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SRI RANGA SRI VOL 03 / ISSUE 21 dated 11th March 2002

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EDITORIAL:

Dear Bhagavatas:

IN THIS ISSUE:

1. NOTE TO CONTRIBUTORS # 2

 

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Dasoham Anbil Ramaswamy, Editor & Publisher,

"Sri Ranga Sri"

 

1. NOTE TO CONTRIBUTORS # 2

 

Dear Bhagavatas:

 

Your kind attention is invited to the " Note to Contributors" in

Message # 1044 dated 2nd February 2002 of "Sri Ranga Sri"

archives.

 

As indicated while launching the Journal on 8th October 2000

(Swami Desika's Tirunakshatram day), "Sri Ranga Sri" is meant to

be a JOURNAL (Vide Vol.1 Issue Vol.1-Message # 001)

 

" The new journal will feature high quality articles from

Acharyas and eminent scholars on the tenets of our

Siddhantham. Besides general topics relating to our Sampradayam,

special sections will be devoted to the "Grantha ChathushTayams"

under the titles:

 

- "SriBaashayaaamrutham";

- "Gitaamrutham"

- "Prabandaamrutham" and

- "Desikaamrutham"

 

We reiterate that this is NOT a discussion group or a forum for

debates and display of personal opinions.

 

However, postings from members were approved only by way of

encouraging "Reader participation". We have received numerous

complaints that innumerable such individual postings, debates and

discussions not germane to the focus of the journal, defeat the

very objective of "Sri Ranga Sri" - being a journal.

 

We are, therefore, reluctantly compelled to stop all discussions

except those on matters relevant to the published articles in the

"Regular Issues" of the journal.

 

We fully endorse the guidelines announced by Sri Mani Varadarajan

for the Bhakti list in creating separate sites for accommodating

specific issues. Contributors to "Sri Ranga Sri" are advised to

avail of these forums.

 

We would like to adopt for "Sri Ranga Sri", a few of the salutary

restrictions he has outlined Viz. -

 

- No general questions.

Please move these to one of the other forums.

- No personal attacks

- No emotional outbursts

- No messages of a purely personal nature, including compliments

- No advertising of any form

- No self-promotion of any form

- No announcements of a regional nature

- No politics of any kind

- No "current events" postings "

 

Only quality articles intended "Exclusively", we repeat -

"Exclusively", for publication in the "Regular issues" of "Sri

Ranga Sri" and which are consistent with the following mission

statement of the journal will be entertained:

 

"This is a group of "Swami Desika Darsana Satsangam "(SDDS) for

studying Sri Vaishnava - Visishtaadvaita philosophy and practices

as laid down by Azwars and as clarified by Acharyas of Bhagavad

Ramanuja - Swami Desika Sath Sampradayam. Articles and

discussions are welcome subject to the general norms of tolerance

and mutual respect within the realms of the above philosophy and

practices"

 

If suitable, they will be published with minimal editing.

 

Contributors are requested NOT to post to "Sri Ranga Sri" copycat

versions of the same materials submitted to other lists, to avoid

cluttering the mailboxes of over 1200 members from all over the

world.

 

The following are however exempted, as a "temporary measure" and

"Purely as a matter of information" to the readers:

 

- Announcements like Tele-Upanyasams by Yathivaras, Acharyas and

Scholars of Bhagavad Ramanuja - Swami Desika Sath Sampradayam

that deal with the enjoyment of the Gunanubhavam of Divya

Dhampathis (and NOT polemics on "doctrinal differences"

etc. between the various streams of philosophy).

 

- Other announcements regarding - Books published, Web sites

created, Audio Cassettes and CDs brought out from time to time,

provided they are consistent with the objectives indicated in the

mission statement of the journal,

 

- Appeals for funds for various kainkaryams may be posted "only

after making sure" of the genuineness of the prime movers /

administrators. Before posting any such appeals, it may be

ensured that proper arrangements exist for -

 

(i) Officially acknowledging receipt of contributions

 

(ii) Utilization of the funds fully and precisely for the

purposes for which they are proposed to be mobilized through

these appeals and

 

(iii) Adequate audit and accounting to the entire satisfaction of

the donors An assurance of personal responsibility for having

done the above may be included while posting such appeals to "Sri

Ranga Sri".

 

Otherwise, we will be seen as encouraging indiscriminate

fund-raising appeals and also become liable for any potential

legal action later on (given the conduct of numerous trusts that

have mushroomed and disappeared with the collections).

 

- Warnings regarding Computer virus etc. and such other

precautions to alert and protect the readers from being trapped

into scams.

 

Queries and doubts requiring authoritative answers

/clarifications on the principles and practices of Bhagavad

Ramanuja- Swami Desika Sampradayam -to be provided or obtained

from Acharyas and Scholars may be sent to

 

Ramanbil and NOT to the address.

 

For this purpose, we have provided the following:

 

A "QUESTION BOX" to which readers may address doubts and

queries. For those questions for which we are not able to provide

ready answers, we will secure and make available authoritative

replies from Acharyas back home.

 

A "QUIZ PROGRAM": By way of "Reader participation", readers may

be initially requested to provide answers for the queries posed

by us. The best or the correct answers will be published in a

subsequent issue."

 

 

It is reiterated that all communications on the above may be sent

ONLY to Ramanbil

 

Though the above guidelines take effect immediately, the policy

will be reviewed and revised at the discretion of the Editor.

 

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation.

 

Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy

President: "Swami Desika Darsana Satsangam" and

Editor & Publisher: "Sri Ranga Sri" Electonic Journal