Ponniyin Selvan Varalaatru Peravai

anbarkalukku vanakkam,

I am Satish Kumar, working in a software company in chennai. I joined
this group only today and feeling happy to be in a such a good large
group.

I alwasy used to cherish the rich and varied culture of India, its
literature, its reliong, the philosophy, arts,architecture etc etc
etc. Though I never thought about literature earlier, in the recent
past I started looking towards literature. I always used to admire
the magnificient temples of Tamil Nadu and feel that no one else in
the world can match Tamil's and Tamil Nadu. One such example is the
tanjai periya koil.

As you all are, I too was dumbfolded when i read PS four years back.
Though late, I didnt miss reading that great epic by Kalki. So
naturally I am a ardent fan of Arulmozhi varman and accidentally
slipped upon this group and ps-varalaaru. I was thrilled to note that
these groups are run by the same great people who run
www.varallaru.com. I have been reading varalaaru right from its
inception and have given my suggestions there as well.So thought will
join this group and enlighten myself and so here I am ..

As soon as I entered, I saw that a heated debate is going on here.
Is tamil really dying? To some extent no and to a large extent yes. I
think already many people have given there comments and I dont want
to go on this further..but like to share some of my thoughts.

I have seen that Tamilians are the only people who feel ashamed to
talk in their mother tounge. Yes though bitter its a fact. when two
hindi people meet, they talk only in hindi, when two telugu people
meet they talk in telugu, and so on. But when two tamil people meet,
they talk in English. I have seen this everywhere, be it in Tamil
Nadu, or out side tamil Nadu or outside India..I used to admire the
Hindi speaking community, because when they speak they never utter
even a single english word in between,however ultramodern they be.
but when tamlians speak, we use 50% of english words in our
sentences. (I wish to write this in tamil using tscii(murasu anjal)
but am not sure whether tscii is used by all in this group and hence
writing in english). As noted by other friends out there, the movies
and tv channels are spoling the language to the maximum extent
possible. Tamil Literature is seldom read. I am not sure how many of
the present generation, leave alone the future, have heard about not
kamba ramayanam, atleast PS...

The list goes on and already its discussed enough in this group. But
I should say that there is a wave started in a small way which is
determined to spread the fragrance of Tamil. Our group is the best
example as I feel 500 people can surely make a difference.
There are great people who have dedicated themselves for tamil. There
are several yahoogroups which discuss tamil. Marathadi,
rayarkapiklub, marabilakkiyam etc. Do visit www.harimozhi.com which
is tip of a iceberg. Mr. Harikrishnan is one of those who has
dedicated himself for tamil and this site was developed by his fans.
if you search the web there are several resources available on tamil
literature. Thanks to the internet, which has brought thousands of
minds across to globe to share their feelings. Internet has surely
paved the way for this wave..

So I like to stress upon the fact that instead of complaining, lets
make the difference. If we cant change others, atleast let us change
and enrich ourselves.

vazhga tamil!!!
vazhga tamil nadu!!!
vazhga baratham!!!

nandriyudan,
Satish

PS : muthal madalileye romba bore adichitena.. mannithukollavum.