introduction

[Guest guest]

dear members of the group namaskaram,

 

i introduce myself as Sudarsan, iam right now doing my second year of Phd

in Thermal and fluid sciences in Univeristy of Arizona, tucson.

 

My Background: I was born and brought up in Madras .(madavelli). Born in a

joint family with a strong tradition in vaishnavism was a gift of god to

me. My father is working in Lucas TVS padi. My ancestoral town is

manargudi and our atthu deivam is Lord. oppilaappan (thiruvinnagar) one of

the 108 divya desams. Due to blessings of the lord right from a young age

i have been fortunate to visit a lot of temples.

 

I did my schooling in P.S.Senior secondary school,Mylapore,Madras. I

did my Bachelors in I.I.T madras.

 

My serious interest in the great tradition was sparked greatly by

listening to Srimad Bhagavatham,Sri Ramanyanam,Alwar vaibhavam cassetes of

Sri. Krishna preemi maharaj also called anna. The depth and the beauty of

what i heard made me realise the greatness of my vaishnava tradition that

has been made available to us by great alwars and acharyaas. I got to

like them so much that listening to them has become a part of my

routine.This beautifull introduction has developed in me a interest to

know more about how our ancestors and alwars have seen the beauty of lord

in different forms. This interest developed in me has increased in me the

interest for kathasravanam and namasangeerthanam. During my initial stages

their was a lot of unnecessary making fun of me by my friends, who dont

seem to understand the beauty of our tradition. At the time when i was

looking for sathsangam to hear more and more about lords glory, i happen

to see from one of the postings in Vaishnavaa Home page about the prapatti

group. I understand that because of my ignorance in the great tradition of

vaishanvism i wouldnt be able to contribute usefull knowledge to the

group, but iam thrilled because of the new found sathsangam and

oppurtunity it will provide me to listen and learn from a lot of

knowledgeable people in the group.

 

Iam eternally thankfull to everybody for providing me this oppurtunity .

Iam eagerly looking forward to the discussions in the group.

 

My main interest : To learn more about the vayakyanams of ramayanam by

the different alwars. To hear more about the divyadesa experiences of

alwars.

 

adiyen

sudarsan

 

 

 

 

Rangarajan sudarsan

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Department

University of Arizona, Tucson. Arizona.

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office : AME 210 b Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering Building.

Home address : 1333 N Tyndall avenue.

Tucson , Arizona 85719

Home phone : (520)-884-0220.

Office phone : (520)-621-8469

email address: sudarsar

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