On the occasion of the release of my book “SELECT HYMNS FROM DIVYA PRABHANDHAM”–Vengrai Parthasarathy By Sri NarayaNa’s good grace I am happy to hear, from thousands of miles away in San Diego, USA , the First Cry of the New Born at the launching of my book in Bangalore. I want to begin by…
Iyengar paribaashai (special lingo) is something to know if you wish to know about Iyengar culture.The “Iyengar paribhashai” for food is a kind of lingo that Iyengars (a sect of Vaishnavite Brahmins in Chennai) who say these things for cookery.For them Samayal is “Thaligai”.–an expression for cooking. In general, the term “Amudhu” (Amirtham or…
IT’S A GIRL Vengrai Parthasarathy Jagan finished his bath in seven minutes flat; not his usual half hour, which included sixteen minutes of off-key yodeling. But he took his own sweet time in choosing his favorite T-shirt to set off his blue denim trousers.. Once he finished fluffing up his hair in a carefully careless fashion he was ready to…
Tamil Nadu’s Iyengars of Cricket——- By Vengrai Parthasarathy (San Diego) (Author’s Note: As an Iyengar I am proud to write about Iyengar cricketers who have made a mark in this prince of games. This brief article is in no way intended to downsize others who have represented Madras/Tamil Nadu and India with distinction.) The…
IDLI-DOSA SHOOTOUT By Vengrai Parthasarathy The Egmore Friends met again, as they usually do on Sunday mornings, at the Udupi Pankaja . They had their cosy corner where they expatiated on their pet themes and peeves. This time the subject was ,” Idli or Dosa? Thimmappa, a Dosa aficionado, spoke first. What he said in praise…
Vengrai Parthasarathy <vengrai@hotmail.com> 8/26/07 A LESSON LEARNT Vengrai Parthsarathy Life is one long saga of learning. Some lessons, we learn from our parents, some from our teachers and most in the school of hard knocks. Here is the lesson I had learnt from from an old lady. I visit the temple in Triplicane frequently though I…
LIFE’S LITTLE IRONIES BY Vengrai Parthasarathy In the simple annals of Sadanand’s life there was no newness or spark of excitement. To all outward seeming , every day was like yesterday, for this seventy-year old. A typical day? After tossing in bed till the wee hours of the morning, the world of Sadanand would suddenly come alive to the roar of the…
Parliamantarian, Lawyer, Publicist,Opinion Leader T.RANGACHARIAR ( Rangacharai was my maternal grandfather. by the time I came to know him and about him, he was a victim of paralysis andwas rendered speechless. Here is an abbreviated version of my write up on my thatha, the first of others to come), By Vengrai Parthasarathy At…
Spring Awakening–Thiruppavai (US Brahmins–5th Decr.’14 Inbox x Vengrai Parthasarathy <vengrai@gmail.com> 8:26 AM (11 hours ago) to Vasanta, Gopal, Rohini, Partha, Parthasarathi, Vijay, M.K. 7 MARGAZHI MONTH -Spring Awakening Fri Dec 5, 2014 9:26 pm (PST) . Posted by: “Vengrai Parthasarathy” *SPRING AWAKENING —Sublime and Sacred Month of MArgazhi — Vengrai Parthasarathy** The Tamil month MARGAZHI (December-January) , also known as Dhanur Masa,is considered a special, auspicious month.…
Article Source: http://EzineArticles.com/?expert=Vengrai_Parthasarathy Rabindranath Tagore (aka Gurudev) was the first poet of the Indian literary canon to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in the year 1915 for the collection of his poems, GITANJALI- ( Prayerful Offering of Songs). Tagore, was an authentic Indian and patriot who sang proudly of his Motherland and of her…