2. NEW MEMBERS

We welcome the following new members to the Sabha.

3. FORTHCOMING EVENTS

3.1.  POURNAMI POOJA –   WEDNESDAY 28^TH JULY 1999

Pournami Pooja on Wednesday   28^th July 1999 is being sponsored by a group of well-wishers. Pooja will be held at the Prayer Hall adjoining Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple, Serangoon Road. Programme is as follows:

This month Pournami falls on Uthiradam Nakshathiram. Interested persons for Sankalpam may contact Sri P.S. Ramanathan Tel: 442-7841

Any member/s willing to sponsor the next Pournami Pooja may kindly contact Sri P.S. Ramanathan.

3.2. AADI VELLI POOJAS

Aadi Velli Pooja will be held at the following members’ houses on the dates indicated:-

Pooja will commence at 7.30 pm followed by music & bhajans at 8.15 pm. Deeparadhanai will be at 8.45 pm. All members and their families are invited to attend the function and receive Ambal’s blessings.

Members who require the services of the Sabha Purohits for Varalakshmi Nombu on 20^th Aug ’99 are kindly reminded to contact the Purohiths in advance so as to enable the Purohiths to co-ordinate their timings. To avoid unneccessary delays, we request members co-operation to stick to their timings, so that others are not unduly inconvenienced.

 4. CHANGE OF ADDRESS & TELEPHONE NUMBER

5. ANNOUNCEMENT

Interested members are to confirm their participation by 24^th Jul ’99 to either Sri G Srinivasan Tel: 346-1850 or Sri Chandrasekhar Bharathy Tel: 333-0102 (Res) 9815-1552 (HP) or email to bharathi@singtel.com

Enclosed is a Survey form with regard to ‘youth" and members are kindly requested to fill in the required particulars and mail to the Sabha’s address as early as possible. Our committee member Sri Chandrasekhar Bharathi (OC-12) will be the co-ordinator. Members are requested to render any assistance required by him.

6.   LAKSHARCHANAI AT SRI MARIAMMAN TEMPLE,SOUTH BRIDGE ROAD

7.         CONDOLENCE

Smt Janaki Ammal, mother of Sri S Gopalakrishnan (LG-03) passed away on 9^th June ’99 in Madras.

Our deepest condolences to the bereaved families.

8.     CONGRATULATIONS

Marriage of Sow.Chandini d/o Smt Parvathi Sankaran & Dr R Sankaran (OS-153) with Chi Ramesh @ Sivaram s/o Smt Krishnaveni Mohan & Sri Mohan Nagaraja Iyer on Sunday 4^th Jul ’99 at Petaling Jaya, Selangor, Malaysia.

OBITUARY : Brahmasri S.N.Dorai (OD-01)

Brahmasri Dorai, affectionately known as Dorai Mama, was a pioneer member of the pre-war Brahmin community in Singapore. His contributions to the community and the Sabha have been distinguished and immense. Several milestones stand out in the long list of his contributions, not least, the little known fact that the first meeting of the resuscitated Sabha in 1947 was held at his residence in Rangoon Road. He was among the prime movers behind the purchase of the Sabha property in the 1950s. He served the Sabha at various times as President, Vice-President, Secretary, Committee Member and Trustee, leaving his indelible mark on its character and growth.

His untiring energy, strong leadership and charisma drew him into other organisations such as the Hindu Advisory Board, Singapore Indian Fine Arts Society, and the Ramakrishna Mission. In the case of the former, he was a founder member and played a major role in developing the society into an important organisation as we know today.

We share with the family this great sense of loss and offer our heartfelt sympathy and condolence.

SUPPLEMENTARY ANGAS:

Nyaya Sastra: Sage Gautama had written this Sastra in five chapters comprising 537 Sutras. It deals with analysis of mental process of learning.

Vaisehika Sastra: It was written by Sage Kanada in 12 chapters comprising 373 Sutras and helps us to recognise the scripture, Karma, Guna etc.

Mimamsa: Sage Jaimini had composed this in 12 chapters. This Mimamsa Sastra has two kinds: the Poorva Mimamsa which discusses about Karma and Uttara Mimamsa which discusses about Vedanta.

Brahma Sutra: Sage Vyasa has written this in four chapters. The three great Acharyas have written commentaries on it. This discusses about the realisation of the identity of Jiva with Brahman.

Sankhya: Sage Kapila has founded this philosophy which recognises scriptures as a source of valid knowledge and according to Sage, the world is real, balanced by intelligence, activity and matter.

Yoga: Sage Patanjali is the author of this Branch which consists of 194 sutras in four parts. Control of character by control of mind, body and emotions etc. forms the subject matter of the eight-fold steps taught in this sastra.

Dharma Sastras: The next supplementary anga of the Vedas are the Dharma Sastras or Smritis. They are Manusmriti, Vishnu, Angirasa, Daksha, Shatatapa, Gautama, Yagnavalkya, Yama, Vasistha, Samvarta, Parasara, Shanka, Harita, Ushanasa, Katyayana, Devala, Apasthamba, Vyasa, Brihaspati, Narada and Paitheenasa Smritis going by the name of the respective authors. These are texts codifying social and religious norms during different stages of evolution of our society.

QUOTEWORTHY

Justice ASP Ayyar was once asking a lawyer, "what is the difference between a lawyer’s mistake and a doctor’s mistake?" He went on to say, " A lawyer’s mistake hangs six feet above the ground and a doctor’s mistake is buried six feet below the ground."