Monday 17 August 2015





Penneswaran …..

When I was running a typewriting institute, he came and joined to learn typing, in 1975.  Actually he could not concentrate on typing;  even he could not type 2 lines properly and neatly which irritated me very much.  But he never cared either his bad typing or my disappoint with his sincere learning.   I used to appreciate him because he was very regular in coming to institute. 

Very quickly I came to know he was not inclined to learn typing.  But relished  to talk to me and also with a few of his friends in the institute.    He was not obliging me with the lessons what I used to give him to type, instead, he brought some of his poems and stories to type. 

He was very jovial and a good critic even at the age of 15 !  Though he had involved himself in many matters in institutewhich were not at all related to him, we all enjoyed his anecdotes!   We all used to laugh whatever he  shared in a very lighter way.

Though I was very strict in running the institute and in a highlly disciplined way, the same yard sticksnever apply to Penneswaran.   He never took any matter seriously.  He brushed aside everything.

He was so good in English as well as Tamil.   The exam time came and Penneswaran also appeared along with hundreds of students from our Institute;  after finishing typing, he came out of the  Hall very happily;  I wondered what he would have done in the hall. 

I was sure he would fail in the exams.    He was in a very happy mood and told to me not to both about him and his performance in the examination.  After 2 months results were declared ….. to my great shock …. Not only he failed …. he made some of his friends also failed by giving wrong answers to them in Mechanism part !   That is the great service he has rendered to the Institute.

Atlast, agood day arrived at for our institute.  He himself realized that he could not afford to waste his precious time in continuing typing further.  It was a very happy day for me that he stopped learning typing;  Meanwhile, our friendship grew like Himalayas.  Later he appeared Service Commission  Exams, surprisingly passed and left for New Delhi to join in the Ministry of Home Affairs.   Here, not only he passed the Exam, he guided many of his friends to appear in the examthus leading  a big gang to join their jobs in New Delhi. 

He is a very good writer, director and also an actor;  He staged many street plays and stage plays in New Delhi and other cities  and became very popular there within no time.  Today his circle is very large; 

I could easily see many top VIPs are very close to his heart and very proud, Penneswaran is not the person to take any advantage with those for his personal reasons.   Also, very happy to note, he is there with one of the leading tamil dailies, his wife is in Central Government Job and both of his daughters are well settled.  It is all the blessings of his honesty and God’s blessings. 

Due to his busy schedule, he could not meet me for some years,  we both were busy in our own ways.

It was a great surprise for me, in 2003 or 4, he came to my school in Krishnagiri.   He had visited our town on a personal reason.  He is always flooded with more tight schedules whenever he visits his native town Krishnagiri even today.  He enjoys attending Theru-koothuperformances,folk performances and visiting places of historic importance around Krishnagiri.
He was happy to see that I am running a school with difference.  I narrated him about the school and ideals which made me to start and run.  He was very much impressed and said all my good intentions should be known to the people who were at top level, ruling the country.    Not only said, he also took all his best steps to see that some top people at New Delhi should know.  He also assured me to take me to the President Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam.  It was a dream for me indeed !   By that time, he took voluntary retirement from his job at Home Ministry and started a Tamil monthlynamed VadakkuVaasal.  It was such a wonderful monthly, with high quality articles.  No dirty cinema or gossiping, nothing nonsense items in that monthly.  That is his greatness. 

Though he was running VadakkuVaasalmagazine  with a great principle, he could not make money out of it.  He was losing money every month.  Of course there was neither any cheap articles nor any lady photo on cover to attract the majority public.   He could attract only a very knowledgeable circle.  He requested me to write education related society based article in his monthly.  I also very happily accepted.  I took that good opportunity to convey my thoughts to the society through my writings. 

One golden day, I received a call from RashtrapathiBhavan thatHon’ble President was willing to meet me in RashtrapathyBhavan, it was in 2006.   It was all the efforts of Penneswaran.   He used his influence in Delhi to achieve this.

He made all the arrangements to pick me from Airport, to stay in a decent lodge, gave me a big car on all 5 days;  he also arranged one of his close friend to  take me and my family to RashtrapathyBhavan;  we had a royal welcome on that day in RashtrapathyBhavan ! 

It was a most memorable day.  One would be really lucky to visit this great place in life.   President Dr.Kalam was so kind, he came out his seat for at least 50 feet to receive me;  with a great concern, he inquired about my health and the reason for my disability;  I went there with a wheel chair.   It was my first meeting with Dr. APJ Kalam.  How much I was lucky to start meeting such a great personality of India !

Again, after 1 year, Penneswaraninvited me to visit  New Delhi to attend a function in which Dr.Kalam was the Chief Guest along with Dr. Y.S. Rajan, an eminent Scientist;  Dr.Kalam and Dr.Y.S.Rajan are the authors of India 2020, such a close friend Dr.YSR to Dr.Kalam.Dr.Kalam launched the web site of Penneswaran’sVadakkuVaasal magazine.

I could easily see what was the contact level of Penneswaran in New Delhi.  It is most unfortunate that people in his native town of Krishnagiri still don’t know much about Penneswaran and his true capabilities.

During this time, I was writing articles in his mag and it was almost 4 years gone;  Dr.Kalam was one of the regular reader of my articles through VadakkuVaasal.  I humbly submit here-Penneswaran took all his efforts to publish my articles into a collection.  With the blessings of ArutselvarPollachiMahalingam he made arrangements to release my book in New Delhi Tamil Sangam; 

Dr. APJ Kalam launched my bookalongwith 4 books edited and published by Penneswaran and I again got a great opportunity to share the dias along with Dr.Kalam.   One must have been blessed by God for such golden occasions. 

Meanwhile I developed communications with Dr.Kalam, I received many letters from him. 

A few years ago, I started another school in a remote village, Savuloor, 2 km from Kaveripattinam;  I am much interested in agriculture and organic farming;  here in this rural school I have allotted ten thousand square feet for this agri education;  students are directly involved in the agri field work;  I was so serious in it;  I wanted the students should know about agri and organic farming for their bright future.  When Penneswaran visited this rural school, he was very much inspired by my vision and this went to the knowledge of Dr.Kalam.   Penneswaran played a key role in bringing Dr.Kalam to our rural school to inaugurate this Organic Farm in our rural school in 2013, October 2nd, Gandhi Jayanthi Day.  

What a great day that was !   We could feel the happiness and proud moment even today while remembering that golden day.  We can’t get such a great occasion so easily.  Dr.Kalam came, planted a sapling, inaugurated the Organic Farming and spoke to the children and public for an hour.  Everyone is proud even today by remembering Dr.Kalam and his speech.  

Dr.Kalam by heart appreciated me on my vision on Agriculture in School;  he promised to give all his help;  he mentioned about this Organic Farming of our school in many Universities and other top Institutions;  even just two days before his death, he conveyed his best wishes towards my wish to bring agri education at national level.   On his request ShriNarayanamurthy and Dr.SantoshBabu IAS, our former District Collector have been helping me very much.  I am sure, with all the blessings of Dr.Kalam’s wishes and blessings, I will see agriculture will be one of the subjects in School curriculum sooner at National level. 

Today Dr.Kalam is no more with us.  Hundreds console me in person and over phone;  many magazines have interviewed me on Dr.Kalam’s demise;  I was interviewed by All India Radio, asked me to say my friendship with Dr.Kalam for the past 10 years.  Almost all the news papers published the photos of Dr.Kalam’s visit to our rural school, inaugurating the organic farm while pushing my wheel chair.  

A friend in need is a friend indeed;  Penneswaran set an example for friendship, what do you need more this this, in one’s life !  I am proud of him, I thank God for it. 


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Friday 27 March 2015



rhap g[d;

tpahof;fpoikf;F xU jdp tpNr\k; cz;L.  = uhfNte;jpuUf;Fk;> = rhap ghghTf;Fk; g+i[fs; nra;a xU rpwg;ghd ehshFk;.  mNj Nghy  vdf;Fk; vd; FLk;gj;jhUf;Fk; tpahof;fpoik vg;NghJNk rpwg;ghd ehs;.  me;ehspy; khiy Ntisfspy; xU kzp Neuj;jpw;F rhap g[d; nra;Nthk;.  ehq;fNs ghl;L ghLNthk; my;yJ Nlg; nuf;fhh;lh; %yk; ghl;Lf;fis Nghl;L g[d; nra;Nthk;.  mg;gb $l xU rpy rkaq;fspy; Kbahj epiyapy; fk;g;Al;lhpNyh> b.tp.apNyh g[d; ghl;Lf;fis Nghl;Lf;Nfl;L mikjpahf mkh;e;J jpahdk; nra;Nthk;. 

rhap g[d; nra;Ak; NghJ kpFe;j cw;rhf;Jld; xU %iy KLf;F tplhky; tPL KOJk; Rj;jk; nra;Nthk;. Cleanliness is next only to Godliness.  Rj;jk; vq;F ,Uf;fpwNjh mq;Nf flTs; ,Ug;ghh; vd ahNuh nrhy;yf; Nfs;tp gl;bUf;fpNwd;.  fe;;ijahdhYk; frf;fp fl;L vd;gijAk; gbj;jpUf;fpNwhk;.  mjdhy; ,e;j g[d; ehl;fspy; Rj;jkhfTk; me;j miwia kpfTk; mofhfTk; itj;Jf;nfhs;s tPl;by; cs;s midtUk; Rj;jk; nra;tjpy; <LgLthh;f;s;. 

ed;whf rpe;jpj;J ghh;j;jhy; tPl;il Rj;jk; nra;fpNwhk; vd ehk; nrhy;Yk; me;j thh;j;ijf;F mJ cz;ikahd mh;j;jk; mJ my;y.  mt;thW tPl;il Rj;jk; nra;Ak;NghJ ek; kdJk;> vz;zq;fSk;> nra;iffSk; gf;Ftg;gl;Lk>; Rj;jg;gl;Lk;> NkYk; Nkd;ikailfpwJ vd;gJjhd; Rj;jj;jpw;F cz;ikahd nghUs;.  ek; kdij Nkd;ikgLj;jpf;nfhs;s gy topfs; Mz;ltd; ekf;F nfhLj;jpUf;fpwhh;. ,jpy; jpahdk; kw;Wk; $l;lhf ghLtJ vd;w gy epiyfs;.   

,e;j g[d; Kbj;jJk; mLj;j thuk; tiuf;Fk; xU kfpo;r;rpahd ehd; ,Ug;gij czh;e;jpUf;fpNwd;.  ,ij Mq;fpyj;jpy; vibration / aura  vd;ghh;fs;.  ,jdhy; tpahof;fpoikfspy; rhap g[d; nra;tij ehd; 10 tajpypUe;Nj fil gpbj;J tUfpNwd;.  mjhtJ xU 50 tUlq;fhsf rhap g[d; nra;J tUfpNwd;.  New;W g[d; nra;jjpy; xU tpNr\k; ,Ue;jJ.  vd;Dila ikj;Jdhpd; xU 6 khj Foe;ijf;F jpBnud clYf;F gpur;id te;J tpl;lJ.  ahUNk rw;Wk; vjph;ghh;f;fhj xd;W.  cldbahf gf;fj;jpYs;s ngq;fShpy; cs;s xU nghpa kUj;Jtkidf;F  vLj;Jr; nry;Yq;fs; vd;W nrhy;yp tpl;lhh; cs;Sh; FLk;g kUj;Jth;.  xU nehbapy; FLk;gj;jpYs;s mikjp vy;yhk; gwe;J tpl;lJ.  vy;NyhUila kdjpYk; xU ,Wf;fk; Vw;gl;L tpl;lJ.  Foe;ijia J}f;fpf;nfhz;L ngq;fSUf;F vy;;NyhUk; gwe;J tpl;lhh;fs;.  ehDk; vd;Dila ,uz;lhtJ kfs; kl;LNk ,Ue;Njhk;.  Foe;ijf;F vJTk; Neh;e;J tplf;$lhNj vd;w ftiyNa NkNyhq;fp epd;wJ.  cs;Sh; lhf;lh; VNjNjh nrhy;yp gaKWj;jp tpl;bUe;jhh;.

g[idf;fhd Vw;ghLfis nra;a Muk;gpj;Njhk;.  mofhd Kiwapy; rhap g[idg; ghly;fis jpUkjp gp.RrPyhTk;> rpj;uhTk;> Kk;igapYs;s jpU NrhD epfhKk; ghbatw;iw fk;g;Al;lhpy; itj;Js;sij xU ,uz;L kzp Neuk; Nghl;L> rpy ghly;fis mjDld; ghbNdhk;.  kdjpYs;s ,Wf;fk; Fiwe;jJ.  ey;y nra;jpNa tUk; vd;w ek;gpf;if nfhQ;rk; nfhQ;rkhf tuj; njhlq;fpaJ.  my;;yJ ek;Kila ghuj;ij flTs; Nky; Nghl;L tpl;L mth; ghh;j;Jf; nfhs;thh; vd;w kdg;gf;Ftk; ek;Ks; Vw;gl;bUf;fyhk; vd epidf;fpNwd;.  mNjNghy ,uz;L  kzp Neuk; fopj;J Foe;ijf;F nra;j vy;yh nl];LfspYk; ftiyg;gLk;gb ve;j gpur;idAk; ,y;iy vd nra;jp ngq;fSh; kUj;Jt kidapypUe;J vd; kidtp njhiyNgrp %yk; nrhd;dhh;.  ek;gpf;if> epk;kjp vd;gjw;fhd cz;ikahd mh;jj;ij ,ijg;Nghy jUzq;fspy;jhd; ,iwtd; ekf;F czh;j;Jfpwhh;. 

,ijg;Nghy fbdkhd re;jh;g;gq;fis E}w;Wf;fzf;fhd jlitfs; vd;Dila tho;f;ifapy; mDgtpj;jpUf;fpNwd;.  ghghit epidj;J mth; ghh;j;Jf;nfhs;thh; vd mthplNk tpl;L tpLNtd;.  vy;yh epiyfspYk; mtUila mUs; vdf;F nfhLj;Js;sij ehd; ed;F mwpNtd;.  mijnay;yhk; ,q;Nf vOjNtz;Lk; vd ehd; epidf;ftpy;iy.  ghghit gw;wp Nfhbf;fzf;fhdth;fs; NgrpapUf;fpwhh;fs;> ,d;Dk; Ngrpf; nfhz;Nl ,Uf;fpwhh;fs;> vOjpapUf;fpwhh;fs;> mJNt NghJk;.  

1960fspy;> vd;Dila rpwpa tajpy; vq;fs; tPl;bw;F tUk; gyUk; rhap ghghit gw;wpAk; mth; kf;fSf;fhf Mw;wp tUk; njhz;bidAk; gythW nrhy;yp nrhy;yp tpag;gilthh;fs;.  gyh; gytpjkhd cly; cghijfshYk;> kUj;Jth;fshy; iftplg;gl;lgpd; Gl;lgh;j;jp (ghgh gpwe;j ,lk;) nrd;W mtiu tzq;fp> jq;fSila Fiwfis nrhy;yp jq;fSila vy;yh gpur;idfSk; fz; ,ikf;Fk; Neuj;;jpy; xU Mr;rhpaj;ij epfo;j;jp ,d;W ey;ygbahf tho;e;jij ghh;j;jpUf;fpNwd;.  mthpd; ,ijg;Nghy cjtpfis ngU kfpo;r;rpahf nrhy;ypf;nfhs;tij Nfl;L> kpFe;j mstpy; tpag;gile;Njd;. mJ kl;Lky;y> clystpy; ngUk; Fiwfis mDgtj;J te;J gpwF ghghit jhprpj;J te;jgpd; mth;fSila me;j cly; cghijfs; mwNt ePq;fp ey;ygbahf xU rpy khjq;fspy; thoj; njhlq;fpaij ehd; fz;zhu fz;lgpd; ghghtpd; Nky; xU jdp gf;jp vd;Ds; Vw;gl;Lf;nfhz;bUg;gij czuj; njhlq;fpNdd;.   ghgh fpU\;zfphpf;F 2 Kiw te;jpUf;fpwhh;.  mtUila gf;jh; xUth; ghghit vq;fs; CUf;F mioj;J te;jpUe;jhh;.  me;j rkaj;jpy; ehDk; mq;F nrd;Nwd;.  ghghit kpf kpf mUfpy; fz;l ghf;fpak; vdf;F fpilj;jJ.  vq;fsplk; mth; kpfTk; md;ghf Ngrpdhh;.  ey;yijNa epidAq;fs; ey;yNj elf;Fk; vd;gij mbf;fb nrhy;yp vy;NyhUf;Fk; ek;gpf;ifiaAk;> cw;rhfj;ijjAk;  Cl;b nrd;whh;. 

ey;yJ nra;gth;fs; vy;NyhUNk flTs; vd;w nfhs;if cilatd; ehd;. ve;j tpj gyDk; vjph;ghuhky; gpwUf;F cjtp nra;J tUgth;fis jpdKk; ehd; fhz;fpNwd;. ey;yJ nra;aj;jhNd flTs; ,Uf;fpwhh; !  Mf ek; Kd; Mapuf;fzf;fhd flTs;fs; ,d;dKk; trpj;J nfhz;Ljhd; ,Uf;fpwhh;fs;.  mjdhy;jhd; ghghit mth; thoe;j fhyj;jpy; thOk; flTshf fz;lhh;fs;.  ,d;Wk; ghgh ek;Kld; ,Uf;fpwhh;> vd;Wk; ghgh ek;Kld; ,Ug;ghh; .. ,Jjhd; vd; ek;gpf;if> Nfhbf; fzf;fhdth;fspd; ek;gpf;if.  ey;y ek;gpf;iffs; epr;rak; tPz; Nghtjpy;iy.  vJ ekf;F> ve;j jUzj;jpy; nfhLf;f Ntz;Lk; vd;gJ flTSf;;;F njhpAk;;; vd;w ek;gpf;ifAk; ekf;F vd;nwd;Wk; Ntz;Lk;.  Mz;ltdplk; ifNae;jp epw;f NjitNa ,y;iy. 


After all our faiths can move the mountains !




Monday 5 January 2015



ehDk;  jpU Nf. ghyre;jUk; . . . . .



,thpd; Kjy; glkhd ePh;f;FkpopNa vd;id ghjpj;J tpl;lJ.  mjw;fLj;j etf;fpufKk; mg;gbNa.  Kw;wpYk; xU Gjpa rpe;jidahsh; jkpo; gl cyFf;F te;J tpl;lhh; vd;gijNa me;j Muk;gg;glq;fNs jkpo;gl urpfh;fSf;F czh;j;jpaJ.  mjw;fLj;J te;j rh;th; Re;juk;> Nk[h; re;jpufhe;j; Nghd;w glq;fs; mtiu ntF tpiutpy; xU caukhd ,lj;jpy; jkpo;g; gl cyfk; itj;J tpl;lJ.   Nk[h; re;jpufhe;j; Nghd;w fijaikg;ig nfhz;l xd;iw> fjhehafp ,y;yhky; xU glkhf nfhLf;f KbAk; vd;gij vt;tsT ,af;Feh;fshy; nra;a KbAk; vd;gJ xU nghpa Nfs;tpf; Fwp>  Fwpg;ghf ,d;iwa gl cyfpy;.  Nf.gpapd; glq;fs; fjhehafidNah> fjhehafpia itj;Njh mike;jJ kpfTk; rpytw;Nw.  Nf.ghyre;jhpd; glk; mJjhd; mtUila Kj;jpiu.  jd;Nky; mjPjkhd Kiwapy; ek;gpf;if itjj;jpUe;jth;.  mtUila gy glq;fspd; trdq;fs; ek; tho;f;iff;F Kd;Djhuzkhf ,Ue;jd.  rh;th; Re;juk; glj;jpy; ehNf\; NgRk; f\;lk; vd;gJ xU rpwpa fy;> mij fz; Kd; itj;J ghh;j;jhy; cyfNk njhpahJ> mNj fy;iy rw;W J}uj;jpy; itj;J ghh;j;jhy; f\;lk; vd;gJ ek; tho;f;ifapy; xU rpwpa epfo;r;rpjhd; vd;gdtw;iw vkJ gs;spapy; khzth;fSf;F Nghl;Lf;fhl;b mth;fspd; jd;dk;gpf;ifia Cf;Ftpf;f NgUjtpahf ,Ue;jJ. 

jkpo;gg; gl cyfpy; urpfh;fs; vk;.[p.Mh;. kw;Wk; rpth[p ebj;j glq;fSf;F Njbj; Njbr; nrd;w urpj;j fhyk; mJ.  ebfh;fSf;fhfj;jhd; gl cyfk; vd;wpUe;j epiy.  ebfh;fspd; Kfq;fis nghpjstpy; Ngh];lhpy; Nghl;lhy;jhd; glk; XLk;> gzk; gz;z KbAk;.  ebfh;fSf;fg;ghy; jkpo; gl urpfh;fs; NtW ahiuAk; ghh;f;f jahuhf ,y;iy.   ,e;j fhyf;fl;lj;jpy;jhd; Nf.ghyre;jh; jkpo;g;gl cyfpy; Eioe;jhh;.  Ve;j xU nghpa ebfiuAk; itj;J ,th; glk; gz;ztpy;iy.  mijg;Nghy vz;zKk; ,thplk; ,y;iy.  rz;ilf; fhl;rpfNsh> mgj;jkhd eifr;RitNah> Njitaw;w ghly; fhl;rpfNsh vd;w ve;j xU krhYk; ,th; glq;fspy; ,y;iy.  xU ey;y glk; nra;a jd; vz;zKk;> ciog;Gk;> ek;gpf;ifAk; kl;LNk NghJk; vd vz;zpdhh;.  ,af;Feh; ahh; vdf; fz;lwpe;J ,th; glq;fisf; fhz kf;fs; jpNal;lUf;F nry;tij Muk;gpj;jth; Nf.gp. 

msthf NgRthh;.  Mokhf rpe;jpg;ghh;.  jsq;fspy; fLikahf ciog;ghh;.  ebf;fNt njhpahjth;fisf;$l ey;y Kiwapy; ebf;FkhW nra;jhh;.  gok; ngUk; ebfh;fis itj;J  glk; vLg;gij tpl> GJ Kfq;fSf;F xU ey;ynjhU tha;g;gpid nfhLj;J> jd; vz;zq;fis ,e;jpa cyfpw;F mwpar; nra;jhh;.  ,ijg;Nghy xU rthiy jd; tho;ehs; ,Jjhd; ek; vy;NyhUk; mtiug; ghh;j;J tpaf;f itj;j xd;W.  mtUila gy glq;fs; xU Kiw ghh;j;jhy; mt;tsthf GhpahJ . gy Kiw ghh;j;jhy;jhd; mtUila rhpahd Nehf;fk; GhpAk;.  ,d;Wk; $l mG+h;t uhfq;fs; glj;ij ghh;j;jhy; VjhtJ xU Gjpa nra;jp fpilf;Fk;.  mtUila mts; xU njhlh;fij vd;w xU glj;ij itj;J 10 glq;fs; nra;ayhk;.  ,ijg;Nghy gy glq;fis nrhy;ypf;nfhz;Nl Nghfyhk;.  ,tUila glq;fis ghhh;j;J tpl;L gy ehl;fs; mijg; gw;wpNa ngrpf; nfhz;bUg;Nghk;.  mts; xU njhlh; fijapd; fpilkhf;]; Nghy NtW ve;j ,af;FeUk; nra;a KbahJ. 

vdf;F kpfTk; neUq;fpa lhf;lh; Kdhg; mfkJ  ehDk; vd;Dila kw;w 4 ehz;gh;fSk; nkbfy; fhNy[py; gbj;Jf; nfhz;bUe;j Ntis mJ.  ehq;fs; ey;y Kiwapy; gbj;J te;Njhk;.  me;j rkaj;jpy; Nf.gp.rhh; glq;fs; ntspte;J nfhz;bUe;jd.  Ngh];liu ghh;j;jTlNdNa ,tuJ glj;ij Kjy; ehNs Ngha; ghh;j;J tpLNthk;.  gpwF gy ehl;fs; mijg;gw;wpNa Ngrpf; nfhz;bUg;Nghk;.  ,jdhy; vq;fsJ gbg;Gk; rpwpjsT ghjpj;J tpl;lJ.  Mdhy; mijg; gw;wp ehq;fs; ftiyg;glNt ,y;iy.  me;j mstpw;F ,tuJ glq;fs; vq;fis ghjpj;J tpl;lJ.    

,ijg;Nghy Fiwe;jJ vd;dhy; ghyre;jiug; gw;wp xU tUlk; KOJk; Ngrpf;nfhz;Nl ,Ug;Ngd;. 

,th; glk; vLg;gij epWj;jpaTld; ehDk; vd; ez;gh;fSk;> ghyre;jNuhL jkpo;g;gl rfhg;jk; Kbe;J tpl;lJ vd;W KbntLj;J tpl;Nlhk;.  2000fspy; vdf;F jpU ghyre;jNuhL xU neUf;fk; kw;Wk; el;G Vw;gl;lJ. mJtiu fbjq;fs; vOjpf;nfhz;NlapUg;Ngd; mtUf;F.  xU ehs; mth; vd;id jd; tPl;bw;F tur;nrhd;dhh;.  me;j re;jpg;ig vq;fs; FLk;g ez;gu;fshd jpU RNu\; fpU\;z%h;j;jpAk;  mtUila kidtp kw;Wk; fh;ehlf rq;fPj ghlfp jpUkjp mDuhjh fpU\;z%h;j;jpAk; Vw;ghL nra;jpUe;jdh;.  me;j Neuk; mtUf;F ,uz;lhtJ jlitahf khuilg;G Vw;gl;L khbapy; Xa;T ngw;wpUe;j Ntis.  vdf;fhf mth; fPNo ,wq;fp te;jhh;.  me;ehs; vd; tho;tpy; xU Kf;fpakhd ehs; vd;W ,d;wsTk; vz;zp kfpo;fpNwd;. 

md;W Kjy; vg;NghJ nrd;id nrd;whYk; mth; tPl;bw;F nrd;W; mthplk; nfhQ;r Neuk; Ngrp tUtij tof;fkhff; nfhz;bUe;Njd;.  vg;NghjhtJ ehd; rpy rkak; nry;yhj epiyapy;> jd;Dila nrayhsh; jpU Nkhfd; mth;fsplk;> Vd; rdj; Fkhh; rpy ehl;fshf tutpy;iy vdf;Nfl;Fk; mstpw;F vq;fsJ me;j mofhd> Mokhd el;G ePbj;jJ. mg;gb mth; vd;idg; gw;wp Nfl;Fk; epiyapy; ve;j NtiyapUe;jhYk; mg;gbNa Nghl;L tpl;L nrd;id nrd;W Nf.gp. rhiu ghh;j;J Ngrp tUNtd;. mij xU nghpa kfpo;r;rpahd jUkhzkhfTk;> ngUikahfTk; milNtd;.   mtUila glq;fis gy Kiw ghh;j;J myrpapUf;fpNwd;.  ik#hpy; ehDk; mth; kl;LNk xU jdpaiwapy; rpy kzp Neuq;fis fopf;Fk; ghf;fpak; vdf;F fpilj;jJ.  jdf;F Vw;gl;l gy mDgtq;fis vd;dplk; gfph;e;J nfhz;lhh;.  Rhpjh vg;gb jhdhfNt te;J rpy fhl;rpfis ebj;J fhl;bdhh; vd;gdtw;iwnay;yhk; tpsf;fpdhh;.    ehd;F Rth;fs; vd;w glj;ij gw;wp Fwpg;gpl;L> ,ij Vd; vLj;jPh;fs; vdf; Nfl;ljw;F kpfg; nghpjhf rphpj;J tpl;L> mijg; ghh;j;jPh;fsh ?  rpy rkak; ,ijg;Nghy elg;gJk; cz;L vd;W nrhd;dhh;.  vd;WNk kwf;f Kbahj jUzq;fs; mit. 

mtUila rfhdh rPhpay; xU gpukhjkhd xd;W.  rpdpkh vLg;gij Nghy ,jw;fhf ,th; cioj;jpUe;jhh;.  rpe;J igutp vt;tsT mofhf ,Ue;jNjh> mNj nghy ,e;j rfhdh rPhpaYk; ,Ue;jJ.  ,irf;F kpfTk; gpukhjkhf tbtk; nfhLj;jpUe;jhh;. 

vd;Dila fpU\;zfphp gs;spf;$lj;jpy;; Foe;ijfSf;F ghlq;fis b[pl;ly; Kiwapy; rpdpkh ghh;g;gijg; Nghd;Nw ghlq;fis nrhy;ypf; nfhLf;f 100 Foe;ijfs; mkuf; $ba xU jpNal;lh; xd;wpid fl;b mjid Nf.gp.rhh;jhd; jpwf;f Ntz;Lk; vd;W Nfl;Lf;nfhz;Nld;. mtUk; rk;kjpj;J> vq;fs; CUf;F te;J> jpNal;liu jpwe;J itj;J> Nkilapy; nghJ kf;fsplk; Foe;jijfsplKk; Ngrp> vq;fNshL kjpa kw;Wk; ,uT cztUe;jp> gytw;iw Ngrp kfpo;tpj;jhh;.  vd;idg; gw;wp jdpg;gl;l Kiwapy; mjpf Neuk; tprhhpj;J njhpe;J nfhz;lhh;.  Jd;Dila ,e;j epfo;r;rpf;F gs;sp tshfj;jij kpfTk; mofhf> Neh;j;jpahf moF gLj;jpaij epidT $h;e;jhh;.  md;W mth; Nkilapy; mkh;e;jNghJ> mtUld; vkJ gs;spapd; Kd;dhs; khzth;fs;jhd; mkh;e;J KO epfo;r;rpfisAk; elj;jpf;nfhLj;jijr; nrhy;yp gyKiw tpae;jhh;.  mJ vkJ gs;spapd; rpwg;gk;rk; vd;gij ehd; nrhd;dNghJ jd;Dila Mr;rhpaj;ij nghpa mstpy; njhptpj;jhh;.  ehDk; gs;spapd; ve;j xU epfo;r;rpf;Fk; Nkilf;F nrd;W mkh;e;jNj fpilahJ.  vy;yhNk Foe;ijfis itj;Jjhd; epfo;r;rpfis mikg;Nghk;.  ,J xU ,UgJ tUl tof;fk;.  ehd; fPNo xU kuj;jpd; gpd;dh; mkh;e;J epfo;r;rpfis ftdpj;J te;jij ghh;j;J> xU gj;J Ugha; nryT nra;J E}W Ugha;f;F tpsk;guk; Njbf;nfhs;Sk; ,e;j fhyj;jpy;> ,g;gb nghpa mstpy; gs;spia elj;jp> mofhf Nkil Nghl;L> vJTNk fhl;bf;nfhs;shky; Nkilf;F fPNo Xh; %iyapy; mkh;e;J ftdpj;J tUk; ,e;j rdj; Fkhiu epidf;Fk; NghJ> kdJ fdkhfpwJ vd;W nrhy;;ypaJ> vd;id NkYk; gzpa itj;J tpl;lJ.   

mjd; gpd; gpuh\he;jp vd;w xU jpNal;liu jpwe;J itj;jjhh;.  me;j tpohtpy;> me;j muq;fj;jpy; Nf.gp.rhhpd; 12 glq;fs; kw;Wk; rfhdh rPhpaypypUe;J xU 45 epkplk; XLk; mstpw;F xU lhf;Fnkd;il jahhpj;J mtUf;F Nghl;Lf; fhl;bNdd;.  mthpd; gilg;ig ehd; RUf;fp> mth; mUfpy; mkh;e;J urpf;Fk; ghf;fpaj;ij ehd; md;W ngw;Nwd;.  me;j rkaj;jpy; gy ,lq;fspy; vd; iffis ,Ufg; gw;wp jd;Dila kfpo;r;rpia njhptpj;Jf; nfhz;lhh;.  ,ijg;Nghy re;jh;g;gq;fs; xU rpyUf;Fj;jhd; mikAk;.  md;W vdf;F mike;jJ.   kw;Wk; md;wpuT vq;fNshL jq;fp kW ehs; fhiyjhd; nrd;idf;F nrd;whh;.  gk;ghapy; trpf;Fk; ,tUila ,uz;lhtJ kfd; tPl;ilj;jtpu NtW vq;Fk; nrd;W jq;fhjth; vd;gJ gpwF njhpa te;jgpd; nghpjsT ngUik nfhz;Nld;. 

[{iy 9k; Njjp Nf.gp.rhUila gpwe;j ehs;.  gy tUlq;fs; ,e;ehspy; ,thpd; tPl;bw;F ehDk; vd; FLk;gj;jhUk; nrd;W ,thplk; tho;j;J ngWtij ngUikahff; nfhz;bUe;Njd;. xU Kiw vd;idg; ghh;j;J vd;dplk; Vd; ,t;tsT md;G itj;jpUf;fPwPh;fs;> gy rkaq;fspy; ehd; nefpo;e;J NghfpNwd;> ,jw;Fk; VjhtJ fhuzk; cz;lh? vdf; Nfl;lhh;.  ePq;fs; xU kfh kfh nghpa fiyQh;> 20 tUlq;fSf;F Kd;dNu xd;iw jPh;khdpf;Fk; Mw;wy; cq;fSf;F cs;sJ> Vwf;Fiwa vd; vz;z Xl;lKk; mg;gbj;jhd;> cq;fSila ,e;j Mw;wy; vd;id kpfTk; fth;e;J tpl;lJ vd;W nrhy;ypaNghJ vdJ iffis gpbj;J FYf;fp ed;wp nrhd;dhh;. 

mtuJ kfd; jpU ifyh]k; kiwe;jJ Nf.gp.rhUila cly; kw;Wk; kd epiyia kpfTk; ghjpj;J tpl;lJ.   jpU ifyh]k; kiwe;j 5tJ ehs; nrd;id nrd;W mtiur; re;jpj;Njd;.  kpf kpf Nrhh;thf fhzg;gl;lhh;. jd;Dila miwapypUe;J ntspNa te;J vd;Dld;   Nrhfj;ij gfph;e;J nfhz;lhh;.   Foe;ijfs; ,Uf;Fk;NghNj nghpath;fs; kiwe;J tpl Ntz;Lk;> nghpath;fs; Kd; Foe;ijfs; ,wf;ff;$lhJ vd;W mth; nrhy;yp tUj;jg;gl;lNghJ> kdJ kpfTk; fdj;J tpl;lJ.  mjw;fLj;j ehl;fspy; ntF Ntfkhf Nf.gp. rhUila cly; eyKk; ghjpj;J tpl;lJ.  kfd; kiwe;j 110 ehl;fspy; me;j xU nghpa rpe;jdhthjp kiwe;J Nghdhh;.  ,wf;Fk;NghJ mth; 84I fle;J 85y; ,Ue;jhh;. 

ehd; rf;fu ehw;fhypapy; mkh;e;J vd;Dila Ntiyfis ftdpg;gtd;.  vg;gb Nf.gp.rhhpd; kiwtQ;rypf;F nry;tJ vd kpfTk; Fok;gpg;NghapUe;Njd;.   vd; kdk; vg;gbahtJ mtiu filrp xU Kiw ghh;j;J tpl Ntz;Lk; vd Jbj;jJ.  me;j $l;lj;jpy; rf;fu ehw;fhypapy; mtuJ tPl;bw;F nry;tJ vd;gJ ,ayhj fhhpak;.  ,Ue;jhYk; xU gpbthjj;Jld; nrd;idf;F FLk;gj;Jld; nrd;W tpl;Nld;.  ehd; nrd;id mUNf nry;y nry;y mtuJ cly; ikyhg;G+h; ,y;yj;jpypUe;J ngrd;l; efh; kpd; kahdj;jpw;F Ch;tyk; njhlq;fp tpl;lJ.

,e;j jUzj;jpy; jpU Nf.gp.rhUila nrayhsh; NkhfDk;> biuth; Nfhtpe;juh[Dk; kpfTk; cjtp nra;jhh;fs;.  Xt;nthU ,lj;jpypUe;Jk; Ch;tyk; vq;Nf Ngha;f;nfhz;bUf;fpwJ vd;w jfty; vdf;F te;J nfhz;Nle;japUe;jJ.  xU topahf Nf.gp.rhhpd; Ch;tyk; ngrd;l; efh; kahdj;ij milAkd; ehd; mq;Nf nrd;W tpl;Nld;.  fl;Lf;flq;fhj $l;lk;.  vd;idg;Nghd;wth;fs; fl;lhak cs;Ns nry;y Kbahj epiy.  mthpd; Kfj;ij ghh;f;f KbAkh vd Fog;gj;jpy; ,Ue;Njd;.   Nf.gp.rhhpd; Adpl;il Nrh;e;j ghG vd;gth; vdf;fhf xU Bik mikj;J vd;id kpd; kahd Nkilapd; mUNf mkh;j;jp tpl;lhh;fs;.   rpwpJ Neuj;jpw;nfy;yhk; Nf.gp.rhhpd; cly; cs;Ns nfhz;L tug;gl;L> mq;Nf itf;fg;gl;L filrprlq;Ffs; eilngw;wd.  Vdf;F xU 5 mb J}uj;jpy;jhd; mtiug; gLf;f itj;jdh;.  mtiu ehd; KOtJkhf ghh;f;f Kbe;jJ.  mth; vdJ gs;spf;F tUif je;j NghJ vd;d cilapy; ,Ue;jhNuh> mNj cilapy; kPz;Lk; mtiu mq;F ghh;j;Njd;.  mtuJ Kfk; vd; gf;fk; jpUk;gpapUe;jJ.  vg;gb ,t;tsT rpukj;jpw;F eLNt ,q;F te;jPh;fs; vd mth; vd;id Nfl;gJ Nghy ,Ue;jJ.  mjw;F ehd; nfhLj;J itj;jtd; vd kdjhu mthplk; ehd; nrhd;Ndd;.

gpwF mtiu cs;Ns mioj;Jr;nrd;W tpl;lhh;fs;.  ehDk; ntspNa te;J tpl;Nld;.  Nf.gp.rhh; kiwatpy;iy.  mtuJ glq;fs; %yKk;> mtuJ mwpKfq;fs; %yKk;> fhnkuh %yKk;> trdq;fs; %yKk;> ,irapd; %yKk; vg;NghJk; tho;thh;.  jkpo;g;gl cyfpy; mth ,lj;ij ahuhYk; epug;g KbahJ.  mth; thdpy; cs;s Mapuf;fzf;fhd el;rj;jpuq;fspy; xUth; my;y> mth; thdpy; cs;s KO epyT. thdj;jpy; epyT thdpy; vd;Wk; ,Uf;Fk;> mNjNghy ghyre;jUk; ek; epidtpy; vd;WNk ,Ug;ghh;> ek; epidtpUf;Fk; tiu.

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Monday 1 December 2014


                             No melody …. No life. 


We lost a good human being in P.B. Srinivas’ death;  how many golden songs he has given to Tamil and Kannada cinemas;  we are very much indebted to the great voice of P.B. Srinivas.   To get rid of stress, I used to sing always old songs, anything in Tamil, Kannada or Hindi;   I never bother about my voice, but surely, after singing his some old songs for an hour, I would become very cool and calm.   On several occasions, songs of PBS helped me very much;    I use to sing always his songs whether it is in Tamil or Kannada. 

Indian cinema has produced two melody kings, one is Rafi in North and another one is PBS in South.  Both are equally great.  PBS voice is so smooth and fits for all occasions.

My favourite hotel in Chennai is Woodlands in RK Salai.  They had another restaurant in the same road called Woodlands Drive-in.  It was a sprawling area with hundreds of very big trees;  even though it was not maintained well, still it was pleasure to visit that  garden and hotel itself was a wonderful experience.  Many VIPs used to come there daily.  We are unfortunate, today we don’t have a place in the heart of the City today.    Whenever I went there, I could see PBS was sitting in a corner of the building, eating dosa along with a cup of coffee.  He was keeping more than 6 pens in different colours in his shirt pocket.  I used to go to his table, start singing his songs.  Without any gap, he joined with my voice.

It had happened several times;  every time, it was a lovely experience for me with him.   In Tamil, Manidan Enbavan Deivamagalam, Kalangalil Aval Vasanthan and in Kannada, Nee Bandu Ninthaga, Suvvi Suvvi Suvvale are all time favourites for me. 

I cannot say there is no singer today in the field like PBS;  I sincerely feel, it the duty of the music directors to tune such melodious songs and try with the singers.  Gone are the days with the legends like Viswanathan and Ramamurthy. 

Will my expectation reach someone who are really concerned ?  If so, I am really lucky and we will get singers like PBS again with the blessings of PBS and Rafi.