tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post827479698717508599..comments2024-03-07T08:59:32.598+05:30Comments on My Think Pad: In the name of God...silverinehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-73153914522708726022007-01-31T18:03:00.000+05:302007-01-31T18:03:00.000+05:30mathew: I think offerings are a sort of sacrifice ...mathew: I think offerings are a sort of sacrifice which denotes love beyond material wealth, but it has become a mindless ritual now!<br /><br />naan: Very true, even I have heard of these spats, especially the very public and very ugly Orhtodox-Jacobite wars!<br /><br />flaash: Ingenious! This happens in a lot of places in Bangalore!! It is nothing but money making in the guise of temple silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-79430746134273909112007-01-31T13:13:00.000+05:302007-01-31T13:13:00.000+05:30reminds me of a practice prevalent in pre rennaiss...reminds me of a practice prevalent in pre rennaissance europe. The practice of buying pardons for one's sins. Pardons available for a price for everything fron adultery to murder!<br /> the phenomenon u mention is seen all over kerala. it might be because parents want to extract maximum money from their daughter before she gets married.<br /> In kerala having a big house n throwing money around Synapsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13467060693018504938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-29982117782805731572007-01-31T13:07:00.000+05:302007-01-31T13:07:00.000+05:30hey, guys bear the brunt more than girls do. explo...hey, guys bear the brunt more than girls do. exploitation of guys :(<br /><br />it is also a case of young people not attempting to imbibe their new learnt values, home. you just can't work in most advanced technologies, be exposed to the most diverse environment and still not try not to change your folks @home. of course nothing comes without pain.Jeseemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05275546080463932417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-72342909567519391932007-01-31T12:08:00.000+05:302007-01-31T12:08:00.000+05:30This is a problem well made fun of in mallu movies...This is a problem well made fun of in mallu movies..like Jagati character in Kireedom and so many other movies..unfortunately the sloth or parasite males who see this laugh and do not realise they are laughing at themselves.In the US there are lot of mallu nurses and stay at home hubbies..you ask teh hubbies what they are doing they will evade teh question with some "business".But here its ok as Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-42366514399086746422007-01-31T11:55:00.000+05:302007-01-31T11:55:00.000+05:30Very politically correct, thank you.Very politically correct, thank you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-64021029796842111762007-01-31T11:41:00.000+05:302007-01-31T11:41:00.000+05:30there is no religion that makes such obligations.....there is no religion that makes such obligations.....its as you say more abt flaunting the money rather than being religiousNeihalhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07510668677056083162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-2029984707585334142007-01-31T09:29:00.000+05:302007-01-31T09:29:00.000+05:30arre there are no obligations....in my family they...arre there are no obligations....in my family they do a lot of tiny things at temples..which i think are unecessary but not too bad..like Di got a job(90% of my class did..still) let us do this small pooja..or things like that..But really it gets a little worrisome wen people take it to extremes :(Dihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03453853580120725506noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-6393319719775512702007-01-31T06:52:00.000+05:302007-01-31T06:52:00.000+05:30Hmm.this was a good discussion. The issues mention...Hmm.this was a good discussion. The issues mentioned by Alexis, Kajan etc are very relevant.Here's a slightly different story right in Bangalore. Our flat in Bangalore is in a road off Sarjapur road which is in a pathetic condition. This falls under Bellandur panchayat's jurisdiction..Despite many pleas by all residents , the road is still same. The panchayat's condition for repairing the road isflaashgordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06943333204108916610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-48588457239984598792007-01-31T05:15:00.000+05:302007-01-31T05:15:00.000+05:30Well I really can't relate or comment on the incid...Well I really can't relate or comment on the incident described in the post because that's the first time I am hearing anything like that. <br /><br />However slightly off-topic but equally relevant would be the tussle between Jacobites and Orthodox communities and the money thats being pumped in to keep the tussle going. <br /><br />Ultimately all the <i>pirivu</i> thats been collected at glob8https://www.blogger.com/profile/05169609797474054917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-59588906625583906232007-01-31T03:21:00.000+05:302007-01-31T03:21:00.000+05:30Our penchant for getting into good books of god is...Our penchant for getting into good books of god is strange..Giving gold and money as if God's coffers are empty..ridiculous at times..<br /><br />Reminds of me something that I heard somewhere.."No one wants to die even if its for going to heaven"..Maybe for the same reason its some kind of kickbacks being paid to god for staying on good earth for a few more years..mathewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00860741232962357228noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-78805975180660037722007-01-30T21:57:00.000+05:302007-01-30T21:57:00.000+05:30abhishek: I totally agree with you that "It is a m...abhishek: I totally agree with you that "It is a man's failings and superstitions that causes him to dig himself into holes, not the lack of God's presence" Wish people would do away with the elaborate rituals in religions and follow it for what it is, a direction to lead a better life.<br /><br />Kajan: It is the same in Churches. Vailankanni and Infant Jesus Church here in Blr are prime silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-13399119498548710402007-01-30T21:49:00.000+05:302007-01-30T21:49:00.000+05:30It is their in every religion. In my place,it is t...It is their in every religion. In my place,it is the nurses instead of IT professionals. Our place has a good hospital which has a very reputed nursing school. So most of the girls after completing 10th or 10+2 will join the nursing school. And after passing the course and working in the hospital for about a year, they are off to the Middle East, England, Ireland, Germany, Europe and so on. They Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16234013656291357434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-8413281784271380432007-01-30T21:32:00.000+05:302007-01-30T21:32:00.000+05:30Fuming fuming...
In South Asia, it is a shameful ...Fuming fuming...<br /><br />In South Asia, it is a shameful norm that parents/children/relations/public(!) don't think twice about taking advantage of others hard earned money. This is similar to me of a so called son-in-law taking dowry, or in laws trying to live off the girls family etc. It just sad and despicable. Of course, we should always look after our parents well. But people need to Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-10937614725978353262007-01-30T21:29:00.001+05:302007-01-30T21:29:00.001+05:30Nothing of this sort forms a part of any prescribe...Nothing of this sort forms a part of any prescribed Hindu obligations. That's a very refreshing characteristic of Hindu tradition in that whatever you do should come from the heart. So you are justified in being annoyed at such superstitions. God is not angry; he is ever understanding and generous. Particularly to people who struggle to make ends meet. It is man's failings and superstitions that abhishekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00486440637900771888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-19947324305850543112007-01-30T18:32:00.000+05:302007-01-30T18:32:00.000+05:30Abhishek: Frankly how many people really realise t...Abhishek: Frankly how many people really realise that offerings are no substitute for a righteous life!<br /><br />jay sun:So true!!!<br /><br />ajith: Didn't know that guys too have to go through it as I have heard only the stories from my female colleagues. Saying a firm "no" is an art in itself :)silverinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16474136215458639419noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-10824812712143862462007-01-30T17:57:00.000+05:302007-01-30T17:57:00.000+05:30who said girls are the only ones who are asked to ...who said girls are the only ones who are asked to donate.. ? The problem is that, once somehow ur salary information find its way out, ppl start looking u as a millionaire.. In reality we may be getting much less after facoring in the CTC, tax cuts etc..And ppl there in kerala fail to recognize the living expenses here.. When I say I'm paying 4000 as rent in b'lore , they start thinking that I'm Ajith Prasad Balakrishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12359138218016503252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-19532647998994995252007-01-30T17:54:00.000+05:302007-01-30T17:54:00.000+05:30So very true...when you look at it...in a lot of f...So very true...when you look at it...in a lot of families...guilt plays a major role...and so many times it is easier to just give in to a parent's demand...rather than question it and in questioning it, bring a lot of other issues into the light...Jay Sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08617579343335812849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-35720813108735542252007-01-30T16:44:00.000+05:302007-01-30T16:44:00.000+05:30Its very sad...
God, I think would be happier if...Its very sad... <br /><br />God, I think would be happier if the hard earned money contributed to own's happiness... rather than being added to old men's fancies...AKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694645855563092043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23425148.post-29493207173932902522007-01-30T16:43:00.000+05:302007-01-30T16:43:00.000+05:30Well... what can you say..or do?
It is sad...
I ha...Well... what can you say..or do?<br />It is sad...<br />I havent noticed this phenomenon in the north ..AKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06694645855563092043noreply@blogger.com