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Ponneri Miracle By Vengrai Parthasarathy (Here is a tale which I like to tell anyone I meet; Why ?Read on, dear Reader). We (my wife and I) were at the suburban bus terminal to catch a bus. There was a cluster of people of all ages waiting to catch buses for different destinations. One could…

______________________ ALL IS WELL– VENGRAI PARTHASARATHY THANK GOD ………Vengrai Parthasarathy (I OWE MY THANKS TO LATE SRI G.SRINIVASAN FOR TAKING ME TO THE vANAMAMALAI DIVYA DESAM)–thereby hangs a tale. In an era long gone by, there was a Ruler of Sind who was fond of hunting. In one of those outings, he was confronted by…

Krishna Drops a Brick By Vengrai Parthasarathy Krishna our hero, was a ‘Made in USA’ guy, born and educated in Texas. This fourteen-year old liked to be called Chris, the name given by his American friends. Chris had a Western accent and a slight drawl which sounded funny when he tried tospeak in his mother-tongue…

MA Telugu Thalli (English translation) * O Beloved God Mother* By Vengrai Parthasarathy * * “Ma Telugu Thalli”—is a haunting offering to “God-Mother Telugu”* *This is a free translation, not conforming to meter or other poetic parameters . Surya Kumari a comely actress with a mellifluous voice– niece of late T.Prakasam, the revered Andhra freedom…

These are some of the memories of my late brother Sundar. I remember Vasantha and Lakki were eager to hear all this and wanted more……..Vengrai * Kudumi: Sundar had a kudumi , which when unrolled flowed down and was the envy of women relatives. When, ultimately, it had to go it was as if a…

SATURDAY, APRIL 5, 2008 Sri V.N,Venkatavaradachariar …….Sri V.N.Venkata Varadachariar.. ..A BRIEF BIOGRAPHY…… Sri V.N. VENKATA VARADACHARIAR, Advocate Madras (in whose memory his family members have instituted an endowment in the department of Vaishavism, in the University f of Madras) was born on 14 October, 1888 in the Vengrai village of Salem district to Sri V.…

Home / English Books / Hymns and Prayers / Thiruppavai Thiruppavai Thiruppavai Rs 30 by Andal – 1 +Add to cart SKU: BK 0000817. Category: Hymns and Prayers. DescriptionAdditional InformationProduct EnquiryReviews (0) Product Description Author: Vengrai V Parthasarathy Language: English Publisher: Sri Ramakrishna Math Chennai Pages:78 ISBN: 9788178235035 Binding: Paperback Andal also known as Kodhai/Godha…

SRI VAISHNAVA SAMPRADAYA SAARA NIDHI- (in Tamil) By Sri P.B.Annangarachariar Swamy (The quintessence of of VaishNaVa Tradition Translation–by Vengrai Parthasarathy)     English Many are the ‘Living Creatures’ created by Brahma, the Lord of Creation (who is himself a creation of Sri Narayana). To be born a Human is a special privilege. And, to be…

____________________________________________________ SHAKE HANDS WITH VENKY– *** Vengrai Parthasarathy Venky ? There is only one Venky in San Diego, the one and only. He is M.C. Venkatesh. M stands for you know what (see the masthead) and C for Chakravarthy. Venky is a Malleswaram lad, the only son of late M.C.Sampathiyengar, noted Chief Engineer of Karnataka.…

MAGIC OF A NAME Vengrai Parthasarathy There is a romance attached to names, names like Juliet, Cleopatra and Helen They demand attention and conjure up visions of their romantic escapades. There are of course names like Heidi (the madam), and Monica Lewinsky the errant intern of Clinton fame, which straightaway puts you off., though some…