Thursday, December 30, 2010

New Year ..New Hopes... New Wishes!!

As a balloon
Filled with air
Air of Hopes
Resolutions were set

Some flew up
Till the sky
Goals were met

Some flew up
To a certain height
Fought with the storm
Or with a stone
Hit against ‘n’ Got burst
In the midst

Some got burst
Before its flight
Some lost the air
Still lying beside
Look up high
On to the sky
Flying colors
Our balloons so pride
Hurray!!
Our names shine so bright

Worry not
Of burst balloons
Many await
Its flight from our rooms

Time again,
Fresh balloons!
Let’s fill it with Gas
And not just air
And prepare its flight
To lift us upright!

Happy New Year 2011!!!

Wednesday, December 29, 2010

Happy New Year 2011!!!




Life is an ocean
Our skill is the ship
Hurdles are the storm
Hope is the light
Timing and Spontainity are the captains
Years are destinations
Dance, Drama, Songs, and Games
are played with different emotions
Journey has to continue
Destinations have to change
and so we board..
Lets Sail,
New Destination to arrive
Hurray!!! Lets Play Again!!!
Happy New Year 2011!!!

Monday, December 27, 2010

தாய்

சில் காற்று, சங்கீதம்
சிலிர்க்க வைக்கும் மெளன கீதம்
எனக்கு மட்டும்,

என் செவிக்கு மட்டும்,
அவள் காதலை உணர்த்திடும்

நாத கானம்!!

மழைத்துலியில் நான்
மலர்கின்றது அலை மொட்டு
அவள் கைப்பற்றி நடக்கையிலே
தடுக்கி விழ,

அவள் மார்போடு என்னை அனைக்கையில்
கண்னீர் துளி!!


ஓயாத கடல் ஓசை,
ஒன்ரோடு ஒன்று
ஓடி விளையாடுகின்ற கடல் அலைகள்
என்னோடு ஓடி

மூச்சுத்தினரலோடு
எனக்காய்
என்னை மகிழூட்ட

விளையாடி
கட்டி அனணக்கையில்
அவள் இதய துடிப்பு!!


மெய்சிலிர்த்தேன்!!!

இன்றும் சில் காற்று,
மழைத்துளி,
கடல் ஓசை,
கடர்கறையில் நான் - என்னவளோடு
என் அவளை மறந்து...
மறக்கமுடியாமல்!!

தாயே உனக்கு இனை நீயே!!!

Thursday, December 23, 2010

Self Confidence - Thannambikkai

தன்னம்பிக்கை
***************
கார்மேகம் சூழ்ந்திருக்க
மயிலுக்கு மட்டுமா கொண்டாட்டம்
வான் பார்த்த பூமிக்கும் கூட

சிறு தூரலில்
தவளைக்கு மட்டுமா கொண்டாட்டம்
துளிர் விடும் செடிகளுக்கும் கூட

கடும் வெயிலில்
ஈரத் துணிகளுக்கு மட்டுமா கொண்டாட்டம்
இருளில் இருக்கும் மானிடருக்கும் கூட

என்னை துன்புறுத்தியதில்
உனக்கு மட்டுமா கொண்டாட்டம்
எனக்கும் கூட
உன்னை நான் உணர்ந்ததால்!!!

Doodle Contest that won me 1st Prize in iSoft

Wednesday, December 15, 2010

Friend

Far beyond the earth
I walked alone
Visualizing past,
present and future

All I saw was..
Different places,
Different events,
Different emotions
But
Few common faces!!!

Right from the past
to the Present and Future
Few common faces
apart from parents

Few common faces
with me..
in every move of mine
and every move ahead

Wondered their names
And
GOD said 'FRIENDS'!!!

Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Happy Diwali

தித்திக்கும் இனிப்போடு,
கரகரப்பான பதார்த்தத்தோடு,
சுவையான உணவோடு,
இவைகளை ஜீரணிக்கும் லேகியத்தோடு,
ஏற்றத்தாழ்வுகளை ஜீரணிப்போம்!!
 
வெடிக்கின்ற வெடியோடு
தீய குணங்களை வெடித்து கரியாக்கிடுவோம்
மனதில் புதைந்துள்ள கசப்புகளை
மத்தாப்பில் பொறித்திடுவோம்
நமக்குள் மலர்கின்ற கனவுகளை
Rocketல் விண் செலுத்தி
அழகூட்டி மகிழ்ந்திடுவோம்!!
 
கழிந்தது கஷ்ட காலம்
மடிந்தது துயரங்கள் என
அதிகாலை நீராடி
புத்தாடை நாம் அணிந்து
புது வாழ்வை வரவேற்போம்!!
 
இனிய தீபாவளி திருநாள் நல் வாழ்த்துக்கள்!!

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Navarathri Celebrations Starts 8th Oct to 16th Oct (2010)

Navratri, Navaratri, or Navarathri (Sanskrit: नवरात्रि, Bengali: নবরাত্রি, Gujarātī: નવરાત્રી, Kannada:ನವರಾತ್ರಿ,Telugu :విజయ దశమి, Malayalam: നവരാത്രി, Marathi: नवरात्रि, Tamil: நவராத்திரி) is a Hindu festival of worship and dance. The word Navaratri literally means nine nights in Sanskrit, nava meaning nine and ratri meaning nights. During these nine nights and ten days, nine forms of Shakti/Devi are worshipped
Significance:
The beginning of spring and the beginning of autumn are two very important junctions of climatic and solar influence. These two periods are taken as sacred opportunities for the worship of the Divine Mother. The dates of the festival are determined according to the lunar calendar. Being the oldest religion in the world, Hinduism has numerous belief systems.
In Hinduism the adherents believe in one omnipresent Deity but may worship Her/Him in any of the numerous manifestations that are prevalent all over India. Navaratri represents celebration of Goddess Durga, the manifestation of Deity in form of Shakti [Energy or Power]. Dasahara, meaning ‘ten days’, becomes dussehra in popular parlance. The Navaratri festival or ‘nine day festival’ becomes ‘ten day festival’ with the addition of the last day, Vijayadashami which is its culmination. On all these ten days, the various forms of Mother Mahisasura-mardini (Durga) are worshipped with fervour and devotion.
Rituals
The Navratri commences on the first day (pratipada) of the bright fortnight of the lunar month of Ashwin. The festival is celebrated for nine nights once every year during the beginning of October, although as the dates of the festival are determined according to the lunar calendar, the festival may be held for a day more or a day less.
Navaratri is celebrated in different ways throughout India. In North India, Navratris are celebrated with much fervor by fasting on all nine days and worshipping the Mother Goddess in her different forms. The Sharad Navratri culminates in Durga Puja and Dussehra. The Dussehra of Kulu in Himachal Pradesh is particularly famous in the North.
The last four days of Sharad Navratri take on a particularly dramatic form in the state of West Bengal in East India where they are celebrated as Durga Puja. This is the biggest festival of the year in this state. Exquisitely crafted and decorated life-size clay idols of the Goddess Durga depicting her slaying the demon Mahisasura are set up in temples and other places. These idols are then worshipped for five days and immersed in the river on the fifth day.
In Western India, particularly in the state of Gujarat, Navratri is celebrated with the famous Garba and Dandiya-Raas dance. Since the past few years, the Government Of Gujarat has been organising the "Navratri Festival Celebrations" on a regular basis for the nine days of Navratri Festival, in Gujarat. People from all over Gujarat and even abroad come to participate in the nine days celebrations. It is also popular throughout India and among Indian communities around the world including UK and USA.
In South India, people set up steps and place idols on them. This is known as golu. Navratri is divided into sets of three days to adore three different aspects of the supreme goddess or goddesses.

First three days

The goddess is separated as a spiritual force called Durga also known as Kali in order to destroy all our impurities.

Second three days

The Mother is adored as a giver of spiritual wealth, Lakshmi, who is considered to have the power of bestowing on her devotees inexhaustible wealth, as she is the goddess of wealth.

Final three days

The final set of three days is spent in worshipping the goddess of wisdom, Saraswati. In order to have all-round success in life, believers seek the blessings of all three aspects of the divine femininity, hence the nine nights of worship.
In South India, Saraswati pooja is performed on the 9th day. Eight day is traditionally Durgashtami which is big in Bengal. The 10th day is Ayudha Pooja when everyone gives their tools of the trade—pens, machinery, books, automobiles, school work, etc. a rest and ritually worships them. They start a fresh from the next day, the 10th day which is considered as 'Vijaya Dasami'. Many teachers/Schools in south India start teaching Kindergarten children from that day onwards. Students also pay homage to their respective teachers as they are considered the third god (Maathaa, Pitha, Guru, Daivam - Mother, Father, Teacher & God). On this tenth day of Navratri in October - the holiday of Dussehra, an effigy of Ravana is burnt to celebrate the victory of good (Rama) over evil.
During Navratri, some devotees of Durga observe a fast and prayers are offered for the protection of health and prosperity. A period of introspection and purification, Navratri is traditionally an auspicious and religious time for starting new ventures.
During this vowed religious observance, a pot is installed (ghatasthapana) at a sanctified place at home. A lamp is kept lit in the pot for nine days. The pot symbolizes the universe. The uninterrupted lit lamp is the medium through which we worship the effulgent Adishakti, i.e. Sree Durgadevi. During Navratri, the principle of Sree Durgadevi is more active in the atmosphere.
Navratri is celebrated in a large number of Indian communities. The mother goddess is said to appear in 9 forms, and each one is worshipped for a day. These nine forms signify various traits that the goddess influences us with. The Devi Mahatmya and other texts invoking the Goddess who vanquished demons are cited.
During the eight or ninth day, Kanya Poojan, pre-pubescent girls are ceremonially worshiped
[Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navratri]