Dear Sri Dileepan, Whether it is due to the reason deduced by Muni Trayam or the conclusion inferred by you, certain facts are to be faced and i am sure this does not bode well for the future. i) The Gurukula system is almost fading out and there is a severe shortage of Vidyarthis opting for the "old & ancient education system", ii) Culture is a different focus altogether, that cannot be so easily submerged or replaced; in spite of all this "westernisation" the roots are still very firm but culture is a shock as many Indians find out today, they want the material comforts arising out of that is "foreign and English" but yearn for the values of our ancient culture - a strange admixture that will not happen, iii) In our 'secular' society we need to strike a balance, iv) how do we continue to reap the benefits of the modern e-age but still retain the roots of our culture, v) this is a dilemma faced by many ABCD's and others of the Indian Diaspora to start with but this query is uppermost in the minds of every one of us as the internet has erased all boundaries, vi) we find the many youngsters employed in IT services' companies practically living or imitating the life of Westerners (the current divorce rates in these metros (in the forward communities) are alarming, vii) we also find many abroad living the life of religiousity ((e.g. yourself, Satagopan, Nadathur Mathavan, Rajaji, Rangarajan (in London) etc.,)) and at the same time combining the life of modernity and affluence derived solely out of your exteme hard work and brilliance in your chosen professions, This is a very very serious situation and i do not claim to know the answers. But I do know that ALL of us have to get together and take immediate steps to revive the traditional Sanskrit education which to state the least is in utter doldrums and has to be the strongest doses of Oxygen. By a separate mail i will keep you advised of the steps that i have been privileged to take under the Niyamanam of H.H. Srimad Andavan. This is equivalent to the blooming of one flower and i am afraid that unless a hundred such flowers bloom together the future for sustaining our Culture and oue Values will be very bleak. If that is the will the Lord then so be it. Warmest regards. RR. ----- Original Message ----- From: <dileepan@xxxx> To: <SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 18, 2003 12:03 AM Subject: [SriRangaSri] Re: Must Read.... > --- In SriRangaSri@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, Muni Trayam <munitraya@xxxx> > wrote: > > > > I propose that we replace her old and ancient education system, her > culture, for if the Indians think that all that is foreign and > English is good and greater than their own, they will lose their self- > esteem, their native self-culture and they will become what we want > them, a truly dominated nation. > > > If this was true, the only conclusion is > that we did not value our age old ancient > educational system much anyway, for, we so > easily surrendered to the designs of the > English. > > -- Dileepan > > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Srirangasri-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/ > > >
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