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Lay Hindus and lay ब्राह्मण's might be largely non-sectarian But religious life of Hindus is alive mainly because of the great sectarian traditions E.g. In TN, almost all temples...
Some answers from the Open AI Chatbot. The first one has a v basic factual error pertaining to Smith scoring most centuries since Bradman https://t.co/RMzbcJVNBk
The only way this is defensible is to claim that Tamil is the oldest among the widely spoken languages. (as Sanskrit is not spoken widely) But even that's debatable as the Sangam...
On recent anti-Trad tirade led by few rayta handles I'd like criticism of "traditionalists" to come from those who've tried to engage with tradition seriously both w.r.t. study of...
We need to be kind and empathetic to those who violate usual social mores and lead "different" / "bohemian" lives But at the same time defend those social mores for the general po...
Excellent thought provoking thread on the recent twitter controversy over mantra recitation adhikAra Key point - Vedic mantras are not expressions of devotion or love like other r...
Reasons behind the rise of Woke-ism Establishment Lies of the Bush years Moral bankruptcy of Christian Right Remarkable success of the "professional" woman General decline/stagnat...
@LordoftheStage @vvaayu Guys - Both of you have followed my tweets long enough to know I am no progressive Rayta vedAdhyayana will and should remain largely a brahmin-led thing....
Hot take Concern with purity/gatekeeping of traditions are outcomes of trad societies where conservation of anything required great तपस्या / care given high fragility Modernity c...
My main issue with Trads is not that their views are “bigoted” as Libs might see them Rather that there is no end to purity testing. It is a spiral. You can question everybody’s c...
Why do bright people tweet in this manner? There's nothing silly about the tribal instinct. It is the most basic instinct to care for one's kin. Sure all humans are related if y...
We live in a world shaped by barbarians Yet we champion the cause of moderation, courtesy, gentleness, empathy and all the quotidian virtues That's the irony of most civilization...