The “Vetri Vel, Veera Vel” (Spear of Victory , Spear of Valor} yatra taken out by BJP state president Murugan during Nov/Dec 2020, ridiculed, claimed as threat to communal harmony all political parties and banned by the TN Govt has come to set the poll narrative in the state. On the […]
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Saints advise the devotees visiting holy places to study the Sthala Puranam of the place and respect it. More than any other part of bharat, It is Tamilnadu that takes pride in 300 palces with Ramayana legends, thanks to the Sthala Puranas. It is the highest as per experts. A […]
With eminent Rama Katha exponent Murari Bapu requesting the Prime Minister (on January 5) that a four-lane bridge be constructed from Dhanushkoti (Rameswaram) in Tamilnadu to SriLanka, Ram Setu is again in the news. The Congress – DMK combine tried to demolish Ram Setu in 2015. The same Nationalist forces […]
Hindus gratefully remember how archaeologist KK Muhammed revealed what he had (along with B.B. Lal) found under the controvertial structure at Ram Janmabhoomi site – a Hindu temple, that too a Ram temple. This truth he revealed in a letter to the editor that he wrote to the Chennai New […]
** A Tamil proverb goes like this: “raamar irukkum idam ayoddhi” (Ayoddhi is where Ram is present). This ancient adage is enough to realise the depth of devotion that Tamils have for Ram. ** Doyen of Tamil devotional literatue, late Ki. Vaa. Jagannathan (Ki.Vaa.Ja) once jocularly remarked: “Ram Nam is […]
ARUNACHALA KAVIRAYAR: The Shaivaite Tamil Scholar Who Spread Ram Nam among Tamil Masses The answer to the question as to who took Sri Ram to Tamil masses is Arunachala Kavirayar. The Tamil scholar who lived in the 18th century thoughtfully chose the medium of stage play for narrating Ramayana. […]
A Chennai Businessman Ramanand Sagar’s mega epic TV serial RAMAYAN, when first telecast in 1987 created unprecedented records. The message of RAMAYAN cut across all the barriers of caste, creed, language and political boundaries. A media documentation of that is found in the website of the Sagars. A sample taken […]
All Hindu festivals have a purpose, history and science behind. Another similarity of Hindu festivals is that it would be celebrated almost in all parts of the country with the same shraddha, pomp, splendour and gaiety, albeit with minor variation in duration of the celebrations. Some festivals are celebrated for […]
Hindu culture, all over the country, often faced onslaught by foreign forces in their bid to execute their agenda of proselytization or establish their economic supremacy over Bharat. Towards that end, they go to any extent of demeaning the native culture and unleash their propaganda machinery to make Hindus feel […]
Couple of days back the Puducherry CM Narayanaswamy kicked up a controversy by saying that the Union Govt wants to merge Puducherry and other areas of the Union Territory with adjoining states. It was purely a political statement during the election time, and the Centre duly denied it. Politicians , […]