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Original Source: https://www.jeyamohan.in/185101/ 28-Jun-2023 In the field of ideologies, the one thing we must realize is that any ideology is a product of its times. We must understand the ideology only through its origin, its logical methods etc. We must also be re-evaluating that ideology constantly through the contemporary perspectives. When European researchers arrived on our shores, they saw the caste system that was prevailing here. During their research, the proponents of caste system cited the scriptures that emphasized the Varna system. The researchers interpreted this to mean that the Hindu scriptures were propounding the Varna system. They theorized that the Varna system was the one that morphed into the Caste system Two centuries have elapsed whence this occurred. Several scientific studies like sociology and anthropology have since been developed. There are now myriad new principles. We now have the facility to collect and analyze on all information from around the world...

Original Source: https://www.jeyamohan.in/187478/ 30-Aug-2023 Dear J, Chennai's birthday being celebrated, I thought you would be writing your thoughts about Chennai city. I know that you have a long running relationship with Chennai. That's the origin of this request. Muralidhar   *   Dear Muralidhar, If one has a long running association with a city, he/she would have developed many a memories with it. We would be recalling those memories with nostalgia. It would seem that the place is in fact pleasant. I am one with those feelings. But as far as possible, I would mandate myself to view it objectively. I view it likewise. I came to Chennai in 1979 during my wanderer days - while in my college final year. Perambur was a place of publishers. I lived there. I have chronicled my experiences in my novel "Purappaadu" (புறப்பாடு). Many faces from those days rush to my thoughts. I have come to Chennai after that for many reasons. The house of my friend Sendhooram Jagadish w...