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From: M.K.Shrinath (srima_at_singnet.com.sg)
Date: Mon Jun 12 2000 - 04:42:03 PDT
Srimathe Rangapriya Maha deShikaya nama:
Dear Bhagavatottamas,
Amidst enlightening discussion going on on Karnataka Iyengars, adien
wish to share some information with the learned group about adien's
roots which comes under the classification"Mysore Iyengars".
Perhaps it is best to explain from adien's grand father's name
*Tirumale satyagalam Sri krishna deShikachar*. My grand father's fore-
fathers were the descendents of the followers of Swami Sri vedantha
deshikar, who followed Swami Sri Vedantha deShikar during his
migration to Karmnataka's satyagalam.They had their aacharya prampara
from those disciples and had the suffix "deShikan"
attached to their name.
These Mysore Iyengars were essentially 'keelnattu Sri vaiShNavas' in
their practices and viDhis. Due to continuous influence of kannadigas
and their cultures, they celebrated vinayaka pooja as well as
gaNapathi pooja, perhaps in their attempt to find oneness and hence
stability in their state of domicile. Even the spoken language underwent a lot of changes with 40% kannada added to tamil.
Thus my grand father moved to Mysore to accept vyakaraNa pandita's
position in Jayachamarajendra Vodeyar's court, the then king of
mysore.
Due to modernisation, the suffixdeShikan was missing in adien’s case, not to mention depletion of spirituality!
Adien Sri rangapriya dasan,
Mysore kriShna Iyengar Shrinath
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