Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Monday, August 27, 2007
Tribute To angel of mercy Mother TERESA
Happy Birthday to angel of mercy MOTHER TERESA
Mother Teresa In Her Own Words
On poverty
"I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper's wounds, I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience?" -- 1974 interview.
"When I see waste here, I feel angry on the inside. I don't approve of myself getting angry. But it's something you can't help after seeing Ethiopia." -- Washington 1984.
On the Nobel Peace Prize
"I choose the poverty of our poor people. But I am grateful to receive (the Nobel) in the name of the hungry, the naked, the homeless, of the crippled, of the blind, of the lepers, of all those people who feel unwanted, unloved, uncared-for throughout society, people that have become a burden to the society and are shunned by everyone." -- Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, 1979.
On war
"I have never been in a war before, but I have seen famine and death. I was asking (myself), 'What do they feel when they do this?' I don't understand it. They are all children of God. Why do they do it? I don't understand." -- Beirut 1982, during fighting between the Israeli army and Palestinian guerrillas.
"Please choose the way of peace. ... In the short term there may be winners and losers in this war that we all dread. But that never can, nor never will justify the suffering, pain and loss of life your weapons will cause." -- Letter to U.S. President George Bush and Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, January 1991.
On abortion
Abortion "is murder in the womb ... A child is a gift of God. If you do not want him, give him to me."
On retirement
"God will find another person, more humble, more devoted, more obedient to him, and the society will go on." -- Calcutta 1989, after announcing her intention to retire.
"I was expecting to be free, but God has his own plans." -- Calcutta 1990, when the sisters of her order persuaded her to withdraw her resignation.
On her life's work
Copyright 1997 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
source:-
tq to http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9709/mother.teresa/quotes/index.html
Mother Teresa In Her Own Words
On poverty
"I see God in every human being. When I wash the leper's wounds, I feel I am nursing the Lord himself. Is it not a beautiful experience?" -- 1974 interview.
"When I see waste here, I feel angry on the inside. I don't approve of myself getting angry. But it's something you can't help after seeing Ethiopia." -- Washington 1984.
On the Nobel Peace Prize
"I choose the poverty of our poor people. But I am grateful to receive (the Nobel) in the name of the hungry, the naked, the homeless, of the crippled, of the blind, of the lepers, of all those people who feel unwanted, unloved, uncared-for throughout society, people that have become a burden to the society and are shunned by everyone." -- Accepting the Nobel Peace Prize, 1979.
On war
"I have never been in a war before, but I have seen famine and death. I was asking (myself), 'What do they feel when they do this?' I don't understand it. They are all children of God. Why do they do it? I don't understand." -- Beirut 1982, during fighting between the Israeli army and Palestinian guerrillas.
"Please choose the way of peace. ... In the short term there may be winners and losers in this war that we all dread. But that never can, nor never will justify the suffering, pain and loss of life your weapons will cause." -- Letter to U.S. President George Bush and Iraqi President Saddam Hussein, January 1991.
On abortion
Abortion "is murder in the womb ... A child is a gift of God. If you do not want him, give him to me."
On retirement
"God will find another person, more humble, more devoted, more obedient to him, and the society will go on." -- Calcutta 1989, after announcing her intention to retire.
"I was expecting to be free, but God has his own plans." -- Calcutta 1990, when the sisters of her order persuaded her to withdraw her resignation.
On her life's work
Copyright 1997 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
source:-
tq to http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9709/mother.teresa/quotes/index.html
no to dhooshman..bad STRESS
Awww I was under aLOT stress due to my work loads...
sigh
nope..must say NO to stress
hey u cis,stress stress overload go away..
only those goody goody or positive stress ..can remain..of course I need u (+ve stress) to boost myself;to make me energized to get my work done weLL.
hmm..yeah lets face it,sometimes STRESS is one of the great motivators..true there is a fact:)
sigh
nope..must say NO to stress
hey u cis,stress stress overload go away..
only those goody goody or positive stress ..can remain..of course I need u (+ve stress) to boost myself;to make me energized to get my work done weLL.
hmm..yeah lets face it,sometimes STRESS is one of the great motivators..true there is a fact:)
Thursday, August 23, 2007
luv u chin..lady with perfect voice
Oru Theivam Thantha Poove
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urnkwB7jQwg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urnkwB7jQwg
Thursday, August 2, 2007
kalluri malare...
This post specially dedicated to best fren of mine..VICky
"Friends will come and
friends will go..
The seasons change and
it will show..
I will age and so will you..
But our friendship STAYS, STRONG & TRUE :):):)"
oru thozhi irunthal..oru thozhi irunthal..
devathai vamsam neeyo..
thennila amsam neeyo..
bhoomikku oorvalam vantha vanavil neeyo;)
enakkoru snehithy snehithy...
Wednesday, July 25, 2007
Monday, July 23, 2007
Genomic Revolution
Genomics in Action: Donna Krasnewich, M.D., Ph.D.
Refining the Genomics of Rare Sugar Metabolism Disorders
The way sugar behaves in the body is not always sweet. No one knows this better than the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Deputy Clinical Director Donna Krasnewich, M.D., Ph.D. She is one of the world's foremost experts in the study and treatment The way sugar behaves in the body is not always sweet. No one knows this better than the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Deputy Clinical Director Donna Krasnewich, M.D., Ph.D. She is one of the world's foremost experts in the study and treatment of a group of rare genetic diseases collectively dubbed congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG).
Dr. Krasnewich, who came to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1989, also is an associate investigator in the Division of Intramural Research's Medical Genetics Branch and head of the Medical Genetics Clinic. Trained as a pediatrician, with a specialty in clinical biochemical genetics, her research focuses on metabolic disorders.
CDG are caused by genetic mutations that disrupt particular aspects of sugar metabolism. Sugar is well known for its role as an essential nutrient, but it also has important structural functions. Simple sugars are joined together to form complex branched sugars, or oligosaccharides, which are linked to the amino acid asparagine (whose single-letter amino acid code is N). These oligosaccharides are attached to proteins inside and on the surface of the cell and play a vital role in the growth and functioning of many tissues in the body.
Hundreds of different enzymes are required to construct these elaborate tree-like structures. A genetic mutation in any one of these can cause an enzyme to malfunction and prevent the cell from manufacturing the correct sugar chain. This can cause many clinical problems in children, with the range of symptoms and the severity of the disease depending on which enzyme is damaged. This makes CDG tricky to diagnose.of a group of rare genetic diseases collectively dubbed congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG).
Dr. Krasnewich, who came to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1989, also is an associate investigator in the Division of Intramural Research's Medical Genetics Branch and head of the Medical Genetics Clinic. Trained as a pediatrician, with a specialty in clinical biochemical genetics, her research focuses on metabolic disorders.
CDG are caused by genetic mutations that disrupt particular aspects of sugar metabolism. Sugar is well known for its role as an essential nutrient, but it also has important structural functions. Simple sugars are joined together to form complex branched sugars, or oligosaccharides, which are linked to the amino acid asparagine (whose single-letter amino acid code is N). These oligosaccharides are attached to proteins inside and on the surface of the cell and play a vital role in the growth and functioning of many tissues in the body.
Hundreds of different enzymes are required to construct these elaborate tree-like structures. A genetic mutation in any one of these can cause an enzyme to malfunction and prevent the cell from manufacturing the correct sugar chain. This can cause many clinical problems in children, with the range of symptoms and the severity of the disease depending on which enzyme is damaged. This makes CDG tricky to diagnose.
The underlying metabolic causes in CDG have been clear for many years. "If you can't make N-linked oligosaccharides then you have CDG," said Dr. Krasnewich. A lab test called transferrin isoform analysis can determine whether an individual has CDG, but does not reveal which enzyme in the glycosylation pathway is damaged. To date, 16 types of CDG have been identified. Only one of these disorders - CDG Type 1b - can be treated.
The spectrum of symptoms ranges from children with severe developmental issues, liver disease, neurological dysfunction, and eye and endocrine problems, to children who only have diarrhea and "failure to thrive" but are otherwise cognitively normal. "So the spectrum is enormous," said Dr. Krasnewich, "If you asked: 'What are the signs that a child has CDG?' The answer is: just about anything."
To illustrate her point, she grabbed a picture showing a group of children with CDG. "This boy is in a wheelchair; this one is walking around; this one is mildly cognitively impaired. In this group photo the children range from very growth impaired to average size kids," she explained.
Then, pointing to a picture of adults with CDG Type 1a, she added, "This man has an IQ of about 70. They all read at about a second or third grade level ... they are incredibly happy all the time, which just happens to be a constituency of their personalities. This young woman is pretty spirited and went to her senior prom ... these two people have neurological problems similar to being severely drunk because they have cerebellar issues." The cerebellum hones movement. When it doesn't function correctly an individual can generate movements but can't fine-tune them - making it difficult for children and adults with CDG to walk.
CDG cases are extremely rare, with only 100 to 150 in the United States and about 400 to 500 worldwide. Over the past 10 years of studying this disorder while at NHGRI, Dr. Krasnewich has met and examined many of the children with CDG in the United States, making her an invaluable hub of knowledge for families around the world.
"Genetics, in general, is a very holistic practice," said Dr. Krasnewich. Typically the children will spend up to four days with the NHGRI clinical researcher and her team. "We spend a lot of time addressing whatever is going on with the child. The families basically use me as their medical coordinator so that they can make judgments about management."
Dr. Krasnewich doesn't just work with the families; she often schools the family physicians and pediatricians who must learn how to care for a child with a form of CDG. About 10 to 12 times a month she gets a call from a physician who is caring for an affected child and needs to talk through things.
In many cases, Dr. Krasnewich is the key to connecting families and seemingly unrelated cases to enable everyone to share information about the disease. "How else can you do this unless you have a central person who is interested in the disorder? When you have a rare disease, you need someone to make it their baby and take it under their wing - that person has a collective knowledge that allows them to synergize with other people."
For Dr. Krasnewich, her goal is to understand the full range of disease symptoms and develop management strategies for patients along the entire CDG spectrum. "Some of these kids have a failure to thrive, so what's the best way to manage their feeding problems? That's something I'm specifically interested in right now."
About 25 percent of children with CDG Type 1a, which is the most common form of the disease, die in infancy. Why do they die? What is a predictor of a child who will never be hospitalized versus one who will? Is there some clinical marker that can identify children at particular risk? These are all issues that Dr. Krasnewich is trying to address through her research.
These days, Dr. Krasnewich doesn't need to see every case of CDG because many patients can receive good medical care from their physicians. She wants to focus on the more unusual cases. Understanding the clinical issues and therapeutic responses of children and adults with rare diseases not only helps an often neglected small group of patients, but frequently gives insight into common medical problems in larger populations.
"Here at the NIH, we only see extraordinary things - it's a wonderful place to practice medicine," said Dr. Krasnewich. "I have the luxury of time to spend with families. So if I have a child with CDG, I'll spend four or five hours with them at the beginning of the visit figuring out what's going on, priorities, sequence of events and their questions. That's very difficult to do in any other place."
Ultimately, Dr. Krasnewich hopes that her understanding of disease symptoms will converge with the identification of the genes causing the various forms of CDG. This would further illuminate the roles that oligosaccharides play in the body, and perhaps reveal therapeutic options for this group of diseases.
source: an article frm genome.gov
Refining the Genomics of Rare Sugar Metabolism Disorders
The way sugar behaves in the body is not always sweet. No one knows this better than the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Deputy Clinical Director Donna Krasnewich, M.D., Ph.D. She is one of the world's foremost experts in the study and treatment The way sugar behaves in the body is not always sweet. No one knows this better than the National Human Genome Research Institute (NHGRI) Deputy Clinical Director Donna Krasnewich, M.D., Ph.D. She is one of the world's foremost experts in the study and treatment of a group of rare genetic diseases collectively dubbed congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG).
Dr. Krasnewich, who came to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1989, also is an associate investigator in the Division of Intramural Research's Medical Genetics Branch and head of the Medical Genetics Clinic. Trained as a pediatrician, with a specialty in clinical biochemical genetics, her research focuses on metabolic disorders.
CDG are caused by genetic mutations that disrupt particular aspects of sugar metabolism. Sugar is well known for its role as an essential nutrient, but it also has important structural functions. Simple sugars are joined together to form complex branched sugars, or oligosaccharides, which are linked to the amino acid asparagine (whose single-letter amino acid code is N). These oligosaccharides are attached to proteins inside and on the surface of the cell and play a vital role in the growth and functioning of many tissues in the body.
Hundreds of different enzymes are required to construct these elaborate tree-like structures. A genetic mutation in any one of these can cause an enzyme to malfunction and prevent the cell from manufacturing the correct sugar chain. This can cause many clinical problems in children, with the range of symptoms and the severity of the disease depending on which enzyme is damaged. This makes CDG tricky to diagnose.of a group of rare genetic diseases collectively dubbed congenital disorders of glycosylation (CDG).
Dr. Krasnewich, who came to the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in 1989, also is an associate investigator in the Division of Intramural Research's Medical Genetics Branch and head of the Medical Genetics Clinic. Trained as a pediatrician, with a specialty in clinical biochemical genetics, her research focuses on metabolic disorders.
CDG are caused by genetic mutations that disrupt particular aspects of sugar metabolism. Sugar is well known for its role as an essential nutrient, but it also has important structural functions. Simple sugars are joined together to form complex branched sugars, or oligosaccharides, which are linked to the amino acid asparagine (whose single-letter amino acid code is N). These oligosaccharides are attached to proteins inside and on the surface of the cell and play a vital role in the growth and functioning of many tissues in the body.
Hundreds of different enzymes are required to construct these elaborate tree-like structures. A genetic mutation in any one of these can cause an enzyme to malfunction and prevent the cell from manufacturing the correct sugar chain. This can cause many clinical problems in children, with the range of symptoms and the severity of the disease depending on which enzyme is damaged. This makes CDG tricky to diagnose.
The underlying metabolic causes in CDG have been clear for many years. "If you can't make N-linked oligosaccharides then you have CDG," said Dr. Krasnewich. A lab test called transferrin isoform analysis can determine whether an individual has CDG, but does not reveal which enzyme in the glycosylation pathway is damaged. To date, 16 types of CDG have been identified. Only one of these disorders - CDG Type 1b - can be treated.
The spectrum of symptoms ranges from children with severe developmental issues, liver disease, neurological dysfunction, and eye and endocrine problems, to children who only have diarrhea and "failure to thrive" but are otherwise cognitively normal. "So the spectrum is enormous," said Dr. Krasnewich, "If you asked: 'What are the signs that a child has CDG?' The answer is: just about anything."
To illustrate her point, she grabbed a picture showing a group of children with CDG. "This boy is in a wheelchair; this one is walking around; this one is mildly cognitively impaired. In this group photo the children range from very growth impaired to average size kids," she explained.
Then, pointing to a picture of adults with CDG Type 1a, she added, "This man has an IQ of about 70. They all read at about a second or third grade level ... they are incredibly happy all the time, which just happens to be a constituency of their personalities. This young woman is pretty spirited and went to her senior prom ... these two people have neurological problems similar to being severely drunk because they have cerebellar issues." The cerebellum hones movement. When it doesn't function correctly an individual can generate movements but can't fine-tune them - making it difficult for children and adults with CDG to walk.
CDG cases are extremely rare, with only 100 to 150 in the United States and about 400 to 500 worldwide. Over the past 10 years of studying this disorder while at NHGRI, Dr. Krasnewich has met and examined many of the children with CDG in the United States, making her an invaluable hub of knowledge for families around the world.
"Genetics, in general, is a very holistic practice," said Dr. Krasnewich. Typically the children will spend up to four days with the NHGRI clinical researcher and her team. "We spend a lot of time addressing whatever is going on with the child. The families basically use me as their medical coordinator so that they can make judgments about management."
Dr. Krasnewich doesn't just work with the families; she often schools the family physicians and pediatricians who must learn how to care for a child with a form of CDG. About 10 to 12 times a month she gets a call from a physician who is caring for an affected child and needs to talk through things.
In many cases, Dr. Krasnewich is the key to connecting families and seemingly unrelated cases to enable everyone to share information about the disease. "How else can you do this unless you have a central person who is interested in the disorder? When you have a rare disease, you need someone to make it their baby and take it under their wing - that person has a collective knowledge that allows them to synergize with other people."
For Dr. Krasnewich, her goal is to understand the full range of disease symptoms and develop management strategies for patients along the entire CDG spectrum. "Some of these kids have a failure to thrive, so what's the best way to manage their feeding problems? That's something I'm specifically interested in right now."
About 25 percent of children with CDG Type 1a, which is the most common form of the disease, die in infancy. Why do they die? What is a predictor of a child who will never be hospitalized versus one who will? Is there some clinical marker that can identify children at particular risk? These are all issues that Dr. Krasnewich is trying to address through her research.
These days, Dr. Krasnewich doesn't need to see every case of CDG because many patients can receive good medical care from their physicians. She wants to focus on the more unusual cases. Understanding the clinical issues and therapeutic responses of children and adults with rare diseases not only helps an often neglected small group of patients, but frequently gives insight into common medical problems in larger populations.
"Here at the NIH, we only see extraordinary things - it's a wonderful place to practice medicine," said Dr. Krasnewich. "I have the luxury of time to spend with families. So if I have a child with CDG, I'll spend four or five hours with them at the beginning of the visit figuring out what's going on, priorities, sequence of events and their questions. That's very difficult to do in any other place."
Ultimately, Dr. Krasnewich hopes that her understanding of disease symptoms will converge with the identification of the genes causing the various forms of CDG. This would further illuminate the roles that oligosaccharides play in the body, and perhaps reveal therapeutic options for this group of diseases.
source: an article frm genome.gov
Friday, July 13, 2007
HJ on g8 ARR ...
HarrisJ on ARR...true music genius:)
Note this part in http://www.rahmania .net/Full. asp"
At one time an assistant to Rahman and today an independent composer in his own right, Harris Jayaraj remarks "I have learnt many things from many music directors. If you single out A.R.Rahman, I can quote his relentless labour, high enthusiasm, and commitment to the tasks at hand. He would never compromise on the quality of a song. He is quality-conscious and individualistic. "
_cool_
Note this part in http://www.rahmania .net/Full. asp"
At one time an assistant to Rahman and today an independent composer in his own right, Harris Jayaraj remarks "I have learnt many things from many music directors. If you single out A.R.Rahman, I can quote his relentless labour, high enthusiasm, and commitment to the tasks at hand. He would never compromise on the quality of a song. He is quality-conscious and individualistic. "
_cool_
Monday, June 11, 2007
one LeGeND...ARRahman
"thaaye un peyar sollum poathe ...
idayathil min alai payuthe...
ini varum kaalam ilanyarin kaalam...
un kadal mel isai paaduthe..."
...truly haunting tune...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Nu38oHdtrI8
idayathil min alai payuthe...
ini varum kaalam ilanyarin kaalam...
un kadal mel isai paaduthe..."
...truly haunting tune...
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Nu38oHdtrI8
Surya's featuring in Ads
Highly class actor...SURYA(';)
Surya in Aircel Ad
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NiDLi2k1ic8&mode=related&search
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tlXqm7ecGNM&mode=related&search
Surya & Maddy...PePSi Ad
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JS59SH_mV_c&mode=related&search
wow wow and more wowwwwz:)
_cool_
Surya in Aircel Ad
http://youtube.com/watch?v=NiDLi2k1ic8&mode=related&search
http://youtube.com/watch?v=tlXqm7ecGNM&mode=related&search
Surya & Maddy...PePSi Ad
http://youtube.com/watch?v=JS59SH_mV_c&mode=related&search
wow wow and more wowwwwz:)
_cool_
Monday, April 30, 2007
Song with BEST LINES...
A song with best lines...lyrics of the year 2007
Katrin Mozhi
MOZHI…JO’s last film
MOVIE : MOZHI
CAST : JOTHIKA, PRITIVIRAJ, PRAKASHRAJ
MUSIC : VIDYASAGAR
LYRICS : VAIRAMUTHU
SINGER : SUJATHA
Katrin.. mozhi..
Oliya.. isaiya..
Poovin.. mozhi..
Nirama.. Manama..
Kadalin.. mozhi..
Alaiya.. nuraiya..
Kathal.. mozhi..
Vizhiya..ithazha..
Iyarkayin mozhikal purinthu vidil
Manitarin mozhikal thevaiillai
Idayathin mozhikal purinthu vidil
Manitarku mozhiyea thevaiillai
Katrin mozhi..
Oliya isaiya..
Poovin mozhi..
Nirama Manama..
Katru vesumpothu tisaikal kidaiyadu
Kathal pesumpothu mozhikal kidaiyadu
Pesum varthai pole mounam puriyathu
Kankal pesum varthai kadavul ariyathu
Ulavi tiriyum katrukku uruvam theetda mudiyadhu
Kathal pesum mozhiyellam sapta koothil adangkathu
Iyarkayin mozhikal purinthu vidil
Manitarin mozhikal thevaiillai
Idayathin mozhikal purinthu vidil
Manitarku mozhiyea thevaiillai
Katrin mozhi..
Vaanam pesum petchi tuliyai veliyakum
Vanavilin petchu niramai veliyakum
Unmai oomai aanal kannir mozhiyakum
Penmai oomai aanal nanam mozhiyakum
Oosai thoongkum jamathil utchimeenkal mozhiyakum
Aasai thoongkum idayathil asaivukude mozhiyakum
Iyarkayin mozhikal purinthu vidil
Manitarin mozhikal thevaiillai
Idayathin mozhikal purinthu vidil
Manitarku mozhiyea thevaiillai
Katrin mozhi..
Oliya isaiya..
Poovin mozhi..
Nirama Manama..
Kadalin mozhi..
Alaiya nuraiya
Kathal mozhi..
Vizhiya ithazha
Iyarkayin mozhikal purinthu vidil
Manitarin mozhikal thevaiillai
Idayathin mozhikal purinthu vidil
Manitarku mozhiyea thevaiillai
Katrin mozhi..
try out to sing..such a beautiful song;mindblowing:):):)
Katrin Mozhi
MOZHI…JO’s last film
MOVIE : MOZHI
CAST : JOTHIKA, PRITIVIRAJ, PRAKASHRAJ
MUSIC : VIDYASAGAR
LYRICS : VAIRAMUTHU
SINGER : SUJATHA
Katrin.. mozhi..
Oliya.. isaiya..
Poovin.. mozhi..
Nirama.. Manama..
Kadalin.. mozhi..
Alaiya.. nuraiya..
Kathal.. mozhi..
Vizhiya..ithazha..
Iyarkayin mozhikal purinthu vidil
Manitarin mozhikal thevaiillai
Idayathin mozhikal purinthu vidil
Manitarku mozhiyea thevaiillai
Katrin mozhi..
Oliya isaiya..
Poovin mozhi..
Nirama Manama..
Katru vesumpothu tisaikal kidaiyadu
Kathal pesumpothu mozhikal kidaiyadu
Pesum varthai pole mounam puriyathu
Kankal pesum varthai kadavul ariyathu
Ulavi tiriyum katrukku uruvam theetda mudiyadhu
Kathal pesum mozhiyellam sapta koothil adangkathu
Iyarkayin mozhikal purinthu vidil
Manitarin mozhikal thevaiillai
Idayathin mozhikal purinthu vidil
Manitarku mozhiyea thevaiillai
Katrin mozhi..
Vaanam pesum petchi tuliyai veliyakum
Vanavilin petchu niramai veliyakum
Unmai oomai aanal kannir mozhiyakum
Penmai oomai aanal nanam mozhiyakum
Oosai thoongkum jamathil utchimeenkal mozhiyakum
Aasai thoongkum idayathil asaivukude mozhiyakum
Iyarkayin mozhikal purinthu vidil
Manitarin mozhikal thevaiillai
Idayathin mozhikal purinthu vidil
Manitarku mozhiyea thevaiillai
Katrin mozhi..
Oliya isaiya..
Poovin mozhi..
Nirama Manama..
Kadalin mozhi..
Alaiya nuraiya
Kathal mozhi..
Vizhiya ithazha
Iyarkayin mozhikal purinthu vidil
Manitarin mozhikal thevaiillai
Idayathin mozhikal purinthu vidil
Manitarku mozhiyea thevaiillai
Katrin mozhi..
try out to sing..such a beautiful song;mindblowing:):):)
Sunday, April 29, 2007
en uyir thozhiye:)
muzhkatha shippe friendship thaan.....
intha ulagil miga periya yezhai...
nanban illa athavan hey...
Monday, March 26, 2007
picture of NaTuRe
chill-it-out...
nature galleries
jillunnu oru ....
flowers,trees,mountains,waterfall....
mozhi
"iyarkayin mozhikal purinthu vidil
manitarin mozhikal thevaiillai
idayathin mozhikal purinthu vidil
manitarkku mozhiyae thevaiillai.."
Saturday, March 10, 2007
6MaRCH...bIrthdAy
6 March,07 Tuesday
Whoo hoo…bIrthdAy
My younger sister Nesa and myself…celebrating our birthday together.yeah, we share together our birthday. Happy birthday,my lovely sister Nesa.I hope 24 is a fabulous year for her.
AWWWMYGAWWWD….getting older:-(
“how old am I , now???”…oh heck, myself turns 25 today…. just can’t believe I am getting so close to my 30s!
I’m in a melancholy mood, and I don’t know why. I guess it’s coming off of being home sick, away from family…yup absolutely:{
Had received lot birthday messages&wishes…calls from amma,appa,nesa(herself birthday queen),nithi,velan,malaramma,martanda mama&smartest kid Sarnesh and friends:)
My best friend Vicky ..bought a cutie delicious choc cake 4me…. Yummmmm…:D Thank you!Thank you!thank you!
Next day,Wednesday We(Vicky and I) went to temple-‘kottu malai pillaiyar’;did archanai;had received flowers…all were red roses!!!big surprise..seems like PILLAIYAR has lotz of anbu towards me:D…feel like a pride.I PRIDED MYSELF.Hope PILLAIYAR will fulfill my prayers and wishes as soon as possible; I sincerely hope so too…
Whoo hoo…bIrthdAy
My younger sister Nesa and myself…celebrating our birthday together.yeah, we share together our birthday. Happy birthday,my lovely sister Nesa.I hope 24 is a fabulous year for her.
AWWWMYGAWWWD….getting older:-(
“how old am I , now???”…oh heck, myself turns 25 today…. just can’t believe I am getting so close to my 30s!
I’m in a melancholy mood, and I don’t know why. I guess it’s coming off of being home sick, away from family…yup absolutely:{
Had received lot birthday messages&wishes…calls from amma,appa,nesa(herself birthday queen),nithi,velan,malaramma,martanda mama&smartest kid Sarnesh and friends:)
My best friend Vicky ..bought a cutie delicious choc cake 4me…. Yummmmm…:D Thank you!Thank you!thank you!
Next day,Wednesday We(Vicky and I) went to temple-‘kottu malai pillaiyar’;did archanai;had received flowers…all were red roses!!!big surprise..seems like PILLAIYAR has lotz of anbu towards me:D…feel like a pride.I PRIDED MYSELF.Hope PILLAIYAR will fulfill my prayers and wishes as soon as possible; I sincerely hope so too…
Monday, March 5, 2007
ENLIGHTMENT
A call came out of the blue…yup, martanda mama had called me;gave some beneficial briefing about career market to me:D
The day after,I had mailed my resume and cover letter to mama.Hence,got reply from his side…Oh …it waz such a fast response.
Zillion times of THANX to mama..coz he had took time from his busy schedule to call me up and had gave me beneficial briefing. Also, had reviewed my resume and recommended some improvise strategies for achieving them.
Again, thank you so much mama for ur help and concern:D
Mama had asked me to come over klang for weekend.hmm..a pause in my conversation; usually I won’t go and stayed anywhere!!!but this time I need to consider mama’s request coz he wanna discuss further more about banking field…so, I gave promise word that will come.
Friday evening…went to martanda mama’s house at Klang;mama fetched me at bus stop…around 5.15pm.While on the way to home, he chatted up with me;hadn’t seen and talked to him in a long time.
Mama’s 7years kid Sarnesh…what a cuteeeeeeeeeee little boy.He is another sort of chatty boy and also pretty clever boy too.
Had spent good time with Sarnesh…the brainy nad smartest kid,Nalini akka and appa.
Saturday,we had modified resume …
mama had promised me to find a proper n better job…soon; trust him he will…I updated mama as my search progresses.
Hoping and praying this (job search progress)will go well :)
In a positive way!
Sunday afternoon,back to vista again.mama,akka n sarnesh send me back.
ENLIGHTMENT....
Had a good weekend and a great start to a fresh new week.
The day after,I had mailed my resume and cover letter to mama.Hence,got reply from his side…Oh …it waz such a fast response.
Zillion times of THANX to mama..coz he had took time from his busy schedule to call me up and had gave me beneficial briefing. Also, had reviewed my resume and recommended some improvise strategies for achieving them.
Again, thank you so much mama for ur help and concern:D
Mama had asked me to come over klang for weekend.hmm..a pause in my conversation; usually I won’t go and stayed anywhere!!!but this time I need to consider mama’s request coz he wanna discuss further more about banking field…so, I gave promise word that will come.
Friday evening…went to martanda mama’s house at Klang;mama fetched me at bus stop…around 5.15pm.While on the way to home, he chatted up with me;hadn’t seen and talked to him in a long time.
Mama’s 7years kid Sarnesh…what a cuteeeeeeeeeee little boy.He is another sort of chatty boy and also pretty clever boy too.
Had spent good time with Sarnesh…the brainy nad smartest kid,Nalini akka and appa.
Saturday,we had modified resume …
mama had promised me to find a proper n better job…soon; trust him he will…I updated mama as my search progresses.
Hoping and praying this (job search progress)will go well :)
In a positive way!
Sunday afternoon,back to vista again.mama,akka n sarnesh send me back.
ENLIGHTMENT....
Had a good weekend and a great start to a fresh new week.
Thursday, March 1, 2007
MY ChineseNewYear Vacation to Grandma’s house
MY ChineseNewYear Vacation to Grandma’s house
WHooPEE…yep, am off to Perak last Chinese new year holiday with my family.Had a nicest fine days there. Was having a great time with my pathi,malar amma,joseph appa,brothers shannon,phillip,leoniswar, twann and my family too.
I was also advised to leave the country ..yeah joseph appa asked me to go broad to pursue further studies or find a better job over there..his repetitive phrase was ‘malaysia.. is not our country’. ENLIGHTMENT Because I needed a solid career (Not my view, but it makes sense). I too have desire to migrate …but now is so early …maybe…in near future. But I am finding out anyway. Sounds exciting.
Had spent some memorable days at Air Kuning with pathi…
17th Feb 07 - At Shah Alam,Mathimama’s house.Had an occasion..cousin sisters kasturi-malini’s ‘sadangu’.Attended by a lot relatives…andy appa,beg appa family,meen amma,maliga attai,kanna mama family,malar amma family,veni chiti,kanagi chiti,selvam mama…and list goes on…
Night,had chit-chat with Phillip,Leon,Twann n Shannon..AWWWWMYGAWWDDD Phillip cracked a lot jokes and fond of telling us funny funny stories..made us laughhhhhhhhh.He is a chatty sort of boy… chatterbox..but very nice boy.:)
18th Feb 07 - Morning, martanda mama family came..met him after almost two years.Had ice-cream:)as usual mathi mama bought bulky.Then,visited to martandamama’s house…had lunch there. Sarnesh..kid boy damn cute…very brainy
mama had a look on my resume.He gave me his card..advised me to keep in touch with him.
Evening,off to Tapah,Perak….stayed one nite there.Had a great time with malar amma…since my childhood I reallyyyyy adore her ..likes amma’s voice,her passion,her mannerism,..and everything from her.Amma prepared delicious meals for us..n’joyed eating.
Nite, got opportunity to listen oli96.8fm through net…9pm-10pm.Sara was on-air..oh god he played kuchikaruvadu song which he had sung with singer srileka in one of the concert I guess.wonder why he self-promoting???erggghhhhhhhh..I mailed him alike warning.(but not using my usual nickname mathi;used XXX’s mailID instead of me).Phew..he spoke few Chinese words..but too very familiar words only lah.He had played nice songs too..paarkathe,yeh penne n wowwww suttum vizhi.
19th Feb 07 - Afternoon,off to Air Kuning…it reallyyy such a long gap ..been there…after almost 5years..yippiee.We was glad we came and so were we…especially my mom.Also,malar amma and 4boys came with us.
Tidy-up the entire house…swept,mopped…
Had a sound sleep till nine in the morning.
20th Feb 07 - Went to Kampar..Mega mama’s house.Had a great meal there.Then, to Teluk Intan.Pathi amma house condition really made us feel cry.Amma sobbed along our journey.Had failed to convince my mum:(
Back to Tapah around nite 10pm.Again off to Air Kuning.
21st Feb 07 - Visited gundu pathi and then Sebastian grandpa. Had some talk with them.Left pathi there at Tapah if not she’ll be alone in AKuning.
Coming back to Puchong.Had spent some time at mama’s shop house.Then,appa,amma,nesa and velan all off to Johor..except me and nithi..be in KL.
As soon as we(nithi an I)looked menaraTM,we got upset and the sadness almost slapped our faces…I started sobbing.......tears tears and tearssss.
I love my HOME..its where my heart is…reallyyyyyy gonna miss my appa,amma,sis nesa and velan.
p/s: Appa had video camera shot…great to watch it:) really had a great vacation.
WHooPEE…yep, am off to Perak last Chinese new year holiday with my family.Had a nicest fine days there. Was having a great time with my pathi,malar amma,joseph appa,brothers shannon,phillip,leoniswar, twann and my family too.
I was also advised to leave the country ..yeah joseph appa asked me to go broad to pursue further studies or find a better job over there..his repetitive phrase was ‘malaysia.. is not our country’. ENLIGHTMENT Because I needed a solid career (Not my view, but it makes sense). I too have desire to migrate …but now is so early …maybe…in near future. But I am finding out anyway. Sounds exciting.
Had spent some memorable days at Air Kuning with pathi…
17th Feb 07 - At Shah Alam,Mathimama’s house.Had an occasion..cousin sisters kasturi-malini’s ‘sadangu’.Attended by a lot relatives…andy appa,beg appa family,meen amma,maliga attai,kanna mama family,malar amma family,veni chiti,kanagi chiti,selvam mama…and list goes on…
Night,had chit-chat with Phillip,Leon,Twann n Shannon..AWWWWMYGAWWDDD Phillip cracked a lot jokes and fond of telling us funny funny stories..made us laughhhhhhhhh.He is a chatty sort of boy… chatterbox..but very nice boy.:)
18th Feb 07 - Morning, martanda mama family came..met him after almost two years.Had ice-cream:)as usual mathi mama bought bulky.Then,visited to martandamama’s house…had lunch there. Sarnesh..kid boy damn cute…very brainy
mama had a look on my resume.He gave me his card..advised me to keep in touch with him.
Evening,off to Tapah,Perak….stayed one nite there.Had a great time with malar amma…since my childhood I reallyyyyy adore her ..likes amma’s voice,her passion,her mannerism,..and everything from her.Amma prepared delicious meals for us..n’joyed eating.
Nite, got opportunity to listen oli96.8fm through net…9pm-10pm.Sara was on-air..oh god he played kuchikaruvadu song which he had sung with singer srileka in one of the concert I guess.wonder why he self-promoting???erggghhhhhhhh..I mailed him alike warning.(but not using my usual nickname mathi;used XXX’s mailID instead of me).Phew..he spoke few Chinese words..but too very familiar words only lah.He had played nice songs too..paarkathe,yeh penne n wowwww suttum vizhi.
19th Feb 07 - Afternoon,off to Air Kuning…it reallyyy such a long gap ..been there…after almost 5years..yippiee.We was glad we came and so were we…especially my mom.Also,malar amma and 4boys came with us.
Tidy-up the entire house…swept,mopped…
Had a sound sleep till nine in the morning.
20th Feb 07 - Went to Kampar..Mega mama’s house.Had a great meal there.Then, to Teluk Intan.Pathi amma house condition really made us feel cry.Amma sobbed along our journey.Had failed to convince my mum:(
Back to Tapah around nite 10pm.Again off to Air Kuning.
21st Feb 07 - Visited gundu pathi and then Sebastian grandpa. Had some talk with them.Left pathi there at Tapah if not she’ll be alone in AKuning.
Coming back to Puchong.Had spent some time at mama’s shop house.Then,appa,amma,nesa and velan all off to Johor..except me and nithi..be in KL.
As soon as we(nithi an I)looked menaraTM,we got upset and the sadness almost slapped our faces…I started sobbing.......tears tears and tearssss.
I love my HOME..its where my heart is…reallyyyyyy gonna miss my appa,amma,sis nesa and velan.
p/s: Appa had video camera shot…great to watch it:) really had a great vacation.
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Ippadikku SURIYA
since ardent fan of surya..
juz wanna share this article which i found quite interesting...
feel happyyyy to upload this(www.tamilpakkam.com) to my blog site
proud to be actor Suriya's fan....the real n class star
இப்படிக்கு சூர்யா
நடிகர் சிவக்குமாரின் 'இது ராஜாபாட்டை அல்ல' நான் பத்திரமாக பாதுகாக்கும் புத்தகங்களில் ஒன்று. அவரது இளமைப் பருவம் முதல் தற்போதைய காலம் வரை அவரைப் பற்றியும் அவரது வாழ்க்கையைப் பாதித்தவர்களைப் பற்றியும் அலசிய புத்தகம். 'அலையன்ஸ்' பதிப்பகத்தாருடையது. விலை 350+ (2005-ம் ஆண்டு மார்ச் மாதத்தில்)இவ்வருட புத்தகக் கண்காட்சியில் அப்புத்தக விலை 170 அளவிற்கு குறைக்கப்பட்டது வருத்தம் கலந்த மகிழ்ச்சி. மகிழ்ச்சிக்கு காரணம் புத்தகம் இன்னும் அதிகமான மக்களை சென்றடையும். வருத்தத்திற்கு காரணம் நான் மட்டும் 350 ரூபாய் கொடுக்க வேண்டியதிருந்ததே என்பது தான்.அதே 'அலையன்ஸ்' பதிப்பகத்தாரிடமிருந்து சிவக்குமாரின் மகன் நடிகர் சூர்யா எழுதிய 'இப்படிக்கு சூர்யா' புத்தகம் பொங்கலன்று வெளியிடப்பட்டுள்ளது. புத்தகத்தைப் புரட்டி பார்த்தேன். சரி தந்தையைப் பற்றியும், தன்னைப் பற்றியும், திரையுலக வாழ்க்கையைப் பற்றியும் என்ன சொல்லியிருக்கிறார் என்று பார்ப்போம் என்று தான் வாங்கினேன். விலை ~240.ஆனாலும் எனக்கு நம்பிக்கையில்லை. புத்தகத்தில் கொடுக்குமளவிற்கு சூர்யாவிற்கு என்ன தெரிந்திருக்க முடியும்? அவர் வாழ்வில் அப்படி என்ன சாதித்திருக்க முடியும் (அவரது தந்தை அளவிற்கு அனுபவம் கொண்டவரல்லவே?) என்ற கேள்வியுடன் தான் வாங்கினேன். வியாபார யுத்தி தானோ என்றெல்லாம் கேள்விகள். சரி ஐந்து பக்கங்கள், நல்ல விசயம் இருந்தாலே லாபம் தானே என்று வாங்கிக் கொண்டேன்.மேலும் அனைத்துப் புத்தகங்களிலும், சூர்யா தனது கையெழுத்தினைப் பதித்திருந்தார். நான் இது அவரே கைப்பட எழுதியதா அல்லது அச்சில் வடிக்கப்பட்டு அச்சிடப்பட்டதா என்று ஆராய்ந்தேன். மேலோட்டமாகப் பார்த்ததில் ஒரு வித்தியாசமும் தெரியவில்லை. நான்கு புத்தகங்களை எடுத்து கூர்ந்து கவனத்துப் பார்த்த பிறகு தான் வித்தியாசம் தெரிந்தது.'400 புத்தகங்களுக்கு அவரை உட்கார்ந்து கையெழுத்துப் போட்டது...', 'அலையன்ஸ்' நிறுவன ஊழியர் தந்த பதில்.வீட்டிற்கு இரவு 9 மணிக்கு வந்து புத்தகத்தைப் புரட்டத் துவங்கியதில் பேருந்திற்கு நேரமானது கூடத் தெரியவில்லை. ஆரம்பம் முதல் அற்புதம்."முத்து எடுக்கலாம் என்று மூழ்குகிறவன் செத்துப்போவதும் உண்டு.செத்துப்போகலாம் என்று கடலில் விழுகிறவன் கை நிறையமுத்துக்களை அள்ளுவதும் உண்டு". நான் இரண்டாவது ரகம்.கடல் வேண்டாம் என்று துப்புகிற கிளிஞ்சல்களைக் கூடதிறமையாக பொறுக்கத் தெரியவில்லையே என்கிறதாழ்வு மனப்பான்மை தான் என் ஒரே சொத்து...."என்று முதல் பக்கத்தில் ஆரம்பித்து கடைசி வரை.இது போன்ற உவமைகளை விட என்னை மிகவும் கவர்ந்தது: புத்தகமெங்கும் நிறைந்திருந்த 'உண்மை'. தான் செய்த தவறுகளை ஒப்புக்கொள்வதற்கு, அதுவும் புகழின் உச்சியிலிருக்கும் போது புத்தகங்களில் சொல்வதற்கு பெரிய தைரியம் வேண்டும். அது சூர்யாவிடம் அளவிற்கு அதிகமாகவே இருக்கிறது.ஆனால் நாம் இப்போது காணும் சூர்யாவா இது போன்ற செயல்களைச் செய்தது என்று ஆச்சர்யமாகவும், அதிர்ச்சியாகாவும் இருந்தது. ஆனால் 'இவை அனைத்தும் எனது தவறுகள் தான்' என்று ஒப்புக்கொள்ளும் போது, அவர் இப்போதிருக்கும் உயர்ந்த நிலை தெரிகிறது. அதற்கு நிச்சயமாக அவரது வாழ்வில் கிடைத்த வழிகாட்டிகள் தான் காரணமாக இருக்க முடியும்.
பள்ளிப்பருவம்:அவரது இளமைப் பருவத்தில் அவரை வாட்டிய தாழ்வு மனப்பான்மை, அதன் காரணமாக படிப்பில் ஏற்பட்ட ஈடுபாடின்மை, தம்பியுடனான போட்டி என்று விவரித்திருக்கிறார்.அப்போது வீட்டுக்கு வந்த யாரோ ஒரு தாத்தா கேட்டர். "தம்பி, நீ என்னாவா ஆகப்போற?"நான் டாக்டர் அல்லது என்ஜினியர் என்று சொல்வேன் என எதிர்பார்த்தாரோ என்னவோ? நான் அவரிடம் சொன்னது - இது தான்."ஐ வாண்ட் டு டை!"அப்பா:'அப்பா எனக்கு எல்லாமே தந்திருக்கிறார். ஒரு நடிகரின் புகழ் வெளிச்சம் எங்கள் மீது படாமல் பார்த்துக் கொண்டது தான் அவர் எங்களுக்குத் தந்த மிகப்பெரிய பரிசு. 'கார்ல போய்ட்டு வந்தா நாலு கார் கண்ணாடிக்குள்ளா வாழ்க்கை முடிஞ்சிடும். பஸ்ல போனாதான் நிஜமான வாழ்க்கை எப்படினு புரியும். நிறைய மனிதர்களைப் புரிஞ்சுக்க முடியும். ஸ்கூலுக்குப் பஸ்ல போப்பா', என்று யதார்த்த வாழ்க்கையைக் கற்றுத் தந்தார்.வண்டியை நிறுத்திவிட்டு நேரே செட்டுக்குள் போய் உட்கார்ந்தேன். பதற்றத்துடன் என்னைப் பார்த்த அப்பாவுக்கு அதிர்ச்சி. "என்னப்பா திடீர்னு?", என்றார். "உங்கப்பா லேட்டு! இன்னும் கிளம்பலையான்னு எரிச்சலோடு தொடர்ந்து மூன்று தடவை ஒருவர் போன் பண்ணினார். அவர் மூஞ்சியைப் பார்த்துட்டுப் போலாம்னு வந்தேன்", என்று குரலை உயர்த்திக் கத்தினேன்....நட்பு:என்னைக் கலங்கி அழ வைத்த நட்பும் உண்டு. 'சரவணா, நான் உன்னிடம் மனம் விட்டுப் பேசி நீண்ட நாள் ஆகிறது. உன்னை சந்திக்க வேண்டும்', என்றார். ஆனால் திட்டமிட்ட நாளில் இருவருக்குமே முடியாமல் போய் விட்டது. ஒரு மாதம் ஓடியிருக்கும். உறுத்தல் விரட்டியடித்ததில் வேலைகளைக் கொஞ்சம் ஒதுக்கிவிட்டு விஜய்யை சந்தித்து சர்ப்ரைஸ் கொடுக்கப் புறப்பட்டேன். ஆச்சர்யம்! எனது செல்போனில், 'விஜய் காலிங்', என்ற டிஜிட்டல் எழுத்துக்கள் மின்னின. விதியின் மேல் வெறுப்பும் விரக்தியும் தந்த போன்கால் அது.'காக்க காக்க.... கடைசி ஷெட்யூலுக்குப் பணம் இல்லை. குழப்பங்களும், பிரச்னைகளும் திரண்டு எங்களை ஆக்ரமித்த போது, கணம் கலங்கிப் போனோம். ஆனால் படத்தின் கதை எங்களைத் துவளவிடவில்லை. அதை அவ்வளவு விரும்பிக் காதலித்தோம். ஆசையாக என் கையால் தங்கைக்கு ஒரு வைர நெக்லஸ் வாங்கி பரிசளித்து விட வேண்டும் என்று போக்கிஷமாய் மூன்று லட்ச ரூபாய் சேர்த்து வைத்திருந்தேன். அதைத் தயங்காமல் எடுத்தேன். என்னைப் போலவே ஜோதிகாவும் கதையை நேசித்தவர். அவரது தந்தையிடம் எடுத்துச் சொல்லி, மூன்று லட்ச ரூபாய் வாங்கிக் கொடுத்தார். இறுதியாகக் கெளதம், அவரது மனைவியின் மொத்த நகைகளையும் விற்று விட்டார்'.ஒரு சிறந்த படத்தின் (நான் இன்னும் முழுமையாகப் பார்க்கவில்லை) வரலாறு தெரிகிறது.பாசம்:மெல்லிய முனகலோடு ஒவ்வொருவராக அழைத்து எங்கள் முகங்களை இரு கைகளால் ஏந்தியபடி "என் செல்லங்களைப் பார்த்துட்டேன்" என்றவர் என் முறை வந்த போது, "சாப்டியா கண்ணு" என்றார். அவரது கடைசி மணித்துளிகள் என்பதைக் கூட புரிந்து கொள்ள முடியாத நான், "நாய்க்குட்டிக்கு அப்பாக்கிட்ட சொன்னியா இல்லையா?", என வெடுக்கென்று கேட்டுவிட்டு, பதிலை எதிர்பாராமல் பள்ளிக்குப் புறப்பட்டு விட்டேன். பிறபகல் பள்ளி முடிந்து வந்தபோது....பாட்டியிடம் நாம் நெருக்கமாக இருக்கவில்லையே என்ற குற்ற உணர்வு, நண்பன் விஜய் மரணத்தின்போதும் என்னைக் கூண்டில் ஏற்றி விசாரித்தது.சென்னையில் அம்மாவின் தனிமையைப் போக்கிய துணையான ஜானகியின் தங்கை சின்ன லக்ஷ்மி. எங்கள் வீட்டில் நடந்த தீ விபத்தில் ஜானகி இறந்து போனார். தன்னுடைய பிள்ளையைப் போல் பார்த்துக் கொள்வார்கள் என்கிற நம்பிக்கை வைத்த பெற்றோர்களுக்கு என்ன பதில் சொல்வது என்று கலங்கிப் போனது என் குடும்பம். மூத்த மகளை அடக்கம் செய்த மறுநாள், 'லக்ஷ்மி இங்க இருக்கட்டும் மச்சான்' என்று இரண்டாவது மகளைப் பெருந்தன்மையாக விட்டுவிட்டுப் போனார் என் அத்தை வீட்டுக்காரர். 'ஏற்கனவே ஒரு பொண்ணைக் கொன்னுட்டேன். இன்னொரு பொண்ண இங்க விட்டுட்டு போகாதீங்க', என்று அப்பா கலங்கியபோது, 'ரெண்டு குழந்தைகளைத் தூக்கி வளர்ந்தீங்க, அதுல ஒண்ணு போயிடுச்சு. இன்னொண்ணு உங்ககிட்ட இருக்கிறதுதான் நியாயம்' என்று சொல்கிற மனிதர்களால் தான் நம் நாட்டில் இன்னமும் கிராமங்கள் அழகாக இருக்கின்றன.வேலை:"யாருடைய சிபாரிசும் இல்லாமல் நானே தேடிக்கொண்ட வேலை. .... கனவுகளோடு முதல் தேதி காலை எட்டு மணிக்கு ஃபேக்டரியில் இருந்தேன்.... என்னப்பா இன்னிக்கும் ஆபிஸ் பாய் லீவா?' என் டேபிள் இவ்ளோ மோசமா இருக்கு", என்று கத்திக்கொண்டே "ஹலோ மிஸ்டர் சரவண்ன்" .... "தொடப்பம் இருக்கும்.. எடுத்து ஆபிஸ் ரூமைக் கூட்டிப் பெருக்குங்க...", என்றார்.திரையுலகப் பிரமுகர்கள்:'சேது' படம் பார்த்து விட்டு, வாயடைத்துப்போய் அவரைத் தேடியபோது, அந்த ப்ரீவியூ தியேட்டரில் ஒரு சாதாரண ஊழியரைப் போல, லிஃப்ட்க்குப் பக்கத்தில் சுவரோடு சுவராக நின்றிருந்தார். ஒட்டு மொத்த உடம்பிலும் இருபத்தைந்து கிலோ சதையிருந்தால் அதிகம். நெஞ்சுக்கு மேலே பட்டனைத் திறந்து விட்டுக் கொண்டு, சட்டையைக் கை முட்டி வரை மடித்து விட்டிருந்தவரின் பாதங்களில் சாதாரண ஹவாய் காலணிகள்....சென்னை ஒய்.எம்.சி.ஏ. கிரவுண்டில் ஒரு நாள் ஸ்டண்ட் பிராக்டிஸ்ல உடம்பெல்லாம் மண்ணும், வியர்வையுமா இருந்தேன். அங்கே பக்கத்திலேயே ஜோதிகாவோட ஷூட்டிங். 'நம்ம கூட நடிச்ச் பொண்ணு 'குஷி', 'தெனாலி',-ன்னு எங்கேயோ உயரத்துக்குப் போயிடுச்சு. நாம என்னன்னா, இப்போதான் பல்டி அடிக்கவே கத்துக்கறோம்'னு நினைச்சிட்டுருக்கும் போது, 'சார் ஜோதிகா மேடம் கூப்பிடுறாங்க'ன்னு ஒருத்தர் வந்து கூப்பிட்டார். 'நான் எதுக்கு அவங்களைப் பார்க்க வரணும்? வேலையா இருக்கேன்'னு சொல்லி அனுப்பிட்டேன். மறுபடியும் அவர் திரும்ப வந்து கூப்பிடவே.. போனேன். 'என்ன சூர்யா, என்னை ஞாபகம் இருக்க?ன்னு கேட்டு செமத்தியா கலாச்சுட்டாங்க. 'என் படங்கள் பார்ப்பீங்களா'ன்னு கேட்டாங்க. 'ஓ... பார்ப்பேனுங்க'ன்னு அப்பாவியா சொன்னேன். 'அட்லீஸ்ட் ஒரு போன் பண்ணிப் பாராட்ட மாட்டீங்களா?'ன்னு கேட்டாங்க....
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நந்தா'வுக்கு அப்புறம் என்ன பண்ணுறதுன்னு நான் குழப்பத்தில் இருந்த போது ஜோதிகாவிடமிருந்து போன்....அம்மா:நான் சினிமாவுக்கு வரும் போது, அம்மாவுக்கு தந்த ஒரேயொரு சத்தியத்தை மட்டும் என்னால் காப்பாற்ற முடியவில்லை. 'காதல் எல்லாம் சினிமாவில் மட்டும்தாம்மா. நிஜத்தில் நீங்க பார்க்குற பெண்ணைத் தான் கல்யாணம் பண்ணிக்குவேன்' என்று உறுதி சொல்லியிருந்தேன். எனக்கும் ஜோதிகாவிற்கும் நடந்த கல்யாணம், அம்மா எனக்காக விட்டுத் தந்த விஷயம்.இன்னும் நிறைய கொடுத்துக்கொண்டே செல்லலாம். புத்தகமாகப் படியுங்கள். இன்னும் சுவாரசியாமாக இருக்கும். ஒவ்வொரு அத்தியாயம் ஆரம்பத்தில் வரும் உவமைகள், உண்மையிலேயே சூர்யா எழுதியது தானா? உண்மை என்றால் ஆச்சர்யம்.
பள்ளிப்பருவம்:அவரது இளமைப் பருவத்தில் அவரை வாட்டிய தாழ்வு மனப்பான்மை, அதன் காரணமாக படிப்பில் ஏற்பட்ட ஈடுபாடின்மை, தம்பியுடனான போட்டி என்று விவரித்திருக்கிறார்.அப்போது வீட்டுக்கு வந்த யாரோ ஒரு தாத்தா கேட்டர். "தம்பி, நீ என்னாவா ஆகப்போற?"நான் டாக்டர் அல்லது என்ஜினியர் என்று சொல்வேன் என எதிர்பார்த்தாரோ என்னவோ? நான் அவரிடம் சொன்னது - இது தான்."ஐ வாண்ட் டு டை!"அப்பா:'அப்பா எனக்கு எல்லாமே தந்திருக்கிறார். ஒரு நடிகரின் புகழ் வெளிச்சம் எங்கள் மீது படாமல் பார்த்துக் கொண்டது தான் அவர் எங்களுக்குத் தந்த மிகப்பெரிய பரிசு. 'கார்ல போய்ட்டு வந்தா நாலு கார் கண்ணாடிக்குள்ளா வாழ்க்கை முடிஞ்சிடும். பஸ்ல போனாதான் நிஜமான வாழ்க்கை எப்படினு புரியும். நிறைய மனிதர்களைப் புரிஞ்சுக்க முடியும். ஸ்கூலுக்குப் பஸ்ல போப்பா', என்று யதார்த்த வாழ்க்கையைக் கற்றுத் தந்தார்.வண்டியை நிறுத்திவிட்டு நேரே செட்டுக்குள் போய் உட்கார்ந்தேன். பதற்றத்துடன் என்னைப் பார்த்த அப்பாவுக்கு அதிர்ச்சி. "என்னப்பா திடீர்னு?", என்றார். "உங்கப்பா லேட்டு! இன்னும் கிளம்பலையான்னு எரிச்சலோடு தொடர்ந்து மூன்று தடவை ஒருவர் போன் பண்ணினார். அவர் மூஞ்சியைப் பார்த்துட்டுப் போலாம்னு வந்தேன்", என்று குரலை உயர்த்திக் கத்தினேன்....நட்பு:என்னைக் கலங்கி அழ வைத்த நட்பும் உண்டு. 'சரவணா, நான் உன்னிடம் மனம் விட்டுப் பேசி நீண்ட நாள் ஆகிறது. உன்னை சந்திக்க வேண்டும்', என்றார். ஆனால் திட்டமிட்ட நாளில் இருவருக்குமே முடியாமல் போய் விட்டது. ஒரு மாதம் ஓடியிருக்கும். உறுத்தல் விரட்டியடித்ததில் வேலைகளைக் கொஞ்சம் ஒதுக்கிவிட்டு விஜய்யை சந்தித்து சர்ப்ரைஸ் கொடுக்கப் புறப்பட்டேன். ஆச்சர்யம்! எனது செல்போனில், 'விஜய் காலிங்', என்ற டிஜிட்டல் எழுத்துக்கள் மின்னின. விதியின் மேல் வெறுப்பும் விரக்தியும் தந்த போன்கால் அது.'காக்க காக்க.... கடைசி ஷெட்யூலுக்குப் பணம் இல்லை. குழப்பங்களும், பிரச்னைகளும் திரண்டு எங்களை ஆக்ரமித்த போது, கணம் கலங்கிப் போனோம். ஆனால் படத்தின் கதை எங்களைத் துவளவிடவில்லை. அதை அவ்வளவு விரும்பிக் காதலித்தோம். ஆசையாக என் கையால் தங்கைக்கு ஒரு வைர நெக்லஸ் வாங்கி பரிசளித்து விட வேண்டும் என்று போக்கிஷமாய் மூன்று லட்ச ரூபாய் சேர்த்து வைத்திருந்தேன். அதைத் தயங்காமல் எடுத்தேன். என்னைப் போலவே ஜோதிகாவும் கதையை நேசித்தவர். அவரது தந்தையிடம் எடுத்துச் சொல்லி, மூன்று லட்ச ரூபாய் வாங்கிக் கொடுத்தார். இறுதியாகக் கெளதம், அவரது மனைவியின் மொத்த நகைகளையும் விற்று விட்டார்'.ஒரு சிறந்த படத்தின் (நான் இன்னும் முழுமையாகப் பார்க்கவில்லை) வரலாறு தெரிகிறது.பாசம்:மெல்லிய முனகலோடு ஒவ்வொருவராக அழைத்து எங்கள் முகங்களை இரு கைகளால் ஏந்தியபடி "என் செல்லங்களைப் பார்த்துட்டேன்" என்றவர் என் முறை வந்த போது, "சாப்டியா கண்ணு" என்றார். அவரது கடைசி மணித்துளிகள் என்பதைக் கூட புரிந்து கொள்ள முடியாத நான், "நாய்க்குட்டிக்கு அப்பாக்கிட்ட சொன்னியா இல்லையா?", என வெடுக்கென்று கேட்டுவிட்டு, பதிலை எதிர்பாராமல் பள்ளிக்குப் புறப்பட்டு விட்டேன். பிறபகல் பள்ளி முடிந்து வந்தபோது....பாட்டியிடம் நாம் நெருக்கமாக இருக்கவில்லையே என்ற குற்ற உணர்வு, நண்பன் விஜய் மரணத்தின்போதும் என்னைக் கூண்டில் ஏற்றி விசாரித்தது.சென்னையில் அம்மாவின் தனிமையைப் போக்கிய துணையான ஜானகியின் தங்கை சின்ன லக்ஷ்மி. எங்கள் வீட்டில் நடந்த தீ விபத்தில் ஜானகி இறந்து போனார். தன்னுடைய பிள்ளையைப் போல் பார்த்துக் கொள்வார்கள் என்கிற நம்பிக்கை வைத்த பெற்றோர்களுக்கு என்ன பதில் சொல்வது என்று கலங்கிப் போனது என் குடும்பம். மூத்த மகளை அடக்கம் செய்த மறுநாள், 'லக்ஷ்மி இங்க இருக்கட்டும் மச்சான்' என்று இரண்டாவது மகளைப் பெருந்தன்மையாக விட்டுவிட்டுப் போனார் என் அத்தை வீட்டுக்காரர். 'ஏற்கனவே ஒரு பொண்ணைக் கொன்னுட்டேன். இன்னொரு பொண்ண இங்க விட்டுட்டு போகாதீங்க', என்று அப்பா கலங்கியபோது, 'ரெண்டு குழந்தைகளைத் தூக்கி வளர்ந்தீங்க, அதுல ஒண்ணு போயிடுச்சு. இன்னொண்ணு உங்ககிட்ட இருக்கிறதுதான் நியாயம்' என்று சொல்கிற மனிதர்களால் தான் நம் நாட்டில் இன்னமும் கிராமங்கள் அழகாக இருக்கின்றன.வேலை:"யாருடைய சிபாரிசும் இல்லாமல் நானே தேடிக்கொண்ட வேலை. .... கனவுகளோடு முதல் தேதி காலை எட்டு மணிக்கு ஃபேக்டரியில் இருந்தேன்.... என்னப்பா இன்னிக்கும் ஆபிஸ் பாய் லீவா?' என் டேபிள் இவ்ளோ மோசமா இருக்கு", என்று கத்திக்கொண்டே "ஹலோ மிஸ்டர் சரவண்ன்" .... "தொடப்பம் இருக்கும்.. எடுத்து ஆபிஸ் ரூமைக் கூட்டிப் பெருக்குங்க...", என்றார்.திரையுலகப் பிரமுகர்கள்:'சேது' படம் பார்த்து விட்டு, வாயடைத்துப்போய் அவரைத் தேடியபோது, அந்த ப்ரீவியூ தியேட்டரில் ஒரு சாதாரண ஊழியரைப் போல, லிஃப்ட்க்குப் பக்கத்தில் சுவரோடு சுவராக நின்றிருந்தார். ஒட்டு மொத்த உடம்பிலும் இருபத்தைந்து கிலோ சதையிருந்தால் அதிகம். நெஞ்சுக்கு மேலே பட்டனைத் திறந்து விட்டுக் கொண்டு, சட்டையைக் கை முட்டி வரை மடித்து விட்டிருந்தவரின் பாதங்களில் சாதாரண ஹவாய் காலணிகள்....சென்னை ஒய்.எம்.சி.ஏ. கிரவுண்டில் ஒரு நாள் ஸ்டண்ட் பிராக்டிஸ்ல உடம்பெல்லாம் மண்ணும், வியர்வையுமா இருந்தேன். அங்கே பக்கத்திலேயே ஜோதிகாவோட ஷூட்டிங். 'நம்ம கூட நடிச்ச் பொண்ணு 'குஷி', 'தெனாலி',-ன்னு எங்கேயோ உயரத்துக்குப் போயிடுச்சு. நாம என்னன்னா, இப்போதான் பல்டி அடிக்கவே கத்துக்கறோம்'னு நினைச்சிட்டுருக்கும் போது, 'சார் ஜோதிகா மேடம் கூப்பிடுறாங்க'ன்னு ஒருத்தர் வந்து கூப்பிட்டார். 'நான் எதுக்கு அவங்களைப் பார்க்க வரணும்? வேலையா இருக்கேன்'னு சொல்லி அனுப்பிட்டேன். மறுபடியும் அவர் திரும்ப வந்து கூப்பிடவே.. போனேன். 'என்ன சூர்யா, என்னை ஞாபகம் இருக்க?ன்னு கேட்டு செமத்தியா கலாச்சுட்டாங்க. 'என் படங்கள் பார்ப்பீங்களா'ன்னு கேட்டாங்க. 'ஓ... பார்ப்பேனுங்க'ன்னு அப்பாவியா சொன்னேன். 'அட்லீஸ்ட் ஒரு போன் பண்ணிப் பாராட்ட மாட்டீங்களா?'ன்னு கேட்டாங்க....
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நந்தா'வுக்கு அப்புறம் என்ன பண்ணுறதுன்னு நான் குழப்பத்தில் இருந்த போது ஜோதிகாவிடமிருந்து போன்....அம்மா:நான் சினிமாவுக்கு வரும் போது, அம்மாவுக்கு தந்த ஒரேயொரு சத்தியத்தை மட்டும் என்னால் காப்பாற்ற முடியவில்லை. 'காதல் எல்லாம் சினிமாவில் மட்டும்தாம்மா. நிஜத்தில் நீங்க பார்க்குற பெண்ணைத் தான் கல்யாணம் பண்ணிக்குவேன்' என்று உறுதி சொல்லியிருந்தேன். எனக்கும் ஜோதிகாவிற்கும் நடந்த கல்யாணம், அம்மா எனக்காக விட்டுத் தந்த விஷயம்.இன்னும் நிறைய கொடுத்துக்கொண்டே செல்லலாம். புத்தகமாகப் படியுங்கள். இன்னும் சுவாரசியாமாக இருக்கும். ஒவ்வொரு அத்தியாயம் ஆரம்பத்தில் வரும் உவமைகள், உண்மையிலேயே சூர்யா எழுதியது தானா? உண்மை என்றால் ஆச்சர்யம்.
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Wednesday, February 14, 2007
Indian LEGEND...
Indian Legends
Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam
As a child, Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam remembers being fascinated by the flight of seagulls. He grew up on the island of Rameshwaram in south India, where his father was a boat builder. Kalam's interest in flight led to a degree in aeronautical engineering, and eventually to his supervising the development of India's guided missiles. Along the way, he found time to write Tamil poetry and learned to play the veena, an instrument similar to the sitar. Today Kalam, 67, who is India's best known scientist, heads the mammoth Department of Defense Research and Development. He played a key role in the nuclear tests at Pokharan in the Rajasthan desert on May 11 and 13. "I remember the earth shaking under our feet," he recalls of that fateful experience.
Perhaps all frontiersmen are like that. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam has spent all his life near the three water frontiers of India. The newspaper boy of Rameswaram coast on the Indian Ocean spent 20 years dreaming of space frontiers at Thumba space centre on the Arabian Sea. The dreams of the next 20 years were mostly conjured up on the shores of the Bay of Bengal at Chandipur where he test-launched missiles and checked on vehicles that re-enter the atmosphere from space.
The dreamer of these oceanic frontiers is also one of India's frontiersmen in technology. A technology that not only fired Agnis, ignited Prithvis but also can green the barren lands, provide foods to the starving, and profit in world commerce. A First World dream for a third world nation.
It is a dream he shares with Yagnaswami Sundara Rajan, another technologist who had his stints in the Indian Space Research Organisation, the department of space contributing significantly to the communication satellite programme, the remote sensing programme and satellite metorology and mapping systems.
From the sea frontiers and space frontiers, the duo are now dreaming up frontiers of technology-driven prosperity for one billion people. In this they are inspired as much by the grain-rich fields of the green revolution as by the successes of remote-sensing satellites and re-entry vehicles. They see infinite energy that can be released not only from thermonuclear explosions but also from the human resource latent in the ordinary people of India.
Dr Kalam and Rajan believe that as a nation India should aim to reach at least the fourth position by 2020. And nobody is going to help us reach there, except ourselves. As the globe is shrinking into a village, there is also simultaneous denial of technologies.
But the same sense of purpose that made Pokharans and Prithvis possible can propel whole populations into prosperity. In the book India 2020, A Vision for the New Millennium, published by Viking-Penguin India, they identify exactly the bricks of technology that could build the dream. (Incidentally, Dr Kalam even otherwise seems to have the perfect 20-20 vision.
Things you didn't know about kalam
That Dr. Abdul Kalam is a bachelor and a teetotaler?
That he recites the Holy Quran and the Bhagvad Gita daily and is equally at home with both Holy Scriptures?
Childhood and Career
Oct 15, 1931 : Born at Dhanushkodi in Rameswaram district,Tamil Nadu. His father had to rent boats to pay his school fees. He studied at the Schwartz High School in Ramanathapuram.
1954-58 : After graduating in science from St. Joseph's College in Tiruchi, he enrolled for Aeronautical Engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology in 1954.
1958 Kalam joined the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and served as a senior scientific assistant, heading a small team that developed a prototype hovercraft. But the project, never took off.
1962 : Following the lukewarm response to his hovercraft program, Kalam moved out of DRDO and joined Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
1963-82 : Kalam joined the satellite launch vehicle team at Thumba, near Trivandram and soon became Project Director for SLV-3.
1980 : Rohini put into orbit in the month of July
1981 : Kalam honoured with the Padma Bhushan
1982 : Kalam returns to DRDO as its Director. Takes charge of India's integrated guided missile development program. The program envisaged the launch of five major missiles.
1992 : Kalam takes over as the Scientific Advisor to Union Defence Minister.
1997 : Kalam honoured with "Bharat Ratna", india's highest civilian award.
May 11, 1998 : Adorning a Gorkha hat in the Rajasthan deserts, he orchestrated India's
2002 : Kalam takes over as the President of India.
WINGS OF FIRE by Dr. APJ ABDULKALAM
I have three visions for India. In 3000 years of our history, people from all over the world have come and invaded us, captured our lands conquered our minds. From Alexander onwards. The Greeks, the Portuguese, the British, the French, the Dutch, all of them came and looted us, took over what was ours. Yet we have not done this to any other nation. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way oflife on them. Why? Because we respect the freedom of others.
That is why my first vision is that of FREEDOM. I believe that India got its first vision of this in 1857, when we started the war of independence.It is this freedom that we must protect and nurture and built on. If we are not free, no one will respect us.
My second vision for India is DEVELOPMENT. For fifty years we have been a developing nation. It is time we see ourselves as a developed nation. We are among top 5 nations of the world in terms of GDP. We have 10 percent growth rate in most areas. Our poverty levels are falling, our achievements are being globally recognized today. Yet we lack the self-confidence to see ourselves as a developed nation, self reliant and self assured. Isn't this right?
I have third vision. The India must stand up to the world. Because I believe that unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. Only strength respects strength. We must be strong not only as a military power but also as an economic power. Both must go hand-in-hand. My good fortune was to have worked with three great minds. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai of the Dept. of space, Professor Satish Dhawan, who succeeded him, and Dr. Brahm Prakash, father of nuclear material.I was lucky to have worked with all three of them closely and consider this the great opportunity of my life. I see four milestones in my career:
ONE : Twenty years I spent in ISRO. I was given the opportunity to be the project director for India's first satellite launch vehicle, SLV3. The one that launched Rohini. These years played a very important role in my life of a Scientist.
TWO : After my ISRO years, i joined DRDO and got a chance to be the part of India's guided missile program. It was my second bliss when Agni met its mission requirements in 1994.
THREE : The Dept. of Atomic Energy and DRDO had this tremendous partnership in the recent nuclear tests, on May 11 and 13. This was the third bliss. The joy of participating with my team in these nuclear tests and proving to the world that India can make it. That we are no longer a developing nation but one of them. It made me feel very proud as an Indian. The fact that we have now developed for Agni a re-entry structure, for which we have developed this new material. A Very light material called carbon-carbon.
FOUR : One day an orthopaedic surgeon from Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences visited my laboratory. He lifted the material and found it so light that he took me to his hospital and showed me his patients. There were these little girls and boys with heavy metallic calipers weighing over three Kgs. each, dragging their feet around. He said to me: Please remove the pain of my patients. In three weeks, we made these Floor reaction Orthosis 300 gram calipers and took them to the orthopaedic center. The children didn't believe their eyes. From dragging around a three kg. load on their legs, they could now move around! Their parents had tears in their eyes. That was my fourth bliss!
Why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassedto recognize our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why? We are the second largest producer of wheat in the world. We are the second largest producers of rice. We are the first in milk production. We are number one in Remote sensing satellites. Look at Dr. Sudarshan, he has transferred the tribal village into a self-sustaining, self driving unit. There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed with the bad news and failures and disasters.
I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert land into an orchid and a granary. It was his inspiring picture that everyone woke up to. The gory details of killings, bombardments,deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news. In India we only read about death, sickness,terrorism, crime. Why are we so negative?
Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with Foreign things? we want foreign TVs, we want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported? Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance? I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture, when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her what her goal in life is:
She replied: I want to live in a developed India. For her, for you, we will have to built this developed India. You must proclaim.
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
Dr. A P J Abdul Kalam
As a child, Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam remembers being fascinated by the flight of seagulls. He grew up on the island of Rameshwaram in south India, where his father was a boat builder. Kalam's interest in flight led to a degree in aeronautical engineering, and eventually to his supervising the development of India's guided missiles. Along the way, he found time to write Tamil poetry and learned to play the veena, an instrument similar to the sitar. Today Kalam, 67, who is India's best known scientist, heads the mammoth Department of Defense Research and Development. He played a key role in the nuclear tests at Pokharan in the Rajasthan desert on May 11 and 13. "I remember the earth shaking under our feet," he recalls of that fateful experience.Perhaps all frontiersmen are like that. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam has spent all his life near the three water frontiers of India. The newspaper boy of Rameswaram coast on the Indian Ocean spent 20 years dreaming of space frontiers at Thumba space centre on the Arabian Sea. The dreams of the next 20 years were mostly conjured up on the shores of the Bay of Bengal at Chandipur where he test-launched missiles and checked on vehicles that re-enter the atmosphere from space.
The dreamer of these oceanic frontiers is also one of India's frontiersmen in technology. A technology that not only fired Agnis, ignited Prithvis but also can green the barren lands, provide foods to the starving, and profit in world commerce. A First World dream for a third world nation.
It is a dream he shares with Yagnaswami Sundara Rajan, another technologist who had his stints in the Indian Space Research Organisation, the department of space contributing significantly to the communication satellite programme, the remote sensing programme and satellite metorology and mapping systems.
From the sea frontiers and space frontiers, the duo are now dreaming up frontiers of technology-driven prosperity for one billion people. In this they are inspired as much by the grain-rich fields of the green revolution as by the successes of remote-sensing satellites and re-entry vehicles. They see infinite energy that can be released not only from thermonuclear explosions but also from the human resource latent in the ordinary people of India.
Dr Kalam and Rajan believe that as a nation India should aim to reach at least the fourth position by 2020. And nobody is going to help us reach there, except ourselves. As the globe is shrinking into a village, there is also simultaneous denial of technologies.
But the same sense of purpose that made Pokharans and Prithvis possible can propel whole populations into prosperity. In the book India 2020, A Vision for the New Millennium, published by Viking-Penguin India, they identify exactly the bricks of technology that could build the dream. (Incidentally, Dr Kalam even otherwise seems to have the perfect 20-20 vision.
Things you didn't know about kalam
That Dr. Abdul Kalam is a bachelor and a teetotaler?
That he recites the Holy Quran and the Bhagvad Gita daily and is equally at home with both Holy Scriptures?
That Dr. Abdul Kalam has gone abroad for studies only once in 1963-64 to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) in the United States?
That as a young boy, he sold newspapers to enhance his family's income?
That he is so modest about his achievements that at every felicitation ceremony he gives full credit for India's success to his colleagues?
Childhood and Career
Oct 15, 1931 : Born at Dhanushkodi in Rameswaram district,Tamil Nadu. His father had to rent boats to pay his school fees. He studied at the Schwartz High School in Ramanathapuram.
1954-58 : After graduating in science from St. Joseph's College in Tiruchi, he enrolled for Aeronautical Engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology in 1954.
1958 Kalam joined the Defence Research & Development Organisation (DRDO) and served as a senior scientific assistant, heading a small team that developed a prototype hovercraft. But the project, never took off.
1962 : Following the lukewarm response to his hovercraft program, Kalam moved out of DRDO and joined Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
1963-82 : Kalam joined the satellite launch vehicle team at Thumba, near Trivandram and soon became Project Director for SLV-3.
1980 : Rohini put into orbit in the month of July
1981 : Kalam honoured with the Padma Bhushan
1982 : Kalam returns to DRDO as its Director. Takes charge of India's integrated guided missile development program. The program envisaged the launch of five major missiles.
1992 : Kalam takes over as the Scientific Advisor to Union Defence Minister.
1997 : Kalam honoured with "Bharat Ratna", india's highest civilian award.
May 11, 1998 : Adorning a Gorkha hat in the Rajasthan deserts, he orchestrated India's
underground nuclear tests. The scientist from a small hamlet in Tamil Nadu who had dreamt of India as a nuclear power many years ago had finally achieved it!
2002 : Kalam takes over as the President of India.
WINGS OF FIRE by Dr. APJ ABDULKALAM
I have three visions for India. In 3000 years of our history, people from all over the world have come and invaded us, captured our lands conquered our minds. From Alexander onwards. The Greeks, the Portuguese, the British, the French, the Dutch, all of them came and looted us, took over what was ours. Yet we have not done this to any other nation. We have not conquered anyone. We have not grabbed their land, their culture, their history and tried to enforce our way oflife on them. Why? Because we respect the freedom of others.
That is why my first vision is that of FREEDOM. I believe that India got its first vision of this in 1857, when we started the war of independence.It is this freedom that we must protect and nurture and built on. If we are not free, no one will respect us.
My second vision for India is DEVELOPMENT. For fifty years we have been a developing nation. It is time we see ourselves as a developed nation. We are among top 5 nations of the world in terms of GDP. We have 10 percent growth rate in most areas. Our poverty levels are falling, our achievements are being globally recognized today. Yet we lack the self-confidence to see ourselves as a developed nation, self reliant and self assured. Isn't this right?
I have third vision. The India must stand up to the world. Because I believe that unless India stands up to the world, no one will respect us. Only strength respects strength. We must be strong not only as a military power but also as an economic power. Both must go hand-in-hand. My good fortune was to have worked with three great minds. Dr. Vikram Sarabhai of the Dept. of space, Professor Satish Dhawan, who succeeded him, and Dr. Brahm Prakash, father of nuclear material.I was lucky to have worked with all three of them closely and consider this the great opportunity of my life. I see four milestones in my career:
ONE : Twenty years I spent in ISRO. I was given the opportunity to be the project director for India's first satellite launch vehicle, SLV3. The one that launched Rohini. These years played a very important role in my life of a Scientist.
TWO : After my ISRO years, i joined DRDO and got a chance to be the part of India's guided missile program. It was my second bliss when Agni met its mission requirements in 1994.
THREE : The Dept. of Atomic Energy and DRDO had this tremendous partnership in the recent nuclear tests, on May 11 and 13. This was the third bliss. The joy of participating with my team in these nuclear tests and proving to the world that India can make it. That we are no longer a developing nation but one of them. It made me feel very proud as an Indian. The fact that we have now developed for Agni a re-entry structure, for which we have developed this new material. A Very light material called carbon-carbon.
FOUR : One day an orthopaedic surgeon from Nizam Institute of Medical Sciences visited my laboratory. He lifted the material and found it so light that he took me to his hospital and showed me his patients. There were these little girls and boys with heavy metallic calipers weighing over three Kgs. each, dragging their feet around. He said to me: Please remove the pain of my patients. In three weeks, we made these Floor reaction Orthosis 300 gram calipers and took them to the orthopaedic center. The children didn't believe their eyes. From dragging around a three kg. load on their legs, they could now move around! Their parents had tears in their eyes. That was my fourth bliss!
Why is the media here so negative? Why are we in India so embarrassedto recognize our own strengths, our achievements? We are such a great nation. We have so many amazing success stories but we refuse to acknowledge them. Why? We are the second largest producer of wheat in the world. We are the second largest producers of rice. We are the first in milk production. We are number one in Remote sensing satellites. Look at Dr. Sudarshan, he has transferred the tribal village into a self-sustaining, self driving unit. There are millions of such achievements but our media is only obsessed with the bad news and failures and disasters.
I was in Tel Aviv once and I was reading the Israeli newspaper. It was the day after a lot of attacks and bombardments and deaths had taken place. The Hamas had struck. But the front page of the newspaper had the picture of a Jewish gentleman who in five years had transformed his desert land into an orchid and a granary. It was his inspiring picture that everyone woke up to. The gory details of killings, bombardments,deaths, were inside in the newspaper, buried among other news. In India we only read about death, sickness,terrorism, crime. Why are we so negative?
Another question: Why are we, as a nation so obsessed with Foreign things? we want foreign TVs, we want foreign shirts. We want foreign technology. Why this obsession with everything imported? Do we not realize that self-respect comes with self-reliance? I was in Hyderabad giving this lecture, when a 14 year old girl asked me for my autograph. I asked her what her goal in life is:
She replied: I want to live in a developed India. For her, for you, we will have to built this developed India. You must proclaim.
Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.
Om Thunai
OM THUNAI
Kaakka kaakka kanagavel kaakka
Nokka nokka nodiyil nokka
Thaakka thaakka tadaiyara thaakka
Paarkka paarkka paavam podipada
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Thaakka thaakka tadaiyara thaakka
Paarkka paarkka paavam podipada
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Vadivel enthan thunaiye vel muruga
Om muruga om muruga
Saravana pava kuga vadivelava
Monday, February 12, 2007
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