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Holidays in year 2010. Need the list of holiday in 2010 declared by Govt of Tamilnadu for private sector watch it below in date and month wise holiday details.
Here is the list:
01: Jan: 2010: New Year’s day
14: Jan: 2010: Tamil New Year’s Day and Pongal
15: Jan: 2010: Thiruvalluvar Day
16: Jan: 2010: Uzhavar Thirunal (Day of Farmers)
26: Jan: 2010: Republic Day
27: Feb: 2010: Meelad-un-Nabi
16: Mar: 2010: Telugu New Year’s Day
28: Mar: 2010: Mahaveer Jayanthi
01: Apr: 2010: Annual closing of accounts for commercial and co-op banks
02: Apr: 2010: Good Friday
14: Apr: 2010: Dr.B.R.Ambedkar’s Birthday
01: May: 2010: May Day
15: Aug: 2010: Indenpendence Day
01: Sep: 2010: Krishna Jayanthi
10: Sep: 2010: Ramzan
11: Sep: 2010: Vinayaka Chathurthi
30: Sep: 2010: Half Yearly closing of accounts for commercial and co-op banks
02: Oct: 2010: Gandhi Jayanthi
16: Oct: 2010: Ayutha Pooja
17: Oct: 2010: Vijayadasami
05: Nov: 2010: Deepavali
17: Nov: 2010: Bakrid
17: Dec: 2010: Muharram
25: Dec: 2010: Christmas
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One of the most eagerly awaited Tamil films this Christmas is Nanayam, an action thriller produced by S P B Charan and starring Prasanna, Sibi Raj and S P Balasubramaniam.
Prasanna, an engineer-turned-actor, was last seen and much appreciated as a software professional based in the US in Arun Vaidyanathan’s Achamundu Achamundu.
In this interview, Prasanna talks to Shobha Warrier about Nanayam.
How different is Nanayam going to be from Achamundu Achamundu?
Achamundu followed a different style of filmmaking, which was not seen in Tamil before. Nanayam is different but it has its own commercial elements like songs and fights. There is no comedy track but the dialogues will make the audience laugh.
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Lakhs of Tamils of North Sri Lanka may not vote in the January 26 Presidential election partly on account of the lack of the appropriate identity card or partly on account of a lack of interest in the election, given the trauma they had gone through during the war, and as refugees in camps ringed by barbed wire.Official estimates of the number of Tamil refugees who had registered to vote by filling the appropriate form, vary between 5,000 and 10,000. This is a minuscule part of the total refugee voting population of 200,000.“We have distributed application forms to the refugees in the camps and have instructed the local authorities to distribute them among the refugees not resident in the camps. But so far, only about 10,000 have filled in the form,” said Mrs.P.S.M.Charles ,Government Agent of Vavuniya district, which has the largest number of camp refugees.“
All we can do is to distribute the forms.We cannot force them to fill them in,” she told Express on Sunday.The Sunday Times reported that local officials in the North were moving in the matter slowly, though the Commissioner of Elections had said that temporary ID cards must be issued by December 24.The work in Sinhalese-dominated south Sri Lanka, on the other hand, has been going on at a very fast pace. In order to speed up the process, the government had ordered the Agriculture Deparment officials to issue 1.5 million temporary cards, though as per law only the Grama Niladharis could do it. The new proceedure has been objected to by the opposition camp led by Gen.Sarath Fonseka.The reason behind the slow pace in the Tamil-speaking North and the fast pace in the Sinhalese-speaking south seems to be that the government is not sure of getting the votes of the Northern Tamils and the war refugees,
while it has a sporting chance in the Sinhalese south.Reports from the North say that the Tamils there are not interested in the elections, since both Mahinda Rajapaksa and Gen.Sarath Fonseka are identified as hard core Sinhalese nationalists. However, of the two, Fonseka is seen in a slightly more favourable light because he is backed by the peacenik United National Party leader, Ranil Wickremesinghe.“The voting percentage in Jaffna district may not exceed 13 per cent this time,” said a Jaffna-based scribe.In the last election in November 2005, it was 1.2 percent because the LTTE had urged a boycott.However, the Rajapaksa and the Fonseka camps are making efforts to woo the Tamils. While Fonseka says that he will devolve power beyond what is contained in the 13 th.amendment, and has said that the Rajapaksa government had ordered the killing three top LTTE leaders who were going to surrender, the Rajapaksa government has said that all restrictions on the movement between the Tamil north and the Sinhalese south will be lifted forthwith.
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CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu is set to become the first state in the country to provide electricity for all Below Povery Line (BPL) families by January
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2010, with just 1.18 lakh families remaining to be covered of a total of 5.24 lakh, according to a top state electricity board official.
"We set ourselves a target of providing electricity to all BPL families by December 2009.But it got delayed and we intend to achieve the target by January 2010", Tamil Nadu Electricity Board Chairman C P Singh said at a function here last night.
He said 4.06 lakh families of 5.24 lakh in BPL category had been covered and the others would be covered by next month. "With this,Tamil Nadu will be the first to provide electricity to all BPL families", he said at an interactive meet with Tamil Nadu Electricity Consumers Association last night.
Claiming that Tamil Nadu has the lowest power tariff, he said load shedding in the state was expected to remain till the last quarter of 2010.
"By that time, TNEB will be able to withdraw power cuts as most powerplants are expected to be operational. If that happens, there will be an additional 1000 MW. There is also a possibility of Kudankulam Power plant being operational."
Singh said the power situation in Tamil Nadu was better than other states. "While the demand-supply gap is 25-30 per cent in other states, it is 15-20 per cent in Tamil Nadu."
He said the government's roll out of "Open Access" system has not received the expected response."If you are willing to use the system,we may relax power cut in industrial units", he told Association members.
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According to 25-year-old Vany Kumar, who was locked up in a refugee camp for four months, along with many who escaped the horrors of the civil war, not only military guards traded sex for food with Tamil women but prisoners were also being made to kneel for hours in the sun, the Observer reported.
“It was a concentration camp, where people were not even allowed to talk... Girls came to wait for their relatives and military officers would come and touch them, and that’s something I saw. The girls usually didn’t talk back to them, as they knew that in the camp if they talked anything could happen to them... It was quite open, everyone could see the military officers touching the girls”, she said.
Kumar, from Essex, was released from internment in September, but she has waited until now to reveal the full scale of her ordeal in the hope of avoiding reprisals against friends and family held with her. Labels: Tamil Nadu
Canadian authorities are considering tracking down known Tamil Tigers – some outside the country – to help them distinguish potential terrorists from genuine refugees among the 76 Tamil men who arrived in a boat off Vancouver Island in October.
The government is also considering seeking assistance from the Sri Lankan government as it attempts to delve into the backgrounds of these men who claim to be refugees fleeing postwar Sri Lanka.
The revelations were made at a detention hearing Monday for one of the Tamil migrants, who remains behind bars in a Vancouver-area detention centre. Government lawyer Ron Yamauchi was making the case to keep the man in custody for security reasons.
The Immigration and Refugee Board has so far sided with the government's position that these mysterious men must stay in custody because there is reasonable grounds to believe they might be inadmissible to Canada on security grounds. But the men can't be held in detention indefinitely. At some point, the government must seek to have them sent home or allow them to be released while their refugee claims proceed.
Some security experts have suggested that the migrant ship was filled with Tamil Tigers, the violent separatist group that waged a decades-long civil war with the Sri Lankan government, which ended in their defeat last spring.
But after more than a month of interviews and investigation, the government has not provided proof that the migrants were members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
Yesterday, Mr. Yamauchi repeated the government's assertion that it suspects there were Tigers aboard the ship and noted that authorities here plan to consult both Tigers and Sri Lankan government officials in their bid to identify the men.
Mr. Yamauchi conceded the plans are “delicate” and fraught with “complexities.”
A lawyer for many of the Tamil boat people said enlisting the help of Tamil Tigers to identify the men is tricky because he doubted the reliability of Tiger informants.
Lawyer Lorne Waldman also dismissed the notion of asking the Sri Lankan government for help.
A Sri Lankan diplomat in Toronto has said he doesn't believe Tamils are threatened in Sri Lanka and they don't need refuge in Canada.
The government's proposed methods to identify the migrant men underscore the difficulty of determining if the men are terrorists on the run.
Those complexities were evident at a hearing Monday for another young Tamil seeking release. (The migrants can't be identified because of a publication ban.)
Mr. Yamauchi said the man was involved in fundraising for the Tigers in Sri Lanka. But he also noted that the man told him that his business organization in Sri Lanka forced all members to fundraise for the Tigers.
Earlier, Mr. Waldman urged the board to disregard the advice of a Singapore-based terrorism expert who claims that Tamil Tigers were aboard the ship that arrived off the Canadian coast on Oct. 17.
Mr. Waldman said Rohan Gunaratna, the government's chief adviser on the Tamil boat people, is biased against Tamils, too cozy with the Sri Lankan government and can't be trusted because he won't reveal his sources.
“Mr. Gunaratna is not an objective expert as he lacks both independence and impartiality,” Mr. Waldman told the IRB hearing via teleconference.
Mr. Gunaratna's credibility could have an impact on whether the migrant men, all of whom have made refugee bids to stay in Canada, will be released in the near future.
Among other things, Mr. Gunaratna has advised the Canadian government that the ship the migrants arrived on was a former Tiger gun-running ship, that at least two of the migrants are Tigers and that the LTTE planned to set up a new base of operations in Canada after its defeat in the civil war.
The migrants who arrived off Canada's West Coast last October are the first wave of those Tigers to move to Canada, Mr. Gunaratna has said.
The detention cases have been held up for weeks as lawyers for the migrants demanded to cross-examine Mr. Gunaratna. He was grilled at a hearing last month by lawyers for the migrants.
An immigration and refugee adjudicator will rule next Monday on how much weight she will give to Mr. Gunaratna's opinions.
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Canadian
Tamils have spoken overwhelmingly with their democratic voices for the voiceless
Tamil brethrens in Sri Lanka in polls which were conducted today coast to coast throughout Canada. Just shy of 50,000 Canadian Tamils took part in this historic, transparent, fair and democratic process, a election official has told TNS reporter. According to the official reuslts from Tamil Elections Canada published at their web site:
Total Voter turnout: 48, 583
99.82% YES And 0.18% NO
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More than 99 % people who have voted in the referendum polls in Canada gave the mandate today that they support the independent Tamil Nation and reaffirmed the Vaddukkoaddai Resolution of 1976, which was mandated by Tamils in the north and east of the island of Sri Lanka in the 1977 general election.
The Vaddukkoddai Resolution states, "I aspire for the formation of the independent and sovereign state of Tamil Eelam in the north and east territory of the island of Sri Lanka on the basis that the Tamils in the island of Sri Lanka make a distinct nation, have a traditional homeland and have the right to self-determination."
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Canadian media described the polls as ever independent nationwide referendum by a Canadian community across major Canadian cities.
ES&S, recognised as biggest International and North American election firm, managed and monitored the poll and the ballot choosing process.
Results were announced at a press conference held at the Delta Toronto East Hotel for 30 polling stations as results of Vancouver were awaited at 10:20 p.m. Toronto time.
Witnessing the referendum, Adam Giambrone, the chair of the Toronto Transport Commission and a Toronto City Councilor, said at the press conference that the figure speaks to an incredible democratic process and praised the voluntary efforts laid behind the success of the referendum.
"As a government official in the city of Toronto, I think that is incredibly important to recognise the importance of democratic process of the fact that close to 50 000 people from the country, many of them right here in Toronto, have got out, got informed, and stood with the elections when they went out and voted in the free and fair elections," he said. "That would give your community to stand up and speak for your issue knowing that they got the credibility of the entire community behind them."
Congratulating the 2,000 volunteers he said the thousands of voters who voted gave a credit to the community itself. It also reflected how the [Tamil] community in Toronto has been engaged in actually going out and voting as they have done earlier in Toronto provincial and federal elections.
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The organizers, Coalition for Tamil Elections Canada opted for registration of voters with an idea this will be useful for future elections. Also it was a requisite for the company officiating the poll. But a leading Tamil media in Canada carried out a vicious campaign that this information could reach the Sri Lanka government and will affect any travel prospects of the voters to Sri Lanka.
Calculatedly nurtured campaign that Tamils don’t want independence, orchestrated Tamil politics and media working for the above agenda and Establishments of Eezham Tamils gone obsolete by not reading the pulse of the masses could be challenged only through such referenda of people, said a Canadian university student.
Looking too close at events, some of the Canadian media miss larger issues, responded another youth. They delve into discussing insignificant issues about personalities, proscribed organizations and marginal groups, but miss the revolution that is taking place with Tamils, he said.
The impressive turn out of voters amidst international campaign that Tamil Eelam is drowned in Mullivaaykkal has stunned the observers.
Results of the Referendum also published by the Coalition for Tamil Elections Canada has a website at
www.tamilelections.ca.
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CHENNAI: The police on Wednesday detained the domestic maid, who allegedly decamped with more than 150 sovereigns of gold jewellery from her employee’s house in West Mambalam recently.Sources said Geetha and her husband Ramesh were picked up from their new house at Mettupalayam near Ashok Nagar.She had moved into the house, twoand- a-half km away from her old residence, three months ago.
The police spread their net for her after printing press owner Ramesh and his wife Lata filed a complaint on Monday, alleging that 152 sovereigns of gold jewellery, worth about Rs 16 lakh, were missing from their house.Their domestic help, Geetha, became the prime suspect as she absconded soon after the theft was detected. Efforts to contact her over her mobile phone also failed.The police probed into her cell phone records and questioned her close associates and traced her to her new house.“Geetha planned the entire robbery,” the sources said. “She removed the pieces of jewellery not in a single day but over a period of time. The couple discovered the theft only when she emptied the entire shelf.” During enquiry, the police learnt that the maid had been booked for a similar offence earlier. In 2003, Geetha was arrested for allegedly stealing Rs 6 lakh worth jewellery from a previous employer’s house, but was acquitted.“This is her modus operandi.
She joins as a maid, wins the trust of her employers and then decamps with the loot,” the sources said.The police have recovered 50 per cent of the stolen items. They are also investigating whether Geetha and her husband are the notorious scooter couple, who indulge in chain snatching in different parts of the city.
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S Tel, a joint venture between the Chennai-based Siva group and Bahrain Telecom, today said it will launch mobile services from tomorrow with twin tariff plans of one paise a second and 50 paise per minute.
To begin with, the company will start services in Himachal Pradesh and in the next ten days in Bihar and Orissa, P Swaminathan, Director, S Tel said, adding the company plans to add three more circles by the end of the first quarter next year.
S Tel is sharing the whole infrastructure with existing operators and has decided not to put up any tower of its own.
The company has licences for Himachal Pradesh, Orissa, Bihar, Jharkhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Assam circles.
For the remaining 16 circles, the company is embroiled in litigation with the Department of Telecom (DoT) and the case is being heard by the Supreme Court.
S Tel has tied-up over Rs 2,000 crore with debt component of Rs 953 crore and the promoters (Siva Group) and Batelco (Bahrain Telecommunications Company) have already brought in Rs 1,253 crore as equity capital.
Batelco has 49 per cent stake in S Tel and the Siva group holds 51 per cent stake.
Asked whether the company was keen to participate in the forth coming auction for 3G mobile spectrum, Swaminathan said "yes, we are looking at it but in which circles is yet to be decided".
S Tel CEO Shamik Das, said, "The 6 growth circles with a population of 226 million people provides an opportunity to deliver a tailored, relevant value proposition."
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“Neither the
DMK nor the people of Tamil Nadu harbour the idea,” he told reporters after inspecting the construction works of the Anna Centenary Library in Kotturpuram.
On Saturday, PMK leader Ramadoss, an advocate of bifurcation of bigger States, including Tamil Nadu, argued that the newly formed States were witnessing
development.
Telangana issue
When asked whether the Centre had mishandled the Telangana issue, as the announcement for creation of a separate State had triggered violence, the Chief Minister said a belated announcement and a hasty decision should be avoided.
Water issue
He refused to respond when asked about AIADMK general secretary Jayalalithaa’s allegations in the election campaign that the
DMK government had failed to protect the interests of the State in Mullaperiyar dam issue and the Cauvery water dispute.
In a separate statement, he called upon the AIADMK and the CPI to think twice before launching an agitation against that Marine Fisheries (Regulation and Management) Bill, since the Bill would not be introduced in Parliament in the current session.
Recalling Union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar’s reassurance to the fishermen that further decision on the Bill would be taken only after consulting coastal States, Mr.
Karunanidhi said that CPI State secretary Pandian might have announced a protest since the AIADMK had decided to hold a demonstration in Delhi.
The Chief Minister congratulated doctors of the Government General Hospital, who had successfully performed heart transplantation.
Impact of Downtown report
Mr. Karunanidhi said he had ordered officials to immediately repair the government school in Virugambakkam run by the Adi Dravidar Welfare department.
The news about the pathetic condition of the school was highlighted in the Downtown supplement of The Hindu.
“Immediately after reading the news, I made inquiries and directed the secretary of the department to take action,” he said.
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CHENNAI: Complaints regarding the by-election to Tiruchendur and Vandavasi constituencies are flooding the mobile phone as well as the landline of Chief Electoral Officer Naresh Gupta, giving him sleepless nights for the past few days.Most of the calls are coming in late night, said the CEO at a press conference, here on Wednesday. When asked about the number of complaints he had received about the irregularities during the campaign for the by-election, the CEO said he could not maintain an account.“For instance, last night I got a call at 12 midnight about an attack on some volunteers of political parties in Tiruchendur. Immediately, the matter was referred to the DIG concerned and later I got the message that people belonging to both parties were detained in connection with the attack,’’ he said.Just a few days ago, the CEO got a call at 2 am about a raid at a hotel in Tiruchendur where some AIADMK leaders were staying and he had to enquire about the whole incident at that odd hour.When questioned about whether he was satisfied at the arrangements in both the constituencies’, he gave an indirect reply: “The desire for power is a common human weakness and this has to be achieved through fair means. But, for some political parties or candidates, the means are not that important as the end.’’ Recalling the adage of Mahatma Gandhi, “means are as important as the end’’, the CEO said that some political parties had unfortunately forgotten to follow this.
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US-based pharmaceutical major Hospira has signed an agreement with Chennai-based Orchid Chemicals to acquire its antibiotic injectable facility based out of Chennai for nearly USD 400 million.
Confirming the news K Raghavendra Rao, Managing Director, Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals said the deal, involving transfer of 400 employees to Hospira, would help deleverage balance sheet significantly.
On the rational behind the move, he said that there was not enough upside left in the cephalosporin business. “We could see no additional revenue from the injectibles operations,” he
“The company will get cash once the deal formalities are completed,” he said, adding that of the USD 400 million, Rs 1,400 crore would be utilized for debt repayment and the remaining cash would be used for business development.
The deal, he said, was expected to be earnings per share (EPS) accretive by Rs 7-8 for FY11.
Further, he said, Hospira did not hold stake in the company domestically. “Para 4 FTFs still remain with us.”
Here is a verbatim transcript of an exclusive interview with K Raghavendra Rao on CNBC-TV18. Also watch the accompanying video.
Q: Walk us through with what this means by way of what gets diluted or hived off from your revenues? What do you think will get added back in this ten year long deal with Hospira?
A: This is a deal which will help Orchid in many ways. First of all we are continuing our relationship with Hospira and are strengthening it further by getting into long-term agreement with them to enable them to sell our injectable products in many more markets.
Hence, they will be doing the injectable dosage business. We will support them from the backend by supply agreement for the period of ten years.
Q: Your stock has reacted on the way down today. I can only imagine that the markets apprehension is to restore your balance sheet. You sold off the most exciting part of your business and kept largely the active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) side. Is that a fair criticism of this deal that you have done that to protect your balance sheet? You have probably sacrificed the most rewarding and high potential part of your business.
A: We had to see the perspective. If you look at the three parts of the business that we have given to them, one is the cephalosporin injectables business which is in the mature phase. There are no exciting news cephalosporin antibiotics dosage that are going of patent in the next few years. So the cephalosporin and other products, which we have launched in the last three-four years, have come to a matured phase. Therefore, there is no great additional revenue or profits that can come from that.
By the time the deal is consummated, we would have encashed the complete exclusivity period that is given to us by the FDA by March 15. By March 31 this agreement is going to be converted into actual transaction. So post the exclusivity period the other competitors will come in so normal run rate is what is going to happen and not an exclusive position in that.
Two carbapenems where the dosage forms are the ones which are going to get sold by them. There are no new penems that are going to come in the next five years. Only after five years other penems patent expiry is happening. This is seven injectables that are being given to them in terms of dosage form sale and supported by the backend bulk supply. All the rest of the business including non-antibiotics and cephalosporin oral and all antibiotic oral business including dosage forms for the regulated market is with Orchid.
I do not think there is criticism of most exciting which is being hived off. Also the valuation we are getting is not only just for the debt leveraging but we are looking at current year operations on a run rate basis of USD 90 million of topline and USD 35 million of EBITDA. So it is more than four times sales and about 12-13 times EBITDA. I think it is a decent valuation.
Q: Since you have indicated that the main plan over here is to retire debt what is the current debt on books? Will all USD 400 million go towards repairing that? How does this change your interest outlook going forward?
A: Interest sharing of very close to Rs 200 crore will be there because of the amount that we will receive in a couple of months. We have a long term debt of Rs 1,200 crore. We have a working capital of about Rs 550 crore. That will become about half because we do not need that much working capital to run the business and USD 150 million of FCCB are due in 2012.
This is the total debt profile of the company. So post this transaction we will be left with no long term debt. FCCBs will be there for USD 150 million which are due in 2012. About Rs 250-300 crore of working capital will be left in the books. We will have enough cash in the company to look at new growth opportunities as we go forward.
Four years back Orchid did not have a single injectable formulation. We could create a value for part of our business for USD 400 million. With USD 400 million into the company, in the next four years, we can definitely create much more value with opportunities going forward.
Q: Does Hospira hold any stake in your company because Solarex has been selling and Hospira has been buying and could hold close to 5% stake in Orchid right now?
A: They do not hold any shares in the company. I do not know internationally whether they have any GDR and other things because domestic shares they do not hold and what Solarex is selling is independent of what anybody else is holding. Therefore, I do not think they are selling and these people are buying.
Q: What is the profitability and margin profile of the residual business after the injectables are going out because one gets the sense that what you have sold is inherently with a much higher marginal profitability profile than the API business that you have at this current point even with a sure revenues from Hospira?
A: There is a model that we have worked on them in terms of how the pricing will be done for the bulk assets, product mix and the quantities. Therefore, a combination of these is resorting the most part of the EBITDA. The current run rate USD 90 million of topline and USD 35-40 million of EBITDA which is going to be affected by transfer of these assets or this business to them. However, at the net profit level it will make a much better sense because of the interest saving as well as at the EDIDTA level will claw back most of it by adding products to this pipeline for which they have to buy exclusively from us for the next 10 years as well as increase the quantities. This is because they have their proprietary dosage delivery items in which these antibiotics go.
The ramp up of the business in different markets, products and quantities will help us claw back the most of the EBITDA that we will be loosing at the moment. The current run rate, just about USD 90 million topline and USD 35-40 milion of EBITDA, is part of this business that we have given to them.
Q: What will be the first cut in terms of EPS getting hived off first for FY10 and FY11?
A: In FY10 there is no impact because this transaction is closing in first or second half of March. In FY11 it will be EPS accretive because at the net profit level my estimate is around RS 7-8 EPS. This accretion should happen because even though we are loosing a little bit on EBITDA we are saving on interest as well as we will claw back EBITDA itself by doing more quantities and more products. So I think it will be Rs 7-8 accretive for FY11.Labels: Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu Government, Tamilnadu Places, Tamilnadu Wild Life
NEW DELHI — India cannot accept a global warming treaty that would stall its drive to lift millions out of poverty, Premier Manmohan Singh said as he left for the final phase of UN climate talks in Copenhagen.
Singh is among the world leaders descending on the Danish capital for the final two days of a summit blighted by bitter wrangling that could wreck efforts to draw up a sweeping pact to combat global warming.
Singh said he looked forward to "constructive deliberation" but stressed that the developed world needed to address the concerns of poorer nations over the impact of any proposed agreement on their economic growth.
"Climate change cannot be addressed by perpetuating the poverty of the developing countries," he said in a departure statement released by his office.
India went to the Danish capital with an offer to reduce its carbon intensity by 20 to 25 percent by 2020, compared to 2005 levels.
"We are willing to do more provided there are credible arrangements to provide both additional financial support as well as technological transfers from developed to developing countries," Singh said.
The fraught negotiations in Copenhagen received a shot in the arm Wednesday when wealthy nations pledged some 22 billion dollars to fund the fight against global warming.
India remains steadfastly opposed to binding emission cuts and has refused to adopt a peak year when its emissions would have to stop growing and start falling.
The presence of around 120 world leaders at the end of the summit, including US President Barack Obama, is meant to inject momentum into reaching a deal to stop climate change after the end of 2012, when obligations run out under the landmark Kyoto Protocol.
Indian Environment Minister Jairam Ramesh, speaking to Indian media in Copenhagen on Wednesday, said the Kyoto Protocol was currently in "intensive care".
Developing countries have accused industrialised nations of trying to discard Kyoto because it puts the onus on rich countries to accept binding emission cuts.
"If we're going to start with the basic premise that the Kyoto Protocol is going to be abandoned, I think the negotiations are taking place in very bad faith," Ramesh said.
"The process has been very, very badly handled," he added.
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Chennai District Chennai Tamil: சென்னை formerly known as Madras.ogg Madras is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the fifth most populous city in India. Located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal, Chennai city had a population of 4.34 million in the 2001 census within its municipal corporation. The urban agglomeration of metropolitan Chennai has an estimated population over 8 million people.
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The city was established in the 17th century by the British, who developed it into a major urban centre and naval base. By the 20th century, it had become an important administrative centre, as the capital of the Madras Presidency.
Chennai's economy has a broad industrial base in the automobile, technology, hardware manufacturing, and healthcare industries. The city is India's second largest exporter of software, information technology and information-technology-enabled services . A major chunk of India's automobile manufacturing industry is based in and around the city. Chennai Zone contributes 39 per cent of the State’s GDP. Chennai accounts for 60 per cent of the country’s automotive exports and is referred to as the Detroit of South Asia.
Chennai hosts a large cultural event, the annual Madras Music Season, which includes performances by hundreds of artists. The city has a vibrant theatre scene and is an important centre for the Bharatanatyam, a classical dance form. The Tamil film industry, known as Kollywood, the second largest movie industry in India, is based in the city; the soundtracks of the movies dominate its music scene.
Names
The name Chennai is a shortened form of Chennapattinam, the name of the town that grew around Fort St. George, which was built by the British in 1640 CE. The town area is said to have been earlier a part of the empire of the Rajas of Chandragiri.[citation needed]
There are two versions about the origin of the name Chennai: according to one version, Chennapattinam was named after Damerla Chennappa Nayaka, a Vijayanagar chieftain, Padma Nayak Velama Raja of Kalahasthi and Vandavasi from whom the British acquired the town in 1639 CE. The first official use of the name Chennai is said to be in a sale deed, dated August 1639, to one Francis Day who was an agent for the British . According to the second account, Chennapattinam was named after the Chenna Kesava Perumal Temple; the word chenni in Tamil means face, and the temple was regarded as the face of the city.
The city's former name, Madras, is derived from Madraspattinam, a fishing village north of Fort St. George. There is a little agreement among researchers about the exact origin of the name Madraspattinam. Some believe that the Portuguese, who arrived in the area in the 16th century, may have named the village Madre de Deus. Others believe that the village's name came from the once prominent Madeiros family of Portugese origin, which had consecrated the Madre de Deus Church in the Chennai locality, Santhome, in 1575.
Some time after the British gained possession of the area in the 17th century, the two towns, Madraspattinam and Chennapattinam, were merged. The British referred to the united town as Madraspattinam, while the locals preferred to call it Chennapattinam.[citation needed] The state government officially changed it to Chennai in 1996, at a time when many Indian cities were being renamed.
The size of Chennai city is set to expand manifold. It will enlarge from its present extent of 176 km2 to 800 km2 in a decision taken by the government of Tamil Nadu.
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| Born | Anushka
November 7, 1981 (1981-11-07) (age 28)
Mangalore, Karnataka, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Other names | Sweety, Tommulu |
| Education | Bachelor of Computer Application’s |
| Occupation | Actress |
| Years active | 2005—present |
| Height | 5 ft 7.5 in |
| Religious beliefs | Hindu |
| Parents | K .N. Vittal Shetty, Uramale Prafulla.V. Shetty |
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Vettaikaaran team to move into Australia
News from very reliable sources indicate that the unit of Vettaikaaran are planning to move to Australia and shot a few songs of the movie at exotic locations in Australia. The movie, which is nearing its Diwali deadline is expected to wrap up their shooting pretty soon. This news comes from from some of our recent reliable sources, although as ever, we cannot be held responsible if the news does not become true eventually.
The film (Vettaikaaran) has crossed its first hurdle successfully as the reports on the film's audio which released recently has been very positive. Fans have been constantly raving about the songs in many forums and have already started changing their ringtones and caller tones to the songs of Vettaikaaran. Our site has also seen an unusual increase in the number of uploads of Vettaikaaran ringtones (check our gallery) which indicates that the songs have caught on really well with the masses. We also hope that the movie satisfies the expectations of the fans, and that will be enough for the movie to become a blockbuster as the movie has been acquired by the most powerful Tamil media in the world, Sun Pictures and Network.
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Vettaikaaran team have cancelled their trip to Australia due to the lack of time and they have decided to shoot the remaining parts of their movie at Pune, India.
In all probability, the 'Vettaikaaran' team will be moving into Australia to shoot a few songs from the movie, which is highly expected and which will release this Deepavali
Carrying huge expectations as always for a Vijay audio album, the album does enough to satisfy expectations and makes one eager to watch Vijay groove to these songs onscreen
We at VFN on last sunday confirmed that the Vettaikaaran audio will be releasing on September 23. Now this sunday we are back yet again with an exclusive news.
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Cast: Vijay, Anushka
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Director: Babu Sivan
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| Directed by | B. Babusivan |
| Produced by | M. Balasubramanian
B. Gurunath Meiyappan |
| Starring | Vijay
Anushka Shetty
Srihari
Salim Ghouse
Sayaji Shinde
Sanchitha Padukone |
| Music by | Vijay Antony |
| Editing by | V. T. Vijayan |
| Distributed by | Sun Pictures |
| Release date(s) | December 18, 2009 (2009-12-18) |
| Country | India |
| Language | Tamil |
| Budget | 40 crores |
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Vettaikaran is a forthcoming Tamil feature film directed by B. Babusivan who with Vettaikkaaran makes his debut as a film director. The film is produced by M. Balasubramanian and B. Gurunath Meiyappan.The film is released by Sun Pictures. The film will star Vijay and Anushka Shetty in the lead roles. Gopinath will be the film's main cinematographer and V. T. Vijayan as the film's editor. The film was launched in February 2009 and the shooting for the film commenced the following month.
The film's background score and soundtrack, composed by Vijay Antony, was released on September 23, 2009. Vettaikaran is scheduled for release on December 18, 2009.
Cast
* Vijay as Ravi
* Anushka Shetty as Susheela
* Srinath
* Srihari
* Sayaji Shinde
* Sanchita Padukone
* Sathyan
* Sukumari
* Ravi Shankar
Production
Development
During the filming of Kuruvi, directed by S. Dharani, B. Babusivan served as one of his prominent assistant directors in the film and wrote the dialogues. Sivan was later prompted to begin his maiden directorial venture with Vijay in the lead role. He was eventually chosen as the director for the next feature film to be produced AVM Productions. The project was announced in August 2008 with the title Vettaikkaaran taken from the 1964 Tamil film starring M. G. Ramachandran.
Until after the Vijay-starrer Villu released in January 2009, Vettaikaran was formally launched the next month at the Vinayagar Temple, a privatized Hindu temple located in one of the studios of AVM Productions. The film's director Babusivan, producers M. Balasubramaniam and B. Gurunath Meyyappan, Vijay and his wife, Vijay Antony, S. A. Chandrasekhar and director Dharani were present at the film's inaugration.
Casting
Perarasu and Hari were mentioned, but later, AVM Productions chose B. Babusivan to be the director of the film.
Several actresses were considered to essay the lead female role with Shriya Saran, Tamanna Bhatia, Ileana D'Cruz, Bhavana Balachandran, Asin Thottumkal, Nayantara, and Anushka Shetty being considered for the role. Afterwards, Anushka Shetty was finalized to portray the role. Vijay Antony was favoured for the music composer position, who recently scored for the film Kadhalil Vizhunthen and received many accolades for "Nakka Mukka", which was regarded as one of the best songs composed in 2008. Cinematographer Gopinath was chosen to be the lead cameraman in the film after Ravi Varman was dropped out from the film. V. T. Vijayan was also signed as the film's editor while Milan has been signed to serve as the film's art director.
Filming
Filming for Vettaikaran began on March 9, 2009 The filming took place in Rajahmundry, Andhra Pradesh where the film's title song was choreographed and filmed with Vijay, his son and 100 junior artists. A stunt sequence was filmed in Alwarpet and adjacent areas. An action scene involving Vijay was choreographed along with stunt artists. The song "Puli Urumudhu" was filmed in the south side of Chennai and Madurai.
Soundtrack
Vettaikaaran
( Soundtrack) by Vijay Antony
Released
23 September, 2009
Recorded
2009
Genre
Action
Label
Think Music
Producer
AVM Productions
Vijay Antony chronology
Ninaithale Inikkum
(2009)
Vettaikaaran
(2009)
Aval Peyar Thamizharasi
The film's soundtrack was released September 23, 2009 at Lady Andal School It was released by S. Shankar and K. S. Ravikumar, while the function was attended by K. Bhagyaraj, Sibiraj, Srikanth, Nakul, Karunas, S. Dharani, Karthi, Vishal and Perarasu. Many other actors and actresses as well as directors, producers and music directors were present at the function.The album has become one of the biggest chartbusters of the year.
Track
Song
Singers
Length (Min:Sec)
Lyrics
Notes
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Puli Urumudhu
Ananthu, Mahesh Vinayakram
4:18
Kabilan
A gritty song synced in with a dramatic and violent scene/Walking around with gang
2
Oru Chinna Thamarai
Krish, Suchithra
4:36
Vivega
3
Nan Aadicha
Shankar Mahadevan,Sanjay Vijay
4:37
Kabilan
Intro song with BGM vocals from Ramya. This song has also been claimed to have Sanjay, Vijay's son dancing along with him.
4
Karigalan Kala
Surchith, Sangeetha Rajeshvaran
4:17
Kabilan
5
Oru Chinna Thamarai Remix
Krish, Suchithra
4:36
Vivega
6
En Uchimandai
Krishna Iyer, Shoba Chandrasekar, Charulathamani, Sakthi Sree
4:12
Annamalai
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Finally, the news is out
straight from the shoulders of “Vettaikaran’ producers. It has been confirmed that
the film will hit screens on Dec 18. The film is produced by AVM Productions and is directed by debutant Babu Sivan.
Ever since, the project was undertaken by Sun Pictures, it had furthermore raised everyone’s expectations as this production house acquires rights overthe film that has good quality entertainment. Recently, there were buzzes that members of Sun Pictures had insisted Babu Sivan to reshoot certain sequences inthe film since perfection was missing.
Though the producers haven’t revealed anything about the re-shoot, they’ve advertised about the film’s release date this morning. Since, most of the educational institutions will have Christmas holidays, the producers seems to have predicted thatthe film will have a great opening.
Vettaikaran features Vijay as an auto driver while Anushka does the role of a medical college student. Censor Board officials have passed ‘U/A’ certificate to this film for extreme violence in the stunt sequences.
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Vettaikaran star casts 'Vijay' & Anushka Shetty' in the lead roles. Vettaikaran is directed by Babu Sivan and produced by M.Balasubramaniam, B.Gurunath Meiyappan and music is scored by Vijay Antony.
Vettaikaran is the much awaited movie of Vijay in the year 2009. Vijay plays the role of an auto driver while the Arundhati fame 'Anushka' does the role of a medical college student.
Vijay playing the role of auto driver reminds us about the Superstar Rajinikanth playing an auto driver in the blockbuster movie 'Baasha' isnt it ? Let us hope that the Illayathalapathy' Vijay
also succeeds in his next vinture and the film lives upto the expectations of the audience.
Post production work of Vettaikaran has come to an end except fine tuning of few scenes, which Vijay has requested to reshoot.
Sun Pictures has acquired the rights of Vettaikaran from AVM Productions and the music is scored by Vijay Anthony for this movie.
Vettaikaran composition is full of energy and it is also said that the song 'Puli Urumbudhu' has become the favorite of Vijay`s fans.
Watch Vidoes of Vettaikaran songs
- Uchimandai Song
- Puli Urumbudhu
- Naan Adicha
- Chinna Thamarai
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Vettaikaran: Terrible disappointment for Vijay fans
Banner: AVM Productions, Sun Pictures
Producer: M. Balasubramaniam and B. Gurunath Meiyappan
Starring: Vijay, Anushka Shetty, Salim Ghouse, Sri Hari, Sri Nath
Director: Babu Sivan
Music Director: Vijay Anthony
Alas! It’s a big letdown not merely for Vijay buffs, but for the ardent fans of music director Vijay Antony. The music director had delivered astounding chartbusters, ‘Naaka Mukka’, ‘Aathicchudi’ and more. But, ‘Vettaikaran’ has no such commendable tracks that are not worth listening to more than a time. ‘Vettaikaran’ has 6 tracks with none of them worthy heeding to.
Puli Urumudhu
Vocal: Ananthu, Mahesh Vinayagam
Lyrics: Kabilan
Here’s something you’ve got to observe properly about chorus part brimmed with tongue-twisting tricks- Odu Odu (Run Run) that turns to be ‘Vottu Podu’ (Cast your votes). Looks like Vijay Antony had to spend most of his time for this line. Well, there’s nothing much to appreciate about rest of quotients in the song. Be it lyrics or instrumentations, nothing seems to be impressive.
Chinna Thamarai
Vocal: Krish, Suchitra
Lyrics: Vivega
Vijay Antony has attempted for a sassy rap with erotic feel. But nothing seems to be perfect with unapt playback singers. Instead of Krish, Vijay could’ve opted for Benny Dayal and someone else who would’ve rendered the best part. Interludes with rap lyrics are quite impressive.
Naan Adichaa…
Vocal: Shankar Mahadevan
Lyrics: Kabilan
Pakka masala-kuthu song well-tailored for Vijay! Of course, this is one perfect pick of the album. The opening lines happen to be much comical and later Vijay’s ideologies are witnessed. The fast-pumping beats are sure to rock across the dance floors and it’s a grand fiesta for ‘Ilayathalapathy’ fans. The final verses will have Vijay’s son appearing on the screens.
Karigaalan
Vocal: Surchth, Sangeetha Rajeshwaran
Lyrics: Kabilan
Both vocalisms and instrumentations aren’t much impressive and there are no chances for this song to make it big across the charts.
Chinna Thamarai
Vocal: Krish, Suchitra
Lyrics: Vivega
The second version carries nothing different from the previous one. The repeated number has some extra fill-ins included here and there.
Ucchimanda
Vocal: Krishna Iyer, Shoba Shekar, Charulathamani, Shakthi Shree
Lyrics: Annamalai
The fast-beat folk song doesn’t boast of anything special apart from fast running chords on electric acoustic guitars. Actor Vijay’s mother Shoba Shekar has crooned the song along with Krishna Iyer and Shakthi Shree. Maybe, Vijay’s dance over the screens may make this song look interesting.
Finally, ‘Vettaikaran’ hasn’t got best numbers on overall. Apart from ‘Naan Adiccha’, none of the other songs have been tuned commendably. On whole, it’s a great letdown from Vijay and Vijay Antony, who earlier dazzled with ‘Sukran’ (Vijay Antony’s debut score).
Final Verdict: unimpressive on all parts.
Rating: 1/5
-R. Richard Mahesh/ Sampurn Media
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In the see-saw game for and against Telangana, ministers from Andhra and Rayalaseema regions appear to have reconciled themselves to the inevitability of the creation of a separate State. Their upbeat counterparts from Telangana have sent a letter to UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi thanking her.The leaders from Andhra and Rayalaseema met Chief Minister K Rosaiah late in the night on Sunday and told him that they would not carry out their resignation threat. The volte-face is reportedly on account of the Congress high command’s resolve to carve out Telangana, though not immediately. Meanwhile, 11 Ministers and 10 MPs from the Telangana region, after meeting at IT Minister K Venkata Reddy’s residence, conferred with Rosaiah for quite some time. Later, they said they were happy over the UPA’s decision on Telangana and called upon their Andhra and Rayalaseema counterparts not to stall the process of its formation.Former minister and MLA from Telangana region R Damodar Reddy said they had faith that Sonia would create a separate State even if passing a resolution in the Assembly became difficult. ‘‘Even by passing a legislation in Parliament, she will ensure a separate State for us,’’ he said.Nonetheless, the agitation against birfucation of the state continued in Andhra and Rayalaseema. The political heat also rose after Vijayawada MP L Rajagopal’s statement in Delhi that he would arrive here on Monday to intensify the anti-Telangana stir. However, the signs are clear that the agitation by MLAs from Andhra and Rayalseema is on the decline. Former Minister and MLA J C Diwakar Reddy said all the MLAs supported Rosaiah’s government and felt there would be no Constitutional crisis and no President’s rule in Andhra Pradesh.
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Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M Karunanidhi cautioned against linguistic chauvinism and said one language cannot dominate another. (File photo)
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"Yeh madhumakhi ka chatha hai, chedho ge toh pashtaoh ge". RJD supremo Laloo Yadav's remark over the creation of Jharkhand in 2000 has come to haunt India as never before. Thanks to the UPA Government's knee-jerk `statehood-at-midnight" drama on carving out Telangana from Andhra Pradesh. Reminding one of the famous adage: We learn nothing from history except that we learn nothing from history!
Undoubtedly, 11 days of fasting seems to have done what 8 years of bargaining could not achieve for Telangana Rashtra Samiti (TRS) chief K Chandrasekhar Rao: the assurance of a separate State of Telangana from a reluctant Centre. Triggering of the mass resignation of over 130 MLAs in a 292 Assembly and 32 MPs across party lines. What to speak of violence in Rayalaseema and Coastal Andhra.
Undoubtedly, fear that Naxalites would capitalise on the pro-Statehood movement given their strong presence in Telangana region along-with the growing evidence that leaders opposed to 'weak' CM Rosaiah were fishing in the troubled Telangana waters, were the principal triggers. The decision was also facilitated that it was time to cede the demand, hanging fire for 55 years, post its endorsement in the Common Minimum Programme in 2004. No matter that the late CM strongman Rajashekhar Reddy steamrolled the Telangana region on an anti-Telangana plank in the simultaneous Assembly and Lok Sabha polls last May.
Further, as a senior leader admitted, it was felt that Telangana with 17 Lok Sabha and 119 Assembly seats, could play out to be a strong Party turf vis-a-vis Chandrababu Naidu's TDP. The icing on the cake was KCR's assurance to merge with Congress post-Statehood. Bluntly, a virtue was made out of a necessity. Only to hastily backtrack, push the pause button with mud on its face.
True, the Centre may have been put the issue in the thanda baaksa but it has exposed that the bigness and smallness of a State has little to do with national interest but everything to do with crass opportunism, massaging its vote-banks and improving the Congress's winability quotient. In the hope that the smaller units will fetch the Party big political dividends. Camouflaged as imperative for "political stability" in the country (read Party), it has mooted the idea of setting up another States Reorganisation Commission ((last suggested in July 2007) to explore the formation of new States. No matter that till its electoral rout in UP in May 2006, the Party had opposed tooth and nail the creation of small States. It even let the Telengana Rashtriya Samiti quit the UPA alliance.
Recall, the UPA had set-up a sub-committee under Pranab Mukherjee (who else?) but as it had failed to reach a consensus, the decision was left to the Congress High Command, read Sonia. It remains to be seen whether the Congress-led UPA Government will come out smelling of roses or reek of rotten eggs this time round.
Adding to Centre's headache KCR's 'fasting success'' has once again opened the Pandora's Box for a renewed demand for 10 separate States. BSP's Mayawati favours bifurcation of UP --- Harit Pradesh out of Western UP and Bundelkhand out of south-eastern UP. Leaders in Maharashtra have raised the ante Vidarbha.
The BJP Darjeeling MP has raised the flag for Gorkhaland in West Bengal. Which the CPM's opposes. Then there is a demand for Saurashtra in Gujarat, of Coorg in Karnataka, Gondwana from portions of Chhattisgarh, Andhra and Madhya Pradesh, Kodagu from Karnataka's coffee belt, Bodoland from Assam, Ladakh and Jammu from Kashmir, Garoland from Meghalaya, Mithilanchal from North Bihar and Gorkhaland.
As for the Made in India regional leaders the less said the better. They are prone to blowing hot and cold depending on what suits them politically at the moment. Playing on the emotions of the poor and backward regions and sub-regions aspiring to be full-fledged States. Be it the TDP, RJD, Samajwadi, DMK et al. Remember Naidu was gung-ho on Telangana during the agitation only to eat his words once the issue snowballed on him.
Nobody can deny that a few States in India are much too large and unwieldy for efficient governance. It takes nearly two days to get from one end of UP to the other by road! Obviously, administrative efficiency is the first casualty. As the2000 experience of Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, and, earlier, of Haryana and Himachal Pradesh, shows, smaller States are able to meet better the rising expectations of their people for speedy development and a responsive and effective administration. Today, all are shining examples of "small is beautiful."
Logically, if one district of Assam could be made into a full-fledged State of Nagaland, another into Mizoram, a third into Meghalaya and yet another into Arunachal Pradesh, how can one hold back on Telengana or Vidarbha?
However, protagonists of bigger States disagree, often sharply. What guarantee, they ask, is there that this will end internal fissures. Make the rivers flow smoothly from one State to another. Merely look at the ugly riparian fight between Tamil Nadu and Karnataka, Andhra and Tamil Nadu and Punjab and Haryana. Or that Goa has had 16 Chief Ministers in 22 years, that a Government lasted only 10 days in Meghalaya last year.
What warranty that it would decrease the ever-rising disparities between the haves and the have-nots which are all the more glaring and difficult to camouflage in small states. Clinching their arguments by asserting that with caste and creed dictating the polity's agenda presently, any fresh redrawing of India's political map would only give monstrous fillip to separatism.
Take the case of Jharkhand. That state, carved out of southern Bihar in 2000, demonstrates that small isn't always beautiful. See how Koda milked the State of over Rs 4000 crores. Clearly, hiving off new States should not come to mean a panacea to development, resource allocation and governance.
Besides, it may make sound political sense but lousy economics. When the Prime Minister goes blue in the face talking of cutting back on costs and austerity drive, we continue to multiply our expenses. Authoritative sources aver that the creation of a State would cost the national exchequer over Rs 1,200 crore. Entailing expenditure on setting up a new State capital, Assembly and Secretariat but excluding the annual recurring expenses.
In addition, it could well encourage fissiparous tendencies, ultimately leading to India's balkanization and stoke the sub-terranean smouldering fires of disputes over borders--- and cities. Both Haryana and Punjab still claim Chandigarh. Orissa demands the return of Saraikala and Kharsuan. Nagaland still wants to cut into large chunks of Manipur and certain forest areas of Assam to create Nagalim. Bihar yearns desperately for the mineral-rich districts of Jharkhand.
Will not a further partition of the existing States result in an India that would fit Jinnah's classical description of Pakistan as being "truncated and moth-eaten"? The only purpose it will serve will be to whet regional and separatist appetites, as it happened at the time of the first SRC in the mid-fifties. The very "black hole" that our past leaders were ever eager to avoid.
The tragic irony of history is that successive Prime Ministers bought peace at the cost of strong integrated India by carving out new jagirs for acquiring "new chelas" and assured vote banks. Unfortunately for the Centre, its policy of going populist time and again and opting for quick-fix remedies has boomeranged. Our netas have to realize that statesmanship and sagacity lie in adopting the middle path.
In the ultimate , the UPA Government needs to learn from the mistakes of the recently carved small States, diagnose the disease afresh and hammer out solutions for better governance. Instead of buying time and win votes. Much can be achieved through meaningful decentralization of administration in these days of computerization, without adding to the cost of governance through top-heavy ministerial baggage.
Let us not allow politicians of all hues to create new pocket boroughs motivated by petty personal interests, undermining national unity. Are we now going to roll back history to pre-Independence days and create 562 States? Time to bolt the barn door on this. Politics willing.
Poonam I Kaushish, -INFA
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The Telangana upheaval has given the Pattali Makkal Katchi in Tamil Nadu a fresh reason to reiterate its demand for the bifurcation of the state.Now was the time to “take up the matter again, as nobody would be able to oppose it,” said party founder-leader S Ramadoss on Saturday. “When I suggested the idea nearly ten years ago, various parties criticised me,” he told a press meet here, and took a dig at the “new fighters” who demanded the division of the state into north and south.“Small is beautiful. The smaller states are doing very well,’’ he added. Dr Ramadoss urged the Centre to convene an all-party meeting to discuss similar bifurcation demands from the states, urging the government to be bold and prompt in its decisions.
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Following the Union Government announcement of the formation of the Telengana state, the demand to bifurcate Tamil Nadu into north and south for “better administrative purposes’’ gained momentum.The leaders of the Federation of North Tamil Nadu and Southern state - A K Natarajan and N Sethuraman - demanded bifurcation along the Cauvery River into North (with Chennai as capital) and South (with Madurai as captial), here on Thursday.Sethuraman said that the demands for development of the southern districts are often ignored. “Most industries are concentrated in and around Chennai. The 18 southern districts are drought-prone and the people are poverty-stricken. The government has never looked into their problems seriously,’’ he said, adding that a campaign would be launched to create awareness about the demand. Labels: Tamilnadu, Tamilnadu Accomodation, Tamilnadu Cusine, Tamilnadu Fine Art, Tamilnadu Government, Tamilnadu Hill Stations, Tamilnadu Places, Tamilnadu Sports, Tamilnadu Temples, Tamilnadu Wild Life
The Depression over North Sri lanka weakened further and lay as a well marked low pressure area over Srilanka and neighbourhood.The well marked low pressure area over Sri Lanka and neighbourhood moved westwards and lay as a low pressure area over Gulf of Mannar and neighborhood at 1730 hrs IST on the 15th December, 2009.Under its influence, rainfall at most places with scattered heavy and isolated very heavy to extremely heavy falls (≥ 25 cm) is likely over coastal Tamilnadu and Puducherry during next 36 hours. Rainfall at many places with isolated heavy to very heavy falls is also likely over interior Tamil Nadu during the same period.Squally winds speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph are likely along and off south Tamil Nadu coast during next 12 hours. Sea condition will be rough to very rough along and off south Tamil Nadu coast.Fishermen are advised not to venture into the Sea along and off Tamil Nadu & Puducherry coast during next 12 hours.
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Functioning of nationalised banks in Tamil Nadu was crippled following a day-long strike called by various bank unions to condemn the government's proposed merger move and consolidation of public sector banks.
The day-long strike call was given by the major unions, including the All India Bank Employees’ Association (AIBEA) and the All India Bank Officers’ Association (AIBOA).
About 4.5 lakh bank employees of the public sector and some private sector banks across the country were on a strike.
The bank employees also staged a demonstration denouncing the Centre's move to merge the banks.
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Rajnikanth, the style icon and one of the most influential and bankable movie stars in Indian cinema, who is regarded as ‘demigod’ in South India, turns 59. He has acted in some 200 movies in nine languages. His mass popularity and appeal is largely drawn from his mannerisms and stylized delivery of dialogue.
Rajnikanth was born as Shivajirao Gaekwad in a Maratha family in Karnataka in 1950. He did his schooling at the Acharya Pathshala in Bangalore and then at the Vivekananda Balak Sangh, a unit of the Ramakrishna Mission. In his initial days, he struggled to fight poverty.
He began his career doing various jobs in Bangalore. He also attended a theatre for stage plays. Before starting his career in the film industry, he worked as a bus conductor for the Bangalore Metropolitan Transport Corporation in Bangalore. It was during this time that he nurtured his acting interests by performing in various stage plays. Powered by a strong desire to become an actor, Rajnikanth went to Madras, the tinsel town of Tamil Cinema.
He was helped by a friend to join the Madras Film institute and completed his acting course in 1974. Popularly referred to and credited in films as superstar and fondly called as “thalaivar” (meaning leader in Tamil), Rajnikanth debuted in Tamil films in 1975. He got his first break in Kannada movie ‘Katha Sangama’, in which he played a small role. Later he played as cancer-patient in the Tamil movie ‘Apoorva Raagangal’ (1975). This film was directed by K Balachandar, whom Rajnikanth considers his mentor, and who named him Rajnikanth.
He was later favoured in portraying antagonistic characters and gradually rose to acting in lead roles. Most of his movies during the nineties were successful, like Mannan, Padayappa, Muthu, Baashha, Annamalaiand Veera. Rajinikanth wrote his first screenplay forthe film Valli. Rajnikanth has acted in over 170 films including movies in Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi and Bengali. He also acted in one Hollywood movie – Bloodstone in 1988.
He has acted with notable actors like Sivaji Ganesan, Amitabh Bachchan, Kamal Hassan, Mammooty and Sridevi. He has worked with famous directors like Mani Ratnam and Bharatiraja. Besides being an actor, Rajnikant had also involved himself in politics.
In 2000, he received India’s third highest honour, the Padma Bhushan, for his work in Indian cinema. He was reportedly paid Rs. 26 crores (about $6.25 million USD) for his last blockbuster Sivaji: The Boss, making him the highest paid actor in Asia after Jackie Chan.
Apart from a number of awards, he has also received other honours such as Raj Kapoor Award (2007) from the Government of Maharashtra, Kalaichelvam Award (1995) from the Nadigar Sangam, Oshobismit Award (1995) for Spirituality from Rajinish Ashram, MGR Award (1989) and Kalaimamani Award (1984) from the Government of Tamil Nadu. He also received India’s third highest honour, the Padma Bhushan, for his contribution toIndian cinema. In 2007, he won the Best Actor award given by the Government of Tamil Nadu for his role in the film Chandramukhi (2005).
His upcoming projects include an animation film Sultan: The Warrior, which will be directed by his daughter Soundarya Rajinikanth.
Rajnikanth has also been signed to work with the Sivaji team of S Shankar and AR Rahman once again for another magnum opus, an alleged science fiction thriller tentatively entitled Endhiran. Aishwarya Rai Bachchan will play opposite Rajnikanth as heroine for the first time;the film is touted to be the biggest and costliest film venture yet in India.
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Rajinikanth born as Sivaji Rao Gaekwad on December 12, 1950 in Bangalore — the “emperor” of the Indian cinema is celebrating his 57th Birthday today. He decided to have a quiet birthday as usual.
He began life as a bus conductor, but today Rajnikanth is known as the “emperor” of the Indian Cinema and one of the most influential actors in the Indian film industry. He’s India’s highest-paid actor and his latest showcase, Sivaji (The Boss), is the most expensive film ever made in Bollywood. He was reportedly paid Rs.30 crores (Rs 300 million) for his latest blockbuster Sivaji.
Rajnikanth, who has a huge fan following across south India, was introduced to the silver screen by veteran director K Balachander in 1975 through “Apoorva Raagangal“, in which he played the role of a cancer patient.
US-based
BusinessWeek featured Rajanikanth as one of the
India’s 50 Most Powerful People.
We wish the Superstar Rajini a very a happy birthday on behalf of millions of his fans!.
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Rajinikanth and Kamal Haasan, along with other prominent faces of Tamil cinema, presented the Best Dialogue Writer award to Chief Minister M Karunanidhi for the movie ‘Uliyin Osai’ at the State government’s film awards ceremony for 2007 and 2008 in Chennai Tuesday.
The two icons of Tamil film industry were presented the Best Actor awards by the Chief Minister Karunanidhi at the colourful and glittering function that took place at the Madras University Centenary Auditorium.
While Rajini bagged the honour for ‘Sivaji’, Kamal Haasan was presented with the Best Actor award for 2008 for his ten-role performance in ‘Dasavatharam’.
Jyothika was presented the Best Actress award for her performance as a deaf and dumb in ‘Mozhi’. Sneha bagged the award for her performance in ‘Privom Santhippom’ for the year 2008.
The award for the third best film for 2007 went to ‘Pallikoodam’ and Thankar Bachchan, who directed the film, received the Best Director award.
‘Periyar’, a biopic on Dravidian movement founder Periyar E V Ramasamy won the award for the best movie under special award category for 2007. Sathyaraj won the special jury award for his role in the film.
Padmapriya was presented the Best Actress (special) award for her performance in ‘Mirugam’. Vairamuthu received the Best Lyricist award for 2007 for his work in ‘Periyar’.
For 2008, ‘Dasavatharam’ won the Best Film award with poet Vaali winning the Best Lyricist award. Special awards for Best Actor and Actress awards for 2008 were presented to Suriya for ‘Varanam Aayiram’ and Trisha for ‘Abhiyum Naanum’, respectively.
Maestro Illayaraja was received the Best Music Director award for his score in ‘Ajantha’. Mahathi received the Best Female Singer award for ‘Nenjathai Killathey’. Pelliraja was presented the Best Male Singer award for ‘Subramaniapuram’
The function, which was attended by almost the entire film industry, was preceded by a colourful performance by leading actors.
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It’s not only critics and fans who are impressed with Amitabh’s Progeria act in the latest release Paa. Superstar Rajinikath, who watched the special screening of the movie, in which Amitabh starred as Abhishek’s son with a rare genetic disorder, was also astonished at the performance and called up Big B to congratulate him on the feat.
Rajini watched Paa on December 9, 2009 at the Four Frames preview theatre in Chennai with his wife Latha, daughters Aishwarya and Soundarya. Meanwhile, Paa has opened to rave reviews over the past week and is continuing to make good business at the box-office.
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It is not everyday when two of Tamil film industry's biggest stars share a stage. However, the
Tamil Nadu Government film
awards ceremony saw
Rajinikanth and
Kamal Haasan make a rare appearance together.
While
Rajinikanth walked away with the Best Actor honour for his performance in the blockbuster
Sivaji, Haasan won the same award for 2008 for
Dasavathaaram.
The Chief Minister M Karunanidhi himself won the Best Dialogue Writer honour for the film Uliyin Osai.
"This was a special award for us. Especially when the Kalaignar was receiving the award, we were fortunate to be there and present it to him. It was a moment which we could stake claim to in history. I thank the director and producer of Dasavathaaram who gave me this opportunity to take part in the award function," said Haasan.
"It has been 35 years since I came into the film industry. It has been 32 years since I became a hero. I thank my friends in the Tamil film industry friends who still cast me as a hero despite me having completed 32 years as a hero already and my heartiest thanks to the people ofTamil Nadu who watch my films and encourage me," says
Rajinikanth.
Meanwhile, actor Sneha won the Best Actress Award for Pallikoodam for the year 2008 and Jyothika for 2007's Mozhi.
And this meant double joy for Suriya who also picked up an award for his performance in Vaaranam Aayiram. "This is my fourth government award and state award and it always puts you in the right path – the correct successes and the correct recognition like this puts you in the right path and I'll always be grateful and try to get addicted to this," says Suriya.
Though top stars like Ajith, Vijay, Vikram, Dhanush and most of the top heroines gave it a miss, the awards night was a big success for the audience.
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 Chennai: Super Star Rajinikanth participated in a meeting called “Media and Entertainment Conclave” conducted by “Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry - FICCI”.
Around 500 celebrities participated from Media and Cine Background
Actor Kamalahasan informed this information to the reporters yesterday.
In the press meet at Chennai Park Sheraton, Kamalahasan told as follows,
“This is a very proud thing, So far FICCI has conducted conferences in Delhi and Mumbai.”
“I desired this type of conference should happen in southindia, preferably in Chennai. For this purpose some weeks back I and friend Rajinikanth has participated in the FICCI advisory meeting and stressed out point.”
“India is a country which makes most films in the world. Out of this, South India makes most movies. To reveal the strength of south India, We debated and got the chance of conducting the FICCI conference in Chennai.”
I was chosen as a key person for this conference.
FICCI is an Indian group of muti linguistic.
“This is not a company, but a center provides service related to Cine Field. The one founded it is not a normal man ….Mahatma Gandhi. This Formation had brought us a prestige to consider Cine Field as a Business in the Commerce Industry. “
“Rajinikanth has accepted to sit as a committee member for this conference.”
“Mammooty, Mohan Lal, AVM Saravanan. K Balachander including some other media giants also accepted to participate” Said Kamalahasan.
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சிறந்த நடிகருக்கான விருது சிவாஜி – தி பாஸ் படத்துக்காக தலைவர் ரஜினிக்கு இன்று முதல்வர் கலைஞர் இன்று விருது வழங்கி கவுரவித்தார்.
விழாவில் ஏற்புரை வழங்கி பேசிய தலைவர்..
"ரொம்ப சந்தோஷமான நிகழ்ச்சி இந்த விழாவில் நடந்தது. எனக்கு தெரிந்து எம்.ஜி.ஆரும், சிவாஜியும் சேர்ந்து ஒரு பரிசை கொடுத்து இருக்க மாட்டார்கள். அந்த வாய்ப்பு எனக்கும், கமலுக்கும் கிடைத்தது மிகபெரிய பாக்கியம்.
உடல் நல குறைவாக இருந்ததால் கொஞ்சம் தூங்கி விட்டேன். சற்று தாமதமாக விழாவிற்கு வருகிறேன் என்று எங்களிடம் கலைஞர் சொன்னார். அந்த பன்பு, அடக்கத்தை எப்படி சொல்வது? அய்யா.. நீங்க நல்ல இருக்கணும்.
கலைஞர் எத்தனை மேடுகள், சிகரங்களை பார்த்தவர். எத்தனையோ மேடுகளும், சிகரங்களும் காணாமல் போனதையும் பார்த்து இருக்கிறார். அவர் யாரை அணைத்து கொண்டாலும் அவர் பெரிய ஆளாகி விடுவார். அவர் வீட்டுக்கு சாய்பாபா வந்து சென்றது சாதாரண விஷயம் அல்ல..
சிவாஜி படத்திற்காக, கலைஞர் கையினால் பரிசு பெற்றது மிக்க மகிழ்ச்சியாக இருக்கிறது. அந்த படத்தை தயாரித்த எவிஎம்.சரவணன் சார்க்கு என் மனமார்ந்த நன்றி. படத்தை இயக்கிய ஷங்கருக்கு எனது மனமார்ந்த நன்றி.
நான் திரையுலகத்திற்கு வந்து 35 ஆண்டுகள் ஆகிவிட்டன. கதாநாயகன் ஆகி 32 வருடங்கள் ஆகிவிட்டது. என்னை கதாநாயகனாக போட்டு படம் எடுத்த தயாரிப்பளர்களுக்கும், டைரக்டர்களுக்கும், என்னை ஏற்றுக்கொண்டு என் படங்களை ரசித்த ரசிகர்களுக்கும் (தலைவா...........அப்படி சொல்லாதீங்க...), தமிழ் மக்களுக்கும் என் மனமார்ந்த நன்றியை தெரிவித்துகொள்கிறேன்" என்றார்.
தலைவரின் நண்பர் கமல் பேசும்போது...
'எனக்கும், ரஜினிக்கும் இடையே பொறாமை இல்லை. ரஜினிக்கு எனது வாழ்த்துக்கள். அவர் எந்திரனை சீக்கிரம் முடித்து வெளியிட வேண்டும் என்று ரசிகர்கள் சார்பில் நான் கேட்டுகொள்கிறேன்' என்றார். |
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இந்த படம் வந்து 31 வருசம் ஆகுது!! நிச்சயம் பத்தரிக்கைகளிளும், வலையுலகத்திலும் நிறைய விமர்சனங்களும், பாராட்டுக்களும் வந்திருக்கும்.. என்னுடைய வலைப்பூ ரொம்ப புதுசு.. நான் ரொம்ப சாதாரணமானவன்.. இந்த ரெண்டு விசயமும் தான் இந்த பதிவ எழுத நம்பிக்கை கொடுத்தது..
நான் ஆர்ட் பிலிம் பார்க்குற ஆளு கிடையாது.. பாட்ஷா, பில்லா, போக்கிரி மாதிரி மாஸ் படங்களோட ரசிகன்.. இது நிச்சயம் விமர்சனமும் அல்ல.. என்னால் தலைவர் படத்த விமர்சனம் பண்ணவும் முடியாது.. அதனால, இந்த படத்திலிருந்து எனக்கு ரொம்ப பிடித்த விசயங்கள் தான் இந்த பதிவு.. இதனோட இருக்கிற போட்டோ ஆல்பத்த மிஸ் பண்ணிடாதீங்க..
படம் பார்க்காதவங்களுக்கு ஒரு சின்ன introduction.. படத்தோட கதை ரொம்ப ரொம்ப எளிமையானது (simple - yet powerful).. அண்ணன் - தங்கைக்கிடையே இருக்குற பாசமும், முரட்டு அண்ணன் (ரஜினி - காளி), வெகுளி தங்கச்சி (ஷோபா) மற்றும் ஒரு மென்மையான காதல்தான் (சரத்பாபு - ஷோபா) கதையோட முக்கிய அம்சங்கள்...
கதை: உமா சந்திரன்
...'கல்கி வெள்ளி விழா மலரில் பரிசு பெற்ற கதை!...'
இனி இதில் வர முக்கியமான கேரக்டர்ஸ் பத்தி..
சரத்பாபு:-
படித்த பட்டதாரியா, கிராமத்து அதிகாரியா வரும் இவரு உண்மையில ரொம்ப நல்ல யதார்த்தமான ஆளு.. ரஜினியோட முரட்டு சுபாவத்த புரிஞ்சுக்கிறதும், எப்ப பாத்தாலும் ரூல்ஸ் பேசறதும் அதே சமயம் கஷ்டம்னு வரும்போது கூட இருந்து உதவி பண்றதுமா மெச்சூர்டான கேரக்டர்.. தலைவர் தன் தங்கைய தர மறுக்கும் போது அவரோட முரட்டு சுபாவத்த கண்டு பின் வாங்கறது ரொம்ப இயல்பு.. படத்துல எனக்கு பிடிச்ச இவரோட வசனம் (தம்பிக்கா வக்காலத்து வாங்கற க்ளார்க்குகிட்ட பேசறது)..
"சரத்: ஆமா நம்ம ஆபிஸ்ல தம்பியே இல்லாத கிளார்க் யாராவது இருக்காங்கலா??
க்ளார்க்: ஏன் சார்?
சரத்: நான் காளிய பத்தி உண்மையான விவரங்கள தெரிஞ்சிக்க ஆசை படறேன்!!
ஷோபா:-
ரொம்ப வெகுளியா வர பொண்ணு.. படம் முழுக்க ரொம்ப நல்ல expressions!! அண்ணனுக்காக காதல விட்டு கொடுக்க க்ளைமேக்ஸ்ல முன் வரது ரொம்ப டச்சிங்
ரஜினியின் மனைவி்யா நடிச்சிருக்கிறவங்க..
ரொம்ப casual-ஆ அதே சமயம் கொஞ்சம் அடாவடியான கேரக்டர்.. ஆரம்பத்துல சோத்து மூட்டையா காட்டினாலும் காளி தவறான ஒரு ஆளுக்கு தன் தங்கச்சிய கட்டி கொடுக்கும் முடிவ எடுக்கும் போது எதிர்க்கிறதும், காளிய கையில்லனு கிண்டல் பண்றது தாங்காம போட்டியில கலந்து ஜெயிக்கிறதும், சரத்பாபு கிட்ட போய் பேசி ஷோபாவ கல்யாணம் பண்ண சம்மதிக்க வைக்கறதுமாக கேரக்டர் போகும்.. பிடித்த வசனம்..
casual-ஆ படுத்திருக்கும் போது பார்க்கும் ரஜினியிடம்.. "ஏன்யா முன்ன பின்ன பொம்பளயயே பாத்ததில்லியா!!".. தலைவரோட ரியாக்ஷன் சூப்பர்..
மகேந்திரன் - இளையராஜா - பாலு மகேந்திரா..
Deadly Combination!! ஒவ்வொறு கேரக்டர்லயும், ப்ரேம்லயும் மகேந்திரன் அவருடைய முத்திரை இருக்கும்... இசையராஜா (let the typo to be) பிண்ணனி இசையிலயும், பாடல்களிளையும் வெளுத்து வாங்கியிருக்காரு.. he and this film's music is my all-time favorite.. பாலு மகேந்திரா கிராமம், காடு, மலை, வானமுன்னு கலக்கியிருப்பாரு.. எதோ ஏற்காடு பக்கத்துல (உண்மைல சிக்கமங்களூர்னு நினைக்கிறேன்) எடுத்த மாதிரியோ ஒரு பீலிங்.. முப்பது வருசம் முன்னமே இவ்வளவு டீடெய்லா - royal salute :) இந்த படத்துல இவங்க work பத்தி இன்னும் பத்து பதிவு போடலாம்.. நேரமி்ன்மை காரணமா இவங்கள பத்தி இதோட நிறுத்திக்கிறேன்..
LAST BUT NOT THE LEAST, தலைவர் ரஜினி்யோட (முரட்டு) காளி Performance பத்தி...
இந்த படத்துல தலைவர் நடிக்கல, வாழ்ந்திருக்காரு (விமர்சனங்கள் வரவேற்கப்படுகின்றன).. இப்ப திரும்ப இதே மாதிரி படமெல்லாம் அமையுமா?? எல்லோரும் வழக்கமா கேக்குற அதே கேள்வி,, ஏன் இதே கூட்டணியில இது மாதிரி, ஜானி மாதிரி இன்னும் நிறைய படங்கள் வரல?????
இனி ஒரு போட்டோ மாலை.. படங்களை பெரிதாக்கிட க்ளிக் செய்யவும்.. Don't miss my comments too :)
1978 ஆம்.. நம்ப முடியல!!
சின்ன பசங்க.. கண்ணுல கூட நடிப்பு.. மகேந்திரன்!!
தலைவர் Intro!!!!!!!!!!
(சரத்பாபு யாருன்னு தெரியாம) சார் யாருன்னு சொல்லலயே???
விளையாட்டு + In Direct message to சரத்பாபு
தலைவர் casual-ஆ உக்காந்து இருக்கிற போஸ் பாருங்க,
வாசிங்க சார்..... வாசிங்கடா டேய்!!
அவசரமா கூப்பிட்டாரா.. தா உடனே வந்துடறேன்...
தங்கச்சி காலுக்கு மருதாணி... ஐயோ, ஐயோ இப்ப இப்படி Natural-ஆ பாக்க முடியறதில்லியே..
ராமன் ஆண்டாலும் ராவணன் ஆண்டாலும் எனக்கொரு கவலையில்ல!!
மேலே கல்யாணத்திற்கு முன்... கீழே கல்யாணத்திற்கு பின்.. தலைவருக்கு கூடவா.. சும்மா காமெடி!!!
(வேலைய விட்டு நீக்கும் போது)
என்னா முடிவே பண்ணிட்டீங்களா..
(எனக்கு ரொம்ப பிடிச்ச சீன், வசனம்)
கெட்ட பையன் சார் இந்த காளி.. ரெண்டு கை, ரெண்டு கால் போனா கூட பொழச்சிக்குவான் சார்..
என்னா ஒரு ego!!!
தலைவரோட ஷ்டைல், என்னா ஒரு முரட்டு தோற்றம்!!
தங்கச்சியவாடா தப்பா பேசறே...
(கீழே கெடக்கறது.. வெண்ணிற ஆடை மூர்த்தி!!)
கண்ணீர்
பிரிவு
சேர்க்கை, மகிழ்ச்சி!!
பெருமை
இன்ஞினியர் சார் எனக்கு உங்கள இப்பவும் பிடிக்கல.. இருந்தாலும் என் தங்கச்சிக்காக..
எனக்கு ரொம்ப பிடிச்ச ரெண்டு சீன்ஸ்.. |
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RajiniKanth - The legend with Rational, Assertive, Jubilant, Intelligent, Nice, Independent, Kind, Articulate, Nationalistic, Thoughtful and Humorous Qualities.
Rational: His way of leading his life has always had a rationalistic approach. His rational approach towards spirituality has always shown that normal life and spiritual life are different. His mode of adoption in spirituality was a streamlined adoption. First it was Raghavendra Swami who lived as a man, saw god and then at later point became god. Next it was with Lord shiva[ Annamalai, Jambukeshwara,Natraja etc] and the final point was with Himalaya saints in Himalayas. Slowly getting the feel of Himalayas he adopted Mahaavatar Babaji’s preachings and reaching its maximum point in the art of meditation and yoga.
Assertive & Articulate: He always had assertive approach in his acting life and as well as his personal life. When the stage was set for him in 1996 elections with people and politicians were ready to go behind him, He was assertive enough to say that I am not willing to join politics now. He did not succumb to any external pressure. He assertively said in which ever field you go you must know its pros and Cons. He also told I will definitely learn, experience and investigate this political field before getting into it. This shows his assertive charisma in anything he does. The second thing is articulation. This skill can be depicted in many numbers of his movies. The dialogue delivery with its rising and falling intonation shows his articulation power. This articulation power has led him to have massive fan following in and around the world.
Jubilant & Humorous: He has always has been victorious in any role has played. He is the only actor who enjoys 97% success rate in the Tamil cinema. He like his contemporizes namely like Amitabh, Chiranjeevi Kamal etc had the comedy factor behind their character role portrayal. The movies like Veera, Dharmadurai etc has shown the humorous side of Rajini. Even behind the screens lot of people has spoken in volumes about the humorous character of Rajini.
Nice & Kind: He has always been nice and kind to his family, Film artists and to the common people. He always has the helping attitude to the poor and needy. Even in film industries his friends or any other actors who has suffered with any loss he has done some character freely for them in their next movie without accepting any money. He has always been nice to his teacher K. Balachander the legendary director and to people like Muthuraman who gave Rajini the real shape in Cinema when Rajini was at this start of his career. He was always known for his down to earth personality.
Intelligent & Independent: Rajini was always intelligent in knowing his strength and weakness. He has always had SWOT[Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats] analysis before under taking any cinema or any new responsibility. This Quality has made him to sustain him in the Film industry for almost thirty five years. By knowing his strengths and portraying the role depending upon his strength he was easily able to capture the minds of people in millions. He was always independent in adapting to any kind of acting role. He has his own style of portraying roles which made him a trend setter in the Tamil film Industry. This Quality has always shown him a class apart.
Nationalistic & Thought ful: He had national approach in many issues. He was the first one who came forward to donate for the interlinking of rivers. This showed his nationalistic approach. He did not want the common people to suffer. He was creative in many ways. His idea in any issue has always been welcomed by majority rather than being prone to criticism. The best example here one could be given with clear cut proof is, his thought provoking speech during the Lankan issue and fasting in 2002 at the protest for the release of Cauvery water.
Besides this he has been a role model, motivator and guiding force for many youths, common man and even to the women folk during their tough and normal times in life. He has played key role in shaping up the lives of many people. His message to his fans and to the common public was do your duty, see your family, grow yourself and establish yourself very much strong in the society. His ability of accepting the mistakes has been a contributing factor in his growth. This quality made him to sustain for 35 long years[More years to come] and it also provided him a new learning Opportunity in what ever role he has under taken. He always believed learning is a continuous process and hence it made him not to stagnate in the rat race of the Indian cinema. He has always told his fans to make a name for them selves so that they will be respected in the society very well. As a people of all and sycophant or deep rooted fan of him let us all wish the legendary Super star Happy Birthday[60], more movies of him, healthy and long life.
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Labels: Music Directors, Tamil Actors, Tamil Actress, Tamil Cinema, Tamil Cinema Actrors, Tamil Directors, Tamil Movies
RajiniKanth - The legend with Rational, Assertive, Jubilant, Intelligent, Nice, Independent, Kind, Articulate, Nationalistic, Thoughtful and Humorous Qualities.
Rational: His way of leading his life has always had a rationalistic approach. His rational approach towards spirituality has always shown that normal life and spiritual life are different. His mode of adoption in spirituality was a streamlined adoption. First it was Raghavendra Swami who lived as a man, saw god and then at later point became god. Next it was with Lord shiva[ Annamalai, Jambukeshwara,Natraja etc] and the final point was with Himalaya saints in Himalayas. Slowly getting the feel of Himalayas he adopted Mahaavatar Babaji’s preachings and reaching its maximum point in the art of meditation and yoga.
Assertive & Articulate: He always had assertive approach in his acting life and as well as his personal life. When the stage was set for him in 1996 elections with people and politicians were ready to go behind him, He was assertive enough to say that I am not willing to join politics now. He did not succumb to any external pressure. He assertively said in which ever field you go you must know its pros and Cons. He also told I will definitely learn, experience and investigate this political field before getting into it. This shows his assertive charisma in anything he does. The second thing is articulation. This skill can be depicted in many numbers of his movies. The dialogue delivery with its rising and falling intonation shows his articulation power. This articulation power has led him to have massive fan following in and around the world.
Jubilant & Humorous: He has always has been victorious in any role has played. He is the only actor who enjoys 97% success rate in the Tamil cinema. He like his contemporizes namely like Amitabh, Chiranjeevi Kamal etc had the comedy factor behind their character role portrayal. The movies like Veera, Dharmadurai etc has shown the humorous side of Rajini. Even behind the screens lot of people has spoken in volumes about the humorous character of Rajini.
Nice & Kind: He has always been nice and kind to his family, Film artists and to the common people. He always has the helping attitude to the poor and needy. Even in film industries his friends or any other actors who has suffered with any loss he has done some character freely for them in their next movie without accepting any money. He has always been nice to his teacher K. Balachander the legendary director and to people like Muthuraman who gave Rajini the real shape in Cinema when Rajini was at this start of his career. He was always known for his down to earth personality.
Intelligent & Independent: Rajini was always intelligent in knowing his strength and weakness. He has always had SWOT[Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats] analysis before under taking any cinema or any new responsibility. This Quality has made him to sustain him in the Film industry for almost thirty five years. By knowing his strengths and portraying the role depending upon his strength he was easily able to capture the minds of people in millions. He was always independent in adapting to any kind of acting role. He has his own style of portraying roles which made him a trend setter in the Tamil film Industry. This Quality has always shown him a class apart.
Nationalistic & Thought ful: He had national approach in many issues. He was the first one who came forward to donate for the interlinking of rivers. This showed his nationalistic approach. He did not want the common people to suffer. He was creative in many ways. His idea in any issue has always been welcomed by majority rather than being prone to criticism. The best example here one could be given with clear cut proof is, his thought provoking speech during the Lankan issue and fasting in 2002 at the protest for the release of Cauvery water.
Besides this he has been a role model, motivator and guiding force for many youths, common man and even to the women folk during their tough and normal times in life. He has played key role in shaping up the lives of many people. His message to his fans and to the common public was do your duty, see your family, grow yourself and establish yourself very much strong in the society. His ability of accepting the mistakes has been a contributing factor in his growth. This quality made him to sustain for 35 long years[More years to come] and it also provided him a new learning Opportunity in what ever role he has under taken. He always believed learning is a continuous process and hence it made him not to stagnate in the rat race of the Indian cinema. He has always told his fans to make a name for them selves so that they will be respected in the society very well. As a people of all and sycophant or deep rooted fan of him let us all wish the legendary Super star Happy Birthday , more movies of him, healthy and long life.
- Padmanabhan
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1.The Spring
Superstar Rajinikanth could not have given his fans a bigger surprise on his 60th birthday. Instead of stepping into politics, the icon of Kollywood has made a re-entry of sorts in the hospitality industry.
A group of entrepreneurs from Chennai have taken on lease the Arunachala Inn — a property owned by the actor at the Kodambakkam High Road and transformed it into a swanky designer hotel called The Spring.
The highlight of the hotel is its cinematic ode to Rajinikanth — replete with a themed coffee shop and co-ordinated uniforms aimed at evoking a sense of nostalgia — courtesy brand Rajini.
R Anand Krishnan, one of the directors of the luxury hotel and the son of Mr Ravi (of the Vasantha Bhavan group) affirms that the hotel was designed around what the actor’s fans love.
Elaborating on the Rajini-centric design that went into the creation of many parts of the hotel, he says, “The coffee shop Caffeine would be a treat for Rajini fans as the walls here are lined with 24 hand-painted black and white portraits of the superstar created by the artist Santhanam.”
That’s just the tip of the iceberg. Sticking to the mantra popularised by Rajini’s punch dialogues like Yen vazhi, thani Vazhi (‘my way is a unique way’), Anand adds, “The icing on the cake is that the waiters, in true Rajini style from his Annamalai days, are dressed in a black shirt and pants combo, replete with a silver-satin band tied around their waists. It’s what we call the total Rajini experience.
In fact, the Chennai based designer Satkrit Krishna, a self-confessed hardcore Rajini fan was roped in to design the uniforms for the coffee shop. Talking about his inspiration and his role model, Satkrit says, “I personally have been a fan of the superstar since my childhood days and it was one of the things that drew me to this project. My reference points were the films Muthu and Annamalai, in both of which he sports a thundu, tied around his waist. We gave it a chic makeover with a satin sash (in this case a waistband) to complete the attire.”
2.What's Today's Thalaivar's Plan ?
Rajinikanth’s 60th birthday on Saturday may see him locked up in the new Mahavatar Babaji Ash-ram that he has built near Chengalpattu, 60 km from here. But his family and fans have organised shashtiabdapoorthi pujas such as ayush homam for long life at the Tirukkadaiyur temple in Nagapattinam district, fam-ous for celebrating one’s 60th birthday. Fans are welcoming him once again to enter politics through colo-urful posters across the state.
Rajinikanth was at his Poes Garden residence on the eve of his 60th birthday and met one of his fans, Kundrathur Raju, who has brought out a book on him. While he is expected to be at home on Saturday, his office in Kodambakkam is already sending out news that he will be in meditation on his birthday.
“Madam Latha Rajini-kanth has invited important office-bearers of fan clubs to their Poes Garden residence on Saturday. We hope that the superstar will be home tomorrow to give us an audience,” said Rajini Palani, an important office-bearer of the city-based Rajini fan club.
Posters pasted by his fan clubs across the state depict Rajinikanth as the future chief minister of TN. Many advertisements in Tamil eveningers urged the actor to take the plunge into politics and say goodbye to cinema after Endhiran.
Rajinikanth has been reportedly visiting Mahavatar Babaji Ashram he has built on a hill near Chengalpattu at least once a month for the last six months. The ashram with a garden has a dhyana mantap especially built for him. Office-bearers of his fan clubs have started visiting the ashram.
His fans have organised special prayers in places of worships across the state and annadhanams will be organised in orphanages and homes for mentally challenged and the destitute on his birthday.
3.Thalaivar Watched 'Paa'
Tamil Super Star Rajinikanth, who is all set to celebrate his 60th birthday on Saturday, watched director Balki’s much-acclaimed Bollywood film Paa on Wednesday evening along with his wife Lata and two daughters Aishwarya and Soundarya in a special screening at Four Frames preview theatre in Chennai.
After the show, the superstar said: "I have always been a great fan of Amitji. I have had the honour of working with him and watching his work down the years, but what he has done in this film is unbelievable." Notably, Rajinikanth has worked with Amitabh in many Hindi films during the 80's, including Andhaa Kanoon, Giraftaar and Hum.
"I have seen many great performances by both Indian and Hollywood actors, but I have never seen anything like this. Amitji is the greatest. I don't think anyone else would be able to play the role he has played in Paa," Rajinikanth praised Amitabh's performance in Paa.
"My admiration for Amitji has grown thousand times more for Amitji and I know my praising his performance means nothing when the whole country is only talking about his performance," said thalaivar
4.Vellore fans to provide 60 free LIC policies
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தலைவரின் பிறந்தநாளை முன்னிட்டு, இன்று தமிழ் தினசரிகளில் வெளி வந்த தலைவரின் அன்பு ரசிகர்களின் வாழ்த்துகளில் சில...
நம் ரசிகர்களின் வழி நின்று நாமும் வாழ்த்துவோம் ..
தலைவருக்கு நம் நெஞ்சம் கனிந்த
பிறந்த நாள் வாழ்த்துக்கள்..
தலைவா.. வாழ்க பல்லாண்டு..Labels: Music Directors, Tamil Actors, Tamil Actress, Tamil Cinema, Tamil Cinema Actrors, Tamil Directors, Tamil Movies
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 On Sunday, December 13 producer R Ravindran of Dream Valley Entertainment will hold a sneak peek of the trailer and songs of Selvaraghavan’s eagerly awaited magnum opus Aayirathil Oruvan at a Chennai multiplex.
Later in the evening the trailer will be screened on television channels. This would be the start of Aayirathil Oruvan publicity campaign as the film gets ready for a Pongal release worldwide.
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 Superstar Rajinikanth turns 60 today (December 12). We at sify.com wish him all the best. So what’s the superstar doing on his birthday?
As usual he is avoiding the media and fan frenzy and keeping a low profile. The buzz is that he will be locked up at his new Mahavatar Babaji Ashram that he has built near Chengalpet and celebrating the birthday in total solitude.
His family and close friends have organized a Shashitabadapoorthi puja (60th birthday celebrations) at the famous Tirukkadiyur temple near Tiruchi.
Individual fans and artist who are close to him like Lawrence and director SP Muthuraman are conducting their own “feeding the poor” programmes at Choolaimedu.
Earlier on Friday, Rajinikanth launched a book written by one of his fans Kundrathur Raju, at his Poes Garden residence.
As the Boss steps into his 60th year he is still the ‘numero uno’ star of Kollywood. 2010 will be a significant year as his Endhiran- The Robot is set to release.
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It is official; Rajini will not be in town on his 60th birthday. A huge dampener for the fans no doubt, but that is the way it is going to be. After all, the thorough professional that he is, Rajini wouldn’t mess up the shooting schedules of Endhiran, whatever may be the occasion. So, he will be on the sets of Endhiran in Pune while his fans celebrate the big day in trademark style, which will involve welfare activities like blood donation camps and civic activities like planting of trees, cleaning of roads and many other such services.
While it will be business as usual on the sets of Endhiran, the unit will definitely find time to celebrate the big occasion in the presence of the man himself. Behindwoods also joins his innumerable fans and well wishers in wishing the Superstar a very happy birthday.
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COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — Just a few months ago, Sri Lanka's president and its army chief were strong allies, working closely together to defeat the Tamil Tiger rebels and end the nation's 25-year civil war.
Now the two men hailed as national heroes are bitter political opponents, as Gen. Sarath Fonseka works to unseat President Mahinda Rajapaksa in next month's presidential elections.
Rajapaksa's allies brand Fonseka a potential dictator and say he is ungrateful to the man who promoted him to army chief and put him in charge of leading the fight against the rebels.
Fonseka, who resigned from the military last month, accuses Rajapaksa of corruption and nepotism and says the nation is still not at peace, even though the war ended in May.
"Under cover of war victory, if someone is trying to boost up his family image or to stick to nepotism ... then you can't say peace has come," Fonseka told The Associated Press in an interview Thursday.
Fonseka was highlighting the position of Rajapaksa's three brothers: one a Cabinet minister, another the president's top adviser and a third the defense secretary.
Fonseka said if elected he would prune down the extensive powers of the presidency and strengthen parliament under the prime minister.
But many Rajapaksa backers argue Fonseka is actually planning on taking more power, and might even turn the country into a dictatorship.
Fonseka brushed off the accusation.
"If I was keen about a military regime, I would have done it long ago, even before the war was won," he said. "I am a disciplined general who commanded a disciplined army."
The falling out between Rajapaksa and Fonseka is stark. After the war, the president promoted the army chief, giving him a fourth star and naming him commander of all military forces.
But Fonseka complained he was sidelined into a bureaucratic job and under constant accusation of plotting a coup. He resigned last month and announced he would run as the opposition candidate in Jan. 26 elections.
Victor Ivan, a political analyst and editor of Ravaya newspaper, said Fonseka's decision has made the election — which had been considered an easy win for the president — a real contest and was healthy for democracy in the country. But also he warned of a close race sparking street violence.
The government and the military came under harsh criticism for their conduct during the final months of the war, when 300,000 ethnic Tamil civilians were trapped along with Tamil separatists in a shrinking war zone in the north.
According to the U.N., more than 7,000 civilians were killed from January to April, and a U.S. State Department report listed instances when government troops allegedly fired at civilians and hospitals and killed rebels who tried to surrender with white flags. Journalists critical of the military campaign were killed, attacked or forced to flee the country.
Fonseka implied gangs working for government leaders may have been involved in the attacks on journalists and denied war crimes allegations.
"As far as the army is concerned, I don't know there were any war crimes. I monitored every action by the troops," he said. "If we went on ignoring the safety of civilians, out of the 300,000 civilians we saved, half would have gotten killed."
But Fonseka's entry to politics has alarmed the mainly Hindu minority Tamil group, who view him as an ethnic Sinhalese nationalist.
His reported comments last year that he was fighting for a Buddhist, Sinhalese state reinforced that fear. Fonseka says he was misquoted and that he stands for equality and justice for all.
"In my previous job I did justice to them (Tamils). I destroyed terrorism and liberated the affected people," Fonseka said, adding as president he would ensure "equal rights and justice done to all communities in the country."
But he was non-committal on the long-standing Tamil demand for power sharing, saying only a future parliament could decide the issue.
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In a spell befitting a champion spinner, 16-year-old Aushik Srinivas rattled Mumbai with his probing length and persistence and denied the hosts the crucial first-innings lead. Mumbai started the final day needing a further 193 runs to overtake Tamil Nadu's imposing first-innings 501 with seven wickets in hand, including the overnight centurion Wasim Jaffer. However, Srinivas squashed their hopes in the very first hour of the morning with a mesmerising spell of left-arm spin and returned figures of 8.1-4-11-6.
From 314 for 4, Mumbai lost their way drastically. The next six wickets fell for the addition of just 44 runs, the last four wickets going down with the score stuck at 358. Mumbai lost Omkar Khanwilkar, Jaffer's overnight partner, quickly as the left-hander failed misread the line of a straighter delivery from C Ganpathy and was rapped on the pads and declared plumb in front.
The responsibility was solely Jaffer's now, in the absence of any support at the other end. Even if Abhishek Nayar had joined him, his present form probably might not have given confidence to his captain. Nayar has successfully used the long handle in crunch situations in the past, but this season barring a half-century in the first game against Punjab, he has been struggling. He had just 73 runs in four games before this match.
Meanwhile Tamil Nadu, led by Srinivas, were steadily loosening Mumbai's grip, built by Jaffer-Ajinkya Rahane combine yesterday. Runs slowed down and Jaffer was slightly desperate. In this scattered frame of mind he tried reverse0sweeping a delivery that pitched on middle stump and held its line, but missed the line and the ball hit his bent knee. Srinivas appealed fervently, in unison with the entire Tamil Nadu team, but their plea was turned down. Two balls later Jaffer attempted the same shot against a similar delivery with the only difference being the change in pace. This time the top edge flew wide and to the right of first slip where Murali Vijay plucked a super catch with his right hand.
Understandably Srinivas and Tamil Nadu celebrated rapturously, because Jaffer was their chief nemesis. Credit should go to the prodigious tweaker, born in Coimbatore, who thankfully was advised by one of the coaches at a talent camp to become a spinner instead of chasing ambitions of becoming a medium-pace bowler.
On Thursday Srinivas had gained the upper hand against Ajinky Rahane in an engrossing contest. Though Jaffer had used his rich experience to quell Srinivas' challenge, he knew he couldn't afford to take the youngster lightly. The best example to gauge the impact of Srinivas was to compare him to Iqbal Abdulla, Mumbai's second spinner, and a left-arm orthodox one at that. Never in either innings did Abdulla assert himself over the Tamil Nadu batting and even to a layman the reasons were clear: while Srinivas attacked with flight and varying pace, Abdulla mostly darted the ball at a fuller length.
Little wonder then that Mumbai's lower order and tail failed miserably against Srinivas. Nayar tried to defend on the front foot but ended up offering a simple return catch to Srinivas. Next ball Ramesh Powar lunged forward to pat the ball down but his outstretched back foot was raised allowing the proactive wicketkeeper U Sushil to knock off the bails. Though Srinivas missed out on a hat-trick he got lucky when Abdulla played casually into the hands of Ganpathy at silly mid-on. Dhawal Kulkarni tried to play with hard hands against a flighted delivery, which couldn't even cross Ganpathy. Usman Malvi then stepped out valiantly and was stumped. Mumbai's fall was quick and embarrassing, and it came at the little hands of Srinivas.
Vijay made it more painful for Mumbai by scoring a blistering 150, bringing up his century in the second session thereby enlivening the rest of the day. Having three points, Tamil Nadu have are assured themselves a quarter-finals berth while Mumbai, at 16 points, need to make sure they do not lose outright in their final league clash at home against Gujarat starting on December 15.
Nagraj Gollapudi is an assistant editor at Cricinfo
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Ingredients for the Sweet and Sour Chicken recipe : 500 grams boneless chicken ( breast pieces preferable)
1 egg white
1" piece ginger chopped fine
2 tsp corn flour
oil
1 capsicum cut into strips or cubes as you wish
4 carrots cut into 1'' long pieces
1 cup pine apple chunks ( canned )
Salt to taste
For the Sweet and Sour Sauce
2 tsp soya sauce
2 tsp vinegar
1 tsp sugar
3 tsp cornflour
1 cup pine apple juice
3 tsp oil
Salt to taste
Method for frying the chicken for the Recipe
Cut the chicken into small pieces.
Take chopped ginger, egg white, salt , cornflour and oil into a bowl and mix well. Add the chicken pieces to the mix and see that all the chicken pieces are well coated wuth the mix.
Heat oil in a deep frying pan enough to fry the chicken pieces. Fry few at a time till they get golden coloured , drain and keep aside.
Method for the Sweet and Sour sauce
Mix all the ingredients for the sauce together.Stir well and keep aside.
Parboil carrots , remove when they get cruchy.
Heat oil in a wok, stir fry the parboiled carrots and the cubed capsicum for a minute.
add chicken to the vegetables and stir well.
Add sweet and sour sauce and toss nicely. Simmer till the gravy thickens.
Serve hot.
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Ingredients:
500 grams Chicken pieces
1/2 cup grated coconut
1 tbsp Coriander powder
1 tsp Red chillies powder
1tsp Fennel seeds
2 tsps Pepper
2 pieces Cinnamon
3 Cloves
Handful Curry leaves, pinched into bits
3 onions, finely chopped
1 cup tomato, Finely chopped
1 tsp Ginger paste
1 tsp Garlic paste
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
Enough oil and salt
Method:
Heat oil in a kadai or a fry pan.
Add the grated coconut and saute to a golden brown colour on a slow fire. Be careful to see that it does not burn.
Remove the fried coconut and add the spices, cinnamon, cloves, and peppercorns. Mix the fried coconut with the spices and grind to a smooth paste.
Add the turmeric powder, the ground paste and salt to the chicken pieces and mix well.
Heat about 5 to 6 tbsp of oil in a pan. Fry the onion to a golden brown colour, add the ginger and garlic pastes .
Fry them well. Add the tomato pieces and fry them until they are well mashed and the oil comes out of the masala
Add the chicken and cook on medium fire until they are well cooked and become dry. No need to add water. Chicken will cook by itself in its own juices.
Chicken should be dry without any gravy whatsoever. Your Chicken Chukka Varuval is ready to serve with plain rice, Pulaos and Biryanis.
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4 eggs
1 cup fresh grated coconut
2 green chillies
1 tsp coriander powder
2 pinches cumin seeds
1/2 cup fresh curds / 1 tomato
salt to taste
2 tsps Coconut oil
a few curry leaves
Method:
How to boil an egg
Take enough water in a vessel to cover the eggs, add a little salt . When the water starts boiling , simmer and cook for about 8-10 minutes . Put off the fire and leave it for a few minutes, by steeping it i cold water. Then remove the shell and keep aside.
How to prepare the Aviyal Gravy:
Grind grated coconut, green chillies, cumin seeds and the coriander powder together to a smooth paste.
Mix this with the beaten curds and salt to taste. Add pinched curry leaves to the mixture.
Add boiled and shelled eggs to this gravy and bring it to boil. The gravy should be thick and not runny / watery.
As the gravy starts boiling remove from fire. Pour Coconut oil onto the top of the gravy and mix well.
Serve as a side dish with Rice, Chappathies and Phulkas.
Note:
Dos and Don'ts while using coconut in your kitchen.
Whenever you make a curry or gravy with fresh coconut, see that the curry does not boil too much. There is a chance of the coconut curdling and the curry will not look good. You have to just bring the curry to boil, simmer for a munite and remoce from fire at once. Stir for a minute and then cover.
If you want to store aviyal for the next, just cool it under the fan , bring it to room temperature and then
refrigerate immediately.
4 eggs
1 cup fresh grated coconut
2 green chillies
1 tsp coriander powder
2 pinches cumin seeds
1/2 cup fresh curds / 1 tomato
salt to taste
2 tsps Coconut oil
a few curry leaves
Method:
How to boil an egg
Take enough water in a vessel to cover the eggs, add a little salt . When the water starts boiling , simmer and cook for about 8-10 minutes . Put off the fire and leave it for a few minutes, by steeping it i cold water. Then remove the shell and keep aside.
How to prepare the Aviyal Gravy:
Grind grated coconut, green chillies, cumin seeds and the coriander powder together to a smooth paste.
Mix this with the beaten curds and salt to taste. Add pinched curry leaves to the mixture.
Add boiled and shelled eggs to this gravy and bring it to boil. The gravy should be thick and not runny / watery.
As the gravy starts boiling remove from fire. Pour Coconut oil onto the top of the gravy and mix well.
Serve as a side dish with Rice, Chappathies and Phulkas.
Note:
Dos and Don'ts while using coconut in your kitchen.
Whenever you make a curry or gravy with fresh coconut, see that the curry does not boil too much. There is a chance of the coconut curdling and the curry will not look good. You have to just bring the curry to boil, simmer for a munite and remoce from fire at once. Stir for a minute and then cover.
If you want to store aviyal for the next, just cool it under the fan , bring it to room temperature and then
refrigerate immediately.
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The ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) officially opened its office in Jaffna in a private building located on Fourth Cross Street in Jaffna town Wednesday. Minister of Education, Susil Premajayantha, Media Minister, Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, Deputy Education Minister, Nirmala Kotalawela, Deputy Education Minister, Sachithananthan and Minister Douglas Devananda were present at the event presided by Jaffna district SLFP organizer Velmurugu, sources in Jaffna said.
The building in which Jaffna Court functioned temporarily is now used as SLFP propaganda office in view of the forthcoming presidential election.
A bungalow for SLFP representatives to stay in has also been constructed at state expense, in Jaffna.
Informed sources said that Minister Karuna Amman will be staying in the bungalow during his campaign for President Rajapakse.
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A Siva temple located at an ancient Hindu site called Akaththiyar Thaapanam, at Kangku-veali in the Moothoor division of the Trincomalee district, where Hindus gather especially to perform the Aadi Amaavaasai ritual for ancestors, was destroyed without any traces coinciding the Heroes’ Day on 27 November. The location of the temple is under the control of Sri Lanka Army stationed at a nearby Sinhala village, Neelaappola. The Sinhala villagers of Neelaappola protected the Tamil villagers of Kangku-veali from displacement in 2006. The Tamil villagers who were shocked and wept to see the temple razed to the ground now, suspect ‘outsiders’ and are scared whether this is a prelude to wipe out their traditional village as well. Image of Murukan desecrated during the destruction a few days back. It was already a broken image when found in the ancient ruins and was fixed together
Ruins of the ancient temple at Akaththiyar Thaapanam, Kangkuveali, probably destroyed in colonial times
Sculptures from the ancient ruins kept in the present temple
The present temple built in the folk way, destroyed a few days back
Sivalingam that was worshipped in the temple now destroyed
Moothoor (Mūtūr), spelt in a number of mutilated ways by the Sinhala and English media of the island, and copied by the international media, simply means ‘the ancient village’ in Tamil.
Kangkuveali is a large paddy field village in Moothoor. In old Tamil 'veali' itself stands for paddy field. (In Sinhala word formation 'wela' means paddy field.)
The Akaththiyar Thaapanam at Kangku-veali is a site mentioned in a local mythological literature called Karaisaip-puraa’nam.
Akaththiyar Thaapanam means ‘the structure or deity installed by sage Agastiya’ of mythological fame in South India, Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia.
Local Tamils traditionally gather at this place to perform the annual Hindu ritual of Aadi Amaavaasai (the new moon of the Tamil month July-August) for ancestors.
Decades ago, a small temple was constructed at the ritual site by bringing the ancient sculptures of Sivalingam, Pi'l'laiyaar and Murukan found in the adjacent ruins that still bear ancient pillars.
In 2006, when people of the traditional Tamil villages, Moothoor and Champoor were displaced, the famous ancient temple for Paththira-kaa’li at Champoor was destroyed.
Even during those precarious times the Tamil people of Kangku-veali didn’t evacuate. They in fact stayed with the people of the adjacent Sinhala village Neelaappola and were protected by them.
However, Tamils were not permitted by the SLA stationed at Neelaappola to perform Aadi Amaavaasai ritual this year.
In recent times local people witness outside Sinhalese visiting the locality for ‘tourism’ purposes, as the government has announced Tamil areas are now cleared for the Sinhalese to visit.
The Tamil villagers last saw the temple intact on 20th November. They first noticed the destruction on the 28th, suspect systematic State programme, and hence are afraid to complain about it to anyone.
A spontaneous development about Hinduism in the island nowadays is that in many rural areas people have started officiating rituals by themselves, as there are no Brahmin priests.
Those who witness the desecration of Hindu temples in recent times in Galle, Moothoor, Champoor and other places as well as prevention of Hindu festivals on many instances, wonder at the irony of Sinhala leaders like Mahinda Rajapaksa and Ranil Wikramasinghe regularly visiting Hindu temples in South India to perform Brahmanic rituals to fulfil their desires.
While
Tamils of Champoor find their Paththira-kaa’li temple destroyed, a strong belief currently circulating among the Sinhalese in the South is that Mahinda was able to win the war only because of the Malayala Kaddaadiyas (sorcerers from Kerala) hired by him to perform a dreaded ritual, ‘Kaa’li Bandhana’ (binding the worrier goddess Kaa’li), propitiating the Hindu deity for his victory.
Ranil Wickramasinghe propitiating Saturn in Tamil Nadu and Mahinda Rajapaksa performing Thulaapaaram in Kerala
The Sinhala word Kaddaadiyaa (Kaṭṭāṭiyā), meaning a sorcerer, enchanter, magician, devil priest, shaman priest or dancer itself is an old Tamil word, meaning a dancer under a spell (Kaddu-aadi; kaddu: spell; aadi: dancer).
Above: Aadi Amaavasai ritual at the 'Akaththiyar Thaapanam' temple site on a previous year
Fire-walk ritual at 'Akaththiyar Thaapanam' temple on a previous year
Kun'rakkudi Adika'laar of Tamil Nadu visiting the temple some years ago
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xinhua, dec 10. The Sri Lankan government said Wednesday that it will speed the process of prosecuting or releasing former Tamil Tiger rebels now in the custody of the government.
Human Rights and Disaster Relief Services Minister Mahinda Samarasing he told reporters that though excessive caution was needed in dealing with the issue during the active conflict to safeguard national security, the post-conflict phase provides a more conducive environment to expedite due process.
The government said over 11,000 Tamil Tiger rebels, including 2,000 women, are being rehabilitated at 17 centers including three permanent detention facilities with the defeat of the rebel group in May this year.
Opposition parties continuously demanded the government to release them or prosecute them under the Sri Lankan law.
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Schönflüglige Biene, die du dein Leben mit der Suche nach Honig verbringst!
Sprich nicht mir nach Wunsch, sondern sag', was wirklich du sahst:
Unter all den Blumen, die du kennst, sind da solche, die so voller Duft sind,
wie der Haarschopf dieser Frau mit den ebenen Zahnreihen,
die mir in ewig währender Liebe verbunden ist, sie mit der Pfauennatur ?
(Kuruntokai 2)
Größer als die Erde, höher als der Himmel,
schwerer zu ergründen als das Wasser,
ist meine Liebe zu ihm, dem Herrn des Landes,
in welchem man aus den schwarz-stengligen Kurinji-Blüten
der Berghänge reichen Honig gewinnt.
(Kuruntokai 3)
Es existiert, in der Tat, diese Welt allein aufgrund der Existenz solcher,
— die, selbst wenn ihnen göttlicher Nektar zuteil würde, diesen nicht im Gedanken an seine Süße allein verzehrten;
— die ohne Haß sind;
— die ohne Trägheit sind;
— die, wohl auch fürchtend, was andere fürchten, dennoch ihr Leben gäben, wenn es Ruhm zu erlangen gilt, die jedoch nicht zugriffen — und könnten sie auch die ganze Welt einnehmen — wenn es mit Schande verbunden wäre;
— die ohne Sorgen sind;
— die, auf diese Weise nun zu berühmten Männern geworden, im eigenen Interesse keine großen Mühen unternehmen, jedoch im Interesse anderer keine Mühe scheuen.
(Purananuru 182)
Nicht Reis ist das Leben! Nicht Wasser ist das Leben!
Der König ist das Leben der großen, weiten Welt!
Daher, zu wissen "Ich bin das Leben!",
ist die Pflicht des Königs, Herr der Armee mit den mächtigen Speeren.
(Purananuru 186)
Sei es Ackerland; sei es Wald;
sei es Flachland; sei es Gebirge;
wo immer gute Menschen sind,
da bist Du gut. Lebe, Erde!
(Purananuru 187)
"Es lebe Atan! Es lebe Avini!
Möge der Reis in zahlreichen Körnern gedeihen! Reichtum sei im Überfluß vorhanden!"
— so wünschte sie, die Dame. Wir hingegen wünschten:
"Es lebe der Herr des Landes der blütenreichen Kanci-Bäume,
der laichenden kleinen Fischchen,
(des Landes,) das reiches Einkommen hat; und auch sein Barde lebe!"
"Es lebe Atan! Es lebe Avini!
Mögen die Reisfelder reifen! Mögen Bittsteller kommen!"
— so wünschte sie, die Dame. Wir hingegen wünschten:
"Mögen die Verbindungen des Herrn über das Land mit den kühlen Gegenden,
wo weiße Wasserlilien sich mit vielblättrigen blauen Lotussen messen,
unaufhörlich zunehmen!"
"Es lebe Atan! Es lebe Avini!
Möge Milch reichlich fließen! Mögen die Pflugochsen zahlreich gedeihen!"
— so wünschte sie, die Dame. Wir hingegen wünschten:
"Möge das Familienleben des Herrn über die Gegend, die reich ist an Blumen,
und wo die Bauern, die gesät haben, mit Reis zurückkehren,
aufblühen!".
"Es lebe Atan! Es lebe Avini!
Mögen die Feinde Gras essen! Mögen die Brahmanen rezitieren!"
— so wünschte sie, die Dame. Wir hingegen wünschten:
"Möge die Brust des Herrn über die fruchtbare Ackergegend
des blühenden Zuckerrohrs und der fruchttragenden Reisfelder
nicht selbst zum Ackerland werden!"
"Es lebe Atan! Es lebe Avini!
Möge Hunger nicht existieren! Möge Leid fernbleiben!"
— so wünschte sie, die Dame. Wir hingegen wünschten:
"Möge der Wagen des Herrn über die kühle Gegend,
in welcher männliche Krokodile ausgewachsene Fische fressen,
vor unserem Fronttor halten!"
"Es lebe Atan! Es lebe Avini!
Mögen die Feinde des Königs zugrunde gehen! Möge er viele Jahre leben!"
— so wünschte sie, die Dame. Wir hingegen wünschten:
Möge der Herr der kühlen Region,
in welcher die Lotusblüten in ausgedehnten Teichen aufblühen,
sie heiraten; und möge unser Vater sie ihm geben!"
"Es lebe Atan! Es lebe Avini!
Möge die Gerechtigkeit gedeihen! Möge alles andere verderben!"
— so wünschte sie, die Dame. Wir hingegen wünschten:
"Möge der Herr der kühlen Region,
in welcher Kraniche mit ihren Jungen auf dem Marutu-Baum
mit den fibrigen Blüten sitzen,
sie in seine Heimatstadt mitnehmen!"
"Es lebe Atan! Es lebe Avini!
Möge er die Herrschaft in rechter Art und Weise ausführen! Möge es keine Dieberei geben!"
— so wünschte sie, die Dame. Wir hingegen wünschten:
"Möge der Schwur des Herrn über die blumenreiche Gegend,
in welcher geschmückte Pfauen
auf den schwingenden Zweigen der Mango-Bäume sitzen,
hier wahr werden!"
"Es lebe Atan! Es lebe Avini!
Gutes möge reichlich gedeihen! Böses möge vergehen!"
— so wünschte sie, die Dame. Wir hingegen wünschten:
"Die Liebesbeziehung des Herrn über die kühle Gegend,
in welcher Karpfen fressende Störche
auf Strohhaufen wohnen,
möge nicht zum Gerede werden!"
"Es lebe Atan! Es lebe Avini!
Möge Regen heftig fallen! Möge die Fruchtbarkeit in reichem Maße gedeihen!"
— so wünschte sie, die Dame. Wir hingegen wünschten:
" Möge der Herr der kühlen Gegend,
mit den blühenden Mangobäumen und den riechenden kleinen Fischen,
sie mit sich nehmen!"
(Ainkurunuru, Erste Dekade)
Tiefdunkle Mitternacht. Die Worte ausgelöscht
ruhen sanft die Menschen. Sorglos
schläft die ganze weite Welt.
Einzig ich, ach!, fand keinen Schlaf.
Ich hier — und meine Unschuld,
samt unendlicher Liebespein, im Hain am Meer.
Er aus der Hafenstadt zurückgekehrt in seinen Heimatort.
Und das Geheimnis als Gerede auf den öffentlichen Plätzen ...
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Für die staatliche Handschriftenbibliothek in Madras, die Palmblattmanuskripte sammelte, war der Sanskritprofessor am Presidency College, Rav Pakatur M. Rangacariyar, als Leiter tätig. Als ich anfangs beruflich nach Madras kam, zeigte er mir den neu erstellten ausführlichen Katalog der Tamil-Manuskripte jener Bibliothek. Für die Einrichtung der Bibliothek waren große Summen aufgewandt worden. Zahlreiche Personen waren darin beschäftigt. Es gab dort auch Palmblattmanuskripte in Telugu, Kannada und Malayalam.
Als der Bibliotheksdirektor mir den Bücherkatalog überreichte, sagte er: "In unserer Bibliothek haben wir diesen Katalog erstellt. Es wäre hilfreich, wenn Sie ihn durchgingen und, falls nötig, Korrekturen vornähmen." In dem Katalog befanden sich die Titel zahlreicher Tamil-Werke. Und in diesen Titeln gab es nicht wenige Fehler.
Die Aufgabe, die jener Herr mir gab — mir, der ich so sehr danach verlangte, etwas über Palmblattmanuskripte zu erfahren —, war als ob Lohn dafür gezahlt würde, daß man Zuckerrohr kaute. Meine Idee war herauszufinden, welche Manuskripte in dieser Bibliothek vorhanden waren, und, falls etwas für mich von Nutzen wäre, Gebrauch davon zu machen.
Deshalb sah ich den Katalog neugierig durch. Ich fand darin die Titel vieler Pirapantas, Puranas, Grammatiken, Lehrbücher, medizinischer, astrologischer und anderer Werke aus verschiedenen Fachbereichen. Es gab zwar nicht viele Cankam-Werke, doch aus späterer Zeit waren zahlreiche Werke vorhanden. Auch wenn es gedruckte Bücher gab, waren mit Hilfe der Palmblattmanuskripte viele wertvolle Korrekturen erhältlich. Deshalb, wann immer ich irgendwo Palmblattmanuskripte fand und mich erinnerte, daß sie bereits in gedruckter Form vorlagen, blieb ich nicht gleichgültig. Die Zweifel, die in den gedruckten Kopien seit langer Zeit ungeklärt geblieben waren, wurden gerade durch die auf den Palmblättern zu findenden unterschiedlichen Lesarten ausgeräumt. Daher hatte ich vor, von den in jener Bibliothek vorhandenen Manuskripten so ausgiebig wie möglich Gebrauch zu machen.
Aufmerksam sah ich den Buchkatalog durch. In der Reihe der Puranas fand ich einen Titel "Mavinta Puranam". Diesen Titel hatte ich vorher noch nirgendwo gesehen oder gehört; es gab wohl ein Werk namens "Mavintam", welches von den Ereignissen nach Tarumaputtirars Krönung erzählte. Es war in sehr einfachem Stil gehalten. Zuerst vermutete ich, dies könnte es sein. Dann aber, da es Mavinta Purana hieß, kam mir der Verdacht, dieses Werk könnte ein Sthalapurana(1) sein. Ich überlegte, wo es einen heiligen Ort namens Mavintam gab. Mir fiel kein solcher Ort ein. Devi [die Göttin] nennt man gewöhnlich Mavintacani(2). Ich nahm an, es könnte ein Purana sein, das den Ruhm der im Vindhyagebirge residierenden Göttin verkündet. Zwischendurch kam mir auch der Verdacht, es könnte ein Werk sein, das zu einer anderen Religion gehört.
Dann fielen mir Titel von Werken anderer Glaubensrichtungen ein, wie Vacavapurana und Cantipurana(3). 'Gut, ich muß mir dieses Buch ansehen', entschied ich.
Von Neugier getrieben lief ich eilig zu der Bibliothek. Viele Leute pflegten dorthin zu kommen, um Manuskripte zu lesen und sich Notizen zu machen. Um ihnen die Bücher, die sie benötigten, herauszusuchen, gab es Angestellte.
Ich nannte die zum Mavinta Purana gehörende Nummer und bat den dortigen Beamten, es kommen zu lassen. Er schickte einen Angestellten. Dieser ging, ganz wie es seine Gewohnheit war, Schritt für Schritt, um das Buch herauszusuchen. Sah er denn nicht, daß ich es eilig hatte? Ich wurde nun sehr wütend auf ihn. Was konnte ich tun? Würde das Buch denn gar nicht kommen? Ich tröstete mich mit dem Gedanken: "Sollte einer, der geduldig gewartet hat, bis das Essen bereitet ist, nicht auch warten, bis es abgekühlt ist?", und wartete geduldig.
Nachdem der Angestellte eine Viertelstunde zugebracht hatte, brachte er ein Manuskript und gab es mir in die Hand. Hastig öffnete ich es und sah es mir an. Im vorderen Teil davon fehlten einige Blätter. Sobald ich es geöffnet hatte, las ich das erste Blatt. Meine Ungeduld verschwand, ohne daß ich den Grund kannte. Es war wie 'eine Ratte zu fangen, nachdem man sich durch einen Berg gegraben hat'. Große Enttäuschung überkam mich. `Nur dafür bin ich so neugierig gelaufen gekommen!' so verspottete ich selbst mein Tun.
" Wer ist denn der intelligente Mensch, der diesen Katalog erstellt hat?", erkundigte ich mich bei dem Beamten.
"Unser Bibliothekspandit", sagte er.
"Pandit?" fragte ich verblüfft.
"Ja", sagte er nachdrücklich.
"Könnte ich ihn wohl treffen?"
"Oh! Selbstverständlich können Sie ihn treffen."
Er schickte nach ihm, und der Pandit kam. Schon während er kam, merkte ich, daß er die Eigenschaft besaß, nichts für wichtig zu erachten.
" Sind Sie es, der diesen Katalog erstellt hat?" fragte ich ihn.
"Ja, wer sonst sollte ihn erstellen? Ich selbst habe die Palmblattmanuskripte untersucht und mühselig bestimmt."
"Tatsächlich! Darin befindet sich doch der Titel eines Buches namens Mavinta Puranam; wie haben Sie diesen Titel herausgefunden?"
" In diesem Katalog ist doch nun wirklich alles verständlich. Nur das Buch selbst wird es Ihnen sagen. Wenn Sie es sehen, werden Sie alles wissen."
"Nachdem ich den Katalog gesehen hatte, habe ich das Buch gesucht. Hier ist das Manuskript. Seinen Titel "Mavinta Puranam" haben Sie geschrieben."
"Ja. Ich selbst habe ihn nach genauer Untersuchung und reiflicher Überlegung herausgefunden und angegeben."
Als ich seines Charakters gewahr wurde, war ich einerseits belustigt und andererseits verärgert.
"Auf welcher Basis haben Sie untersucht?" erkundigte ich mich weiter.
"Geben Sie es her! Ich sage es Ihnen." Der Pandit nahm mir das Manuskript aus der Hand. Er las den Vers darin.
"Ich werde die wohlhabende Stadt Mavinta beschreiben" stand zu Beginn des Kapitels. Dies las er vor. — "Sehen Sie sich dieses Gedicht an. Darin steht doch eindeutig der Name Mavinta. Erkennen Sie das nicht? Zeigt nicht schon dieser Name, daß dies das Purana eines heiligen Ortes namens Mavinta ist? Während doch schon auf der ersten Seite dieser Hinweis steht, stellen Sie mir Fragen, ohne dies zu beachten!" sagte er; nun war sein Tonfall noch erhabener als vorher. Seiner Meinung nach verstand ich die Angelegenheit aufgrund meiner Unwissenheit nicht.
Während er redete und redete, konnte ich ein Lächeln nicht unterdrücken. "Haben Sie Naitatam(4) gelesen?" fragte ich.
"Ich soll Naitatam nicht gelesen haben? Ich bin der Schwiegersohn eines großen Gelehrten", sagte er mit einem leichten Anflug von Ärger. Sofort rief ich einen Angestellten, der in der Nähe stand.
" Junger Mann, wenn es in dieser Bibliothek ein gedrucktes Exemplar des Buches Naitatam gibt, bring(5) es bitte her", sagte ich. Er brachte es. Ich schlug es auf und deutete auf den zuvor erwähnten Vers, der am Ende des Nattuppatalam(6) stand. Der Pandit sah es sich an.
Ich werde nun die Pracht der wohlhabenden Stadt
Mavinta beschreiben, die der Götterwelt gleicht, weil in
ihr Nacht und Tag nicht zu unterscheiden sind aufgrund der
blendenden Strahlen, die all die glanzspeienden Juwelen
aussenden, welche die Damen, deren Blicke [scharf wie] Speere aus
der Werkstatt des Schmieds sind, abgelegt haben, nachdem sie mit
ihren Ehemännern gestritten haben,
— so lautete jener Vers.(7)
"Sie scheinen sich Naitatam nicht richtig angesehen zu haben. Wenn Sie in diesem Manuskript nur ein wenig weitergeblättert hätten, wäre auch Ihnen klar geworden, daß dies die Geschichte von Nala ist. Nun, was geschehen ist, ist geschehen. Damit andere nicht auf die gleiche Weise enttäuscht werden wie ich, ändern Sie bitte nun den Titel dieses Manuskripts in Naitatam, sagte ich.
" Haben Sie denn alles, was Sie gelesen haben, im Gedächtnis? Daß man bei einem von tausend einen Fehler macht, ist doch wohl normal", murmelte der Pandit und begab sich anderswohin.
Darauf ging ich zu Rav Pakatur Rangacariyar und teilte ihm mit, er solle den Buchkatalog erst veröffentlichen, nachdem er ihn von Anfang an genau überprüft hat. So nahm er einen anderen qualifizierten Pandit, ließ ihn das Ganze durchsehen und veröffentlichte den Katalog.
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Original-Titel:Mavinta Puranam, in: Ninaivu manjari (mutar pakam), S.36-41.
1: So der Sanskrit-Terminus; im Tamil eigentl. talapuranam. Jeder heilige Ort (Skt. sthala) hat ein sthalapuranam, d.h. eine (meist legendäre) Entstehungsgeschichte. 
2: mavinta, Skt. mahavindhya, bezeichnet das Vindhyagebirge, einen Höhenzug in Nordindien. - vintacani, Skt. vindhyasani, bedeutet "die, deren Sitz die Vindhyaberge sind".
3: Vacava Purana: Purana über Vacavatevar (i.e. Basava, der Gründer der Viracaiva Sekte, 12.Jh.) und andere Lingayat-Heilige. — Canti Purana: ein jainistisches Werk, von dem nur acht Verse in der Sammlung Purattirattu erhalten sind.
4: Ein Werk des 16.Jahrhunderts, von Ativirarama Pantiya, welches in 12 Kapiteln, dem Skt.Naishadhacarita von Shri Harsha (12.Jh.) folgend, die Nala-Episode des Mahabharata erzählt.
5: Im Tamil ist es üblich, Untergebene mit einer Anredeform von geringer Höflichkeit anzusprechen, welche im Deutschen am ehesten mit "du" wiedergegeben werden kann.
6: Das Kapitel, welches das Land beschreibt. — Jedes traditionelle epische Werk enthält einleitende Kapitel, die zur Beschreibung (und Lobpreisung) des Landes, der Stadt, der Flüsse, etc. dienen.
7: Übersetzung unter Zuhilfenahme der Ausgabe von N. Katiraiverpillai, Naitatam mulamum uraiyum, Madras, 1924 (6. Aufl.).
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Zu der Zeit, als ich das klassische Kunstepos Civaka Cintamani erforschte, waren mir von den fünf Werken, die im Tamil "die Fünf Großen Epen" genannt werden, die anderen vier, nämlich "Cilappatikaram", "Manimekalai", "Valaiyapati" und "Kuntalakeci" lediglich dem Namen nach bekannt. In "Cintamani" erwähnt Naccinarkkiniyar Manimekalai an zwei Stellen(1). An einer Stelle(2) führt er sogar einige Zeilen aus Manimekalai an. Durch Hinweise in einigen anderen Kommentaren und Pirapantams(3) wurde Manimekalai mit der Zeit als ein klassisches, von den alten Autoren und Kommentatoren sehr geschätztes Werk bestätigt. Celam Iramacuvami Mutaliyar gab mir ein Manuskript des Originaltextes(4) jenes Werkes. Und wenn die Neugier erst einmal erwacht ist, stellen sich Eifer und Zielstrebigkeit von selbst ein. Ich suchte weitere Manimekalai-Kopien zusammen. Einige Handschriften waren erhältlich. Eine Abschrift machte ich selbst auf Papier.
Im Laufe meiner Untersuchung von Cintamani pflegte ich zwischendurch auch Manimekalai durchzusehen. Der Stil des Werkes war an einigen Stellen einfach. Jedoch waren mir einige Wörter bis zu jener Zeit unbekannt. Ich wußte überhaupt nichts darüber, welche Geschichte dieses Werk erzählte und zu welcher Religion es gehörte.
Sobald ich die Editionsarbeit an Cintamani abgeschlossen hatte, richtete ich meine ganze Aufmerksamkeit auf die Untersuchung von Manimekalai. Auch meine Untersuchung von Pattuppattu war zu jener Zeit im Gange. Da mir die Manimekalai-Angelegenheit nicht klar war, gab ich zuerst Pattuppattu heraus.
Vollkommen neue Fachausdrücke und Gegenstände fanden sich in Manimekalai. Ich begann, alle Gelehrten, die ich traf, über meine Zweifel zu befragen. Sie antworteten jeder auf seine Weise. Die Großen(5), die zugaben, nicht zu wissen, was sie nicht wußten, waren wenige. Einige, weil sie annahmen, ihr Ansehen würde Schaden nehmen, wenn sie sagten, sie wüßten nicht, sagten irgend etwas, so wie es ihnen gerade in den Sinn kam. Da ihnen selbst die Angelegenheit unklar war, begannen sie, wenn ich ein und denselben über ein und dieselbe Sache bei verschiedenen Gelegenheiten befragte, unterschiedliche Antworten zu geben. Über ein und dieselbe Sache gaben viele vielerlei(6) Erklärungen. Auf diese Weise verwirrt und betrübt, fand ich keinerlei Ruhe. Würde ich Manimekalai [wörtl. "Perlengürtel"] vielleicht gar nicht zum Glänzen bringen können? Diese Unsicherheit begann sich in meinem Gemüt einzunisten. Nur das Vertrauen, daß, wenn die Tamil-Göttin den Willen hat, ihren Perlengürtel anzulegen, irgendwie die nötige Unterstützung zu finden sein würde, blieb unerschütterlich.
Zu jener Zeit war ich am Kumbakonam-College. In meiner Hand befanden sich ständig ein Manuskript und ein Notizbuch. Es war meine Gewohnheit, in sämtlichen Pausen das Manuskript durchzugehen und Notizen zu machen.
Eines Tages, in der Pause nach ein Uhr, saß ich im Lehrerzimmer und sah wie gewöhnlich das Manimekalai-Manuskript durch. Auch die anderen Lehrer waren dort. Dann fragte der Mathematiklehrer Shri Cakkaravartti Aiyankar, der mit mir eng befreundet und im gleichen Alter war wie ich: "Was denn? Den ganzen Tag mühen Sie(7) sich nur mit diesem Buch ab." — "Was soll ich machen? Die Sache ist mir nicht klar. Ich sehe es genau durch. Ich verstehe gar nichts", sagte ich. — "Ja, kann es denn ein Buch geben, das man nicht verstehen kann?" . — "In Tamil sind sie zum größten Teil so. Man kann sie verständlich machen. Dafür muß die rechte Zeit kommen." — "Was verstehen Sie denn in diesem nicht?" — "So viele Wörter sind darin unbekannt; sie sind in keinem anderen Buch zu finden. Ich weiß nichts über ihre Existenz in Werken, die zur Jaina-, Shaiva- oder Vaishnava-Religion gehören. Sehen Sie: "arupap pitamar"," urupap pitamar" ["Formloses pitamar", "Pitamar, das eine Form hat"]. All diese sind wie eine neue Sprache. Das Wort "pitamar" habe ich bis jetzt noch nicht gehört." Während wir so redeten, erhob sich aus einer Ecke eine Frage: "Könnte man dafür vielleicht piramar (8) sagen?" — Ich sah in die Richtung. Ich merkte, daß es Rav Pakatur Malur Rangacariyar, ein Lehrer am College, war, der so gefragt hatte.
"Ich verstehe überhaupt nichts. Ob es pitamar oder piramar ist, weiß ich nicht", gab ich zur Antwort.
Er las gerade, über ein Buch in seiner Hand gebeugt. Er war ständig mit Lesen beschäftigt. Er verschwendete nicht auch nur einen Augenblick Zeit. Wenn man ihn beobachtete, während er ein Buch las, konnte man sehen, daß er derartig darin vertieft und selbstvergessen versunken war, daß das Buch und er nicht voneinander getrennt zu sein schienen. Das allein war für ihn Freude; das allein war für ihn Glück!
Nachdem er meine Erwiderung gehört hatte, dachte er kurze Zeit mit erhobenem Kopf nach; dann sagte er: "Wo steht das? Lesen Sie bitte jenen Teil vor!"
Ich nahm mein Manuskript und ging zu ihm. "Lassen Sie ihn nicht los! Er besitzt außergewöhnliche Kenntnisse", so flößte mir mein Freund Cakkaravartti Aiyangar Begeisterung ein. Ich öffnete das Manuskript und las: "Von vier Arten ist traditionellerweise arupa pitamar, von vier mal vier Arten ist urupa pitamar, von zwei Arten sind die Lichter, und von zwei mal drei Arten sind die Götterscharen, die extrem schön sind"(9), soweit las ich vor. Er hörte mir aufmerksam zu; kurze Zeit dachte er nach. Auf seinem Gesicht flackerte ein leichtes Leuchten auf; in der völligen Dunkelheit meiner Gemütsverwirrung erschien dieses Leuchten wie ein Blitz und erweckte meine Zuversicht.
"Hm!, dieses Buch scheint im Zusammenhang mit der buddhistischen Religion zu stehen", sagte er langsam. Es war mir, als ob ein Tropfen Amrta(10) gefallen wäre. "Wie kommen Sie darauf?" fragte ich. — "Das? Nur bei ihnen [d.h. den Buddhisten] spricht man von so vielen Arten von Piramas. Pitamar kann man nur als piramar verstehen. Ihre Anzahl der Welten und alle damit verbundenen Anordnungen sind einzigartig", während er so sprach und sprach, stiegen in meinem Innern Fontänen von Freude auf. Mir wurde klar, daß "t" für "r" vorkommen konnte; ich erinnerte mich, daß "Mukari"(11) als "Mukati" vorkam.
Dann sagte er: "Wenn Sie noch mehr solche Stellen vorlesen, sage ich Ihnen, was ich darüber weiß. Die Europäer haben viele Bücher geschrieben. Ich werde sie durchgehen und es Ihnen erzählen."
Man kann wohl durchaus sagen, daß ich, als ich diese Worte vernahm, genauso entzückt war wie Sita im Ashokavana, als sie Ramas Ring sah(12). 'Nun wird Rama bald kommen und mich retten; keine Angst', dachte Sita; und ich: 'nun kann ich Manimekalai Gestalt geben, keine Angst', so dachte ich.
Wenn ich einmal den Weg erblickt habe, könnte ich ihn dann wieder verlassen? An jenem Tag begann ich, morgens und abends zu Rangacariyar nach Hause zu gehen. Das große Verlangen, das gesamte Manimekalai ohne Probleme fertigzustellen, nahm mich ganz gefangen.
Während ich allmählich mit ihm vertraut wurde, zeigten sich mir sein umfangreiches Wissen, seine vielseitige Erfahrung, seine offensichtliche Weisheit, seine Geduld und sein gütiges Wesen. Hätte ich seine Hilfe nicht erhalten, wären sowohl die Edition von Manimekalai als auch das Verfassen eines Kommentars dazu unvollständig geblieben.
Alles, was mit der buddhistischen Religion zusammenhängt, erklärte mir jener Wohltäter genauestens. Während ich Manimekalai mit diesem Hintergrundwissen studierte, wurden mir die Situation der Buddhisten im Tamilnadu und die buddhistischen Ausdrücke verständlich. Wenn ich ihm Gedanken, die an einigen Stellen in Manimekalai vorkamen, mitteilte, war Rangacariyar verblüfft; wenn er die Übersetzung(13) einiger Wörter hörte, war er überrascht. "Wieviel Mühe man sich gegeben hat! Wie schön man es formuliert hat!" staunte er oft.
Ich sammelte die mit der buddhistischen Religion zusammenhängenden Verse und Informationen, die in den Kommentaren zu Nilakecittirattu und Viracoliyam und in Nyanapirakacars Kommentar zu Civanyanacittiyar-parapakkam(14) vorkamen, welche sich in meinem Besitz befanden. Auch diese waren von Nutzen bei meiner Untersuchung von Manimekalai.
Rangacariyar erzählte mir, was in den Werken stand, die er selber früher schon gelesen hatte. Um meinetwillen las er viele neue Bücher und erklärte sie mir. Auch ich erstand auf seinen Wunsch einige englische Bücher und gab sie ihm. Indem er nach und nach alles, was Monier-Williams, Max Müller, Oldenberg, Rhys Davids und andere Gelehrte geschrieben hatten, las und mir mitteilte, verstand ich es. Die Szenen der buddhistischen Welt, die in Manimekalai vorkamen, wurden mir eine nach der anderen klar.
Eineinhalb Jahre blieb Rangacariyar in Kumbakonam. Wann immer ich in jener Zeit Muße fand, bemühte ich ihn. Dann versetzte man ihn an das Presidency College in Madras. Selbst danach ging ich in den Ferienzeiten nach Madras, blieb zwei Monate, traf ihn und notierte, was er mir sagte. Auf diese Weise lernte ich die Fakten über die buddhistische Religion im Laufe von fünf, sechs Jahren; demnach ist es durchaus angemessen, zu sagen, daß Rangacariyar mir ein Lehrer war und mich unterrichtet hat.
Bald würde ich Manimekalai veröffentlichen können, dessen war ich nun gewiß. Da ich nicht wußte, daß es einen alten Kommentar dazu gab, schrieb ich selbst im Rahmen meines begrenzten Wissens einen Anmerkungskommentar. Rangacariyar betonte, daß es für die Leser nützlich sei, wenn ich außerdem Einzelheiten über die drei Perlen des Buddhismus, d.h. über den Buddha, den buddhistischen Dharma und die buddhistische Mönchsgemeinschaft, schreiben würde. Also schrieb ich auch dies mit seiner Hilfe und gab alles zusammen heraus.(15)
Als Rangacariyar hörte, daß ich, während ich die Geschichte Buddhas usw. schrieb, hier und da mehrere alte Tamil-Verse einfügte, kannte die Freude, die er empfand, keine Grenzen. "Die Dinge, die früher so berühmt waren, sind jetzt vergangen!" bedauerte er.
Im Jahr 1898 wurde Manimekalai schließlich veröffentlicht. Im Vorwort habe ich auf die große Hilfe, die Rangacariyar mir geleistet hat, hingewiesen.
Die Tamil-Göttin hatte ihren Perlengürtel verloren gehabt. Ihn wiederzufinden, diese Gunst war mir zuteil geworden. Jedoch zu Beginn hatte ich nicht gewußt, von welcher Art die darin eingelegten Perlen sind. Dies hatte mir Rangacariyar erklärt. Manimekalai, der Perlengürtel, wieder zum Glänzen gebracht, schmückt (nun) die Hüften der Tamil-Göttin.
Während ich dies schreibe, ist es mir nicht möglich, der Dankbarkeit in meinem Herzen vollkommen Ausdruck zu verleihen. Auch ist Rangacariyar nicht mehr, daß ich sie ihm persönlich hätte mitteilen können. Trotzdem: auch heute, wenn ich an ihn denke, preise ich seinen Namen mit Dankbarkeit; er wird immer in meinem Herzen sein.
ANMERKUNGEN
Original-Titel: Manimekalaiyum mummaniyum, in: Ninaivu manjari (mutar pakam), S.16-23.
1: Verse 1625 und 2107.
2: Vers 2107.
3: Pirapantam bezeichnet eine Klasse kleiner literarischer Werke in 96 traditionellen Genres.
4: "Originaltext" (tam. mulam) bezeichnet eine Textversion ohne Kommentar.
5: Mit Bezug auf geistige Größe.
6: Wortspiel im Tamil: palar pala.
7: Im Tamil ist es üblich, sich auch unter engen Freunden der Höflichkeitsformen in der Anrede zu bedienen.
