Introduction

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Hi

 

I'm Venkataraghavan Raman. I was browsing thro' the SriVashnavism

homepage and thus got in touch with Mani about 10 days back. I was scared

to become a part of this group for the simple reason that I'm only a

student as far as 'Sri Vaishnavism' is concerned. I explained this to

Mani and then joined the group. To be frank, I was really impressed to

know that Mani, brought up here in the US, is so much interested in our

cultural background unlike most Indians brought up outside India. After

seeing the intro from the rest of the members, I've started to become

comfortable. Here goes my intro.

 

I was born in 1973 into a family with strong Srivaishnavism faith. My

dad hails from 'Theruzhundur'-one of the 108 Divyadesams, a small temple

town close to 'Mayavaram'. The speciality of this place is that, it is

the native place of 'Kambar'. I like it for the simple reason that it was

where my dad grew up as a kid. I've been following most of our traditions

without questioning them. I just believe that there is some reason to do

so about which I'm not aware. I'm an ardent devotee of Lord Rama and Lord

Hanuman. To this date, I continue to wear the 'Chintur-orange coloured

powder like the kumkum' on my forehead.

 

I was born and brought up in Madras, did my schooling at Padma Seshadri

Bala Bhavan( better known PSBB) between '76 and '90, got my B Tech from

IITM in Chemical Engg('90-'94) and currently doing my MS in Chemical at

Oklahoma State Univ.

 

I look forward to learning more about Srivaishnavism and also making more

friends from this net in the process.

 

RV

 

ps: I'm used to being referred to as RV and signing as RV.