Tamil language and culture can contribute immensely to alert the whole of mankind about the real essence of human beings, about what they are really searching for.
Though there are some attempts in this direction in Sanskrit literature as such, but it is marred by the fact the bulk of Sanskrit literature is VarNa dharmic- you can never read any major classic in Sanskrit without reading about the glories of VarNas and how respectful the ordinary people should be towards the Brahmins, the upholders of the Vedic tradition.
Now how can such a world view so deeply enshrined in Sanskrit go along with the notion that 'MeyporuL kaaNpatu aRivu' that the human essence of searching for TRUTH and that all human beings have this right as part of their very being?
This is my reason for promoting Tamil literature and culture over and above the Sanskrit
Is this chauvinistic? A fanatical view of a misguided Tamil scholar?
I don’t think so, If you read the Tamil classics, you can see that almost all of them expound a philosophy of human equality and are deeply critical of VarNas and so forth ( till recent times where now the jaties have corrupted even Tamil society and all because of Brahmanic varNas).
Dr Loganathan Krishnan @ Ullaganar
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