நிறுத்தம்

வரும் என்றார் தீர்க்கமாய் - எப்போ

யாரும் அறிதில்லை - தீர்வின்றி

வெயில் நெய்தலாய் கனக்க 

வேலை,வாழ், வேறனைத்தும்

விக்கித்து வழி தெரியாது நிற்க 

வருமென நிற்கிறேன் - வாழ்வின்

பேருந்து நிறுத்தத்தில் !!!

Budget Musings -2

Let me put it like this . Indirect taxes pinches all equally , but poorer segment feels more pain than the well off.  Whereas, the direct taxes pinches the people variedly according to their wealth, so everybody feels same pain. Hence direct taxes are progressive. And economists opine that ratio of direct taxes should be higher than the indirect taxes.

 As discussed, by nature, indirect taxes are regressive. But, by the way of tax policies, exemption etc., tax policy tries to makes it, to put it correctly, less regressive. We discuss regarding this elaborately.

I thought, I should say some background about its nature, so that   our understanding of budget is made easier.

As a common man, I feel that first slab of Rs. 2,00,000 is very less, but considering the overall fiscal situation this decision might be unavoidable. Increase in tax slab might again have a deeper dent in revenue.

As we all see in the news, real hot pepper lies in indirect proposals; Widely Termed as harsher, unprecedented. This is affirmed by the words of Hon`ble FM, who quoted Shakespeare “I am being cruel , just to be kind “. We shall see , what s cruel? what s kind in it 

          
         As is being discussed in media,   Its cruel because,  increase in excise duty and service tax to 12%  surely would push up inflation. Many services earlier not within the ambit of tax net may be covered this year, due to changes in act this year.


What is kind in it ?

Budget Musings !!!

      " 10% , sure shot .. there is going to increase in gold smuggling " told my collegue , as FM announced increase in import duty of gold from 5%.  we ,were at Conference hall, listening to Budget speech. This is an annual event in every tax dept. offices as tax proposals will have bearing on our work in the coming year.

       This is more important in custom Houses, where our assessments will be based on the rates announced during Budget presentation from very next day. ya ! you can ask me .. who gave you authority to impose the new rate, when it is yet to be passed in parliament ? .. provisional collection of taxes act gives us authority, so as to avoid manipulation. so every one was tallying, what went up ? what down ? changes ?

     shakthi messaged me " tell me ! this budget is good or bad " , I am sure, I am not macro economist or tax policy maker. I am just a novice tax administrator, leave alone tax policy.

     Budget is a annual financial statement for the country. Its a big document containing briefly balance sheet, expenditure proposal, tax proposal, some economic reforms, amendments, fiscal health and so on. To read & understand only ,It needs some expertise., leave alone its implications.

     But, Having spent two years in training and nearly an year in field, I just tried to give a try only in indirect tax proposals. It comprises of Customs, Excise duty and service tax.Its called so , because its indirectly paid by the consumers.

       FM in recent years is relying on indirect tax for mopping up the revenue.This will have direct implication on prices and thus inflation. May be, I think  Perception is more important. Income tax collected directly from us pinches ( apparently), than the indirect tax which is paid indirectly by us.( 10 % vs. 12% ) ... Income tax is said to be progressive in nature. why progressive ? ...

அறிதல் நோக்கி

ஒளித் துணுக்கொன்று தூரத்தில் கண்டேன்
துலாவும் அலைப் பார்வையினூடே 

சில காதம் அதன் வழி நெருங்கி
அகில பெருவெளி வியப்பு மேலிட்டு
பல காதம் நெருங்கி அமிழ்ந்து - பின்
பிலம்பல கண்டு  மாட்டி வெதும்பி - கடையாய்
காலம் ஞாலம் பாலம் சமைத்திட

தெளிந்தனம் இதுவென நிறைந்திட் ....... - நில்
ஒளித் துணுக்கொன்று தூரத்தில் ....

சோலி

தினம் தினம்

ஹோலி

தொழிலாளிக்கு !!!

Up in the Air !!!

I Just remembered this recent Hollywood movie of George Clooney with sleekiest trolley & ,‘swipe and board’ style of boarding flights all over the country for his country for work. I was at that mood(mode) for past three months go around the places around the country as a part of our department attachments.

In Rajasthan.. Along the opium fields

I wanted to chronicle these experiences here before it just becomes little as sweet strains of nostalgia leaving behind greatest moments to loss. This gains importance because he had access to many premises and regions normally restricted for visit. It is not certain even we as individual would be able to go there again.

Snowing Srinagar

 

Third , travel as such had taught me so much apart from the places where had gone for. It has again made me conscious of “what is in my backpack? “ as Clooney would say. Already there are some attrition in my memory, let’s see how many make it to words :)

Learn law in less than 2 Hours !!!!

ego... prejudice.. reluctance to apply mind... chalte attitude... justice can they co exist ????. 

Only sometimes, you feel very much satisfied with the time you had just spent. I felt it today. As I reluctantly went on to browse through Hindu supplement issues after the early dinner, I came across 5 movies picked up as by some reader in a column. "12 angry man " was rated 1st and then went on to include terminal, prestige and so on. All of the sudden, some instinct drove me to watch this movie. I really enjoyed it ; went into introspection ; worried for having missed for so long; but can't help.

Being in the field of tax collection and quasi judicial functions, I had to study law. During the classes,we were taught about difference between criminal and civil law. Criminal law is based on the principle that the crime should be proved beyond any reasonable doubt. Whereas for civil law, preponderance of probability is enough.The bed rock of this principle is that "thousands of criminals could go scot free; but not even a single innocent should be punished."

A theory is best understood by the story. This movie teaches me theory of Modern law; Things to be considered when you decide; things that may blur your way to truth; peopl's differing perspective; different people's priorities;

This movie although taken in 1957, is very much relevant today , in the era of trail by media and thus created public opinion putting pressure on even the judgement.

This movie starts with court where the judge concludes by saying that 12 jurors will decide if the accused is guilty or not. The only condition posed is that decision should be uniform, and that decision will reach finality.
The people , 12 in number, strangers to one another and in no way connected to the murder or accused are asked to decide the case based on their judgement after the trial.

This being the backdrop , it offers us within 150 minutes, of various stake involved in judging a person. This movie although taken in 1957, is very much relevant today , in the era of trail by media and thus created public opinion putting pressure on even the judgement. It offers bird's eye view of how different perceive a case and factor considered for judgement. It reflects the people's psychology of  being indifference , neutral to
to take extreme stand on prejudice.

Indifferent people taking sides of majority, A leader who feels satisfied at co- ordinating but has no view of his own, men coming to conclusion based not on facts but on their own prejudice , men who always cared about their joy, business not on the task, .... all these make it as if we are peeping through real room rather than cinema. This is lankmark movie on how a different people comes to some random conclusion when it doesnot matter to them much.

America or India ; 1950s or 2011 man is  always the same !!!!!

THE OTHER SIDE

What a coincidence ! This week, I happened to watch two movies; both about the people who set milestone for better world in their own way.

One is Last station(2009) about the last days of Leo Tolstoy , a Russian novelist who had profund impact on mahatma gandhi in his way of life and principles.Other is Creation(2010)  on the days before Charles Darwin published his momentous " On the origin of the species ".

 I was wanting to watch " last station" for several months.It got stopped several times for several other reasons. All of the sudden, I watched this week having decided in a minute at random. Thats why I call  it a coincidence to have watched it along with movie "Creation".


Incidentally, I realised that both spoke not about their achievements; their milestones. If it was so , it would have been another documentary. Instead it was about their other side. It was about their attitude; their dilemma; their radical departure with conventions existed then; their disagreement with their wives; yet a thread of love between them; I was surprised to realise that both movies dealt the same subject as said above.

Every aspect in this movie led me into furthur thoughts;  For both, its a dilemma either to go with conventional belief and practices or to say and practise what we believe to be correct. It seems this dilemma that will pervail forever, since change is the only constant.Anyone here was not wrong , they were but speaking from different ages; perspectives; belief. They had genuine reaons to defend their side.

It may seem that family was a big obstacle in carrying their ideas forward, which in later times said to be a big leap in human progress; It may also be said that , alternative views from family provided ample reasons to rethink, reaffirm their theory based on new reasons. I think in  reality, it was a place from where they found solution; solace; strength.



LAST STATION




CREATION

Re aligning the Limits

trends in internet , social media, govt. initiatives

Weird ideas of yesterday sometimes turn out to be best innovations in the future history. Many such ideas really rules the world now. Change is always there. I feel it has become fast paced, easily felt these days.

This is atleast very much true with ICT( Information & Communication Technology).I had the privilege to use different, advanced storage media in every year of our college life ( 2003 – 2008). Days of using splitter to carry mp3 songs ( 3mb size ) in 3,4 floppies (1.44 mb) in the 1st year changed to cd and dvd writers in 2nd and 3rd year. By end of the third year, we got to use pen drive of 512 mb and rest is history. 

I just remembered this when I got to think about how our access , interaction and expectations changed in these 3-4 years with internet re aligning itself to push the boundaries. I never thought so soon , we will even talk about “citizens shall have the right to electronic delivery of services”. It is now happening with circulation of draft Electronic Delivery of Services Bill, 2011. I am doubtful if this can soon be demanded practically as a right ,with the given infrastructure and exposure; but even discussing about it is welcome move in right direction.

Interaction among ourselves , across trade, on govt delivery has also began to see a change with coming of social media. Twitter and facebook links started finding places in resume and business cards; Foreign secretary tweets and answers the questions posed to her. Many govt institutions like india Post  & census 2011 interacts in social media too.

I see ICT as a weapon for efficient delivery and transparency in govt. services and transactions. Govt. ambitiously brought out TAGUP to quicken up this process along with UIDAI. ( here is interesting article on TAGUP). Having seen the computerization of Indian customs with EDI & NIDB , my expectations seems viable :)

Ultimately Its success lies in the bottom strata of people enjoying the fruits of these innovations. These can be done only by tweaking  with mobile services with added security and confidentiality.Since computer is not available everyone and everywhere, mobile is the next destination. Its biggest obstacle is security issues and standards. yes but it evolve very soon so that I can order and transact my groceries mobiline ;also get notified pay my traffic fines mobiline.

Interview with Shri . Vijay Singh on 26th April 2010

( I was in the afternoon session, and last person to be interviewed. Although I was so cool and busy catching my batchmates and making new friends in the UPSC waiting hall, once they made me sit in a chair , at the entrance, I could feel my heart beat.. every minute took longer time than normal.. some mysterious reaction started in my stomach..Its pace increased when my previous one got out of the room.. I had to wait 5 min… at 4.30 pm , finally bell rang.. peon opened the door.. shown me the way in .. )

Me : Excuse me ! May I come in Sir !

VS ( Vijay Singh ): Yes

Me: Good Afternoon Madam ! Goodafternoon Sir……. .. .. ( as I wished everyone ..)

VS : Please Sit down . So .. ( He was taking my mains appln & summary sheet. Everybody else was busy reading my summary sheet.. silence for a minute.. I was just gazing at them)

National academy of… what is …is it some attachment in Mumbai ?

Me : Sir ! Since last yr IRS ( C & CE ) is big batch , they have bifurcated it sir ! I am undergoing my probationer training in Mumbai…

VS : Oh see ! I didn’t know that..k.. How s ur training going on ?

Me: Its interesting Sir! I am learning new acts, procedures.. various dept. in my service and overall working of govt. Sir ?

VS :U r already in IRS ( C & CE) which is very good one.. gives wide variety with professionalism..why do want to come to IAS ?

Me: No doubt , It’s a very good service Sir ! But being an IAS , I can work directly with the people, bring in changes in the social dimension.. co ordinating various depts… ….

VS: yes true.. but here u ll have lot political interference, …. ( He was telling about disadvantages of IAS .. I just gave a broad smile.. then signed to next member … A lady .. later , after Interview ,I found that She is Smt. Jayanthi  IAS )

M1 : Ur from Cuddalore Dist.. k.. Do u know about Fort St. David ?

Me: It’s a fort in cuddalore built by Robert Clive. Its one of the earliest british settlements in India mam.

M1 : Cuddalore was earlier in South Arcot dist right ?

Me : Yes mam .

M1 : Is Ulundurpet still in south arcot ( SA ) dist . ?

Me : No mam . When SA was bifurcated , it has gone to villupuram dist. mam.

( VS interrupted and said that when he was highways secretary , T R Baalu used to mention laying highway to ulundurpet.. mam said , it was important junction through which national highway passes through …)

( M1 has not yet finished going through my summary sheet, she was about to ask something about reading books.. then stopped )

M1:  how is NREGA working in Tamilnadu ?

Me : ( I started with usual intro..) nrega is good scheme which has protected livelihoods of many poor people especially during recession , when monsoons failed…

M1: oh.. That’s all k.. I m talking about ground reality.. I heard that there is lack of farm labour due to NREGA?

ME: Yes mam ! That problem is there mam. Not only in farmlands , but also in carpentry , mason and infrastructural works also mam !

M1: What should we do ?

Me : We have to strategically modify NREGA such that some skillful employment is done.. ( I could have answered this qn in a still better way ..)

M1: Is there some corruption practices in NREGA?

ME: there are many proxy beneficiaries and middleman allow it get commission

M1: As a administrator, How will u prevent it ?

Me : I will regularly check the muster rolls, then with the help of respected people in the area, will monitor the correct implementation and prevent spurious names in the register. . will try to deposit money to the beneficiaries through post offices or banks so that middlemen are avoided.

M1 : Ananth ! Tell me what is the future of Tamilnadu ?

Me : ( really confused.. whether its related to political.. economical.. ) Mam , I like to see tmailnadu as a developed state mam . We are nearly developed, but still there is 22 % poverty rate.. that should be addressed.

M1: Since Its development reached everyone, there is less or no naxalism in TN right ?

Me : yes mam ! that is the major reason mam . employment opportunities are more here . Another reason , I heard that Police had taken very strict actions to curb naxalism in early years mam. Those naxal cadres were also successfully rehabilitated to some useful jobs.

M1 : Can U name the police officer , who was instrumental in these operations ?

Me : Yes mam ! Mr. Walter Devaram

M1: ( she smiled .. ) can u say , what districts were earlier affected by naxalism ?

Me : mam , krishnagiri dist..

M1; ( interrupted ..) No those areas had bandit problem , it was north arcot dist.

Me: sorry .. thanks mam .

M1: Have u read more sangam literature ?

Me:  I have read only few in syllabus mam.

( She nodded to chairman.. then VS sighed next member )

M2: U r a technology man right ? ( I nodded with smile ..  ) U have done some  B.E.  then B.tech  ..govt spent more money.. fees.. infrastructure.. then u  simply discarded it, and entered civil services ?

Me :  My engineering knowledge will be useful in civil service sir ..

M2 :  ( Ignoring my answer … ) lets be practical… u take  that u discarded ur  engineering degree , once u entered civil service .

Me : I had ambition to enter civil service since childhood. As I got good marks and….

M1 : ur parents told to do engg. Education..

Me : yes sir. So once I completed my degree , I have appeared for  CS exam, same yr and entered got IRS Sir !

M1 :  U have given ur hobby as reading books. What is the latest book u have read ?

Me : Sir ! I have read “India after Gandhi “ by ramachandra guha

VS : (interrupted )have u read that fatty book fully ?

Me : yes Sir ! but almost took me 3 months to read it sir !

VS : it took almost same time for me . But its worth a read.. We can cherish that book for ever.

( signed to m2 )

M2 : have u read any tamil book recently ?

Me: yes sir ! A novel called “ rubber “ by jeyamohan

M2: Do u know someone called subramaniya bharathi ?

Me: He is called national poet of tamilnadu .. His poems have instilled nationalism , patriotism..

M2 : ( interrupted .. ) Don’t say generally.. say me particularly issues he fought for ?

Me : he fought for casteism, women issues..

M2: for casteism ?

Me : sorry sir .. against casteism, feminism… ( I said it in a flow ..)

M2: was the word “ feminism “ existed during his times?

Me : Sorry sir ! I used it in wrong way sir .

M2: Its ok .. but tell me what s the difference between womanism and feminism?

Me :sorry sir ! I donno the exact difference sir ! Can I guess sir ?

M2: K.. U should make a intelligent guess .

Me: Womanism deals with issues regarding woman rights, liberty..  mostly said in a male perspective. As opposed to it, feminism is what woman thinks or asks what she wants… its said from women’s perspective…

VS:  interesting  answer… mam.. a man could just be a womanist never a feminist .. right ?( Everyone was having a loud laugh. I gave a broad smile.. then signed M3)

M3: Do u really want MNCs to open their centres in india ? Because they dictate terms, and always the exit door is open.?

Me: We are at the crossroads sir. It depends on how we proceed further sir. We need huge investment for infrastructure and  development . But at the same time , govt. should not compromise on certain basic regulations such as environment laws, labour laws etc.

M3: “ middle class is the backbone of the economy” what do u think about it?

Me: yes truly sir. Because, its they, who has need and aspiration to develop. They are the  carriers of change sir

M3: in regard to previous issue, don’t you think coming of MNCs will make middle class poorer and lead to unequal development?

Me: true sir. Its govt responsibility to avoid such things and come with policy and programmes to have equitable development and also implement many poverty  alleviation programmes. One such example is health insurance scheme which helps bpl families to get good healthcare.

M3: U r from technology background. What do u think about software security?

Me: Software security is very much need of the hour . Because as many technologies such as mobile banking brings service to doorstep, without security  ,whole concept of  development is lost sir,

M3: Sir ( he turned to VS ) I asking him because, three software students have hacked the pentagon sir .

Me: Its unfortunate sir. We should cultivate young brains to aid in development rather than doing evil sir.

( VS signed M4 )

M4: Recently , our home minister have opened integrated checkpost  in one state. Can u name it?

( I took some time.. thinking .. 30 – 40 sec )

M4: Its bihar. OK.. tell me , what is it about? Regarding ur customs only.

Me: Thanks sir. Its should be about land customs sir. Sorry sir! I am totally unaware of this issue sir.

M4: Bihar is asking for some special status. Is there any other state that enjoys special staus?

Me:  J & k enjoys special status in some constitutional position due to historical reasons.

M4: k.. What is this special status about?

Me: This is regarding the developmental issues

M4: yes. Its about the funding . tell me about the 1 advantage and disadvantage of this status ?

Me: Advantage is that more funding will ensure more development in infrastructure and facilities. It will lead to more employment. Now there is lot of migration from bihar to other states which creates more problem. With development , this will be reduced sir. Regarding the disadvantage, there will be strain on the fiscal federalism.

M4: tell me honestly .. Is it possible to have zero tolerance for corruption?

Me: Yes sir ! sure it is possible sir .

M4: Is India a democratic country ?

Me : certainly sir !

M4: I say that , Corruption is the fifth pillar of the democracy. Whats ur view?

Me: I beg to differ from u sir ! Corruption cannot go with the democracy . When there is corruption, people makes shortcut to achieve something , hence real aspirations of common people are lost.Hence, It cant be the pillar of the democracy sir.

( m3 interrupted..)

M3: Sir, With Chairman’s pemission , I want make one point here. Even in bigger democracies like US, there are lobbyist trying to influence. Though , they may not do corruption in infra, drugs and health. Corruption in all democracy sir .

Me:  It s sad thing sir. In any case , we should try to eliminate corruption. Then only real democracy can exist sir.

M4 : “ delayed justice is justice undone” what do u think about it?

Me: I take justice in a broad perspective sir. When development reaches late or never reaches, this will have wider..

M4: ( interrupted..) I just saying with respect to corruption. Take for instance, A  public servant is caught for corrupt practices, trail goes on for years, he gets promotions and all that stuff… see it doesn’t serve any purpose.  what should be done to avoid this ?

Me: The law should be made stringent enough..

M4: ( interrupted) already strict.

Me:  Every law is made only on general basis , not for specific purpose Sir. So people make use of ambiguity in the law to bribe and do corruption. We shuld regularly monitor it and plug the loopholes .

Secondly, many trails goes on longer for lack of evidences. We should use modern technologies like installing cctv, electronic records, scientific auditing so that, even If one escapes one , he is caught in the other. Third, judiciary strength should be increased , so that speedy justice is done.

Vs: Nice ananth ! Your interview is over

Me: Thank you sir… … ( thanked everyone )    time was 5.00 pm

 

SYMBOLIC

Man is always driven by symbols. He needs either a  nature or some human form to visualize a God ! Symbols  easily convey our message to others . Three colors  are enough to control the traffic, so is the rose to love. Our democracy n politics  is run by symbols; business is by branding ..! 

In early years, I think a person, who used just symbolic acts to awake India and even world is Gandhiji. One such act is Dandi march , to pick salt against law to show British’s exploits. Exactly 80 summers back , Gandhi did this to awake millions of Indians and rest is the history….

Remember 6^th april 1930 , when Gandhi reached dandi after 24 days walk from Sabarmati. The incident and impact it has left is in this  interesting article by Gopalkrishna Gandhi today in  Hindu. whoa ! see how hand full of salt challenged the world's mightiest empire !!! Thats  Gandhiji...!!  Orwell 's words about gandhiji is worth mention here... 

“regarded simply as a politician, and compared with the other leading political figures of our time, how clean a smell he has managed to leave behind!”

How r u ?

How s ur Life ? How s service ?... these are the questions , mostly I come across from many of my friends, relatives, well wishers. I answer them as “ going great”, “ superb”, “ enjoying “, “ nice”.

Recently , I was in a thought, how s my life ? do I really feel any difference ?

yes..absolutely ..

Was out of Chennai for months together..

To be in Mumbai, a most happening place in India, with its economic boom… people.. colaba.. its really a maximum city..

To miss out dosa, idly , sambhar, rasam for most days !

Spoke mostly in English.. trying to decipher hindi.. learn a new lanuguage..

Gained lot of friends… in a batch representing gamut of India

Got to hear many good books…read some of them.. saw some movies other than bollywood & kollywood..

was Introduced to world of customs… its laws, implications, classification, valuation… ( though had not taken it so serious ..)

But still , life is same in some ways….

A day still never ends without a thought or calculations about upsc.. exams..

Still a mind feels guilty .. w.r.t. upsc.. when I does anything other than that.. ( hence guilty for whole day ..:) )

Still don’t care to distinct between day and night to sleep or do something else..

My thought of shedding some kilos… ( advice of many ..) still remains a dream…

I still read atleast for sometime, something in tamil…

மாற்றத்தின் துருப்புகள்

சிந்துநதி முதல் குமரி ஈறாய் - என்றும்
சிந்தையில் பலநுற்றாண்டாய் நாம் ஒரே நாடு - எல்லைகளால்
மந்தையென பற்பல சிறு நாடுகள் அன்று

அசோகனின் பௌத்தமும், மௌரிய வாளும்
அவுரங்கசிபின் படைத்திறமும் , என்றும்
அமைத்ததில்லை ஒரே எல்லைக்கோடு

தொழில்புரட்சி ஓங்கிட, காலம் கனிந்திட
தைத்தான் வாளால் ஒரே நாடு - ஆங்கிலேயன்
தந்தான் கூடவே தரித்திரமும் , பஞ்சமும்

மனிதனை மன்னனாக்கினால் - வரலாறுபடி
        சுயம் பெரிதுபடும் ; சமூகம்
மரித்துப் போகும் என அறிந்ததனால் ....

ஆயிரம் ஆண்டுகளாய் நீடித்த
         சோதனை காலங்கள் முடிவுற
ஆன்றோர் கூடினர் சுதந்திரத்தின் பின்னர் !

அறிவித்தனர் இந்நாளில் - இந்தியாவிற்கு
என்றென்றும் ஒரு அரசன் -இந்த
அகிலம் வாழும்வரை நீடித்திடவே !


காலமாற்றத்தின் சுழற்சியில் - என்றும்
மாறாது அவனது கரு
மாறுவது வெறும் மனபிம்பங்களே !


அறுபது ஆண்டுகள் வெற்றிகரமாய்
ஆண்ட அரசன்  - நமது அரசியல் சாசனம்
காலந்தோறும் புதுச்சிகரங்கள் தொட்டிட

அரசால் சுட்டப்பட்ட இளவல்கள் நாம் !
ஆண்டியும் அரசனும் சமமாய் உயர்வு
எய்திடும் மாற்றத்தின் துருப்புகள் நாம் !

நாம் ....
பல்துறை தேவைகள் அறிந்திடுவோம்
புதுகலைகள் பல கற்றிடுவோம்
பழையன நீக்கி சீர் செய்திடுவோம்
பாரினில் இந்தியாவை உயர்த்திடுவோம் !!!
 
A tamil poem written by me , and was read on Republic Day celebrations in NACEN , Mumbai

English translation :
We Indians from sind to Kanyakumari - were
United as a nation for centuries by thought - though
divided by many physical boundaries

Neither Asoka's buddhism
nor Maurya's sword - not even
aurangazeb's mighty army
broke the barriers completely

As time ripened,with industrial revolution
The british stitched together as A Nation by might
but never failed to offer deadly famines & poverty

going by history, when a man assumes soverignity
His self grows ! Dies thy society !
Only his self grows ! dies thy society !

our forefathers assembled after
independence,To end the sins of
divisiveness since centuries.

Announced on this day - an unchallenged
King of our India , who will
rule us till this world exists

With the wheels of change - his
views will change - not his
Core principles

Since sixty years, we were ruled
by his majesty - our constitution,
to reach its new heights

The country has destined us,Young Civil servants
As facilitators of change to
bridge all the existing inequalities

We ..
shall explore new vistas !
Enrich ourselves with newests ; Act
Efficiently to curb out redundancies - and
Empower India as the best

jai hind!!!

உலகெலாம் நாடகம்

நாமெலாம் நடிகர்

ஒப்பனை யார் ?

வைத்தியனா ... வாத்தியனா ..!!!

சுதந்திர தினம்

இரவு மழையில்

காலை விழாவுக்காக - இட்ட

கோலங்கள் கரைந்தன

மழைக்கும் உண்டே

சுதந்திரம் ! சுதந்திரம் !

( AUGUST 15 அதிகாலை.... திடீர் என கன மழை ... நெஞ்சில் மின்னலென தோன்றியவை .. )

நான் கடவுள்

"நானே கடவுள் " என்ற பிரம்மத்தை உணர்ந்த ஒருவன், சதை , உறவு, இன்பதுன்பம், பாவம் என்று சாமானியனாய் வாழும் சமூகத்தில் நுழைந்தால்? ...பாலாவின் முத்திரையுடன் வரைந்த திரையோவியம்.

தமிழ் உலகு, வருடக்கணக்காக காத்துக் கொண்டிருந்த படம், " நான் கடவுள்". பாலாவின் இயக்கம், எழுத்தாளர் ஜெயமோகன், இசை ஞானி என்று பலரும் கைகோர்த்திருந்ததினால் பலரும் போல நானும், நண்பரும் முதல் நாளன்றே இணையத்தில் பதிவு செய்து முன்று மணி ஷோவ்விற்கு திரையரங்கு சென்றோம். முதல் நாள் - எங்கும் இளவட்டம் - விசில், ஆ ஊ சத்தங்கள் என ஆராவாரத்துடன் பரபரத்தது.


டைட்டில் - ல் பாலா, இசை ஞானி பெயருக்கு ஆராவாரம், விசில்.....; படம் ஆரம்பித்த ஐந்து நிமிடங்களில் trailor - ல் பார்த்த 90% காட்சிகள் ; வரப்போவது என்ன ? அடுத்த சிலிர்ப்புட்டும் காட்சிகளில், இசையின் மிரட்சியில், அரங்கமே அமைதி... பாலாவின் மாயம் ... நம்மை இரண்டரை மணி நேரமும் கணமும் அசையாது நம்மை செலுத்துகிறது.

அது என்ன பாலா மாயம் ... தமிழ் திரை அறிந்திராத கதை களம்... நாம் அன்றாடம் காணும், ஆனால் அதிகம் பேசப்படாத மாந்தர்... அவர்களின் வாழ்வு ..இன்பதுன்பங்கள்..என்று காட்சி விரிய விரிய நெஞ்சு பதைக்கிறது. இனி தெருவோரம் அவரை காணும் போதெல்லாம் நம் நெஞ்சில், பார்க்கும் பார்வையில் ஒரு மாறுதல் நிகழ்வது நிச்சயம்.




அனுதினமும் இவர்கள் படும் கொடுமை.... அதை அறியாத சமூகம்... கண்டுக்கொள்ளாத அரசு... அந்த அவலத்திற்கு காசிற்காக விலை போகும் காவல் தெய்வங்கள்....இதற்கு தீர்வு தான் என்ன? தெய்வம் தான் உண்டோ ? இதைப் பொறுக்குமோ? பொங்கிஎழுமோ ? என்ற புள்ளியில் கதை உருவாகிறது.

இப்படத்தின் வலிமை ஜெயமோகனின் வசனம். தத்துவ விவரிப்பு, அவல வெளிப்பாடு, கதையோடு ஒன்றிய நகைச்சுவை,... வாய் சிரித்தாலும், நெஞ்சில் அவலம் படர தொனிக்கும் கிண்டல் பேச்சுகள் என அவரின் முத்திரையை ஆழப் பதித்திருக்கிறார்.

ரமண மாலையில் " பிச்சைப் பாத்திரம்" கேட்ட போது மனதில் எழுந்த எண்ணங்கள் வேறு... ஆனால்... இப்படத்தில், கச்சிதமாய் பொருந்தி வர ... புகழ்வது எழுதி உயிர் தந்த ராஜாவையா... காண காட்சியை உரு தந்த பாலாவையா... இருவரையும் தான்... சில இடங்களில் அமைதி... திடீர் அதிரடி... இம்முறை உடுக்கையும் கூட வந்து இசைஞானியின் re - recording ல் படத்தின் உணர்வு மேலோங்குகிறது.

யாரும் எதிர்பார்க்காத உருவில் பூஜா..அஹோரியாய் ஆர்யா...புதுமுகங்களா இவர்கள்... அப்படி தெரியவில்லை... ஒ.. இயக்கியது பாலா அல்லவா...ஆம், மாறுபட்ட கதை... நுண்ணி செதுக்கிய திரைக்கதை.... தோயவில்லாது செல்ல கோலிவுட் தர்பார்... எலியாரின் கிண்டல்கள்... வேறு என்ன வேண்டும்.... கதைதான் இப்படத்தின் நாயகன்.

சிலவிடங்களில் வரும் ஹிந்தி வசனங்களுக்கு தமிழில் subtitle கொடுத்திருந்தால் .... இன்னும் புரிந்திருக்கும். எனினும் அறிந்தவற்றில் மேலும் புரிய நிறைய உள்ளது..திரும்ப பார்க்க வேண்டும் எனும்படியான தத்துவார்த்த, கருத்துள்ள , சமூக படம்.

நான் கடவுள் - மனிதம் அறிவது எப்போது ?

Atleast a food to live!!!!!!!!!!!!!

தனி ஒருவனுக்கு உணவில்லையெனில் ஜெகத்தினை அழித்திடுவோம்
-மகாகவி பாரதி


World Food Day-is observed by UN every 15 october to raise awareness about poverty and hunger that catches millions in this world. This year's theme is "the Right to food".To me , this day is alteast a alarm to this capitalist soaked world that still there are hundreds of million living in our same world, striving to get even a square meal.


Long before, my friend once asked me...Why should we really care about these people who cant even earn meal a day? why should these inable souls make this world so heavy?....i was so irritated but,his questions were logical...i was not in a position to answer him there....i thought was he really right?....what went wrong?....Why are we to bother when we pay all taxes and govt. spends those to them.... Then really came a light...i cursed my stupidness...i was ashame our Gen next's ignorance to this issues... for that monetary passion that made least bother about human....

Govt. lays road n who travels in it luxuriously...we enjoy all sometimes jus to show our richness...leaving those strive for a meal/day....Many to suffer were agriculture labours...Agriculture is sickened... none cares for it unless a month before elections...For the sake of luxury, as economic addicts,we spoilt the environment...armed the globe....Warmed the globe...in turn had a great blow to agriculture....which left these people with begger bowls...at the same time
..we made a uhhh!!! Its too hot ya... and got a air -conditioner furthur fuelling the disaster...

Lot to talk ...finally,In these scenario, i would call this day to be success atleast if it triggers a tear for ourdoing and conditions and vow to minimize as much as we can.....