From: sp2@cec1.wustl.edu (Sundara Pandian)
Subject: Re: more parallels: anti-vedic postings and missionaries
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis Mo.
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 19:31:51 GMT

In article <lapjvaINNoad@bathtub.cs.utexas.edu> raman@cs.utexas.edu (Raman Rajagopalan) writes:
>In article <1992Sep8.064418.930@wuecl.wustl.edu> sp2@cec1.wustl.edu (Sundara Pandian) writes:
>>In article <laob2gINNnjs@bathtub.cs.utexas.edu> raman@cs.utexas.edu (Raman Rajagopalan) writes:
>
>
>>
>>    I will continue to post translations, critical articles and
>> commentaries on vedas,brahmanas and related works. I will soon
>> post what the popular stotras like Vishnu Sahasranama etc. say 
>> on animal sacrifices ( yajnas ), castes ( varnas ) etc.,
>>
>

>YOU as a group have been asked in a civil manner to desist; with
>many unanswered arguments to support the claim that there is much
>more good than bad in the works you critisize.
     Categorization of me with a group is criticized first in this
article. My views and opinions are all mine. I don't represent
anyone else. I am a non-political person and `truth' and `non-violence'
are my principal ideals. I strongly opine that `truth' and `non-violence'
cannot be sacrificed ever for anything whatsoever.
     I will soon answer the criticisms like `I am seeing black dots
on a pure white paper'. Can you support your claim - in your part-
that there is more good than bad in the vedas ?

>  Also, I have pointe
>out that many of the things you wish to reform have already been
>reformed - vedic animal sacrifices are things of the ANCIENT past, for
>example.

    I am not a reformer. I am trying to understand the vedic culture
 by studying the vedic works. I call it as a vedic study. I don't
 see it as social reforms. I will be glad if anyone understands the
 vedic culture through my articles on vedic civilization. 

>
>Besides, you write that you are not a religious person.  Then why
>are you pestering me with your religious translations?  Why should
>I believe that you will ever have anything positive to say on
>religion when you are not even religious?
>

   It is not that one studies vedas only for spiritual upliftment.
 They are research material as well. My articles are really efforts
 to understand the vedic culture. One doesn't have to be religious
 to read the vedas. One doesn't have to be a Hindu, in particular.
 I refer to Hans Zimmer to name some good western scholar and not a
 Hindu to have worked on the vedas.

>>
>>>Kathiravan, Meenan Vishnu, and 
>>>Pandian believe they are doing a service to all Tamils and Hindus 
>>>by posting their translations of Hindu scripture. 
>>  
>>    Again I notice that you are categorizing me with Kathiravan
>> and Meenan Vishnu. Are you playing a guessing game by guessing
>> what I believe ? I won't reply any of your articles in future if 
>> you categorize me with other writers of this net.
>>>
>>>- raman rajagopalan
>>>
>
>I am entitled to my opinions and methods of categorization as well.
>If you are not doing a service (in your opinion), then why are
 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>you intent on posting translations?  waste of my time and yours, I
>submit.

     I did not say that I was not doing a service. I criticized you
for categorizing me with Meenan and Kathiravan. They did not co-author
in any of my articles. I also criticized you ( above ) for playing a
guessing name. I did not admit that your guess was correct. Check my
above writing with a good English professor to get to know what I meant.

>  The saying goes, "if the shoe fits, wear it"

    In the elementary school I studied at Madurai, my teacher taught me
   `epporuL  yaar_yaar_vaayk kEtpinum apporuL
    meypporuL kaaNbathu aRivu.'

>>                                                          S.Pandian
>- raman
>
                                                              S.Pandian.
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