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Sri:
SrimathE Ramanujaya Nama:
AzhwAr emperumAnAr jeeyar thiruvadikalE Saranam


Dear Sri Rama. 

Part of what you said is, sadly, very true, we tend to dwell too much
on the past glories and not pay attention to what is going on now or
what might happen in the future. Even though Sri Ramanujar is
universally accepted as a first social reformer, we as a community,
have strayed away from that path slowly over the course of centuries.
We are no where near the Christian or Islamic groups in Social Charity
and that goes for all Sri-vaishnava and non-srivaishanva communities
within the so called hindu religion. 

I think as a community we need to move closer to social services like
Sankara Netralaya or the Andra Hospital in Chennai etc. I also should
add that VEDICs has taken up similar tasks, though in a smaller scale.
I have been reading about the VEDICS lately and I should say I was one
of the iniital sckeptics when the charter was formed. I will also say
that they proved me wrong and I hope that VEDICS will become more of a
Social Organization based on Sri Vaishanva principles. As a community
we have lot of catching up to do. 

adiyEn
Venkatesh Elayavilli


> We Srivaishnavas spend most of our time tending to the alankaram but
hardly
> any time having a snanam! We praise Bhashyakara is hyperbolic terms
but
> Sriperumbudur remains a deserted dirty dump. The very birthplace of
> Bhashyakara is in an appaling state of neglect. The Jiyar - H.H.
Sriman
> Varada Yatiraja Jiyar has to spend his own pension to maintain the
matham
> which is virtually crumbling. Those who have some power have sold
off the
> temple property for personal gains and the gold has been stripped
from the
> Vimanam to make jewellery for their wives and daughters! Maybe we
should
> leave the alankaram till after we have had a thorough snanam.
> 





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