1.Who asked for Instituting a Thantrik University in Kerala? 2.Despite himself being a die-hard atheist and marxist, what made him to be fascinated by the idea to set up a Thantrik Varsity, "wherein top Hindutwa scholars, vedic exponents and spiritual gurus would be roped in as faculty members with a view to inspecting temples, making sure that spiritual practices are up to the required standards",in the context of a hearing by Justice Paripoornan Commission probing into the alleged corruption in the Devaswom Board?
3.If the thantri has confessed to the Commission of no knowledge of Sanskrit, vedas and manthras , does it really mean that remedying that aspect would instantly guarantee cleansing of the Devaswom Board, which in turn,is a secular institution expected to be governed by a secular constitution? 4. The critical examination by Dr.Ambedkar of nearly the entire text of Brahmanic scriptures, thantras & manthras has rewarded a wealth of knowlege and profuse insights into how and why the form of inequality, viz, Caste is uniquely perpetuated in this country since several centuries. Not many intellectuals and researchers including 'marxists' (perhaps barring few) have challenged Ambedkar's critique of Hinduism, which in turn has only added further credence to the fact that those Brahmanical texts are absolutely devoid of any epistemological content whatsoever. 5.It may please be noted that in the traditions, the brahman priest chanting scriptures, vedas or mantras by rote , is neither essentially expected to know their meaning , nor the listener be enlightened with its content of wisdom. V.T.Bhatathiripad the renowned reformer of Nambuthiris and exponent of womens' rights had to point out this in his biography, albeit in another context of remembering his horrible childhood of vedapadhanam sessions. He was literally initiated to the world of literacy by one his much younger girl friends from a lower shudra caste.( the showed him an advertisement of manmark kudakal from a Malayalam newspaper and eventually taught him how to read and write. V.T. remembers this moving incident as one of the turning points in his life to understand identify his mission of reforming the Malayalee Namboodiri to a human being 6.On the contrary, the brahmanical scriptures, manthras and thanthras continue to serve as a convenient tool in the hands of the cultural commissars and the ruling elites to hoodwink people, to suppress the right of majority of Indians and women of all castes to live with honour. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth?hl=en-GB -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
