Organizing any thing is not that easy Renukaji, People who talk about it today, will make it walk one day.. Again, there are already more than 13,500 Brahmin's organization working all over India (This is includes organizations of every state,not TBs only) Around 97 of them are working from Delhi/NCR . I am member of 3 of them and actively participating and contributing whatever little I can. TBs are much comfortable out side TN, I believe, as we find it difficult to find a priest for a domestic function in certain part of TN is very difficult, where as in cities like Delhi, Mumbai etc you can easily find a Tamil priest. We as an organization, help people to fulfill their religious commitment like conducting community function like Aavani Avittom, Janmashtami, Ganesh Chaturthi, Puthandu, Pongal, Diwali or similar functions. We basically work around many Ganesh Temple all around Delhi. We have an idea to start a Veda Pathshala also in NCR in near future. However response to the same is so far been poor. One to one personal contact is all the more important for success of such programs. It is not necessary that you should come to Chennai or any where else for that. You can start these activity from where you are. To begin with you can start making data bank of like minded people around you and start addressing common problems by way of discussing it during a weekly meeting may be on Sundays. This humble beginning would give much desired result later. We all are living in a nuclear family concept now a days. And many of Brahmin friends do not attend community functions or make TB friends. I will conclude this post with a small incidence happened to a TB Family in Delhi a couple of years back. The family was of only four members, an old couple, their son and daughter in-law. The old man was from Tanjore and was a bit religious and also followed "madi" and other acharams. One day the old man passed away. Although the son had many local friends capable of doing anything for him, he lacked the support of TB culture. The old lady was quite particular( almost adamant) that the body of the old man should only be attended to by Brahmins (i.e lifting the body to the pyre from home ) Please don't post arguments like whether the doctor/nurse who attended the old man were Brahmins, the ward boys who lifted the body to ambulance were Brahmins etc. It was the old lady's wish that the body once purified be lifted by Brahmins only. This incidence came to us through a common friend and finally we were able to arrange things as per their wish. This only a single incidence were an organization can be useful there are many such things you can do together. So get united get benefited.
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