I need to tell in very brief since I do not have much time. There is another event today evening where we have to bring the Lordship for “Oorvalam” which means procession. I’m just trying to have some peace of mind from the things which is happening around. Please escuse me. It was a marvelous event yesterday. Devotees were chanting, singing the holy names of the Lord, dancing in ecstasy and witnessing the bathing ceremony of Gauranga Mahaprabhu, Nityananda Prabhu and the Pancha Tatva’s . They were fulfilling the purpose of having their bodies by doing so. Among the devotees were our guest of honor, which is our new Kebun Bunga PKR Adun YB Jason Ong and his secretary. For those who were not there, lets at least fulfill the purpose of having eyes by looking at the pictures below. If you don’t have any clue on what I’m saying about, do not crack you head…just look at those pictures. I’ll come with more updates tomorrow. Enjoy.

Read more »

Today is Gaura Purnima, the appearance day of Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu. Gauranga Maha Prabhu Ki…Jai!!! I know many of you will be wondering on what’s this all about by now. Am I right?…crossing fingers. Infact, I came to know about this festival just 6 years ago. Therefore, it is not strange if you do not know anything about Gaura Purnima. Be cool. You’re fortunate to know about it know. Let MakalVoice Blog to have the privilege to enlighten its readers on some insight of this wonderful festival.

This festival celebrates the appearance of Lord Chaitanya Mahaprabhu in Mayapur, India, over 522 years ago. It is observed annually in March in temples all over the world, and especially in the Mayapur area.

Lord Caitanya Mahaprabhu is Krishna Himself appearing as His own devotee to teach us that we can gain full enlightenment simply by chanting the holy names of the Lord:

Read more »

Look at what a Tamil Professor from the University of California, Berkeley has to say about Tamil Language. The interesting part is that he’s not a Tamilian, he’s a white guy by the name of George L. Hart. He holds a Tamil Chair at that institution.

Statement on the Status of Tamil as a Classical Language

Professor Maraimalai has asked me to write regarding the position of Tamil as a classical language, and I am delighted to respond to his request.

I have been a Professor of Tamil at the University of California, Berkeley, since 1975 and am currently holder of the Tamil Chair at that institution. My degree, which I received in 1970, is in Sanskrit, from Harvard, and my first employment was as a Sanskrit professor at the University of Wisconsin, Madison, in 1969. Besides Tamil and Sanskrit, I know the classical languages of Latin and Greek and have read extensively in their literatures in the original. I am also well-acquainted with comparative linguistics and the literatures of modern Europe (I know Russian, German, and French and have read extensively in those languages) as well as the literatures of modern India, which, with the exception of Tamil and some Malayalam, I have read in translation. I have spent much time discussing Telugu literature and its tradition with V. Narayanarao, one of the greatest living Telugu scholars, and so I know that tradition especially well. As a long-standing member of a South Asian Studies department, I have also been exposed to the richness of both Hindi literature, and I have read in detail about Mahadevi Varma, Tulsi, and Kabir.

Read more »

Frankly speaking, I’ve never took seriousness on elections all the while until HINDRAF came in action. I realized I’ve made a big mistake on the past and how important is it to vote. I’ve registered for the coming election, and I’ll be going to my hometown - Taiping, today after work to play my role as a citizen of Malaysia. I was searching for information on how to vote and came across a blog which post the guidelines for the first timers. Click on the following link for more info
http://chinhuatw.wordpress.com/2008/02/17/how-do-you-vote/

Read more »

Will this stop Malaysian Bloggers??? Where is Democracy in our Country???
A Malaysian government minister has accused bloggers, who have been writing avidly on upcoming elections, of being cowards and warned they are being monitored, a report said Friday.

Read more »