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கடவுள் [Kadavul]
272 pages, Paperback
First published August 1, 2012
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Sujatha
303 books1,372 followersSujatha was the allonym of the Tamil author S. Rangarajan, Author of over 100 novels, 250 short stories, ten books on science, ten stage plays, and a slim volume of poems. He was one of the most popular authors in Tamil literature, and a regular contributor to topical columns in Tamil periodicals such as Ananda Vikatan, Kumudam and Kalki. He had a wide readership, and served for a brief period as the editor of Kumudam, and has also written screenplays and dialogues for several Tamil movies.
As an engineer, he supervised the design and production of the electronic voting machine (EVM) during his tenure at Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a machine which is currently used in elections throughout India. As an author he inspired many authors, including Balakumaran, Madhan.
As an engineer, he supervised the design and production of the electronic voting machine (EVM) during his tenure at Bharat Electronics Limited (BEL), a machine which is currently used in elections throughout India. As an author he inspired many authors, including Balakumaran, Madhan.
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May 1, 2017
கடவுள். உணர வழியென்ன ? வேதாந்தமா விஞ்ஞானமா ? ஒரு தீவிரமான அலசல். இரண்டும் ஒரு புள்ளியை நோக்கிச் செல்கிறதோ என்பது சுஜாதாவின் சந்தேகம் கலந்த கூற்று.
இன்றைய விஞ்ஞான உண்மைகள் வேதாந்தத்தில் ஏற்கனவே உள்ளன என்று உணர்ச்சிவசப்பட்டுக் கூறுவது தவறு என்கிறார். ஒரே விதமான கேள்விகள் இரண்டிலும் எழுகின்றன. இரண்டிலும் விடை தேட முயற்சிகள் ஒன்றுபோல் பயணிக்கின்றன.
பல வேதாந்த விஞ்ஞான குறிப்புகள் புரிதலுக்கு அப்பாற்பட்டு இருக்கின்றன. இதழ்களில் தனித்தனி கட்டுரைகளாய்ப் படிக்க இலகுவாக இருக்கும். ஒரு புத்தகத்தில் அடக்குவது தகவல்களால் சிறிது மூச்சு முட்ட வைக்கிறது.
இன்றைய விஞ்ஞான உண்மைகள் வேதாந்தத்தில் ஏற்கனவே உள்ளன என்று உணர்ச்சிவசப்பட்டுக் கூறுவது தவறு என்கிறார். ஒரே விதமான கேள்விகள் இரண்டிலும் எழுகின்றன. இரண்டிலும் விடை தேட முயற்சிகள் ஒன்றுபோல் பயணிக்கின்றன.
பல வேதாந்த விஞ்ஞான குறிப்புகள் புரிதலுக்கு அப்பாற்பட்டு இருக்கின்றன. இதழ்களில் தனித்தனி கட்டுரைகளாய்ப் படிக்க இலகுவாக இருக்கும். ஒரு புத்தகத்தில் அடக்குவது தகவல்களால் சிறிது மூச்சு முட்ட வைக்கிறது.
January 18, 2013
That awesome feel you get after reading a master piece from Thalaivar - unexplainable. Unbelievable & amazed as how can one quote numerous references ranging from Literature to Quantum physics. That too written in a period where there was hardly any presence of search engines. Sujatha - Respect.
January 26, 2014
One of the best book I have ever read about God. It have a perfect blend of science and spirituality. Anyone who is eager to know about god should read this book. since this book is a collection of articles there is no conclusion given by the author,but we can conclude it in our own perspective.
October 28, 2012
whav. .
best book I have ever read till now.
sujatha has introduced some eminent persons who I have never heard in my life before. I still can't believe that this book is written on 13 years ago.
best book I have ever read till now.
sujatha has introduced some eminent persons who I have never heard in my life before. I still can't believe that this book is written on 13 years ago.
September 25, 2017
The book is a collection of articles published as part of five different series across 2 decades.
The greatness of the book lies in making you flabbergasted at three entire different things
1. The profundity of content and its ever-esoteric allusions
2. The unparalleled style and narration
3. The multi-faceted personality and Genius behind 1. and 2.
The book rightfully chooses not to prove / disprove the existence of God. Neither does it take a stance. This, however, is the one of the most dramatic of attempts to bring out how the realms of Religion, Science, Physics, Cosmology and Eastern philosophies handle the phenomena of God. The book starts with a beautiful, yet simple narration on the origin of different religions and what they say / perceive God to be. It then stoically establishes facts about modern scientific fields like mathematics, genetics, biology etc and demystifies their approach to unravel the universe and highlights the expanse they cannot come to terms with.
For all the duality that is discussed in the book, Sujatha himself explores the objectives of Science and Religion / Sacred texts. They are strikingly similar and just operate under different constraints and milieu. He nonchalantly quotes ample stanzas of நாலாயிரத் திவ்வியப் பிரபந்தம், புறநானூறு, கம்பராமாயணம் throughout the book and amazingly juxtaposes them with the intriguing ideologies and theories put forward by modern science. We are blown away sometimes by magic and sometimes by genius. This is both.
Well, all of these comes from a man who has written innumerable page turners on science fiction / detective mysteries and scripted dialogues for legendary directors & box-office hits. He does it all in his own inimitable (and sometimes intimidating) style. Given the delicacy of the subject, none of the writing gets emotional. There is only a Futurist's rationale and an Engineer's reasoning (and of course the occasional dry humor). Everything is so effortless and therein lies the exertion.
You can't help but succumb and salute Sujatha's versatility and his unrelenting passion to embark & embrace the unknown.
Along the book, Sujatha alludes that words in natural languages are not quite subtle enough to elucidate the truth underneath what perceive God to be. Perhaps, they are never meant to. Dare I say the same about this masterpiece. The book isn't mainstream or famous. But it will choose you, when you are ready.
The greatness of the book lies in making you flabbergasted at three entire different things
1. The profundity of content and its ever-esoteric allusions
2. The unparalleled style and narration
3. The multi-faceted personality and Genius behind 1. and 2.
The book rightfully chooses not to prove / disprove the existence of God. Neither does it take a stance. This, however, is the one of the most dramatic of attempts to bring out how the realms of Religion, Science, Physics, Cosmology and Eastern philosophies handle the phenomena of God. The book starts with a beautiful, yet simple narration on the origin of different religions and what they say / perceive God to be. It then stoically establishes facts about modern scientific fields like mathematics, genetics, biology etc and demystifies their approach to unravel the universe and highlights the expanse they cannot come to terms with.
For all the duality that is discussed in the book, Sujatha himself explores the objectives of Science and Religion / Sacred texts. They are strikingly similar and just operate under different constraints and milieu. He nonchalantly quotes ample stanzas of நாலாயிரத் திவ்வியப் பிரபந்தம், புறநானூறு, கம்பராமாயணம் throughout the book and amazingly juxtaposes them with the intriguing ideologies and theories put forward by modern science. We are blown away sometimes by magic and sometimes by genius. This is both.
Well, all of these comes from a man who has written innumerable page turners on science fiction / detective mysteries and scripted dialogues for legendary directors & box-office hits. He does it all in his own inimitable (and sometimes intimidating) style. Given the delicacy of the subject, none of the writing gets emotional. There is only a Futurist's rationale and an Engineer's reasoning (and of course the occasional dry humor). Everything is so effortless and therein lies the exertion.
You can't help but succumb and salute Sujatha's versatility and his unrelenting passion to embark & embrace the unknown.
Along the book, Sujatha alludes that words in natural languages are not quite subtle enough to elucidate the truth underneath what perceive God to be. Perhaps, they are never meant to. Dare I say the same about this masterpiece. The book isn't mainstream or famous. But it will choose you, when you are ready.
June 25, 2012
the best essay collection! a scientific approach to god ending with purananooru
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October 22, 2012deep explanation of god is live or alive? superb difficult to understand good research of god ..
November 21, 2012
Very good collection from Sujatha....
April 5, 2019
Rangarajan, known by his pen name Sujatha, is well known to Tamil readers for more than 4 decades. His writings started with short stories in Kumudham, aTamil weekly, spread over to Ananda Vikatan etc., with novels and other articles. There was a time that there was no Tamil magazine which did not carry atleast one article by him. He revolutionised the writing style in tamil literature with new style of story telling. He also specialised in bringing out articles on scientific subjects, being himself an electronics engineer working with Bharat Electronics. Having been born in and brought up in an arthodox Hindu family of Sri Rangam, he also brought out Articles on Hindu religious subjects, specialising in Vaishnavite literature, being an ardent devotee of Azhvars.
In the present work named Kadavul in Tamil (Meaning God) he attempts to establish the connection between the present day explorations in science, especially Quantun theory by Einstein and other scientists and how the recent findings were related to God in Old religious literature of Hindu Religion such as Upanishads. Specially, he quotes in many places, the Pasurams of Nammalvar in Nalayira Divya Prabhandham, and tries to demystify the centuries old verses in relation to the recent scientific revelations.
His efforts to relate physics to religion seems to be mostly supported by the book 'The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism' by physicist Fritjof Capra, as he rightly quotes in page 238/239 of his present book.
This book is a 'Good read' for anybody who is interested in science, especially physics and in religious literature.
As this book needs more ponderance on each line of his writing than a fast reading like anovel, this book of 272 pages took more than week to study and complete.
As usual, one more masterpiece of Sujatha.
In the present work named Kadavul in Tamil (Meaning God) he attempts to establish the connection between the present day explorations in science, especially Quantun theory by Einstein and other scientists and how the recent findings were related to God in Old religious literature of Hindu Religion such as Upanishads. Specially, he quotes in many places, the Pasurams of Nammalvar in Nalayira Divya Prabhandham, and tries to demystify the centuries old verses in relation to the recent scientific revelations.
His efforts to relate physics to religion seems to be mostly supported by the book 'The Tao of Physics: An Exploration of the Parallels Between Modern Physics and Eastern Mysticism' by physicist Fritjof Capra, as he rightly quotes in page 238/239 of his present book.
This book is a 'Good read' for anybody who is interested in science, especially physics and in religious literature.
As this book needs more ponderance on each line of his writing than a fast reading like anovel, this book of 272 pages took more than week to study and complete.
As usual, one more masterpiece of Sujatha.
June 11, 2022
சுஜாதாவின் கட்டுரைகள் காலத்துக்கு ஏற்றவாறு எவ்வாறு வளர்ந்திருப்பது தெரிகிறது.வேதங்களில் அதிகம் ஈர்க்கப்பட்டு விஞ்ஞானத்தால் ஆட்கொள்ளப்பட்டு எழுதிய கட்டுரை.வேதங்களில் பிரபஞ்ச உண்மை இருப்பதாக நம்பும்படி சொல்லியும் அதில் அவை அவற்றை சிலவேளைதான் குறித்திருக்கலாம் என்பதாகவும் எழுதுகிறார்.எல்லா மதம் பற்றிய முதல் அத்தியாய ஆய்வு பயனுள்ளது.கட்டுரைகள்இந்த காலத்தில் கட்டாயம் கேள்விக்குட்பட்டிருக்கும்.ஆரியர் வேதகாலம் மனித இடப்பெயர்ச்சி பற்றிய நவீன வரலாறுகள் படித்திருந்தால் வேதங்களை பற்றி நிச்சயம் இவ்வாறு எழுதியிருக்கமாட்டார்.mitochondrial eve பற்றி அறிந்திருந்தும் அதன் ஆய்வுகள் ஆரம்பகட்டத்தில் அவர் காலத்தில் இருந்தமையால் இக்கட்டுரைகள் அந்த காலத்துக்கு ஏற்ற விஞ்ஞான சமய கட்டுரையாகின்றது.
December 17, 2017
As usual sujatha never fails. Sujatha always in his own style carries the concept in every facet of beliefs about god like atheism, theism, monotheism, monism and so forth. He discusses differnt science laws that are matching with the upanishads which were written many years ago. I always feel sujatha justifies his points reasonably. Great book to read if you are religious or interested in exploring about god from different vantage point.
November 18, 2020
Science and Religion are different approaches to tell the same thing?
I liked the scientific part of this novel but, matching it to creepy spells and old literary poem is just annoying.
Being an ஏன்? எதற்க்கு? எப்படி? and தலைமை செயலகம் fanatic, I didn't except this from Sujatha.
1.5 Star just for his writing and the way he explains scienctific stuff!
I liked the scientific part of this novel but, matching it to creepy spells and old literary poem is just annoying.
Being an ஏன்? எதற்க்கு? எப்படி? and தலைமை செயலகம் fanatic, I didn't except this from Sujatha.
1.5 Star just for his writing and the way he explains scienctific stuff!
November 16, 2024
Reading this book after attaining some maturity in life gives me some feel of “yeah, it’s right, it makes some sense”. A good read for understanding how science and divinity(or God) are blended in our livelihood. He gives a lot of scientific facts and quotes from different religions which broaden our brain’s ability to see things in life.
March 29, 2020
He once again proved that he is a Gem. Complex science explained so gently and related with God.
August 5, 2023
Mostly about what is human being, god particle and science stuffs in sujatha language.
June 20, 2021
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March 23, 2016
One of the greatest books I have ever read in Tamil. Sujatha is genius... Its so surprising, to see such knowledge. This is not only Scientific book but also an eye opener. After reading it, you will start thinking about the world and religion in different way. The depth in each topic and his style makes it a master piece. We miss you sir ..
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August 31, 2015i wanna read this book
April 19, 2016
சினிமா முதல் அறிவியல் வரை பல அறிவு சார்ந்த படைப்புகளுக்கு சொந்தக்காரரான சுஜாதா அவர்களின் இன்னொரு கைவண்ணம்.Probably the best god related book I ever read.
December 15, 2015
iam expecting to be read
November 2, 2016
Have to read this again and again to get a grip of everything Sujatha have touched. Genius. Missing him badly.
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