12-02-2005, 01:15 AM
Sorry, just for the information.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->what is preventing non Brahmins from reading the scriptures in this day, there are several english translations available of scriptures and anyone can read them, if they are too lazy to read then why blame Brahmins, if Brahmins can open their own schools for teaching Vedas then why can't other castes do the same instead of blaming Brahmins (exactly the approach Sri Narayan Guru tried successfully in Kerala).
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As a matter of fact...a community from Sourashtra region of Gujarat has migrated to Southern India during the Vijaya nagar empire period (possibly to escape islamic onslaught). And they have their own Veda pada sala in Madurai (Tamil nadu) for long time.
These things happen everywhere. They are not publicized.
Well, blaming brahmins for all ills of the society is a fashion.
bengurion.
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin-->what is preventing non Brahmins from reading the scriptures in this day, there are several english translations available of scriptures and anyone can read them, if they are too lazy to read then why blame Brahmins, if Brahmins can open their own schools for teaching Vedas then why can't other castes do the same instead of blaming Brahmins (exactly the approach Sri Narayan Guru tried successfully in Kerala).
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As a matter of fact...a community from Sourashtra region of Gujarat has migrated to Southern India during the Vijaya nagar empire period (possibly to escape islamic onslaught). And they have their own Veda pada sala in Madurai (Tamil nadu) for long time.
These things happen everywhere. They are not publicized.
Well, blaming brahmins for all ills of the society is a fashion.
bengurion.