tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post2954473540634908324..comments2024-03-17T23:32:10.476-04:00Comments on Historic Alleys: Hindus and the Ocean tabooMaddyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-64469902626365258622017-09-20T08:21:53.698-04:002017-09-20T08:21:53.698-04:00Lord Rama crossed ocean by walk constructing a br...Lord Rama crossed ocean by walk constructing a bridge . Lord Ram could ve crossed it by flying with the help of hanuman but he didn't. Once the bridge was laid and crossed by foot to a foreign land one can return from there even by any other modes like flying. As Lord Ram returned frm lanka in pushpaka vimaana. Crossing ocean is not a taboo to hanuman bcoz he is a vanara not humanAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14491075029526742615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-27746939307699056762017-06-26T22:07:08.632-04:002017-06-26T22:07:08.632-04:00In India many logical actions were always embedded...In India many logical actions were always embedded in religious belief. The reason for the van could be on helath cause. Today also we take precautions when you travel to African countries. You need to get tested for sickness like yellow fever.<br /><br />There would have been such instances and that would have caused such ban and then for for making public at mass to believe it, it would have Veerendra Jamdadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08456852311510853679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-72679592864413600042016-11-27T08:03:35.521-05:002016-11-27T08:03:35.521-05:00nice post! we all should respect eachother religio...nice post! we all should respect eachother religions, weather hindu,muslim or christian we are one.By <a href="http://www.hinduismabout.com/2015/06/lingashtakam.html" rel="nofollow">lingashtakam</a> Team.Dineshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12564856901471652300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-6165619721578188362015-12-16T12:59:08.328-05:002015-12-16T12:59:08.328-05:00Indians were not docile, as you suggested. Tamil k...Indians were not docile, as you suggested. Tamil kings had reached the far east Asian lands; they had in mind only conquests.<br /><br />Manusmriti must have been written post-Ramayana and post-Bhagavatha. Incidentally, Ezhuthachan's works/loose translations do not mention anything about it. <br /><br />We still follow the practice of banning overseas travels - by boat or airplane....I wish Ramu Kaviyoorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04737150995045638818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-68778230463087703082014-10-12T11:50:03.805-04:002014-10-12T11:50:03.805-04:00Indian history too much relies on Rig Veda/Manu Sm...Indian history too much relies on Rig Veda/Manu Smrithi/Epics/Puranas. This is absolute nonsense. If crossing the ocean was taboo then there could not have a number of words for boats in Sanskrit and Tamil. The term Vanga is explained in Tamil Literature as sea full of ships. The term SULKA itself means PRESENT and transliterated into English as CUSTOM PRESENTS. Even in the pre Mauryan period Tejaswininimburiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06098146870657720928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-46271300009911384492014-01-14T01:33:21.979-05:002014-01-14T01:33:21.979-05:00All this ks history. History does not demamd follo...All this ks history. History does not demamd follow what our fore fathers did because they did what was right for them at that fime .<br /><br />ajayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070093406576106944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-80848733122958464312014-01-14T01:32:43.844-05:002014-01-14T01:32:43.844-05:00All this ks history. History does not demamd follo...All this ks history. History does not demamd follow what our fore fathers did because they did what was right for them at that fime .<br /><br />ajayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10070093406576106944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-34460099324729792442014-01-13T08:29:43.002-05:002014-01-13T08:29:43.002-05:00Today the logistics of world Humanity have undergo...Today the logistics of world Humanity have undergone a sea change with the scientific and technology advancements, that it is impossible to convince about our past oldest mythology of 7000 years and older than that and concept of rebirth.A Hindu majority INDIA in Governance itself is not ready to give its due recognition,may be reluctantly allowing to pursue Hindus to pursue their ritual pursuitsNaveen Guptahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11590761788995720535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-47950666756924727802012-06-02T01:27:38.594-04:002012-06-02T01:27:38.594-04:00There are millions of Indian children, in which ma...There are millions of Indian children, in which majority are Hindus, including me, who are willing to cross seas and for that we study very hard. Never shut us in our homes. We will not become impure if we cross ocean. Lord Rama and Lord Hanuman themselves crossed ocean for killing Ravana and taking Sita. Still, we worship both of them. We should go everywhere and for that, we should have to Vishal Sathyanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14026602543688659778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-4647994088115523262012-03-04T12:47:33.368-05:002012-03-04T12:47:33.368-05:00are you sure ramdas?
manu predates all humans.a mo...are you sure ramdas?<br />manu predates all humans.a modern version of manusmriti may have been written after the epics right? but then these are all still vague theories..Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-9163867512107623992012-02-23T13:09:52.041-05:002012-02-23T13:09:52.041-05:00The Ramayana and Mahabharatha in my opinion predat...The Ramayana and Mahabharatha in my opinion predated the Manusmriti. Thats the reason why it is not mentioned in those PuranasRamdas Iyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06782023399594486261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-34083235763244999752009-04-18T22:13:00.000-04:002009-04-18T22:13:00.000-04:00Fascinating and invaluable information for my curr...Fascinating and invaluable information for my current film project. I was watching "In The Footsteps of Marco Polo" on PBS the other night and was struck by the Hindu belief that "To cross the sea is a sin and the act of a man in despair." The film I'm producing is about a circumnavigation of the globe by sea, investigating a discovery that I have made about the structure of the earth itself in Jack Cutterswinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12571270134602506696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-7888153797795890662009-01-25T15:46:00.000-05:002009-01-25T15:46:00.000-05:00Tony - thanks for visiting and do keep coming. I w...Tony - thanks for visiting and do keep coming. I wish i could agree with you on this but it would not be right. Even the Kalinga seafarers had only trade in mind and never went beyond the basic requirements of shipping as vehicles for trade. The need for power and might over a searoute or land mass was not necessary in those times and everything was nicely divided and in place (in the Indian Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-9040487617104587612009-01-25T15:29:00.000-05:002009-01-25T15:29:00.000-05:00Great analysis. Actually I am working on India's m...Great analysis. Actually I am working on India's martime policy and I personally feel that this Hindu taboo prevented the rise of India as a super maritime power like England. Were it not for this belief, it would have been India and not England that would have conquered the world.Tony George Puthucherrilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06457418311784339662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-56128173196010227112009-01-07T21:45:00.000-05:002009-01-07T21:45:00.000-05:00shucks what an informative blog. I am still readin...shucks what an informative blog. I am still reading. Incidentally I am also a mallu ..My Uncle Subbrayan menon had some connections with Sardar Pannicker but exactly what I do not know. Anway great blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-8629626849443210992009-01-05T14:41:00.000-05:002009-01-05T14:41:00.000-05:00Thanks TS for visiting & feel free to browse -...Thanks TS for visiting & feel free to browse - To answer your question, I lived much of my life in Calicut - primary school years & college. My wife is from Calicut & my great grand father was the Zamorin in the 1912-1915 time frame. And finally, I visit Calicut almost every year.Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-9882616373864864602009-01-04T21:08:00.000-05:002009-01-04T21:08:00.000-05:00I just came across your blogs. They are excellent....I just came across your blogs. They are excellent. Wonder what your connections are to Kozhikode? I am a 25 year Kozhikode resident, now, living in N. America for the past 20 years. <BR/>SubramanianThyagarajan Subramanianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05128702706008222956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-66672856710797942712009-01-02T11:56:00.000-05:002009-01-02T11:56:00.000-05:00Thanks Uma for dropping by - hope you enjoy readin...Thanks Uma for dropping by - hope you enjoy reading the other posts too..<BR/><BR/>Thanks CKR - In many ways our caste system was the reason for most of the problems of India's past and even the present. It certainly explains the mainstream Indian breed - the lazy babu's. Wonder if you read my post on Vivekananda's comments. I have very little regard for much of the Manu codes.<BR/><BR/>Each timeMaddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163804773843409980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-32751106502515901862009-01-02T02:33:00.000-05:002009-01-02T02:33:00.000-05:00I would accept Sardar Panikker's interpretation. A...I would accept Sardar Panikker's interpretation. After all, Rama himself had crossed the ocean in pursuit of Ravana. Before him Hanuman did the same feat. Yet, we worship both of them.<BR/>Incidentally, Manusmrti is not at all a reliable text. We dont find any reference to it in the mainstream works like Gita, Mahabharata etc. <BR/>When the colonial masters with their Benthamite zeal wanted to Calicut Heritage Forumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14760552324718923006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-258499896042719014.post-15474497632204244392009-01-01T23:30:00.000-05:002009-01-01T23:30:00.000-05:00Discovered your blog quite recently and it's a fas...Discovered your blog quite recently and it's a fascinating read. And it's great you put up the biblio too. Keep going.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com