Vishwa
Samvad Kendra, Chennai
PANCHAAMRITAM 245
Pancha is five in Samskritam, Amritam
is nectar
Amavaasya / Kali Yugaabda 5114
/ Nandana Purattasi 29 (October 15, 2012)
ONE
Dawat,
a bi-weekly mouthpiece of Jamaat-e-Islami Hind mourned the death of former RSS
Chief Sudarshan in an article dated September 22, 2012. Sudharshan Ji’s visit
to Bhopal’s Tajul Masjid on August 20, to say Eid prayer or offer Eid greetings
was recounted by Chief Editor Parwaaz Rahmani, but his staff and police
prevented him on the pretext of traffic jam. Sudharsan Ji offered Eid
greetings, enjoyed sewaiyan at a Muslim house along with former MP CM Babulal
Gaur.
THE TIMES OF INDIA (HYDERABAD) September
27, 2012.
TWO
Latha Malini is the
class V teacher in a Panchayat Middle School at Koliyanur in Villupuram
District, Tamilnadu. Just five among the 32 students in her class knew how to
read and write. That was the condition
which Latha decided to change. She taught
the kids after school hours throughout the year. That meant more time at school, for which her
family gave the nod. The school administration also co-operated at the end of
the year all the kids who were promoted to Class VI could read and write. That is the condition assured in by Latha’s
resolve. Citing this achievement a
literary outfit by name Paavendar Peravai honoured Latha Malini at a public
function and awarded her ‘Best Teacher Award’ to her.
Idea Ma.Ko.Si.Rajendran
THREE
None
of the 132 houses, all thatched huts, have no doors. That is in meetankulam,
Ramanathapuram District, Tamilnadu. If anyone
tries to construct a door he invites the wroth of Sivamuniappa Sami, the
village deity. It is remarkable that no case of theft has ever been reported in
the village. The deity itself is seated under a Palmyra tree in the open. Bunches
of bells dangling all around are the only evidence of offerings by
devotees. Azhagar, the former Panchayat
President, states that Sivamuniappa Sami protects the people from theft.
INDIAN EXPRESS, May 10, 2002.
FOUR
Meet
Hariharan S Iyer (50) of Neyveli, Tamilnadu. Hailing from Kalpathi, Kerala,
Hariharan studied at the Ramakrishna Mission School for Blind, Kolkatta. He scored the University First Rank in B.A.
while studying in Vivekananda College. He
knows 7 languages, namely, Tamil, Malayalam, Bengali, English, Hindi, Assamese
and Oriya. At Shanthiniketan of Rabintranath Tagore he learnt to play Hindustani
Music in sitar. His mother is a Carnatic Musician; so Carnatic Music also finds
a place in the list of things that Hariharan excels. He works as a receptionist
at Neyveli Lignite Corporation Office. In
his leisure, he takes spoken English classes for the neighborhood children for
free. One more information about Hariharan; he is born blind.
‘DINAMANI’ November 27,
2003.
FIVE
Francis
(65) a mechanic of Arisipaalayam, Salem was travelling by train from Chennai to
Salem. He had in his bag Rs.1,92,000/-
in cash, his ration card and PAN card. It is the amount that he had taken from
the person who had bought his land. He got
into an unreserved compartment, where he misplaced the bag. A sad Francis reached the Salem. Meanwhile, Manikandan (23) an Electronics’
Engineer of Kanyakumari District, Tamilnadu travelled by the same train as
Francis. Manikandan spotted an unclaimed
bag in the compartment. He promptly handed it over to Salem Railway Police. The
residential address found in the bag helped the Police in locating him. Thus Francis
got back his property intact. The police appreciated Manikandan’s honesty.
DAILY THANTHI, October 12, 2012.
