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As Is: Upakarma: A Harmless Hindu FestivalKiran KShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11410963824919626970noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485405523308080612.post-24412081585246290042016-08-17T03:00:53.671-07:002016-08-17T03:00:53.671-07:00Dhanyawad, Raghu.Dhanyawad, Raghu.Kiran KShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410963824919626970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485405523308080612.post-31855699645071548892016-08-17T03:00:41.605-07:002016-08-17T03:00:41.605-07:00Thanks, Drak.Thanks, Drak.Kiran KShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11410963824919626970noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485405523308080612.post-39173103597057220502015-12-21T06:03:38.627-08:002015-12-21T06:03:38.627-08:00Thank you so much for your brilliant article!Thank you so much for your brilliant article!Drak Drukhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00924638786383743043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485405523308080612.post-41661490523210383752015-09-15T12:23:37.104-07:002015-09-15T12:23:37.104-07:00very good and sensible points explainedvery good and sensible points explainedRaghuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06962315206732600248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485405523308080612.post-65808940990299806062014-08-12T09:37:17.237-07:002014-08-12T09:37:17.237-07:00Nice, Thank you!Nice, Thank you!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15646745301160326589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485405523308080612.post-51315631294646675762014-08-12T04:26:17.510-07:002014-08-12T04:26:17.510-07:00I am just impressed with your articleI am just impressed with your articleMuralidharan REGUPATHYhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264729732198693656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485405523308080612.post-24721741917270118852014-08-11T15:28:39.817-07:002014-08-11T15:28:39.817-07:00What would Malini know the true essence of a cultu...What would Malini know the true essence of a culture, when she is not ready to fully embrace it. If she being a Brahmin herself cannot decipher the fact that "Brahminical Rituals, consider a man incomplete without his wife and render him unfit to perform any coveted rituals, w/o his wife accompanying him" in itself , suggests her extremely poor and misunderstood state of mind! Maybe, she has taken her home-bound-issues and has misconstrued them, to be a "Religion based issue". <br /><br />Husband w/o wife and vice-versa, is/are incomplete and cannot be considered fit for performing religious ceremonies is the greatest testament of equality in a religion; can she come up with a couple of examples where there are other religions that allow such parity between the sexes! It is always easy to shun your religion-culture-rituals and call them out-of-time, but thats just a reflection of how incomplete & poor one's own understanding is! And people like her take religion lightly and make such comments, because she knows very well that she can get away, after saying something like that by passing it off as her personal thoughts. If she is a public figure(At least thats what she calls herself on her FB Page) then she needs to measure her words carefully. In an other part of the world > w.r.t another religion/culture, such a statement, by now, would have had her fleeing for her life! <br /><br />And there are quite a few like her, who, after this 2-20yr US/Overseas stint feel that all that we do in the name of rituals is pish-posh. They would have held the cow sacred and performed their rituals, for the first 12months(max) overseas and now their fav. dish is a T-bone steak & fav. festival is the Christmas; its less cumbersome that way, as it fits in with their life style. And these are the ones, who will take the "Religious High Ground" and preach and speak how deplorable our religion/culture/rituals are; joke about them; sigh relief that they are out of reach from their parents and grand parents who still continue to perform such rituals and how intolerant their kids are towards such customs! Buch of wanna-bes'; they will fit it no culture/religion, they are the true "Trinshankus: of our World. <br /><br />But its not her to be blamed, quite honestly; its the so-called "Up-holders of Religion & Culture" that need to be questioned. All they do, is put-on a dress and address a crowd of sinners, who believe that listening to that man on the podium will help them wash away the accumulated load of sins, so that, they get another leash of life! My sincere advise to everyone who has a little bit of faith left in one's religion/culture/rituals > Pick a Guru, question him, seek answers till you are satisfied and convinced > Spread the knowledge. You don't have to put on a colored dress and sit on a podium with large posters of "Hindu Gods & Godesses" in the background and have the strong backing of Hindu Political Activists/Parties to be heard. All you need is to find answers and when have them, speak with conviction and confidence, to uphold, what you believe is true. <br /><br />People like Malini, will always be there; they are necessary, for everytime, someone like her blurts out something, she presents an opportunity for the ones with true understanding to stand-up and show the right path. I am not saying that my religion/caste/customs/rituals is/are perfect and the best amongst others; it just has the potential to be, for it is - Sanatana Dharma. Cheers!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00276676831113765894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485405523308080612.post-8927680712771248302014-08-11T08:45:30.920-07:002014-08-11T08:45:30.920-07:00Great article, very informative (Y)Great article, very informative (Y)Amit Deshpandehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05892103369615027591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485405523308080612.post-12569894551966151502014-08-11T07:25:25.109-07:002014-08-11T07:25:25.109-07:00Great!Great!BALAKRISHNA KINIhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02433718508063636951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485405523308080612.post-34910957639269613882014-08-11T06:18:04.150-07:002014-08-11T06:18:04.150-07:00Great article - very informative and comprehensive...Great article - very informative and comprehensive. AbThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021120174350391089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485405523308080612.post-90039767686067794322014-08-11T05:43:34.645-07:002014-08-11T05:43:34.645-07:00Nice ArticleNice ArticleAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04577629974751439798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1485405523308080612.post-89063855517315832272014-08-11T03:49:06.167-07:002014-08-11T03:49:06.167-07:00Thanks!Thanks!Deepak Nagarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13113466808681201833noreply@blogger.com