MILLENNIUM DIFFERENCES

   In a Hindu Tamil family, the birth of  a girl child is greeted with great happiness. They see the child as goddess Lakshmi(Lakshmi is the Goddess of Wealth, food, courage,etc). So they say that Lakshmi has been born  in their family.                      In some families there will be no girl child for some generations. Such families used to consult with their ancestors or some Poojaris( Hindu saints or Rishis) for the reason and also they ask them whether it is a spell or curse of any woman in their generations and also the way to get rid of it, so that they have a girl child in their family there after.                Our society is a patriarchal society and we follow patrilineal system( descent through male line).So when a man becomes father to a girl baby, he sees her as his mother's rebirth.In such a way boys have a bond of affection with their mothers. So he l...

   Although we entered the Millennium, from the dawn of the civilization till this millennium, the Indian women continues to be oppressed and ill treated. The gender based violence continues till date in every nook and corner of Indian society.                     Violence against women occurs through out the life cycle from pre-birth, infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood to senescence. According to the National Crime Record Bureau, in India there is, one dowry death in every 78 hrs, one sexual harassment every 59 min, one rape every 34 min, one act of torture every 12 minutes.                   Since caste system is prevailing in India,  mostly lower caste women are tortured by the other caste people. Average of 75% to 76% of lower caste women are tortured. In Tamil Nadu the percentage is about 36% to 38%. In this statistics Tamil Nadu stands second to Uttar Pradesh,...

Our Tamil Hindu culture has many traditions. Nowadays many people say it as a superstitious beliefs and don't want to follow them. Today's girls avoid many traditions in the name of fashion. These traditions not only has its values, also science behind it. Lets see some ten amazing facts behind our Hindu traditions. 1 .  GREETING PEOPLE: In our culture we used to greet people by saying VANAKKAM by joining both the palms together to show the respect. Scientifically speaking, joining both hands ensures pressing the tips of all the fingers, which are denoted to the pressure points of eyes, ears, and mind. Pressing them together activates the pressure points which helps us to remember that person for a long time.  And moreover no physical contact with each other, so no fear of germs.   2.   KUMKUM ON FOREHEAD:  Red kumkum between the two eye brows is believed to prevent the loss of energy and retains it and controls the concentration, since it is a spot...

"ONE CANNOT THINK WELL, LOVE WELL, SLEEP WELL, IF ONE HAS NOT DINED WELL" FULL MEALS One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.                                              The food we eat has a direct impact on our ability to enjoy the life to its fullest.The main motto and positive effect of food is the pleasure we get while eating a good and tasty meal. In this, Indians are blessed with varieties of cuisines. Tamil Nadu is one among that which has a great tradition and culture of its food history. Tamil Nadu cuisine is different from rest of the world's, not only in taste, also in the cooking methods.It has a perfect blend and mixture of different variety of spices. Their culture says serving food to others is a service to the human community. Their cuisine co...

                                            Tamil people have their own culture and tradition in their life which is inherited through generations. Marriages in Tamil families has its unique tradition and culture. The ways of fixing bride and grooms and the celebrations are different from rest of the Indians. Tamil people weddings are not so grand as the North Indian weddings.The arranged marriage is another practice that illustrates the importance Tamils place on the family. A majority of marriages in Tamil Nadu are arranged by families and several people are involved in the decision-making process. As popular belief goes, a marriage tied with many knots will not come undone.  Tamils mostly choose bride and groom within their family relations, since caste system is being strong in their nature. Mostly cross-cousin marriages are common. The bride for male is pref...

                                           Tamil people are known for their simple life style and great education. The wedding of Tamil people consists of age old customs and traditions. They are very bounded to their spiritual symbols rather than lavish affair, pomp and shows. The wedding rituals has slight differences according to their regions and communities.There are customs without which a wedding will most definitely be deemed incomplete. The weddings are conducted in all the months except the months of AADI(mid of july to mid of august) and MARGAZHI( mid of december to mid of january). Not only marriages, also other family ceremonies would not be conducted in these two months, also no one raises even the conversation of marriage. These two months is devoted for God rituals like THIRUVIZHA. The wedding can be classified as Brahmin's wedding and non-Brahmin's weddi...