Sri Vedanta Desika Vijayam - a sanskrit drama- Press report from The Indian Express

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Sri:

 

Dear Sri Vaishnavas,

 

Here is the news about " Sri Vedantha Desika Vijayam " - a sanskrit

drama staged by Sri.M.V.Anandapadmanabhan, editor of Sriranga Sadajit

Krupa tamil magazine on 18th June at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, T.Nagar,

Madras. Few weeks back Sri. Madavakkannan has send out a mail about

this program on the bhakthi-list. So, hope you all might remember this

event. Sri. Anand karalappakkam had a bhakgyam to enjoy this drama on

the stage, So, he may like to add his lively lovely comments on

this...

 

Here is the news about this drama which got published in " The Indian

Express " ,

one of the famous newspapers in India. Please read on...

 

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" Sri Vedantha Desika Vijayam " - A sanskrit play

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The great Srivaishnava polymath, Acharya Nigamantha Mahadesika

(1268-1379 AD), author of more than 100 works in three languages,

Sanskrit, Tamil and Prakritham, led a glorious life spread over a

century and consolidated further the Visishtadvaita philosophy of Sri

Ramanuja. Sri Vedanta Desika Vijayam, a two-hour play in Sanskrit,

staged at Sri Krishna Gana sabha, Chennai, last Sunday (18th June)

brought into sharp focus all the essential features of Desika's life

and achievements. Staged by Sri Ranga Shatajith Krupa, an organisation

devoted to philosophies through the medium of Tamil and Sanskrit,

the play was most impressive and spectacular. The piece-de-resistance

of the play were true to life festival processions of the Lords of

Kanchi and Sri Rangam, the swarna vrishti (shower of gold coins)

caused by the hymn Sri Sthuthi and the cascading of water from a

pillar that quelled

mayaavi(a sorcerer) into abject submission.

 

Playwright MV. Ananthapadmanabhan, a very young noted Sanskrit scholar

has

produced this play with missionary zeal which deserves warm

approbation. His dream is to take this play both around the country

and the world. He plans to stage a spectacular play in Tamil that will

take you to a tour of the 108 Vaishnavaite Divya Desams for a

continuos 52 hours - hoping for a Guinness record (in the process).

Rangarajan and AIR artiste Janaki Ramanujam provided

supportive mellifluous music, consistent with the thematic content of

the play. More than 800 witnessed the play, which by itself is a valid

certificate of commendation.

 

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Thanks,

adiyen,

Ramanujadasan,

Achutharaman.