அவளுக்கு நிகர் அவளே...!!

தன் பெண் திக்குவாய் என்றாலும் ,
இன்றும் ரசிக்கிறாள் அவளின் தாய்-
               மழலை மொழியாக எண்ணி...:-)

THE ROAD NOT TAKEN

Down through the memory lane,

I find you in my every pace,

Since the day we met,
Making every second lively...

Our days  through the woods,

Hath been a lovely memoir,

That I cherish forever,

With tears and a smile...

I feel as though it was a long walk-

Through the trodden road,

With the deep woods around us,

And you next to me...

Rambling through our way,

We spoke out every bit,

Be it sensible or useless,

Yet sharing our likes and dislikes...

I never felt alone,

When you were by my side,

To identify my every emotions,

And understand my silence too...

Now that we have come so far,

From the years gone through,

And I stand still-

For I could look forth...

Ya...

Two roads diverged in a yellow road,

And sorry we couldn't travel together...

Two roads diverged in a yellow road,

And sorry we couldn't travel together...

We are at the verge of parting,

We are in our next pace,

We are to move apart,
We are to diverge...

There would be none,
To be more happy than me,
To hear that sweet surprise,
That you being engaged...

Yet, when i sit alone,
Thinking of you,
I could feel the emptiness,
Sans your presence any further...

We may stay apart,
But the moments we shared,
Will stay fresh with flavors,
That keeps life going...

Two roads diverged in a yellow road,

And sorry we couldn't travel together...

Note: A special dedication to Kani....Happy Engaged Life and stay cheerful as ever Kani:-)

.एक रात की कहानी .

अँधेरा में एक रात,
न कोई मेरी साथ ...
यूंही गुज़र रहा समय,
.बिना तन्हाई की कोई उपाय...
दिल तड़पने का एहसास,
और तब ही आप आए पास...

हाँ ...
न ही मिले थे पहले,
न ही हमारे नज़रे मिले...
झुकी हुई मेरी मुह पर ,
आपने लगाए नज़र !!
आपके आवाज़ में छुपी प्यास,
लगी मुझे जब आप बड़े और पास ...

और ...
दे गए एक चुम्मा ....
हाँ...
दे गए एक चुम्मा....

और  तब ही मुझे याद आई वो ध्वनी ...
टीवी पे आई वो चेतावनी ...

" कछुआ जलाओ  मच्छर  भगाओ"

मच्छर साला...
नींद उढा लिया...

கணித கவிதை ....just for fun!!

அன்பே ...

 நீ SET என்றால்,

    நான் உன்னுள் அடக்கமான SUBSET...

நீ MULTIPLICATION என்றால் .

    நான் உன்னுடன் ஒட்டி உறவாடும் SCALAR MULTIPLICATION...

நீ TRIANGLE என்றால் ,

    நான் எப்பொழுதும் உன்னை சுற்றும் CIRCUMCIRCLE...

நீ DIAMETER என்றால்,

    நான் உன்னில் பாதியான RADIUS...

நீ ALGEBRA என்றால் ,

    நான் உன்னில் புதுமையை விரும்பும் MODERN ALGEBRA...

SPREAD HER SMILE... (in a jiffy)

A blend of emotions,
Flashing randomly in mind,
With deeply set eyes,
Gazing past every speck...
Sitting behind the bars,
Analyzing and introspecting,
Whilst the physique bouncing-
With the pace of tallyho....
My eyes still wandering,
Out of the window...
And yet another bus ride!!
Yet another bus ride...
With monotonous gazes,irritating stares,
formal smiles and whatsoever...
With my reluctant self,
Pondering profound on things -
That never change...
My eyes still gazing out and...
VOILA!!
I stopped to wink-
To capture the flash of smile...
Yes!!
A red giant pulsar,
Speeding through its way,
Accelerated by pot-bellied man
And that is not all!!
It's she who sat behind-
Spread the cheer...
Her dress patterned with mud,
And shirt,half tucked though...
Her hair dressed up
With ribbons partially opened...
She sat with bulgy bag on shoulder
Claiming her to be a school girl...
And her hands...
Yup!!
Her soft tiny hands
Stretching out to maxim-
To grasp her dad's stomach
That tummied out
Beyond her tiny hands...
But still...
She tried hugging tight,
With her face resting on him,
And her eyes glimmering-
Out of pride and joy
With her ride with dad...
And...
As he grasps her hands
With utmost care and love
From his front
To bring her still close,
SHE SMILES...
She smiles with joy,
She smiles with love,
She smiles with trust,
She smiles with pride...
And they fade through their way...
Leaving a trace of smile
As oft I reminisce this flash...:-)

For someone special...

Down through the memory lane,
As I oft reminisce,
She flashes through my mind-
Leaving behind-a soulful smile,
With eyes though gleaming,
With tears of joy...

She was a bliss,
And she continues still...,
With that big round eyes,
That goes deep in search
Through the walls of my heart,
To capture my emotions,
Just in one glance...
And there I stand baffled,
Wondering how she could manage
To decode my thoughts,
Even before I spell it out...
So there she comes...,
With that assuring gaze
And hand held tight,
Giving life to the bond of love,
That's so called FRIENDSHIP...

Life hath been wonderful-
To gift me a soul-mate,
Who could make things go crazy
With her charm and humour...
And I still stay puzzled...,
Wondering of my lucky fate
That hath gifted a treasure,
To keep me happy forever...

I am big with fate
To get her as friend,
Yet am selfish at heart-
That makes me pray to God
To keep her alive till I die,
For I need a soul to share-
Every pace of my life...

She is a wonderful gift
And her friendship I treasure...

NOTE: A small way to express my love for my best buddy Kani on her BIRTHDAY:):)
HAPPY BIRTHDAY:):):)

தினசரி காலேண்டர்

பிறருக்கு பலனை சொல்லும் அவளுக்கு,
ஏனோ தெரியவில்லை,
 தனக்கு விதித்தது மரணம் என்று...

மின் விசிறி

தலைகீழாய் தொங்கி,
நடனமாடும் கழைக்கூத்தாடி...

ZEAL.......

Where from the zeal gushes
When thy very thought
Flashes through my mind...
Is that the cozy blue outfit,
Or the golden lining-
That wraps the molten treasure...
What's that in you,
That prompts my zeal
Overflow for you...
Be it sunny or rainy,
Be it crowdy or aloof,
Be it nutty or plain,
Wherever or whenever it be,
The pleasure of cadbury,
When spread between fingers...
Just to give a slow lick-
Twisting hand fully though,
Ensuring to taste every bit,
Is just the zeal-
That no other luxury
Can afford to bring,
The everlasting zeal in me...


NOTE: This is a sweet rendition to my all time favourite DIARYMILK:-)

JUST FAIR & UNFAIR...

They know not,
Colour that we percieve.
For every little colour,
In their world,
Is just fair and unfair...

They know not,
To raise a riot,
With the colours,
When it comes for choosing-
New cycle that dad offers...

They know not,
To break the heart,
Of a smart DUSKY lady,
As she waits with hope,
For him to choose her for wedlock...

They know not,
To raise an issue,
Plinth on colour discrimination,
As they raise high,
With thy supreme power...

They know not,
To go green with envy,
To sigh feeling blue,
To earn by yellow journalism,
Nor to go red out of rage...

They know not,
The colour of the people,
That oft changes like chameleon,
For their eyes deeply set,
Hasn't got the Vision right...

They know not,
Colour that we perceive.
For every little colour,
In their world,
Is just fair and unfair...

INCULCATING INTEGRITY IN PUBLIC LIFE -SARDAR PATEL’S WAY

The real heat of the forge is needed to melt the iron but the metal assumes a new shape and gains in utility when it cools down, when it feels the touch of cold water and bracing air. YES!! Aptly called as “The Iron Man Of India”, Sardar Vallabhai Patel sets us an example to live our life upholding integrity throughout.

Integrity is a firm adherence to a code of moral as artistic values which goes hand-in-hand with character and honesty When we get deeper into the meaning, we may find many other hidden connotation such as those including uprightness, purity, probity, sincerity, decency, fidelity, trustworthiness, etc..

The observance of integrity is not a simple thing, if it is practiced properly and conscientiously, it will deliver the society from many of its venomous ills. As Sardar Patel said – and I quote:

“you will not have a united India if you do not have a good

all – India service which has the independence to speak out its mind and which has a sense of security. I need hardly emphasize that an efficient, disciplined and contented service assured of its prospects as a result of diligent and honest work is the sine qua non of sound administration under a democratic regime, even more than under authoritarian rule”. Thus integrity needs to be given much importance especially in the public life so as to have a harmony in the society.

The memorable lines of H.W. Longfellow like this:

“Lives of great men all remind us

We can make our lives sublime,

And, departing, leave behind us

Footprints in the sands of time”.

YES!! Sardar Vallabhai Patel has left behind us his footprint on the sands of time. As we turn back the leaves of his life book, we can find the ways of inculcating integrity in public life – Sardar Patel’s way. Coming to the point, what makes the public? It’s we the people who make up the public and there by developing self – integrity can make way for inculcating integrity in public life.

“ Introspection is a good virtue”. So let us take a trip into knowing ourselves so as to inculcate integrity in a better way. No

Doubt, it would be a cliché to quote – “Honesty is the best policy”. But then in no way can it be neglected. In this globalized world, where new markets are sprouting out each day the competition is getting tougher. People fail to understand that the tough can get going and rather they seek short –cuts to fortune which ends up in corruption. At that point honesty is ignored. The moral values have started vanishing the young minds. Moral ethics has taken a backseat . The moral strength comes up with the realization of the supreme power, understanding our religion in a right way and of course knowing the purpose of our birth. When we talk about religion, what strikes our mind at once will be the differences in each religion and the rituals. But that was not the case with Sardar Patel. He was religious without observing any of the rituals and practices which are usually associated with religion. Thus he had complete control over his body and mind. It is only if one has deep faith in an invisible power, and has an underlying current of religion, that one is inspired to render selfless service and to work unceasingly in public interest, regardless of cost to oneself. Thus moral strength is a vital factor for public integrity. So how can we go about strengthening the normal values? Very simple!! The education system must be revised a little. Moral science must be made mandatory in the syllabus and also any spiritual course. Moreover, we must be religious, as it can add up to our moral strength. But be sure that our religion must be as quoted by Abraham Lincoln – “ When I do good, I feel good. When I do bad, I feel bad. That’s my religion”.

Next I would like to emphasis on tolerance the ability to bear the pain. Patel had a natural ability to bear great physical pain. To quote an instance, once he had a boil. The only remedy known to the villagers was to have the boil punctured by the local barber. The barber was accordingly called, and when he hesitated to carry out the operation with the help of a red – hot iron rod, the Sardar reproached him and taking the rod from his hand, put it on the boil quickly. Thus was his tolerance. Life is not a bed of roses. We have got to be more tolerant towards the challenges we face. These days we don’t even have the patience to set and watch a test match. Rather, we prefer a 20 – 20 match. We have to develop tolerance and it could be got from regular meditation and yoga.

Does that mean we need to tolerate the injustice against us? No!! It doesn’t mean that way. Tolerance must be in the hardships we face but not for the injustice done onto us our country is a democratic country and here people have every right to know the functioning of the government and question it too. There must be a transparency in the government’s functioning. People must not be made fool as it is happening now. We find some political leaders running their television channels where they utilize it as an arena to play the blame game against the opposite parties. This is a bitter truth. Is this the purpose of it? I don’t think so!! . Good governance is in short, anticorruption where as authority and its institution is accountable, effective, transparent and efficient. But we don’t find good governance now. What are we to do at this point? To reply this question, I think it would be better to quote what Dadasaheb Mavlankar has said about Patel. The following word by Mavlankar was written in an article on Patel’s 70^th birthday:

“As a lawyer Patel has mostly criminal practice. But the one great quality which struck everyday and win for him the admiration of all was the ‘ fearlessness’ with which he dealt with the court in which he was appearing. He would never allow a judge to overstep in the least the limits of courtesy, nor would he allow or tolerate any unfairness, injustice or improper leaning on the part of the court in favor of the police or the prosecution. He thus safeguarded the self – respect of the bar and the public”. YES!! When we find any case of injustice, we must raise question and for that we have to realize that we have got every right to question against any malfunctioning in the government. Fearlessness is a part of integrity which helps in a good governance too. Thus exercising our fundamental rights and duties is a must for inculcating integrity in public life.

To inculcate public integrity it’s not just enough to have all the above mentioned characteristics. A robust awareness is again a foundational element of the society: it is incomplete and unbalanced without a common and living awareness. Here comes the role of education in bringing about awareness. If we need good governance, we must first be very much aware of our fundamental rights, duties and the functioning of the government. We must have a sound knowledge on politics combined with an ethical vision. This could be achieved if we have politics also as a part of our studies. The domestic laws, rights and duties must be taught in the high school and college levels. To understand the government’s functioning, we can have students’ council in colleges, having voting systems and thereby familiarize and emphasis students on the importance of voting. Moreover,

“Self help is the best help”. That is actually the Patel’s way of learning. In a speech in 1921, during the non – co-operation days, he gave an account of how his mind then worked. As a part of the speech he says:

“……. I was told that only if I could get 7 to 10 thousand rupees, I would be able to proceed to England (to fulfill his ambition of becoming a barrister). No one was likely to give me so much money. I realized finally that if I wanted to go to England, I had to earn the money myself. I therefore studied very earnestly for my law examination and resolved firmly to save sufficient money for a visit to England”.

To conclude, when everyone takes care of himself, care is taken of all. So, let us follow the footsteps of Sardar Vallabhai Patel to inculcate integrity in Public life. Going by the quote of Mahatma Gandhi;

“You must be the change you wish to see in the world”, I have inculcated integrity in me. Have you??

- JAI HIND!!

நினைவுகள்

தனித்து விடப்பட்ட காட்டிலும்
மனதளவில் தேடிக் கொள்ளும் துணை ...

ஹைக்கூ ....

இரு தனி வரிகளாய் இருந்த அவளும் அவனும் இணைந்து,
ஒரே பொருள் தரும் குழந்தையாய்-
ஓர் கவிதை ....

உறவு ...

உயிர்களை இணைத்து, பின்-
பிரிவினால் பிணமாக்கும்,
 பாசக்கயிறு !!

இசை ...

சீறிபாயும் அருவியின் அருகாமையில்
சில்லென்று எழும் இனிய மெல்லிசை போல்
இருண்டிருந்த என் மனதில்
யாழினும் இனிமையான உன் குரல்-
என்னுள் பறைசாற்றி சென்றன
"நானும் உறவுகொள்ள உயிர் இருப்பதாக ..."

ஆம்...
கருவறை வகுப்பாக,
தாய் குரல் தாலாட்டாக,
இசையினால் நாம் இணைந்தோம்-
தொப்புள்கொடி யாழ் ஆனதால் !!!

How I Fell In Love With Her??!!

Love: as I oft reminisce
For her primeval tryst
Ecstatic words gush out
Taking thus form as it flows.

There at the threshold
Serenity in thy soul,
Warmth in thy heart,
Justified me to stand astound!!

Flashes when drops of tears
Rolled through my cheeks,
Thou dews in transparency shared,
Keep me light at my heart.

Even through euphoric days,
Joys of mine doubled,
With thine rustle in harmony
With my whistle.

Even more toddled side by side,
For sure I closed my eyes,
Perceived as thy glimmer,
To guide through my life...

Bliss is thou idyllic presence,
Let others leave me alone,
Thee Nature! Your eternal love-
Shall flow through my life.

She is through my soul:
Gushing through words of blithe,
Spreading out exuberance,
With MCC being the lone solace!!



Note: This poem is a dedication for my own prestigious college- Madras Christian College(MCC)...