The nomenclature of Sourashtra.

Sourashtra is the popular spelling used by Sourashtras of Tamil Nadu especially of Madurai. Example: Sourashtra Sabha, Sourashtra College etc.
As per linguists, the spelling is sauraaShTraa.
It can be written as Saurashtra also.
But of late a group of people would like to call themselves as Sourashtree.
A group of people has formed a Trust called Sourashtri Prachar Sabha Trust, Dindigul.
They want to use Parivarthit Devanagari Script evolved by Central Instituteof Indian Languages, Mysore.
But the Trust says that this Parivathit Devanagari Script is to be called as
Sourashtree lipi. It is not correct.
Sourashtra and Sourashtri refers to one and the same language.
Only those people who want to adopt Hindi script for Sourashtra Language wants to call their language as Sourashtri; others call their language as Sourashtra only.
The language is also called as Sourashtram besides Sourashtra Language.
It has got its own script and is in vogue from the year 1880.
Pandit Lakshmanacharya and Medhavi T.M.Rama Rai were instrumental for development of Sourashtra Language. Medhavi T.M.Rama Rai wrote a number of books.
Sourashtra Primer, First Book, Second Book, First catechism of Sourashtra Grammar,
Sourashtra Nandhi Nighantu, Chaturbasha vallari, Laghu Sankya Vallari, Sourashtra Vachana Ramayanam, Sourashtra Niti Sambu etc.
All are printed in Sourashtra Script only.

Sourashtra Alphabets chart -1 and chart -2

Already the video presentation is available as to how to write the vowels and
consonants.
Now the chart with equivalents of Tamil and English is given for easy learning.

Vaastu Shaanti HOmam at UPAMANYU.

UPAMANYU, the abode of O.S.Subramanian was renovated and alterations effected to conform to Vaastu Shashtra.
Vastu Shanti Homam was performed on 19th July 2009 at 10 a.m.
The photos taken on that occasion can be viewed by visiting the following link.

http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/YjyQv_53UxiLX-IR6Xwydw?feat=directlink

Introduction to Sourashtra Class Room

The Sourashtra Class Room has been started.
In this Sourashtra language will be taught in its OWN SCRIPT.
This Script is in use for a very long time. The first printed book available in this Script is SouraShtranaadi which was printed in 1880.
Sourashtra Class 1 deals with Sourashtra vowels. How they are written is explained.
Sourashtra Class 2 deals with Sourashtra Consonants. How they are written is explained.
The Script is very easy to write. All letters are written from left to right only.
The vowel markers are placed just right to the consonant uniformly to all consonants without any confusion. [The only exception is ‘haddu yakaram’ which is written first and afterwards consonant and vowel marker ‘aa’ is written.
The sounds are pronounced as they are written. In other words, the written symbols tally with their respective sound. There is no necessity to observe the native speaker.
In English you have to observe the native speaker for correct pronunciation and emulate. Here in Sourashtram there is no such observation required.
Modern Sourashtra is the off shoot of Sauraseni Prakritam.

RELEASE OF VISHWA SOURASHTRAM

An Electronic Journal in Sourashtram by name VISHWA SOURASHTRAM
was released by Sri O.K.Ramanandam, B.A.,B.T., President of Sourashtra Vidya Peetam, Madurai on 28th May 2009 and the first copy was received by Sri R.A.Mohanram, B.A.,B.L.
Secretary of Sreshta Sourashtra Sahitya Sabha, Madurai.
Sri O.S.Subramanian, M.A.Dip in Linguistics, is the Corporate(Issuing)Body of Vishwa
Sourashtram. Sri Markanday S. Sureshkumar is the Publisher pf Vishwa Sourashtram.

The Photos taken on that occasion can be viewed by clicking the following site:

http://picasaweb.google.co.in/lh/photo/J6ljPX6jtgFVgVnQwC0NFw?feat=directlink

E-Journal in Sourashtram - Vishwa Sourashtram

Vishwa Sourashtram – the first electronic Journal of Sourashtram is released. Please visit the site

http://sourashtra.info

to read the Journal in Sourashtra Language in its own script.

SOURASHTRA ALPHABETS CHART

SOURASHTRA ALPHABETS CHART