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C Kumara Bharathy (Parathy) oR vacikcaAlkfK EbFEya vRkibT
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(ndatftpf pDkibT '[fpAtvid `T padfFbfK ndnfT eka]fFRkfkibT '[fpEt u]fAm). ;t[alf p<tiy ecyftitftaqfkqf tAlvrf, t[atikari vIDkQkfKpf Epayftfta[f pi[f[rf vacikcaAlkfK vRmf. ;nft "bfpadfAd ;ylfpak 'lfElaRmf "bfBkf eka]fdtalf ;T pbfbi epriy crfcfAckqf "bfpDvtilfAl. pklilf vacikcaAlyakv<mf, ;rvilf Ekayilf tiRpfp]ikfkak ;nftiyaviliRnfT vnft ;R cibfpikqf pDkfKmf ;dmakv<mf py[f pdfdT. tvir mari kalgfkqilf KRnatiyi[f ~Dkqf nA[yamlf kdfDmidmakv<mf ;RnftT. vacikcaAlkfK 'tirilf ;Rnft cgfkkfkAd mE[cfcrfta[f ;tbfKpf epaBpfp< '[pf plRmf niA[tfT `T matiriEy ndnfTmf vnftarfkqf. ptftiriAkkAq 'DtfT kAdkfKqf AvtfTpf p>dfDvT, KRnatiy<d[f ~D kdfDvtbfK ~dfEcpmf etrivitfT ~dfDpf p<ZkfAkkAq PdfDvipfpT, pAzy EppfprfkAq niBtfT cgfktftibfK kaC ekaDpfpT Epa[fb nirfvakgfkqcf ecyfvtalf ;vrfta[f AlpiErriy[f '[fb MFv<kfK plRmf vnft[rf. kAdAytftibnft pi[fp< ptftiriAkkAqkf eka]fDvnfT EpadfDvidfD, `gfkiRnft pFEy kAdAy nirfvkitftarf. Ppfp[f ( Erx[f) `rici, ma mdfDEm viniEyakikfKmf PdfDbv<kf cgfkkfkAd '[fptalf ;pfpF :EyadfDvT catftiymayibfB. ;vArvid ;[f{mf cil nirnftr `gfktftvrfkQmf tqpadgfkqf Epa[fB vacikcaAlpf pAkpfp<ltfTd[f klnfTvidfdvrfkqf. ;tilf Urf sfEdc[f masfdrf oRvrf. ekaZmfp< p<AkyirtgfkAq `{pfpividfD, Emarfsf EkadfFlf kdkd tdtd '[fB tdfFvidfD, `Dtft Elakfklf v]fFvRmf vAr vackcaAlyilf epaZT EpakfKvarf. `vfvpfepaZT EtarA]yak evqfAqtf etapfpi EpadfdpF AkkadfFkAq "bfbiyibkfki ekaFkadfF vicilf Uti `{pfpiAvpfparf. ti[Mmf cil v]fFkqfta[f ;gfK ni[fB EpaKmf. cilIpfprf kdfAdyilf Takfki AvtftiRkfKmf oR pAzy Ekacf epdfF ta[f sfEdc[f `Ab. ;vArtf tvir SSC EcatA[ pasf p]f]iyAky<d[f kiqbikfklf EvAlkfK vi]f]pfpmf ecyfTvidfD, EvAlkfK vrcf ecalfli tnfti vRmf '[fB tvmiRkfKmf YM[fB na[fK ;Aqwrfkqf. ;nft ;Aqwrfkqf pibfkaltftilf epriy utftiEyaktftilf ;Rkfkpf Epakibvrfkqf '[ mbfbvrfkqf 'tirfparftfT, `t[fpFEy "EtaevaR MAbyilf pzkiyAt `vta[ikfk MFnftT. `vrfkQmf tgfkQkfK `pfpF oR catftiykfPB ;RpfpAt otfTkf eka]fD `vrfkqidmf 'tirf parfkfkpf pDmf ptilf EtarA]yilf ndnfT eka]fdtak wapkmf. ;T 1950 kqilf yazfpfpa]cf ckjma[ 'tirfparfpfp<. ;vrfkQd[f UAmkf Kzlf (otfT) pkfkiricfcami - Ekavililf kaAlpf p>Ac MFnft AkEyaD EcrfnfT ekaqfvarf. uqfYQrf natsfvrkf kAlwrf, ~[alf p>rfvIkmf ;nftiya. `tfTd[f Ekayilf tiRpfp]icf cibfpikQmf `pfp `pfp vnfT Epavarfkqf. ;vrfkQkfkiAdEy oR t[ipfpdfd pripaAx ndnfT eka]fFRkfKmf. oEr vitma[ emaziAypf EpCmf `pima[tfAt vidv<mf, `vrfkQkfkiAdEy oR vAk Elkiypf primabfbmf ndnfT vnftAt `vta[itftiRkfkiE$[f. `pfepaZetlflamf yaA[pf pyilfva[f cidfDkfKRvi Elkiymf pircitftmf. kAdkqilf `RAmya[ '[amlf tkdfFlf viqmfprpf plAkkqf etagfKmf. ec[fA[pf epaRdfkqf tAdyilflamlf kiAdtft kalmf `T. kidfdgfkikqf '[pf pDmf ;nft `gfkIkrikfkpf pdfd crkfAkvidv<mf pvrf PFy ElkiygfkQmf kAlwrfkqf vdfdartftilf `rclf p<rclak ndmaF[. `nft vAkyilfta[f "Eta primabfbmf.;nftcf Vzlilfta[f oR naqf ;rvirvak ti]fA] vacikcaAl p[mf claAkkqf `FkfkpfpdfD ptftirpf pDtftpf pdfd t[i `Ab ~kfkpf pdfdT. `AbkfKqf evqfAq yFtftarfkqf. ktv<mf EpadfD OR natagfkipf p>dfDmf Epadpf pdfdT. 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Etrf tIrftfttftibfK t]f]Irfpf pnftlf ndtfTvarfkqf. matanftkf Pdfdtftilf tv$mlf < k]kfK vzkfK ( vRdcf eclv< YRpayf NaBkfK vRmf) pbfbi pl N}kfkma[ vivatgfkqf nAdepBmf. t[atikari, CTmAlpf p<AkyiAlAy MkrfnfT parftfT, CRdfAdcf Cbfbikf eka]fEd " na[f vatftiyaAr ;r]fD YRpayfkfK nmfpamlf ;lfAl, epaT vixymf ']fd pFyalf ~ElacicfC ecyfvmf ". ;T oR Apmfplf. ;cf ecalfLkfK ;lkfk]cf Ctftma[ tmizf ecalfEla, nikra[ ~gfkilcf ecalfEla ud[Fyakkf `kpfpdvilfAl. ;Atcf c]fAd '[fB Pb MFyaT. ;kf Pdfdgfkqf tvir oZgfAkkfK klfLpfEpaD, vItikfK evqicfcmf EpaD, ~FymavaAc Etrfkf kalgfkqilf ekaZmfp<pf p<AkyitgfkAq mavidfdp<rtftilf niBtfT< '[fB Ekari kvrf]fem]fdf "j]df, G~rfO, 'mfpIkfkQkfKmf, mbfBmf ekaZmfp<vilf etrinft etriyat uyrf utftiEyaktftRkfKmf epdfFcmf '[pfpDmf m{ 'Ztikf eka]fFRpfparfkqf. epdfFcmf 'ZTvT `kfkal yazfpa] vzkfkmf. ;tilf AkEtrfnftvrfkEq cgfkgfkQkfKtf etriv< ecyfypf pDvarfkqf. ;T epRmf kAlyak vqrfnftT. "[f ;pfepaZTPd evqinadfFlf ;ygfKmf tmizfcf cgfkgfkQkfK ma[iymf ( grant ) epBvtbfK ;kf kAl visftrikfkpfpdfF RkfkibT. epdfFcmf 'Ztlf Ctnftirpf EparadfdttibfK `Lgfklf nLgfklf ;lflat mabfBMAb. `tiRpftikfK oR ~ptftilflat vFkalf. ~BMknavlrf kalmf etadfD vqrfnft MAb.nibfk. ;nft EbFEya vnfttbfK cgfktftilf ekawfcmf clclpfp< '[fB PbiE[[f `lflva? ta[f 'Ztiy epdfFctfti[f epBEpBta[f ;T '[fpT tAlvrf vatmf. `vrf ~gfkil ~ciriyrf. `vri[f epdfFcmf 'ZTmf tib[f pircitftmf. nagfkqf `pf epaZetlflamf cmypadgfkQkfK, tmizf padkf kdfDArkqf 'ZTvtbfK oR matiripf pFvmf ( format) AvtftiRpfEpamf. " kdlf p<Ad Vzf enDv<lki[f k]fE] " '[ ~rmfpitfT cmymayi[f " p<]f]iy p>miyakiy prt k]fdtftilf Ecaz vqnadfdF[f " '[fB oR parav<d[f ~rmfpipfpT cmfpirtaymf. ~Et Epalf ;vrf 'ZTmf epdfFcMmf " vIm[fkammf vacikqa[ namf ;tftalf MAbyID ecyfvT '[f[ev[f$lf, ;nft Urilf _yayirmf mkfkqf vcikfki$rfkqf, 500 prpfpilf evbfbiAly<mf 1000 prpfpilf evbfbiAly<mf, 1000 prpfpilf p<AkyiAly<mf ecyfy<mf kmkfkarrfkqf vcikfki$rfkqf. Ecaz ;qvrci maRtpfp<rvIk vlfli kdfFy pircitftma[ Ekavilf ..." '[fB vIm[fkammf pKtiyi[f cYMk epaRqatar vrlabfAb Mtlilf 'ZTvarf. " MAbyiDtlf, MAbpfpaD " '[fb ecabf pirEyakmf `rcagfktfAt m[f$dfdmakkf EkdfDkf ekaqfQmf oR EtarA] - An attitude.~[alf ci$pfprf ta[f ta[f criya[ cmytftilf DRO vidmf ecalfli "zaAlkfKpf EpakviRnft EbFEyapf epdfFAy ;gfK tiAc tiRpfpi vidfdtak ecalflikf eka]fFRnftarf. enqiv< Cziv< etrinft kariyvati. ;nftcf clclpfp<kfK ~FpfpAdkf kar]mf EkaviAlcf carfnft oR emlita[ pkAm. Vr[f Eparf tiRvizavilf ci$pfprf MRk[f kav<mf Pdfdtfti[f tAlvrf, tAlvEra Vr[f kav<mf EkaxfFyi[f Mtlfvrf. nd[maFypF, miDkfkak OF M[fvnfT pi[fE[aFcf ec[fB, oR pkfkmf tazfnfT (;tbfEkbf$bf Epalf tvililf kiRta) ;R EkaxfFyi[Rmf Mmfmrmak EpadfFyilf :DpDvtalf. MRk{kfKmf Vr{kfKmf ;Rnft pkAm ;dmf epyrfnfT EkaxfFyi[RkfkiAdEy "bfpdfD vidfdT. ;vrfkqf ;nftpf p[ipf EpaAr, madfDcf cvarikqf, ka]icf c]fAdkQkfKmf VC 'lkfc[fkQkfKmf, paraQm[fb `rciyLkfKmf evbfbikrmak virivakfkmf ecyfT eka]fFRnft[rf. sounds familiar ?;nft p<ra]tfAtcf CRkfkikf Pbi[alf, oR naqf TAry[i[f Austin 8 ;lf EbFEya epdfF eka]fD vnfT ;bkfkpf pdfdT. ;vEr Etrf MdfF ucfciyilf "riylf kdfF vyrf ;ZtfT EbFEyaAv sftapitftarf. 'gfkQkfKtf etrinft vAryilf `ylf kiramgfkqf udfpd p[f[ir]fD valfv< eka]fd epdfF ;RkfkvilfAl. ~B valfv<pf epdfF Pd `gfeka[fB ;gfeka[f$ktfta[f ;RnftT. ~[alf ;Aveylflamf p[f[ir]fD valfv< pilipfsf epdfF Epalf k]k]pfpak ;ZpfptilfAl '[fB Epcikf eka]fEdamf.EbFEyavilf padfDkfkAq vid vivcaymf, _nfta]fDtf tidfdgfkqf pbfbiy viprgfkqf `tikmak ;dmf epbfb[. vrftfk oliprpfp< ~rmfpikfkat kalmf. 'pfepaZtavT padfD kiAdkfKmf. padfD EpaDmf EnrgfkQkfK plrf vnfT Epa[arfkqf. ;[feblflam ~]f KrLmf ep]f KrLmf ;A]nfT paDmf Dydf vzAmyakividfd[. 40 vRdgfkQkfK M[f yazfpfpa]cf cibfY$rilf ;Av kiqrfcfciy>dfDmf lakiriyak ;RnftT. paDpvrfkqf, nFpfpvrfkqi[f p>rfEvatftirgfkqf tiArkfKpf pi[f[alf nAdepBvtakcf ecalflpf pDv[ pbfbi t]ikfAk ecyfypfpd Ev]fFy nIlma[ vixygfkAq pkfkiricfcami etrinfT AvtftiRnftarf. etrinfT AvtftiRnftaEra, `lflT uRvakfki[aEra yarf k]fdarfkqf. kalgfkqf TargfkQkfK `pfpalf oR vicitftirma[ ulkmf mgfklf nIlmak `nft vytilf etrinftT. '[T :d[f Etadfdtftilf pamfp< emTvak Urtf etadgfkiyT. ~cfciyi[f ~LmariAytf tibnftalf kbfp>rmf lamicfAc Evrf mlfliAkpf p> m]gfkqf klnft oR ktmfpma[ vacA[ vICmf. ;tilf p>rfvIk wapkgfkqf emTvakkf kiqrfvT Epalf ;RkfKmf. pAzy niA[v<kAq `Ac EpaDvTmf ;T Epa[fb oR ma[cIk yatftiAr. `nft ulkmf `[fB '[kfK `[f[Eya[fymak Cvrsfyma[tak ;RnftiRkfklamf. `tbfkak '[T kta patftirgfkQmf oR ;ldfciy ulkilf `zkak vazfnftarfkqf '[B ecalfl vilfAl. '[f$Lmf vazfkfAkyilf oR vidfEdbfbiya[ t[fAm ;RnftT. ;pfepaZT ;T ;lfAl. ;nftkf kalgfkqilf `FkfkF Ekdfd oR padlf ;T. kliya] vIDkqilf oliepRkfki AvtfT EpaDvarfkqf. ;kf kalkf kliya]pf ptftiriAkkqi[f `Fyilf oR Ak kadfDmf Kbi EpadfD E " eka]fdadfdmf na[fK nadfdkqf nAd epBmf. ~c[mf kmfpqmf. oli epRkfki `Amkfkpf epBmf " '[pf EpaDvT cmfpirtaymf. padlf Etvtasf pdtftilf ;dmf epbfbT '[fB niA[kfkiEb[f. paFyvrf k]fdcala. ;Eta. `nftimaAlyilf oR cnfEtaxmf tRmf cvari.(Transcript of Access Tamil program Wellington 1996) |
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" Wise man points his fingers at the moon and the fool looks at the finger "- Zen saying
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