This is among the most awesome speeches i have ever hear. this is by joe dcruz who won the sahitya academy award this year for korkai (i have this waiting for me in chennai to be picked up 
).
joe weaves his community paradhavar's identity ... how from hindu it became 100% catholic 500 years and his own personal journey to regain his hindu identity. this speech is sponsored by vivekanandha kendra and i will bet that every one from the atheist to agnostic to the ardent brahmin to the political hindutva will find it fascinating.
that much i can guarantee...joe d'cruz..waiting for me to pick up and read his novels of paradhava history..and what a great naval tamil history it was. they provided the admirals for the pandyas and chozhas to capture south east asia and dominate the bay of bengal till about 700 years ago...
[video=youtube;Ciu6N80jOWo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ciu6N80jOWo[/video]
).joe weaves his community paradhavar's identity ... how from hindu it became 100% catholic 500 years and his own personal journey to regain his hindu identity. this speech is sponsored by vivekanandha kendra and i will bet that every one from the atheist to agnostic to the ardent brahmin to the political hindutva will find it fascinating.
that much i can guarantee...joe d'cruz..waiting for me to pick up and read his novels of paradhava history..and what a great naval tamil history it was. they provided the admirals for the pandyas and chozhas to capture south east asia and dominate the bay of bengal till about 700 years ago...
[video=youtube;Ciu6N80jOWo]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ciu6N80jOWo[/video]
