Nostalgia . . . Mostly! ( in Tamil script)

Ponbhairavi · Post by **Ponbhairavi** » 03 Aug 2013, 17:22

Et moi aussi sans doute.!!
If each chapter has something like practical exercice, I would then and there submit the home work, though i know i am slower than others. In fact longtime back, I made an attempt with the கி . வா. ஜா's book கவிபாடலாம் வாருங்கள் . but did not go far.

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 03 Aug 2013, 17:26

Ponbhairavi wrote:Et moi aussi sans doute.!!
If each chapter has something like practical exercice, I would then and there submit the home work, though i know i am slower than others

I did design many of these articles to have excercises. They are there. But I did a complete overhaul of all the articles and included more excercises and selected answers in my book. Sorry, you may have to get the book to get full benefit of the excercises ...

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 03 Aug 2013, 17:45

I made an attempt with the கி . வா. ஜா's book கவிபாடலாம் வாருங்கள் . but did not goo far

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That should make it easier for you now! Most books do not have exercises. That's why I included many such. In my opinion, they are a MUST. I had written these articles over many years ( approx 6 yrs?) in the "Hub" magazine ( part of "Forumhub") ... and many other e-groups... and many students completed all the exercises .... there were students who read the entire ThirukkuRaL to answer some questions!

I have followed a different policy compared to other books... have proceeded from easy forms to more complex forms.... Please skim thru the entire set of my blog-posts in this series ..to get an overall picture of the subject and the book.... and the organization....

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 03 Aug 2013, 19:22

Pl send me an email as to how I can get a copy of your book!

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 04 Aug 2013, 07:05

’தேவன்' : தினமணிக் கட்டுரை

http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2011/07/blog-post.html

Ponbhairavi · Post by **Ponbhairavi** » 04 Aug 2013, 16:21

Prof Pasupathy
thanks. I have read the review of the book release function of your book கவிதை இயற்றி கலக்கு and the மதிப்புரை by various scholars. I also read the chapterwise table of contents which clearly shows that it is a scholarly and comprehensive work, and I have noted the address of the publishers in Chennai .

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 04 Aug 2013, 18:30

Thanks, CML and Ponbhairavi, for your keen interest. I am sure you will enjoy the journey!

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 05 Aug 2013, 05:07

’தேவன்’ : நடந்தது நடந்தபடியே -4

http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2013/08/4.html

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 09 Aug 2013, 21:12

கவிதை இயற்றிக் கலக்கு - 9

http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2013/08/9.html

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 09 Aug 2013, 21:31

While awaiting my copy I wish to compliment you for the years of effort in the service of Tamil.
You deserve recognition from all Tamil lovers!
Has this been included in the teaching curriculam for students @ TN?

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 09 Aug 2013, 22:34

cmlover wrote: Has this been included in the teaching curriculam for students @ TN?

Not so far!

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 10 Aug 2013, 05:00

Pity!

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 12 Aug 2013, 20:40

பதிவுகளின் தொகுப்பு: 126 - 150
http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2013/04/126-150.html

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 12 Aug 2013, 23:14

Most of which you have already posted here...

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 13 Aug 2013, 02:29

சந்தேகத்திற்கு ...

பதிவுகளின் தொகுப்பு: 151 - 175
http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2013/08/151-175.html

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 17 Aug 2013, 18:40

தேவன் - 6 : ராஜகிரி ரஸ்தா

http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2013/08/6.html

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 17 Aug 2013, 20:46

Very nice story... fit enough for a good movie!
(..with Sivaji as Hanumanth Rao, TS Baliah as Narahari Rao and Anjali devi as Govinda Rao's wife...

Has Devan written any "Kavithai"?

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 17 Aug 2013, 21:13

Not to my knowledge .

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 19 Aug 2013, 23:31

இந்த வார வல்லமையாளர்

http://www.vallamai.com/?p=37770

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 20 Aug 2013, 00:45

இவர் இந்த வாரம் மட்டுமல்ல
எந்த வாரமும் வல்லமையாளர் தான்...

Ponbhairavi · Post by **Ponbhairavi** » 20 Aug 2013, 15:22

பாராட்டுகள்

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 21 Aug 2013, 02:22

CML, Ponbhairavi:

நன்றி!

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 24 Aug 2013, 18:03

தேவன் - 7: ஆறுதல் வேண்டுமா?

http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2013/08/7_24.html

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 24 Aug 2013, 19:41

Devan is a philosopher .. no no a psychologist !
What a realism!

cacm · Post by **cacm** » 24 Aug 2013, 23:55

cmlover wrote:Devan is a philosopher .. no no a psychologist !
What a realism!

What a nostalgic observation! I was lucky to be present (& fortunately just observe & not say a word- I have been FORTUNATE to have discussed with Devan, L.S.Ramamirtham, Nadodi etc their inspiration, motivations etc - to winess these giants discuss things of all places in RAJAJI SEEVAL STORE!...
It would be nice if others DISCUSS similar experiences in addition to this VERY HIGH LEVEL decsriptions& experiences in this thread or start another one. VKV

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 25 Aug 2013, 02:05

Dear Sri VKV,

Thanks. I hope you can describe some of their discussions in more detail here...Will love to read them.

NadOdi lived very close to my home in T.Nagar and I used to see him almost every day...but that's all.

I hope I can retrieve some of Nadodi's articles from my "shelf" one of these days...and present them for this generation.

( I have visited Rajaji Seeval Store in Ranganathan St in T Nagar many times in my youth...but unfortunately not when such personalities were there

cacm · Post by **cacm** » 25 Aug 2013, 04:54

Dear Sri. Pasupathy,
I know of you,read your writings, have seen you but never talked! I admire your contributions.....I will write in due course but right now I am so tied up & I wish to do a decent job.....I crave for your patience. Bec of MMI I have met KALKI also......REGS, VKV

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 25 Aug 2013, 05:27

Thanks, Sri VKV.

I remember S Rajam talking about you when he stayed at my house during his visit to Toronto...
and , of course, Toronto Venkataraman has talked about you often..... But I'm sorry that I never got a chance to talk to you..perhaps one of these days.... but, meanwhile, please do consider seriously writing about all the personalities you have mentioned ...and more. I , and others, look fwd eagerly...

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 25 Aug 2013, 06:05

Sure!
Let us get the real life profile of the writers we admire....

cacm · Post by **cacm** » 25 Aug 2013, 07:26

Pasupathy wrote:Thanks, Sri VKV.

I remember S Rajam talking about you when he stayed at my house during his visit to Toronto...
and , of course, Toronto Venkataraman has talked about you often..... But I'm sorry that I never got a chance to talk to you..perhaps one of these days.... but, meanwhile, please do consider seriously writing about all the personalities you have mentioned ...and more. I , and others, look fwd eagerly...

Dear Sri. Pasupathy,
I would like to send a book "Mythologies, Mysteries, Modern Facts of the Nine Planets" co-authored by S.Rajam & I which has many SPECIAL things about Navagrahas(by S.Rajam) as well as what rest of the world including NASA has said about them! My email is [email protected]. PL write your mailing address. Any one who has done anything for S.Rajam has a special place in my scheme of things. Incidentally have you seen the excellent DVD on S.Rajam? Regs, VKV

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 25 Aug 2013, 18:16

நான் டிசம்பர் 09 -இல் எழுதிய ஒரு மடலிலிருந்து:

'ராஜம்' ' ரா' 'ஜெம்' ( Raw Gem) இல்லை! நன்றாக பட்டை போடப்பட்டு, பல முகங்களில் பிரகாசிக்கும் மணி !

சினிமாவில் முன்னோடி, சித்திர வானில்
தனியொளி வீசும் சதுரர் -- தொனியில்
அரிய,பல பண்பாடும் ஆசார்யர் ராஜம்
மரபினைக் காக்கும் மணி.

ராஜம் அவர்களுடன் சிறிது பழகிப் பேசி இருக்கிறேன்;
டொராண்டோவில் அவர் என் வீட்டில் தங்கியபோது, பிறகு நான் சென்னைக்கு போகும் விடுமுறைக் காலத்தில். ஏனோ சில வருடங்களாக அவரைப் பார்க்க முடியவில்லை.

முனைவர் பிரமீளா குருமூர்த்தி அண்மையில் டொராண்டோ வந்தபோது , ராஜம் அவர்கள் என்னை விசாரித்தார் என்று சொன்னபோது , அவர் என்னை இன்னும் மறக்கவில்லை என்று அறிந்து, நெகிழ்ந்தேன்; மகிழ்ந்தேன்.

பல சுவையான அனுபவங்கள் நினைவிற்கு வருகின்றன.

என் தாயார் சேலத்தில் நடந்த ராஜம் அவர்களின் திருமணத்திற்குச் சென்றதாகச் சொல்லியிருக்கிறார்! பெண்பார்க்கச் சென்றபோது, பெண் பாடுவதற்குப் பதிலாக, ராஜம் தான் பாடினார் என்று என் தாயார் சொல்லியிருந்தார்! நான் ராஜத்திடம் இதைச் சொல்லி, "ஏன். சார்? அப்போது நீங்கள் என்ன பாடினீர்கள்? ஒரு விவாதி ராகமா? " என்று கேட்டேன். ராஜம் 'கலகல'வெனச் சிரித்தது நினைவிற்கு
வருகிறது. ( ஒருவேளை கல்யாணக் கச்சேரியே செய்தாரோ? என்னவோ? மறந்து விட்டது)

நான் சேமித்து வைத்திருந்த, அவர் வரைந்த ஓரிரு 'கல்கி' அட்டைப் படங்களில் அவர் கையெழுத்துப் போட்டுக் கொடுத்தது, நான் 'ஸ்ருதி'க்கு எழுதிய ஒரு கட்டுரைக்கு அவர் படங்கள் வரைந்ததைப் பார்த்து நான் அசந்து போனது, இப்போதும் என் வீட்டில் தொங்கும் அவருடைய சில வண்ணப் படங்களை நான் வாங்கிய போது அவருடன் பேசினவை .... இவை யாவும் என் நினைவிற்கு வருகின்றன. இன்னும் பல நிகழ்ச்சிகள்,

இவற்றை நினைவுபடுத்தியதற்கு ஸ்ரீ VKV -க்கு என் நன்றி.

cacm · Post by **cacm** » 25 Aug 2013, 21:52

Dear Sri.PASUPATHY,
EXCUSE ME for writing in English. I am trying to get the THAMIZH MOZILLA SO I can write in Thamizh.
What you have wtriotten is so CHARACTERISTIC OF SRI.S.RAJAM......What a cherished memory so well exporessed! VKV

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 31 Aug 2013, 17:43

தேவன் - 8 : ‘கல்கி’யில் ஒரு ‘தேவன்’ பக்கம்!

http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2013/08/8.html

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 31 Aug 2013, 19:55

Nice comments by the familiar greats!

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 06 Sep 2013, 10:46

Devan Centenary : Special 'Hindu' article by Suganthy Krishnamachari

http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday ... 096398.ece

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 06 Sep 2013, 21:19

Thanks.
Lucky to have you attend the celebrations.
Bring us full details and summary of speeches...
Will Alliance publish the rest of Devan's works?

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 07 Sep 2013, 08:48

Alliance has published many , though not all. They publish whatever Devan Charities give them.
If Devan-rasikas give Devan Charities unpublished material of Devan, they will be happy to publish it.

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 09 Sep 2013, 07:19

தேவன் - 9 : தேவன் நூற்றாண்டு விழா -1

http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2013/09/9-1.html

cacm · Post by **cacm** » 09 Sep 2013, 07:39

Dear Pasupathy sir, EXCELLENT POEMS AS WELL COVERAGE. THANKS, VKV

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 09 Sep 2013, 08:14

'pasu'maiyAgap pazhamaiyin inimaiyaip 'padi'vu seyyum nam Pasupathy
'kumarar', amara chithirangaL variandaLitha GOpuluvaik koNDADiyadilum--

annALil tham sol vanmaiyinAl nammai vaLaithu inbamaLitha ezuthilum DEvanAm
MahAdEvanukkup pugazh mAlai punaindaLithadilum, rasikargaLellAm magizhginROm!

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 10 Sep 2013, 06:47

Thanks...

தேவன் - 10 : தேவன் நூற்றாண்டு விழா -2

http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2013/09/10-2.html

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 10 Sep 2013, 07:31

Great and thanks for the reporting.
Nice to see you in pictures.
Please pick up an extra copy of the Biography and other relevant publications which I can collect from you from Toronto.
I am tired of ordering books from India most of which get miscarried in post.
Any videos of the speeches?
Apparently Sanjay did a nice job - relevantly...
Do please identify the persons in the pictures..
How old is Gopulu now?

rajeshnat · Post by **rajeshnat** » 10 Sep 2013, 10:39

Pasupathy Sir
Saw in the HIndu paper where your name was also mentioned as Prof Pasupathy. I had opened the paper on sunday at 11 AM , the function started at 9 or 10 AM. Is that you who is getting the plaque from NGS Krishnaswamy in the photos in the blog. My exposure to Devan is restricted to Thuppariyum Sambu (ananda vikatan)that was quite a rave when i was in school.

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 10 Sep 2013, 18:14

Thanks to all.
Gopulu is 91 yrs young.
I've added captions. Hope they help.

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 10 Sep 2013, 21:47

Thanks for the captions.
Gopulu looks remarkably young for his age! May he live long and prosper!
Pl tell us unforgettable episodes in Devan's life which were reported at the event...
Devan should be proposed posthumously for the "Kalai mA maNi" award.
Is it possible?

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 11 Sep 2013, 17:21

Some related links :

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chen ... 774681.ece

http://newindianexpress.com/cities/chen ... 776254.ece

cacm · Post by **cacm** » 11 Sep 2013, 23:30

Dear Sri Pasupathy, Thanks for the interesting accounts about Devan & Gopulu.....I thought I shd. briefly describe the interactions of my classmate(Late S.S.Venkataraman) & I had with them. We were students at Madras Christian College and had visited Devan on the pretext of inviting him for a talk at Madras Christian College.( As classes were of the order of 100 & we were in the last row & could not either hear or follow the lectures- we spent the time reading P.G.Wodehouse Agatha Christie & othe authors of this genre). We of course were regular readers of Vikatan & S.S.V. (Authored a book called Bathroom Singer critically praised by many musicians esp. it has lots of cartoons of musicians as well as reviews) & I used to discuss various works of Devan esp in conjunction with P.G.Wodehouse, Low's Cartoons in Illustrate London Weekly. Both Devan & Gopulu gave pointers to S.S.V.tho' he was a NOVICE! and seriously discussed things with us tho' were Intermediate students & did not deserve their time....I will end this by writing about my meeting P.G.Wodehouse in Long Island in '59 when I made it to USA. I managed to get his address etc & wrote him & expressed my wish to meet him on behalf of countless number of my collegemates to whom he was God. He invited me to his house & spent two hours listening to my rambling remarks on how much he was ADORED. He actually even discussed Bertie Wooster with me! GREAT & NOBLE SOUL! I have susequently found out that Geniuses at this level are so PURE& GENUINE they are willing to EDUCATE anyone with genuine interest & a little knowledge of the subject. I have verified this TRUTH with many Nobel Laurates & these GIANTS whom I consider to be at that level. As a matter of fact MSS, MMI , PMI & MALI have proved to me that they EXIST SIMULTANEOUSLY at various states and LEVELS of conscience....VKV

cacm · Post by **cacm** » 11 Sep 2013, 23:42

MODERATOR: PL DELETE POST#347 AS IT IS EARLIER UNCORRECTED VERSION. THANKS. VKV

Pasupathy · Post by **Pasupathy** » 16 Sep 2013, 20:02

தேவன் - 11 : தேவன் நூற்றாண்டு விழா -3

http://s-pasupathy.blogspot.com/2013/09/11-3.html

cmlover · Post by **cmlover** » 16 Sep 2013, 20:42

Thanks
Can you post a gist of your talk.
What musical aspect of Devan did you elaborate?
Did Devan have a background in CM?