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Dr. V. P. Rathi
mannarrathi6@gmail.com
Abstract
T.T. Rangarajan, fondly called as Mahatriya Ra, has delivered messages through his
writings to the society appealing to all sects and the nations. His Unposted Letter is an
anthology of short essays with profound thoughts and ideas reflected on our day to day life
activities, situations, workplace and in work from trivial matter to sublime thought and this
inspirational and positive thought book is a powerful medium for communicating deeper
truths of human nature and character of life. T.T. Rangarajan has given simple,
straightforward and profound suggestions to the society. The entire book is designed with a
purpose of pouring out life wisdom to the hearts of the readers. He has posted many letters of
ideas to the society through his Unposted Letter. Mahatriya Ra wants people to look back to
The modern culture exploits and provokes the moments of ambivalence that structure
social authority. With the changing times and values, the family, like the rest of the society
has undergone radical changes. Right family gives right dosage of culture and custom to the
child to make a person a good human being. Life is straightforward and straight, however as
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our psyche is enjoyed excessively numerous inconveniences, that we miss seeing the basic
procedure of life. We search for the confused things for the arrangement, while reality exists
in the least difficult of thing. Mahatriya Ra, T.T. Rangarajan, the Spiritual Master’s
messages to this society are an appeal to all sects, all nations, in fact, to the whole world.
Science, art, philosophy, religion, and all the revelations in the domain of thought and human
experience are like an open book to him. The focus of this paper is to emphasize the society
Great literature can be educative and inspiring, that is why one is often deeply moved
by what he/she experiences. T.T. Rangarajan the writer taken for study is a spiritual master
and motivational speaker who has dealt with various facets of human relationships most
intensely. T.T. Rangarajan instructs man to achieve the objective of his life and face
challenges, of which the psycheis the most important one that pulls him far from the imperial
course made accessible for him. His book Unposted Letter is a treasure not only for the
Indians but also for the entire humanity. This book has a universal appeal and acceptability.
This nonfiction book motivates one to look with positive attitude towards life. It is an
outstanding work which immensely benefits all sections of people. T.T. Rangarajan in one of
the chapters entitled “You are more important than every THING that has come into your
life” implores: “You are bigger than every THING you own. You are more precious than
every THING you possess. You are more important than every THING that has come into
The major problem for each person is not the people in the outside world but their
own hearts and minds. Both the mind and heart must be cleansed first of all. There will not
be peace without a change of heart and especially without the inward transformation. When
the roads are filled and scattered with many thorns, man cannot spread a large blanket to
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cover the thorny areas. Instead, he can wear a pair of shoes being unhurt by the thorns. It is
easy and better to change himself rather trying to change the whole world. Lord Buddha has
also said: “Let us inspect our thoughts that we do no unwholesome deed; for as we sow, so
shall we reap. Goodwill towards all beings is the true religion; cherish in your hearts
Man is responsible for his own destiny and this present life is nothing but the result of
what he has done in the past. If man wishes to reap a better harvest, he has to enrich his own
life. Man must begin to study his own life and he must look into his own character. He must
analyse his own thoughts and actions and very soon he will find that the effect in this life is
caused by what he himself thinks and does. T.T. Rangarajan discusses what is stress
management? He clearlyexplains:
All stress and tension in life is nothing but the accrual of psychological
pressure caused by the gap between when something should have been done
and when it was eventually done. Procrastination is the most certain way to
will not postpone our death. So, let us not postpone our life. (25)
Echoing the words of Socrates, in the chapter entitled, “Great Minds discuss ideas.
Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people” T.T. Rangarajan discusses
gossiping is the most uncivilised activities of the civilised people. Gossiping is ruthless
entertainment to the people and it is vulgar indulgence. The people who gossip would exist
in this world only to satisfy the spectacles of others. Millions of people’s lives can be saved
only when a few people stop gossiping and stop making news out of them. The mind and
heart of the people must be the seat of peace and not the seat of somebody else or a little
When the question of success is discussed, one can give only a subjective answer, the
distance taken by time between thought and action is called success, whereas Winston
Churchill, the former Prime Minister of England defines Success as: “Success is going from
failure to failure without a loss of enthusiasm.” (qtd. in Brainy Quotes). Mahatriya Ra, T.T.
Rangarajan remarks: “Nobody succeeds all the time. Nobody is destined to remain a failure
either. Success is failure delayed and failure is success delayed. Neither is failure final nor is
success permanent. Today’s success and today’s failures are just another step in the long
T.T. Rangarajan has awakened the inner minds of his readers through his inspirational
book. Man must be awakened to build his future and he must not try in vain to renovate his
past. To put in his own words, “Stand on your today and look at your tomorrow, not at your
yesterday” (82). Here, one is remembered of the immortal lines of Fitzgerald’s translations
of Omarkhayyam: “Dead yesterdays/ unborn tomorrows/ why fret about it, if today be
sweet?” (qtd. in Goodreads) (This has not figured in the work cited) Mahatriya Ra clearly
says, “Life is not a journey of going two steps forward and one step back. That happens only
when man lives his life without awareness... without learning from his experiences” (29).
The most precious resource is man himself. Some resources are being wasted or
inefficiently wasted. Man must find out what are his potentials, resources and must improve
upon it. Whenever one does a work with love and happiness, one becomes happy forever. In
the words of Mahatriya Ra, “In dedication, you give of what you have and what you can. In
devotion, you give yourself. Any work can become a prayer if performed with the sacredness
of devotion” (UL 63). One is remembered of the immortal lines from The Bhagavat Gita,
“Set thy heart upon thy work, but never on its reward. Work not for a reward, but never
cease to do thy work” (Chapter 2, 2:47). Sirshree in The Spirit of New confesses: “Happiness
is already present within man all the time. One need not visit a garden or cinema to obtain it.
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One need not wait for a promotion or a wedding to be happy. All you need to do is just
remind yourself, that there is no way to happiness; happiness itself is the way!” (Sirshree
162)
The ideas reflected in the book are like pearls born out of oysters and those pearls are
wisdom revealed by his chiselled words through each chapter. T.T. Rangarajan has given
simple, straightforward and profound suggestions to the society. All the chapters in the book
are worth reading and he pours out life wisdom to the hearts of the readers. He has talked
about the achievements of all legendary heroes such as Martin Luther King, Jr., Swami
Vivekananda, Barack Obama, Mahatma Gandhiji, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, DhirubhaiAmbani,
economists andhis friends. He has discussed various topics such as attitude, work, success,
failure, life and situations. It is a book of self-help and inspirational one.Worldly riches give
reputation, hope, satisfaction and pleasure to the good and the just only but money cannot
buy love and respect. Man must realise the truth that virtue alone can bring real happiness.
With God, man is a hero and without God, man is zero. A man who is free and not enslaved
by any other person and when he is able to perform his duties nobly, charitably and sincerely,
he will be honoured by all. And it is worth to conclude this article by echoing the words of
Mahatriya Ra, “Without God, I cannot. / Without Me, God will not. / God plus me / Anything
is possible.” (124). It is our day by day development in the outside world and our more
profound association with God from inside that increases the value of our regular day to day
existence. Mahatriya Ra T.T. Rangarajan has posted many letters of philosophical ideas to the
Works Cited
Rangarajan, T.T. Unposted Letter. Sivakasi: Frozen Thoughts, Srinivas Fine Arts (P) Ltd,
2009. Print
Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada, A.C. Bhagavad Gita As It Is. Macmillan Original Edition
Buddha Quotes. Master ChoaKok Sui. The Ancient Science and Art of Pranice Healing.
Sirshree, Tejparkhi. The Spirit of New: Ten Thinking Approaches to Bring a New Turn in
Your Life. O! Publishing, New Jack Printing Press Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, 2013. Print.