The Visionay Leader...

I read this article on "Kamaraj" in facebook. Wanted to share it here.

எத்தனை பேருக்கு தெரியும் இந்த சிறந்தமனிதர் சாதனை?

காமராசரின் ஆட்சி காலம்:
ராஜாஜி நிதிப்பற்றாக்குறையைக் ... காரணமாகக் காட்டி, 6000 ஆரம்பப் பள்ளிகளை இழுத்து மூடினார். அடுத்தச் சில மாதங்களில் ஆட்சிக்கு வந்தார் காமராஜ். அதுதான் அவர் தன்முதலாக ஆட்சியில் அமர்வது. ஆட்சியில் இருந்த ராஜாஜி,அரசாங்கத்திடம் பணமில்லை என்று கூறி இழுத்து மூடிய 6000 பள்ளிகளைச் சிலமாதங்களில் ஆட்சிக்கு வந்த காமராஜ் மீண்டும் திறக்கும்படி உடனடியாக ஆணையிட்டார். அத்தோடு நில்லாமல் 14000 புதிய பள்ளிகள்
கட்ட உத்தரவிட்டார். படிக்க வரும் மாணவர்கள் பட்டினியாக இருக்கக் கூடாதென்று உணவும் அளிக்கத் திட்டம் தீட்டி நிறைவேற்றினார்! நிதிப் பற்றாக்குறை, அரசாங்க கஜானா காலி என்று ராஜாஜி தமிழகத்தைப் பிச்சைக் கார மாநிலமாக முன்னிருத்தினார்.

ஆனால், அடுத்து ஆட்சிக்கு வந்த காமராஜ் அதே பிச்சைக்காரத் தமிழகத்தை இந்தியாவிலெயே தொழில் வளர்ச்சியில் இரண்டாவது மாநிலமாகக் கொண்டுவந்து நிறுத்தினார்!
1.நெய்வேலி நிலக்கரித் திட்டம்
2.பெரம்பலூர் ரயில்பெட்டித் தொழிற்சாலை
3.திருச்சி பாரத் ஹெவி எலெக்ட்ரிகல்ஸ்
4.ஊட்டி கச்சா பிலிம் தொழிர்சாலை
5.ஆவடி கனரக வாகன தொழிற்சாலை
6.கல்பாக்கம் அணுமின் நிலையம்
7.கிண்டி டெலிபிரின்டர் தொழிற்சாலை
8.சங்ககிரி துர்க்கம் சிமெண்ட் தொழிற்சாலை
9.மேட்டூர் காகிதத் தொழிற்சாலை
10.கிண்டி அறுவைச் சிகிச்சைக் கருவித்
தொழிற்சாலை
11.துப்பாக்கித் தொழிற்சாலை
12.நெய்வேலி நிலக்கரி சுரங்கம்
13.சேலம் இரும்பு உருக்காலை
14.பெரம்புர் ரயில்பெட்டித் தொழிற்சாலை
15.அரக்கோணம் இலகுரக ஸ்டீல் ப்லான்ட்
தொழிற்சாலை
16.சமய நல்லூர் அனல்மின் நிலையம்
17.சென்னை அனல்மின் நிலையம்
18.நீலகிரி கச்சாபிலிம் தொழிற்சாலை
இவை மட்டுமா?
மணிமுத்தாறு , ஆரணியாறு, சாத்தனூர், அமராவதி, கிருஷ்ணகிரி, வீடூர், வைகை, காவிரி டெல்டா, நெய்யாறு, மேட்டூர், பரம்பிக்குளம், புள்ளம்பாடி, கீழ்பவானி என்று இன்றைக்கும் விவசாயிகள் பெரும்பங்கு நம்பிக்கொண்டிருக்கும் பாசனத்திட்டங்கள் காமராஜ் உருவாக்கியவை!

அவர் ஆட்சி ஏற்றபோது தமிழகத்தில் இருந்தது 3 சர்க்கரைத் தொழிற்சாலைகள். அவர் ஆட்சி விட்டு இறங்கிய போது 14. 

159 நூல் நூற்பு ஆலைகள், 4 சைக்கிள் தொழிற்சாலைகள்,  6 உரத் தொழிற்சாலைகள், 21 தோல் பதனிடும் தொழிற்சாலைகள், 2 சோடா உற்பத்தித் தொழிர்சாலைகள், ரப்பர் தொழிற்சாலை
காகிதத் தொழிற்சாலை, அலுமினிய உற்பத்தித் தொழிற்சாலை, கிண்டி,விருதுநகர்,அம்பத்தூர், ராணிப்பேட்டை, மதுரை,மார்த்தாண்டம், ஈரோடு,காட்பாடி, தஞ்சாவூர்,திருச்சி...என்று.
தமிழகத்தில் 20 தொழிற்பேட்டைகள் உருவாக்கினார்.

மனசாட்சியோடு கொஞ்சம் சிந்தித்துப் பாருங்கள் தோழர்களே...! காமராஜ் ஆட்சி புரிந்தது 9
ஆண்டுகள்தான்..! (பட்டியலில் இன்னும் சில விடுபட் ள்ளன). அவர் 9 ஆண்டுகள் ஆட்சிக் காலத்தில் செய்த இந்தச் சாதனைகளில்.....இந்தியாவிலெயே தொழில்வளர்ச்சியில்
இரண்டாவதாகக் கொண்டு வந்த காமராஜர் செய்தது சாதனையா..? இல்லை
"இலவச"த்தின் பேரில் நம்மைப் பிச்சைக்காரர்களாக மாற்றி இருக்கும் இன்றைய தலைவர்களின் செய்கை சாதனையா..?

When I read this I feel so sad.......that we have become so insensitive that we do not recognise the difference between an administration with a long term vision, that will make all of us be self-dependent.......and an administration that has plans only to make us all dependent on someone always.....and make us all self-centred. 

Atleast we can stop fooling us....that our 'leaders' are doing their best..........We need not blame anyone for not being a visionary. But at least can't we realize that there is something called a 'vision', which is not there at all now....and all what is there is lots of laziness which always pushes us to seek everthing for free.....We are so happy with the free TV, mixie, fans and laptops.....How shameless we are! 

Do we even realize where are we heading towards? 

And for all those people who want to tell me that, "It is easy to sit and talk or blog, it is easy to criticize others.....", I have only one thing to say....... realizing that there is a crisis is the first step to even make attempts to solve it. If  we just fool around saying everthing is alright, I don't think we can ever see light......!

The movie on Kamaraj that was released in 2004 is really very touching...depicting his life..If interested, watch it here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9RORemfBBk

This great leader, it seems, just had Rs.12/- when he died......Why talk about comparing him with today's politicians. Can anyone even stand near him???

வலிமையும் எளிமையும் சேர்ந்த ஒரு மாமனிதர்!

The fury of Mother Nature.....

(Please click on this picture to read the content clearly.)
This was just one of another shared messages in facebook. I also shared it on my FB wall. That was the very least I could do. When I saw this little girl, my heart asked me "Do I have the capacity to support a girl child in my life?" My brain was crammed with lot of questions and thoughts. For a moment, it was very disturbing. But when I read some of the comments for this picture, it was little comforting....there were atleast 3 people willing to adopt this girl and were asking for the contact phone numbers to take further action regarding the same. My salutes to those great souls....

May God bless the little one with a better life!

This is just one glimpse of the fury of Mother Nature. A lot more are out there.......
I am not at all eligible to help any of them in any ways. But, this incidence only set me into one thought. What if this happens to me? If I end up with no home, 'no one' to possess me....At that time what will help me out...? Will my educational qualification help me? Will the money that I have earned help me? Will the post I hold in an office help me? I am stumped with no answers!

ENGA RAMA!

See that Rose garland that my mother made today! I have never seen a more beautiful garland.....just fit for our Ram at Home. Thats Vaduvur Ramar, Pattabi Ramar and a rare picture of Hanumanji that was given to me by my Amma.

Hats off to my mother who makes such beautiful garland everyday.

Faults could be insignificant.......!

My mom had purchased some Madurai Saris for this summer. She is generally fond of sober colours like grey, sand-brown, mud-brown etc...We used to make fun of her often for her choices. This time she had brought some unusual colours. But still there was one grey sitting in the middle of her choices. I told her to give it to someone else, since that's so sober. But she said, she would keep it come what may, because she likes it. She wore it today, and, in fact it was very beautiful and pleasant, that even I liked it so much. I told her, "Mom, sometimes, your choices are good..".

And as we spent time together, I suddenly noticed that there were some insignificant coloured patches at some 3 places in the saree. I showed it to her. She said, "Oh, I did not see them....". I told her, "how does it matter, anyways you like it". She said,  "No...had I seen these patches before, I would not have got the sari."

This was a small conversation, me and my mom had....but this caught my attention so much and I realized one big thing...

"When we like something, we do not see the shortcomings in them. But if we see the faults, we miss the nice things in it....and sometimes even lose what we like."

And I am glad she did not see the small blotches in the sari, before...Had she, she would have really lost something she liked and something that suited her the most.

Do I have to worry...!

Do I have to worry...
when I have a Mother to,

Console me when I cry
Laugh with me when I am happy
Pacify me when I am angry
Boost my spirit up when I am sad

Do I have to be bothered
when I have a Mother who,

Corrects me when I am wrong
Pulls me up when I slip
Teaches me to face life when I fear
Appreciates me when I am right

Do I have to be perturbed
when I have a Mother who,

Motivates me when I am discouraged
Warns me when I am overconfident
Fuels me when I am lazy
Accompanies me when I am alone

Do I have to be concerned
When I have a Mother who,

LOVES me despite my shortcomings
Only has LOVE to give me come what may

Maa, Despite all this you give me, I worry Maa, that I have nothing to give you... I have nothing to give you...
But you still LOVE me!

Beware!' Work' can make you miss beautiful things in life....

Recently, one of my friends took a daring decision of quitting her job to take care of her family. I call it a daring decision because not many girls want to do it today for the fear of 'many things'. I happened to chat with her sometime few weeks ago and realized, there were so many things to learn from her. She worked in an IT industry and one fine day she decided to quit and stay a home maker to the satisfaction of herself. She said she used to feel very insulted initially, when any one called her a house wife. But then she said as she introspected more, she realized she was having a much more peaceful and independent life now. She said to me, " I realized how all these days, I had been under a mask with a false identity. She also expressed, "for some weeks after I quit my job I felt I do not have an identity till I realized How dumb of me to think that being a software engineer is my identity....!

A conversation with her has made me think and as I recalled this story 'Forty five a month' from Malgudi days....I realized 'we' are all cowards clad in a false outfit.

For those who have not read 'Malgudi days', you can watch this short story, here:

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BtWVxLg5jD0
Part 2: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EdwGWjxCNO0
Part 3: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pl918TwQcE

In this beautiful story RKN has effectively expressed how work can drive us crazy and make us miss those beautiful little things in life. I just loved it!

With the limited thinking ability, why do we try to analyse HER??!

A mother takes her child for an outing. The child is adamant to have an attractive sweet from a road side shop. The mother warns the child that it is not made in good oil and will upset the stomach. But the child is very adamant and continues throwing tantrums in the middle of the road and finally the mother yields to her son's wish. She gets the the sweet at last for her son. The child is happy and relishes the sweet joyfully.
A couple of days later, the child suffers from a severe stomach pain, high fever and heavy diarrhea. Mom is panicky. She runs to the doctor immediately, runs up and down to the chemist and laboratories carrying the child. She hardly sleeps. Until the child gets well, she also undergoes the pain along with the child. And because of the mother's touch the child experiences 'no pain' that it would have had otherwise. There is infection, there are symptoms, there is pain; but the child does not 'FEEL THE PAIN'!

Now, as a passive observer of this incident, can WE blame the mother for the 'pain' the child undergoes? or can we blame the child's ignorance for the 'pain' it undergoes?

The mother knew that this would happen. But the child was adamant. The mother yielded. But again when the child was in pain, it is mother to his rescue!

People who see the child feel sorry for the child looking at 'his state'! But the child has no pain because he is in his mother's arms always! You can pity the child, blame the mother, because you also love the child....But remember that "YOU CAN'T LOVE THE CHILD MORE THAN HIS MOTHER!"

'Infact, When the child did not eat the sweet, he was normal, he was 'painless'.
But now he is enjoying the pleasure of his mother's cuddle!'

Ipadithaan, Ammavala sila vishyangala thadukka mudinjalum, sila samayam Ava thadukradhila. Aana kashta padumbodhu adha Ava vedikka pakradhum illa! Adhunala.... AMMA mela kova padradhla arthame illa!

She is 'KARUNA RASA SAAGARA'!