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Hello Fellow Dasas:

It was indeed a pleasant surprise to have accidentally come upon

Mani's E-mail address on the Internet. We are good family friends of Mani's

parents and our friendship goes back many years. Unfortunately however, our

relocation a few years ago made it difficult to keep each other informed of all

the developments in the family and had lost track of Mani. It gives us great

pleasure to meet him in this way and we thank him for adding our names to the

"Bhakti" mailing list. Keshava & Bhargavi Prasad.

I have been getting Bhakti E-mail and it has made interesting

reading so far. I find that some discussions are too long and some of the

others are strongly opinionated. This is not a problem however. Because I can

bring my own opinions to the table. There is one little problem though. My

knowledge of Srivaishnavism heritage and literature is limited. The practice of

vaishnavism in my daily life is limited to Nityasandhyavandanams which I perform

with great conviction and in detail. I am interested in increasing the depth of

my knowledge about Srivaishnavism, its proponents and development and I believe

that I can do that through my membership in the "Bhakti" forum.

 

I am also interested in learning about contemporary efforts in

spreading the message of Srivaishnavism in the context of "Melting Pot"

philosophy of the multiculturism in which, we all play a part in one way or the

other in this country. Depending on the feedback I get, I can bring you

up-to-date with the activities of a group which has just launched a campaign to

"revive" Srivaishanavism in this country. By the way, some of us are getting

together tomorrow on a temple premises to observe "Koodarai Vellum". Those of us

who are knowledgeable, are going to recite "Tiruppavai". Happy Pongal everyone !

 

 

Keshava Prasad......................103020,541.