Manda's manda exposed

Tobacco giant’s hand in Mitr activities exposed

 

The student community in ITM was in for a rude shock on Friday after the contents of an email sent to DoS and GCU head went public and viral on the internet. The letter sent by ‘Very Concerned ITM student’ has raised several tough questions and has put the administration in a fix. The controversial letter has been reproduced here for our readers.
 

Dear Authorities,
 

Before you come to any conclusions and delete this mail, I would like to say that “I am proud to be an ITMian”. I love my future alma mater and this is why I bring up this burning issue to your notice. Recently, the activities of Mitr (erstwhile GCU) have raised several eyebrows. They suddenly have more presence in the institute. “But their true intentions are not clear,” said a 1th year MA student taking in two lungfuls of smoke from her lighted cigarette. Several posters depicting cigarettes and catchy captions such as “Smokers make bad swimmers” have lead to an observable increase in the number of smokers in the institute. One in fact suggests that people should smoke all through the day. Several chain smokers who had managed to go cold turkey are said to have been lured back into the habit by these ubiquitous posters.
 

After investigating further over the past two weeks (during the 4-6 power cut – Yes, that is why they want us to play Wolf), we managed to get to the bottom of the mystery. ‘Something’ is fundamentally wrong with Mitr’s core group. One of the most influential members has been communicating regularly with a leading tobacco corporation sending them regular updates on sales figures and other statistics. On further digging, we found that he spent his last summer working for them and has a PPO from them. After sneaking into Mitr, successfully withholding these incriminating pieces of evidence, he has allegedly expanded empire by bringing in other likeminded individuals into the team in the form of co-ordinators. They have performed detailed studies on the average student’s psyche in coming up with their under-cover ad campaign. Understanding that ITMians often have suicidal impulses, they projected cigarettes as the safer, neater and more innovative way forward for the student community.

 
We feel ashamed that such things are being allowed at our institute. (Sorry, couldn’t avoid saying that) We demand that the posters be removed immediately and that something has to be done to curb the flow of cash from industry into hands of the student don. The institute is being colonized as market for their products.
 

Saddened,
Very concerned ITM student

The authorities are yet to give any official word on the same. The news from inside quarters is that a long mail is being prepared in response to the above letter, covering events from 2nd century AD to present day related to Industry-Academia collaborations. Meanwhile a gagging order has been issued by the Mitr don and even their volunteers were unwilling to speak to us.

I am not a hypocrite. Or am I?

The following question arose in my mind. "Am I still a hypocrite if I openly accept that I am a hypocrite?"

Reading the following quote did make me feel better though.

Nothing is more unjust, however common, than to charge with hypocrisy him that expresses zeal for those virtues which he neglects to practice; since he may be sincerely convinced of the advantages of conquering his passions, without having yet obtained the victory, as a man may be confident of the advantages of a voyage, or a journey, without having courage or industry to undertake it, and may honestly recommend to others, those attempts which he neglects himself.-- Samuel Johnson

It seemed to answer my question just right.

But I may still qualify to be a मिथ्याचारः as defined by Krishna in BG chapter 3, shloka 6 which is translated to english as 'hypocrite'.

I think मिथ्याचारः has more to do with hypocrisy with oneself rather than with the outside world, which is where the difference lies.

ழ - ஆங்கிலத்தில் 'zha'ஆகிரது - ஏன்?

உ

நான் தமிழை ஒரு பாடமாக கற்றது, பள்ளியில் ஐந்து ஆண்டுகள் மட்டுமே! கண்டிப்பாக அனேக பிழைகள் இருக்கும். எனினும் தாய் மொழியின் மீதுள்ள பற்றினாலும், அதை மறக்கக்கூடாது என்பதாலும் இதை எழுதுகிறேன்.

இரண்டாம் வகுப்பிலேயே 'வள்ளி கோமலவள்ளி' என்பதர்க்கு பதிலாக 'வல்லி கோமளவல்லி' என்று எழுதி முட்டை போட்டவன் நான். இது போன்ற பிழைகளை தயவு செய்து சுட்டிக்காட்டுங்கள்! திருத்திக்கொள்கிறேன்.

விஷயத்திர்க்கு வருவோம்!

சில நாட்களாகவே நான் இந்த விஷயத்தை எனது நன்பர்களிடமும் மற்றும் சிலரிடமும் பகிர்ந்துகொன்டுவருகிறேன். நீங்களும் என்னை போல 'ழ' உச்சரிப்பில் கவணம் செலுத்துபவராக இருந்தால், நீங்களும் இதை கவணித்திருக்கக்கூடும். யோசித்தீர்களா ஏன் 'zha' என்று எழுதிகிறார்கள் என்று?

"தமிழ் சொர்க்களை ஆங்கிலத்தில் எழுதும் பொழுது, ழ எழுத்து வரும் இடங்களில் எதையாவது எழுதித்தானே ஆகவேண்டும்? 'z' எழுத்து உபயோகம் இல்லாமல் கிடந்தது. அதனால் அதை எடுத்துக்கொண்டிருப்பார்கள்!" என்று தான் மிக நாட்களாக எனக்கு நானே விடை அளித்துக்கொண்டேன். வேறு எவரும் இதை ஒரு பொருட்டாக எடுத்துக்கொள்வார்கள் என்று எனக்கு தோன்றவுமில்லை. ஆதலால் இந்த வினாவை வேறெவரிடமும் எழுப்பவுமில்லை.

"இதற்க்கான காரணம் ஒரு வேளை இப்படி இருக்குமோ...." என்று ஒரு நாள் ஒரு யோசனை தோனிற்று. 'google' செய்த பொழுது பதில் கிடைக்கவில்லை என்பதால் இதை இங்கு பகிர்ந்துகொள்கிறேன்.

'ஸ்' என்பது ஆங்கிலத்தில் 'S' எழுத்தின் ஒலி.
அந்த 'S'உடன் 'h' சேர்த்தால் - 'Sh'. அதாவது - 'ஷ்'.

'ஸ்ஸ்ஸ்ஸ்' என்று பாம்புபோல் ஒலி எழுப்பியபடி, நாவை பின்னால் எடுத்துச்சென்றால் 'ஷ்ஷ்ஷ்ஷ்'ஐ வந்தடைவீர்கள்.

அதாவது, ஆங்கிலத்தில் சில எழுத்துக்களுடன் 'h' சேர்ப்பதால், நாக்கை பின் புரம் கொன்டுபோனால் ஏர்ப்படும் சப்தம் உருவாகிறது.

இது 'zha' விர்க்கும் பொருந்துகிறதா என்று பார்ப்போம். 'zzzz' என்ற ஒலியை எழுப்புங்கள். இதை செய்வதர்க்கு, 'buzz' / 'fizz' போன்ற வார்த்தைகளின் கடைசி எழுத்தை உச்சரித்தப்படி இருக்கவும். இப்போது நாவை பின் புறம் இழுத்தீர்களானால் வரும் 'ழ்' சப்தம்.

ஆஹா! 'zha' என்பது முற்றிலும் 'random' அல்ல!

வடக்கத்தியர்களுக்கு ஒரு வேளை இப்படி சொல்லிக்கொடுத்தால் 'ழ'வை உச்சரிக்க முடியுமோ என்னவோ! :)

நான் ஒரு வழியாக தமிழில் type செய்து முடித்துவிட்டேன்! நன்றி!

विपद् भवतु मे !

विपदो नैव विपदः संपदो नैव संपदः |
विपद् विस्मरणम् विष्णोः संपद् नारायण स्मृतिः ||

भागवतपुराने कुन्ती उक्त स्तुतिः इयम् |

सुख़दुःखानि चक्रवत् पुनःपुनः आगमनशीलाः अस्माकम् जीवने इति किञ्चित् विचारेण एव ग्राह्यतुम् शक्यते| अनेकावसरेषु तेशाम् वियोज्य एकसमये एव आगमनम् अपि दृश्यते |

परन्तु यदा दुःखम् आगच्छति तदैव अस्मकम् मनः ईश्वरविषये स्थितः भवति, सुखागमनसमये तु विषये भोगे च एव अन्तःकरणस्य संस्थापनम् भवति, न तु फलदातरीश्वरे | अत एव कुन्ती विपद्याचनम् करोति भगवतः |

यद्येष श्लोकः सदा चिति भासति तर्हि नित्यभगवदनुसन्धानादेव अस्माकम् जीवनम् कृतकृत्त्यम् भवेत् | परन्तु अस्य श्लोकस्य स्मृतिः अपि विपदागमनसमये एव उद्भवति | गुरुकृपया श्लोकस्मृतिः, भगवद् ध्यानम् च सदा हृदि भवेताम् |

भगवन्तौ वन्दे पुनःपनः

शङ्करम् शङ्कराचार्यम् केशवम् बादरायणम् ।
सूत्रभाष्यकृतौ वन्दे भगवन्तौ पुनःपनः ॥


मह्यम् एषः श्लोकः अतीव रोचते । आदिशङ्कराचार्यस्य व्यासस्य च विषये अस्ति एषा अद्भुता कृतिः । परन्तु श्लोक: पठने शिवविष्ण्वोः उपरि कृत्तम् इव भवति तयो: शङ्करेण व्यासेन च क्रमेण एकत्ववचनात् । नायम् दोषः, तयोः शङ्कर-शङ्कराचार्ययोः केशवव्यासयोः च एकत्वात् । अस्माकम् आचर्यस्य प्रथमशिष्यः पद्मपादाचर्यः अपि कथयति - "शङ्करः शङ्करः साक्षात् व्यासो नारायणः स्वयम् । तयोर्सम्वादम् सम्प्राप्ते किङ्करः किङ्करोम्यहम्॥ " इति, यदा व्यासः वृद्धरूपे आगम्य आचर्यम् प्रति तस्य ब्रम्हसूत्रभाष्यविषये प्रश्नान् पृष्ट्वा अन्ते तस्य भाष्यमेव सत्यमिति अङ्गीकरोति ।


परन्तु अस्य श्लोकस्य एकः अन्यः विषेषः अपि अस्ति इति मम मति: । प्रथमम् आचार्यम् व्यासम् इति क्रमेण उक्त्वा तदनन्तरम् सूत्रभाष्यकृतौ इति अन्यक्रमे वदितः भवति - - यत: वास्तवे सूत्रकारः व्यासः भाष्यकारः च शङ्करः । अतः श्लोककारस्य शङ्करकेशवयोः अपि एकत्वबुद्धि: इति भवति । ताभ्याम् पुनःपुनः अनेकवारम् वन्दने एव अस्माकम् शीलः न अन्यविशयेषु ।


तदेवाभिप्राय: अधोलिखितयोः ब्रम्हविद्यागुरुपरम्परवन्दन श्लोकयोः अपि प्रदर्शित: -

नारायणम् पद्मभुवम् वसिष्ठम् शक्तिम् च तत्पुत्रपरासरम् च
व्यासम् शुकम् गौड्पदम् महान्तम् गोविन्दयोगिन्द्रम् अताऽस्य शिश्यम् ।
श्रीशङ्कराचार्यम् अताऽस्य पद्म्पादम् च हस्तामलकम् च शिश्यम्
तम् तोटकम् वार्तिककारम् अन्यान् अस्मद् गुरून् सन्ततम् मानतोऽस्मि ॥

सदाशिव स्मारम्भाम् शङ्कराचार्यमध्यमाम् ।
अस्मदाचार्यपर्यन्ताम् वन्दे गुरुपरम्पराम् ॥

First sanskrit post :)

सत्यम् ब्रूयात् प्रियम् ब्रूयात् न ब्रूयात् सत्यमप्रियम् ।
प्रियम् च नानृतम् ब्रूयात् एष धर्म: सनातनः ॥ 

सत्यवदनम् प्रियशब्दवचनम्, श्रोतकाय प्रियम् ददाति यत् तत् प्रियदम् प्रियदानि च तानि शब्दानि इति प्रियशब्दानि तेषाम् वचनम् प्रियशब्दवचनम्, तौ अपि प्रशंसति अयम् श्लोकः । तौ एव सनातनधर्मस्य मुख्यांशौ इति च कथयति !

अयम् श्लोक: सूक्ष्मार्थः। केचित् विद्वत्जनाः (रंगनाथः यथा) अपि अस्य प्रतिकूलार्थग्रहनम् कुर्वन्ति । ते अस्य प्रथमम् भागम् पठित्वा मन्यन्ते यत् एषः श्लोकः, वाचकस्य सत्यवदने अप्रियम् यत्र भवति तत्र असत्यवदनम् अपि अंगीकरोति, इति ! तत् असत् । यदि ते श्रोतकस्य अप्रियम् अभिप्रेतम् इति मन्यन्ते तर्हि एषः अभिप्रायः अनुपपन्न: । कथम् ? श्लोकस्य द्वितीयभागात् । अत्र स्फुटम् वदितम् - "प्रियम् च न अनृतम् ब्रूयात्" इति । अतः अस्माकम् शास्त्रे सर्वत्र सर्वकाले असत्यवदनम् प्रतिषिद्धम् एव!

Picture post - Dogs

This is how some of us live our lives. There are some cycles that give us their cool shade . And there are other cycles that may fall on us - spoiling our sleep and giving us injuries.

Once the cycle that gives us shade is moved, we get up and move to some other place. We are free to move whenever we want to.

There are others who live life this way :


There is complete shade, but there is also the danger of the weight of all the cycles falling on us - one on top of another. Though the enjoyment is more in this case, the danger outweighs this enjoyment comfortably!


This dog could never really sleep well. Whenever I walked past him (let us just assume it was a him), he got up to check who/what it was. I also doubt if it could leave from this self imposed confinement whenever he wanted to.

I hope this teaches all of a good lesson. Other interpretations are welcome!

-
"Knowledgeable" vetti person @ Intern