About a guy from Tempe, AZ (A self intro)

[Guest guest]

sri:

srimathe ramanujaya nama:

 

Hello,

 

At the outset, I am grateful to Sri Mani Varadarajan for revealing this

group and it was purely coincidental. Also, my thanks to Dr. V. Sadagopan.

 

About me: I am Kaaniambaakkam Elaiyavalli Sriram but my records here say

Nathamuni Sriram and in India it is N. Sriram. Born in Kanchipuram, spent

my childhood in Madurantakam, Mylapore and as I grew we had to move to

villages in Madurai and Thanjavur districts thanks to my dad's

profession(Officer, State Bank). Hence, I stayed with one of many "chithiah" in

Mylapore attending Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan. Brought up in a very

orthodox, conservative thinking and beliefs. Learnt the sthothrams and

slokams from my "thatha". Had brahmopadesam at a very young age as you

could very well imagine. My "thatha" used to say we are swayamaacharyas.

 

Then from 11 I was put to hostels in Madurai, Dindigul and

Coimbatore(where I did my BE Electronics and Communication at Govt

College of Tech), what are all I was doing(like sandhyavandanam, reciting

purusha suktam, sudharsanaashtakam, hayagreeva sthothram etc) regularly

came to a halt at 14. I started sandhi, purushasuktam few months back and

planned to do everyday which were so dear to me. BTW, I am a graduate

student Microelectronics at Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ.

 

All in our family, being in madras, follow the strict vaishnava way of life

like "kudumi", "panjakachamwell water" and what not except my dad and

his sons. My age groups too follow. I sometimes find it amazing.I admire

them. BTW, I am 26.

 

Interests: Playing basketball and cricket, going to temple daily(when in

india, here every beginning of the semester to LA), attending

thirumanjanams, attending brahmotsavams in

Mylapore, Kanchipuram, Madurantakam, Naavalpaakkam(in fact hereditarily

we sponsor "thottil thirumanjanam" and being the eldest in my generation,

I have to continue when they pass on to me, I don't know how i am going to

do that being here) temples. I like manirathnam, balachander, kamal and

sivaji movies.

 

When i was young I used to get prasadhams, at the end of thirumanjanam, 2

or 3 times moving from one place in the line to the other(any of you

did?). Also, in Madurantakam I get up very early in the morning run to

the Kothandaramar temple pick "mahizham poo", join them with "naar" and

present it to God.

 

Objectives: At present my contribution to this group will be only asking

questions. I want to further my knowledge in our beliefs, philosophies

and way of life. Which brings me to pose two questions which I will in

the next post.

 

Sorry for the use of few tamil words to those who may not understand as i

don't know to put it in english.

 

Also, sorry for the long intro, word just cascaded from my mind and it

would have been longer i am going to save for my autobiography and make

few millions )

 

I would like to be referred in this group as Sriram Elaiyavalli(inspired

from Sri Venkatesh Elaiyavalli). Incidentally when I do abhivadhaye my

sarman is Venkatesh.

 

Thanks for your time. Hope to gain knowledge with your company and

getting inspired to follow a vaishnava way of life.

 

vaachaka dhosha: kshanthavya:

 

Sincerely,

Sriram Elaiyavalli