Any Dan Brown fans here?

[Roshan]

I just have one confusion though, remember the part where "Madonna of the rocks" and "Virgin of the rocks" are discussed ? I don't get exactly what Brown is attempting to say

Baby Jesus is still being blessed by Baby John the Baptist in the "watered-down" version too, contrary to Brown's ideas. Did I read it right or are my eyes bad??

Could anyone venture an explanation?

Yeah you are correct !! The blessing scene remains the same but when the author talks about the 'watered-down' version he doesn't mention the changes specifically. Instead says, that "every one was arranged in a more orthodox way".

[Roshan]

Just check this link. It's interesting;

http://altreligion.about.com/library/bl_davinci.htm

[Roshan]

I found this question and answer about 'Da Vinci Code' in Kumudam's 'Arasu Bathilgal' (1.11.2004 issue).

Q : ¼¡ý ôÃ×É¢ý '¾¢ ¼Å¢ýº¢ §¸¡ð' ¿¡ÅÄ¢ø ±ø§Ä¡Õõ «ôÀÊô Ò¸Øõ «Ç×ìÌ ±ýÉ þÕ츢ÈÐ?

A: Á÷Á¿¡ÅÖìÌ Ò¾¢¾¡É ´Õ ¿¨¼. ¬úó¾ ¬Ã¡ö¢ø ¦¾Ã¢Ôõ ¯ñ¨Á¸¨Çô §À¡¸¢È §À¡ì¸¢ø «Äðº¢ÂÁ¡ö ¦¾Ç¢òÐî ¦ºøÖõ «ÄðÊ째¡ûÇ¡¾ Òò¾¢º¡Ä¢ò¾Éõ, ºÃ¢ò¾¢Ãò¾¢ý Å¢Çí¸¡¾ Ò¾¢÷¸¨Ç «ùÅô§À¡Ð ÍðÊ측ðÎõ ( Ó츢ÂÁ¡¸ ÌȢ£θ¨Ç) ¾¢È¨Á, «ò¡ÂòÐìÌ «ò¡Âõ ¾¢¨¸ì¸ ¨ÅìÌõ À¸£÷ ¾¢ÕôÀí¸û, ¼¡ý ôÃ×ý ºó§¾¸Á¢øÄ¡Áø ´Õ Å¢§º¼ ±Øò¾¡Ç÷¾¡ý (¾ÉìÌ ¯¾Å¢ ¦ºöÔõ Á¨ÉÅ¢¨Â 'Á¸¡ »¡É¢' ±ý¸¢È¡÷). «Îò¾ Òò¾¸ò¨¾Ôõ Å¡í¸¢Å¢ð§¼ý. ²ïºøŠ & ʦÁýŠ. ÀÊì¸ ¦¸¡ïºõ ÀÂÁ¡¸ þÕ츢ÈÐ.

[Roshan]

Again in the 22.11.2004 issue there's another question;

Q: ¼¡ý ôÃ×É¢ý «Îò¾ ¿¡Åø '²ïºøŠ & ʦÁýŠ' Å¡í¸¢É£÷¸§Ç; ÀÊòРŢðË÷¸Ç¡?

A : Ó¾ø ¿¡Åø ÀüȢ ºó§¾¸í¸§Ç þýÛõ Áɨ¾ì ̨¼óЦ¸¡ñÊÕ츢ýÈÉ ÍÅ¡Á¢.



±ÉìÌõ «§¾ ¿¢Ä¨Á¾¡ý

[Roshan]

As per a.ratchasi's request ( through pm) i'm giving the Romanised Tamil version of 'Arasu Bathilgal' below;

1.11.2004 issue:

Q: Dan Brown-in 'The da Vinci Code' naavalil ellOrum pugazhum aLavukku appadi enna irukkiRathu?

A: marma naavalukku puthithaana oru nadai, aazhntha aarAichiyil theriyum uNmaigaLai pOgiRa pOkkil alatchiyamaai theLiththu chellum alattikkoLLaatha puththisaalithanam, sariththirathin viLangkaatha puthirkaLai avvappOthu suttikkaattum (mukkiyamaaga kuRiyeedugaLai) thiRamai, athyaayathukku athyaayam thigaikka vaikkum 'bageer' thiruppangaL, Dan Brown santhEgamillamal oru visEda ezhuthaaLarthaan( thanakku uthavi seyyum manaiviyai 'magaa gnaani' engiRaar). Aduththa puththagaththaiyum vaangi vittEn - Angels & Demons. padikka konjam bayaamaaga irukkiRathu.

[Roshan]

22.11.2004 issue:

Q : Dan Brown-in aduththa naaval 'Angels & Demons' vaangineergaLE; padiththuvitteergaLaa?

A : muthal naaval patriya santhEgangaLE innum manathai kudainthu kOndirukkinRana swami.

[RR]

Roshan,
You too an 'Arasu bhadhilgal' fan? We need a thread for that

[Roshan]

Roshan,
You too an 'Arasu bhadhilgal' fan? We need a thread for that

Since my childhood the first thing I've been reading in Kumudam is 'Arasu BathilgaL' ! The knowledge, humour and wit of Arasu are incomparable.

Yeah! It's a good idea to open up a separate thread for 'Arasu BadhilgaL"

[scorpio]

RR, Roshan,

Any idea who are the brains behind 'Arasu' bathilgal? I knew Sujatha was the 'Su' sometime before but not anymore, I guess.

[Roshan]

scorpio,

No 'su' is not for Sujatha.. it is for some one else. Sujatha joined Kumudam team immediately after editor S.A.P's death and continued only for a year or so if i remember correct. Arasu bathilgal has been there right from the beginning I think.

'a' is for 'Annaamalai' (Editor S.A.P's name)

'ra' - is for "Rangarajan" (remember ra.kee. rangararajan?)

and 'su' I have forgotten and I would like to know it.