26 July 2011

தமிழ்த்தாய் வாழ்த்து...



தமிழ்த்தாய் வாழ்த்து...  
குறுமுனி வரைதோன்றி உடனி தம்தரும்
சிறுகால் உலவுநிறை தண்டலை விளங்கத் 
தேறல்சேர் தோடு மலரமது கரமொலிக்கும்
சேரல் தென்னவன் மலரணையில் திகழ்தரும்
நறைநிறை மாந்தளிர் மேனியளே! வாழியவே! 
                                                              - மதுரன் 

அருஞ்சொற்பொருள் 
குறுமுனி - அகத்தியர்
வரை - மலை 
சிறுகால் - தென்றல் 
நிறை தண்டலை - மேன்மையான பூஞ்சோலை 
தேறல், நறை - தேன்

           

23 July 2011

Corruption Vs Eruption


My dear compatriot,

Behold before searching the ‘forward’ button;
Withhold the urge for pushing the ‘delete’ button.

While the nation is bitten... a few remain smitten
By the mighty mite - corruption,
Leading to a public eruption...like a missile
Forcing the corrupt to fissile.

Be a government doctor or a private contractor,
We let this weed to grow by flinching;
Time has come for covenant clinching.
Let’s keep our souls clean and let the nation gleam.

Abhor the bliss begotten through perpetual servility;
Adore the virtuous for undaunted nobility.
I am not a poet neither could remain quiet;
My humble submission – ‘Let us take up this mission’!

Jai Hind !

The First Step...

Dear Folks,
        Why do we, the Indians look west most of the time?  The direction has no religious connotations to start with.  The issue is purely social.  Gone are the days when the Trade Winds brought the foreigners to our shores for business and learning...today be it studies or business we turn to the west.  I am not denying the strides that we have made in various other fields....
        While we boast of the quality of output from our IITs and IIMs, are we bothered about the placement for those qualified graduates?  Retention of talent within the country is nearly impossible...there has been an exodus. Nothing against those who migrate abroad; it is a free world with citizens having free will. At the same time nothing is free in this world as we all know.
        If I take the grounds of good professional exposure, challenging assignments, quality of life  as few of the reasons to go abroad then my question is "Can't we create them here?".  No..no, I am not from Utopia...I am pragmatic and of course being ready for the rigours of the transformation.  
       I am not the neo-socialist or narrow minded nationalist.  Neither I advocate recalling all my brothers and sisters from abroad.  You be there physically but let your love and loyalty be with your motherland; by being in India I can't claim to be an Indian because being a citizen expects more than being merely a native.  
       My request to all my contemporaries, living abroad or in India is to contribute towards building a stronger India.  I am not starting a movement or canvassing for a political party.  I am just expressing my wish to tread the path of progress towards our lost glory.  
         With this prelude, I invite your suggestions and concrete action plan for the change.  I shall also add a few humble thoughts of mine for your validation and discussion. I believe that winning the race is just an incidental while the first step one takes in the right direction is the most important hence, let us step out and march together....
                   Jai Hind!

AN INVITATION TO THE SKY LORDS...


O The Lord of Night,
Let there be no dawn, for
I have only darkness
To wear...

O gentle Zephyr,
Spare the heap of papers,
I have only those
To stitch my wedding suit...

Thou the drifting clouds
Do attend my wedding for
Thine is the only
Source of water to me...

Sun, the Lord of Light
Mock me not with heat
For hope is my fiancé
Who never lets me down...

21 July 2011

மழை நீர்...

தென்றல் கன்று
மேகத்தாய் மடியில் 
முட்டிச்சுரக்க வைக்கும் 
அமுதப்பால்...

தன்(ண்) தென்றல்
காதலி கைப்பிடித்த 
மகிழ்ச்சியில் முகில் 
சிந்தும் ஆனந்தக் கண்ணீர்...