SASHINI MANIKANDAN

 Thai manne Vanakkam! An amazing show, coordinated  by Sashini Manikandan, put up by the talented girls of Grade 9, to fascinate these words, was well received by the audience. The show started off with our Tamil compere, Sameeha and English compere, Hiba welcoming the audience. Our students served the trademark filter coffee of TN to our audience, relishing which the audience enjoyed the show. The performance began with a stunning visual treat of the oldest classical dance, Bharatnatyam by our Bharatnatyam exponent, Harsha. It was succeeded by a beautiful rendition of the Vara Veena by lead Sashini, Adhwaitha and Meenakshi. Succeeding which, a nail-biting gripping fight between our born warriors in traditional silambam fight, Thanaa and Sarah. A beautiful skit showcasing the best of the Southern state, Tamil Nadu was role played and progressed on to the beautiful folk dance of Kummi. An expressive semi-classical dance of Kannodu Kanbathellam was performed by Sriya and Adhwait...

  AR Rahman. I am quite sure; you all know him very well. The famous music director, world acclaimed and gifted musician. Now you go to him and hand him a cricket bat and tell him to play for India. Even if he has cricket as a hobby, he is not a professional. He will not be able to win. In a similar way, if Sachin Tendulkar is made to conduct an orchestra, he will not be able to do so. You may wonder where I am going with this. I will come back to that a little later. Who loves mangoes ? Silly me, the question should rather be, Who doesn’t love mangoes ? But we all know mangoes don’t grow in desert. Yet we get ripe mangoes in the markets in UAE. How? Using advanced technologies of course. We human beings are very impatient, and no one can dispute that so, we add fertilizers to speed up the process of growing. To keep the pests at bay, we use inorganic pesticides and insecticides. And what do we get ? Fresh ripe mangoes. What else ? Chronic health issues, and unhealthy salinized s...

  Just today morning, I received a message from my grandma on Instagram about a new Yoga routine. Even better my great grandma enquired about my health and sent me a new crocheting video through Facebook. My cousin, just born yesterday, is already going viral on TikTok. Nowadays, from a small child to old grandmas, everyone knows how to use a mobile phone and moreover are on social media. Not a day begins without scrolling through the top Instagram Posts. Daily WhatsApp status updates, Facebook stories. Even Prime Ministers and Presidents connect with the public through social media. Virtual birthday gatherings, Virtual classes, and even Virtual weddings through social media. Wow!! That’s quite a lot!! What comes to our mind when we think of social media ? Perhaps platforms like Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter. And even WhatsApp. Social Media has become the center of attraction these days. More than our name, our social media username has garnered more importance. Earlier when fin...

 Hello readers, Today I begin my article with a personal incident that still evokes laughter within me but has also led me to consider the serious implications of choosing environment over entertainment. It was Diwali celebrations in the year, I guess, 2019 ?? (Never mind that now). In my locality, we celebrated Diwali with great enthusiasm and vigour. However, keeping in mind the environmental consequences, we blast very less, zero-pollution causing crackers (Atleast that's how they advertise their products). When we were enjoying the beautiful show of fireworks, a student from Grade 9 comes up to us and gave a huge presentation on how crackers pollute the environment. We did give our 100% attention, and resolved not to burst pollution-creating crackers for the sake of entertainment. Just 10 minutes after this, the same student comes with his friends, and requests for crackers to burst to celebrate the festival of lights. This 'ironical' incident set me thinking. Why is th...

 Dear readers, Here are a few facts I have compiled from the blockbuster adaptation of Ponniyin Selvan novel by Kalki Krishnamurthy. Enjoy! 1. The legendary actor and former CM of TN, M.G.R  had wanted to play a role in the film adaptation of PS, back in the 1950s. Many other legends have yearned for a role in this mega blockbuster movie, but in vain. 2. The discussions for the film adaptation by Mani Ratnam has been going on for more than 20 years and had finally started filming pre-covid in 2019. 3. The film is set in 900 to 950 AD in the administrative capital of the Chola Dynasty- Thanjai AKA Tanjore and also in Kadambur. 4. The original novel is of 5 bulky volumes-  New Floods (Puthu Vellam), Whirlwind(Suzharkatru), Sword of Slaughter(Kolai Vaal), The Crown(Manimagudam),The Pinnacle of Sacrifice(Thiyaaga Sigaram) 5. The novel appeared in small excerpts in a weekly Tamil magazine titled Kalki and ran for almost 4 years. 6. The title Ponniyin Selvan translates to the '...

 Today's post is about the talk of the town- PONNIYIN SELVAN: PART 1. This post aims to give one all the facts one needs to know about Ponniyin Selvan and review of the film adaptation by Mani Ratnam, in Tamil. The setting of the story is in 10th century, in Tanjai (present day- Tanjore/ Thanjavur), where the Chola Dynasty ruled prosperously.  The Chola Dynasty, during this time period was under the reign of Emperor Sundara Chozhar, whose sons Aditha Karikalan and Arulmozhi Varman alias Ponniyin Selvan are heading their conquests of Kanchi and Lanka for the Chola empire.  Sensing something is amiss in Chola, Aditha Karikalan sends his friend Vaanar Clan's prince Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan, a warrior, to investigate and relay the news to his sister Princess Kundavai and Sundara Chozhar subsequently. Vandiyadevan reaches the fortress of Kadamboor and overhears the conspiracy designed by the Chola treasurer and minister of finance, Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar and other ministers...

 This post is based on research, as I don't have friends from Karnataka. Readers, if you find any error, please forgive me, but this is based on research work alone. 😬😬 amma(Tamil) - amma(Kannada) avvai(Tamil) - avva(Kannada) - granny kadal(Tamil) - kadalu(Kannada) - Ocean Ambuthi(Tamil) - Ambuthi(Kannada) - Ocean Maram(Tamil) - Maraa(Kannada) - Tree Meen(Tamil) - Minu(Kannada) - Fish Aamai(Tamil) - Aame(Kannada) - Turtle Puli(Tamil) - Huli(Kannada) - Tiger Manai(Tamil) - Mane(Kannada) - House Aalayam(Tamil) - Aalayam(Kannada) Sakkarai(Tamil) - Sakkare(Kannada) - Sugar uppu(Tamil) - uppu(Kannada) - Salt Muttai(Tamil) - Motte(Kannada) - Egg Nel(Tamil) - Nellu(Kannada) - Rice Seethapazham(Tamil) - Seethaphala(Kannada) - Custard Apple Thraatchai(Tamil) - Dhraakshi(Kannada) - Grapes Nidhanamaga(Tamil) - Nidhanaavagi(Kannada) - Slowly Koonthal(Tamil) - Koodalu(Kannada) - Hair Paadham(Tamil) - Paadha(Kannada) - Feet Kazhuthu(Tamil) - Katthhu(Kannada) - Neck Kudurai(Tamil) - Kudure(Kann...