A walk in the Dark

It’s dark,dim & dull foggy, misty ,sometimes clear sky but cold feel lazy, drab but restless the first step is the one which is difficult Once out, the roads, trees with the cover of shimmer in the lights of the streets, shading them gold is a beauty, the poet’s heart is awakened with the design of the withered leaves Once out,the clear celestial sky with the stars twinkling, a beauty to cherish. We spot mars & venus , for a memory to be retold., Once out,the cold bites, we pull our jackets tight but as we take more strides, the cold becomes just another layer of warmth for the heart to enjoy. The night sky is decorated with stars as our windows are decorated with festive lights The child's smile on seeing the shining decorative tree, is similar to the face of the glistening moon Now is not the time to stay indoors, its the time to step outside and the relish the senses with nature's delight The walk will bring along a smile which kindles the festive spirit The first step is the one which is difficult, once out unwrap the gift of nature!

Daily Dose

My Daily Dose

Of Jokes, Memes, Wishes -- Facebook
Of Jealousy -- Instagram ,Youtube
Of Seeking work -- Indeed,Cw,Total
Of Seeking ideas - Youtube
Of Seeking Knowledge - Whats app University
Of Hatred - Twitter ( Wow people throw abuses left , right and centre)
Of Biased News- All Media!
of Peace- Prayers & Chants
Of Happiness - Family & Friends
of Fantasy - Books
of Creativeness - Writing
of Laziness - "Smart" Phone & Tablet
Of Uselessness - Me!!!

Fourth Thamizh Sangam

Fourth Thamizh Snagam..
Present :Alwars,Nayanmars , Ovvaiyar, Shivan, Murugan ,Krishnan,Madurai Mennakshi Amman,Lakshmi , Sarawatahi, All Sithhars ,Devaraya Swamigal,Pambam Swamigal,Kirupananda Varrier,Balamuruga adigalar ,Seethalai Sathanar,Illanga Adigal, vallalar, pattinathaar,,kambhar, kaalisdasar,Bharathiyaar,Thamizh Thaatha(Swaminatha Iyer),Subramaniya Siva,Manonmaniam Sundaram Pillai

Alwars : Hymns of Thevaram ( all sing together )
Nayanmars : Hymns of Thiruppavai (all sing together)
Ovvai: aathi chudi
Kripua Nada Varrier: En appan Murugane .. Lets start the proceedings with you
Murugan : Thanks everyone and its an honour to preside over the fourth Thamizh Sangam with the great presence of all divinity assembled in one place
Shivan & Vishnu :Our pleasure to be with all the best minds with transcending bhakthi and devotion here.
Agathiyar <*Bows Down*>: How is our Divine language doing now ?
Murugan : Its in sorry state now. In those days , inspite of the Vedas, Upanishads and Poorana’s taught in Sanskrit , our Alwars , Nayanmars composed great hymns which are living till to this day. Offcourse our Grand Old lady Ovvai sang immortal hyms and this was followed by Pambam Swamigal,Devaraya Swamigal & Kirupananda Varrier ever green works.
Krishna & Shiva ..Those were the days?
Agathya: I don’t understand when you say,those were the days? What’s happening now ?
Murugan: Why don’t we visit Earth and find out
All of the Gods, Poets Descend on Earth
They hear a Keethanai meeting in the distant
Murugan ( Enquires a Man) : What is the meeting about ?
Dravid 1: He was called as Kalaignar , they are singing bajans on his Grave
Ovvai ( Observes Laddu and Newspaper): Oh he must have really don’t something to improve Thamizh.Has he written any plays?
Dravid 2: :No ..he just recycled the old in to new
Thiruvalluvar : Did he compose couplets?
Dravid 2: No no .. he infact calls you a follower of Cisit ! and you are friend of Cisit!!! You went walking together!!!
Thiruvallurvar :What ? why? I have written about Indran,Krishnan,Suryan ,Shivan and Lakshmi .
Dravid 1: Athellan sellathu ..you are a follower of Cisit!
Krishna : So has he built temples and propogated Bhakthi?
Dravid 1: Absolutely not , he infact calls someone , who garlanded you with slippers and hit your pictures with slipper as Guru!
Murugan: How unmanly! I created men to be divine and love each other , he epouses hate!!So has he done anything for me ?
Dravid 2: Laughs !! haha ..absolutely nothing , he infact facilitated your idols to be smuggled and sold abroad.
Shiva : Did he atleast take care of Thamizh makkal?
Dravid 1: Yes ..he made sure Thamizh makkal was slaughtered and nothing much!
Murugan :Then why are Thamizh people respecting him? He espoused hate and aboragated Bhakti which personified every Thamizh Soul, Systematic destruction of Temples, Idols but people go after him ??
Shivan :His ideology is not to pray to any god and destroyed idols of God but now he and his so called Guru has an idol and its being protected by a fence !! Interesting
Lets move on …
Agathyar: Someone is speaking in a Louder Voice, says wants to become CM
Man 1: Oh .. He calls himself Senthamizhan ..he claims he is the protector of Tamizhans and Thamizh Language and he says he is the protector of Ezham
Ramanujar: Oh .. then he must be the man who is really doing something and does he know the real meaning of Ezham
Tee Man: Hahha! Buhahha! We are only Tamilians .. no one else , we only make sure that tamil lives ..buhahhaaa. I will ask the world countries to accept Thamizh language buhhahaha .. Thambi ..if I speak UN will listen , I don’t know what or who is Ezham but I will go have “aama kari”and figth for ezham .. buhahhahaha
Teen Man : I will ask my muppatan Murugan to come and dance with me !
Everyone looks at Murugan : How are your is mupattan ..he isn’t from any of the dharmic tradition
Vallalar and Pattinathar : Does he speak about us ?
Tumbi 1: sorry , who are you? We don’t know you ? we only know our annan teen man
Tumbi 2: he is great , he made sure for Tanjai Periya Kovil the kudamuzhakku was done in Tamil
Shivan /Avvaiyar/Illango adigal: But both Sanskrit and Thamizh was used from Time immemorial , whats the difference?
Teen Man : Buhahahah..i don’t know that .. because of me only everything is happening in Thamizh Nadu

Tin face:*Interference* : Vinayaga is not Thamizh kadavul ..so don’t pray but all Aother faiths are Thamizh kadavuls..
All Gods Shocked!! What’s this , new story ? when did they become Thamizh Gods??
Tumbi 1 & Dravid 1 : Long back ..we are trying to replace all Thamizh glory and the original culture with new things so we can make sure we can plunder the Temples and make sure Bhakti and Divinity goes away from here.
Vinayager : * Laughs Loud** Im sure the other pure souls would run away from you people when they know how you use their names!
Murugan /Ovvai: so what has this teen man done to save Thamizh and Thamizhnadu ?
Did he build temples, write poem or atleast hospitals, schools?
Tumbi 2: hahah ,.. no .. he built a nice house for himself , got a good luxurious foreign car and he goes saying that he has created a New idol for Murugan , Shivan and he infact stops good things happening in the name of Thamizh for example a Big hospital was supposed to be built but he protested and stopped it .
Murugan/Krishnan: oh where are the idols ??
Tumbi 1: ** Shows them ***
Bhogar * Faints**
Agathayar * comes running and sprinkles water on Bhogar’s face**
Bhogar.: Oh Muruga ..i created you ..how beautiful you are ..but what has this teen man done ?? Please save yourself from him
Teen Man : Buhhahahahah.. I don’t know ..this is how my muppatan looked!!!
Agathyar : You know better than Bhogar!!!
Tin Face & others :* interference*: This is Hindiya and don’t pray to Rama and Vinayagar as they came from North. We will give rs.500..dont pray to any of these Gods ..only pray to ….
Kambar/Kalidasar: so none reads Kamba Ramayanam or Mahabaratham or any poems?
Teen man /Tin Face : we don’t study anything from north
Kmabar/Kalidasatr: But they are in Thamizh
Teen man/Tin face :buhahha .. we don’t know that .buhhaha ..we wont read because is not from south!!!!!
Bharathiyar/Swaminatha Iyer/Pillai: What about us?
Teen Man/Tin face : Buhahha .. you are anthanar .. you made people slave, you didnt teach or do anything?
Bharthiyar : I was a poet!
Thamizh Thatha (Swaminatha Iyer) :I saved all the Tahamizh works by printing them
Pillai: I wrote Thamizh Thai Vaazthu!
Teen Man/Tin face : .we dont know who you are ..you ill treated people..buhahha and you dont eat aamai kari!!! buhahahhha
Agathyar & Shivan : We both came from north .. whats this Hindiya .. This is akanda Baharatham .. we are all one children of sanathana dharma though we speak different language .Moreover why is he paying money not to pray to us ??
Murugan ..its sad to see what’s happening in the name of Thamizh ?
This earth was blessed with Alwars,Nayanmars , Ovvaiyar, Shivan, Murugan ,Krishnan,Madurai Mennakshi Amman,Lakshmi , Sarawatahi, All Sithhars ,Devaraya Swamigal,Pambam Swamigal,Kirupananda Varrier,Balamuruga adigalar ,Seethalai Sathanar,Illanga Adigal, vallalar, pattinathaar but now its suffering in the hands of all these sinful being who in the name of Thamizh and false propaganda split Thamizh.

Ramanujar.. there is a lot of saving grace ..people are still following Shasthi viratham, chant thevaram,chant thiruppavai and some temples which aren’t taken over by the Government are still doing their job.
Illando adigal : what happened to all the art ,caves and architecture from Pallavas,Cheras,Pandya,kalabara and Chola period.
Murugan: Some still speak the past glory ..rest ..its a sad state .
Kirupa Nanda Vaarier: Kaliyuga vartatha, Muruga you only have to save ordinary humans from all these demons! We need another Sura Samharam!

Immortality

The Magic words isn’t it? Right from the day Mankind/Womankind dawned on this planet , the quest for Immortality began.. Human experimented various ways to preserve his youth and life
Even Hollywood has captured this essence in movies like A.I, Ex Machina, Transcendence , Chappie , BI centennial Man where the concept is about duplicating Human memory or converting the human memory in the digital form and uploading it in the Internet to be everlasting, infact ,even Tamil Movies has jumped on the bandwagon to explore this facet of science right from storing the soul in a secret place and to the recent movie “Mayavan “ which explores the concept of Digital Memory.
Human Kind has always tried to play God or atleast they ensured they did something that this world remembered them even after they were long gone like Mayans, Ancient Egyptians,The Great Temple Building Legacy of the Tamil Kingdoms,Budhha his Teachings,Chankaya his Management,Micheal jackson his music,Mahatma Gandhi his Non –Violence , they etched their names in the history and so on but are these works reflect true immortality?,they will be long gone in some years or some millennium so that real immortality cant never be achieved?

The advances in Machine learning and the rapid progress achieved in the last five years has been astounding , especially with systems like IBM WATSON and recently there was an article on how computers started to speak to each other in their own language ( Google’s experiment was shut down because the machines evolved at a faster pace and the engineers weren't able to understand the language the machines spoke ) and more over these days the Big Digital New Age Billionaires are investing Billions in ensuring that their memory is protected and they are stored safely in electronic format so the Next generation of A.I would evolve with Human Memory ( in particular their memories ) or another radical though that their memories could be uploaded to another human being by this they ensure they are immortal.. Radical though or is to possible?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/greatspeculations/2017/10/25/getting-ready-for-prime-time-of-artificial-intelligence-investing/#44531f532010
https://www.popsci.com/science/article/2012-07/billionaires-russian-mogul-wants-upload-your-brains-immortality
https://www.theguardian.com/global/2017/mar/14/googles-deepmind-makes-ai-program-that-can-learn-like-a-human
https://www.recode.net/2017/4/25/15424174/siri-apple-tom-gruber-ted-memories-artificial-intelligence

The race has already begun; will the new age technology succeed? What if I say we already succeeded but it’s just we weren’t revealed the secret???

Let me turn back the clock a bit,
The ancient India ( Bharatha Kande ) was a land of mystic and in Itsd Epics it is claimed or ingrained that there were Siranjeevis like Hanuman,Ashwathaman,Beehsmar( His death will occur only when he wants too ) ,it is said they invoked their boons to be Siranjeevi (Ever Living) but is it their Boon or is it just their power of mind?? Many Great minds lived among us Adi Shankarar, Ramana Maharishi,Vivekananda,Ramakrishna Paramahamsa but why were these people not Siranjeevi ? Why is that only few are destined to be Immortals? It’s claimed that there were Powerful Sages living in this land and by harnessing the power of their mind were capable of tapping vast knowledge encompassing all facets of life and they ensured they transcended time , dimensions and they were able to time travel and most importantly were capable of “transcending their body and entering in to another body “ this new body will have their soul and memories , it is said that they still roam this land and do their penance and they own over death and time. That’s mind blowing that they even though of a concept like that but were they successful .

If they were successful why didn’t they pass it on? Why didn’t they use this in medical science so that our body is not consumed by diseases?? Or it’s a part of our ancient manuscripts that we don’t understand yet or has the secret been overlooked? or did they know the future generation not worth passing the knowledge and they are going to be so corrupt and this immortality would be used for Harm rather than good ?Or is that they knew Human Kind will become so egoistic and narcissistic that they will destroy everything else around if the fear of death is taken away from them? Is it that they want us to dig deep AND FIND IMMORTALITY WITHIN OURSELVES?

Hollywood Humour!

Anil Kapoor, Aishwarya Rai, Priyanka Chopra, Deepika Padukone have all one thing in common!!It’s easy to say they are all actors, it doesn’t stop there, they have all acted in Hollywood Movies well err!!.. They all have acted in movies where they have made a fool of themselves
The dream of the next big step from Bollywood to Hollywood has become a reality for them but did they have really good roles and lets us assume they did have good roles but they did do justice to it?
Anil Kapoor in Mission Possible could have definitely avoided the role (he should have hung himself rather than taking that role: P, definitely not right! Priyanka Chopra in Baywatch the less said about it , it’s better. Deepika in Fast and Furious, her body language and her voice (sorry im not a big fan) didn’t suit her at all, she cut a sorry figure in a big action movie and it appeared her role was included just to appeal to Indian Audience. The Pink panther Movie where Aishwarya Rai played the villain, it was a painful role and she was making it even more painful. The lesser said about her lipstick at Cannes (Some Feminist will bash me for all the comments but the fact is the above mentioned roles are not worth it ).

It’s a big fantasy for almost all movie starts to land a role in Hollywood. Hollywood has started using Indian artist (also Technicians) not only for their skills but also to ensure to cater to the third largest English speaking market. There were good movies made as well like Slum DOG millionaires, Life of PI ( they are not great but good) Kudos to the Resul Pookutty and A.R Rahman for their Oscars , baring those two highlights most of them have been very jarring .
Indian artist should consider meaty roles, which has substance and which suits their personality well, rather than making a fool of themselves. Even the tryst with the small screen Quantico and 24 Hours were good in patches. It’s commendable that these artists are trying to establish a base there but again choose a sensible and appealing role which would bring out their best rather than just appearing in few scenes for the sake of appearing.

I still remember the role of Naseruddin Shah in the League of extraordinary gentlemen, though not a great movie but something to remember. The Indian King Portrayed in the Prince of Persia and the Indian Pirate portrayed in the Pirates of the Caribbean are stereotypical ( Overweight, with squeaky voices ), our artist should take care these roles are portrayed better next time and definitely add substance to it , would love to see a mature role which is portrayed with passion rather than a lot of cleavage .

The Great Indian Tamasha Continues

I will be the most happiest person if India becomes a real economical and military super power, this is a dream for billions of Indians, regardless of race , caste , creed or religion. When the IT and banking boom happened, it redefined the landscape for millions of Indian Middle class workforce, from having a just a few options of getting a job to big multinationals coming at doorsteps and recruiting and making millionaires (at least few) , this paved the way for the boom in consumption and in turn in real estate and made a lot of billionaires who became large empires overnight right from Ambani’s to Mallay’s. The spending power of a sizable population became a worldwide success story and in effect we can see a lot of changes in the traditional landscape in the Indian economy, Big Malls, Multiplexes, Fine dining restaurants, New brands of cell phones, from one sim cards to multiple sim cards and flying became a great option compared to the Rail and Road, average rent has skyrocketed , a plate of idli costs Rs.30 minimum !!! .. Last 10-15 years has been a great story for India! Or is it really?
The news about retrenchment, Big business empires having enormous debts especially Kingfisher, Rcom, Air India and coupled with slow GDP has started ringing alarm bells. Moreover, the real consolidation in IT as well as Banking has started to shape, the reality is lot of people would lose jobs , they may call it a phase but this is the reality , Big corporate cannot keep recruiting and moreover they don’t have the funding to retain already excess people , this not only happened because of a lethargic skill force but also because of Global factors of other counties saving their jobs and giving it to their own people. The real estate business has shrunk, many are laid off and they are unable to pay their long or should I say lifelong EMI’ and each of them are in huge debt jut to keep up with the consumerism and in fact its best to stay in a rented accommodation
The Agriculture facet of our economy is slowly disappearing and many farmers are coming out of their age old profession to pursue new horizons. Severe drought prevails in most parts of India, but there seems to be no back up plans to sustain the most important work in any country , Agriculture.
The other fact of the economy , the Big Corporate are swallowing huge amount of public money and are not able to repay the debts , the debts are astounding and astronomical figures ranging from Rs.9,000 crores to Rs 21,000 crores , when will they repay people’s money back !!
Lakhs and Lakhs of Engineers , Graduates are churned out every year but who will give them jobs or the question to be asked , do they really posses the skills to survive in today’s world , the irony is even when students pass out of schools/colleges/universities , there are so many scams coming out , they don’t have a clue in the subject they topped !!!
The common man still doesn’t care about Metro coming up in his area or a big mall coming up , what he cares his how tables his next meal, but his savings are eaten up by the banks to negate the losses they incurred by lending it to the so called Best Corporate. The Common man pays taxes as well..in order to bail out for all these corporates!!! He Runs , India Runs .. If he stops everything else stops!!!!
The super power and economy might is still a long way off! But I cant stop running , if I do,The country stops!

JUST DANCE

Life is a dance …
Some feel the rhythm and dance
Some feel the beat and dance
Some can’t find the rhythm and beat for a long time
Some let the rhythm and beat find them
There is no constant beat or rhythm and
No constant tune as well
Some dance solo and
Some do duets,
Some lead and many follow.

As time flows, the tune changes, the beat and the rhythm changes, the leads change
And sometimes even the duets change but,
Never be afraid to embrace the new song, as you never know
You could be dancing for the song of your life.
Never be afraid to change the tempo, as you never know how good you are to the new tempo

The Dance is to be enjoyed and there will be moments to take your breath away to make you find bliss,
Till then dance away…

Lap of Love

I didn't know what love was,
until the day,you saw me in my eyes,
conveyed your love to me.
You offered me your lap of love to me,i
ignored the signs,thinking love was a mirage after all and
true love doesn't exist.
Your eyes expressed the pain as you bid adieu to me
and consumed by pain,as you wished me farewell!

It took time for me to realize how true your love was
You will be afar when I come to embrace you…
my heart beats pain and I knew that I may have lost you forever
my eyes yearn for your sight
my ears yearn for your voice
my skin yearn for your caress
my lips yearn for your kiss
and the soul which earns for your love,
I would feel the heaven,
when I rest my head in your lap of love.
I would feel the bliss ,
When you wrap me around in your lap of love.


Would seek solace in your lap of love and
Would submit to you eternally to wash away all the
pain I caused you.
my soul would rest,
If only, if it find's your lap of love again.

Forever...

Thought you would be the one,
Who is going to be besides me.
When I saw your eyes I felt the magic it had
The love it conveyed would be the one I remember for
ever and ever
When I heard your voice, i felt the care
and it would be the one which would tell all is well
Your care was a magic wand which made everything fine.

Your words were an elixir to my heart,
And you knew that they made my heart beat
Your love made our life bliss
And it would be etched in my life forever.
The summer breeze always reminds me of your
Care, warmth and kindness.

Im not sure what’s ailing you!
I will be there forever besides you
But then we can overcome the hurdle hand in hand

The breeze may leave but it can’t take away the beautiful memories
There will be a time again that breeze would be felt
With a smile I would say, what took you so long to come back ?
There you would be smiling at me
And the magic in your eyes reappear
Love and care in your words reappear
but when did you loose it to reappear and
your hug coveys the eternity of our love
And this time it’s going to last forever :)

Im......

Im neither the Known nor the Unknown
Im neither the loved nor the hated
Im neither the serenity nor the serendipity
Im neither the beauty nor the dread
Im neither the dance nor the rhythm
Im neither the work nor the process
Im neither the victor nor the looser
Im neither the elegance nor the awkwardness
Im neither the song nor the tune
Im neither the fragrance nor the stench
Im neither the pity nor the apathy
Im neither the flame nor the fire
Im neither the passion nor the desire
Im neither the solitude nor the companion
Im neither the eternal nor the temporary
Im neither the joy nor the sadness
Im neither the nectar nor the poison
Im neither the elixir nor the extinguisher
Im neither the arrogance nor the anger
Im neither the ignorant nor the bliss
Im neither the divine nor the devil
Im neither the creator nor the destroyer
But, im the Ubiquitous and Amorphous

Search!

I'm the one whom you are searching for
I'm the one whom you are looking for
I'm the one, I'm the one, whom you are looking to love
Its my love you are yearning for
Its my caress you are longing for

You have been looking at all the places,
You have been searching for a long while,
But, have you found what you have been earning for?
Have you found what you have been longing for?

It’s easy to find my love,
Just take a deep look in to your eyes when you look into the mirror,
Touch your heart and feel its beat
Feel your thoughts which run deep to your heart

My love is just a whisper away
All you just need to do is to take a look unto yourself
And show me a sign that you have found the love that
You were looking for

I'm the one whom you are searching for
I'm the one whom you are looking for
I'm the one, I'm the one, whom you are looking to love
Its my love you are yearning for
Its my caress you are longing for