tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29497907157700040882024-03-06T14:23:47.312+05:30jayskornerMy cozy corner...Jayashree S Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542400193749457952noreply@blogger.comBlogger81125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949790715770004088.post-81916397194337192222015-07-31T15:33:00.002+05:302015-07-31T15:33:28.113+05:30A Tribute to the greatest soul of India...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Here is the link to my thread on the greatest soul of India who has inspired young and old alike by practicing what he taught...<br />
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<a href="http://www.digitalbhoomi.com/forums/showthread.php?34584-The-People-s-President-Dr-A-P-J-ABDUL-KALAM">http://www.digitalbhoomi.com/forums/showthread.php?34584-The-People-s-President-Dr-A-P-J-ABDUL-KALAM</a></div>
Jayashree S Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542400193749457952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949790715770004088.post-54578799210600080072015-07-11T20:57:00.001+05:302015-07-11T21:01:58.846+05:30Gopal Palpodi...A popular Ad in the seventies...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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A snippet about my father, Mr. S Ramanathan... "India,Ilangai,Malaysia,Singapore mudhaliya naadugalil makkalin peraadharavai petradhu, Gopal Parpodi..Parkalai Muthu Pol Prakasikka seivadhu Gopal Parpodi...." This was the first Ad to be broadcast when Vividh Bharathi, was started by All India Radio, Madras in the 70s. It was so popular because of the commanding voice over by Mr. S Ramanathan that Mr. Cho Ramaswamy imitated it in his stage play Muhammed Bin Tughlak. Fans of Vividh Bharathi, Madras, can never ever forget this Ad nor the bold voice of Mr. Ramanathan. The Ad was made by L.R.Narayanan of L R Swami (Building).<br />
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Jayashree S Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542400193749457952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949790715770004088.post-72629382828344252522014-12-22T13:41:00.001+05:302014-12-22T13:41:36.336+05:30S RAMANATHAN Film Director, Shaw Brothers, Malaysia<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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<b>Mr. S RAMANATHAN </b>was a prominent Malay Film Director in the early 1950s. He worked under the famous producers, <b>the Shaw Brothers of Hong Kong</b>. He directed 18 Malay films in eight years from <b>1950 to 1957.</b><br />
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<b>KEMBAR</b> was the <b>first Malay Film</b> directed by Mr. Ramanathan in 1950. He introduced <b>MARIAM</b> as the heroine and <b>M. AMIN</b> as the hero. MARIAM played the double role of the twin sisters (KEMBAR) and she rose to stardom later in the Malay film industry. KEMBAR was noted for the <b>MASK photography, and split frame technique</b> and Mr. Ramanathan gave credit to his cinematographer, <b>KOH JEE SOON</b> for these special effects which were new in the Malay filmdom.<br />
KEMBAR was completed in 21 days at the cost of Malaysian Ringgit 64000 and all these happened in 1950, <b>64 years ago…</b><br />
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<b>PANGGILAN PULAU</b> was released in 1954. When the production cost and duration of schedules went up to high levels, <b>RUN RUN SHAW</b> called Mr. Ramanathan and admonished him as the cost had rose to nearly $117000 and asked if he were to close his studio. This admonition made Mr. Ramanathan take a challenge and his next two films, <b>KECHEWA</b> and <b>JASA</b> were made <b>simultaneously</b> with the same set of artists and technicians in both the films and thereby he reduced the cost as well as the shooting schedules considerably. This earned him the appreciation of the SHAW BROTHERS.<br />
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Mr. RAMANATHAN’s <b>last MALAY film was BELANTARA </b>made in 1957. <b>NORMADIAH</b> played the role of a female Tarzan living in the jungle with her father and an elephant and a python for company. Then the hero enters from the outside world, played by <b>NORDIN AHMED</b>. Music is by <b>P RAMLEE.</b><br />
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<b>IBU</b> was a great hit with the film goers and P RAMLEE plays the hero as a trumpeter.<b> Rosnani </b>plays the heroine. Mr. Ramanathan has played a noticeable role as TONY SAMSON, the kind hearted manager who employs the hero as a trumpeter in his band.<br />
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The eighteen films made by Mr. RAMANATHAN in 8 years are:<br />
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KEMBAR (Twin sisters) in 1950 Mariam & M Amin<br />
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JUWITA in 1951 P Ramlee & Kasma Booty<br />
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SEDARAH in 1952 P Ramlee & Rosnani <br />
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IBU in 1953 P Ramlee & Rosnani <br />
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PANGGILAN PULAU in 1954<br />
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KIPAS HIKMAT (The Magic Hat) in 1955 Yusof Latiff<br />
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CHEMBURU in 1953 Yusof Latiff, Rosnani & Mariam<br />
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KECHEWA in 1954<br />
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JASA in 1954<br />
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JUBAH HITAM in 1955<br />
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BERNODA in 1955<br />
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BELANTARA in 1957<br />
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JIWA LARA in 1952<br />
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BERDOSA in 1951<br />
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KELUARGA TOLOL in 1956<br />
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MANUSIA in 1951<br />
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SANGSARA in 1953<br />
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PULAU MUTIARA in 1951<br />
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Mr. Ramanathan was also a playwright and freelance writer. He had written many plays in TAMIL for All India Radio, Chennai(then known as MADRAS), in the 70s and 80s. He was also an auditioned actor in All India Radio. He had also acted in hundreds of radio plays in Radio Malaysia and Singapore in the 50s.<br />
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Mr. Ramanathan was a versatile actor on stage too. His played the role of Macduff in Macbeth in the British council with the Madras Players. Mr. P C Ramakrishna played Macbeth and it was interesting to watch the sword fight between the two characters on stage in the BC Auditorium.<br />
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Mr. Ramanathan's acting was appreciated in Harold Pinter's OLD TIMES in the British Council. He donned the main role of Deeley while he was supported by Ms Bhageerathi and Ms Vishalam in pivotal roles.<br />
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My father Mr. Ramanathan was born on the 15th December, 1919 and lived upto the 7th of May,1999. I dedicate this post to his memory on the occasion of his 95th birth anniversary...There is more and more to write about him and I shall do it in the coming days...<br />
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Jayashree S Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542400193749457952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949790715770004088.post-67633095545186082472013-08-15T19:11:00.005+05:302013-08-15T19:11:57.867+05:30Marriages made in heaven... <div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<strong>Are marriages made in heaven ?</strong>
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This is the story of a real life couple separated forever by ???<br />
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Ilavarasan and Divya were two youngsters in love with each other in
Dharmapuri in Tamilnadu. The girl belonged to an upper caste (OBC) while
the boy was a Dalit, shunned by the so called upper castes. Knowing
that their union will be opposed by their parents and relatives, the
couple got married in November 2012. The boy's parents accepted the girl
and all was well with them. But the girl's father allegedly pressurized
by political party of their caste, pleaded with girl to return home.
But as the girl was unwilling to desert her love, the father took the
extreme step of committing suicide. He was ashamed to face the world and
his relatives and society. His death created great violence in the
town. Many of the homes of the dalits in the town were destroyed and
burnt and many buses were also destroyed. Total communal riots and
violence shattered the peace of many. <br />
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The girl who was leading a happy married life in her in-law's place, was
threatened by her mother and brother and was accused of being the cause
of her father's death. The mother seemed to have made emotional
blackmail saying that she too would end her life if the girl did not
desert her husband. Despite her love for her husband, Divya was forced
to leave him and she declared in Court that to compensate the loss of
her father's life and to console her mother and brother, she would leave
her husband forever and live with her mother.<br />
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This upset Ilavarasan and his family and they wanted to challenge the
court order. The very next day, the boy's body was found near the
railway track. While it is reported that he committed suicide unable to
bear Divya's decision, the boy's family suspects a foul play in his
death and refuses to take back the body unless an autopsy was done to
their satisfaction. Meanwhile a suicide note allegedly written by
Ilavarasan has been found.<br />
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Tamilnadu is a state proud of its Tamil culture and heritage and of
great Tamil poets like Bharathiar. Bharathiar was a poet who not only
stood for the freedom of our Nation, but also voiced loudly for the
emancipation of women who were dominated by the male population. He also
wanted equality among fellow beings without any caste or creed dividing
them. His famous lines in the poem Odi vilayadu paappa say "Jathigal
Illai adi paappaa" ie "there are no castes, dear children". Though we
praise the great Tamil poet and his songs, we do not follow what he
taught us.<br />
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It is a pity that hearts which become fond of each other are forcefully
separated in the name of caste and religion. Here I would like to ask
these people who politicize such incidents and who question the caste of
innocent youngsters who are separated by untimely death or divorce : If
someone in the families of the so called upper caste is on his death
bed or is in need of blood, <b>do they ever question the donor to which caste he belongs to before accepting his blood or organ?</b> Then why do they not change their attitude when it comes to inter caste marriages? </div>
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Jayashree S Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542400193749457952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949790715770004088.post-8805914340735561912013-08-15T19:07:00.002+05:302013-08-15T19:07:29.879+05:30Freedom to Kids by parents...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<strong>Is freedom to kids necessary?</strong>
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The style of parenting has changed a lot in the past five to six
decades. The way our grandfathers were brought up was different from the
one they brought up our fathers. Similarly the way we were brought up
(am a 50-plus mother) was different from the one we have been bringing
up our kids. Change is the only permanent thing which never changes. But
one should ponder over the causes and effects of such changes.<br />
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We have been watching the distribution of "freedom" to one and all
(children and women in particular) since our Nation got her
Independence. Today, kids <b>even at the age of four and five</b> have
freedom of speech, the right to deny what she or he does not want, the
encouragement to argue with elders and so on and so forth. <b>So just imagine the freedom enjoyed by the teenagers of this modern age.</b><br />
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My introductory paragraphs are just to make parents think twice before
giving freedom to their children. To cite an example, let me quote what I
heard in the News today. A group of teenagers numbering hundred were
found consuming liquor and smoking hookah in a city center pub called
Buzz-in Buddies in Gurgaon. They were all school going kids ranging from
14 years to 20. These kids fixed an appointment through social
networking sites to get together and party in a pub by contributing
Rs600 each. A police raid caught them unaware and the police informed
their parents who came and scolded and beat them up before taking them
home.<br />
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<a href="http://ibnlive.in.com/news/gurgaon-over-100-school-children-caught-consuming-liquor-at-a-pub/406650-3-240.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://ibnlive.in.com/news/gurgaon-o...650-3-240.html</a> <br />
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Now who is to be blamed for the children;s behavior? What were the
parents doing while their kids were engaged in social net working sites?
How did the kids get money to drink and revel at such an age? Is it
necessary to give pocket money to youngsters?<br />
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I would certainly blame the parents who did not spend their quality time
with their kids and who deprived them of their company. It is very
essential to keep an eye on the children at this adolescent age when
they are prone to be misled by their so called friends and bad company.
You need not be a strict taskmaster but you can be a loving friend to
them and make them feel free to talk about anything with you without any
inhibitions. For this you need to spend quality time with them often
and talk a lot with them. Your kid should not be afraid of you but
should be courageous to admit his mistake to you. He should be able to
share his feelings, his actions, his deeds with/to you. As a parent you
also need to be watchful about the interests of your kid and be able to
judge whether he is going on the right track or not.<br />
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To sum it up, kids should be able to share their feelings with their parents <b>out of their love</b> and <b>NOT</b> because they are afraid of them. <b>Freedom to children is needed but be watchful that they do not misuse it...</b>
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Courtesy: My prize winning thread in Digital Bhoomi: h<a href="ttp://www.digitalbhoomi.in/forums/showthread.php?t=33317">ttp://www.digitalbhoomi.in/forums/showthread.php?t=33317</a><br />
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Jayashree S Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542400193749457952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949790715770004088.post-81457358763650798302013-02-25T11:46:00.003+05:302013-02-25T11:47:35.912+05:30Time flies and so do years...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Feeling very happy about completing five years today in the Forum Digital Bhoomi...This is the thread I wrote today in the Forum:<br />
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<a href="http://www.digitalbhoomi.in/forums/showthread.php?t=33050">http://www.digitalbhoomi.in/forums/showthread.php?t=33050</a></div>
Jayashree S Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542400193749457952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949790715770004088.post-50763295350773713732013-02-23T15:17:00.002+05:302013-02-23T15:19:28.238+05:30Gobi Mutter Pulao with Dal Roti<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Jayashree S Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542400193749457952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949790715770004088.post-6937956476895169852013-01-31T09:52:00.000+05:302013-01-31T09:52:02.995+05:30SMART RUN...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/SmartRunGame">https://www.facebook.com/SmartRunGame</a><br />
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Kids have fun while learning and learn while having fun...An interesting game for kids of all ages...Try it while it is free now...Then Buy it... </div>
Jayashree S Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542400193749457952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949790715770004088.post-66615557994637643332013-01-28T09:55:00.001+05:302013-01-31T09:41:50.163+05:30Smart Run, a game App<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/SmartRunGame/photos_stream">https://www.facebook.com/SmartRunGame/photos_stream</a><br />
Smart Run has been launched by Anand Ramanathan on January 22nd, 2013. It is a game for kids as well as adults. It not only entertains but also educates. More on this in the link below:
<a href="http://smartrungame.blogspot.in/2013/01/hello-smart-run.html">http://smartrungame.blogspot.in/2013/01/hello-smart-run.html</a></div>
Jayashree S Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542400193749457952noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949790715770004088.post-58569314013436078992012-08-27T10:46:00.000+05:302012-08-27T10:46:09.201+05:30"Don't shake hands, Touch elbows"The next time you meet someone,"Don't shake hands, Touch elbows" - so that infectious diseases like the flu do not spread.<br />
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Nathan Wolfe, a virus expert at Stanford University, suggests people should follow safety while greeting by either touching elbows or take a bow like the Japanese in order to prevent the spread of infections.<br />
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He further says that stomach bugs, flu and colds readily spread through skin contact. In his book, "The Viral Storm", he says that viruses stay alive even on door handles, kettles, remote controls etc and can be spread through our hands which touch them. If one cleans his hands with water frequently, there is no need to be afraid of shaking hands. But this is impossible especially when you are in your work place where you need to meet many contacts and clients.<br />
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This news made me appreciate the Indian way of greeting by folding our own palms together and saying namasthe, Namaskaram, Namoshkar or Vanakkam. Beautiful, isn't it?<br />
Jayashree S Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542400193749457952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949790715770004088.post-78871157673990092662012-03-22T10:15:00.000+05:302012-03-22T10:15:46.272+05:30Memoirs of my journey in Digital Bhoomi...Four years ago, on the 25th February, 2008, my browsing led me to a Forum called Digital Bhoomi. When I joined it, I never thought that my association with the site was going to be a long and strong one. At first I began expressing my views through posts on threads written by other members. Very soon I also started to write threads. I became enthusiastic by my interaction with other friends on topics of common interest and my contributions to the Forum as a writer became regular.<br />
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Digital Bhoomi became a platform for me to share my views and experiences with members who became good friends in the process. I also learned many new things from other members. The Forum helped me to think more on various topics I read about or hear or see in life. This led me to create new threads and discussions in the Forum.<br />
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I never feel bored to reiterate the fact that Digital Bhoomi is a spam free site and it is a Forum which has an Administrator who is very prompt in his replies to our queries and who listens to our suggestions, feedbacks and complaints and takes immediate action. I have realized this through my personal experience on numerous occasions in these four years.<br />
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Another fact is everyone likes to be recognized, appreciated and rewarded for his/her efforts. Such recognitions and appreciation are given here through the monthly contests and cash awards. I have not heard of or seen any other site which holds monthly contests and honors the members with cash prizes. I am very happy to be one among such proud members who have won the contests several times.<br />
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Innovative ideas by members, like holding a Super Singer contest, creating referral banners for the Forum, remodeling the index page, adding new sections for topics like movie reviews, recipes etc. have all been implemented by the Admin and his team of moderators very well.<br />
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The singing contest made us listen to one another’s voice and gave many of us an opportunity to reveal our talent.<br />
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A contest was specially held for the Independence Day and a few of us were able to express our views on our great nation. Our friend Jiths was the winner while the Forum honored the other participants by publishing their articles. http://www.digitalbhoomi.in/forums/s...ad.php?t=13863<br />
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Many of our friends created new banners for our forum and we posted them in our Blogs in order to promote our Forum as well as to introduce new members. All these things were possible only because of the support of our Admin and the team spirit of our members. I am really very proud to have been a part of such a wonderful team of friends…<br />
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We all know that “slow and steady wins the race”. My regular contributions in this Forum Digital Bhoomi, have won me the honor of being one of the top posters as well as thread starters and referrers. http://www.digitalbhoomi.in/forums/s...t=15393&page=2<br />
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This has helped me gain more points which are also rewarded, as you know. I request all our fellow DBians also to write one or two posts or thread a day and move forward to win similar honor and rewards in the days to come.<br />
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A section called “featured member” was created by the Admin and active members were introduced as featured members. I am happy to have been one among them.<br />
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While stepping into the fifth year in Digital Bhoomi, I thank all my friends and fellow DBians, the Admin and the moderators for sharing their valuable views, suggestions, and interactions which have enhanced my little knowledge and given me immense happiness and pleasure.<br />
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DEAR FRIENDS AND FELLOW DBians, I feel very happy to recall my wonderful memories and share them with you all on this fourth anniversary of my entry into Digital Bhoomi. KEEP ROCKING…<br />
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Hmmmm...You were sweet and tasty...Jayashree S Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542400193749457952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949790715770004088.post-61555360624476639932012-03-21T16:43:00.000+05:302012-03-21T16:43:28.884+05:30Our dear lemon tree...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1BJHF9epYTHdfP-a29Wqbhk06QxL4wzG_nL87O54BjwyHtHePXtFiZ_u1CE5JFte4ItfE-RS4xUND_8mePbWOuy7oS68R84xHuBcgyS1J1d5Z9wdwOLSvvRFF6D3zQvQ6Y-loeKsoqY/s1600/home+photos+003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear:left; float:left;margin-right:1em; margin-bottom:1em"><img border="0" height="240" width="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiO1BJHF9epYTHdfP-a29Wqbhk06QxL4wzG_nL87O54BjwyHtHePXtFiZ_u1CE5JFte4ItfE-RS4xUND_8mePbWOuy7oS68R84xHuBcgyS1J1d5Z9wdwOLSvvRFF6D3zQvQ6Y-loeKsoqY/s320/home+photos+003.JPG" /></a></div>Lemon tree, very pretty<br />
And the Lemon flower is sweet<br />
But the fruit of that poor lemon<br />
Is impossible to eat...(CLIFF RICHARD, I do remember your lovely song...)Jayashree S Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542400193749457952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949790715770004088.post-30717474064529727402012-02-01T10:30:00.000+05:302012-02-01T10:30:40.267+05:30The anxious moments of a mother...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">When I was a school girl, I used to be very shy while outside but was quite talkative with my friends in class. I never used to like my mom or dad coming to school due to this shyness.<br />
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A year or two back, this incident happened to me...My son was in his final year doing his B.E. and every day I used to give him breakfast, pack his lunch box and keep it on the table in our hall. Before leaving he used to pick up the lunch box and I used to see him off. One day, after seeing him off, I went inside the house and was surprised to find the lunch box in the kitchen. That day had forgotten to keep it in the hall and my son also forgot about it.<br />
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Typical of a mother's heart, it went beating fast and I was feeling very anxious that some how I needed to send the lunch to him. There are no buses from our house to his college. He used to go by bike. It was only 9.30AM and I quickly changed my dress, locked the house, and just somehow managed to get a bus half way. From there I took a share auto and reached the college by 10.30 or so. <br />
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The security let me in and he directed me to walk all the way to the end of the college campus. But when I enquired someone, he said that the final year class was in the front itself and on the second floor. So I had to walk all the way back and I was feeling really very tired. I somehow managed to climb the stairs slowly and reached the doors of the class.<br />
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A lady was taking class and on seeing me, she came out and asked what I wanted. I told her that I had come to give the lunch box which my son had forgotten to take. She called out my son and continued with her lecture. My son came out and took the box from me and spoke in a low tone, "Is it so very important?" <br />
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I felt very happy on accomplishing my duty and returned home tired but satisfied. Only then I felt the pangs of hunger and fatigue.<br />
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When my son returned home in the evening, I asked him if any of his friends commented and he was a bit annoyed that I had come. He said he could have managed to eat in the canteen and that I needn't have come.<br />
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I too realized that I had been over anxious as a mother and that my son would have felt embarrassed as a final year student in front of his classmates. This incident always reminds me of my inhibitions as a daughter to my parents' visiting me in school. Now I understand the love and affection which made them come to school occasionally...<br />
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The movie revolves round the lives of two young couples Amudha -- Gautham and Manimekalai – Kathiresan, who happen to travel in the two ill-fated buses. Their story is told through flashbacks.<br />
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Amudha, an innocent, rustic girl and a B E Graduate comes to Chennai from Trichy for an interview. As she is new to the city, she seeks the help of a stranger, Gautham, a suave, educated software guy who takes her to the place of interview. Their entire journey from the bus stand (Koyambedu) to the office is lively and humorous due to Amudha’s innocent remarks and overcautious nature. She is too careful in not revealing much about herself to Gautham as he is a stranger, though she is dependent on him. Only towards the end of the day, when he escorts her to her cousin’s house does she realize how well behaved and honest he is. She returns to her hometown Trichy but is unable to forget Gautham.<br />
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The other pair – Kathir and Manimekalai – are neighbors in Trichy. He is a mechanic, she is a nurse, and they fall in love. Kathir is a softhearted timid fellow while Mekalai is a practical and bold girl who teaches him how to be modern in his appearance and manners. They decide to go to Kathir’s village to meet his parents. They take a bus from Trichy to Chennai.<br />
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In the mean time, Amudha who comes again to Chennai in search of Gautham, is disappointed and boards a bus to Trichy. Gautham also smitten by his ladylove Amudha, whom he had met only once goes to Trichy and is unable to meet her. So he gets into the same bus from Trichy in which Kathir and Mekalai travel.<br />
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The two buses collide with each other near Villupuram. Does Gautham see Amudha? Are the two couples united? That forms the climax of the movie…<br />
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Though there is no big plot or story, the Director has managed to keep the viewers’ interest alive through his narration of the experiences of the characters. The sense of humor and comedy in the dialogues, situations and characters portrayed sustain our interest till the end. <br />
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Ananya plays the role of an innocent girl with ease and looks very cute. Sarva underplays his part as the software guy very well. Jai as Kathir is quite natural in his acting, while Anjali as his lover perfectly suits the role of an intelligent and pragmatic girl.<br />
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Music is by Sathya, a newcomer and two songs are good. Na. Muthukumar and Saravanan have penned the lyrics. A R Murugadoss who directed films like Gajini has become a producer through this film while his assistant and disciple M Saravanan makes his debut as a director.<br />
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Despite the fact that there is no strong story or message in the movie, the viewer does not get bored while watching the same. An accident shatters and changes the lives of the victims – This story line has been developed and shown in an interesting manner by the director…. A good effort by a debutant….<br />
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<span style="color: #660000;"> Love me now, while I can know</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"> The sweet and tender feelings,</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"> Which from the affection flow.</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;">Love me now,</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"> While I am living,</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"> Do not wait until I am gone</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"> And then have it chiseled in marble,</span><br />
<span style="color: #660000;"> Sweet words on the cold stone."</span><br />
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<span style="color: #660000;">---one of my favorites read somewhere, some time, but always remembered... </span></div>Jayashree S Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542400193749457952noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949790715770004088.post-3297898287371823172011-09-10T13:32:00.000+05:302011-09-10T13:32:20.212+05:30My prize winner for the month of August...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><b>The joy of motherhood...</b> <br />
<hr size="1" style="background-color: #d1d1e1; color: #d1d1e1;" /><div id="post_message_78616">Motherhood is one of the most cherished, happy and beautiful moments in a woman’s life. Needless to say, a mother feels proud and joyful when she gives birth to her little one and the whole family is happy about this great event. <br />
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Sometimes, due to some reason or the other, a woman is unable to bear a child. The reason may be due to the hormonal imbalance in a couple. But science and technology has advanced well today and doctors are able to help couples through various measures like IVF (in vitro fertilization or test tube baby), etc. and the couples become happy when they too are blessed with an offspring of their own.<br />
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Recently, (on July 28th) a lady delivered a boy in Palani in the IVF method. She is very happy and proud and is thankful to her Doctor too. Fair enough. <br />
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But I wonder if it is worth all the pain, mental agony and money they might have spent on this. I feel so because the lady is 60 years old and her husband is 66 years and they have spent all their lives (40 years to be precise) in search of medical help, astrologers, country medicine experts etc. to have their own offspring.<br />
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The lady says that she used to feel bad when she was questioned how many children she had and that after some time she avoided going in public. One <b>should not feel bad for not being able to give birth.</b> <br />
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It is beyond our control and seeking necessary medical help is indeed a good one. At the same time, one should also be practical. Giving birth at the age of 60 may be a medical achievement or wonder. But just think of the little one. How long will he be getting the good attention of his parents? Already they are in their sixties. When the boy is ten, his mother and father will be seventy and seventy-six respectively. <br />
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These days, people find it difficult to take care of their parents when they grow old and at times even leave them in old age homes. So, considering the age of the parents and the little boy, won’t it be practically difficult for both to take care of each other?<br />
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Childless couples who are unsuccessful in their search for medical or clinical remedy for their problem should after some time think of adoption instead of prolonging their search till they reach the age of 50s and 60s. <br />
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Adoption will give joy to them while they bring up the baby from birth even when they are also young enough and healthy and they will be able to enjoy every stage of the child’s growth. It will also bring meaning to their lives as they are giving affection and joy and happiness to an otherwise orphaned kid. <br />
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In our Indian society, still there are some people who look down upon couples who do not have children and try to hurt them emotionally by their adverse comments. This attitude must change and people need to be more sensitive while talking about this to such couples. <br />
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Childless couples also should be bold enough and take things in a lighter manner without getting afraid of being commented upon for no fault of theirs. They need to think practically and take decisions together to solve this problem soon either by medical help or adoption soon so that they enjoy their married lives as parents too…<br />
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Source: My prize winning thread in DIGITAL BHOOMI (<a href="http://www.digitalbhoomi.in/forums/showthread.php?t=28008&referrerid=1481">http://www.digitalbhoomi.in/forums/showthread.php?t=28008&referrerid=1481</a>)<br />
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<strong>Deivathirumagal, a father’s lullaby…</strong><br />
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<div id="post_message_78095"> Deivathirumagal, a Tamil movie based on Hollywood’s “I am Sam”, seems to be the talk of the town as well as of Digital Bhoomi too…<br />
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Vikram as Krishna, makes his appearance as a mentally challenged person working in a chocolate factory in Ooty. He has the mental capacity of a five year old. His wife who is a social activist, renounces her father and sister and their wealth to marry Krishna and dies while giving birth to a girl. Krishna brings up the little girl with the help of his friends in the neighborhood and is very emotionally bonded with his daughter. Krishna admits his daughter Nila in a school which incidentally is run by the kid’s maternal grandfather and his second daughter Shwetha. Shwetha becomes close to Nila and finds out that she is her deceased sister’s daughter. The grandfather manages to take away his granddaughter to Chennai and Krishna fights his way legally to get back his daughter with the help of Anushka, a novice lawyer and her assistant, Santhanam. Does Krishna win the legal battle? Does the grandfather return the kid to him? That is the climax of the story…<br />
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Throughout the film, Vikram has maintained his body language as a five year old showing his cheerful smile when happy and an anxious and sad look on his face when Nila is taken away from him. Sometimes he seems to go overboard like in the scene at the court when he falls down and misses to see his daughter. The best scene is in the court when Vikram and Nila (played by Sarah) emotionally gesture to each other and exchange messages. The little girl’s performance as the doting daughter is excellent and at par with that of Vikram’s. Both of them steal the scenes in which they come.<br />
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Anushka is charming and beautiful and has acted well as a lawyer with dignity and compassion for Krishna. She also manages to bring out laughter from the audience in the first few scenes with Santhanam’s help. Santhanam is quite good in this film and thanks to the director, Vijay who has created neat and clean comedy.<br />
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Another actor who is at his best is Nazar as Bashyam, the veteran lawyer who fights against Anushka. He is at his best as a performer. His characterization as a confident and successful lawyer, followed by a bunch of juniors always is too good. Nazar’s drooped lower lip while arguing in the court is a very natural mannerism which can be seen in real life. Apart from portraying the strict side of a lawyer, he also emotes well as a loving father concerned about his little son who is ill with fever. He is touched by Krishna’s act of bringing the medicine for his son when all the time he had been planning to act against him.<br />
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Y G Mahendran as Anushka’s father does not add any credit to the movie. His character seems to be redundant. There is no scope of acting for him.<br />
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G V Prakash has scored the music and there are a few lilting melodies like "Aarariraro, idhu thanthaiyin thaalaattu".The song kadhai solla poren is a visual treat especially to children who will enjoy the song as well as the scene. “pa pa pa” is a happy and delightful song when Krishna joyfully tells the whole world about his child’s birth…<br />
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The movie on the whole is a good family entertainer and will be loved by those who are sensitive and sentimental. <br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">Watching movies was a great pastime in the 60s and 70s when the television had not yet invaded our drawing rooms and bedrooms. It was good fun and an enjoyable outing to go and stand in the queue, well ahead of the show timings, and buy our tickets <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD7">to watch</span> a movie.</div><div style="float: right; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 10px; text-align: left; width: 300px;"><noscript>&amp;amp;amp;lt;a href='http://a.stanzapub.com/delivery/ck.php?n=93c928&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cb=973f2bac2f235342bf3efb801fa909b3' target='_blank'&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;img src='http://a.stanzapub.com/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=599&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;cb=973f2bac2f235342bf3efb801fa909b3&amp;amp;amp;amp;amp;n=93c928' border='0' alt='' /&amp;amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;amp;lt;/a&amp;amp;amp;gt;</noscript></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The rates at which we saw excellent movies ranged from Rs1.50 to Rs2 or Rs2.50 (maximum rates being Rs3 or Rs3.50). Incredible, isn’t it? Today we cannot even buy a bunch of spinach with that <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD2">money</span>!!</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">The theatres were also quite comfortable, air-conditioned and seats were cushioned too. (I say this because one may imagine that with the kind of money we paid, we would have sat in a dingy hall with lesser comforts).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">My most favorite cinema theatre was a multiplex called Safire, located at the heart of our city, Madras (presently known as Chennai in Tamilnadu), in Mount Road, (now called Anna Salai). It was just next to the present Gemini flyover. The complex was owned by the Veecumsee group.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">There were three theatres namely, Safire, Emerald and Blue Diamond. English movies were shown in Safire, while Emerald screened Hindi movies.</div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br />
Blue Diamond had a unique feature of holding continuous shows from 9AM to midnight. You only needed to buy ticket once and you could keep watching the movie again and again the whole day. Even if you entered in the middle or end of the show, you could continue to sit and <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD3">watch the movie</span> screened again from the beginning. Once when I was working, I had to attend office in the afternoon shift which began at 1pm. So, in the morning I went with my close friend to Blue Diamond to watch “Abba the movie” from 9AM, then had my lunch and later went to work at 1pm.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">My childhood memories of having watched movies like “The Sound of Music”, “Mary Poppins”, “My Fair Lady”, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang”, Charlie Chaplin’s “The Kid”, and many Laurel and Hardy’s movies at Safire are still fresh and remain evergreen.</div><div style="background-color: transparent; border: medium none; color: black; overflow: hidden; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Safire was the first of its kind among multiplex. Other complex theatres like Devi, Devi Paradise, Sathyam etc were all built only later.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">It was indeed a sad sight to watch the Safire being demolished in stages a few years ago by bigwigs who had bought it.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Today, watching movies in theaters has become a costly affair for the common man. Tickets range from Rs 50 to Rs300 or more. There is no <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD6">standard rate</span> in theatres. They charge depending on the <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD1">hype</span> given to a movie or the popularity of the stars featured in it. Going to movies with the whole family has decreased because of this. The <span class="IL_AD" id="IL_AD4">number</span> of theatres has also decreased due to demolitions of the old ones. Advent of DVD players, home theatres etc is also another reason for the decrease in the number of moviegoers, when compared to that of the 60s and 70s.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Even the entertainment value and features like strong storyline, veteran actors, and evergreen songs of yesteryear are all incomparable to those of today.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Technically, cinema might have risen to greater heights but socially and emotionally, it was much better in those days… I go nostalgic when I think about movies of yesteryear…</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div></div>Jayashree S Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542400193749457952noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2949790715770004088.post-32223209032795591602011-03-04T17:07:00.000+05:302011-03-04T17:07:13.398+05:30Religion and faith...<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">Though born a Hindu, I was brought up in an atmosphere where Christianity was predominant.Right from my LKG till my graduation, I had been studying in (schools and college) Christian institutions. Hence I was used to saying Our Father, who art in Heaven (which later became Our Father in Heaven) and to singing hymns and carols in praise of the Lord. At home it was our Hindu Gods and Goddesses. <br />
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Till my 5th Std, I used to love my Xmas Holidays. As soon as our Half Yearly Exams were over in December, our school used to celebrate Xmas(in advance) on the last working day by giving us kids a Tea party with cakes and biscuits. One of the boys will dress up like Santa Claus and give us gifts and chocolates. It was an enjoyable time and I still cherish those lovely days in my memory.<br />
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Hindus, Christians, Muslims, Jews, brahmins, non brahmins, Mudaliars, Chettiars....what are all these?Man has created all these to suit his needs, whims and fancies.<br />
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We should realize that we are human beings, intelligent and efficient to have evolved in a beautiful manner gradually, to attain the position where we are today. <br />
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The barbaric race of the stone ages has become history. But when we look at the power hungry fanatical terrorists who kill innocent lives without any conscience, I am afraid that "history" may repeat itself....and we will have to go back to the ancient age. </div>Jayashree S Kumarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10542400193749457952noreply@blogger.com0