Oru neramenkilum kaanaathe vayyente !!!!!!

{ Oru neramenkilum kaanaathe vayyente
Guruvayoorappa nin divya roopam } 2
Oru maathrayenkilum kelkkaathe vayya nin
Murali pozhikkunna ganaalaapam } 2
( Oru neramenkilum ..............ganaalaapam)
Murali pozhikkunna ganaalaapam
{ Harinaama keerthanam unarum pulariyil
Thiruvaaka chaarthu njaan orthu pokum } 2
Oru peeliyengaanum kaanumbol aviduthe } 2
Thiru mudi kanmunnil minni maayum } 2
( Oru neramenkilum ..............ganaalaapam)
Murali pozhikkunna ganaalaapam
{ Akathaarilaazhthuvaan ethidum ormmakal
Avatharippikkunnu krishnanaattam } 2
Adiyante munnilundeppozhum maayaathe } 2
Avathaara Krishnaa nin kalla nottam } 2
( Oru neramenkilum ..............ganaalaapam)
Murali pozhikkunna ganaalaapam
Oru neramenkilum kaanaathe vayyente
Guruvayoorappa nin divya roopam

courtsey:Internet and Yesudas.

Anbe Sivam !

Though Anbe Sivam is a 2003 release, only when I recently watched it again I realized why it would always remain my most favorite of all. Before and after I have seen a handful of good movies from POH,SSR,M.Wedding to A Wednesday and Rev Road, but none of these seem to take over Anbe Sivam for me. The movie is about how two people who believe in entirely opposite ideologies come to respect and become to love each other.KamalHassan and Madhavan have transfigured for their roles. The film duly conveys the message "Only heart matters”. When we learn to respect every other persons ideology the problem of the entire world ends.As has happened, it was only when people failed to respect each others ideology the course of history has changed. So it is changing now and so will it. As portrayed in the movie, harmony and peace comes out respect for each other. Finally, it will be love that will live. Truly, "Aatthigam paesum adiyaarkellaam Shivamae Anbaagum;Natthigam paesum nallavarukkoe Anbae Shivamaagum!!" (For a theist Shiva(God) is love; but for a atheist love is Shiva(God)"

The White Tiger

The White Tiger is a narration by an individual on his life and the vindication of his actions. It is the self-accounted story of person who hails from a poor village background and rises to the level of an entrepreneur in Bangalore. It is a very possible story of any Indian youth, just that you begin to feel there are other overlooked stories. Even after the acceptance of the probability one never fails to see the bashing unnecessary. Adiga could have at least spared Gandhi. Leaving the righteousness of the story apart Adiga is definitely a compulsive writer who keeps us pace with the events .One additional thing that personally turned me off were the reasons used to defend the lack of virtue. The end never justifies the means. It would have appealed a lot more had it carried a simple "moral of the story". When the question of deserving man-booker comes I can not comment as i have not really read the others on the list. Apparently, as like the slum dog millionaire the outside world tends to shower credit more than entitled when the subject involves substandard India. The white tiger might not be, but Adiga is a promise!!

Yet another day of Obsession.

It was Saturday morning I was all set for the brisk day. Yeah, obviously shopping. You know how much shopping, frankly writing window shopping is important in a woman's life. But this time i was in for a real shopping. There were some indispensable stuffs to buy. I had made a neat what-and-where to buy list in an orderly fashion. Only the deed of buying itself was left.

Time raced. It was almost late evening and still I had not bought one thing in my essentials list. Though my bank balance has dwindled reasonably, I could not find almost any of the items in my list. This always happens; when you are just window shopping you find all the wonderful, colorful and some times even useful things to purchase. But when you are all set on a herculean task of actual buying you almost never see even a trace of your substratal requisites.

Well, I haven’t yet found the hit-numbers on my list. Well, importantly there is dove shampoo and nivea cream. Yeah, you can not go out and buy a random shampoo. Even Schnitzer or Amway does not give me the same peace. When a woman sets her mind on some thing it’s difficult to change. Though its more a pain for her than the subject, women still do it. Obsession is one of her legacy and you can not blame her.

The topper of my requirement was a good-looking, less-glistening, highly-professional ladies wallet that was not leather. I try and avoid leather to the best extent possible. I was not finding anything that was close to my expectation (i know the pitfall word..haha).By now it was dark outside. I was all enervated and empty. I some how felt there was no purpose and meaning attached for the day. I have not got the one thing i really wanted. Finally I decided to leave for my apartment. I sped down, jumped through the steps industriously and rushed to the gate. I almost bumped into a woman dancing in ecstasy. She was this dark women with frizzy hair, filthy shall, sloppy skirt and revolting odor carrying a shabby mean cat in her unkempt waist dancing in enchantment.

I was frustrated for a wallet to keep the money I had. What can I say of her? Apparently, God really seems to take a lot of pain to make me see.

In all these 60 years..

What have we become in 60 years??The answer is quite complicated to fit in a single verse.A Lot has happened.Good as well bad.Of all, one beautiful thing that happened to India is our democratic set up.Though many other nations of the world have been successful in vanquishing foreign rule,today not many have a reasonable political composition.Unlike the authoritarian nations we enjoy a profusion of freedom,not to mention print and media press.Our leaders in 1947 were pragmatic enough to frame this democratic sturcture and by 1990's our people in power took profounded strategic shift by optioning for liberalised economy with the realisation that the previous soviet-economy model would be recipe for disaster.It is predominantly these two deicisions that influence every day life of almost all Indians.We have come a long a way in 60 years,especially last 15 years.

We are climbing up the ladder, reaching for the star.Is it wise to sit down,relax and a have a look back??Perhaps not,but if it is a glimpse and if it serves as a catayst,we should.But this should in no way blind to see the obvious in store.True, we still have a long way,miles to go and the path ahead is not as smooth as we can assume. Though we are reputed in certain spheres, we need betterment in other sectors like power, manufacturing, infrastructure, transportation, agro etc..etc.. Most importantly we need to counter terrorism effectively.We need prononunced change in the standard of living of every Indian.We need to reach the pinnacle aim of corruption free communtiy.But the look back makes us discern that India will translate the free market reform to econmic prosperty simultaneusly fullfilling the nation's vision. Further it ascertains a palpable self-confidence that improved change in every Indian's life is not so far away!!

Happy Independence Day!!

Happy sixty years and many such million years!!

lots of love,
maheswari.

What i did so far!!??

Well,for reasons plenty i didn apply for a passport till recently.Last week I was called in for a verification from a near by police station.I always had a preconceived notion on police personnel and politicians.Thanks to media and my friends.May be media,but my friends never exaggerated.Even now am certain,they were experiences to the core.When i reached the station,i was greeted by a surprise i never fathomed.Not only did the police person declined to demand a bribe,but also was courteous.I altered my misconception.Not all are exactly bad.May be few,may be more,nut not all.

The person influenced to rearrange my notion.Further the official also helped me to get new vista of scope and hope.I re-estabished my affirmation that a single individual with no big power at disposal, can still make a difference,and now with a modification that also by just remaining true to himself and to his country.Every single individual can enhance the progress of the nation.From any corner of the globe a citizen can contribute in his/her own possible ways to our motherland.Every single Indian should participate in the upliftment.May be by helping to educate the uneducated, nourshing the less previleged,supporting the under previleged or with a positive outlook for the nation and by merely remaining true to oneself.So it is important that every individual's role is important.

As these thoughts flood in,now,jus before the break of august 15, I find my self with a query.Aint i one such individual !!??

Being Myself

It was a very special occassion for me.I had all the distinguished people in my life.We exchanged thought,opinion and at times went even beyond. When the end came, every single person gave me a word to remember.There was one particular person who asked me to be myself.An another one wanted me to remain the same and not to change.To add more chaos, one more adviced me to believe in myself.I was grateful for every syllable they uttered.But i could never conceive what they actually signified.

I have always believed that one has to learn from every happening in life.Once learnt, it imbibes in you.Thus a change has been brought about in you, meaning that you have not remained the same yourself.Many a time I have observed that I have stayed myself by not being myself.So what are they deluding to me???

That night, on hearing all these, my friend reckoned that i have turned 'arrogant'.She was of the conviction that if I had my own idea of things, then i should have never bothered to ask for a remembrance.

For some reason i concealed from her, how much all these people have meant to me,in how many ways they have influenced my life, how much i have valued their words and that i was only wondering on the context and perpective they have wielded them for me.