Guest guest Posted February 16, 2001 Report Share Posted February 16, 2001 I agree with you. Mark Tully sincerely appreciates the good in India and does not arbitrarily decry the country or dwell on the negative aspects of India, which I will be the first to admit that there are! I remember I was in a movie theater in London with my sister in 1999 and as we were waiting for the movie to start, Mark Tully walked in and sat in the row just in front of us. My sister and I were discussing things spiritual and he turned around and keenly listened! My sister immediately recognised him (I did not..) and unfortunately despite wanting to converse with him i did not get the opportunity to do so as the movie started and i could not get to approaching him after the movie... But when does your programme air....i listen to the world service every minute of the day...i am an addict despite BBC's biased reporting at times! jairam > " Vivekananda Centre " <vivekananda >Ramakrishna > " list " <Ramakrishna > >[ramakrishna] BBC World Service >Fri, 16 Feb 2001 20:04:41 -0000 > >Let me share my experience of an interview at the BBC World Service. > >I was asked to go to BBC Bush House London today to >participate in a discussion on the theme of 'secular and spiritual India'. > >The set-up was quite interesting. In London studio there was me and >an interviewer in the studio. In the Delhi studio they had Mark >Tully and a professor from Nehru University. > >It was a four way conversation - in two different locations! > >The Indian professor was going on about secular India and >how spirituality that I was talking about is really the 'Brahmin caste >spirituality'. I had to correct him that I was presenting spirituality in >the manner promoted by Swami Vivekananda - that is not a limited >approach only suitable for the upper castes! > >My main contribution was to point out that the central theme of the >Indian nation has been spirituality for thousands of year. >At the moment the people of India are trying to regain their >spiritual 'poise' - their centre of gravity in this new world order where >science, technology and material pursuits hold centre stage. >The loss of confidence in spiritual values is the real cause of unease >experienced by the nation. It is this uncertainly that can be seen as >the real cause of malaise seen in the social and political structures of >present day India. > >As the discussion developed I realised that what the interviewer was >trying to focus on was the political aspects highlighted by BJP at >the Kumbh mela. Mark Tully was very balanced in his reporting. He >mentioned his visit to the Kumbh mela and how the ordinary Hindu >there was not taken in easily by political propaganda - he was there >to exhibit his love for spirituality and was not going to get caught up >in politics. > >I have always liked Mark Tully's reporting and his sincere love of >spiritual matters. It was nice to make his acquaintance in this >unusual manner. > > >jay >Vivekananda Centre London > > > > >Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah >Vivekananda Centre London >http://www.vivekananda.co.uk > _______________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2001 Report Share Posted February 17, 2001 Cudos to you, Jay! Intellectuals of our country need to study Vivekananda more thoroughly, before they give in to the temptation of doling out transplanted solutions for the nation. This crisis in intellectual originality and leadership is our foremost problem in India. Thanx for the emphatic assertion of India's profound heritage at BBC. Swamiji must be very pleased at your heroism! Regards, Debajit -- On Fri, 16 Feb 2001 20:04:41 Vivekananda Centre wrote: >Let me share my experience of an interview at the BBC World Service. > >I was asked to go to BBC Bush House London today to >participate in a discussion on the theme of 'secular and spiritual India'. > >The set-up was quite interesting. In London studio there was me and >an interviewer in the studio. In the Delhi studio they had Mark >Tully and a professor from Nehru University. > >It was a four way conversation - in two different locations! > >The Indian professor was going on about secular India and >how spirituality that I was talking about is really the 'Brahmin caste >spirituality'. I had to correct him that I was presenting spirituality in >the manner promoted by Swami Vivekananda - that is not a limited >approach only suitable for the upper castes! > >My main contribution was to point out that the central theme of the >Indian nation has been spirituality for thousands of year. >At the moment the people of India are trying to regain their >spiritual 'poise' - their centre of gravity in this new world order where >science, technology and material pursuits hold centre stage. >The loss of confidence in spiritual values is the real cause of unease >experienced by the nation. It is this uncertainly that can be seen as >the real cause of malaise seen in the social and political structures of >present day India. > >As the discussion developed I realised that what the interviewer was >trying to focus on was the political aspects highlighted by BJP at >the Kumbh mela. Mark Tully was very balanced in his reporting. He >mentioned his visit to the Kumbh mela and how the ordinary Hindu >there was not taken in easily by political propaganda - he was there >to exhibit his love for spirituality and was not going to get caught up >in politics. > >I have always liked Mark Tully's reporting and his sincere love of >spiritual matters. It was nice to make his acquaintance in this >unusual manner. > > >jay >Vivekananda Centre London > > > > >Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah >Vivekananda Centre London >http://www.vivekananda.co.uk > > Get your small business started at Lycos Small Business at http://www.lycos.com/business/mail.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 17, 2001 Report Share Posted February 17, 2001 That is wonderful Jay! Please let us know when your program gets telecasted. Thank you. Yours, Madhava > > Vivekananda Centre [vivekananda] > Friday, February 16, 2001 11:05 PM > list > [ramakrishna] BBC World Service > > > Let me share my experience of an interview at the BBC World Service. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 27, 2001 Report Share Posted February 27, 2001 DEAR JAY, MY SINCERE THANKS TO U FOR THE WAY U BACKED TRUE SPIRITUALITY ,MISDIRECTED THESE DAYS. I REALLY FEEL PROUD THAT SOME ONE HAS BEEN ABLE TO SPEAK TRUTH.IT IS POSSIBLE FOR U COZ U R NOT AN INDIAN.IT IS HARDLY IMPOSSIBLE IN THIS COUNTRY WHICH BANNED VANDEMATARAM AS NATIONAL SONG JUST BECAUSE INDIA IS COMPARED TO GODESS SHAKTI IN IT,WHERE PRAYER OF GODESS SARASWATI MEANT ILL TREAT OF OTHER RELIGIONS...,TO SPEAK ABOUT CULTURE & SPIRITUALITY WITHOUT ANY HIPOCRACY. EACH & EVERY GREAT POLITICIAN PRAISES SWAMIJI,BUT COMPLETLY FAILED TO FOLLOW WHAT HE SAID. --- Debajit Das <debajit> wrote: > Cudos to you, Jay! Intellectuals of our country need to study Vivekananda more thoroughly, > before they give in to the temptation of doling out transplanted solutions for the nation. This > crisis in intellectual originality and leadership is our foremost problem in India. > Thanx for the emphatic assertion of India's profound heritage at BBC. Swamiji must be very > pleased at your heroism! > Regards, > Debajit > -- > > On Fri, 16 Feb 2001 20:04:41 > Vivekananda Centre wrote: > >Let me share my experience of an interview at the BBC World Service. > > > >I was asked to go to BBC Bush House London today to > >participate in a discussion on the theme of 'secular and spiritual India'. > > > >The set-up was quite interesting. In London studio there was me and > >an interviewer in the studio. In the Delhi studio they had Mark > >Tully and a professor from Nehru University. > > > >It was a four way conversation - in two different locations! > > > >The Indian professor was going on about secular India and > >how spirituality that I was talking about is really the 'Brahmin caste > >spirituality'. I had to correct him that I was presenting spirituality in > >the manner promoted by Swami Vivekananda - that is not a limited > >approach only suitable for the upper castes! > > > >My main contribution was to point out that the central theme of the > >Indian nation has been spirituality for thousands of year. > >At the moment the people of India are trying to regain their > >spiritual 'poise' - their centre of gravity in this new world order where > >science, technology and material pursuits hold centre stage. > >The loss of confidence in spiritual values is the real cause of unease > >experienced by the nation. It is this uncertainly that can be seen as > >the real cause of malaise seen in the social and political structures of > >present day India. > > > >As the discussion developed I realised that what the interviewer was > >trying to focus on was the political aspects highlighted by BJP at > >the Kumbh mela. Mark Tully was very balanced in his reporting. He > >mentioned his visit to the Kumbh mela and how the ordinary Hindu > >there was not taken in easily by political propaganda - he was there > >to exhibit his love for spirituality and was not going to get caught up > >in politics. > > > >I have always liked Mark Tully's reporting and his sincere love of > >spiritual matters. It was nice to make his acquaintance in this > >unusual manner. > > > > > >jay > >Vivekananda Centre London > > > > > > > > > >Sri Ramakrishnaye Namah > >Vivekananda Centre London > >http://www.vivekananda.co.uk > > > > > > > Get your small business started at Lycos Small Business at > http://www.lycos.com/business/mail.html > > Get email at your own domain with Mail. http://personal.mail./ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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