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Tamil rhetoric: When pride killed innovation

June 22, 2018June 22, 2018 admin

Seldom has such an effort undertaken by man in recorded history as the attempts of the Tamil Nadu government to introduce new Tamil words equivalent to English. What the government or the Tamil language itself stands to gain from this venture is anyone’s guess. Unrealized and unseen behind this venture, there are several casualties. For instance the words computer and email is used in almost all Indian languages including Bangla and Telugu that have more speakers than Tamil. By renaming computer to kannani in Tamil, email to minanjal, and app…

Nation and Physical Fitness – The foresight of Mao Tse-tung

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018 admin

The fit India campaign is creating massive fitness awareness and interest with individuals including the prime minister, posting videos of their workout and challenging friends and colleagues to showcase their workouts. With the Indian physical fitness awareness movement taking effect now, it is important to know how physical fitness was considered to fit into the welfare and progress of a nation even in the early 20th century, by the founding father of the People’s Republic of China, Mao Tse-tung. Under Mao Tse-tung, the strong and healthy bodies of the workers…

TN’s proposed plastic ban – Will it achieve this time?

June 8, 2018June 8, 2018 admin

The Tamil Nadu government has announced the ban of disposable and non-bio degradable plastic products effective January 1, 2019. The Chief Minister Shri Palaniswamy made the announcement in the assembly on June 5, 2018 coinciding with the World International Environment Day. Banning of such plastics is a huge step for us, although it is very obvious in terms of environmental protection. Primarily it should also reduce the garbage generated by at least 10 to 15 percent. Unfortunately the Chief Minister did not highlight any action plan, the priorities, and challenges…

கார்மேக காலங்கள்

June 5, 2018April 7, 2020 admin

எங்கே இருக்கிறாளோ அந்த தேவதை மணப்பெண் அவள் வருகைக்காக இவன் கண்கள் ஏங்குது அருகில் நிழலாய் எதிரே நிலவாய், அவளே அவனுக்கு தீருமே அவன் போர்க்காலம், நல் முகூர்த்த நாள் ஒன்றில். வரப்பில் நடந்து அவள் வர, பின்னொட்டாக அவள் முன் அவனும் அவளை கண்டெ அவன் நடக்க, சிரிப்பை அடக்கி அவளும். அழகும் பார்வையும் ஒன்றாக தாக்க, தடுமாறி விழுந்தான் அவன் ஜொலிக்கின்ற முகத்தில் அடங்கா சிரிப்பு, கிள்ளிவிட்டு ஓடினாள். கார்மேகம் கூடிவர, பருவ காற்றும் குளிர்ந்து வீச யாரும் இல்லா சந்தியாகாலம், மோக பார்வையில் அவள். கரங்கள் அவளை அணைக்க, தூண்டில் மீனாய் அவள் துடிக்க அழுகை இடியாய் ஒலித்ததே, உடன் விலகி நின்றான். புன்னகைத்த முகத்தில் கண்ணீர் வர செய்தான் அவன் கால்கள் தாங்க மறுத்தது, தலை…

A role for India in OIC — Can it change the world?

May 30, 2018 admin

Is the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) missing India’s valuable role, a role that can achieve something that OIC definitely needs, but that had been evading it until now? The Khaleej Tmes had in one of its editorials about a decade back, opined that India must have an observer status in the OIC and that it would be beneficial if Pakistan proposed to India’s candidature. Pointing out to Russia and Thailand, the Khaleej Times noted that many non-Muslim nations have got observer status or even full membership. Now with Bangladesh…

Raising our water storage capabilities

May 17, 2018May 17, 2018 admin

The World Bank estimates suggest that India has only about 4% of the world’s water resources to support its 15% of world population It also adds that only about 35% of India’s agricultural land is irrigated, which mean about 65% of farming depends totally on rain. India is the third largest dam building nation in the world after China and the US, although it has a per capita storage of only 213 cubic meters compared to 6,103 per capita in Russia, 4,733 in Australia, 1,964 in the United States, and…

வரவேற்பு

May 14, 2018April 7, 2020 admin

வரவேற்பு கால் ன விடமாட்டோம் என்கிறார்கள் கேளடா மூழ்கிறது முழங்கால் சேற்றிலே, அவர்களை பார்டா சக்ரவியூகம் தகர்த்த வம்சத்திற்கு என்ன உண்டு வேலி? போராட்டங்கள் கழித்தால் இவர்களுக்கு உண்டா ஜோலி? எல்லா இரவுகளுக்கும் நிச்சயம் உண்டு, இருளை நீக்க புது விடிவு ஒன்று. ஐம்பது ஆண்டுகள் ஆன பின்னும் வரவில்லையே விடிவு நமக்கு இன்னும். தலைவன் அழைத்ததால் வந்தவன் அல்ல நான் அவரின் தரம் கண்டு சேர்ந்தவர்களின் ஒருவன் தான். ஊழலுக்கு வேண்டாமா இங்கேயும் ஒரு தடை? அவரை விட்டால் நமக்கு உண்டா வேறு விடை? தென் நாட்டு ராஜாக்கள் உண்டு பலர் எவர் உண்டு அவரை போல் இங்கு ஒருவர். தன் நலம் எரிகின்ற ஒளியில் மட்டுமே பிறர் நலம் காக்க நல் வழி தெரியுமே. கம்பிரமாக…

For water’s sake, let’s make every PDS grain effective

April 16, 2018April 16, 2018 admin

Rice is the major staple food in Asia and about 92% of the world’s rice is produced and consumed in Asia. However, the quality of irrigation water is being reduced by chemical pollution and salinization, and the water resource itself is being depleted by falling groundwater tables, silting of reservoirs, and increased competition from urban and industrial uses. Asia now needs to grow more rice with less water to sustain the continuing population growth. Indian farmers have been consistently fighting water crises. According to The Diplomat, an international current-affairs magazine,…

Plugging the question paper leaks – Academic and job selection

March 30, 2018March 30, 2018 admin

The recent CBSE exam paper leaks have brought to the fore the vulnerability of the CBSE itself to paper leaks. The CBSE exam procedures, tagged as amongst the best practices in the nation came in for a jolt. Exam leaks have become a more common affair not just in academics but also in professional circles. The reliability of various question papers set by the different staff selection commissions of various states in the country, is one’s own guess. There has been no dearth in scandals associated with paper leaks around…

Divisive Politics and Election Opportunism

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 admin

The largest democracy in the world India, elections in India are considerably different from most other countries. In several countries, particularly those with high levels of educated youth and Internet, elections are just about speeches, involving only politicians and their party volunteers. However here in India elections are no less than a celebration, full of color, song, dance, and most importantly humor. After all it is probably only our political parties integrate all sections of the society in its core that is evident from its various wings or sections like…