Blog post by Anand Kumar R S Akin to many unresolved conflicts in the world if there is one among TamBrahms – it is the Rasam Conflict! i.e. if Rasam has to be consumed “theliva” or “elakki / kalakki.” And as far as I know the TamBrahm race is split down in the middle on… Read More The Rasam Conflict by Anand
Blog post by Sripradha Santhanam Tamilian marrying a tamilian , that too for love does not qualify to be a love marriage. I was a Vadagalai Iyengar ponnu and married a Thengalai paiyan. For those who do not know the difference, vadagalais and thengalais wear their Namam differently. My thatha was a well known vadiyar and… Read More Vadagalai married to Thengalai by Sripradha
Blog post by Anand Kumar For any Tambrahm worth his or her uppu, the phrase “Ela Pottachu” must immediately ring a bell or rather Getti melam!!! For, in any function one attends these days from Kalyanam to Poonal to Shastiaptapurthi to Sadhabhishegam or even Sasthapreethi the otherwise sober mamas and mamis, take a different avatar… Read More Ela Pottaachu by Anand
Blog post by Rekha Sriram Like the Tam Brahm Maamis, kosha podavai clad paatis too are a unique lot. They live in TamBrahm households sometimes dominating, sometimes demure; opining what is right and what is wrong. They uphold our culture and keep worrying that generations after, TamBrahms are going to let the culture, traditions and beliefs (so well protected by them) easily… Read More My Paati by Rekha
Blog post by Sharmilee Sriram Diwali or “Deepavali” as I have always heard from my childhood is an important and profound memory in my life. I cannot claim myself to be a very chamathu girl and say there should be no pollution, no noise, etc etc. Okay I hear you loud and clear my dear environmentalists.… Read More Ganga Snanam Aacha by Sharmilee
“Di, today is Saraswati Poojai, don’t open your books and don’t study today.” Priya’s face lit up when I heard those words from amma. She wondered “Did I just hear that or am I dreaming?” Almost sensing the pleasure on her face, her mom quickly retorted “Just for today, tomorrow we will take the books… Read More My favourite day of the year! by Soumya
Blog post by Divya Mani Wherever you look around, there are subtle reinforcements that only fair is lovely. Yes I’m dusky and I’m also tired of this unreal stereotype of how dark is considered to be less than fair. In a world where most fair-skinned people are trying to get a tan whether from the… Read More Dark is Beautiful by Divya
Blog post by Sharmilee Sriram “Enna aachu kuzhanthai ku?”, Lakshmi Mami questions her daughter, Savi (Savitha) over the usual FaceTime session. Savi lives in London along with her husband (Ananth) and 5 year old daughter (Ritika). Mami resides with Mama in Alwarpet. Ritu sniffs her running nose and lies down on Savi’s lap as Savi… Read More The Daily FaceTime by Sharmilee
Blog post by Gomathi Viswanathan Call it the mistake of Ramanujan I say! Why did he invent Zero and become a mathematical genius? Only to set the standard that “if you are a TamBrahm, you are definitely a mathematical wizard!” rather kanakula puli! Having said that, this post is a shout out to souls out… Read More Me and Maths… Noooo! by Gomathi
Blog post by V. Sriram, Chief Librarian, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram BOOK REVIEW: Tamil Brahmans: The Making of a Middle – Class Caste by C. J. Fuller and Haripriya Narasimhan Tamil Brahmin community are privileged people. That is how members of other communities perceive them. However; the truth is that Tamil… Read More Tamil Brahmins are (Un)likely to Fade Away by V Sriram #BookReview
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