SYMA Childfest
2023 – Group dance (this year on 9th
Feb 2024)
.. .. that water bottle bombed the pic !!
Hi - this is Srinivasan Sampathkumar from Triplicane. I have a passion for Marine Insurance, Cricket and Temples especially - Sri Parthasarathi swami thirukKoyil, Thiruvallikkeni. From Sept 2009, I am posting my thoughts in this blog; From July 2010, my postings on Temples & Tamil are on my other blog titled "Kairavini Karayinile " (www.tamil.sampspeak.in) Nothing gives the author more happiness than comments & feedbacks on posts ~ look forward to hearing your views !
SYMA Childfest
2023 – Group dance (this year on 9th
Feb 2024)
.. .. that water bottle bombed the pic !!
மஹாகவி சுப்ரமண்ய பாரதியார்
பாடல் "சின்னஞ்சிறு கிளியே கண்ணம்மா" கேட்டு இருப்பீர்கள். சினிமா பாடலாகவும் வந்தது இது.
சின்னஞ்சிறு
கிளியே கண்ணம்மா செல்வக் களஞ்சியமே
என்னைக் கலி தீர்த்தே உலகில் ஏற்றம் புரிய வந்தாய்
கன்னத்தில்
முத்தமிட்டால்-உள்ளந்தான் கள்வெறி கொள்ளுதடீ
உன்னை
தழுவிடிலோ- கண்ணம்மா உன்மத்தமாகுதடீ.
உன்
கண்ணில் நீர்வழிந்தால்- என்நெஞ்சில் உதிரங் கொட்டுதடி;
என்
கண்ணில் பாவையன்றோ? கண்ணம்மா
என்னுயிர் நின்னதன்றோ! என் உயிர் நின்னதன்றோ!
Kannathil Muthamittal (A Peck on the Cheek), based on a short story, "Amuthavum Avanum" by Sujatha, written, directed by Mani Rathnam was released in 2002. The film starred R. Madhavan, Simran and P. S. Keerthana with Nandita Das, and others. It was the story of a child of Sri Lankan Tamil parentage adopted by Indian parents, whose desire is to meet her biological mother in the midst of the Sri Lankan Civil War. கன்னத்தில் முத்தமிட்டால் 2002ல் வெளியான தமிழ்த் திரைப்படம்.
Here is a picture of a ‘Scarlet’ Macaw ! taken by me - please tell me, is this real, truth .. ..
unreal or untruth !!
In this fast Internet World, we hear so many things – media and social media delivers so many news, every minute. Never get carried away – the news could be repetitive, could come from many a sources, but its authenticity needs to be checked, before believed.
Authenticity is – what can be believed or accepted, trustworthy, reliable ! One must see with one’s eyes to understand and believe – ‘Seeing is believing’
ஆனால் மூதறிஞர்கள் - கண்ணால் காண்பதும் பொய்; காதால் கேட்பதும் பொய்; தீர விசாரிப்பதுதான் மெய்” என்பர்; மெய்ப்பொருள் என்பது ஒருவகை மயக்கம். அதனால் தளைகள் ஏற்பட்டுவிடுகின்றன. இத்தயை மயக்கத்தினின்று விடுபட்டுத் தெளிவான அறிவு படைத்தவருக்கு அறியாமை நீங்கும்; இன்பம் நிலைக்கும்; ஐயம், திரிபு, மயக்கம் இம் மூன்றினின்றும் விடுபடுவதே மெய்யறிவு எனப்படும்.
Truth or verity is the property of being in accord with fact or reality. In everyday language, it is typically ascribed to things that aim to represent reality or otherwise correspond to it, such as beliefs, propositions, and declarative sentences. Truth is usually held to be the opposite of false statement.
The distinction between what is considered real and unreal has been a fundamental philosophical inquiry throughout history, often explored in various spiritual and metaphysical contexts. Real is often described as always present and not subject to change. Unreal refers to things that are not always present and are subject to change.
Truth is not in the words one speak – it is more about the way one holds the life within oneself – whether it a motley small living thing or a big animal or human – Sun comes up in the morning lighting the lives of everybody yet one can chose to close eyes or stay in the dark without coming out and say Sun is not seen.
A photo could spark some debate too !! - Truth is about alignment with the inclusive nature of existence, while untruth stems from exclusivity and disconnection from this essence.
Confusing ! - one may not
agree with the theory yet like the photo.
For those of us watching Indian Cricket in mid 1970s & 1980s – losses are not new ! – those days, India lost more than Winning yet the defeat at Rajkot was hard to digest. Partly because watching IPL many a seasons, we believe that 50 in last 3 is achievable but Hardik & Washington played as if there was no chance and only a draw could be achieved !!
There is no place for Yashaswi Jaiswal, Ruturaj Gaikwad but team is playing Dhrun Jurel as a pure batsman and making him come at no. 8 – incomprehensible !
Do you know or remember a Cricketer by name Ijaz Faqih who played just 5 test matches but is part of a World record !!
England kept the T20I series alive with a 26-run win in Rajkot, Jofra Archer, Brydon Carse and Jamie Overton sharing seven wickets alongside a masterful spell from Adil Rashid to help break India's ten-match run without defeat in home conditions.
With too many mixed combinations, India rested Arshdeep Singh, making way for Mohammad Shami comeback. Shami's last outing for India was in November 2023: the ODI World Cup final against Australia in Ahmedabad. He was nursing his ankle throughout the tournament and underwent surgery in Feb 2024. His previous T20I was way back in 2022: the World Cup semi-final against England in Adelaide. Since then, India's approach to T20 cricket has shifted tectonically – at Rajkot, he did bowl reasonably well but did not take any wicket.
It was spin
orientation yet Washington Sundar was given a solitary over – went for 15 and
Abhishek Sharma too bowled one over – it was all about Varun Chakravarthi, who
took 5 for 25 - England making 171/9.
Varun removed Buttler with the final ball of the ninth over, returned to bowl the 14th and 16th and pick up
four more wickets – those of Jamie Smith, Jamie Overton, Brydon Carse and Jofra
Archer at a cost of 12 runs, putting the seal on England's disastrous slide of
7 for 44 in 7.1 overs of undignified thrashing.
Yet the chase was badly managed. Indians were never on top. India only managed to score two boundaries off the bat between the seventh and 15th overs, with Rashid's immaculate analysis of 4-0-15-1 key to suffocating the innings. After battling his way to 23 off 27, Hardik Pandya finally broke the shackles by hitting sixes off Wood and Archer - but when he was dismissed by Overton for 40 off 35, caught at long-off, it was more of a relief as only the die-hard fan was dreaming a win not the playing X1, which folded without a fight.
Sanju Samson got out early, Abhishek Sharma after a flurry of strokes got out making 24, Suryakumar Yadav walking in with a swagger of Viv Richards failed, Tilak Varma got out after a long time then – it was a pathetic performance especially by the rest.
Watching Hardik & Washington bat reminded us that innings of Nayan Mongia and Manoj Prabhakar – very clear that they never thought of a win but were playing for a draw. Pandya made 40 off 35, Washington Sundar’s pain ended at 6 off 15; Axar Patel wasted 16 balls while Dhrun Jurel got out making 2.
Have seen MS Dhoni denying singles in slog in final and ending up with big sixers to finish off – Hardik Pandya ungainly denied a single off the last over of 18th over – ensuring Dhruv Jurel the strike - then got out !! Pathetic it was.
Elsewhere
at neighbouring Galle, Steven Smith joined the elite club of batters to
complete 10,000 runs in Test cricket today. Smith
came to Sri Lanka on 9999 runs after just missing the landmark at his home
venue, the iconic Sydney Cricket Ground, against India. Sydney had seen two
Australians complete their 10,000th run in Test cricket - Allan Border in 1993
and Steve Waugh in 2003. It is the only ground to have seen more than one such
milestone. Both Border and Waugh, like Smith, were born in Sydney. Before
Smith, only Mahela Jayawardene was dismissed on 9999 Test runs, and Brian Lara
was the only one to be dismissed twice in the 9990s.
Getting back to that Q on Ijaz Faqih, he was the bowler, when Sunil Gavaskar created the record, becoming the first man to reach 10000 runs in Test cricket. It was on 7th March 1987, Sunil Gavaskar nudged through the slips off Ijaz Faqih moving on to 58 runs at Motera – Sardar Patel Stadium which sent the crowd erupting. It was the first time ever a batsman had scored 10,000 runs in Test Cricket. Indian Wicket Keeper Kiran More was the non-striker and he was reported as saying that Gavaskar celebrated it as he never did earlier – Sprinting, waving the bat and enjoying the moment. Gavaskar raised his bat in triumph even as he was mid way completing the run. To the millions watching the TV, that was a feat which nobody else can ever acquire…. Records are meant to be broken, first by Alan Border and happily we have Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar perched on top.
Ijaz Faqih was born
in a Konkan family that had migrated to Pakistan; his career did not flourish much and was related to Mohd Zainuddin Ghazali. Mohammad Ebrahim Ghazali was born in Konkan,
played for Pakistan and was a Pakistan
Air Force officer – he played 2 tests.
Ghazali was the son-in-law of Feroze Khan who won a gold in the 1928
Olympics for Indian field hockey team and whose son Farooq Feroze Khan served
as Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee in Pakistan Air Force . His sister
was the mother-in-law of Ijaz Faqih.
மறைந்திருந்து பார்க்கும் மர்மம்
என்ன....
அரசமர பச்சை இலைகளின் இடையே கிளி
'இலைமறை காய் போல' - என்பது ஓர் உவமைத் தொடர். இலைகளினூடே ஒளிந்து மறைந்து சிறிய இடைவெளியில் புலப்படும் காய்கள் போல, கருத்துகளை நேரடியாகக் குறிப்பிடாமல்/ வெளிப்படுத்தாமல் உவமையாகவோ, சிலேடையாகவோ திறம்பட மறைத்துக் கூறுதல்.
'மறைந்திருந்து பார்க்கும் மர்மம் என்ன' என்ற பெயரில் 2018 ம் ஆண்டில் ஓர் திரைப்படம் வெளிவந்ததாக அறிகிறேன். ஓடியதாக தெரியவில்லை. இந்த வரிகள் - தமிழ் கூறும் சினிமா ரசிக்கும் நல்லுலகத்தில் ரொம்ப பிரபலம்.
நாட்டிய மயூரி மோகனாம்பாள் நடனத்தை கோவில் தூண் மறைவில் இருந்து நாதஸ்வர வித்வான் சண்முகம் பார்த்து இரசிக்க, மோகனா அவரை 'சண்முகா' என பாடலுக்குள்ளேயே மறைமுகமாக அழைத்து மறைந்திருந்து பார்க்கும் மர்மமென்ன!?' என ஜாடைமாடையாகவும் கேலியாகவும் வினவுவதாக அமைந்த பாடல் - கே வி மகாதேவன் இசையில், கவியரசு கண்ணதாசன் வரிகளில், பி. சுசீலா குரலில் என்றென்றும் கவர்வதாக அமைந்துள்ளது.
1968 ஆம் ஆண்டு ஏ. பி. நாகராஜன் இயக்கத்தில் வெளிவந்த தில்லானா மோகனாம்பாள் - திரைப்படத்தில் சிவாஜி கணேசன், பத்மினி, எம். என். நம்பியார், கே. பாலாஜி, டி. எஸ். பாலையா, கே. ஏ. தங்கவேலு, நாகேஷ், சி. கே. சரஸ்வதி, மனோரமா மற்றும் பலர் நடித்திருந்தனர். தில்லானா மோகனாம்பாள் "கலைமணி" என்ற புனைப்பெயரில் கொத்தமங்கலம் சுப்பு எழுதிய நாவல். தமிழ் வார இதழான ஆனந்த விகடனில் 1957-58 ஆம் ஆண்டில் தொடராக வெளிவந்தது. நாவலுக்கான விளக்கப்படங்களை ஓவியக் கலைஞர் மற்றும் கேலிச்சித்திர ஓவியர் கோபுலு வரைந்து இருந்தார்..
மறைந்திருந்து பார்க்கும் மர்மம்
என்ன....
ஸ்வாமி மறைந்திருந்து, பார்க்கும்
மர்மம்என்ன
அழகர் மலை அழகா ! இந்த சிலை அழகா
என்று .. ..
அன்புடன் ஸ்ரீனிவாசன்
சம்பத்குமார்
29.1.2025
Life lessons !!
Never chase others away – what is needed for you is available aplenty, let others too have their chance !
Never run away – set-backs would be temporary. Perseverance gives you what is required. : https://youtu.be/CGK1QuwrVjA
To most of us (even to those who have flown multiple times) – Aeroplanes are marvels and we tend to look at them in awe.
Flight altitude is the vertical distance between an aircraft and the Earth’s surface. This distance is commonly measured in feet, meters, and flight levels. Most commercial airplanes fly at altitudes between 30,000 feet and 42,000 feet above sea level. For international flights and long-haul flights, cruising altitude is essential for fuel efficiency and avoiding weather disruptions. Jet planes fly even higher !
As a passenger, one does not have to worry about the height – it is for the Captain and his Crew to read the atmosphere that consists of several layers, with most aircraft operating in the troposphere and lower stratosphere. Each layer presents unique challenges as well as opportunities for flight. Flying at higher altitudes allows planes to take advantage of favorable wind patterns, especially jet streams. This can shorten travel time and reduce fuel consumption. Cruising at these heights also helps avoid smaller general aviation aircraft, minimizing collision risk.
Sometimes we notice, trail of aircrafts at high altitudes - Contrails are streaks of condensed water vapor left behind by airplanes at high altitudes. They form when the hot exhaust gases from an airplane's engines mix with the cold air in the atmosphere, causing the water vapor to condense into tiny droplets. Contrails can provide valuable information for meteorologists, as they can indicate: atmospheric conditions, air traffic, flight path, patterns and climate change.
Though some airports are very congested, not often we find more
than a plane on air – very rarely, one may get to see another plane while
flying in one.
On 25.1.2025 around 5.45 pm observed this spectacle - ‘contrails of three planes’
- while 2 tiny dots sort of descending
over Sri Parthasarathi thirukkovil gopuram, one could be spotted horizontal,
starting to vanish !
எம்
தேசம் எந்தன் மூச்சாகும்; என் ஆருயிர் தர்மம்
உயராகும்
Celebrating 76th Republic day of Mahan
Bharat
Is Black the real beauty and do we like common things !!
காக்கை
சிறகினிலே நந்தலாலா - நின்றன்
கரிய
நிறம் தோன்றுதையே நந்தலாலா !
கேட்கும்
ஒலியில் எல்லாம் நந்தலாலா - நின்றன்
கீதம்
இசைக்குதடா நந்தலாலா !!
பாரதி ஒரு பன்முகக் கவிஞர்.
நாட்டுப் பற்று, மொழி்ப் பற்று, சமயப் பற்று அனைத்தும் அவர்தம் பாடல்களில் சிறப்புற
வெளிப்பட்டன. பாரதியின் கவிதைகளை வாசிப்பது அற்புதமான அனுபவம்
”இருளிலிருந்து ஒளிக்கு” இட்டுச்செல்லும் உண்மை உணர்வுகள் அவை. காக்கையையும்
நேசிப்பார் உண்டோ !! காக்கை சிறகின் நிறம் இருள், குழப்பம், அஞ்ஞானம் போன்றவற்றை
குறிப்பிடுகிறது. அங்கிருந்து ஒரு பயணம் துவங்குகிறது.
Crows are commonly seen ! – how much do you like them –A close
up photo of a Crow about to touch down !!
- - “As the Crow flies !!”
The expression ‘as the crow flies’ is
an idiom for the most direct path between two points. In geometry, a
geodesic is a curve representing in some sense the shortest path
(arc) between two points in a surface, or more generally in a Riemannian
manifold. The meaning of the expression is attested from the early 19th
century, and appeared in the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist (1838)
பூனை கண்ணை
மூடிக் கொண்டால், பூலோகம் இருண்டு விடுமா என்ன??
கண்ணாமூச்சி ஏனடா; என் கண்ணா, நான் கண்ணாடிப் பொருள் போலடா
அந்த நதியின் கரையை நான் கேட்டேன்; அந்தக் காற்றை நிறுத்தியும் கேட்டேன்
வான் வெளியைக் கேட்டேன், விடையே இல்லை
என் மனம் உனக்கொரு விளையாட்டு பொம்மையா…
எனக்கென உணர்ச்சிகள் தனியாக இல்லையா…
A captivating
song from ‘Kandu Konden, kandukonden’
starring Mamooty, Ajit, Iswarya Rai, Tabu . .. directed by Rajiv Menon.
கண்ணாம்மூச்சி அல்லது ஒளிந்து பிடித்தல் - ஒரு எளிமையான விளையாட்டு. சிறிவர் சிறுமியர் விளையாட்டு. பருவத்தில் குழந்தைகளைத் தாய்மார் கண்ணாம்பூச்சி விளையாடச் செய்து நடை பழக்குவர். இது தவிர, கண்களை மூடிக்கொண்டு, 'காணுமே' என்று விளையாட, குழந்தை தானே கண்டுபிடித்து விட்டதாக சந்தோஷமடைந்து சிரிக்கும். கண்ணன் காட்டி விளையாடிய அப்பூச்சி விளையாட்டைப் பெரியாழ்வார் பத்து பாசுரங்களில் பாடி அருள்கிறார்.
Cats are among the most adorable pets ! ~ there are times when they stare at you and rarely they close their eyes in front of you too !!
Staring is one of many forms of communications cats use towards others. Typically a cat might stare at new or unfamiliar faces as an intimidation tactic, in hopes that the other cats/ humans will blink or shy away. Cats are visual hunters, so naturally, they tend to stare in order to keep a close eye on potential prey. Cats will also use a direct stare when they are feeling territorial, showing dominance, or posing a threat or challenge to other cats.
Those wide-eyed fixed gaze can be a bit unnerving. Rather than challenging you to a staring contest, this curious behaviour is actually something you may have trained your moggy to do without even realising it. As a solitary species, cats don’t naturally feel the need to hold eye contact with others to communicate but if they think they can get something out of it, then they might be willing to give it a go. Depending on your cat and their temperament, their stare might be a little creepy, especially if they are staring with dilated pupils right into your eyes! Cats' pupil sizes can shift dramatically depending on how focused they’re looking at something. Instead of staring, they might keep their eyes partially open or give you slow blinks.
Playing ‘hide & seek’ is an adorable game parents have played with their young children for generations. Researchers are looking for a scientific answer to explain why children think they actually disappear when they cover their eyes while playing peekaboo. A few years ago, researchers at the University of Cambridge carried out study into this bizarre trait with groups of three and four-year-old children. The children's eyes were covered with masks and they were then asked whether they could be seen by the researchers - with most saying no.
Many
also believed that the researchers could not see adults who were wearing eye
masks - leading to the conclusion most young
children believe that anyone who covers their eyes is obscured from other
people's view. The researchers then
attempted to distinguish what exactly creates the feeling of invisibility - whether it was not
being able to see at all or just because the other person couldn't see their
eyes. The children were given a pair of mirrored goggles so that while they
could see through the glasses, no one could see their eyes. Unfortunately, only
7 of the 37 participating children were able to get to grips with the idea that
while they could still see, no one could see their eyes.
Of
those who did understand the concept, six believed they were invisible if the
researchers couldn't see their eyes, even if they could still see them. Although
when the children were asked to explain how they were made invisible by simply
hiding their eyes, many knew that their bodies remained visible, suggesting a
childhood distinction between their physical bodies and the 'self' they connect
to their eyes. To test this theory that children believe they can be seen only
through their eyes, the researchers looked directly at each of the children
while asking them to avert their gaze.
They then did the same process in reverse, with the children looking at the researchers while they diverted their eyes. In each instance, the majority of children felt they were not being seen so long as their eyes didn't meet the other person's, giving some support to the ideology of eyes being the the window to the soul.
Interesting !! ~ back in Nov 2012, in SYMA Bliss issue 7/volume I - கண்கள் காண்டற்கு அரியது என இந்த குழந்தைகள் கண் மூடிக்கொள்ளுதல் பற்றிய ஆராய்ச்சி பற்றி எழுதி இருந்தேன். அந்த ஆராய்ச்சியில் குழந்தைகள் கண்களை மூடிக்கொண்டால், தாங்கள் மற்றவர்கள் கண்களில் இருந்து மாயமாகி விடுவதாக நினைப்பதை அறிய முடிந்தது. ஸ்வாமி நம்மாழ்வார் தம் திருவாய்மொழியில், எம்பெருமான் பூவுலகில் உள்ள உயிர்களுக்கு, கண்களால் காண அரியவன் எனினும், தியானிக்க மிகவும் சுலபமானவன், எளியவன் என அருளிச்செய்துள்ளார்.
குழந்தைகள் கண் மூடி விளையாடலாம், அத்தகைய பருவம் மிக அரியது; இனிமையானது ! - வேலை பளு, மனப்பளு, எத்தகைய இடர் இருந்தாலும், உங்கள் குழந்தைகளுடன் நல்ல நேரத்தை தவறாமல் செலவிடுங்கள். அந்நாளில் நண்பர் ஒருவர் - அந்த கட்டுரை தம்மை கேலி பண்ணும் விதமாக அமைந்துள்ளதாக நினைத்து, என்னை மிகவும் கடிந்து கொண்டார்.
The tamil
movie - ‘Kandu Konden, kandukonden’
was based on ‘Sense and Sensibility’ (working title; Elinor and Marianne), the
first novel by the English author Jane Austen, published in 1811.
A small lane of Triplicane with parked cycle !
It was around 3:38 pm .. .. the cycle parked on almost middle (possibly
just taken out of the house) attracted
me.
Taken with Nikon d7500 camera with 300mm lens from quite a
distance !
The
little cute ones are commonly seen ! they come jumping everyday in my terrace –
know what is ‘Udutha Bakthi’ !?
Squirrels (Anil) - According to the Integrated Taxonomic Information System of North America (ITIS), over 200 species exist in the world. Some of the oldest squirrels categorized on the list include the nocturnal arrow flying squirrel (validated in 1766) and the Black Giant (validated in 1778). Of all these species, they fall into three types.
Ground squirrels, such as the thirteen-lined ground squirrel, the rock squirrel, California ground squirrel, and many others blanket the prairies and deserts of North America. In some places, they have earned notoriety as rodents, causing damage. Predators enjoy them as a tasty morsel, too. Their only protection is to flee!
Tree squirrels make
their homes in the trees. However, they also find their nesting materials and
food on the ground and above. Making their homes in cities and the countryside
in nations all around the globe, these familiar backyard and park residents
help themselves to your birdfeeders or snag your snack right from your hands if
they have become practiced enough!
The third type of squirrel leaps farther than the others with flaps of skin between the legs. Flying squirrels glide greater distances giving the impression they can fly. When they jump from tree to tree or building to building, they spread their legs wide and float on the breeze escaping predators or perhaps other snarky tree squirrels with a nut to pick with them.
The anecdote of Squirrels helping Lord Rama in building Ram Setu is not found in Valmiki Ramayana but Thondaradipodi Azhwar in his Thirumalai categorically mentions their tiny role :
குரங்குகள் மலையை நூக்கக்* குளித்துத்தாம்
புரண்டிட் டோடி,*
தரங்க நீரடைக்கலுற்ற* சலமிலா அணிலம் போலேன்,*
ஸ்ரீராமாவதாரத்திலே
எம்பெருமான் ஸ்ரீராமச்சந்திர மூர்த்தி இலங்கைநகர்
எழுந்தருள்வதற்காகக் கடலில் பாலம் கட்ட நேர்ந்தபோது ஆயிரக்கணக்கான வானர வீரர்கள்
மலைகளைக் கொணர்ந்து கடலைத் தூர்ப்பதைக் கண்ட அணில் பிள்ளைகள் ‘இவ்வாநரங்கள் தமது சக்திக்கு
இயன்ற காரியத்தைச் செய்து பெருமாள் விஷயத்திலே கிஞ்சித்கரித்தால் நாமும் நமது சக்திக்கு
ஏற்றவாறு இப்பெரிய காரியத்திலே சிறிதாவது செய்வோம் என்றெண்ணி, எல்லா அணிற்பிள்ளைகளும் கடலிலே முழுகுவது,
உடனே அந்த ஈரவுடம்போடே கரைமேல் மணலில் புரண்டு உடலில் ஒட்டிக்கொண்ட மணல்களைக் கடலிலேகொண்டு
உதறுவதாய் இப்படிப்பட்ட ஒரு காரியத்திலே ஸேதுபந்தன கைங்கரியத்திற்கு உதவிபுரிந்ததாக
ஒரு இதிஹாஸம் உண்டு; இதனையே தொண்டரடிப்பொடிகள்
தம் திருமலையில் அருளிச்செய்கிறார்
கம்ப நாட்டாழ்வார்
கூறுகிறார். சேது அமைந்த பின், சுக்கிரீவன்,
வீடணன், முதலியோர் சென்று, இராமனுக்குத் தெரிவித்தல்
எய்தி,
'யோசனை ஈண்டு ஒரு நூறுடன்
ஐ-இரண்டின்
அகலம் அமைந்திடச்
செய்ததால்
அணை' என்பது செப்பினார் -
வைய நாதன் சரணம் வணங்கியே.
பாலம் கட்டி முடித்த வானரர்கள் உலகுக்கே அரசனாகிய ராமன் முன்னால் சென்று, ‘நூறு யோசனை நீளம், ஐ இரண்டு, அதாவது, பத்து யோசனை அகலத்தில் ஒரு பாலத்தைக் கட்டிவிட்டோம்’ என்று சொல்கிறார்கள். அது பாலமே அல்ல, கடலுக்கு நடுவில் கட்டப்பட்ட ஓர் அணை. அத்தனை பெரிய பாலத்தில், ஓர் அணில் உதிர்த்த மணல் துகள்கள் எத்தனை இருக்கும்?
எனினும் அவ்வளவு பெரிய காரியத்தில் நாம் என்ன செய்ய முடியும் என்று நினையாமல், அணில்கள், ஓடி ஓடி பாலம் கட்ட உதவின. ஸ்ரீராமரின் கையால் பாராட்டும் பெற்றன ! இதையே 'உடுத பக்தி' (அணில் பக்தி) என தெலுங்கு மக்கள் குறிப்பிடுவர். அவர்கள் பக்திக்கு அணிலை போல் இருக்க வேண்டும் என்பர்.
Baktha
Ramadasu in his very famous keerthana, sings, Oh Kothandapani Rama (wielding
the great Bow Kothandam) Rama, your voice has become very rare like gold and
you are not uttering a single word to me !
paluke bangaramaye pilachina
palukavemi
kalalo nee nama smarana marava
chakkani tandri
The
classical composition Paluke Bangarameyana further reads :
ఇరవూగ ఇసుకలోన పొరలీన ఉడుత భక్తికి
కరుణించి బ్రోచితివని నెరనమ్మితిని తండ్రి
పలుకే బంగారమాయెనా ||
Transliteration
Iravuga
isukalona poralina udutha bhaktiki
Karuninchi
brochithivani nera nammithini thandri |
Paluke
bangaramayena...|
Translation
For the devotion shown by a squirrel rolling in the sand (to help you build the bit Rama Setu) You mercifully showered grace on it.. .. ..
Squirrels may be all around us, but they are not simply ordinary. Scientists have found some surprising details, like how they balance on thin branches or use their sensitive noses to find hidden treasures. Ever wonder how squirrels don’t face-plant when they leap around like circus performers? It’s all in the tail. That bushy tail is more than looks—it’s also their balancing organ. Add in highly grippy claws and spring-like legs, and they’ve got the perfect traits for not falling flat.
The come in colours too !! - Indian Malabar giant squirrel rocks in deep reds and oranges. Black squirrels also give another twist to the common gray. These colors help them hide from the enemy when it counts. Those little ears are survival tools. Squirrels can pick up the faintest rustle or even city noise to figure out what’s going on. They may be small, but squirrels have the brains to match their speed. If a hawk or fox comes sniffing around, they dart in zig-zag patterns to throw them off. In their life running race, it is the squirrel almost always wins.
In USA - today, January 21 is National Squirrel
Day, created by wildlife rehabilitator
Christy Hargrove! This day is celebrated to recognize and appreciate our furry
neighbors. Squirrel Appreciation Day, is a day to acknowledge the role that squirrels
play in nature and the environment.
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வயசுக்கு மேற்பட்டோர் பற்பலர் இந்த பாட்டை
பலமுறை கேட்டு, பார்த்து ரசித்து இருக்கலாம். கங்கை அமரன் வரிகள் - இசைஞானி இளையராஜா இசை - பாரதிராஜாவின்
கதாநாயகி, நீரோடையில், சுற்றி வெள்ளை உடை தேவதைகள் (துணை நடிகைகள்)
தம்தன நம்தன தாளம் வரும், புது ராகம் வரும் பல பாவம் வரும்
அதில் சந்தன மல்லிகை வாசம் வரும்
மணமாலை வரும் சுப வேளை வரும்
மணநாள் திருநாள் புதுநாள் உனை அழைத்தது
Shanmugamani (hero K Bhagyaraj) comes to a village as a school teacher. A woman comes there as a social activist. They meet occasionally but hero falls in love with Jothi, daughter of the village temple musician.
Puthiya Vaarpugal
(transl. New
Mouldings) directed by Bharathiraja hit
the screens in 1979 and starred - K. Bhagyaraj and Rati Agnihotri, Goundamani, K. K. Soundar and Usharani in
supporting roles. It was the film debut of the then 16-year-old Rati
Agnihotri. It was also the first film
for Bhagyaraj as lead actor who reportedly was cast at almost the time the
shoot began.
சாருக்கு நெய் முறுவலா ஒரு தோசை !!!
People earn and
live to eat ! - everyone of us loves to
eat delicious foods ! – nowadays, the mantra is ‘eat healthy’ – stay
healthy. The woman in picture standing along Rajasthan Royal’s Riyan Parag
is Krushmi Chheda, whose insta page, among others describes her as an
International Tennis player.
In recent times, in every health related place, there is ‘Dietician” - an expert in identifying and treating disease-related malnutrition and in conducting medical nutrition therapy, designing an enteral tube feeding regimen. They help in balancing what we eat and suggesting what we should take more, and less. In the United Kingdom, dietitian is a 'protected title', meaning identifying yourself as a dietitian without appropriate education and registration is prohibited by law.
19 days of January have passed by - as the New Year 2025 approached, many people made resolutions. That perhaps included : being in time, waking up early, eating healthier, spending more time with loved ones, exercising regularly, early morning walks, reading books, reducing time on social media, keeping away from Insta, FB, WA or at least reducing time spent on these, smiling, being courteous to people, helping out people, visiting relatives, .. .. .. and more !!
But sadly, the truth could well be in these 20 days, between 60 – 75% of these resolutions made have been forgotten – New Year resolutions fall flat much before trees shed their leaves.
To a
friend, a Dietician suggested – stop ordering two or three dosas especially
when lured with varieties, this friend struck to the advice – found out a new
hotel and is ordering only one ‘special dosa’ seen here !!
Krushmi Chheda’s web puts her to be MSc, Sports & health sciences from UK; MSc Clinical Nutrition & certified Pilates Instructor, Australia – she has worked with IPL teams including KKR & RR
So what have you
ordered for lunch now ! as you read this