EDITORIAL OF SRS )6.02 d/ 10.10.04

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SRI RANGA SRI VOL.06 / ISSUE # 02 dated 10th October 2004

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IN THIS ISSUE:

 

EDITORIAL:

It is seen that the Guidelines put in place by the Board of Advisory

Consultants of“Sri Ranga Sri” are being honored more in their breach than in

observance by some contributors. Once again we request members to bear in

mind

these guidelines before sending their postings / queries / clarifications

etc.

We would like to bring to your notice the following points specifically.

 

(1) COPYCAT VERSIONS:

Copycat versions of the same postings sent to multiple groups may not be

submitted to “Sri Ranga Sri”. We welcome postings EXCLUSIVELY, we repeat,

EXCLUSIVELY for featuring in “Sri Ranga Sri”.

 

However, as a mark of respect to the moderators of fraternal lists, they may

choose to post their articles to “Sri Ranga Sri” in addition to their own

lists, provided such articles are not marked to multiple other lists.

 

(2) PRAMANAMS:

Often, it is seen that personal opinions and speculations are projected on

many issues, leading to never ending arguments and counter arguments that

divert the focus. Appropriate authority (PramaaNams) preferably with *actual

quotes* from *Saatvic* scriptures should be provided in support of any

viewpoints presented.

 

(4) "ORIGINAL MESSAGES"

While replying to points of another contributor; please take care to delete

the "Original message" in your reply, IF the original message had appeared

already in our message boards.

If necessary,

(i) The "Subject" of the original message may be "cited" or

(ii) The Name of the archive and the Message number therein provided or

(iii) The excerpts from original to which the reply is directly related, may

be quoted to make sure that the reply is to the point raised.

 

Please do not allow the entire message to appear again in your reply. A

repetition of a string of correspondence on the same subject will consume

the bandwidth unnecessarily.

 

(5) BE PRECISE AND TO THE POINT WHILE REPLYING:

It is noticed that sometimes, Scholars who offer to answer questions do not

take care to meet the precise point at issue but skirt around waxing on

irrelevant data, leaving the questioner no wiser after reading their

explanations, than where they found themselves before posing their queries.

It is requested that those who seek to educate should stick to the exact

points raised when they venture to explain.

 

Let us remember:

” Wise men talk because they have something to say.

Others talk because they have to say something!”

 

(6) EXHORTATIONS:

Similarly, simply exhorting readers to do this or not do that in

AnushTaanams and observances, without providing adequate PramaaNam from

authoritative scriptures underlying such instructions MIGHT BE VIEWED AS

INANE PLATITUDES OR MERE RIGMAROLE OR JUST BLAH- BLAH AND ARE LIABLE TO BE

DISMISSED OUTRIGHT BY THE READERS.

 

(10) APPEALS FOR FUNDS:

Would anyone venture to appeal for funds for an avowedly unworthy cause?

No appeal for funds is normally made except under the cloak of some “worthy”

cause or other. The money spinning technique of con artists to beguile the

gullible and credulous folks by playing upon their humanitarian emotions and

sympathy have been so perfected that the pretext of “helping a worthy cause”

is routinely touted as a useful ploy. (For example, a recent appeal was for

a medical treatment that was found to be false).

We should not fall for these.

 

The same holds good for the some of the much too numerous appeals for funds

for this, that or the other “kainkaryams” flashed on the Internet day in and

day out impacting on the sentimental susceptibilities of Bhaagavatas.

Complaints have surfaced, of late, regarding misuse of funds collected in

the name of so called “worthy projects”.

 

This is not to say that all appeals are of this kind.

 

IMPORTANT:

IN FACT, APPEALS BEARING THE SPECIFIC OFFICIAL SPONSORING BY THE YATIVARAS

THEMSELVES OF MATAMS AND ASHRAMAMS (LIKE AHOBILA MATAM, PARAKLAALA MATAM,

POUNDARIKAPURAM ASHRAMAM, PERIYASHRAMAM, VANAMAMALAI MATAM ETC.) CAN BE

FREELY POSTED.

 

ALL OTHER APPEALS solicited by individuals and for funds for whatever

“kainkaryam” will be allowed only with the express undertaking that the

solicitor ensures the following:

(i) officially acknowledging the receipt of contributions collected.

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

they are proposed to be mobilized through their appeal

(iii) Adequate audit and accounting are in place to the entire satisfaction

of the donors.

(iv) Responsibility to personally indemnify the donors against any

inconvenience or loss due to any irregularity that might come to light at

any time, with regard to their solicitation

(v) Preferably, the appeals should be made through "Registered Trusts" with

Tax exemption status currently in force.

 

In the absence of such undertaking, we may 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”

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Dasoham

Anbil Ramaswamy,

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