அரண்மனைக்கு வெளியே... 2

விடிந்த போது, என்னருகில் இருந்த கண்ணாடி மட்டும் நீளமாக இலலாமல் வெள்ளையாக இருந்தது, இரவில் கவனிக்கவில்லை. ரித்திகாவின் பெண், அவள்அப்பாவை தூங்கவிடாமல் கேள்விகளால் நிரப்பிக் கொண்டிருந்தாள். ஜன்னலுக்கு வெளியே மாறிக்கொண்டேயிருக்கிற காட்சிகள் ஒவ்வொன்றும்அவள் வினாக்களாய் விரிந்தன. பல சமயங்களில் ஒரு கேள்வி முடிவதற்குள், அடுத்த கேள்விக்கான காட்சி அவள் சிறிய கண்களின் முன்னே கடந்துபோனது. நல்ல பதிலை மட்டுமல்ல; நல்ல கேள்வியைக் கூட ஒரு நிலையான பொருள்தான் உருவாக்க முடியும். இதில் நிலை என்பது பொருள் மட்டும் பற்றியதல்ல, மனதின் நிலையும் தான்.

கற்றலின் கேட்டல் நன்று. அவள் கேட்டலில் நான் கற்றுக்கொள்ள முயன்றுகொண்டிருந்தேன். ராமநகரம் என்று ஒரு ஊர் நிறைய மசூதிகளுடன் தென்பட்டது.

ஊரில் இருந்தால் கச்சேரிக்கு வருமாறு தீபுவிற்கு குறுஞ்செய்தி அனுப்பினேன்; ஸ்டேஷனுக்கே வந்திருந்தான். "இங்க இருந்து தாசப்பிகாஷ் பக்கம் தா.. ஆட்டோல போனா பதனாலு ரூபாய்க்கு மேல குடுக்க வேண்டா..." தீபுவின் தாத்தா சுந்தரராஜ ஐயங்கார் நகரின் பிரபல வக்கீல். வேத நூல் பிராயம் நூறுஎன்பதற்குச் சில மாதங்களே இருந்தபோது மறைந்தார். அத்தனை வயதிலும்நகரின்பெரிய பூங்காவை மூன்று முறைகள் சுற்றி நடப்பார்.

திருச்சி மாயவரம் லாட்ஜ் போலவே இருந்தது தாசப்பிகாஷ். மூன்று நாட்களுக்கு மேல் தங்கி, அக்ஷயாவில் உண்டு களித்தால், குண்டாவது உறுதி. நல்ல சுவையும் வயிற்றுக்கு கெடுதல் தராத உணவும் நன்றாக இருந்தது. முக்கியமாக டீ. ஆனந்த மயம்.

'மைசூர் வாசுதேவாச்சார் பவனா' கச்சேரி ஆரம்பிக்கும் முன்பே நிறைந்தது. ரேவதி கிருஷ்ணாவிற்கு (வீணை) இலஞ்சிமேல் சுசில்குமார் கடத்துடன் வாசித்தேன். கேதார கௌளை வர்ணம், விஜயநாகிரியில் 'விஜயாம்பிகே - விமலாம்பிகே'. பிறகு சங்கராபரணத்தில் பாபநாசம்சிவனின் மகாலக்ஷ்மி ஜகன் மாதா சற்று விவரமாக. அதில் தனியாவர்த்தனம். கடைசியாக மகாராஜபுரம் சந்தானம் இயற்றிய பஸந்த் (பஹார் ராகம்) தில்லானா.

தீபு வீட்டில் இரவு உணவு. அர்ச்சனா நெய் ஊற்ற முற்படுகையில் வேண்டாம்என்றேன். "டயட் ghee தான் சாப்டுங்கோ" என்றாள். சிரித்தபடிசாப்பிட்டுவிட்டேன். ஒரு கார் ஏற்பாடு செய்து, நாளை சாமுண்டீஸ்வரி ஹில்ஸ், கிருஷ்ண ராஜ சாகர், மைசூர் அரண்மனை எல்லாம் பார்த்துவிடலாம் என்றுமுடிவு செய்தோம். அருணும் கிருஷ்ணாவும் மிகவும் சந்தோஷமாக இருந்தனர், மலையில் தேரோட்டம் - ஏக கூட்டம் என்றறியாமல்.

1. தீபுவின் வீடு

2. வீணை ம்ருதங்கம் / தீபுவின்அப்பா கிருஷ்ணாவிற்கு தன்பஜாஜ் சேடக்கைக் காட்டுகிறார்.

3. தேரோட்டம்... !!

4. மகிஷாசுரன்...

5. ஆகாச வாணி சங்கீத சம்மேளனம்

A letter to The Railway... (written by my brother Shri K.S.Ravichandran)

Tuesday; October 27, 2009; 1141 Hrs (IST)

Dear Sir/Madam,

The Coimbatore (Jn) Railway Station has 6 platforms. Only for the first and second, there is a lift which is also not for passengers. Physically handicapped people have been sufferring for more than an year as the lifts in the (a) third and fourth and (b) fifth and sixth platforms are nor serviceable. There is no possibility of using a wheel chair to reach the PF No.1 from the other platforms so as to use the lift over there. Several representations have been made and Railways turn a deaf ear and they are not at all concerned.

On Saturday, the 24th October 2009 my brother Erode Nagaraj, who is handicapped (He cannot walk due to polio) had to climb all the thirty steps in PF No.3 by crawling and it was a pathetic sight to see him crawl. The steps are too many and too dirty. He is a mrudangam artiste. Even when he reached Coimbatore from Chennai on 23rd October 2009, the inter city express was stopped in the PF No.5 and there was no lift.

This has happened several times for several physically handicapped people. Even elderly people find it difficult as hand rails do not run throughout the stairs! There is no ramp. The station masters would not be there in their room when there is some urgent requirement. Even in the lift for the PF No.1, one has to search for the lift man and request him to accommodate a handicapped person. There is no notice board about the location of the wheel chair. The information counter will be so crowded that the physically handicapped persons cannot reach there so easily. As MPs and MLAs and officers are more concerned about contracts and cuts, it seems these matters are not attractive. The website does not offer an e mail ID for grievances. There is no e mail ID published in the web site for the CGM.

CGMs and station masters seem to be blind to these daily problems of several poor people and they are actually the visually impaired and handicapped ones and I am going to recommend a concessional free pass for them for their proven blindness. Long Live Indian Railways! Long live these handicapped and blind officers! If anyone of their family is really handicapped, they will make their arrangements in such a way that the train stops in PF No.1.

See the website http://www.southernrailway.gov.in/ and click public greivances; nothing will come; look out for the name of the top most officer; nothing will be there; click accounts department under organisation - nothing will come. Go to 'about us' - it will say ever since 1951 "we are turning a deaf ear (to problems of public) and we are blind (to their real problems, as we have several commercial dealings) and handicapped (as we are unable to stand to the face the wrath of people with grievances)!

Click Palghat Division - you can see a welcome message and nothing else! click anything - you will get ads komli - meaning we are all komalees! and matrimony - meaning we are wedded to our problems!

All recipients are requested to read this mail without fail taking assistance of valid persons and circulate and pass on this information to all people who are busy travelling every day buying tickets to pay these invalid babus!

Thanking you,

Yours truly,

Dr.K.S.Ravichandran, M.Com, LL.B, FCS, Ph.D.

Partner,

KSR& Co.,

Company Secretaries,

Bangalore, Chennai & Coimbatore

Coimbatore Office

Indus Chambers,

Ground Floor,

No.101, Govt. Arts College Road,

Coimbatore – 641018,

Ph. No. 0422- 2305676, 2302868,

Telefax: (0422) 2302867

Email Id: rirs@eth.net

Website: www.ksrandco.in

About Me - updated appu...

The Basics

Hair Color:	black
Eye Color:	black
Height:	5.5
Profession:	mrudangam artiste
Relationship Status:	talk, sing, single...
Religious Views:	adhvaitha
What's Your Sign?:	sagita'reals'
Any Siblings?:	5
Shoe size:	6
Where were you born?:	gedhdhe
Innie or Outie:	innie for outie and outie for innie
Righty or Lefty?:	right tea and left coffee
Any pets?:	sishyas
What month were you born in?:	december
What is your favourite Raga?:	all

My Favorites

Favorite Color:	kamAkshi's red
Favorite Car:	honda odessy
Favorite Movie:	GV Iyer's Adhi shankarAchArya, cast away, shawshank redemption, Schindler's list
Favorite Hobby:	writing, chess, facebooking n orkutting
Favorite Song/Singer:	Jon Singer, my sishya
Favorite Book/Author:	pass
Favorite School Subject:	mrudangam
Favorite Vacation Destination:	masinakudi
Favorite Food:	dhosai, chappathi....
Favorite Restaurant:	veg places
Favorite Animal:	elephant
Favorite Store:	nAdAr kadai, select store [closer to uks sir's place], cost co, wall mart, meijers,
Favorite Celebrity :	Aishu
Favorite Childhood Friend:	sakthi
Favorite Childhood Memory:	crowd puller
Favorite Baby Name:	aparna [latest]
Favorite Person In Your Life:	UKS
Favorite Facebook Application :	geo challenge
Favorite Possession:	bike n notebook
Mall Store:	mega mart
Favorite Fast Food Restaurant:	indhira nagar chat
Comedian:	vadivelu
Sandlot or Little Rascals:	thamizh pesu n neeya naana
Favorite Holiday:	summer holidays
Favorite Number:	5
Favorite Hard Candy:	murukku, vella cheedai
Favorite Month:	december
Favorite Flower:	lillee n shenbaga
Favorite Ice Cream:	cashew-choco-dip-cone - freeze zone
Favorite Smell:	luv perfumes
Favorite Drink:	fresh juices
Favorite Cartoon Character:	tom & jerry
Favourite kind of pants:	jeans

This or That

Chocolate or Vanilla:	choc
Big Mac or Whopper:	garlic bread
Coke or Pepsi :	coke [pepsi orE shoe polish vaasanai]
Beer or Wine:	more
Coffee or Tea:	tea
Apple Juice or O.J.:	A.J.
Facebook or MySpace:	FB
Summer or Winter:	Some err...
Windows or Mac:	Win-dose..
Cats or Dogs:	raining cats n dogs
Boxers or Briefs:	boxers and elaborate... :P
Rain or Shine :	rain n shine
Chips or Popcorn:	Pop - Hips
Salty or Sweet:	spicy n wildy
Plane or Boat:	sail-plane & fly-boat
Morning or Night:	Might
Movie or Play:	moo-lay
Walk or Drive:	walk in the foots steps of a driving mind
Money or Love:	mo-ve :D
Breakfast or Dinner:	brunch
Forgiveness or Revenge:	F.... :P
Paint or Wallpaper:	paper & paint
House or Apartment:	nothing apart from house
Truth or Dare:	truth
Contacts or Glasses:	glass, yes
Root beer or Dr. Pepper:	God Seer & Dr.Helper
Mud or Jell-O wrestling:	Bud to well & resting
Skiing or Boarding:	boarding n lodging
Silver or Gold:	goliver sold
Diamond or pearl:	diamond
Sunset or Sunrise:	sun rise, rise AnA thaan "set"Agum
Phone or in person:	phone in person
Oldest, middle, youngest or only child:	youngest
Indoor or Outdoor:	in outdoor

Do You?

Have Any Pets:	sishyas, friends, wish to have an elephant and a snake
Have Any Children:	my siblings have
Smoke:	from incense sticks
Drink:	water, tea, juice...
Exercise:	excess eyes [read n write only]
Spend Your Life On Facebook:	neva
Play On A Sports Team:	always in a sportive team
Belong To Any Organizations:	yes, but not any belonging of any org, won't "be - longing" for one though...
Love Your Job:	YES
Like To Cook:	yes but, no
Play An Instrument:	yes, also instrumental for many to play :)
Sing:	yes
Dance:	fingers
Speak Multiple Languages:	full triple languages
Ice Skate:	up-rishi-ate
Swim:	in thoughts
Paint:	yes
Write:	YES
Ski:	sky-ing
Juggle:	btwn tasks
Do you wish you lived somewhere else?:	yes, with my guru, where ever HE went
Do you like roller coasters?:	i like rooster coolers
Enjoy spending time with your Mother?:	obviously
Ever think about the price of gasoline?:	many times
Sleep with a fan on?:	not a rasika, for no ceiling for them, wish they grow infinite, but all fans on :)
Have a good handle on spelling?:	also, a good hand drill on spilling
Ever type "kik" instead of "lol?:	yuo instd of you
Know how to play chess?:	know how to win too
Ever miss being a little kid?:	no, why not enjoy a kid grown up!
Want to get married?:	yes, want my friends to get married :)

Have You Ever

Stolen Anything:	hearts
Been Drunk Before Noon:	been shrunk b4 [in front of] winter
Had Sex In A Public Place:	yes, when i filled an application in the corridor :P
Got Caught Telling A Lie:	yes, when i say... 'u r beautiful', gals realise it is a lie, as they keep eye [not I] on mirror
Got A Speeding Ticket:	yes, when I upgraded my ticket from a passenger to express...
Been Arrested:	yes, by UKS sir's performance
Littered:	part of life, remember to clean and create new litters...
Fantasized About A Co-Worker:	when looked at, i found it fanta - sized [bottle shaped]
Cheated On A Test:	yes, cheated a cutest... when exams lined up like a Que, cheated those tests
Cheated In A Relationship:	no, many times got an opportunity to sail, but shun the relay of ships
Failed A Class:	pass
Screened Your Phone Calls:	screened my phone, not calls
Eaten Food Off The Floor:	apadiyellaam maN sOru sAppiradhA vENduthal illai...
Stuck Gum Under A Desk:	yes, after writing a letter, sitting under the desk
Wished You Were Someone Else:	neva
Cried During A Movie:	made people cry
Had A One Night Stand:	had for years, in my night lamp
Had to pull over on the side of the road to puke?:	i pulled to side and the pillion rider puke
Had your heart broken?:	yes it broke and became the "HE-ART"!
Had a good feeling about something?:	something n same thing too
Had a near death experience:	daily, what for you sleep?
Swam in freezing water:	yes, many times.... when water was towards freezing, to be more clear, when it was summer and it would be freezing in some months... :P
Jumped off a house:	yes, to reach my home, i need to thANdify first 4 houses in my st
Been attacked?:	attacked by poliO, complimented by nijamO
Bungee jumped:	yes, when i pressed hard, the ghee and the bun jumped from the plate
White water rafted:	white water drafted :P :P :P
Pulled an all nighter?:	pushed a specific dawner
Surfed:	my clothes, net....
Lied about your age:	yes, i am actually a stone age guy - rocking person
Broken a bone?:	same bone, twice

Misc.

Describe Yourself In One Word:	nAgarAj
Biggest Fear:	nAgarAj
Biggest Mistake:	nAgarAj
Your Proudest Accomplishment:	nAgarAj
#1 Priority In Your Life:	towards truth
Dream Job:	reality
Causes You Believe In:	i believe not only in cause, but rupees, dollars & pounds too...
Special Talents:	not thinking so
Where Are You Right Now:	just where I am left
Where Would You Rather Be:	to where I move
Famous Person You Want To Meet:	me
Place To Visit Before You Die:	beauty shop for men, i cant do dying on my own
Song Played At Your Funeral:	any fun-here-all song
What are you listening to right now:	my mind
What makes you happy:	dhukkam
What did you do yesterday:	plan tomorrow
Won any awards?:	i don't fight to win
Are you a good driver?:	i am, strong driver (van-devotee) and guys, i neva screw...
Gotten any speeding tickets?:	already ans-wierd
Are you double jointed?:	avur kyaa? you need double-at least two things to join
Last time you showered?:	i ll shower forever, no last time
What's the last dream you remember?:	yet to come
What side of the bed do you sleep on?:	the other side...
Do you dress up on Halloween?:	yes, i don't go nude
Are you outgoing or introverted?:	i am gettin intro, not (a)verted
Do you ever wish you were famous?:	sishyas say: by imparting proper art, he brings fame to us
Have you ever done anything illegal?:	yes, most of them i met are "illE gals" (illai) only... no contentment (no content meant)
Where will you be 12 hours from now?:	where i am now, as it will be same time in a wall clock
Is it easy for others to make you feel awkward?:	when they ask a word which i don't like
Do you know what you are going to wear tomorrow?:	i don't know will be a wrong answer which is right
Is it easy for people to make you smile?:	yes, even if they don't intend so, i can extract matters to smile
Does anyone hate you for no reason?:	yes, if they know the reason they won't
Can you make yourself cry?:	yes, charity begins at home... [then only you can make others cry] but, i try to dry the cry of others
How many hours of sleep did you get last night?:	infinite
Is your life simple or complicated?:	simply complicated
Are you taller than 5'4"?:	no, shorter than 5'6"
What was your last place of employment?:	last birth
What color are your socks?:	belt colour

Personal

Have you laughed until you cried:	i can't do that
Have you found out who your true friends were:	no, as they are not out, but in.
Met someone who changed you:	no, after meeting only i changed
Kissed anyone on your friends list:	?!?!?!
What were you doing at midnight last night:	awaiting midder than the middest night
Name something you CANNOT wait for:	all things, reducing weight is healthy
Have you ever talked to a person named Tom:	yes, his name is 'tom'orrow
What are you listening to right now:	hand swear(d) already
What is one thing you wish you could change about your life:	spelling, from life to lipe [layippu]
Last time you saw your father :	when i told him a blade-y joke
Most visited webpage:	respected inbox - ji-mail
Do people think you're weird?:	they think i am neared and deared
Are any of your friends mad at you?:	many of them are made at U-sa, U-k
What's one new thing you'd like to try?:	new
Would you get married before 19?:	oh yes, 9 teens are 27 = 20 sevens are 140 = one 40 is 40 :D
Can you crack your neck?:	why not? deeper than my neck, crack my voice - throat
Are you a bully? O_o:	worshiping nandhi is bully?!?!
Do you type fast?:	i am nidhAna-type
Do you get mad easily?:	yes, it is only a 3 letter word, unlike asafoetida etc.
Do you like getting hyper?:	yes, high - per- every second
Do you like making kids cry?:	i like crying kids, who laugh when they come to me
Who's your best friend?:	you can be, qualify
What is the longest relationship you were in?:	visitors who stay for more than 2 days are all long-guests only...

Firsts

First surgery :	12 yrs
First piercing :	kid
First best friend :	family
First sport you joined :	hide n seek
First pet :	elephant elephant elephant
First vacation :	madras, mysore,mumbai,
First concert :	a vijayadhasami day in erode
First crush :	cool bottled drink
Very FIRST memory? :	periyavA
First person you had a fight with?:	co-passenger
First time you rode a bike?:	1998 - KH
First car:	a car on road
First person you slow danced with:	the one dancing slow
If your house was on fire, first thing you'd grab?:	mrudangam
First Movie You Saw:	instead, many movies had 'saw' me
First time you were afraid:	when heard the word dhairiyam
First song you remember listening to:	pibarE rAmarasam
First thing you'd do with 5 million dollars:	count
First thing you notice when you look in the mirror?:	the sound of image (thanks to lA.sA.rA)
First impression of your bf/gf?:	pinch

As of Now

Your ex and You:	xes only...
I am listening to:	not gonna listen to this question
Maybe I should:	stop updating [not stop up dating!]
I love:	to be loved
My best friend(s):	many really... not as a group but unique... ennaiyE eduththu evLO selavu paNNinAlum theeramAttEn... that is why...
I don't understand:	mis under stand
I have lost my respect for:	pre - spect, as my power changed
The meaning of my display name is:	erode - native place, nagaraj - my name
I will always be:	yours and myself
Love seems to:	grow, row, ow[e] & W [when u c urself in some1, it is double you]
I never ever want to lose:	moment
I get annoyed when:	annoyed
Do you like parties?:	already partying
Today I:	be, tomorrow? see. then? de [velop]
I wish:	your wishes come true
Are you neat or sloppy?:	clean and casual
What kind of clothes do you like?:	hide
Are you mad at someone?:	yes, mad at sum 1. then only i can do second and solve 3,4,5.... problems
What do you do in your spare time:	knowing to pair times
Do you have any medical problems?:	yes, if you ask, three red pills are 7.25 and four green pills are 8.95 how much is seven blue pills... :P
What kind of car do you have/want?:	double side boot, engine next door
Do you like to read? What?:	not 1ly what... also when, how, where, aNil, Adu, ilai, Ekkal etc. ish frushtEya nisht...
Do you cook?:	i am a whistiling cooker
Would you do drugs?:	inji kashAyummy [me, make yummy]
Have you ever written a song?:	if i don't like i return
Do you like poetry?:	if not poetic, i dislike
Have you written poetry?:	pO-yA-tree...(wood mandai)
Have you dated someone older than you?:	if i join a french class, and meet a senior who is younger and likes me, how would you call it?
How much older?:	younger than elders