March 2012.pdf - Vivekananda Kendra Prakashan

The details that he garnered from his interaction with the scholars went into a two-volume book
on Athirathram, 'Agni – The Vedic Ritual of the Fire Altar'. With his passing away a honourable
chapter in Indology has come to an end.
The observation of Stall about traditional Namboodaris is significant: “Over the decades, while I
penetrated the riches of their Vedic heritage, I made many Namboodiri friends and came to know
them better. I have found them sincere, straightforward and disciplined. After initial reluctance,
they are eager to explain the intricacies of their recitations, chants and ceremonies. They never
claim knowledge that they do not possess. They will not preach or become pompous. They will
express no interest in going to the U.S. Though no longer averse to modernisation, they remain
attached to their simple habits.” But what Stall observed about Namboodaris is true of every
community in India which has not lost its spiritual roots.
Parama Poojaniya Sri Gurui Purasakar
given to Vivekananda Kendra for its
work in "Samaj Prabodhan" by
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Jankalyan Samiti Maharashtra Prant
on 19 February 2012. Some of the
photos. For this some of Pranta
Adhikaris of Maharashtra and from
Aurnagabad were also present.
Yuva bharati - 40 - March 2012