subject being discussed..

 

For example, the Hindu Epics “ramayana” and “mahabharatha” was continuously referred as “Mythology”..  this has profound damage, as mythology and epic has completely opposite meanings, never understood by most indians.

 

Next clever method of distortion is using words like “believed to be” or “Considered to be ..  good example mentioned in the below write up is “He (Bharatha) is better known as brother of Lord Rama Considered to be born in the aspect of the Sudarshana Chakra” ..

 

Also, notice another word in the above..  “better known as” ..  what a clever use of words to denigrate Hindu epics..

 

Another important point is to use heavy words concealed cleverly..  for example, take the following phrase, given in the below write up..

 

“Kaikeyi betrayed Dasaratha  “..  i did not notice initially the importance of this..

But later, realised, how it brings down the value of the narration..  i have read about ramayana around 10 times during my childhood, but never got this meaning.. the most i could think of this aspect is that ” Kaikeyi became adamant and selfish and misused the opportunity..”  ..  but still i could not think, how it constitutes, betrayal..

 

And note this deliberate denigration on Ram.  DC describes him as  “he was made immortal in the eyes of the world”

 

who made him immortal?  or what is the necessity to use such low level words to represent Hindu gods..

 

And atlast, note down who is the editor of this newspaper  .. “Ms. Naazreen Bhura”..

 

Considering so much of bias, there is enough doubt, that it has been intentionally allowed by the editor..  this shows that whether its male of female, Hatred towards Hinduism is imbibed at varied levels, in atleast key influential semitic religious followers, with minimum exception, like our Abdul Kalam,  george fernandes..

 

I have produced the entire letter below..

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18 March, 2008

 

Ms. Naazreen Bhura,

Editor,

Deccan Chronicle,

Chennai.

 

Madam,

 

I draw your attention to “A long wait for the king” – under “Brush up your Mythology” – Page 27 of today’s (March 18, 2008) issue. I write this to you because, as the Editor, you are responsible for whatever that is written and published in your daily. I take strong objections to distortions that appear in each of the four paragraphs of this write up and for writing with absolute callousness on matters we Hindus hold dear to us. This is just another example of the indifference of the minorities to the sensitivity of the majority. And with a congressman, Mr Venkattarama Reddy as your Chairman of the Board, it is no wonder that Hindu bashing is patented, to please the Italian and Saudi masters and their cohorts who swear by their brand of casteism and communalism masquerading as secularism.

 

Let me dissect the entire piece and at the end of it please just tell me what is left of the cadaver:

 

I Para:

 

QUOTE:

 

According to Hindu mythology, Bharata was second of the four sons of Dasaratha and Kaikeyi.

 

UNQUOTE:

 

Bhagawan Ram was the first son, born of Kausalya, Bharat of Kaikeyi and Lakshman and Shatrughan of Sumitra to Dasaratha.

 

Why do you continue to call Ramayan as “mythology” like the Brits and the JNU inspired historians? Ramayan and Mahabharat are “ITIHASAS”, meaning “This is how it happened”. Maharshi Valmiki and Krishna Dwaipayana Veda Vyasa lived during the periods of Ramayan and Mahabharat and have respectively narrated what they saw happening around them. This is history – Itihasa – NOT, Mythology as you would want your young school going readers to believe. Or perhaps as one belonging to the minority religion, you want to deliberately perpetuate this falsehood created by the white christists for posterity!

 

QUOTE:

 

He is better known as brother of Lord Rama. Considered to be born in the aspect of the Sudarshana Chakra, one of Vishnu’s Panchayudhas.

 

UNQUOTE:

 

Why Lord Rama? A Lord always has an over-Lord, someone bigger than the Lord himself. The word is incomplete to describe any of Hindu Gods. It is more appropriate to call Him as Bhagawan Rama. Someone who is absolutely complete in all the six Bhagas, which make him the Bhagawan. English is widely accepted because it could adopt words from different languages and make it its own. And addition of Bhagawan (only for Hindu Gods) for Lord and Vigraha or Moorthy in place of the derogatory idol to its lexicon will only make it richer.

 

Why does one want to write “considered to be“? What is the doubt? Is it not very clear in the Ramayan? Why not simply write – He is better known as brother of Bhagawan Rama, born in the aspect of the Sudarshana Chakra, one of Vishnu’s Panchayudhas.

 

QUOTE:

 

Bharata is said to have been married to Mandavi

 

UNQUOTE:

 

What is the doubt? Is he or isn’t he?

 

Para II

 

QUOTE:

 

In Ramayana, when Kaikeyi betrayed Dasaratha into promising that Bharata should ascend the throne of the kingdom………

 

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Dasaratha gave boons to Keikeyi. She had long forgotten them. Dasaratha NEVER made any promise to Kaikeyi that he would make Bharata the heir to the throne. It was the evil Mandara who slow-poisoned Keikeyi’s mind, reminding her of the boons when the announcement of Bhagawan Ram’s anointment to the throne was made. Where is the question of betrayal of Dasaratha? Where is the question of any promise made by Dasaratha to Keikeyi to make Bharata the Yuvraj? Ramayan tells us how much Keikeyi was affectionate to Bhagawan Rama in His childhood, her most favourite child. Yet, she allowed her mind to be poisoned to reflect the nature of a simple woman fond of her own son’s progress, by her old maid, Mandara, the hunch-back.

 

QUOTE:

 

For this great action of selflessness and honour, he was made immortal in the eyes of the world.

 

UNQUOTE:

 

Who made him immortal? Why not simply say, He became immortal in the eyes of the world?

 

 

Para III

 

QUOTE:

 

Indeed, this action itself has prompted many commentators, both ancient and modern, to portray Bharata as a greater idol of dharma and idealism than even Lord Rama himself.

 

UNQUOTE:

 

This is one of the most mischievous of statements to be rated next only to Karunanidhi’s stupid rants on Bhagawan Rama. Countless commentaries are available, made by Acharyas and most respected gurus on the contrast of Bharata’s Paduka Pattabhishekam and Vibhishana SaranAgati. It is the Bhakti of Bharata and the SaranAgata Bhakti of Vibhishana that has been contrasted by the most learned commentators. What else can a devout Hindu expect from a Congi-backing Owner and his Islamist editor?

 

QUOTE:

 

He is believed to have placed Rama’s sandals at the foot of the throne……..

 

UNQUOTE:

 

What the heck? In Doubt? Again?

 

He placed Rama’s “Paduka” (don’t call it sandals – next time you may even write Rama’s ’sneakers’). “Paduka” is one more word that English can easily assimilate. It is sandals, slippers, sneakers, chappals for you and your chairman, but always “Paduka” for Bhagawan Rama. That’s the difference.

 

Para IV

 

QUOTE:

 

Hindu legend tells us……

 

UNQUOTE:

 

Legend? No, simply say – The Itihasa tells us……

 

QUOTE:

 

When Rama walked into the river Sarayu, he is believed to have transformed into his eternal Mahavishnu form………….

 

UNQUOTE:

 

And God gave the 10 Commandments to Moses. And Allah gave Koran to Mohammed. Never, Moses is believed to have received the 10 commandments from God and Mohammed is believed to have received the Koran from Allah…., a convenient sura by sura; most times to cover-up his prophet.

 

Shame on you DC:

 

You are matching word-for-anti-Hindu-word with the commie bugle that was formerly known as the Mount Road Mahavishnu and currently as Security Analyst and Former Additional Secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, GOI, Shri B Raman calls it aptly – “The people’s daily of Chennai “

 

And to recall your dictionary on Islam, you always give very selective, highly imaginative and very good meanings to Jihad, Jizya, Kafir, Talaq, Mujahudeen and a Koran/hadith/sannat full of similar dangerous words.

 

Yours truly,

 

S V Badri

Chennai

Media Bias: Tibetan issue & People’s daily of Chennai

This is yet another instance proving how low, a newspaper can go to pacify its foreign masters..

I am sure, most of the readers would have recognized the media, from the title of this post..  the daily once used to boast of independent and objective, with no agenda of its own….

Please read B.Raman’s post on the naked bias, of the once great and historic newspaper..

http://ramanstrategicanalysis.blogspot.com/2008/03/peoples-daily-of-chennai-b.html

(B.Raman is a retired additional secretary, Cabinet Secretariat, Govt of India..  he used to write anaysis of world events in relation to india in rediff.  )

Some excerpts from his post…

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But, when a newspaper censors the various versions, blacks out the Tibetan version and disseminates only the version as put out by the Government-owned Hsinhua news agency of China, one has reason to feel shocked—– and sad.

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A few years ago, the paper came under a new leadership of the same family. Since then one could see a change in its editorial policy towards China and Tibet—- no publicity to the statements and activities of the Dalai Lama, no dissemination of his pictures, no publicity to the views and hardships of the Tibetans, no negative comments on China, only the positive to be highlighted and not the negative about China. Beijing to be projected as an angel in a world of villains.

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Its Washington office was closed and shifted to Beijing indicating where its heart lay.

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A Chinese interlocutor recently mentioned to me the names of two persons from this paper—-one in its headquarters in Chennai and the other in its office in Beijing– and remarked that if only all journalists were like these two, journalism must be the most beautiful profession in the world. I asked him why he thought so.
He replied that they write only positively about China. They never say anything negative.

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When we travelled abroad and mentioned that Chennai was our home town, people would immediately say ” oh, the city of that famous newspaper”. Chennai was known as the city of the Music Festival and this newspaper.

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Its founding fathers and the giants who served in it must be shedding tears in heavens over the way their child has been reduced to being the “People’s Daily” of Chennai.

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Another blog that exclusively exposes this Chindu

http://cbcnn.blogspot.com/

Chennai-Based Chinese National Newspaper (CBCNN)

An analysis of meida reporting by Chindu and other newspapers.

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When a newspaper can go to such low level, never minding of its once greatness and reputation, earned over centuries, we can imagine, how far the news in it would be correct..

I remember once, when i could not pass my day without reading that newspaper..  a paper, with excellent quality media content, and its high profile words, that was a difficult test for many aspiring to master english.

Now, they have been reduced to rubbles..

What happened behind???

Cosmic Dance of Shiva

Long back, i first came to know about the book Tao Of Physics by Fritjof Capra from archana’s blog ..  It was very interesting to read the book review in her blog..  although i did not read the book yet (sadly i do not have that habit of book reading), the concept of cosmic dance as described, was very new to me, and particularly the relation to the modern physics..

After that, i did not have the chance to read more on that.. last week, i received an article from a person “Srinivasan”, who wrote an article about a shiva statue being unveiled at CERN for Hindu Voice..   The Indian government had given that shiva statue to CERN to be installed there, that represents the cosmic existence..

I am presenting his article in a word document  for reading..

Related links:

http://www.fritjofcapra.net/shiva.html

http://www.sharadasrinivasan.com/data/cosmicdance.pdf

India Vs China – a book by tarun khanna

I happened to read tarun khanna’s book review comparing India and China.. very interesting..

Tarun Khanna book review from US india friendship blog.

The above post reproduced key points from that book.  The most emphasized points are as below.

1. India’s strength of soft power, Vs china’s hard power

2.  India’s home grown enterpreneurs, vs china’s absense of strong home corporates.

3.  India’s strenght of civic and NGO’s  Vs china’s strenght of corporate governance

4. India’s multi-culturalism and distributed enterpreneurship,   Vs China’s autocratic and governmental control.

5. India’s People driven economy  Vs  China’s Government driven economy.

6. Absence of hardpower mars india’s prospects in Oil assets, while china flexes its hard power to secure oil assets across world.

7. Most importantly, india’s strength in service sector and chin’s strength in manufacturing sector..  while china learns lot from india, the reverse is not happening.

The above are some key points that i came across…  in general, this book is suggested as must read..

Media Bias: Chidambaram Natarajar Temple

I was saying for long, that indian medias are highly biased. The recent incidents are better examples to expose them.

Regarding the chidambaram Natarajar temple, it was utter mis-representation done by almost all medias.

The chidambaram issue is one such bias of Indian media.

What Media Reported:

I did not watch all news channels. But in tamilnadu, the Sun TV aired the news as “The dikshithars did not allow the tamil activists to sing devaram inside the temple”.. that’s all.. no detailed information.. no background information.. no review of the issue..

The entire onus is thrown on the dikshithars and they are villified..

what’s the issue:

The issue is generated by organisations “Makkal Kalai Ilakkiya Kazhagam‘ (People’s Art & Literature Forum) and ‘Makkal Urimai Padhukappu Maiyam’ (Protection Centre for People’s Rights)..

The members of these organisations instigated an elderly person called “Arumugasamy” and by projecting him, they tried to occupy the “kanaga sabai”, which is reverred as a holy place by the dikshithars. Interestingly, the protesting groups call this place as “Thiru sittrambala medai” and not by the original name.

They demanded that their projected persons “Arumugasaamy” should be allowed to sing devaram in the kanagasabai, for which the deekshithars protested since, only qualified persons should be allowed to sing devaram from that place.

What’s the truth:

From the information i got from various sources, i am writing the details on this issue.

These two groups targetted this chidambaram temple for past few years. Earlier in ADMK’s rule, they applied to HR&CE department, for singing from kanagasabai. But, since this temple is outside the purview of government, this application was rejected. But, after the regime change, they again applied, and immediately got all necessary support from this government.

They claimed that they are not allowed to sing from kanaga sabai. But the truth is that even among deekshithars, only the qualified persons called “Oathuvars” who had studied devaram properly, and trained to sing fluently, are allowed to sing. This kanagasabai is reverred as holy place and only oathuvars and qualified deekshithars have the right to sing from that place.

This does not mean, that no one is allowed to sing devaram inside the temple. Any person, irrespective of caste creed and religion, is allowed to sing devaram in any part of temple, except from kangasabai.

But the media projected as though, singing devaram (tamil hymns) itself is not allowed inside the temple, and they also projected it as another brahminic hegemony, imposing sanskrit on tamil people. (an utter brahminic hatredness)..

However, there is another truth. Not all brahmins are allowed to do pooja in that temple. Only the deekshithar sect, who is a micro religious minority, has the right to do poojas. This has been the tradition even before raja raja chola.

General Tradition:-

Singing of Tamil Hymns such as Thevaram, Thiruvachagam, etc, has been going on in all the Shiva Temples of Tamil Nadu.

The traditional Priests called ‘Sivacharyars’ perform the poojas as per ‘Agama’ rules and the ‘Odhuvars’ sing the Tamil Hymns after the pooja rituals are over, and this has been the practice for the past many years.

In fact, the ‘Kaala Pooja’ rituals (normally six times) are known as “Veda Upaasana”, which are followed by “Gaana Upaasana”, that is the singing of Hymns, not only in Tamil, but also in many other languages.

The Odhuvar-System of singing Tamil Hymns came into being only in the last hundred and odd years.

Why this issue is generated:We all know that anything holy in Hinduism is always targetted. Sabarimala, Guruvayur, travancore, tirupathi.. etc.

In Chidambaram temple, all people are allowed inside the temple and worship Lord Natarajar. So there is not much issue that these DK people and those vested interest who operate behind the scene. So they targetted this holy kanaga sabai.

Earlier, the tamilnadu government, headed by the atheists, attempted to take over this temple. But the deekshithars provided enough evidence and the supreme court stopped the government from interfering in the religious ritual of this temple.

Unlike in other government temples, where the brahmin preists are offered a paltry sum of Rs.500 per month as salary, this chidambaram temple is entirely managed by dikshithars and hence they could efficiently maintain the temple from donations.

In other government controlled temples, the dikshithars are virtually driven out, by utter hostility shown by government. We have to note that, when the government could spend so much for Haj Subsidy alone, it spends only Rs.500 as salary to the priests. ie, this means, the priests are treated as thrid class persons, thus demoralising them.

Presence of Muslims in the group:

It was observed by many people, that around 10 muslim persons were also present in that group.  This is the serious issue, and it raises lot of doubts over this issue itself.  The common sense tells that there is no place for muslims in a Hindu temple issue.

Few Questions:

• Who is this Arumugasamy? What are his antecedents? Who is operating him from behind?

• What are the credentials of “Makkal Kalai Ilakkiya Kazhagam” and “Makkal Urimai Paadhukappu Maiyam”? Who are the founders and who are the main office bearers? How old are these outfits and what they have done to the society so far and what is their contribution to the growth of Tamil Language? What are their financial sources and how they are maintained? How are they running their organizations? Do they act as supporters of banned outfits or extremist

•  Why does the government allow muslim laywers to interfere in this temple?  Is this done by the government itself or does government voluntarily allowed some vested interests to play in this issue.
• What is the need of this issue at this time?
• When a government has to be neutral, why is it attacking a particular temple of Hindu community?
• Why is the centre silent on it?  Can it be taken as an silent acknoledgement of the action of Tamilnadu’s atheist CM by the christian Sonia Gandhi?  Can it be treated that because a nation headed by christian, the majority faith is indirectly supported by virtual silence.

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Although the entire incident is a serious one, i felt, the way the medias handled this episode is highly biased. This is just a reminder, that credibility of the media is lost long back.

For detailed information, download the following document.

 assault-on-chidambaram-temple.doc