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**radikal** · 10-24-2005, 08:00 AM

Some prominent Sri Vaishnavas (and Institutions)

Unlike in north India, in the south Sri Vaishnavism has been a relatively low keyed and restricted to mutts and temples. There are various factors that had contributed to its stagnation, one being the rigid social structure.

However, there a few individuals who have broken this barrier, reaching out to everyone. Some of these well known personalities based in India are :

Tridandi Chinna Narayana Ramanuja Jeeyar Swamy (Andra Pradesh, India)

The youngest Jeeyar (acharya) in India, who took over the spiritual lineage from his grand father Pedda Jeeyar swami in 1980.

He has established many charitable and educational instituitions and his social work with the tribals in Andra Pradesh is note worthy.

His activities are mainly focussed in Andra Pradesh and also in North America, where theres a substantial Telegu speaking expatriate community.

Chinna Jeeyar website

http://www.chinnajeeyar.org/

D A Joseph (Pondicherry, India)

D A Joseph is Tamil and Sanskrit scholar who conducts lectures on Sri Vaishnavism in various parts in Tamilnadu and Pondicherry.

Apart from his lecture series, he has also released CDs and published books on Vaishnavism.

D A Joseph's website

http://www.dajoseph.com/index.html

D A Joseph appearing on TV

10-24-2005, 08:00 AM	#1
radikal Join Date Oct 2005 Age 54 Posts 4,523 Senior Member	Some prominent Sri Vaishnavas (and Institutions) Unlike in north India, in the south Sri Vaishnavism has been a relatively low keyed and restricted to mutts and temples. There are various factors that had contributed to its stagnation, one being the rigid social structure. However, there a few individuals who have broken this barrier, reaching out to everyone. Some of these well known personalities based in India are : Tridandi Chinna Narayana Ramanuja Jeeyar Swamy (Andra Pradesh, India) The youngest Jeeyar (acharya) in India, who took over the spiritual lineage from his grand father Pedda Jeeyar swami in 1980. He has established many charitable and educational instituitions and his social work with the tribals in Andra Pradesh is note worthy. His activities are mainly focussed in Andra Pradesh and also in North America, where theres a substantial Telegu speaking expatriate community. Chinna Jeeyar website http://www.chinnajeeyar.org/ D A Joseph (Pondicherry, India) D A Joseph is Tamil and Sanskrit scholar who conducts lectures on Sri Vaishnavism in various parts in Tamilnadu and Pondicherry. Apart from his lecture series, he has also released CDs and published books on Vaishnavism. D A Joseph's website http://www.dajoseph.com/index.html D A Joseph appearing on TV
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