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Articles by Abraham Tharakan.: History of conversions to Christianity in Kerala – an overview
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Articles by Abraham Tharakan. Thursday, July 19, 2007. History of conversions to Christianity in Kerala – an overview. The Syrian Christian community is referred to by historians as. And St. Thomas Christians. This congregation was, till the intrusion by the Western Christianity with the arrival of the Portuguese, a distinctive Eastern Church with the Pope of Rome as a hazy father figure at the far end of a thin long line. Two questions arise here: why then did. It is possible that. Initially targeted th...
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Song of the waves - Parayil A. Tharakan Blog: The last song… The miracle of death
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Song of the waves - Parayil A. Tharakan Blog. Thursday, September 18, 2014. The last song… The miracle of death. He was the last of the Karanavars ( Patriarchs. He often quoted Appan, his father, who had told him before he died, that change and adaptation was crucial to progress. And so, he changed with the times. The boy who crossed the customs check point on overnight trips via vallum ( country boat. From Olavaipe in the Kingdom of Travancore to Ernakulam in Cochin,. As an early teen. However, what rea...
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Articles by Abraham Tharakan.: Kerala Brahmins – moving with the times
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Articles by Abraham Tharakan. Tuesday, April 22, 2008. Kerala Brahmins – moving with the times. This is posted from. Song of the waves - Parayil A. Tharakan Blog). Kerala Brahmins are called Nampoothiris. How long have they been present in this small State in the southwestern corner of India? Whatever that might be, undoubtedly the Nampoothiri. Have made great contributions in many fields. During the centuries that have passed the rituals, practices and conventions of the Nampoothiri. I understand that t...
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Articles by Abraham Tharakan.: Nuclear Deal: The Left, and right
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Articles by Abraham Tharakan. Monday, June 23, 2008. Nuclear Deal: The Left, and right. Witnessed two ominous events. The first was yet another incursion into. By the Chinese. The other was the Left parties carrying the brinkmanship on. 8217;s talks with International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) almost to a point of no return. What is the problem with IAEA negotiations? Accord with IAEA and the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) is a prerequisite for concluding. 8217;s 123 Nuclear Agreement with the. Has to o...
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Song of the waves - Parayil A. Tharakan Blog: September 2013
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Song of the waves - Parayil A. Tharakan Blog. Tuesday, September 24, 2013. This is a short post covering some of the news about Onam this year. 1 In spite of heavy rains and high prices for almost all items, Onam was celebrated with great fervour in Kerala. It is becoming more and more a peoples’ festival than a celebration linked to any religious group. 2 There were two notable variations in the traditional Onam sadya. The first two photos are reproduced from Wikimedia Commons under the Creative Commons.
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Song of the waves - Parayil A. Tharakan Blog: June 2013
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Song of the waves - Parayil A. Tharakan Blog. Saturday, June 29, 2013. The Himalayan disaster and the blunders. The colossal devastation caused by nature particularly in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh, is so saddening. It has also exposed the deficiencies in India’s disaster management capabilities. Enter Narendra Modi. He rushes to Dehradun, ‘evacuates 15,000 Gujarathis. Logistically that claim was impossible. 1 A feeling has started developing that if Modi ever becomes the Prime Minister of India, th...
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Song of the waves - Parayil A. Tharakan Blog: July 2013
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Song of the waves - Parayil A. Tharakan Blog. Monday, July 29, 2013. The Kedernath Temple, situated at a height about 3600m in the Himalayas, is one of the holiest places of worship for the Hindus. It is believed that a devotee visiting this shrine in Uttarakhand State of India would be exonerated of all his sins and would attain Swarga. For about 1200 years millions of devotees have made the hazardous trip to Kedernath which is not accessible by road, to obtain absolution. 0 by the Geological. Over the ...
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Song of the waves - Parayil A. Tharakan Blog: Trees are vital
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Song of the waves - Parayil A. Tharakan Blog. Wednesday, October 10, 2007. Many of us think of trees as providers of wood for buildings and furniture, burning fuel and raw material for paper. Actually they are vital to life. Can you imagine life on Planet Earth without trees? Trees are vital to the world. Conserve the existing ones and plant more. Here are some nice photos of trees:. October 11, 2007 at 6:41:00 PM GMT 5:30. October 21, 2007 at 2:01:00 PM GMT 5:30. I was so shocked! Chandramouli S, I full...
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Song of the waves - Parayil A. Tharakan Blog: Indo-US nuclear agreement
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Song of the waves - Parayil A. Tharakan Blog. Saturday, August 18, 2007. A spokesman of the US State Department, not the President or Secretary of State of that country, makes or is reported to have made a statement about the Indo-US nuclear deal. No body knows what exactly was said, if at all any comment on the agreement was made by the official. And on the basis of that the Prime Minister of. The ballyhoo would make one think that we have a nuclear test or two slated for the next few months. Nothin...
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Song of the waves - Parayil A. Tharakan Blog: Irish father of Indian cardamom, rubber and pepper planting
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Song of the waves - Parayil A. Tharakan Blog. Sunday, May 27, 2007. Irish father of Indian cardamom, rubber and pepper planting. The old man, past eighty, was ailing when the letter came from a friend to whom he had expressed a desire to buy a new sophisticated wireless set. The friend had written to say that only one such equipment was available. For the services he had rendered to the Catholic Church and for his philanthropy. An Irishman named J. J. Murphy (1872-1957). He was born in. And there was the...
