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(pollachi)sudhakar

April 26th, 2010, 08:36 AM

Very true Alphastallion. Karunanidhi's schemes are spoiling the economy and well being of the people without anybody realising it. With the 100 day work scheme, all farm workers are going out to the cities. No amount of increased day rate is bringing them back. No wonder most of the farms are coconut groves these days.
The recent news about pharma fraud is even more alarming. There is a callous disregard for business integrity, fellow countrymen and civic sense. Everything is focused towards money.
As you said all we can do is whine about it. The next election, all parties would hand out money for the votes. I heard it has increased to 2000 per vote. That is a lot of money for a household with four votes. Nothing the government did the previous 5 years or will do for the next 5 years will matter. It sure looks like TamilNadu is going to the dogs.

ya...its correct...but we cannot blame only politicians. Mistake is on people's part also..that too mainly literate people.
1) How many literates are voting in every election... for eg. a person working in chennai or bangalore from the remote village or town of TN, he wont go to his town for voting. he will think why i should spend 1000 rupees for this dirty politics.

2) so, politicians have to mainly depend upon village people for their votes and winning.
And a person in a village or town dont know all these stuffs like GDP,growth rate &sensex. All he knows, needs and wants every day food & 100 rupees money.
And most of the people in these villages dont think which is a good party or who is a good leader...still there is a saying in villages, if you put MGR songs during election time,people will vote for ADMK. Am not saying they should not vote to ADMK. but not because of MGR songs. thats the condition exist in villages.

3)next is party alliance. this 100 day work scheme is adpted by congress govt. If DMK is not adapting it, it have to face problems with congress. again fear of loosing support.

4)and main thing here, noboby is a leader. everybody is a politician. There is a huge difference between a leader and a politician. Leader is a one who doesn't care about his post or power,his moto will be serving to people, like Gandhiji. But even a good politician who does some good things for people worries about his post and power.He does things for post only..

5) and every one of us (literates) are ready to blame.. nobody ready to get into it and try to change it. we will say so many reasons for that.

6) So, when a politician knows that he has to depend upon village or small town or illiterate people for his post, then ultimately he wants to please them by any means. this only led to freebies, giving money for voting,etc.

7) so its a viscious cycle. when we (litrates) change our attitude and ready for voting, then politicians will fear. We can (should) make them realise that by merely pleasing people like freebies, they cannot win. Then they will also change their attitude.

Sampathkumar

April 26th, 2010, 02:24 PM

புதுதில்லி, ஏப். 25: அமைச்சரான பிறகு மூன்று நாள்களுக்கு ஒரு முறை விமானத்தில் பயணம் செய்துள்ளார் மத்திய ரசாயனத் துறை அமைச்சர் மு.க. அழகிரி.
தகவல் அறியும் உரிமை மனுவுக்கு அளித்த பதிலில் ரசாயனத் துறை அமைச்சகம் இந்த தகவலைத் தெரிவித்துள்ளது.
அவர் பதவியேற்ற முதல் 6 மாதத்தில் சென்னைக்கும் மதுரைக்கும் இடையே 61 முறை விமானத்தில் பறந்துள்ளார். 2009 ஆண்டு மே 29 முதல் டிசம்பர் 1-ம் தேதி வரை உள்ளூர் விமானங்களில் 61 முறையில் சர்வதேச விமானங்களில் 6 முறையும் அவர் பயணம் செய்துள்ளார். இந்த பயணங்களுக்கான மொத்த கட்டண தொகை ரூ. 14.5 லட்சம் ஆகும்.
அமைச்சர் அழகிரி தில்லியில் உள்ள தனது அமைச்சரக அலுவலகத்துக்கு எத்தனை நாள் வருகை தந்துள்ளார். அவர் கலந்து கொண்ட மத்திய அமைச்சரவைக் கூட்டங்கள் எத்தனை என்ற கேள்விகளுக்கு பதில் அளிக்கப்படவில்லை.
அமைச்சருடன் எத்தனை பேர் சென்றுள்ளனர். அவர் தனது பயணங்களின் போது தங்குவதற்கான செலவுகள் எவ்வளவு என்ற கேள்விக்கும் பதிலளிக்கப்படவில்லை.
அவர் அமைச்சரான பிறகு துறை ரீதியாக நடைபெறும் கூட்டங்களில் எத்தனை கூட்டங்களுக்கு அவர் தலைமை ஏற்று நடத்தி உள்ளார் என்ற கேள்விக்கும் மெüனமே பதிலாக உள்ளது.
÷இது குறித்து அமைச்சரின் கருத்தை அறிந்து கொள்ள பிடிஐ நிறுவன செய்தியாளர் அவரை தொடர்பு கொள்ள முயன்றும் பயனில்லை. தில்லியில் உள்ள அழகிரி வீட்டை தொலைபேசியில் தொடர்பு கொண்டபோது, பதிலளிக்க யாரும் இல்லை. செல்போனிலும் அவரைத் தொடர்பு கொள்ள முடியவில்லை.
அவர் தற்போது மாலத் தீவுக்கு சென்றுள்ளதாக செய்திகள் வெளியாகி உள்ளன.
அமைச்சர் அழகிரி, நாடாளுமன்றத்தின் இரு அவைகளிலும் கலந்து கொண்டு உறுப்பினர்களின் கேள்விகளுக்குப் பதிலளிப்பது இல்லை என்று எதிர்க்கட்சிகள் ஏற்கெனவே குற்றம்சாட்டி வருகின்றன.
இந்தப் பிரச்னை கடந்த வாரத்தில் நாடாளுமன்றத்தின் இரு அவைகளிலும் பெரும் சர்ச்சையை ஏற்படுத்தியது.
÷ரசாயனத்துறை தொடர்பாக உறுப்பினர்களின் கேள்விகளுக்கு அந்தத் துறையின் இணை அமைச்சர் ஸ்ரீகாந்த் ஜேனா பதிலளித்தார்.
÷இதற்கு அதிமுக உறுப்பினர் மைத்ரேயன் எதிர்ப்புத் தெரிவித்தார்.÷ மக்களவைத் தலைவர் மீராகுமார், அழகிரி விவகாரத்தில் அதிருப்தி தெரிவித்தார். அழகிரி எங்கே இருக்கிறார் என்பது தனக்குத் தெரியாது. அவர் வெளிநாடு செல்வது தொடர்பாக அவைக்கு எந்தத் தகவலும் தெரிவிக்கப்படவில்லை என்று அவர் ஆதங்கப்பட்டார். அழகிரி வந்த உடன், "உங்களுக்கு ஏதாவது பிரச்னையா? சொல்லுங்கள் என்னால் தீர்க்க முடிந்தால் உதவுகிறேன் என சொல்லப் போகிறேன்' என்றார் மீராகுமார். பதவியேற்று ஓராண்டு ஆகிவிட்டது. ஆனால் அமைச்சர் அழகிரியின் முகத்தைக் கூட பல உறுப்பினர்களால் பார்க்க முடியவில்லை. அவர் அவை நிகழ்ச்சிகளில் பங்கேற்காமல் இருப்பது தொடர் நிகழ்வாக உள்ளது என்று உறுப்பினர்கள் புகார் கூறினர்.
அழகிரிக்கு பதில் இணை அமைச்சர் ஸ்ரீகாந்த் சேனா பதிலளிப்பது இது முதல் முறையல்ல. ஏற்கெனவே இதற்கு முன்பு அவர் பதிலளித்து உள்ளார்.
÷உறுப்பினர்களின் கேள்விகளுக்கு ஆங்கிலத்தில் பதிலளிக்க முடியாமல்தான் மத்திய அமைச்சர் அழகிரி அவை நிகழ்ச்சிகளில் பங்கேற்பதை தவிர்த்து வருகிறார் என்று அதிமுக பொதுச் செயலாளர் ஜெயலலிதா குற்றம்சாட்டியிருந்தார். அதேநேரத்தில் நாடாளுமன்றத்தில் தமிழில் பேச அவைத் தலைவர் மீராகுமாரிடம் அமைச்சர் அழகிரி அனுமதி கோரியிருந்தார் என்பது குறிப்பிடத்தக்கது.

http://www.dinamani.com/edition/story.aspx?SectionName=India&artid=232836&SectionID=130&MainSectionID=130&SEO=&Title=3%20நாள்களுக்கு%20ஒரு%20முறை%20அழகிரி%20விமானப்%20பயணம்

அஞ்சா நெஞ்சன் ஆங்கிலத்துக்கு மட்டும் அஞ்சுகிறார் போல...

karthikarthik

April 26th, 2010, 03:31 PM

ya...its correct...but we cannot blame only politicians. Mistake is on people's part also..that too mainly literate people.
1) How many literates are voting in every election... for eg. a person working in chennai or bangalore from the remote village or town of TN, he wont go to his town for voting. he will think why i should spend 1000 rupees for this dirty politics.

2) so, politicians have to mainly depend upon village people for their votes and winning.
And a person in a village or town dont know all these stuffs like GDP,growth rate &sensex. All he knows, needs and wants every day food & 100 rupees money.
And most of the people in these villages dont think which is a good party or who is a good leader...still there is a saying in villages, if you put MGR songs during election time,people will vote for ADMK. Am not saying they should not vote to ADMK. but not because of MGR songs. thats the condition exist in villages.

3)next is party alliance. this 100 day work scheme is adpted by congress govt. If DMK is not adapting it, it have to face problems with congress. again fear of loosing support.

4)and main thing here, noboby is a leader. everybody is a politician. There is a huge difference between a leader and a politician. Leader is a one who doesn't care about his post or power,his moto will be serving to people, like Gandhiji. But even a good politician who does some good things for people worries about his post and power.He does things for post only..

5) and every one of us (literates) are ready to blame.. nobody ready to get into it and try to change it. we will say so many reasons for that.

6) So, when a politician knows that he has to depend upon village or small town or illiterate people for his post, then ultimately he wants to please them by any means. this only led to freebies, giving money for voting,etc.

7) so its a viscious cycle. when we (litrates) change our attitude and ready for voting, then politicians will fear. We can (should) make them realise that by merely pleasing people like freebies, they cannot win. Then they will also change their attitude.

India being a democratic country, so cannot make voting a mandatory(it is people right whether to vote or not). But election commission should make voting people friendly.

If you want to voice your disapproval for candidates in your area, you need to request for FORM 49-O instead if it is kept in the EVM many would turnaround for voting.

TN Seshan tried hard in implementing the above but went vain.

TN being the only big state which has 50% of people living in urban area where migration is more, casting of vote should be made in any place you would like(Thank God at least by now Govt is planning to implement UID)

Every year EC keeps on updating its voter list, I have applied three times and they have taken my photograph but still I am waiting for Voter card(14 years).

Sampathkumar

April 27th, 2010, 02:39 AM

COIMBATORE: Guinness World Record attempt for the “longest drawing by an individual” will be undertaken by C.S. Bala Soundarya Lakshmi here on May 3.

This 14-year-old student from Yuva Bharathi Public School, Coimbatore, will make the attempt for becoming the world's first individual to create a world record in the longest drawing criteria.

Ms. Lakshmi will begin her attempt on May 3 at 6 a.m. at Sri Sowdambikai Amman Thirumana Mandapam, AKS Nagar Main Road, Gandhipark.

She expects to complete her drawing at 5 p.m. on May 5.

The drawing attempt is also to enter the Limca Book of Records.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/04/27/stories/2010042750550200.htm

ChennaiIndian

April 28th, 2010, 04:26 AM

:lol::lol::lol:

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o250/arunthealmighty/Ajith_Vs_Vijay_Fans.png

http://inversekarma.in/movies/what-makes-ajith-a-better-star-than-vijay

It mentions Vijay's hobbies as Lifting jeeps, flying atop buildings, jumping across trains. :lol:

http://www.cooljilax.com/fanwar/fanwar.html

http://www.funenclave.com/jokers-club/actor-vijay-vettaikaran-jokes-33952.html

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SBL7UfTSCiA

Sampathkumar

April 28th, 2010, 05:09 AM

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ChennaiIndian

April 28th, 2010, 06:17 AM

^^ These numbers are misleading. How come TN which is so huge compared to Delhi (which is the size of CMDA area plus little extra) has lesser Internet subscribers? :nuts:

These may be for Internet subscribers but in the count of Internet users in India, TN comes second to MH. I have read and posted this from TOI a few months back. :)

Marathaman

April 28th, 2010, 06:18 AM

Can someone translate the rankings?

Sampathkumar

April 28th, 2010, 06:28 AM

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This is a ranking of internet subscribers national wide by state wise.

MH & GOA - First in the list with 30,70,303 subscribers.
New delhi
TN & Pondi
Karnataka
Kerala & Lakswadeep
Andhra
WB & Sikkim
Gujarat
UP & Uttarakand
Punjab
Rajasthan
MP& CH
HR
BH & JHARKAND
OR
NORTH EAST STATES
KASHMIR
Assam
Himachal pradesh
AN & NC

this is the order and subscribers as shown in the picture

Sampathkumar

April 28th, 2010, 11:48 AM

[QUOTE=Sampathkumar;55874959]புதுதில்லி, ஏப். 25: அமைச்சரான பிறகு மூன்று நாள்களுக்கு ஒரு முறை விமானத்தில் பயணம் செய்துள்ளார் மத்திய ரசாயனத் துறை அமைச்சர் மு.க. அழகிரி.
அவர் பதவியேற்ற முதல் 6 மாதத்தில் சென்னைக்கும் மதுரைக்கும் இடையே 61 முறை விமானத்தில் பறந்துள்ளார். 2009 ஆண்டு மே 29 முதல் டிசம்பர் 1-ம் தேதி வரை உள்ளூர் விமானங்களில் 61 முறையில் சர்வதேச விமானங்களில் 6 முறையும் அவர் பயணம் செய்துள்ளார். இந்த பயணங்களுக்கான மொத்த கட்டண தொகை ரூ. 14.5 லட்சம் ஆகும்.

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What a difference?..
Really he is a gem..

Mad 4 Madras

April 28th, 2010, 02:01 PM

^^ My salutes to judge !

gvijayan

April 28th, 2010, 06:36 PM

^^ To be noted:

* He has travelled all the 61 times in domestic flights to Chennai. That means, he never flew to Delhi? Or he flew to Delhi via an international route?

Sampathkumar

April 29th, 2010, 02:58 AM

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Source: Dinamalar dated 29/APRIL/2010

Sampathkumar

April 29th, 2010, 02:59 AM

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chennaidesi

April 29th, 2010, 04:54 AM

Education survey in Rural schools
TN is not doing that great many states are doing better.
http://www.asercentre.org/index.php

Mad 4 Madras

April 29th, 2010, 08:35 AM

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A game. Can anyone spell what is written on the pot on the lower right hand corner?

thillai_selvan

April 29th, 2010, 08:44 AM

^^Its Nagathammal(நாகாத்தம்மாள்) I believe

Fusionist

April 29th, 2010, 04:46 PM

This is a ranking of internet subscribers national wide by state wise.

MH & GOA - First in the list with 30,70,303 subscribers.
New delhi
TN & Pondi
Karnataka
Kerala & Lakswadeep
Andhra
WB & Sikkim
Gujarat
UP & Uttarakand
Punjab
Rajasthan
MP& CH
HR
BH & JHARKAND
OR
NORTH EAST STATES
KASHMIR
Assam
Himachal pradesh
AN & NC

this is the order and subscribers as shown in the picture

Delhi alone has more subscribers than entire TN ? thats alarming !

Fusionist

April 29th, 2010, 04:53 PM

Indian actress Kushboo wins pre-marital sex row case

Kushboo's comments created a stir
India's Supreme Court has dismissed all cases against a Tamil actress who spoke in support of the right of women to have pre-marital sex.

Actress Kushboo was accused of outraging public decency and 22 cases were filed against her in 2005.

Kushboo said she was "relaxed and relieved" after the court order.

The remarks stirred controversy in a conservative country where pre-marital sex and live-in relationships are still considered a taboo.

Some Tamil nationalist political groups had accused the actress of making derogatory and obscene remarks against Tamil culture.

In a 2005 interview Kushboo said it was not wrong for women to have pre-marital sex as long as they took precautions.

She said that it was also "not fair of any educated youth to expect his wife to be a virgin".

Several cases were filed against her across Tamil Nadu in various courts under different sections of the Indian penal code.

The Madras high court had earlier rejected her appeal to dismiss the cases against her.

But last month, the Supreme Court endorsed the right of unmarried couples to live together.

The judges said that even Hindu Gods Lord Krishna and Radha were co-habiting lovers.

source : BBC

Arasu

April 29th, 2010, 07:14 PM

Delhi alone has more subscribers than entire TN ? thats alarming !

That could be because of the better phone connectivity of Delhi vs TN. Ony after phones were opened up for private, TN had improved phone connectivity - that too mostly cell phones.

I think one requires a land line connectivity for internet?

satishanu

April 29th, 2010, 07:31 PM

You can connect to internet from iphone acting as modem using 3rd party app.
Well, people having iphone should have land line I suppose.

I also think most people would use the Internet Browsing Center which are there every nook and corner.

ChennaiIndian

April 29th, 2010, 10:00 PM

That could be because of the better phone connectivity of Delhi vs TN. Ony after phones were opened up for private, TN had improved phone connectivity - that too mostly cell phones.

I think one requires a land line connectivity for internet?
The numbers are way to off to believe :bash::bash::bash:. Even if you can compare the population of Delhi and TN, it is 1:5 :nuts::nuts::nuts: and TN is not an underdeveloped state to brush away the population factor. :bash::bash:

ChennaiIndian

April 29th, 2010, 10:02 PM

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/new-system-soon-track-wind-movement-432

ChennaiIndian

April 30th, 2010, 03:41 AM

Cross posted from 'Doordharshan oldies' in India chaibar thread...

Thanks for this thread and everyone's contribution. Those were really great days never to be got again :( We saw the transition from one channel to two channels (Socialist India) and now plenty of them (Free market economy if not fully). We were very fortunate to enjoy those days.

Since I didn't know Hindi, my favorites included the regional content which used to be broad-casted everyday starting with the switch from Delhi Doordharshan to Madras Doordharshan (with a board written in hand and later minimal digital boards) at 5:30 pm in the evenings and will go upto 9 pm when they will switch back to Delhi Doordharshan for the English news and beyond. The regional equivalent of 'Chitrahaar' named 'Oliyum Oliyum' featuring Tamil movie songs was a bit hit! My Sunday favorites were many including Ramayan, Mahabharat, StreetHawk (the man, the machine, StreetHawk), He-man, Jungle Book, Duck Tales etc. and the regional language (Tamil) movie on Sunday evenings. :) I still remember how the streets used to be deserted on Sunday evenings when a big hero's (MGR or Rajni) movie was broadcasted.

Starting in the 90s, when DD-2 was launched in the metro cities, we got another alternative but now they started dubbing Hindi serials in Tamil. Since the sentence formation in Hindi and Tamil were different and because the dubbings were 'exact word by word' matches :lol:, people started making fun of the 'slang' and the 'crazy sentence formations' that came up in those dubbed serials :lol:. Amongst the dubbed ones, my favorites were Anniyan (Ajnabi) and Sattam (Kanoon). I remember a crazy following for Junoon, Shanthi, Swabhimaan etc. Later the dubbing quality has improved and we now have Mahabharat and Ramayan dubbed in Tamil and shown on regional cable TVs.

Nowadays I rarely visit Doordharshan mainly because there were way too many alternatives. :(

I loved Mile Sur Mera Thumara and the other national integration song with all sports-people running around with an Olympic torch kinda thing. :cheers::cheers: The cricket matches telecasted made us go crazy inspite of the fact the quality was not good unlike these days. :)

I also loved most of the ads - Rasna, Cadburys Dairy Milk, Hajmola (sir! :lol:), Hamara Bajaj, MRF, Leo Coffee (ARR's tune), Titan watch (ARR's tune) etc.

I still remember the 9 pm Doordharshan English news which announced the arrival of the World Wide Web in the early nineties with a globe revolving with a comptuer. :cheers: The world has come a looooooooooooong way since then. :cheers:

ChennaiIndian

April 30th, 2010, 03:48 AM

^^ Some programs that used to make me wait and curiously look at the clock (analog wall-clock) to see the time for GKR dramas were,

Vayalum Vazhalvum (7:00 pm)
Wonder Balloon (5:30 pm)
Some sports quiz program
Ariviyal aayiram

That is because these programs used to take the spot between 5:30 pm (Sennai tholaikaatchi nilayam) and 7:30 pm :lol:. Whenever I didn't go out for play on that evening, I will get to watch these or chit-chat with friends and pass time. Great old days.......:cheers::cheers::cheers:

During the 8 pm Tamil news, most of the time they would show 'ribbon-cutting events' of small time and big time politicians and bureaucrats. :lol: I have got frustrated with Shobhana Ravi announcing some 5 to 10 events during one news session. :lol::lol:

The 1 hr dramas during Tuesdays were great! Loved them! :cheers::cheers: Unfortunately they used to come just once a week and make us pray that there shouldn't be any power-cut on that Tuesday. :lol:

ChennaiIndian

April 30th, 2010, 03:53 AM

^^ Similarly people used to wait for some 30 to 40 ads to get over before switching on the TV on Sunday evenings for Tamil movies. :lol::lol: Only in the early nineties DD got the trick - it used to broadcast the ads in-between movies. :lol:

During Vayalum vaazhalvum, the anchor used to talk personally to the farmers "Enna vivasaayigalae, pona vaaram sonna maadhiri kathirikaai chediku phosphate uram poteengala?" :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol: He used to always quote fertilizers particularly phosphate in his shows.

For the Wonder Balloon program, the anchor used to tell the kids "Unga peru enna? Neenga inaki enna panna poreenga?" and the kid would be scared and shy and say "Paatu paada..." and the anchor would complete it "Paatu paada poreengala? Sari paadunga" and finish of with a "Very good" after the performance. :lol::lol: The parents whose kids are participating used to inform all the neighborhood about their kids' participation and used to take 'permission' from their offices or leave and take their kids to Triplicane TV station. :lol::lol:

Great old days........ :cheers::cheers::cheers:

ChennaiIndian

April 30th, 2010, 03:55 AM

Some good English programs like "Turning Point", "The world this week" used to be very good. :cheers:

Makkalae (people), could you share your sweet memories about those good old days? :):)

ChennaiIndian

April 30th, 2010, 04:00 AM

When some kela boltu politician dies :lol:, they used to cancel all programs and play some dumb tunes all the day long...sometimes that will spill over to the next day or more. :bash::bash::bash: On those days, I will have a special liking for my school :lol::lol: and wouldn't want to go home but unfortunately schools will declare holidays and when we come home...crap...:bash::bash: I used to love power-cuts during those times. :lol::lol:

During a good movie day or special program, we used to pray for no power-cuts. :lol::lol:

gvijayan

April 30th, 2010, 05:02 AM

dhandapanik

April 30th, 2010, 05:05 AM

^^ Some programs that used to make me wait and curiously look at the clock (analog wall-clock) to see the time for GKR dramas were,

Vayalum Vazhalvum (7:00 pm)
Wonder Balloon (5:30 pm)
Some sports quiz program
Ariviyal aayiram

I think you missed the famous "Oliyum Oliyum". In my village very few houses had TV.. for seeing cricket matches we used to roam around thouse houses. That was really golden days.. Later we bought our first Solidaire electronic B and W TV. :)

ChennaiIndian

April 30th, 2010, 05:12 AM

^^ Thanks ChennaiIndian for bringing back those old memories.

Ethiroli was one of my favourite programmes, where the station director (Nilaya Iyakkunar) will sometimes announce what movie are they going to play the coming Sunday. But most of the times they will not announce it, and I will get disappointed.

Sometimes, they will tell the 'Naalaya Nigazhchigal' (Tomorrow's programmes). While I eagerly wait till the end, they will announce 5PM - Tamil Thirai Padam, and keep it a suspense till that last minute.

Ethiroli was funny at times. The station director always used to convince the audience for any concerns that they raise through their letters. One lady will be sitting beside him with a bunch of letters (all blue color Inland letters...some pale yellow colored post cards :lol:) and she used to read them out and the director will reply. "Pona vaaram vandha wonder balloon nigazhalchila, kuzhandhaingala overa kelvi keteenga...en?" and the director will reply "Adhu nigazhlchila vazhakama nadakardhu...sari adutha kadithathuku ponga" :lol::lol:

ChennaiIndian

April 30th, 2010, 05:17 AM

Kaanamal ponavargal patriya arivupu (sometimes my parents used to scare me saying that I shouldn't go out of the house on my own otherwise my photo will come there) :lol::lol:

Ratha thaanam patriya arivupu (irandu baatil AB paasitiv vagai ratham thevai padugiradhu...udhava thodarbu kolla vendiya tholai pesi en 1487654) :lol: - nice narration

These things used to come just before the 8:30 pm seidheeghal. Sometimes for 'time adjustment', they used to play snippets of some old recorded 'light music' events; sometimes some ugly 'wallpapers', sometimes road-safety instructions like setting tire pressure etc. :lol::lol:

adhu oru kana kaalam :|

Aanandha kaneer :cry:

ChennaiIndian

April 30th, 2010, 05:18 AM

I think you missed the famous "Oliyum Oliyum". In my village very few houses had TV.. for seeing cricket matches we used to roam around thouse houses. That was really golden days.. Later we bought our first Solidaire electronic B and W TV. :)
I listed down those programs that bored me a lot. Oliyum Oliyum was never in that list :)

Sampathkumar

April 30th, 2010, 05:20 AM

Sampathkumar

April 30th, 2010, 05:20 AM

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ChennaiIndian

April 30th, 2010, 05:24 AM

^^ Nalla soneenga. Moreover, the number of programs that we used to watch were limited and were mostly few days in the week. That is why we loved them to the core. :cheers:

Nowadays, with 24x7 news channels and cable TV chats and serials, there is too much to watch and on most occasions it gets tiresome and boring. :nuts::nuts:

ChennaiIndian

April 30th, 2010, 05:28 AM

:cheers::cheers:

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Sampathkumar

April 30th, 2010, 05:53 AM

Vicco Vajrandati advertisement was a big hit that time. Rasna, Colgate palmolive (Kapil Dev), Amirtunjan are nicely picturised.

robertashok

April 30th, 2010, 09:23 AM

For watching HE-MAN, i used run from church after the mass and come home for watching it.

What a lovely time it was.

thillai_selvan

April 30th, 2010, 10:04 AM

Papa comon lets swimmin......... That glucon-D advertisement I am missing..................
And Maha-lacto advertisment too.....

maduraithala

April 30th, 2010, 05:19 PM

@ChennaiIndian

Thanx for the videos...That brought bak a lot of old memories..I still remember the days wen I used to run from my school to watch Shaktimaan...And tat music which they play before the news...Tat was a very good one..:cheers:

gvijayan

April 30th, 2010, 06:09 PM

^^ I tried finding the music that used to be played just before the Tamil News, but cannot find it anywhere. Does anyone have it?

ChennaiIndian

May 1st, 2010, 04:21 AM

http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/01/stories/2010050156512000.htm

http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/01/images/2010050156512001.jpg

First of all, great to find 9% of the this elite list filled with Indians. :cheers::cheers:

More great to find Dr.P.Namperumalsamy, the Chairman and Professor of Ophthalmology of Aravind Eye Hospitals, Madurai. :cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers: I haven't heard of him before.

ChennaiIndian

May 1st, 2010, 04:59 AM

Our Rahman rocks forever!! :cheers::cheers::cheers:

Here are some bits of it with a nostalgic touch!! :)

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ChennaiIndian

May 1st, 2010, 05:08 AM

Nijaam paaku ad - inspired by the morphing scenes first made popular in MJ's 'Black or White' album. Great to see that this is one of the first Indian ads to use morphing in the early 90s. :cheers::cheers:

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Some other old ads...

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ChennaiIndian

May 1st, 2010, 05:10 AM

This brand was very famous for coffee in the 70s and 80s. I still remember a famous shop of theirs in Pondy Bazaar in T.Nagar :). Later I don't know where it went.

Now they have a website :lol: - http://narasuscoffee.in/

chennaidesi

May 1st, 2010, 05:45 AM

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Source: Dinamalar dated 29/APRIL/2010

According to me sweetest is Bengali second is Telugu

But my Tamil is no 1 in the Divine category.

When I am writing this I am enjoying old Sivaji song from movie Sabash Meena

"Chitiram Pesudhadi"

Sampathkumar

May 1st, 2010, 05:48 AM

Thanks for posting videos.

:lol: After long time it was nice to see those wonderful ads.. It brings us to those old days..

Kavalier

May 1st, 2010, 06:01 AM

Don't forget Junoon and Chandrakanta, they were like the IPL of their time, insanely popular.

ChennaiIndian

May 1st, 2010, 06:06 AM

^^ I tried finding the music that used to be played just before the Tamil News, but cannot find it anywhere. Does anyone have it?

Yeah, I couldn't find it either. :(

By the way, the daughter of the lengendary DD Tamil news anchor Shobhana Ravi is also a news anchor (in Raj TV). Courtesy - http://www.hinduonnet.com/mp/2003/04/15/stories/2003041500010100.htm

ChennaiIndian

May 1st, 2010, 06:09 AM

Don't forget Junoon and Chandrakanta, they were like the IPL of their time, insanely popular.

The Hindi dialogs in Junoon used start with "Iska mathlab yae hai..." which was dubbed 'AS IS' into Tamil and so those Tamil dialogs used to start with "Idhuku artham ennana..." :lol::lol:. At that time, we used to tell ourselves "Nee modhalla matter-a solluda. Apparama naangalae arththatha purinjupom". :lol::lol:

Sampathkumar

May 1st, 2010, 06:37 AM

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Leo_r

May 1st, 2010, 10:31 AM

Guys! Some of you are ageing very fast..before you realize, you will be a Grand Father!!!

May be that is why someone is starting an " Age Management Centre "

ChennaiIndian

May 1st, 2010, 06:26 PM

^^ Leo_r, by saying this are you saying that you are in LKG now? :lol:

chennaidesi

May 1st, 2010, 11:50 PM

Leo_r are you talking about me.:lol:

Sampathkumar

May 2nd, 2010, 01:22 AM

Leo_r are you talking about me.:lol:

+1 :)

Leo_r

May 3rd, 2010, 10:07 AM

^^
Knowingly, I didn't include " like me " before those two dots! My brother's grand daughter is a Tech lead in TCS.

You are all young , vibrant and at the threshhold of a wonderful journey called "Life". Past will never come back. Future is unknown. Today,right now, is before you,, one can make use of it effectively now or regret later, when one starts looking back in retrospect..

Nostalgia , is it good or bad ?

Sampathkumar

May 3rd, 2010, 03:31 PM

R2IChennai

May 3rd, 2010, 09:07 PM

TN plan outlay fixed to 20068 crores
http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/newdelhi/Plan-panel-approves-Rs-20K-cr-outlay-for-Tamil-Nadu-for-FY-11/Article1-538889.aspx

This is pathetic compared to smaller karnataka with 31k crores and 36k crores for Andhra
I wonder why TN is treated like this, This govt should start huge irrigation schemes and get money from center.

satishanu

May 3rd, 2010, 09:52 PM

^The reason given by Mr.Montek Singh Ahluwalia is this:

The State, he said, had an impressive record of improvement in human development indices and growth in industry and services. With a dynamic service sector, a relatively stagnant agriculture sector and a modest industry sector, Tamil Nadu was one of the most urbanised States with a high human development index and with improvement in infrastructure and high investment levels, it could graduate to the high income category, he said. As for social indicators, they were better than the national average and even its demographic indicators were better than the all-India level.

Source: http://beta.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article421086.ece

vs007

May 3rd, 2010, 10:27 PM

^The reason given by Mr.Montek Singh Ahluwalia is this:
Source: http://beta.thehindu.com/news/cities/Chennai/article421086.ece
What does that mean?
Are we getting less amount because of higher human development index or we need to improve infrastructure to get higher quota from the centre?

Second why does states have to beg the centre for allocation? Centre should keep some percentage and then pass the rest to the state.

satishanu

May 3rd, 2010, 10:35 PM

I agree to your second point. Seems they are doing some sort of balancing act in allocation of funds to various states based on various indicators.

R2IChennai

May 4th, 2010, 01:19 AM

I agree to your second point. Seems they are doing some sort of balancing act in allocation of funds to various states based on various indicators.

Or based on how states provide thier requirements, AP And Karnataka puts huge money in irrigation sector and they get 50% share from center

satishanu

May 4th, 2010, 02:53 AM

I don't think state provide any requirements. If so, our people would have placed huge requirements :lol:

Arasu

May 4th, 2010, 05:25 AM

^The reason given by Mr.Montek Singh Ahluwalia is this:

[QUOTE]The State, he said, had an impressive record of improvement in human development indices and growth in industry and services. With a dynamic service sector, a relatively stagnant agriculture sector and a modest industry sector, Tamil Nadu was one of the most urbanised States with a high human development index and with improvement in infrastructure and high investment levels, it could graduate to the high income category, he said. As for social indicators, they were better than the national average and even its demographic indicators were better than the all-India level.

Source: http://beta.thehindu.com/news/cities...icle421086.ece

The reason quoted by MS Ahluwalia sounds almost like you would be punished if you performed better than the national average.:nuts:

(pollachi)sudhakar

May 4th, 2010, 09:45 AM

^^^^ I think, this may be due to that other states are lagging behind in some areas ... so, by giving more money,they are trying to improve the condition in other states.... Other than this (hopefully), i think, there is no reason for TN getting neglected, when BJP ( main opposition of congress) ruling KA gettin more money than us....and both KA & AP are bigger states also...so, we dont have to feel neglected, i think

Kavalier

May 4th, 2010, 11:53 AM

It's an inefficient system, they just pump money into states that are not doing well in HDI index, just throwing money at a problem won't solve it. A poor state could continue to stay poor and get a lot of money from the centre based on their poverty.

They have to come up with some other way to allocate resource, so that the inefficient states are punished but the people in the states are protected, may be in such states, they could increase allocation to direct CG funded project while reducing money to SG.

ChennaiIndian

May 4th, 2010, 03:45 PM

^^ THe Bihar and UP guys will be happy to take this money and go away without any commitment for improving things in their states with this money. By the time they come and get their money next year, they will still be the same. :bash::bash::bash:

Subra

May 4th, 2010, 03:46 PM

Arasu

May 4th, 2010, 08:48 PM

R2IChennai

May 4th, 2010, 08:55 PM

This is part of the pseudo-communist policies followed for the last 50 years. There is no incentive to improve. By being poor, you will be given more money, get tax exemptions etc.

Actually UP and Bihar does not get that much money compared to its population. Gujarat got 24k crores where as Mah got only 27k crores
This is really puzzling.

satishanu

May 4th, 2010, 09:12 PM

'Developed' states gets low fund, 'Developing' gets slightly more, 'Under Developing' gets more

PS: Per Indian standards :lol:

chennaidesi

May 5th, 2010, 02:06 AM

For those interested, here's the updated census numbers for South Asian Language speakers (Spoke a language other than English at home) in US.

http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/language/detailed-lang-tables.xls

Hindi 531,313
Gujarati 301,658
Urdu 335,213
Panjabi 208,387
Bengali 190,090
Telugu 171,495
Tamil 130,731
Malayalam 112,378
Marathi 54,223
Kannada 35,902
Nepali 34,139
Sinhalese 22,278
Sindhi 6,907
Oriya 4,790
Assamese 1,215
Kashmiri 833
Rajasthani 464
Bihari 151

India n.e.c 81,125
Pakistan n.e.c 13,092
Dravidian 2,146

* N.E.C. stands for not elsewhere classified

Guys any comments on this data?
Just some friendly discussions nothing serious.

satishanu

May 5th, 2010, 02:28 AM

ImBoredNow

May 5th, 2010, 03:46 AM

Found this on Youtube while I was wasting some time.
Enjoy:
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chennaidesi

May 5th, 2010, 04:49 AM

Look at this video of Japanese girls dancing to Tamil song
Sa La La from Gili.

Excellent dance done by white salver kameez girl
Looks like tamil songs are very popular.

Surprising almost 700,000 hits.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9MCDBvIGu3A&feature=related

ChennaiIndian

May 5th, 2010, 05:32 PM

Is the count based on green card holders only or does it take into account H1,L1, Student visa etc?

Also as per link it is as of 2006-2008.

Bengali and Tamil would include Bangladeshi and SL citizens respectively.
Most Bengalis left West Bengal after the communist regime reached its peak in 80s. When English was not taught in schools in a big way in Bengal and Bengali was made compulsory, many of them came out of their state and settled down elsewhere. That is also one of the reasons for finding too many Bengalis here.

A similar reason also holds good for the SL Tamils - the civil war.

robertashok

May 6th, 2010, 05:25 AM

Guys any comments on this data?
Just some friendly discussions nothing serious.

only 1.71 lakh telugu guys.

My friend used to nick name USA as United Stated of Andhra Pradesh

thillai_selvan

May 6th, 2010, 05:25 AM

http://dkn.dinakaran.com/pdf/2010/05/06/20100506d_016107006.jpg

georgenadar

May 6th, 2010, 07:58 AM

begger...:bash:

georgenadar

May 6th, 2010, 08:06 AM

look at the pic the who drove bike got his life back because of helmet...:nuts:
http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/8229/fpnmix50851076842.jpg

ChennaiIndian

May 6th, 2010, 10:15 PM

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/state%E2%80%99s-power-woes-last-2-more-years-505

May 6: The sorry state of power situation will remain the same for at least another two years. The energy department on Thursday informed the Assembly in its policy note that there would be a deficit — demand versus supply — of up to 3,400 MW from 1,400 MW during peak hours (6 pm to 10 pm) this year.

While projecting average deficit till next March during day time (6 am to 6 pm) varying from 1,700 MW to 3,600 MW, state law minister D. Durai Murugan, who laid the policy note on behalf of ailing electricity minister Arcot Veerasamy, blamed the Centre’s delay in executing many projects, for the power crisis in Tamil Nadu. “Reduced generation from atomic power stations at Kalpakkam and Kaiga, Neyveli expansion projects and delay in the commissioning of the Kudankulam atomic power plant are some of the chief reasons for the power shortage in 2009-10,” he remarked.

Due to this, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board was forced to impose certain restrictive measures to limit the demand matching with the availability, he said. The minister added that po-wer was being procured from the market to meet the deficit to the tune of 2,000 MW to 2,500 MW. Out of this 490 MW to 740 MW was being procured from the captive power plants within the state.

...

ChennaiIndian

May 7th, 2010, 04:00 AM

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/TN-cements-presence-in-civil-service-127-in-this-yr/articleshow/5900692.cms

CHENNAI: Tamil Nadu continued its stride into the echelons of civil services, with 127 candidates making it to the elite national list of 875 who cleared the final exam and interviews conducted by the Union Public Service Commission. The UPSC results were published on Thursday. :cheers::cheers::cheers:

With this, the state has bettered last year’s record of 100 candidates making it to the IAS, IFS, IPS and group A and B services of the central government. A doctor from Srinagar, Shah Faesal, topped the civil services list, while Delhiites Prakash Rajpurohit, an engineer, and Iva Sahay, a post-graduate in geography from JNU, came second and third. Lalitha, a candidate from Tiruchi, secured the 12th rank. :applause::applause:

...

thillai_selvan

May 8th, 2010, 01:01 PM

http://tm.dinakaran.com/pdf/2010/05/08/20100508a_008108004.jpg

thillai_selvan

May 8th, 2010, 01:04 PM

http://tm.dinakaran.com/pdf/2010/05/08/20100508a_008108010.jpg

Sampathkumar

May 9th, 2010, 04:33 AM

ஹெல்மெட் அணிவதன் முக்கியத்துவம்: பஸ்சில் மோதி உயிர் பிழைத்த வாலிபர் சொல்வதை கேளுங்கள்!

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சென்னை : ''ஹெல்மெட் அணிவது எவ்வளவு முக்கியம் என்பதை இப்போது தான் உணர்ந்தேன். ஹெல்மெட் அணிந்திருந்ததால் தான் இவ்வளவு பெரிய விபத்து நடந்தும், சிறு காயத்துடன் உயிர் பிழைத்தேன்,'' என ஆவடி அருகே நின்றிருந்த பஸ்சின் பின் பகுதியில், பைக்கில் மோதி விபத்துக்குள்ளான வாலிபர் மெய்சிலிர்த்தபடி கூறினார்.

சென்னை நகரில் நாளுக்கு நாள் வாகனங்களின் எண் ணிக்கை அதிகரித்துக் கொண்டே செல்கிறது. அதற்கேற்ப, விபத் துக்களும் அதிகமாக நடக்கிறது. 'விபத்துக் களை தவிர்க்க போக்குவரத்து விதிமுறைகளை கடைப் பிடியுங்கள்; காரில் செல்லும் போது 'சீட் பெல்ட்' அணியுங் கள். பைக்கில் செல்பவர்கள் கட் டாயம் ஹெல்மெட் அணிய வேண்டும்' என போக்குவரத்து போலீசார் தொடர்ந்து அறிவுறுத்தி வருகின்றனர். நாளொன்றுக்கு குறைந்தது 10 விபத்துக்களாவது நடக்கின்றன. வாரத்தில் நான்கைந்து பேர் சாலை விபத்தில் உயிரிழக்கின்றனர்.

கடந்த 5ம் தேதி, சென்னையில் இருந்து ஆவடி நோக்கிச் சென்ற பைக் ஒன்று, தனியார் பாலிடெக்னிக் எதிரே, நின்று கொண்டிருந்த தனியார் பஸ்சின் பின்பகுதியில் மோதி விபத்துக் குள்ளானது. இந்தக் காட்சியைப் பார்த்தவர்கள் அனைவரும், பைக்கில் சென்றவர் கட்டாயம் உயிரிழந்திருப்பார் என்றே நினைத்தனர். ஆனால், விபத்தில் சிக்கிய பைக் ஓட்டி, அதிர்ஷ்டவசமாக லேசான காயத்துடன் உயிர் தப்பினார். இக்காட்சியை பார்த்தவர்கள் அனைவரும் ஆச்சரியப்பட்டனர். நடந்த சம்பவத்தை, விபத்தில் சிக்கிய வாலிபரே விளக்கி கூறுகிறார்.

எனது பெயர் கதிர்வேல் (21). எனது அப்பா பெயர் பழனிசாமி. நான், ஆவடி, காந்திநகர் முதல் குறுக்குத் தெருவில் வசித்து வருகிறேன். தவணை முறையில் துணி விற்பனை செய்து வருகிறேன். பைக்கில் எங்கு சென்றாலும் தலையில் ஹெல்மெட் அணிந்து தான் செல்வேன். கடந்த 5ம் தேதியும் ஹெல்மெட் அணிந்து, பைக்கில் சென்னை, சேத்துப் பட்டுக்கு ஒரு வேலையாக சென்றேன். வேலையை முடித்து விட்டு, வீட்டிற்கு திரும்பினேன். மதியம் 11.30 மணியளவில் ஆவடி, தனியார் பாலிடெக்னிக் எதிரே வந்தபோது, கடும் வெயில் காரணமாக, கண்கள் இருட்டி, மயக்கம் வருவது போல் இருந்தது. அப்புறம், என்ன நடந்தது என்பதே எனக்குத் தெரியவில்லை. எனது பைக், சாலையோரம் நின்றிருந்த ஒரு பஸ்சின் பின்பகுதியில் மோதியிருந்தது. நான் பைக் அருகே சாலையோரம் விழுந்து கிடந்தேன். அவ்வழியாக சென்றவர்கள் என்னை அருகில் இருந்த மரத்தடியில் அமர்த்தி, தண்ணீர் கொடுத்தனர். ஹெல்மெட் அணிந்திருந்ததால் தலையில் காயம் எதுவும் இல்லை. மூக்கில் இருந்து சிறிது ரத்தம் வந்தது. உடலில் சிறு வலி ஏற்பட்டது. உடலில் வேறெங் கும் காயம் இல்லை.

பின்னர், அங்கு வரவழைக்கப் பட்ட 108 ஆம்புலன்ஸ் வேனில் ஏற்றி, அம்பத்தூரில் உள்ள தனியார் மருத்துவமனையில் சேர்த்தனர். டாக்டர்கள் எனக்கு ஸ்கேனிங் உட்பட முழு உடல் பரிசோதனை செய்தனர். இதில், இடது கையில் எலும்பு முறிவும், இடது நடுவிரலில் சிறு காயம், வலது காலில் 'சைலன்சர்' சுட்டதால் ஏற்பட்ட தீக்காயம், வலது தோள்பட்டையில் வலி ஆகியவை இருந்தது. உடலில் பெரிய காயமோ, தலையில் பலத்த அடியோ இல்லை என டாக்டர்கள் கூறினர். நான் அணிந்திருந்த ஹெல் மெட் தான், தலையில் காயமில் லாமலும், உடலில் சிறு காயத்துடனும் தப்பியதற்கு காரணம். ஹெல்மெட் அணிவது எவ் வளவு முக்கியம் என்பதை அன்று தான் உணர்ந்தேன். இனிமேலும், நான் ஹெல் மெட் அணிந்து தான் பைக்கில் செல்வேன். இவ்வாறு கதிர்வேல் கூறினார்.

http://www.dinamalar.com/humantrustdetail.asp?news_id=281

think_different

May 10th, 2010, 03:39 AM

Udhagamandalam: Helicopter services are likely to be introduced in this holiday destination soon. This was announced by Khadi Board Minister K. Ramachandran, who was addressing the valedictory function of the two-day 9th Rose Show organised by the Department of Horticulture at the Centenary Rose Park here on Sunday.

He said the district administration had forwarded a request from a private company for operation of helicopter services and clearance from the authorities concerned had been sought.

source (http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/10/stories/2010051058190100.htm)

cross posting

Anniyan

May 10th, 2010, 03:08 PM

கலைஞர் லண்டன் விரைகிறார். கூட்டணி ஆட்சி அமைப்பதில் இருக்கும் சிக்கல்களை தீர்க்க.

http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/news/2010/05/10/uk-enters-murky-waters-hung-parliament.html

calculus_ask

May 10th, 2010, 03:38 PM

Skyscrappercity.com estimated worth $1471 USD http://mysitecost.com/www.skyscrappercity.com :rofl:

satishanu

May 10th, 2010, 03:55 PM

You have misspelled the website name.

Here is the estimated value:

$756265.00 USD
Skyscrapercity.com estimated worth

http://mysitecost.com/www.skyscrapercity.com

calculus_ask

May 11th, 2010, 10:01 AM

You have misspelled the website name.

http://mysitecost.com/www.skyscrapercity.com

My Bad...:bash:

maduraithala

May 11th, 2010, 07:35 PM

Vishwanathan Anand has defeated Vaselin Topalov to retain his World Championship crown...Now he is the undisputed World Champion:banana::banana:

ChennaiIndian

May 11th, 2010, 09:35 PM

Cross posted from Chennai discussions thread...

^^ :banana::banana::banana: Great match! I was seeing the last few matches of his. He really pulled off a tough one! :cheers::cheers:

Thalaiku idhu 4th world title! :)

maduraithala

May 11th, 2010, 09:44 PM

^^^^yup..to win with black pieces,that too against Topolav was incredible.. He had to go through a lot of troubles prior to the tournament..That makes the win even more sweeter:cheers::cheers:

maduraithala

May 11th, 2010, 10:37 PM

India formally ousted from the T20 World cup:bash:

ChennaiIndian

May 12th, 2010, 04:35 AM

^^ No problem. We never expected India to win. :lol::lol: However our other expectation on Anand was fully satisifed! :cheers:

maduraithala

May 13th, 2010, 08:52 PM

Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi has decided to vacate his Gopalapuram home in June to enable the setting up of a hospital, said Information and Publicity Minister Parithi Ellamvazhuthi in the Assembly on Tuesday.

He had earlier decided to give the home for the hospital after his time.

A good precedent..:cheers:Is it for a Govt hospital or are they gonna start a private hospital der??:ohno:

ChennaiIndian

May 14th, 2010, 12:00 AM

http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/14/stories/2010051462990200.htm

Karunanidhi pens lyric; Rahman scores music; Gautham Menon films the song :cheers::cheers::cheers:

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CHENNAI: On Saturday, when Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi officially launches the anthem that he wrote for the World Classical Tamil Conference, anyone with an interest in Tamil poetry, music or the visual arts will have enough reason to celebrate.

With Oscar-winning musician A. R. Rahman scoring the music and noted director Gautham Vasudev Menon filming the song, the final version promises to be quite an audio-visual treat, besides being a fine tribute to the classical language.

Over 50 top-notch artists from different genres, including playback music, Carnatic, folk and Sufi have participated in this rare, special confluence.

It is not often that some of the greatest playback singers such as T. M. Soundararajan, P. Suseela, leading Carnatic singers, including Aruna Sairam, T. M. Krishna, Nithyasree Mahadevan, Bombay Jayashri, noted folk and playback singer Chinna Ponnu, and other young singers such as Karthik, Shruti Haasan perform together. When they do, it is bound to sound rather special. Particularly so, when Rahman composes the music.

“Once I heard the song, I decided to shoot in a way in which the focus remains on the lyrics and music, which are very important for this occasion,” says Gautham Vasudev Menon.

His team not only captured visuals across the State through off-beat, aerial shots right from Kanyakumari, but also filmed a series of sequences representative of the Tamil culture and ethos.

In one sequence, all performers gather by the sea, against an elegant backdrop reading “Semmozhiyaana Tamizh Mozhiyae”. “That was truly exhilarating,” says veteran Carnatic vocalist Aruna Sairam.

“The fact that the Chief Minister has penned the lyric bringing out the splendour of the language, with references to the kappiyams, and that Rahmanji has scored the music makes it very high in value to start with,” she adds.

“Then, Gautham Menon blends the visuals in such a pleasing, effortless manner. It is, indeed, a collage of voices and sounds, with masterly strokes from remarkable artists,” says Ms. Sairam, terming the experience “a blessing”.

As Member of Parliament Kanimozhi puts it, the anthem has both a classical and contemporary appeal. “It is very young and vibrant and will certainly appeal to all sections. The anthem showcases the richness of the Tamil culture through literature, the arts, our architecture and so on.”

Noted Bharatanatyam dancer Srinidhi Chidambaram, who has also performed for the anthem, says it was thrilling to be performing to a song created by such eminent persons. “I felt really honoured…the song is a tribute to Tamil, Tamil Nadu and Tamil people. It evoked a great sense of pride in me.”

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ChennaiIndian

May 14th, 2010, 05:41 AM

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/TN-plans-law-to-keep-DNA-of-prisoners/articleshow/5928817.cms

CHENNAI: Crime investigation will get a major boost with the Tamil Nadu Assembly on Thursday introducing a Bill — probably the first of its kind in the country — that will permit prison authorities to draw blood samples from prisoners to develop and maintain a DNA database. A recommendation of the Third
Police Commission, the move will help crime investigators try and match DNA fingerprints of suspects with those collected from scenes of crime.

Under the existing law, prison officials don't have powers to draw the blood of prisoners without their consent.

"Fingerprints are often inadequate when it comes to pinning down the culprits. We felt we needed better tools for identification of criminals in cases like rape and murder. Most often, forensic experts manage to map the DNA of the accused with available materials, but in the absence of a comprehensive database of suspects, these efforts fall flat," a senior home department official told The Times Of India.

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ChennaiIndian

May 14th, 2010, 07:59 PM

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/two-wheelers-prefer-less-taxing-pondy-tn-917

May 11: Customers from other states are making a beeline to Puducherry to purchase vehicles due to the prevailing lower tax structure there, causing considerable loss to the neighbouring states, especially Tamil Nadu. The UT continues to be one of the most sought after destinations to purchase two-wheelers.

“On an average, over 160 two-wheelers are registered at the regional transport office in Puducherry. The number touches 200 during auspicious days. Of this, a sizeable 60 per cent owners are from neighbouring districts in Tamil Nadu. They register their vehicles in Puducherry by providing a temporary address and ply the vehicles in Tamil Nadu,” a senior transport department official told this newspaper.

When this correspondent met a tout at the transport office in Puducherry, he found buyers from other states purchasing without difficulty. All that one needed was to produce an electoral identity card, two passport size photographs and a temporary address in Puducherry.

While the life tax for vehicles in Tamil Nadu is around 8 per cent of the total cost of the vehicle (Rs 3,000-Rs 4,000), compared to Rs 700 - Rs 1,000 in Puducherry, two-wheelers are cheaper in Puducherry, compared to Tamil Nadu and the price difference is in the range of Rs 7,000-Rs 8,000 per vehicle.

Puducherry doesn’t want to bring the tax structure on a par with Tamil Nadu and risk losing its revenue. As a Union Territory, it can mobilise revenue only by such financial policies, sources said.

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Arasu

May 14th, 2010, 08:52 PM

Sampathkumar

May 15th, 2010, 02:08 AM

MADURAI: A Muslim girl who loved studying Sanskrit and scored 197 marks in it became the Madurai district overall topper in the Plus Two examinations in non-Tamil category.

Femina Shireen Shajahan, student of Mahatma Montessori Matriculation Higher Secondary School at Alagarkoil near here, scored 1,179 marks with centum in accountancy, 199 in commerce, 198 in business maths and 197 in economics. “The girl is right now in Dubai where her father is working. She deserves these marks as she is a studious girl,” said G. Venkataraman, school Principal. She stayed in the hostel and their family hails from Pattukottai. The girl's father had spoken to the school coordinators and was happy with Femina's result, he informed.

http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/15/stories/2010051566580200.htm

^^:) Very interesting...

Sampathkumar

May 15th, 2010, 04:56 AM

:applause:
பலே பாண்டியா

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thillai_selvan

May 15th, 2010, 05:18 AM

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http://dkn.dinakaran.com/pdf/2010/05/15/20100515a_004107010.jpg
:applause:

HalwaCity

May 15th, 2010, 06:18 AM

MADURAI: Tragedy struck the family of Madurai district topper S. Parthasarathy (1,179 marks) whose father died of heart attack within two hours of the Plus Two results on Friday.

“My father was expecting good marks from me…but he is not here to see my marks. I scored good marks but lost my father,” said the student who was weeping inconsolably at a private hospital . A student of C.E.O.A. Matriculation Higher Secondary School here, Parthasarathy scored centum in mathematics, 199 marks in both chemistry and computer science and 195 marks in physics. His father was rushed to a hospital in the morning and he died around noon. “It is a very sad thing to have happened on a happy occasion. He was a systematic student and we did expect good marks from him,” said school Principal Mary Ransom Jose.

The topper, who wants to study EEE, could not attend the felicitation function arranged by District Collector C. Kamaraj to congratulate the toppers in the district. His father Sathiamurthy (58) was working as senior assistant at the State transport corporation depot in Karaikudi. Hospital authorities said that the father suffered first heart attack and when he was brought to hospital, and his pulse rate was drastically down. The Collector told the gathering at the Plus Two toppers' felicitation function that he was shocked on hearing the news. “On behalf of the district administration, I express the condolences. I also congratulate the student for his good marks,” said Mr. Kamaraj.

ajithv

May 15th, 2010, 06:19 AM

CHENNAI: Why don’t city students top in English? The Plus 2 results show that the top two ranks were bagged by students from district areas. When we asked this question to the school authorities, most of them pointed out that the flaw is not with the city students, who are more creative, but rather with the system of evaluation.

This goes to prove another trend that the top three ranks in communicative English were bagged by city students.

Sheila Lawerance, principal of CSI Ewarts School, said, “ City students are no way inferior to the district students in English. It is just that the city students are more creative in their presentation, which our evaluation system does not appreciate. Those who are reproducing the text and follow the guide in total are scoring high marks. Nevertheless, we always encourage our students to be creative and not stifle their creativity for the sake of a few marks.” Vijaya Srinivasan, principal of Lady Andal School, which has bagged the top three honours in Communicative English, said: “Communicative English is an excellent option for students who want to express themselves creatively and this makes it an interesting subject.” “The reason why city students are not topping in English is that the evaluation system favours district students.

In evaluation, an answer key is followed, if a creative presentation doesn’t have the points from the answer key, they don’t get full marks.

That is how these students lose out from getting the top ranks.” More and more city students are opting for communicative English, say academics.

Source (http://expressbuzz.com/cities/chennai/why-don%E2%80%99t-chennai-kids-secure-ranks-in-english/173631.html)

georgenadar

May 15th, 2010, 10:50 AM

wishes all student for better and bright future near...

ArunKumarB

May 15th, 2010, 11:30 AM

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thillai_selvan

May 15th, 2010, 11:52 AM

^^Dear Arun sir, In this thread kindly post TN related interesting things.
Above news can be posted in India chaibar thread.

ChennaiIndian

May 15th, 2010, 06:31 PM

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/CAG-warns-TN-on-debt-situation/articleshow/5933256.cms

CHENNAI: Analysing fiscal trends up to 2008-09, the Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) has warned that increasing fiscal liabilities, accompanied by negligible rates of returns on government investments, may lead to an unsustainable debt situation for the Tamil Nadu government in the medium to long run.

In an audit report on the state's finances, the CAG noted that the average return on the government's investments in statutory corporations, rural banks, joint stock companies and cooperatives was 0.5% in the three preceding years, while the interest it paid on its borrowings during that period averaged 8.4%.

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Arasu

May 15th, 2010, 07:53 PM

^^ who cares for such reports? The people want free TVs, cheap transportation and the poliiticians exploit the foolish people by giving them some pittance and keep the major part of the loot. The day is not far when the statement governments and the centre in India go bankrupt like the western nations these days. It is only the boomng economy which is prolonging the doomsday.

ChennaiIndian

May 16th, 2010, 03:58 AM

http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/16/stories/2010051660120100.htm

It encapsulates the contributions of Tamil culture and literature down the ages

Song will popularise Tamil meet, says Karunanidhi

‘All are equal by birth… they should live as one race'

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encapsulating the contributions of Tamil culture and literature down the ages, was officially launched by its author and Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi at a function here on Saturday.

Mr. Karunanidhi acknowledged that it was difficult to illustrate in a poem the glory of different classical works written in various periods ranging from the Sangam era to the post-Sangam period, including those of Kamban and Kalamegam.

Explaining the central message of the song, the Chief Minister said all were equal by birth and they should have the feeling that they remained so even later and they should live as one race.

The conference, to be held in Coimbatore next month, would begin with the rendering of the song, he said, amid applause from the audience at the University Centenary Auditorium.

Pointing out that the song would popularise the Tamil meet, the Chief Minister said 205 scholars from 27 countries would attend. There would be 53 experts from Sri Lanka, 37 from Singapore, 29 from Malaysia, 22 from the U.S. and 14 from Canada.

He said that for nearly 70 years, he had devoted himself to the promotion of Tamil language. He respected those who worked for the language.

Praising A.R. Rahman, who scored the music for the song, the Chief Minister said that he was convalescing at the Ramachandra Hospital after a spinal surgery in February last year when Rahman won the Oscar. The news made him forget the post-surgical pain. The music director was an example of how confidence and hard work would make one successful and his life would serve as a role model for youth, Mr. Karunanidhi added.

Describing Tamil as a universal language, Mr. Rahman said it should not be confined to a small circle.

...

ChennaiIndian

May 16th, 2010, 03:59 AM

http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/16/stories/2010051663121500.htm

“We have kept the instruments to a minimum so that the words are clear”

http://www.hindu.com/2010/05/16/images/2010051663121501.jpg

CHENNAI: “The Tamil was of a very high standard and I initially wondered how I was going to do it, but thankfully it has come out well.” This was how A.R. Rahman described his experience of working with the anthem for the World Classical Tamil Conference which was released on Saturday.

Apparently, the tune for the anthem came to him immediately, but production was quite another matter. “It took two to two-and-a-half months, but we were working with a large crew – almost 70 singers,” Rahman, dapper in a rich reddish-brown kurtha with an embroidered panel running down the front, told reporters on the eve of the function to release the anthem.

“All of us together worked on the anthem – There was TMS [T.M. Soundararajan], Yuvan [Shankar Raja], Shruti Hassan, P.Sushila…(to name a few). Basically, I have been busy in Hollywood and also touring. Therefore I was working on a tight schedule and was available only for two or three days, so people who could come then joined us,” he said to a question on how the singers were chosen. A new verse on Kamban and Avvaiyar was added almost when the composing was over, and had to be incorporated into the final cut.

TMS begins with “Pirapokkum Ella Uyirkkum,” the first lines of the anthem composed by Chief Minister M.Karunanidhi. Some of the other top playback artistes featuring in the anthem include Harini, Hariharan, Benny Dayal, Srinivas, Vijay Jesudas, Naresh Iyer. Rahman's nephew G.V.Prakash and sister Rehana have also joined the ensemble.

The thing about this anthem, Rahman says, is that it also features singers who have distinguished themselves in other genres of music such as Carnatic (Aruna Sayeeram, Bombay Jaishree, Nithyashree and Sowmya), folk, Sufi (M.Y.Abdul Ghani, Khajamoideen, S.Sabumoideen), and even rap (Blaaze). Another key aspect is that three generations of singers have participated.

...

Fusionist

May 16th, 2010, 11:45 AM

how can I listen to the theme song online ? :dunno:

Anniyan

May 16th, 2010, 11:53 AM

how can I listen to the theme song online ? :dunno:

8TsgrJSEQho

ChennaiIndian

May 16th, 2010, 07:05 PM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs327.ash1/28502_387427871515_694051515_4106425_5763555_n.jpg

Fusionist

May 17th, 2010, 04:37 PM

8TsgrJSEQho

nice and interesting. Atleast there were some touches of creativity and vibrancy in the video. But Ithoughtit was a bit too long. Could have been a bit shorter.

But why only Tamil Nadu images and contribution ? This is an international event right ? How about oter Tamil speaking regions ? Why were they not represented in the video ?

sudheeshnairs

May 18th, 2010, 02:19 PM

^^ They should have a rule that if a owner of a vehicle lives in a particular state the vehicle he/she owns cannot be registered in a different state like they do in the US states. The traffic cops should check other state registered vehicles along with the driver licence. If they are not from the same state, then they should fine them and ask them to pay for the registration and sales tax difference.

This complication and practical difficulties associated with this is more than what you think. If you are an automobile buff, if you might be aware of www.team-bhp.com where this issue is discussed in detail, with regards to the issue faced by other state car owners in Bangalore. Here, cars with registrations from across the country ply, in good numbers.

You said that if the owner of a vehicle lives in a particular state, the vehicle owns/going to buy cannot be registered in a different state. I think that is the technical procedure even now. A vehicle would be registered in your name in an address only if you have some proof for that. For example, if you live in Trivandrum and you want to buy a vehicle registered in Trivandrum, then for the registration process you have to give your ‘address proof’ of residence/work there.

Regarding the driver’s license also, it Is not practical. You may take your license while living or studying in a state. You may shift to some other state/city later. Is it fair to say that you have to appear for the test again in that state and take a new license?

Anyway there is already a rule/provision regarding 'outstation vehicles' in the Central Motors Vehicle Act. The respective state govt/police can ask only to change the registration to that state and pay the road tax only if the vehicle is in use there for a continued period of more than one year. And you should be given the reimbursement of the tax paid at the origin state. And there are people who have been doing this also. But the issue is with those who are not intending to stay for long. Say in Bangalore majority are immigrants from across India and they may shift to some other city any point of time. Here in SSC also we have seen examples.

Arasu

May 18th, 2010, 03:38 PM

This complication and practical difficulties associated with this is more than what you think. If you are an automobile buff, if you might be aware of www.team-bhp.com where this issue is discussed in detail, with regards to the issue faced by other state car owners in Bangalore. Here, cars with registrations from across the country ply, in good numbers.

You said that if the owner of a vehicle lives in a particular state, the vehicle owns/going to buy cannot be registered in a different state. I think that is the technical procedure even now. A vehicle would be registered in your name in an address only if you have some proof for that. For example, if you live in Trivandrum and you want to buy a vehicle registered in Trivandrum, then for the registration process you have to give your ‘address proof’ of residence/work there.

Regarding the driver’s license also, it Is not practical. You may take your license while living or studying in a state. You may shift to some other state/city later. Is it fair to say that you have to appear for the test again in that state and take a new license?

Anyway there is already a rule/provision regarding 'outstation vehicles' in the Central Motors Vehicle Act. The respective state govt/police can ask only to change the registration to that state and pay the road tax only if the vehicle is in use there for a continued period of more than one year. And you should be given the reimbursement of the tax paid at the origin state. And there are people who have been doing this also. But the issue is with those who are not intending to stay for long. Say in Bangalore majority are immigrants from across India and they may shift to some other city any point of time. Here in SSC also we have seen examples.

You don't have to reappear for the driver's test. All you need to do is to turn in your old license and get a new one. There is no need to go through the driving test everytime.

In the US, for example, you are supposed to get a new driver license when you move from one state to another and similarly you have to get a new license plate for the car. This should be done within a stipulated time period (3 months?). Even when you move within a state, you have to get the address changed with motor vehicle authorities to reflect the new address.

satishanu

May 18th, 2010, 05:39 PM

http://imgur.com/TM1HV.jpg

maduraithala

May 18th, 2010, 08:46 PM

how can I listen to the theme song online ? :dunno:

You can also download the song from ARR's official website

http://www.arrahman.com/v2/discography/singles-semmozhi.html

Arasu

May 18th, 2010, 09:22 PM

^^ Anybody knows what MK means 'unbadhu nazhi, uduppadhu irande'?

I can guess what he means by the latter but what is the significance of it? Can someone throw some light on unbadhu nazhi?

Does that mean you take an hour to eat? How is that important, again?

madurai veeran

May 19th, 2010, 03:08 AM

You can also download the song from ARR's official website

http://www.arrahman.com/v2/discography/singles-semmozhi.html

The song and the video are interesting and good.

R2IChennai

May 19th, 2010, 07:24 AM

Mad 4 Madras

May 19th, 2010, 09:07 AM

"உண்பது நாழி உடுப்பது இரண்டே"
நாழி does not mean time here. We can calculate amount of rice in terms of 'Naazhi'

1 Naazhi = 1/8th of Kuruni (குறுணி)
1 Kuruni = 1/12th of Kalam (கலம்)
1 Kalam = 96 Padi (படி)

So 1 Naazhi = 1 Padi
'உண்பது நாழி' means 'உணவு உட்கொள்வது ஒரு படி சோறு'. Now the sentence goes like this:
அனைவரும் உண்பது ஒரு படி சோறு, உடுப்பது இரண்டே துணிகள், உறைவிடம் (the place where you take rest or sleep) ஒன்றே.

These are common for every human being in this world.

வாழ்க தமிழ் !!

Mad 4 Madras

May 19th, 2010, 09:27 AM

kannan infratech

May 19th, 2010, 10:05 AM

When I lived in Bangalore with my TN Registered car, I was stopped many times by the police and fined som times for not changing the registartion number. I was told that the police allowed 6 months to 1 year as a temp resident. Beyond, one has to change the regn no. I bluffed a few times that I had just shifted and got away.

But now they are proposing to connect all the states wrt the vehicle regn with unique machine readable number plates. Then this problem may not arise.

Reg Driving License, they are valid anywhere in India. If the DL is given as address proof, then you have an issue. In case you are driving in any other state than the registered one, you are supposed to carry other relevant documents which should satisfy the local police. AASI has a guideline book for all these kinds of issues.

When I was driving recently in Srilanka, I was asked to carry my Passport, Visa, Local Srilankan contact address & Ph No besides my international license. I had no sisues with the local police though I was stopped many times by the military looking check post people.

dhandapanik

May 19th, 2010, 10:28 AM

I somehow don't like these lines. MK could have done it much better. He has lost Yadhugai-Monai in so many places. He has borrowed phrases from other poets, he could have avoided that.
Number of lines and the choice of para is random and no Tamil Literature has this structure. It is highly cinematic.

Common Karunanidhi thatha, what happened to you? And more of it, please don't call it ANTHEM, it neither devotes nor praises..puffff

மறைமலை அடிகளாரும் , பருதிமார் கலைஞரும், பாரதியும் இருந்திருந்தால் அழுதிருப்பார்கள்

i too heard this song.. More cinematic. Kalaignar cud have done the song with gud tamil literature. Purananuru / venba style cud have used here.

And AR has composed few lines in more western style. Atleast he cud have done similar to the Nation Anthem song featured in vandematram album.

maduraithala

May 19th, 2010, 11:14 AM

i too heard this song.. More cinematic. Kalaignar cud have done the song with gud tamil literature. Purananuru / venba style cud have used here.

And AR has composed few lines in more western style. Atleast he cud have done similar to the Nation Anthem song featured in vandematram album.

To me the song was very good, except for the last 30 secs, when a lady shouts "thamizh mozhiyaam..thamizh mozhiyaam", with her horrendous voice:bash::bash: Of course the rap portion could have been avoided...But since the song is aimed at the youngsters, that could be justified:)

Mad 4 Madras

May 19th, 2010, 11:46 AM

^^ Song aimed at youngsters? Give me a break.... Good that you called song and not anthem. Kila irukradu epdi,mela irukradu epdi?

நீராரும் கடல் உடுத்த நில மடந்தைக் கெழிலொழுகும்
சீராரும் வதனமெனத் திகழ்பரதக் கண்டமிதில்
தெக்கணமும் அதிற்சிறந்த திராவிட நல் திருநாடும்
தக்கசிறு பிறைநுதலும் தரித்தநறும் திலகமுமே!
அத்திலக வாசனைபோல் அனைத்துலகும் இன்பமுற,
எத்திசையும் புகழ்மணக்க இருந்த பெரும் தமிழணங்கே!
தமிழணங்கே!
நின் சீரிளமைத் திறம்வியந்து
செயல் மறந்து வாழ்த்துதுமே!
வாழ்த்துதுமே!
வாழ்த்துதுமே!

This was politically corrected, but the actual version scripted by மனோன்மணீயம் சுந்தரம் பிள்ளை follows:

"நீராரும் கடலுடுத்த நிலமடந்தைக் கெழிலொழுகும்
சீராரும் வதனமெனத் திகழ்பரதக் கண்டமிதில்
தெக்கணமும் அதிற்சிறந்த திராவிடநல் திருநாடும்
தக்கசிறு பிறைநுதலும் தரித்தநறும் திலகமுமே!
அத்திலக வாசனைபோல் அனைத்துலகும் இன்பமுற
எத்திசையும் புகழ்மணக்க இருந்தபெரும் தமிழணங்கே!
பல்லுயிரும் பலவுலகும் படைத்தளித்து துடைக்கினுமோர்
எல்லையறு பரம்பொருள்முன் இருந்தபடி இருப்பதுபோல்
கன்னடமுங் களிதெலுங்கும் கவின்மலையாளமும் துளுவும்
உன்னுதரத் தேயுதித்தே ஒன்றுபல வாகிடினும்
ஆரியம்போல் உலகவழக்கழிந் தொழிந்து சிதையாவுன்
சீரிளமைத் திறம்வியந்து செயன்மறந்து வாழ்த்துதுமே"

Idu Bharathi:

செந்தமிழ் நாடெனும் போதினிலே - இன்பத்
தேன் வந்து பாயுது காதினிலே - எங்கள்
தந்தையர் நாடென்ற பேச்சினிலே - ஒரு
சக்தி பிறக்குது மூச்சினிலே

வேதம் நிறைந்த தமிழ்நாடு - உயர்
வீரம் செறிந்த தமிழ்நாடு - நல்ல
காதல் புரியும் அரம்பையர் போல் - இளங்
கன்னியர் சூழ்ந்த தமிழ்நாடு

காவிரி தென்பெண்ணை பாலாறு - தமிழ்
கண்டதோர் வையை பொருணை நதி - என
மேவிய யாரு பலவோடத் - திரு
மேனி செழித்த தமிழ்நாடு

முத்தமிழ் மாமுனி நீள்வரையே - நின்று
மொய்ம்புறக் காக்குன் தமிழ்நாடு - செல்வம்
எத்தனையுண்டு புவிமீதே - அவை
யாவும் படைத்த தமிழ்நாடு

நீலத் திரைக்கடலோரத்திலே - நின்று
நித்தம் தவன்ஜெய குமரி எல்லை - வாடா
மாலவன் குன்றம் இவற்றிடையே - புகழ்
மண்டிக் கிடக்குன் தமிழ்நாடு

கல்வி சிறந்த தமிழ்நாடு - புகழ்
கம்பன் பிறந்த தமிழ்நாடு - நல்ல
பல்விதமாயின சாத்திரத்தின் - மனம்
பாரெங்கும் வீசுன் தமிழ்நாடு

வள்ளுவன் தன்னை உலகினுக்கே - தந்து
வான்புகழ் கொண்ட தமிழ்நாடு - நெஞ்சை
அல்லும் சிலப்பதிகாரமென்றோர் - மணி யாரம் படைத்த தமிழ்நாடு

சிங்களம் புட்பகம் சாவக - மாதிய
தீவு பலவினுன்ஜென்றேறி- அங்கு
தங்கள் புலிக்கொடி மீன்கொடியும் - நின்று
சால்புறக் கண்டவர் தாய்நாடு

விண்ணை இடிக்கும் தலையிமயம் - எனும்
வேர்பையடிக்கும் திறனுடையார் - சமர்
பண்ணிக் கலிங்க திருள்கெடுத்தார் - தமிழ்
பார்த்திவர் நின்ற தமிழ்நாடு

சீன மிசிரம் யபனரகம் - இன்னும்
தேசம் பலவும் புகழ்வீசிக் - கலை
ஞானம் படைத் தொழில் வாணிபமும் - மிக
நன்று வளர்த்த தமிழ்நாடு

-->இதில் ஏதேனும் பிழை இருப்பின் தமிழ் கற்ற சான்றோன் மூத்தோன் மன்னிக்கவும்

Chiii..chiii..Karunanidhi

Anniyan

May 19th, 2010, 12:27 PM

^^ Song aimed at youngsters? Give me a break.... Good that you called song and not anthem.

Its just a promotional song for the conference, just like CSK's whistle podu song.

Be glad that MK wrote this song, if Vaali or Vairamuthu had written then it would have been mu.ka thudhi paatu .

Mad 4 Madras

May 19th, 2010, 12:33 PM

I know these cinematic scavengers, takes others food. My quesiton is, is this an Anthem?

Neways...Tamizh will survive..:ohno:

Anniyan

May 19th, 2010, 12:40 PM

My quesiton is, is this an Anthem?

no, its not.

According to TN Gov it is World Classical Tamil Conference song.

Anniyan

May 19th, 2010, 12:46 PM

I know these cinematic scavengers, takes others food.

can you explan how?

Mad 4 Madras

May 19th, 2010, 12:48 PM

Huh..really? But everywhere in web I see it is WCTC Anthem, even if we search in google for Tamil Anthem this nonsense comes :nuts:

dhandapanik

May 19th, 2010, 12:51 PM

Idu Bharathi:

செந்தமிழ் நாடெனும் போதினிலே - இன்பத்
தேன் வந்து பாயுது காதினிலே - எங்கள்
தந்தையர் நாடென்ற பேச்சினிலே - ஒரு
சக்தி பிறக்குது மூச்சினிலே
-->இதில் ஏதேனும் பிழை இருப்பின் தமிழ் கற்ற சான்றோன் மூத்தோன் மன்னிக்கவும்

Guys,
This song was written by Bharathiyar for a competition at Tamil sangam in madurai. He won the competition and the prize amount was some where near to 100 rs. I read this in bharathiyar 25 in Ananda Vikatan.

Mad 4 Madras

May 19th, 2010, 12:52 PM

can you explan how?
Carefully read first two stanzas, you can see words borrowed by Karunanidhi from Kaniyan Poongundranar...

mduvignesh

May 19th, 2010, 12:53 PM

Which line TMS sung? Can any one please tell me .. I was looking for that..Music is horrible and Rap :ohno:

Mad 4 Madras

May 19th, 2010, 12:56 PM

Guys,
This song was written by Bharathiyar for a competition for Tamil sangam in madurai. He won the competition and the prize amount was some where near to 100 rs. I read this in bharathiyar 25 in Ananda Vikatan.
Yes. Where is Bharathi and where is this song? One question from Fusionist was, why they have not covered outside Tamilnadu... But Bharathi's script has touched Srilanka and even China

dhandapanik

May 19th, 2010, 01:03 PM

Yes. Where is Bharathi and where is this song? One question from Fusionist was, why they have not covered outside Tamilnadu... But Bharathi's script has touched Srilanka and even China

They could have selected this song as theme song. Rahman might have created a better music for this song. :)

Mad 4 Madras

May 19th, 2010, 01:21 PM

Karunanidhi definitely could have penned down well. His style is completely missing in this. He is one great Tamil Student alive...

We are loosing poets. Bharathidasan was the last known poet. Everyone else went to Cinema and have so many constraints around them...

Adhu sari pena eduhtavanlam kamban valluvan agida mudiyuma ena...

Brand coimbatore

May 19th, 2010, 02:05 PM

Any how, i think this song has been scripted around the central theme of the conference and it cant be new tamil anthem.

But i felt the music and song reflects the current trend and i liked the rap portion infact,(though it may not be perfect for every one).

satishanu

May 19th, 2010, 03:29 PM

I like the Shruti Hassan high pitched voice towards the end of the song.
They could make different versions of visualization just like whistle podu CSK theme song.

Glad that different singers from different regions had sung the song.

Arasu

May 19th, 2010, 04:10 PM

Alphastallion

May 19th, 2010, 04:28 PM

Which line TMS sung? Can any one please tell me .. I was looking for that..Music is horrible and Rap :ohno:
Please find the Youtube Link

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_KCxxAGsEDg&feature=player_embedded

Arasu

May 19th, 2010, 04:40 PM

The first line of the poem "பிறப்பொக்கும் எல்லா உயிர்க்கும் " is Kural.

I can't recall the entire kural from my memory. I would greatly appreciate if someone could post the full kural.

Not to worry. Google came to my rescue.
குறள் 972:
பிறப்பொக்கும் எல்லா உயிர்க்கும் சிறப்பொவ்வா
செய்தொழில் வேற்றுமை யான்.
கலைஞர் உரை:
பிறப்பினால் அனைவரும் சமம். செய்யும் தொழிலில் காட்டுகிற திறமையில் மட்டுமே வேறுபாடு காண முடியும்.
மு.வ உரை:

எல்லா உயிர்க்கும் பிறப்பு ஒருத் தன்மையானதே, ஆயினும் செய்கின்ற தொழில்களின் உயர்வு தாழ்வு வேறுபாடுகளால் சிறப்பியல்பு ஒத்திருப்பதில்லை.
சாலமன் பாப்பையா உரை:

எல்லா மக்களும் பிறப்பால் சமம*ே; அவரவர் செய்யும் செயல் வேறுபாடுகளால் மட்டுமே பெருமை வரும்.
Translation:
All men that live are one in circumstances of birth;
Diversities of works give each his special worth.
Explanation:
All human beings agree as regards their birth but differ as regards their characteristics, because of the different qualities of their actions.

maduraithala

May 19th, 2010, 09:49 PM

Which line TMS sung? Can any one please tell me .. I was looking for that..Music is horrible and Rap :ohno:

The song starts with TMS' voice...He sings the first line of the song..

maduraithala

May 19th, 2010, 09:55 PM

Huh..really? But everywhere in web I see it is WCTC Anthem, even if we search in google for Tamil Anthem this nonsense comes :nuts:

Since our Cm's involved in the song, they'll try to potray this as Tamil anthem...Bloody politics..:bash:I dont think this song'll go down as an anthem in the hearts of Tamils, bcoz of its nature...It looks more alien, but nevertheless, a good song:nuts:

R2IChennai

May 20th, 2010, 12:47 AM

Since our Cm's involved in the song, they'll try to potray this as Tamil anthem...Bloody politics..:bash:I dont think this song'll go down as an anthem in the hearts of Tamils, bcoz of its nature...It looks more alien, but nevertheless, a good song:nuts:

I agree, its a nice song specific to "Semmozhi manadu" not tamil anthem, The high pitch voice is Shruthi Kamalhassan,

P.Suseelas voice sounds the same, wow!! He missed S.Janaki and SPB

R2IChennai

May 20th, 2010, 12:51 AM

To me the song was very good, except for the last 30 secs, when a lady shouts "thamizh mozhiyaam..thamizh mozhiyaam", with her horrendous voice:bash::bash: Of course the rap portion could have been avoided...But since the song is aimed at the youngsters, that could be justified:)

I love it man, Its Shruthi hassan
Isnt it boring to have same soft tone ? I love the Rap/Folk/Carnatik/Opera styles mixed in this song.

spidermanusa

May 20th, 2010, 02:56 AM

பல்லுயிரும் பலவுலகும் படைத்தளித்து துடைக்கினுமோர்
எல்லையறு பரம்பொருள்முன் இருந்தபடி இருப்பதுபோல்
கன்னடமுங் களிதெலுங்கும் கவின்மலையாளமும் துளுவும்
உன்னுதரத் தேயுதித்தே ஒன்றுபல வாகிடினும்
ஆரியம்போல் உலகவழக்கழிந் தொழிந்து சிதையாவுன்
சீரிளமைத் திறம்வியந்து செயன்மறந்து வாழ்த்துதுமே"

Explain these lines please. Ilakkiya Thamizh escapes me.

karthikarthik

May 20th, 2010, 05:49 AM

End of 3G auction:

Tamil Nadu: Bharti, Vodafone, Aircel at Rs 1465 cr

High cost makes a dent in telecom players balance sheet. This will lead to delay in network capital expenditure and a higher tariff. 3G is going to be a dream for many. Govt is the winner. Hope the exchequer utilizes the money for Infrastructure growth...

Mad 4 Madras

May 20th, 2010, 07:25 AM

Explain these lines please. Ilakkiya Thamizh escapes me.

பல உயிரையும் பல உலகையும் படைத்து காத்து துடைத்து (அழித்து) ஓர் எல்லை இல்லா பரம்பொருள் முன் இருந்தபடியே இருப்பதுபோல (மாற்றம் இல்லாமல்), கன்னடமும் களி தெலுங்கும் கவி மலையாளமும் துளுவும் உன் உதிரத்திலிருந்து உதித்து பல மொழி ஆகினாலும் ஆரிய மொழியை (sanskrit) போல உலகவழக்கு அழிந்து சிதையாமல் உனது சீரிய இளமையும் திறனும் வியந்து செயல் மறந்து வாழ்த்துவோமே

Mad 4 Madras

May 20th, 2010, 07:29 AM

Mad 4 Madras

May 20th, 2010, 09:38 AM

"உண்பது நாழி உடுப்பது இரண்டே" - புறம் 189
மதுரைக் கணக்காயனார் மகன் நக்கீரனார் பாடிய புறநானூறு பாடல்

Anniyan

May 20th, 2010, 10:29 AM

"உண்பது நாழி உடுப்பது இரண்டே" - புறம் 189
மரக் கணக்காயனார் மகன் நக்கீரனார் பாடிய புறநானூறு பாடல்

உடுப்பது இரண்டே - Did women wear two piece clothes during puranaanuru period.

Mad 4 Madras

May 20th, 2010, 10:56 AM

உடுப்பது இரண்டே - Did women wear two piece clothes during puranaanuru period.

Please go through this link (http://www.nilacharal.com/tamil/specials/tamil_literature_211.html)

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Arasu

May 20th, 2010, 05:51 PM

^^ Interesting and informative, Mad 4 Madras.

Thank you very much for the research.

maduraithala

May 20th, 2010, 06:13 PM

I love it man, Its Shruthi hassan
Isnt it boring to have same soft tone ? I love the Rap/Folk/Carnatik/Opera styles mixed in this song.

For any other situation that would have held good...But since this s a song for Tamil conference, somehow, it didn't fall in place..Having said that, Ovvorutharukkum ovvoru feeling!!:nuts:

pdykid

May 20th, 2010, 09:51 PM

ALBUM CREDITS

LEAD SINGERS:
T. M. SOUNDERAJAN
P. SUSHEELA
A. R. RAHMAN
T. L. MAHARAJAN
HARIHARAN
NITHYASREE MAHADEVAN
CHINNA PONNU
SRINIVAS
BLAAZE
KARTHIK
NARESH IYER
CHINMAYI
SWEATHA MOHAN
HARINI
SHRUTHI HASSAN
YUVAN SHANKAR RAJA
VIJAY YESUDAS
GUNASEKARAN
T. M. KRISHNAN
ARUNA SAIRAM
SOWMYA
G. V. PRAKASH
RAIHANAH
SUSHEELA RAMAN
KASH
BOMBAY JAYASHREE
NAGOOR BROTHERS

BACKING VOCALS:
NEHA
UJJAYINEE
DEVAN
KRISSY
NITHIN RAJ
SAKETH
R. VIJAY NARAYAN
DR. NARAYAN
BHAGYARAJ
SUBIKSHA
ANITA
K. RENU
MAYA SRICHARAN
KALAYANI
RAQUEEB ALAM

The song is written by M. Karunanidhi
M. Karunanidhi has included references to the works of Tholkapiyar, Thiruvalluvar, Kamban and Ilango Adigal.

RECORDED,MIXED AND MASTERED AT:
PANCHATHAN RECORD-INN & A. M. STUDIOS (CHENNAI)

http://www.arrahman.com/v2/discography/singles-semmozhi.html

birraj

May 21st, 2010, 07:21 AM

ALBUM CREDITS

Too sad the ONE & ONLY Music genius Ilayaraja was not included in this whole project. Maybe he and Muka are not in good understanding.

Anniyan

May 21st, 2010, 08:00 AM

Too sad the ONE & ONLY Music genius Ilayaraja was not included in this whole project. Maybe he and Muka are not in good understanding.

I dont think so, even couple of months back raja was putting jalra by singing a mu.ka thuthi in one of the function. And in return TN govt recommended his name for PadmaBushan after two decades. AR Rahman promptly met MK and thanked him for recommending his name but Raja didnt meet in him person.

dhandapanik

May 21st, 2010, 08:36 AM

Now its kalaingar TV turn to launch channel for kids. I saw the advertisement yesterday in kalaingar channel. Name of the new channel for kids is "Chithiram".

Anniyan

May 21st, 2010, 08:46 AM

கருணாநிதிக்கு பாராட்டு விழா-அரசு ஊழியர்களுக்கு 2 நாள் லீவு!

http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/news/2010/05/21/two-days-special-casual-leave-tn-govt-staffs.html

robertashok

May 21st, 2010, 10:51 AM

I really do not know, how many paratu vila's does he want. that too from all industry.

Anniyan

May 21st, 2010, 11:24 AM

I really do not know, how many paratu vila's does he want. that too from all industry.

I am planning to organise one paratu vila by NRIs and seek free flight tickets once a year for all NRIs.

maduraithala

May 21st, 2010, 11:35 AM

ஆஸ்திரேலியா வுக்கு பாகிஸ்தான் அணி சென்றிருந்தபோது பெண்களுடன் பேசுவதிலேயே வீரர்கள் சிலர் குறியாக இருந்தனர். ஆட்டம் குறித்தோ, வெல்வதிலோ அவர்கள் ஆர்வம் காட்டவில்லை என்று பாகிஸ்தான் டுவென்டி 20 அணி கேப்டன் ஷாஹித் அப்ரிதி கூறியுள்ளது பரபரப்பை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது.

இந்த ஆண்டு தொடக்கத்தில் ஆஸ்திரேலியா சென்றிருந்த பாகிஸ்தான் கிரிக்கெட் அணி மோசமான தோல்வியுடன் திரும்பி வந்தது. இது அங்கு பெரும் சர்ச்சையை ஏற்படுத்தியது.

இந்த தோல்விக்கு மேட்ச் பிக்சிங்தான் முக்கிய காரணம் என தற்போது பலமான குற்றச்சாட்டு எழுந்துள்ளது. முக்கியமான சிட்னி போட்டியில் பாகிஸ்தான் தோற்க அந்த அணியின் கம்ரான் அக்மல் முக்கிய காரணம் என்று அணி மேலாளர் இந்திகாப் ஆலம் கூறியுள்ளார். முக்கியமான போட்டிகளில் வேண்டும் என்றே அக்மல் அவுட் ஆனதாகவும் அவர் கூறியுள்ளார்.

இந்த நிலையில், டுவென்டி 20 அணியின் கேப்டன் அப்ரிதி ஒரு புதுக் குண்டைத் தூக்கிப் போட்டுள்ளார். ஆஸ்திரேலிய பயணத்தின்போது அணியின் சில வீரர்கள், விளையாடுவதை விட பெண் ரசிகைகளுக்கு ஆட்டோகிராப் போட்டுத் தருவதிலும், கடலை போடுவதிலுமே அதிக அக்கறை காட்டினர் என்று அவர் குற்றம் சாட்டியுள்ளார்.

100 சதவீத கிரிக்கெட்டை அவர்கள் ஆடவில்லை என்றும் அப்ரிதி குற்றம் சாட்டியுள்ளார். பாகிஸ்தான் கிரிக்கெட் வாரியம் அப்ரிதியிடம் நடத்திய விசாரணை அடங்கிய வீடியோவில்தான் இவ்வாறு அவர் கூறியுள்ளார். இந்த வீடியோ தற்போது ரகசியமாக லீக் ஆகி பரபரப்பை ஏற்படுத்தியுள்ளது.

இதுகுறித்து அப்ரிதி கூறுகையில், மேட்ச் பிக்சிங் குறித்து புகார்கள் வருகின்றன. இது கவலை தருகிறது. ஆனால் இதுகுறித்து எனக்கு எதுவும் தெரியவில்லை.

ஆனால் சில வீரர்கள், முழுமையாக தங்களை ஆட்டத்தில் ஈடுபடுத்திக் கொள்லவில்லை. மாறாக பவுண்டரி லைனில் நின்றிருந்த பெண் ரசிகைகளுடன் பேசவும், ஆட்டோகிராப் போடுவதிலுமே ஆர்வம் காட்டினர்.

சிலர் குறிப்பிட்ட அளவுக்கு ரன்களை குவித்து விட்டு ஆட்டமிழந்த பின்னர் பெவிலியனில் உள்ள ரசிகைகளுடன் பேச ஓடியதைக் காண முடிந்தது என்று கூறியுள்ளார் அப்ரிதி.

அப்ரிதியின் புகார் அடங்கிய வீடியோ வெளியான விவகாரம் பாகிஸ்தான் கிரிக்கெட் வாரியத்தை அதிர்ச்சிக்குள்ளாக்கியுள்ளது.

http://thatstamil.oneindia.in/news/2010/05/21/pak-cricket-players-aus-tour-shahid-afridi.html

bonoslack7

May 22nd, 2010, 01:34 AM

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/42f37fdc-645f-11df-8cba-00144feab49a.html

ChennaiIndian

May 22nd, 2010, 03:32 AM

http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/get-file.xqy?uri=/aaas/files/images/media/images/nextwave/icons_6/radhakrishnakumar_200x250_jpg/256266-1-eng-US/radhakrishnakumar_200x250_jpg.jpg

http://sciencecareers.sciencemag.org/career_magazine/previous_issues/articles/2008_10_17/caredit.a0800153

....

Early on, Radha Krishnakumar's plan was to study the mechanisms by which bacteria cause disease and to find new methods to combat them. This plan, and her innate scientific curiosity, led her to acquire a wide range of scientific skills. Her desire to apply those skills to something practical led to her current job at the J. Craig Venter Institute (JCVI) in Rockville, Maryland.

Krishnakumar, 33, earned a master's degree in microbiology at Bharathidasan University in Tiruchirappalli, a city in her native India. :cheers::cheers::cheers::cheers: In 2000, she started work on a Ph.D. at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, on the gastroenteritis-causing ability of Salmonella. She was looking at the role of an enzyme called copper/zinc superoxide dismutase in Salmonella's virulence. Soon, she also decided to peer into the structure-function relationship of this enzyme.

...

ChennaiIndian

May 22nd, 2010, 04:24 AM

Synthetic cells: It's life, but not as we know it

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/newsnight/8696148.stm

http://news.rediff.com/report/2010/may/21/breakthrough-us-researchers-create-artificial-life.htm

srinivas

May 22nd, 2010, 06:25 AM

does anyone who she is ?

http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/9565/abcdek.jpg

chennaidesi

May 22nd, 2010, 06:46 AM

I think she is native of Trichy and won an Oscar.

maduraithala

May 22nd, 2010, 12:21 PM

At least 158 people were killed Saturday when Air India Express flight 812 flying in from Dubai crashed while landing at Mangalore's 'table top' airport surrounded by deep gorges and erupted in fire when it overshot the runway and plunged down a cliff.

Though it had been raining for two days, there was six-kilometre visibility with no wind when the Boeing 737, carrying 160 passengers including 19 children and four infants as well as six crew members attempted to land at 6.05 a.m., the civil aviation ministry said.

There was no distress call from the pilot, a British national of Serbian origin who had received due landing clearance about four miles from touchdown at the hilltop airport at Bajpe, about 20 km from here and 350 km from Karnataka's capital Bangalore.

The aircraft, the ministry said, touched down the 2.45 km Runway 24 'slightly beyond the touch down zone, overshot the runway and went in the valley beyond the runway'.

The Bajpe airport is considered one of the most difficult airports to land and take off from.

Piecing together eyewitness accounts, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Sadananda Gowda said the plane hit an instrument landing system and spun out of control before smashing into a ravine, breaking up and bursting into flames.

Only eight people, an infant included, survived. Some of the injured were in critical condition in Mangalore hospitals.

Most passengers were Indians, many returning home from Dubai where they worked. Here's the list of passengers on board Dubai-Mangalore Air India flight.

Among the survivors was Umar Farooq who told relatives about his miraculous escape: 'Soon after it touched the runway, I heard a sound and saw smoke quickly fill the plane... a crack appeared on the plane's body where I was seated. I immediately jumped out.

'Two or three people seated behind me also jumped out. I am hurt in my knees and suffered burns on my hands and face.'

Air India Director Anup Srivastava said in Mumbai that eight passengers were rescued from the burning wreckage.

Air India Express is the low cost arm of Air India.

According to Airports Authority of India chairperson V.P. Aggarwal: 'The aircraft was in good shape and there was no problem with it. There was no operational deficiency at Mangalore airport.'

Nearby villagers were among the first to rush the accident site but billowing flames kept them away. Rescue personnel came across ghastly scenes of mangled bodies strewn over a large area. Some charred bodies still had the seat belts on.

As firemen doused the flames, personnel took out bodies from the wreckage -- each body had to be taken up the cliff that dropped away from the runway.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who cancelled a dinner at his residence to celebrate the first anniversary of his government second tenure, condoled the loss of lives and ordered compensation of Rs.200,000 for the families of the dead and Rs.50,000 for the injured.

A host of ministers rushed to Mangalore, a busy commercial and education centre. While Civil Aviation Minister Praful Patel managed to reach Mangalore - the airport was closed in the morning but opened later in the day - Karnataka Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa could not. He had to land midway at Hasan due to bad weather and went the rest of 110 km by car.

He said the operation to take out the bodies was likely to be over by the evening because of the difficult terrain.

And then maybe Mavis Corda will get to know the fate of her husband, Abu Dhabi based Shailesh Brahmavar Rao, who was on his way to attend his mother's funeral.

'I am just praying to hear some good news,' Gulf News quoted the Abu Dhabi-based nurse as saying.

With many Malayalis on board, Kerala declared a two-day mourning.

This is the 11th major air accident involving Indian carriers or in the country's air space since 1962, and the first since July 17, 2000 when an Alliance Air flight crashed at the Patna airport killing 60 people.

http://in.news.yahoo.com/43/20100522/812/tnl-158-killed-as-air-india-plane-plunge_1.html

ajithv

May 22nd, 2010, 01:10 PM

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srinivasvny

May 22nd, 2010, 04:40 PM

I think she is native of Trichy and won an Oscar.

ya.. she was a student of NIT(wen it was REC) and won it for lighing for the film shreck!

Sampathkumar

May 23rd, 2010, 01:56 AM

maduraithala

May 23rd, 2010, 12:24 PM

I have travelled in Air-India express many times. Definetly we can feel scared when we board the flight itself. Recently there was many near miss incidents happened in Air-india express flights. Some was not printed in media. Our officials did not take seriously those near misses. And now a lot of lives lost...

Even when they inaugrated the Mangalore airport, there were lot of scepticsm about the safety of the planes landing and taking off as it is located at a higher altitude...Among all the Indian airports, M'lore airport is considered by the pilots as a difficult one to land and take off:bash:

srinivasvny

May 23rd, 2010, 12:59 PM

I have travelled in Air-India express many times. Definetly we can feel scared when we board the flight itself. Recently there was many near miss incidents happened in Air-india express flights. Some was not printed in media. Our officials did not take seriously those near misses. And now a lot of lives lost...

ya thats true. im from trichy and have read the news in many times that the flight has been grounded many times in airport itself because of technical issues in the flight. this is a serious issue and all flight needs to be grounded and inspected thougroughly

Mad 4 Madras

May 24th, 2010, 10:42 AM

One other event to prove, we still belong to Third World :ohno:

ChennaiIndian

May 24th, 2010, 10:16 PM

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/foreigners-flock-city-get-their-teeth-fixed-032

May 22: Chennai is now a hot destination for people with missing or broken teeth. People from across the world are headed to hospitals in the city, for the expert handiwork of the dentists here in replacing their lost teeth with adv-anced tooth implants that look and function exactly like real teeth. The fact that Chennai dentists are at ho-me with using cutting-edge technology to fix toothless smiles, at a fraction of what it would costs abroad, is a big draw for international patients, doctors say.

“We can now fix a patient with titanium tooth implants in a single sitting, the patient is fit to travel in no time. Also, he does not require a medical visa to come to India, but can get dental repair done on a tourist visa,” says Dr S.M. Balaji, Indian Dental Association president and maxillofacial surgeon. “What may cost $5,000 abroad, only costs $1,000 here,” he said.

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ChennaiIndian

May 24th, 2010, 10:19 PM

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/water-major-issue-coming-years-pm-470

The Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, on Monday rejected Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, Mr M. Karunanidhi's, contention that the Centre was a "mute spectator" in water disputes the state has with its neighbours. Addressing a press conference here, Dr Singh said there are established rules which will be followed while examining these issues.
He said it was wrong to say that the Centre was merely a "by-stander" in resolving the water disputes between states. "I do agree that water is going to be a major issue in the years to come. But it is not correct to say that the Central government is a mere by-stander (in resolving the
issues)," Dr Singh said. He was asked to comment on the contention of Mr Karunanidhi, whose DMK is a crucial ally
of the UPA, in New Delhi earlier this month that the Centre was a "mere spectator" in resolving the disputes Tamil Nadu has with its neighbours — Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka
and Kerala. "I think that there are certain laws and established rules and laws of the land have to be
implemented and there are tribunals which have been appointed to go into the disputes between states on utilisation of water," the Prime Minister said.
Calling Tamil Nadu a "water-scarcity" state, Karunanidhi had on May 2 said the Centre should "wake up" and uphold its responsibility by resolving the water disputes the state has with Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. Mr Karunanidhi had also said the Centre should not remain a mute spectator and should take pro-active steps to resolve the disputes.
Dr Manmohan said every possible effort will be made to resolve water disputes between different states.
"Within the four corners of the law, every possible effort is being made and will be made to find an amicable solution to these (water disputes)," Dr Singh said. Tamil Nadu has water disputes with all the three states with whom it shares its border. While it is the Cauvery and Hogenakkal disputes with Karnataka, there are problems between the state and Andhra Pradesh over sharing of Krishna water and dam over Palar river. Tamil Nadu has had a running battle with Kerala over the Mullaperiyar dam issue. Tamil
Nadu has been appealing to the Centre to intervene and solve the problems between the state and its neighbours.

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ChennaiIndian

May 24th, 2010, 10:22 PM

^^ If not for the water issue with its neighbors, the southern states could jump forward with a big lead in nation building and contribution to the nation's GDP.

Mad 4 Madras

May 25th, 2010, 07:11 AM

^^ It is already. South comes very high among North, West and East. Might be even more higher if no dislikes between us.

Subra

May 25th, 2010, 12:36 PM

http://www.asianage.com/opinion/tamil-takeaway-818

It is unfair to compare the charms of a beach resort in Mamallapuram on a summer day with that of a government primary health centre (PHC). But the field visit to the upgraded Medavakkam PHC in the outskirts of Chennai on a hot, humid afternoon was necessary to fully grasp the nuances of the speeches and slides that preceded it.
The focus in the previous days had been on health service delivery, health finance and the health workforce — key issues which determine health outcomes but are not as much in the public eye as they ought to be. The occasion, the International Conference on Health Systems Strengthening, organised by the Tamil Nadu Health System Project (TNHSP), government of Tamil Nadu, in collaboration with other national and international agencies including the World Bank, World Health Organisation, United States Agency for International Development, National AIDS Control Organisation earlier this month. The place, magical Mamallapuram.
One of the prime attractions of the conference was its choice of venue — Tamil Nadu. Tamil Nadu is not India’s richest state by gross domestic product but it is a shining example of a state that has prioritised strengthening its health systems, and as a result, can be proud of the positive trend in the health of its people.
The 30-bedded PHC we visited had spotlessly clean wards, staff on duty, an air-conditioned labour room, operating theatre, blood storage facilities, a centralised oxygen supply, an X-ray unit and solar water heaters. It showcased what political will combined with non-governmental organisation (NGO) involvement and private enterprise can achieve. To someone used to visiting PHCs with leaky roofs, few drugs, poorly maintained equipment, and often no doctor on site, it vividly brought home the essence of the Tamil takeaway — health programmes cannot be effectively sustained if mounted on weakly functioning health systems.
Tamil Nadu has done better than other states in health because it has paid attention to this cardinal principle.
Inside a post-operative ward for mothers and newborns, 31-year-old Benazir Satyamurthy, a nurse, explained why she chose to deliver in this PHC. “My first child was born in a private clinic because I was covered by insurance. I have a new job and am not yet entitled to such benefits. I have seen a lot of hospitals I checked out this place thoroughly. It maintains hygienic practices. It has all the facilities and it is free. What more can anyone want? This is like any well-run private hospital.”
Taking a tour of the PHC, I quickly got Benazir’s point. But how did such a heavenly place manage the crowds? Surely, everyone would come in, all at once, to taste the marvels of this PPP or public-private partnership.
The uncomprending stares that greeted me made me realise this was Tamil Nadu. And the question, well, not hugely relevant.
“Every one has to register first. Then, we prioritise according to the expected date of delivery. People are admitted strictly according to their registration number. There is no question of breaking the queue here”, a ward nurse explained.
That there are many more people out there who agree with Benazir is affirmed by the hospital data.
Out patients per day are steadily going up in the Medavakkam PHC — from 355 in 2008-’09 to 395 in 2009-’10. Deliveries per month are also increasing from 31 to 45 during the same period.
One of the reasons why one does not get the oppressive feel of crowds milling round in this PHC is because it has an outreach programme. Village health nurses attached to the PHC make home visits. Usha Jayaram, a village health nurse, spelt out her weekly schedule — Every Monday is spent conducting ante natal check-ups for pregnant women in four villages surrounding Medavakkam. Tuesdays and Wednesdays are spent at the PHC. Wednesdays are also designated “immunisation days”. Thursdays were spent in government-aided schools. Fridays were “village health nutrition days” and Saturdays were spent again on home visits, focusing on minor ailments.
There are many reasons behind the Medavakkam PHC’s success. But one key contributory factor has been the successful leveraging of resources in cash and kind from a variety of public and private institutions. The PHC has signed MOUs (memorandum of understanding) with several agencies. The Lifeline group of hospitals, for example, provides the services of specialists. The Catalyst Trust, a Chennai-based NGO, and a key partner of Medavakkam PHC, has put in substantial funds for infrastructure development. The president of the local panchayat supports the maintenance of the PHC as well as the reverse osmosis system which provides safe drinking water to the patients coming to the PHC. A private foundation assists the PHC with screening of breast cancer and a local dental college and hospital has set up a dental clinic at the Medvakkam PHC. And so on.
The Medavakkam PHC is a role model but its approach is not unique. Other government institutions follow similar strategies leading to Tamil Nadu’s enviable health indicators — its infant mortality rate is 31 (per 1,000 live births) compared to the all-India figure of 53 and its maternal mortality ratio is 111 (per 100,000 live births) compared to the national average of 254. The HIV and AIDS epidemic made its debut in Chennai in 1986 but the state has shown admirable deftness in reversing the pace of the spread of HIV.
The Tamil takeaway is simple — public health matters and it is cost-effective in the long-run to put money in strengthening health systems than in disease-specific programmes.
While, over time, most state health departments have de-prioritised their public health systems, Tamil Nadu resolutely kept its focus on public health. Tamil Nadu is that rare example of an Indian state that chose not to amalgamate its medical and public health services. Indeed, it has a separate Directorate of Public Health, staffed by a cadre of professional public health managers with deep firsthand experience working in both rural and urban areas, and complemented with non-medical specialists with its own budget, and with legislative underpinning.
This lies at the heart of Tamil Nadu’s impressive record in averting outbreaks, managing endemic diseases, preventing disease resurgence, managing disasters and emergencies, and supporting local bodies to protect public health in rural and urban areas.
In these cash-strapped times, the Tamil Nadu model has a huge advantage. The state spends less per capita on health while achieving far better health outcomes.

vs007

May 25th, 2010, 04:01 PM

With our interaction with various colleges, we have observed that most of the colleges suffer acutely on qualified trained faculty. Just finished students become lecturers from the next day after finishing BE / B.Tech.

Why dont they pay more and attract lectures with Masters degree or PhD.

Are there no enough highly qualified lectures in TN.

Often we found the just finished teachers were more knowledgeable and motivated than the so called "experienced" salaried teachers.

satishanu

May 25th, 2010, 04:22 PM

^I agree. oldies may be outdated too.

ChennaiIndian

May 25th, 2010, 09:33 PM

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/vessel-service-connect-tuticorin-colombo-705

Chennai, May 24: A passenger liner will soon be introduced between Tuticorin and Col-ombo, according to a senior Sri Lankan MP. “Official le-vel talks between the governments of India and Sri Lanka for this passenger liner have almost been completed,” said A.R.M. Abdul Cader, MP from Kandy. The opposition UNP member had recently switched loyalty to President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Mr Cader, a former UNP cabinet minister, said that the liner service, a long-standing demand of the people of both the countries, would be soon realised. The service would mean the revival of MV Ramanujam ferry service that existed between Chennai and Colombo many years ago, he said.

...

ChennaiIndian

May 25th, 2010, 09:46 PM

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/05/26/stories/2010052650172100.htm

The industry fears that the negative attitude of the Electricity Board would drive away potential investors from investing in windmills.

L.N. Revathy

Coimbatore, May 25

At a time when the HT (high tension) consumers are reeling under 30 per cent cut in power and the potential for wind power generation is good, the Tamil Nadu Electricity Board is refusing the power supplied by wind power generators for at least 2-3 hours a day. :bash::bash::bash::bash:

The board seems to be resorting to this as the power position seems to have improved and the demand-supply mismatch has narrowed. However, the wind power industry is aggrieved that the TNEB's move has come at a time when the wind velocity is good and the generators are able to produce substantial quantum of power.

The industry fears that the negative attitude of the Electricity Board would drive away potential investors from investing in windmills.

Mr K Kasthurirangaian, President, Indian Wind Power Association, said cutting the power to the grid (even for an hour) during this period (May–July) would impact wind power generators adversely. The board has been indiscriminately resorting to a cut of 2-3 hours, sometimes even four, by rotation in various parts of the State. They resort to this cut when the generation exceeds 1700 MW, stating there is an imbalance in the frequency level.

Mr Kasthurirangaian said he took up this issue with the generation circle officials of the TNEB, only to be told that they “belonged to the generation circle and did not have the authority to increase the load.”

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Sampathkumar

May 26th, 2010, 05:59 AM

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/9877/26052010017007.jpg (http://img706.imageshack.us/i/26052010017007.jpg/)

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Arasu

May 26th, 2010, 06:29 AM

^^ It is disgusting to learn that 53% of children go through some form of sexual molestation in our country Awareness about this crime should be spread with utmost importance and sincerity as it is just not right to let children go through such grave violence.

Many a time it is some one from the immediate relatives that is responsible for such crimes. Because of that reason no one wants to proscute the offender also.

kannan infratech

May 26th, 2010, 09:21 AM

உடுப்பது இரண்டே - Did women wear two piece clothes during puranaanuru period.

Good Question!

Marbuk Kachai & Iduppuk Kachai.

ChennaiIndian

May 27th, 2010, 12:19 AM

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/City/Chennai/Chennai-man-scales-Everest-to-create-awareness-on-child-abuse/articleshow/5977434.cms

CHENNAI: With a view to create an awareness on preventing child abuse, a 26-year-old Tamilian has 'successfully scaled' Mount Everest.

An avid mountaineer, Sandhosh Kumar achieved the feat on May 23 when he scaled the peak, Indira Vetrivel, a family friend of Kumar, said.

She told PTI that Kumar, brought up in Chennai and now employed in Singapore, has returned to base camp at 5000 metres and was expected to return home later this week.

Upon reaching the summit, he also planted a banner saying 'Vazhga Tamil,' which means Hail Tamil. :cheers::cheers::cheers:

Commenting on his intention to scale the tallest mountain in the world, Kumar said in his website that while mountaineering has been a passion, the desire to create awareness on child abuse drove him to attempt the feat.

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georgenadar

May 27th, 2010, 03:53 AM

Great efforts Mr. Sandhosh Kumar :applause:

Arasu

May 27th, 2010, 04:26 AM

Good Question!

Marbuk Kachai & Iduppuk Kachai.

endha kach(a)i namma kach(a)i?:lol:

Mad 4 Madras

May 27th, 2010, 11:59 AM

(ka)chi (ka)chi...:lol::lol::lol:

Arasu

May 27th, 2010, 01:06 PM

^^ Are you saying 'kach(a)i ella(m) namakku edhukku?:colgate:

Mad 4 Madras

May 27th, 2010, 01:18 PM

Yes

dhandapanik

May 27th, 2010, 01:53 PM

Power cut to Industries reduced in Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu government on Thursday reduced power cut to industries from the present 30 per cent to 20 per cent.

An official press release said the Chief Minister M. Karunanidhi, ordering the reduction, had instructed the State electricity board to implement it immediately.

The load shedding for domestic consumers had also been reduced from three hours to two hours from Thursday, it said.

There was no load shedding in Chennai and its suburbs.

The power cut was increased from 20 per cent to 30 per cent and load shedding introduced in the state from March 28 last as there was stoppage of generation of wind energy, leading to power shortage.

The reduction in the power cut and load shedding was now possible due to extra power got through wind energy, it said.

Source:http://beta.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article439524.ece

black_investigation

May 27th, 2010, 10:31 PM

Anyone heard of the story that Tamil was the language spoken by all earth citizens during the time of stargate awareness and warshipping the illuminaty alliens? I think Tamil is a fine language and u can communicate much better with it than modern languages, Tamil gives u a more bigger awareness of your body, i think it's agreat language.

maduraithala

May 29th, 2010, 09:54 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqRR186LwMA

Arul Murugan

May 30th, 2010, 07:10 AM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqRR186LwMA

kqRR186LwMA

georgenadar

May 30th, 2010, 08:37 AM

excellent updates friends thanks for the videos...

that Rameshwaram stretch really looked awesome in this video...:cheers::cheers::cheers:

ChennaiIndian

May 30th, 2010, 10:05 PM

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/sea-recedes-tiruchendur-388

May 30: The sea receded by about 100 metres at Tiruchendur on Sunday, shocking the devotees at the Subramaniyar temple. Hundreds of devotees had visited the temple on Sunday and were taking a holy dip in the sea close to it. Around 7.30 am, the seawater receded by about 100 metres, revealing submerged rocks. The shocked devotees rushed out of the sea. :nuts::nuts:

The seawater, however, returned to the shore in 30 minutes and the devotees then had their holy dip as usual. The police and security personnel posted at the shore warned the people not to go deep into the sea as it seemed rough.

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georgenadar

May 31st, 2010, 05:32 AM

http://img.dinamalar.com/data/large/large_9571.jpg :applause

மேலூர் : மதுரை மாவட்டம் மேலூரை சேர்ந்த ஒன்றாம் வகுப்பு மாணவி கம்ப்யூட்டரில் சி புரோகிராம் மூலம் கணக்குகள் போட்டு அசத்துகிறார். சி புரோகிராம் என்பது ஓரளவு கம்ப்யூட்டர் பற்றி தெரிந்தவர்கள் மட்டுமே செய்வது. தனியார் பள்ளிகளில், மாணவர்களுக்கு 10ம் வகுப்பில் இருந்து இந்த பாடம் நடத்துகின்றனர். கம்ப்யூட்டரை இயக்க தெரிந்து, அடிப்படைகள் தெரிந்த பிறகு "சி புரோகிராம்' பற்றி கம்ப்யூட்டர் கற்று தரும் நிறுவனங்கள் சொல்லித் தருகின்றன. ஆனால், மேலூர் மில்கேட்டை சேர்ந்த சிவகுமார், மலர்விழி தம்பதியின் மகள் சுவேதா(6) இந்த "புரோகிராமில்' அசத்துகிறார். ஆட்டுக்குளம் மகாத்மா காந்தி வித்யாஸ்ரம் பள்ளியில் ஒன்றாம் வகுப்பு படித்து வரும் இவர், பல்வேறு வகை கணக்குகளுக்கு கம்ப்யூட்டரில் "சி புரோகிராம்' மூலம் தீர்வு காண்கிறார். தீர்வு காணும் விதம் குறித்த எந்த கேள்வி கேட்டாலும் விளக்கி கூறுகிறார்.

kannan infratech

May 31st, 2010, 11:55 AM

During my recent trips to South TN, Srilanka and Andaman & Nicobar, I have been noticing this SEA RECEDING Phenomenon very often.

The local fishermen say that this is not new for them but after the Tsunami, the frequency is more.

I think that the mother Earth is adjusting itself to new under sea formations and currents. May be the stabilisation may take some more time. Till then, we will face this with crossed fingers.

But it was really scary in Havelock island, when I was walking along the beach and suddenly found that the beach was no more. I tried to video the same but it was too fast.

Marathaman

May 31st, 2010, 01:39 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kqRR186LwMA

Anyone have a larger version of the Meenakshi Aerial picture in that video?

I've been looking for an aerial photo of Meenakshi temple for ages but am unable to find one.

Marathaman

May 31st, 2010, 01:55 PM

Got it! Grabbed a screenshot of the HD version :D

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/5537/screenshot22.png

Leo_r

May 31st, 2010, 08:39 PM

I read somewhere here that Tamilnadu Energy Development Co is planning to install "Solar Panels" on all Govt. buildings and Temple roofs.
Meenakshi could be one of their targets. Large area.

Marathaman

May 31st, 2010, 08:43 PM

^What? That's a terrible idea. It will ruin the temple look.

ChennaiIndian

June 2nd, 2010, 04:35 AM

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/files/imagecache/322X222/files/gallery/The-police-was-called-in-010610114003.jpg

The police was called in to restore order after a DMK councilor P.R. Singaram allegedly assaulted some DMDK and MDMK members at the district panchayat council meet in Tiruchy on Tuesday. He was reportedly provoked by some posters :bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash::bash:. - DC

ChennaiIndian

June 2nd, 2010, 04:39 AM

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/no-june-weddings-kovai-774

May 31: The state government is pulling out all stops to make the world Tamil conference a success. And while doing so, it has put a stop to all weddings during this period in Coimbatore city. The reason — the choultries will in all probability be used to house the over a lakh of people attending the conference from June 23 to 27.
There has been an unofficial communication from police to almost all the choultries not to allot them for marriages or functions :wtf::wtf::wtf:. According to Mr N. Vasudevan, choultry owner, who has stopped bookings for a month on the request of the local police, there are four muhurtams next month, and those who had booked much earlier have taken back their advance.
Families which had fixed marriages during these dates have now started looking at either alternative dates or locations. “We had booked the kalyana mandapam almost a year ago and now we are told to look elsewhere,” said father of a to-be-bride, R. Sundaraman (name changed).
Mr M. Anand and Ms S. Sowmya who planned to get married in June, after a major ordeal convincing their parents, are not able to find a venue. “We are postponing our marriage.”

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kannan infratech

June 3rd, 2010, 11:22 AM

Power cut to Industries reduced in Tamil Nadu
Source:http://beta.thehindu.com/news/states/tamil-nadu/article439524.ece

There are a few categories in Powercut.

1. Load Shedding means IT IS OFFICIAL. Then TNEB can not charge the industries power tariff for those periods. But TNEB very rarely announces the same officially.

(For your info, TNEB charges Industries power tariff on the installed capacity and not on the actual consumption. The law complying industries suffer since they dont get power in spite of their paying for the agreed installed requirement - in HP. The rogue industries generally understates their requirement and pays less. TNEB can easily find the same by checking the load factor. Palms are greased.)

2. Unannounced Powercut: TNEB can legally escape here since they blame the powercut on technical grounds. But we wonder how the same technical problems occur at the same time every day and gets solved similarly. To fool people, they rotate the timings areawise.

3. Genuine Powercut due to technical grounds / overload: TNEB can not do much here. But we the people can plan and use electricity judiciously.

Of late many of the households have installed ACs. But during voltage drop, we never switch off the ACs. This affects the system. Moreover, when the power goes and comes back, if all these ACs are on, they draw huge current at the same time. This derail the network.

Other states or neighbouring areas drawing excess power from our Grid can also lead to balck outs.

4. Free power given to voters to woo them: This results in cutting power to other paying public.

5. Free power to Party conventions, Name boards, govt functions: This also drain the system and cuts power to the paying public.

PLEASE DO NOT GET FOOLED BY ALL THESE JARGONS USED BY THE OFFICIALS

vs007

June 3rd, 2010, 04:21 PM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs510.ash1/30111_407860785824_129697635824_4587518_5045738_n.jpg

What should coimbatore do to become a developed City?

Buy blue colored Benz trucks to haul the trash?

vs007

June 3rd, 2010, 04:37 PM

You seems to have extraordinary love for Bangalore and Hyderabad.

KARNATAKA HOPEFUL OF RS 11,000-CR INVESTMENT IN IT SECTOR

The Karnataka Government expects to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with 55 information technology (IT) and biotechnology (BT) companies during the Global Investors' Meet (GIM).
Any idea about TN ITIR region? TN was the first to propose ITIR in the Chennai Kanchipuram- Chengelpet belt. But nothing happened after that. We will continue to sleep while the investments are pouring in the neighbouring states.

Many of us do not like comparisons between cities. But, at times I do feel as to why can't we emulate other cities / States in few aspects - like the Global Investor's Meet being organised by Karnataka; why can't TN host such an event to showcase TN and to attract investments in the State. We should take good things out of whats happening in neighbouring states/cities and can discuss about them - but the discussion should be constructive, not just for the sake of comparison and bashing TN/Chennai.

Comparison is a basic human trait to know where one stands, or one could be in a well forever blissfully.
As Sridhar and ranga said in the other thread, when the govt can spend so much of personal time and energy and show such passion for Tamil meet, it can afford to show even half or a quarter of it for attracting more IT industries with events like Global investors meet.

Second members need to take the easy pill to note not everyone pointing to the trash on the road is a basher of the city. Do not suppress such voices, we need more of them.

PS: When one voice speaks up ten voices speaks up, when ten speaks up a village speaks up, when village speaks up a town speaks up.

ceeznic pirate

June 3rd, 2010, 06:55 PM

Maran India’s highest paid boss

Chennai: Following the footsteps of Reliance Industries chairman, Mukesh Ambani, media baron Kalanithi Maran and wife Kaveri Kalanithi have capped their remuneration for 2010 at Rs 74.16 crore, about 22% less than their actual entitlement of Rs 94.8 crore per annum.
Maran, managing director of Sun TV Network, and wife Kalanithi, the joint managing director, informed BSE on Wednesday that they have opted to limit their remuneration for 2009-10 at Rs 74.16 crore, the same amount that they took home in 2008-09. With individual remuneration of a little over Rs 37 crore each,the Maran couple together draw the highest salary in the country.
Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries –India’s most valuable company – opted to cap his salary for the year at Rs 15 crore, while he was eligible for a remuneration of Rs 39.36 crore. Mukesh Ambani, the fourth wealthiest person in the world and the wealthiest man in Asia worth $32 billion, still seems to draw lesser salary than the Marans.
For 2008-09, Ambani’s younger brother Anil Ambani gave up his salary and commissions, yet took home a pay package of Rs 52 crore – as sitting fees and previous year payments. His pay package could have crossed Rs 100 crore or about Rs 27 lakh a day had he not forfeited his salary.
Kalanithi Maran was ranked at No. 20 in Forbes India Rich List with a net worth of $2.3 billion. Sun TV’s market cap stood at Rs 15,753 crore on Wednesday. Maran has business interests in television, radio and newspapers. He owns 77% of Sun TV Network and would be taking home Rs 228 crore as dividend for fiscal 2010.

TOI (http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Default/Scripting/ArticleWin.asp?From=Archive&Source=Page&Skin=TOI&BaseHref=TOICH/2010/06/03&PageLabel=14&EntityId=Ar01405&ViewMode=HTML&GZ=T)

ChennaiIndian

June 3rd, 2010, 09:29 PM

Comparison is a basic human trait to know where one stands, or one could be in a well forever blissfully.
As Sridhar and ranga said in the other thread, when the govt can spend so much of personal time and energy and show such passion for Tamil meet, it can afford to show even half or a quarter of it for attracting more IT industries with events like Global investors meet.

Second members need to take the easy pill to note not everyone pointing to the trash on the road is a basher of the city. Do not suppress such voices, we need more of them.

PS: When one voice speaks up ten voices speaks up, when ten speaks up a village speaks up, when village speaks up a town speaks up.

I agree with your point of view that the Govt is doing too much for the Tamil meet than attracting investments. On the other hand, the Tamil meet has brought in big infrastructure changes to Coimbatore - many of the long pending projects have been completed. :)

Subra

June 3rd, 2010, 11:48 PM

http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/06/04/stories/2010060451870200.htm

Urging Karnataka to get multinational companies to make manufacturing investments in the State, Mr Azim Premji, Chairman, Wipro Ltd, said, “MNCs such as Dell and Nokia have set up manufacturing units of global standards, catering to global requirements, in Tamil Nadu. Karnataka already has the reputation for services and biotechnology; it now needs to attract investment in manufacturing, like Tamil Nadu. Go aggressive on MNCs.”
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As we are having these heated debates, here is a statement from Wipro Chief.:)

vs007

June 4th, 2010, 03:30 AM

I agree with your point of view that the Govt is doing too much for the Tamil meet than attracting investments. On the other hand, the Tamil meet has brought in big infrastructure changes to Coimbatore - many of the long pending projects have been completed. :)

I am glad they are getting done too, but the meet should not be the only excuse for the govt to provide good infrastructure.

kvijayasundaram

June 4th, 2010, 04:50 AM

Arasu

June 4th, 2010, 05:46 AM

^^ China has become a world super power on the basis of being a manufacturing giant. Without having manufacturing, you are not going to provide jobs for the millions of Indians. Having R&D and such may be good for a single city but a country of India's size is not going to be greatly benefitted.

Leo_r

June 4th, 2010, 11:59 AM

In years to come, many many Manufacturing Companies from Europe,North America and Far East will come to Tamil Nadu catering to Domestic / Export needs by producing cheap and with the right quality.

TN has always been a quiet achiever and never hype on plans or accomplished tasks. Investors who bring in big money are not like "Viitil Poochies". TN's reputation in protecting Investments,Production efficiency.and Govt's supporting arms are all well known to people who matter.

Govt. only needs to complete all proposed Power projects and other Industrial infrastructure projects in time and keep planning to add facilities on a continuous basis.

Dear foremers, there is no need to sing "Aduthathu Ambujathai PartheLa".

TN will never get a good press in India due to historical reasons. After all TN's base is of aborginal origin.Keep progressing and everyone else will fall in line to share the wealth.

Arul Murugan

June 4th, 2010, 12:13 PM

TN will never get a good press in India due to historical reasons.

Online world/Internet age is also acting as catalyst for above. I agree with your points. But comparison cannot be avoided in online forum. Again a comparison but on positive grounds. After traveled to TN/AP/KA/KL/GJ and parts of MH I can surely say TN has the best transportation infrastructure and every district head quarters is hardly just 1hr accessible from any village. Every district is extensively connected to prominent cities and HQ's urban infra stands ahead comparing to its counter parts in other state. With this political mess (I call it mess because ruling/opp parties have an habit of pulling their legs right from 1987 or 89 till now) TN could achieve much, so the credit should go to the people of TN. :)

Arul Murugan

June 4th, 2010, 12:35 PM

Chinese non-stop train concept.

pn84drthLYg

ChennaiIndian

June 4th, 2010, 04:31 PM

Interesting! Premji talking high about TN in KA investors meet..
Hope it makes some of the other investors in the room wonder what TN is up to.:)
Idhae sootada sooda, Coimbatore-la Wipro kadaya thorangappa :)

ChennaiIndian

June 4th, 2010, 04:36 PM

Online world/Internet age is also acting as catalyst for above. I agree with your points. But comparison cannot be avoided in online forum. Again a comparison but on positive grounds. After traveled to TN/AP/KA/KL/GJ and parts of MH I can surely say TN has the best transportation infrastructure and every district head quarters is hardly just 1hr accessible from any village. Every district is extensively connected to prominent cities and HQ's urban infra stands ahead comparing to its counter parts in other state. With this political mess (I call it mess because ruling/opp parties have an habit of pulling their legs right from 1987 or 89 till now) TN could achieve much, so the credit should go to the people of TN. :)

Rightly said. The biggest asset of TN is its people more than cities and the Govt. Look at the Gujjus - they don't have a Tier-1 city in their state but they are running almost all business houses in India and have a big flock of NRIs. Look at the Mallus - their state has been historically plagued by Leftist Govts and strikes and they too don't have a Tier-1 city but they are there everywhere (except the moon of course :lol:); they make big foreign secretaries and occupy key positions in the Govt.

TN has one Tier-1 city and people complain about the city quite often. However, the same land has produced the best of the brains in science, technology, arts, literature etc. who have won laurels all across the world. :cheers:

R2IChennai

June 4th, 2010, 07:33 PM

Got it! Grabbed a screenshot of the HD version :D

http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/5537/screenshot22.png

Beautiful!! Now words,

Subra

June 5th, 2010, 03:30 AM

http://www.deccanherald.com/content/73492/bangalore-unbelievable-obama.html

What better way to clear the air than visit Bangalore? Chances are that Obama might travel to the country’s IT hub when he visits India in early November. These are still early days as the proposed visit is a good five months away.

But an official team from Washington would be in India later this month on a recce trip, visiting places the president might visit in November. New Delhi apart, this team is likely to be in Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Patna, according to informed sources.

What has possibly enhanced the possibility of President Obama considering Bangalore in his India visit schedule is the substance of his half-hour interaction with External Affairs Minister S M Krishna who is currently on an official visit to the US.

Aware of Krishna’s Bangalore roots, the President made it a point to share his “admiration for what Bangalore has accomplished.” The way “you have put Bangalore on the world map is unbelievable,” Obama is believed to have told Krishna during their conversation at the State Department.

The Indian side, said sources close to Krishna, has impressed upon President Obama to include Bangalore in his India visit itinerary. The External Affairs Minister implicitly made his case for the visit. “American companies are immensely benefiting from Bangalore,” he told the president.

Apart from the Indian government, a group of Bangalore-based IT and BT companies are learnt to be working hard to get Obama to the City. Though none of these companies’ representatives attended the US-India Business Council meeting in Washington on Thursday, they have been at work to bring the US President to Bangalore, sources said.

As Karnataka chief minister, Krishna had tried hard to bring the then US President Bill Clinton to Bangalore in 2000. But on that occasion, Chandra Babu Naidu, the then Andhra Pradesh chief minister, was successful in taking Clinton to Hyderabad. Naidu’s successor, the late Y S Rajasekhara Reddy used his clout with the UPA government to see that George W Bush visited Hyderabad during his 2005 India visit.

While Krishna might be doing his bit to get a maiden US presidential visit to Bangalore, the B S Yeddyurappa government could act as a force multiplier in this effort. The sources said the State government was yet to evince much interest in a US presidential visit. The country’s business magnates from Mumbai, the sources said, are already at work both in Delhi and Washington, to take Obama to Mumbai.

Not to be left behind is the DMK establishment in Tamil Nadu, with backing from some multinational companies that have production units in Chennai. They want him in Chennai and Madurai. :)But a surprise in this “woo-Obama” line-up is Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who wants the US President to visit Patna and Bodh Gaya.

saysenthil

June 6th, 2010, 06:41 PM

Have some light moments folks.....

Have a look at two different clippings.... (1 only audio & another video)

Audio clipping: http://maniyinpakkam.blogspot.com/2010/05/blog-post_3537.html

Video clipping: http://www.scubeproductions.com/jakkuboys.html

Have fun!!

Fusionist

June 6th, 2010, 07:01 PM

Chinese non-stop train concept.

pn84drthLYg

very clever !

ChennaiIndian

June 6th, 2010, 11:09 PM

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/man-%E2%80%98lifts-up%E2%80%99-low-lying-house-avoid-flooding-183

June 6: A chartered accountant in Velacherry, which has long been notorious for rain-floods, has literally lifted his entire house using 260 jacks — normally employed for lifting cars to change tyres — to save the premises from flooding during the next monsoon. “We have lifted the 3600 sq ft two-storied house by two feet in the last two weeks and hope to go up by another two feet in the next few weeks. The whole work will be over in about 20 days,” Mr A. N. Raman told DC.

He said the ground floor rooms got flooded up to one foot every time a monsoon rain hit the low-lying Velacherry and it would take weeks for the water around to drain out and dry up. “When we complained to the city corporation, they asked us to shift the living area to the first floor and convert the ground floor as parking place,” Mr Raman recalled.

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thillai_selvan

June 7th, 2010, 06:50 AM

http://epaper.dinakaran.com/pdf/2010/06/06/20100606a_006107001.jpg

anirudhswetha

June 7th, 2010, 07:10 AM

But a surprise in this “woo-Obama” line-up is Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who wants the US President to visit Patna and Bodh Gaya.-- Subra

Mr Nitish kumar is also one of the best performing chief ministers and he is transforming Bihar..

I think we need a dynamic CM who starts concentrating on developement rather than attending weekly functions by various artists and others performing mugathuthi to the leader....

Ani
Salem

vs007

June 7th, 2010, 07:17 AM

Thillai,
Can you post the translation?
Looks interesting.

kovaidreamz

June 7th, 2010, 07:29 AM

Thillai,
Can you post the translation?
Looks interesting.

Thats the Same " Union is Strength " story we learnt in 1st standard wit the Lion and OX.... but this time reality with the crow and a couple of garden lizards....

1. Crow catches the Garden Lizard's tail
2. Another Garden lizard who is a friend of the former comes for the rescue
3. It tries to chase away the crow.
4. Then both the Reptilian friends join hands to chase the crow away..
5.Crow was astonished to see the happenings

This thing happened in Kodambakkam, Chennai.

ChennaiIndian

June 9th, 2010, 01:41 AM

http://www.hindu.com/2010/06/09/stories/2010060957540200.htm

“15,115 people washed hands at an event organised at Nehru Stadium, Chennai, on October 15, 2009”

CHENNAI: Guinness Records are being held and broken for the most improbable feats. Tamil Nadu now holds record for one such mass feat – hand washing.

The Guinness Book of World Records has communicated its decision to grant the Government of Tamil Nadu its certificate for being a part of the record with the “most people washing hands,” Principal Secretary, Health, V.K. Subburaj said.

In an email communication, the Guinness folks have said, “the most people washing their hands is 15,115 at an event organised by the Government of Tamil Nadu, Hindustan Unilever Lifebuoy (both India) and the World Health Organisation at Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India, on 15 October 2009.”

The feat was organised as part of Global Hand Washing Day activities on October 15, last year.

Former Director of Public Health S. Elango told The Hindu that the main agenda was to prevent child deaths due to diarrhoea.

“It is estimated that 1.5 million children die across the globe due to diarrhoea and 75 per cent of them are in India, Nigeria and Pakistan,” he said.

“Since there are a substantial number of children dying due to diarrhoea, easily avoidable with merely washing hands, we decided to focus on this group in October 2009,” Dr. Elango, who led the State public health team then, explained.

...

ChennaiIndian

June 9th, 2010, 01:44 AM

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/chennai/waste-help-develop-highway-landscapes-710

June 8: As the de-centralised organic waste management systems are gaining momentum in the city, the Tamil Nadu pollution control board (TNPCB) is all set to start discussions on how to utilise the organic compost for creating green spots and landscapes along the national highways in the state.

According to a highly-placed official of TNPCB, nearly 100 tonnes of compost is being generated in the city every day from food and vegetable waste and the board is studying the possibilities of making use of this compost for the beautification of the state highways. “About 70-100 tonnes of compost is generated in the city every day from nearly 400 tonnes of food and other biodegradable wastes. Already, several private firms have started initiatives to process and collect these organic wastes from different city locations. Based on our preliminary reports, the total waste generated in the city could be used for the development of beautiful landscapes along the four-lane highway belts and the department will soon initiate this project,” a senior TNPCB official told Deccan Chronicle.

TNPCB sources maintained that the department has made it mandatory for all industries to set up organic waste treatment plants to get environmental clearance. “About 5-15 tonnes of organic waste is generated in each and every industry. Hotel and these sectors would be the main target of decentralised organic waste management project.”

...

ChennaiIndian

June 9th, 2010, 09:57 PM

Cross posting from Coimbatore thread. Courtesy: CBE-SINGAKUTTY

Although Tamil and a few other languages such as Greek, Latin and Sanskrit enjoy the status of classical language in the academic world thanks to their antiquity and rich literary heritage, Tamil is the first living language to be given the official status of a classical language.:banana2::banana2:

Our sagacious leader, Arignar Anna [C.N. Annadurai], conducted the Second World Tamil Conference in Chennai in 1968, during his tenure as Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, on a very grand scale with the participation of lakhs of Tamils from all over the country and abroad. The First World Tamil Conference, held in Kuala Lumpur in 1966, the Third in Paris (1970), the Fourth in Jaffna (1974), the Fifth at Madurai (1981), the Sixth again in Kuala Lumpur (1987), the Seventh in Mauritius (1989), and the Eighth in Thanjavur (1995) were, relatively speaking, on a moderate scale.

Following our success in getting the rightful status of Classical Language for Tamil declared and notified by the United Progressive Alliance government – a landmark achievement in the development of Tamil and in the restoration of its prestige and glory – succeeding in our efforts to establish the Central Institute of Classical Tamil in Chennai, and facilitating the award of the President's ‘Kuralpeeda Award' and ‘Tholkappiar Award' on nationally and internationally renowned Tamil scholars, we thought it fit to conduct the first World Classical Tamil Conference. We decided to hold it for five days from the 23rd to the 27th of June 2010 at Coimbatore in a grand manner.:cheer::cheer::cheer:

Demand for classical status

For more than 150 years, Tamil scholars and those conscious of their Tamil heritage have been demanding that the classical character of Tamil be recognised. They claimed that Tamil has rich and hoary literary and grammatical traditions, its own script system, and an unbroken lengthy history. In addition, the language has continuously been a spoken language at least for more than 2,000 years in Tamil Nadu.:carrot::carrot:. It has essentially kept its age-old character intact, even though it is an effective modern language.

The demand for classical status arose in the context of the British Indian administration treating Sanskrit, Persian, and Arabic as classical languages and making special provisions and support mechanisms for the learning and development of these languages. The demand arose also in the context of the strong Tamil tradition and tendency, even now easily discernible, to maintain its own distinct character through various linguistic, literary, religious, anthropological, sociological, cultural, and architectural means and contributions.

In recent years, George Hart, Professor of Tamil Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, reiterated with sound arguments the demand that Tamil should be declared or recognised as a classical language. He wrote in 2000: “First, Tamil is of considerable antiquity. Second, Tamil constitutes the only literary tradition indigenous to India that is not derived from Sanskrit. Third, the quality of classical Tamil literature is such that it is fit to stand beside the great literatures of Sanskrit, Greek, Latin, Chinese, Persian and Arabic.”

Dr. Robert Caldwell (1814-1891) established beyond the pale of controversy the reality of the Dravidian family of languages and the high antiquity of Tamil. According to him, it is the most highly cultivated of all Dravidian idioms; it can dispense with its Sanskrit altogether, if need be, and not only stand alone but also flourish without its aid.

Caldwell's study provided the base for the formation of the Pure Tamil Movement, founded by the great Tamil savant, Parithimaal Kalaignar (V.G. Suryanarayana Sastri), a Professor of Tamil at the Madras Christian College. He first gave the clarion call to recognise Tamil as a classical language. His view was further nurtured by the renowned scholars, Maraimalai Adigal (1876-1950) and Devaneya Paavanar, who opined that Tamil was the primary classical language of the world.

In 1918, the Saiva Siddhanta Samajam passed a resolution demanding that the University of Madras grant classical language status to Tamil. This was done at the initiative of Maraimalai Adigal, Professor of Tamil at the Madras Christian College, and a proponent of the Pure Tamil Movement, whose original name was Vedachalam. Two years later, the Thanjavur-based Karanthai Tamil Sangam petitioned the university to raise the status issue with the provincial government. After that, not much was heard of the demand for a long time.

The 1970s again saw a champion of the cause in Manavai Mustafa, then Editor of UNESCO Courier (Tamil). But he did not have much organisational backing. Since 1975 he has been writing consistently in newspapers and magazines pressing the demand. Chief Minister M.G. Ramachandran asked him to send a petition detailing how Tamil qualified to claim the status.

Mustafa said it took him two years to collect the necessary data, which included the features a language should have to qualify for classical status. He presented a petition to the Chief Minister in 1982, but no action was taken. Years later, he said, he learnt that the petition was rejected by a top government official on the ground that if Tamil was given the status on a par with Latin, Greek, and Sanskrit, which are no more spoken languages, Tamil would also be considered a `dead' language.

Movement gains momentum

The movement to classify Tamil as a classical language gained momentum about ten years ago when major political parties took up the issue. A few months before the 1996 general elections, the DMK adopted a resolution at its Tiruchi conference demanding that Tamil be made one of the official languages of the Union government. The demand was also included in the DMK's manifesto for the Assembly elections held along with the general elections.

In 1998, when the BJP captured power at the Centre, many academics felt that the BJP-led government, which declared 1999 as Sanskrit Year and caused a flow of funds to universities and Sanskrit organisations, was not keen on giving classical status to Tamil. The DMK, as a constituent in the government, pressed Tamil's case. It organised hunger strikes and demonstrations and thousands of people courted arrest.

The DMK conference at Villupuram also adopted a resolution to that effect. Its election manifesto for the 2004 Lok Sabha elections stated: “The DMK will continue to insist on the declaration of Tamil as a Classical Language as it would enable the allocation of funds for Tamil research by the Central government and would also facilitate Tamil research in various universities in India and abroad.”

The DMK-led alliance swept the polls and the DMK became an important constituent of the UPA government formed at the Centre. We could get this demand included in the National Common Minimum Programme. In the very first joint session of Parliament in June 2004, the declaration of Tamil as a Classical Language by President APJ Abdul Kalam:bow::bow:, a Tamil scholar himself, was not just symbolic. It was a victory for Indian democracy and the federal polity as well.

On September 17, 2004, Information and Broadcasting Minister S. Jaipal Reddy announced that the government's decision to accord classical language status was taken on the recommendation of an Expert Committee of the Sahitya Akademi that a category of “classical languages” be created. Since Tamil fulfilled the set of criteria the Committee had evolved, it won the honour of being the first to get into this prestigious category. Although Tamil and a few other languages such as Greek, Latin and Sanskrit enjoy the status of classical language in the academic world thanks to their antiquity and rich literary heritage, Tamil is the first living language to be given the official status of a classical language.:cheer::cheer::cheer:

On October 12, 2004, the UPA government issued a notification declaring Tamil as a classical language. Thus Tamil won the distinction of being the first classical language declared by the independent Government of India.

I expressed my overwhelming feeling of joy at the DMK conference in Tiruchi on March 5, 2006, in the presence of Congress president Thirumathi Sonia Gandhi. I said the letter she wrote to me about the decision was not just a letter but an ageless copperplate. She had stated in her letter of November 8, 2005: “Dear Thiru Karunanidhiji, I have received your letter of 28th October. I am glad that all the formalities for declaring Tamil as a Classical Language have now been completed. This is an achievement for all the constituents of the UPA Government, but particular credit goes to you and your Party. With Regards, Yours sincerely, Sonia Gandhi.”

The century-old dream of Tamils turned true and the first part of the history of classical language came to an end. I wrote a series of epistles to my party brethren under the heading ‘Some pages in the history of Classical Language' in our party organ Murasoli, explaining the historical development of the demand for classical status for Tamil and the stalwarts and scholars who contributed to it.

Significance of conference logo

The image of Thiruvalluvar's statue in Kanyakumari, being lashed by waves caused by the tsunami and encircled by seven icons from the Indus Valley Civilisation, forms part of the logo of the World Classical Tamil Conference. The logo emphasises the ideal of humankind, that it should always be free of narrow walls of race, creed, and caste. The message is found in a palm leaf manuscript at the bottom of the statue. This concept (“pirapokkum ella uyirkkum” = All living humans are one in circumstances of birth) has been declared to be the motto of the meet. The Indus Valley Civilisation icons, found in the logo, symbolise the Dravidian civilisation, which is regarded as the most ancient civilisation of the world. The number of icons stresses the importance of ‘seven' in the lives of Tamils.

Theme song

I wrote the theme song for the Conference, which has been set to tune by Oscar and Grammy Award winner A.R. Rahman. The DVD was made by leading film director Gautham Menon.

The World Classical Tamil Conference will be inaugurated by President Pratibha Patil in the forenoon of June 23, 2010. The Governor of Tamil Nadu, Thiru Surjit Singh Barnala, and scholars like Professor George Hart, Dr. V.C. Kulandaisamy, and Dr.K. Sivathamby will participate in the inaugural function, which I will preside over.

The “Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi Classical Tamil Award” will be presented to the world renowned Indologist, Dr. Asko Parpola of Finland, for his magnum opus, Deciphering the Indus Script (1994), proposing Dravidian as the language of the Indus Script, close to old Tamil. This Award has been instituted by the Central Institute of Classical Tamil making use of the endowment created by me from my personal contribution of Rs.1 crore.

Academic sessions

The Conference will feature comprehensive academic sessions in which research papers in Tamil language, literature, culture, and so on will be presented by scholars and researchers. As many as 1,020 delegates from 49 countries have registered for participation at the conference. They will present their papers on various subjects under 55 titles.

General sessions for the public

The general sessions will have various literary programmes to benefit and attract the public. The public will get an opportunity to listen to presentations on classical Tamil in the form of various programmes like literary speeches, poetry sessions, and scholarly debates by renowned personalities. We expect thousands of people to attend these sessions. Further, dance operas, music performances, and so on will be organised in the evenings to showcase Tamil culture to the delegates and the general public.

Exhibition on Classical Tamil

A grand exhibition is being organised for the World Classical Tamil Conference. There will be exhibits depicting Tamil arts, culture, language, literature, and the history of Tamil. The exhibition will present objects of pottery, figurines, bricks, and seals, bathtubs etc., which were excavated from the Indus Valley apart from Chola bronzes, stone inscriptions, and statues from various ages.

Pageantry procession

A massive pageantry procession will be organised on June 23, the day of inauguration. It will cover 9 km. from VOC grounds in the heart of the city of Coimbatore to CODISSIA grounds, the venue of the Conference. The procession will have 40 floats displaying paintings and models of sculptures depicting the glory of Tamil culture. The floats will portray rare and resplendent scenes from the ancient Sangam classics and reflect the richness of the Tamil people and their culture. What is more, 40 cultural troupes consisting of 2,000 artistes will participate in the procession.

Tamil Internet Conference

Another unique aspect will be the Tamil Internet Conference 2010, which the Government of Tamil Nadu decided to hold alongside the first World Classical Tamil Conference. The objectives of the former are to showcase the development of Tamil Internet up to the present time and to identify the steps needed to increase the use of the Tamil language on the Internet; to establish a wide network between Tamil literary scholars and Tamil Internet developers; and to motivate the younger generation to use Tamil on the Internet.

We expect about 350 special invitees, speakers, delegates, and experts from 15 countries to participate in the Tamil Internet Conference. A “Tamil Computing Internet Exhibition” is being organised as an interactive module to expose and explain the latest developments and technology in Tamil Internet to common folk.
Much thought and consultation has gone into formulating the programmes of this specialised Conference. I am confident it will take Tamil to the 21st Century, based on its requirements and having in mind the rapid developments in science and technology, information technology, linguistics, anthropology, epigraphy, and other fields of knowledge:applause::applause::applause::applause::applause: