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cnv kam-´c tcJ-IÄ Hcn-¡epw Iq«n-ap-«m-dnà . sdbnÂ]mf-§Ä t]mse \onp \onp-t]m-Ip-I-tb-bpÅp . Cu tcJ-Isf BÀ¡mWv Iq«n-ap-«n-¡m³ Ign-bpI? vÝßE bp.èvø{ßÏßW F³. s]mXphmÄ ævÞÜï¢ dÉØßiàvøßºî ²øá ]{Xm-[n] Ipdn¸v Imt\-Un-b³ ae-bmfn kaq-ls¯ I®p Xpd-¸n-¡p-hm\pÅ Hcp ap¶-dn-bn-¸mWv . hcm³ t]mIp¶ kw`-h-§sf bp.ap³Iq«n F³. s]mXphmÄP\-§sf Adn-bn-¡p-t¼mÄ AXns\ Kuc-hInv AXv ¯n ho£n¨v Hcp \nanjw Btem-Nn-¡p-hm-\pÅ k·-\-sʦnepw aebmfnIÄ ImWn-¡p-sa¶p {]Xo-£n-¡s« . kaq-l-¯nse \·-Xn-·-Isf P\-k-a£w \nc-¯p-I-sb-¶-XmWsÃm ]{X-[À½w . Btcbpw Nmcn-\n¡msX BÀs¡-¦nepw Pbm-chw apg-¡msX kw`-h-§sf kXy-k-²-ambn ImWp-I-bmWv am[y-a-§Ä \nÀÆ-ln-t¡-nXv . IuapZn _me-Ir-jvW-s\-t]m-sebpÅ ]{X-{]-hÀ¯-Is\ tIc-fo-bÀ C¶pw s\t©mSp tNÀ¯v B[-cn-¡p-hm³ ImcWw At±-l-¯nsâ kzX{´ ]{X-{]-hÀ¯-\am-Wv . AX-ÃmsX kz´w t]cpw-s]-cp-abv¡p thnn A`n-{]m-bv v v

à §sf \o«n-h-en¨v Dcp«n P\-§Ä¡v \ÂIp-¶Xv ]{X-{]-hÀ¯-\t¯mSv sN¿p¶ A\ym-b-amWv . ssIcfn F´m-bmepw A`n-\v\w AÀln-¡p¶p .

Cu ]{Xm-[n-]-Ip-dn-¸nsâ DÅ-S¡w Hd-d-s¸« kw`-h-aà . hntZ-i-§-fn-e-ÃmsX C´y-bn Xs¶-bpÅ {]hm-kn-kw-L-S-\bnepw kam-P-§-fnepw ImWp¶ A´-Nn-{Z-§fpw Akp-I-I-c-amb ]ncn-ap-dp-¡hpw `n¶n¸pw kÀÆ-km-[m-c-W-bm-bn-cn-¡p-I-bmWv .

XÀ¡-§Ä¡pw `n¶n-¸n-\p-an-S-bn ]d-bp-hm-\pÅ Xpcp-¼n¨ A¸w hm¡p-IÄ þ ae-bm-fn-IÄ F´m-bmepw Hs¯m-cp-an¨v t]mInà . ]d-ªn-s«-´m-Imcyw FÃmw AhnsS Ah-km-\n-¡p¶p.

Cu Ah-km\w asddmcp XpS-¡-¯nsâ \m¶n-bm-bn-cn¡pw . cnv kam-´-c-tc-J-IÄ Hcn-¡epw Iq«n-ap-«m-dnà sdbnÂ]m-f§Ät]mse \onp \onp t]mIp-Itb DÅq Cu tcJ-Isf BÀ¡mWv Iq«n-ap-«n-¡m³ Ign-bpI . kam-P-§Ä tNcn-Xn-cnªpw HmWm-tLmjw XIÀ¯n BtLm-jn-¨-t¸mÄ CXn ]s¦-Sp¯ ae-bm-fn-IÄ HmWw Hcp kZy-bnepw A¸w Iem-]-cn-]m-Sn-bnepw HXp-¡n-XoÀ¡p-I-bm-bncp¶p . Ign¨ Blm-c-hn-`-h-§-sf NÀ¨ sNbvXp ]ncn-bp-I-bm-bncp¶p . CsXmcp Hd-d-s¸« kw`-h-aà . temI-s¯-Ãm-bn-S-¯p-apÅ ae-bm-fn-I-fpsS ss\kÀ¤n-I-amb kz`mh hnti-j-am-WnXv .

Rms\m¶pw Adn-ªnà cma-\m-cm-bW F¶p ]d-bp-¶-Xp-t]mse Bsc-¦nepw kam-P-{]-hÀ¯-\s¯ ]ddn A`n-{]mbw Bcmªm Rm\n-hn-sS-bà amhn-e-¡m-c-\mtW Xsâ XSn c£n¡m³ Ignª IrXmÀ°-X-tbmsS \S-¶-I-ep-I-bmWv ]Xnhv.

Npd-dp-]m-Sns\ Ipdn¨v Hc-`n-{]mb cq]o-I-c-W-¯n\p IqSn F´p-sIm-nmWv _lp-`q-cn-`mKw ae-bm-fn-Ifpw X¿m-sd-Sp-¡m¯Xv . Xm³ ]s¦-Sp-¡p¶ kam-Ps¯ Ipdn¨v A`n-{]mbw F´psImnv ad-dp-Å-h-cpsS ap¶n Xpd-¡p-¶nà .

Imcy-§sf bYmÀ°-ambn ho£n-¡p-hm\pw icnbpw sXddpw Isn-¯p-hm\pw AXp Xpe\w sN¿p-hm\pw ae-bm-fn-IÄ¡v Ignbm-¯-Xp-sIm-nà ImcWw BÀ¡pw amhn-em-bn \n¶pw Hgntª-\nÂt¡np . Npcp-¡-¯n ap¶n-epÅ Btcbpw apjn-¸n¡p-hm-\pÅ aSn-sImnv Xs¶-bmWv .

Imem-Im-e-§-fmbn \ap¡v ss]Xr-I-ambn e`n¨ \mw s\t©mSv tNÀ¯p-h¨v \½psS kwkv¡m-c-¯nse AXn hninjvS-av#mb DÕ-h-amWv \mw sImnm-Sp-¶Xv . B al-¯zhpw ktv-ihpw \ap¡v DÄs¡m-Åm³ Ign-ªn-sÃ-¦n Cu s]mdm«v \mS-I-¯nsâ Bhiyw F´mWv . sFIyhpw ØnXn ka-Xz-hpambncp¶p amth-en-`-c-W-Im-es¯ apJ-ap{Z . `n¶n-¸n-Ãm¯ P\-hn`m-K-§-tfbpw ØnXn kaz¯ kpv-c-amb Pohn-X-co-Xnbpw .

FÃmw-sImnpw sFiz-cy]qÀ®-amb `c-W-]-²Xn .temIw A¶pw C¶pw ImWm¯ Cu `cW X{´w _en N{I-hÀ¯nbpsS am{X-amWv . cmPyhpw sNt¦mepw N{I-hÀ¯n ]Z-hpw Dt]£n¨v kÀÆ kwL ]cn-Xym-Kn-bmbn `qtemIw hnSp-¶-Xn\p ap³]v alm-_-en¡v Hscmdd At]£ am{X-asà Dnm-bn-cp¶p . sImÃ-¯n-sem-cp-{]m-h-iy-sa-¦nepw Xsâ P\-§sf kvÀin-¡p-hm\pÅ Hc-h-kcw . F{X DZm-¯-amb At]£ .honpw A[n-Imctam Ah-Im-itam N{I-hÀ¯o ]Ztam Aà tNmZn-¨Xv .

Xs¶ Poh\p XpÃyw kvt\ln-¡p¶ {]P-Isf hÀj-¯n-semcp-{]m-h-iysa-¦nepw ImWm-\pÅ Hc-h-kcw . Chn-sS-bmWv BZÀi-¯n ]qÀWX \mw ZÀin-¡p-¶Xv . `cn-¡p¶ cmPmhpw A\p-k-cn-¡p¶ {]P-Ifpw X½n-epÅ At`-Zy-_Ôw . HmW¯nsâ hnim-e-amb Cu ImgvN-¸mSv ImWmsX HmWw BtLm-jnContinued on Page 5

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¡p-¶p-sh-¦n CXn-lm-k-¯nse A´-k-¯sb \mw DÄsImnnÃbp.

F¶sà Icp-tX-nXv F³. s]mXp-hmÄ ChnsS \½psS Hmtc Iq«-mbvabv¡pw kvt\ln-¡p¶ Hmtcm F³. s]mXp-hmÄ cmPm-bp. hp-n m-bn-cn-¡Ww . AXv alm-_-ensb t]mse If-¦-c-ln-X\mb cmPm-hm-bn-cn-¡Ww . AÃmsX DbÀ¶ Øm\-§-fn-en-cp¶v Xsâ ]Z-hn-bpsS sXm¸n-bn Hcp Xqh IqSn Ib-d-dpI F¶ Nn´m-K-Xn-bpÅhsc kam-P-§-fpsS A[n-Im-c-h-e-b-¯n \n¶v AI-d-dm³ \n§Ä¡p Ign-bWw . kmaqlyt_m[w sXm«p-Xo-nm-¯-hÀ A[n-Imcw I¿m-fphm³ B{K-ln-¡p-¶-hÀ AXns\ kmb-¯-am-¡m³ GXp hfª hgn kzoI-cn-¡p-¶Xpw \mw Inn-«pnp þ ImWp¶p-apnp . t\Xmhv Naªv {]hm-kn-I-fn t]cpw s]cp-abpw k¼m-Zn-¡pI F¶ Hdd Dt±iw am{Xta Ch-cpsS AP-´-bn-epÅq . {]Øm-\§-fn Nne-t¸mÄ ImWp¶ hSw-hen t\Xr-Xz-Øm-\-¯n\v thnn-bmWv . {]Øm-\-¯n\v Poh³ \ÂIm³ AXy-²zm\w sNbvX kmaq-ly-{]-hÀ¯-Isc ]pdw XÅn Øm]nX XmÂ]-cy¡mÀ \pg-ªp-I-b-dp-t¼mÄ Akz-ØX Xe-s]m-¡p¶p .

dp-¸n-ÃmsX apt¶m«v Xs¶ k©-cn¨p .

F¶m Cu {]Øm-\-¯n\v IqSn C¶v kw`-hn-¨p-sIm-nn-cn¡p¶ hyXn-bm-\-¯n\p ImcWw \ap¡p Xs¶ Nn´n-¨m D¯cw Isn-¯m-\mIpw .

ChnsS hyàn-]-c-amb hnaÀi-\-¯n\v XÀ¡-anà . ChnsS Btcbpw D¶w hbv¡msX sXmSp¯p hnSp¶ hnaÀi\ ic-§Ä sNs¶-¯p-¶Xv B{K-ln-¡p¶ kaq-l-¯n Xs¶-bm-bn-cn-¡-Wsa¶ Hcm-{K-l-apnv . temI-¯nse addp {]tZ-i-§-fn ae-bmfn kaq-l-¯n\v kw`-hn-¡p¶ XÀ¡s¯ \ap¡v ad¡mw. ChnsS ae-bmfn Iq«mbvabv¡v ]pXn-sbmcp apJ-hpc FSp-¡m³ \ap¡v Ign-bWw . \Ã-hsc Isn¯n t\Xr-Øm-\-¯n Ah-tcm-[n-¡p-I-bpw AhÀ¡p ]n¶n AWn-\n-c-¡p-hm³ \mw {ian-¡Ww. F¦n Hcp ]p¯³]p-e-cn-bpsS DZ-b-am-bn-cn¡pw . B {]`m-X¯n\pthnn Im¯n-cn¡mw .

¾ÞX \jvS-s¸-«-h³ Ah Xncn-¨p-]n-Sn-¡p-hm³ {ian-¡p-¶-tXmsS kwLÀjw apdp-Ip-Itb DÅq . F¶p AW-bv¡m³ Ign-bm¯ Cu ]Ibpw {]Xn-Imc hmRvPbpw {]Ø-B-\s¯ ]n¶n-te¡v XÅn-am-d-dp¶p . ChnsS \·bpw Xn·bpw X½n-epÅ hSw-h-enbnà . A§-s\-bm-sW-¦n GsX-¦n-ep-sam-¶nsâ hnP-b-t¯msS {]iv\-¯n\v Ah-km\w Hcp-¡m-av#m-bn-cp¶p F¶m BZÀi§Ä X½n Gddp ap«p-t¼mÄ AsXmcp hyXy-kvX-ta-J-e-bn Xs¶ \ne-\n¡p-sa-¶-Xn-ap-Å-Xn\v kwi-b-anà . ae-bm-fn-IÄ FÃm-X-c-¯nepw ap¶n Xs¶ . F¦nepw ad-dpÅ-hÀ ]d-bp-¶-Xp-tIÄ¡p-hm³ \mw B{K-ln-¡p-¶nà . \ap¡v ad-dp-Å-hsc tIĸn-¡p-hm-\mWv IqSp-X Xmev]cyw . FÃm-ddn\pw Db-c-¯n \n¡pI {]Øm-\-¯nsâ Xe-¸-¯n-cn-¡pI , Rm³ ]d-bp-¶Xv ad-dp-Å-hÀ A\p-k-cn-¡Ww Cu Nn´m-KXn \½psS Iq«m-bva-bnse ]pgp-¡p-¯mWv .

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FSp¯p-sImÄI \osb³ kaÀ¸Ww FSp-¯p-sImÄI \osb³ lrZ-b-c-às¯ sbSp-¯p-sImÄI \osb³ Bßm-hns\ FSp¯psImÄI \o \n³ ssI¡p¼nfn DuÀ¶p-t]m-Im-sX-b-e-bp-s¶mco Bßm-hns\ Xcn-sh«w \ÂIn-bn-Ãn-\nbpw Iqcn-cp-fn³ Icn-¼Sw sImnv \o Ft¶m- ad¨p Rms\¶ kXy-s¯. sI©n ]d-ªn«pw DÅp Xpd-¶n«pw Fs´ \o FÃmw X«n-am-ddn Hcn-¡Â Rm³ \n\-s¡-Ãm-am-bn-cp-¶p.

Ft¶m Rm\-dn-bmsX sbs¶ \o A\y-\m¡n C¶o Ah-km\ \mfnepw \ns¶ Xnc-bp¶p Rm³ \n³ {]nbs\m¯p-sbt§m ibn-¡p-I-bmhmw \o ac-Wamw CcpÄs]m-Xn-bp-¶p-thm-sbs¶ s]m«n-h-en-bp¶p knc-IÄ.

C\n-sb³ Bßmhv X\n-¨mWv im´n-bpw, tam£hpw AkvX-an-s¨mcmßmhn-\v, \ÂIptam im´n \o C\n-sb-¦nepw Inpthm \o............ im´n-Xocw tXSn, tam£w tXSn {`m´-ambv Ae-bp-s¶m-sc³ Bßm-hn-s\.

Innà KwK-X³ Xoc¯v Innà Imin-X³ im´n-bnÂ.

F¶n \osbt§m t]mbn ad-bm³ \nÝ-e-am-Ip-¶p-thm-sb³ icocw acWw Hcp IpfnÀ¡m-d-dmbv Fs¶ F¸tgm XtemSn IS-¶p-t]mbv \nÝew _o`Õw Fsâ icocw s\Sp-hoÀt¸msS t\m¡n-\n-¶p-t]mbv Bßm-hv. ac-W-¯n³ Hcp hnfn-¸mSp apt¼ \o hcp-sa¶v shdpsX tamln¨p Rm³.

Inn-Ã-sbsâ im´n-Xocw \obm-sW³ Bßm-hn³ im´n-Xocw Hcp \qdp ZpJ§Ä sIm¯n-s¸-dp¡n im´amw \n{Zbv¡p Xncn-sbm¶p Xmgv¯n Hcp ]mgvIn-\m-hnsâ Imsem¨ tIÄ¡m³ ImtXmÀ¯p ImtXmÀ¯p ibn-¡s« Rm³ Xcptam ? \n³ a\-Ênsâ Xoc-¯v, Fsâ Bßm-hn-s\mcp im´n im´n-Xocw.

ÆàÉ æ¼ÏߢØíí ag-bpÅ ]Iepw shbn-en-Ãm¯ cmhpw Dd-§p¶ \obpw F{X kpJ-{]Zw ]pg-bpsS IuXp-I-amWv \nsâ angn IS-ensâ Bth-i-amWv \nsâ Nncn.

Imddv hogp¶ Xmgvvhcbpw \nemhv aqSp¶ ae-Ifpw Fsâ _e-lo-\-bm-bn-cp-¶p.

ASp-¯n-cn-¡p-t¼mgpw AI-¶n-cp¶p ImWp-hm-\m-bn-cp¶p F\n-¡n-jvSw. \nd-§Ä¡v \ng-ep-I-fp-sn¶v Rm³ Csöv \o sshcp-²y-§-fnse kam-\-X-I-fmWv \½Ä Fsâ Xebv¡v apI-fn XWp¯ Ce-I-fmbpw Fsâ ]ßm-k-\-¯n\v Iosg ]SÀ¶p ]´-en¨ thcp-I-fm-bpw\o KÀ`-]m-{X-¯n-\p-Ånse Fsâ kzXzw a§nb ]I shfn-¨w-t]mse kpJw.

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tIc-f-¯n Ct¸mÄ {Kl-\nÀ½m-W-¯n ]g-a-bpsS s]cp-a-g-¡m-ew. F§pw Fhn-sSbpw \mep-sI«pw \Sp-apägpw {Kl-\nÀ½m-W-¯n hmkvXp-in-ev]-I-e-bpsS Nmcp-X-bpw. \½psS Im\-U-bn B coXn-bn-epÅ \nÀ½mWw Akm-²y-am-Wv. F¦nepw \ap¡v kz´-amb \½psS `h-\-¯n AXym-hiyw Nne amä-§Ä hcp¯n-bm AXv AÛp-X-I-c-amb hyXn-bm-\-§Ä \½psS Pohn-X-¯n Dnm-¡pw. hmkvXp-im-kv{X-s¯-¸än hni-Z-amb teJ-\-]-c-¼c {io. k¦Â¸cm-Pv, ssIcfn hmb-\-¡mÀ¡mbn XpSÀ¨-bmbn Fgp-Xp-¶p. \n§-fpsS kwi-b-§fpw A`n-{]m-b-§fpw kairalicanada@gmail.com F¶ hnem-k-¯n Subline - Sankalpraj F¶v FgpXn Cþ-sa-bn sN¿p-I.

a\p-jysâ `uXn-I-Po-hn-X-¯n hf-sc-tbsd KpWwsN-¿p¶ imkv{X-§-fmWv ""tPymXn-j-im-kv{Xw, hmkvXpim-kv{Xw, in¸-im-kv{Xw, sshZy-im-kv{Xw, ssItcJmimkv{Xw, s]³Up-ehmkv -im-kvX {Xw, KWn-X-im-Cu kv{Xw.'' CXn KWnp hnNmcw e¡w Xhpw, tPymXn-j-hpw, sshZy-im-kv{Xhpw \qäm-np-I-fmbn a\p-jy³ IqSp-X a\-Ên-em-¡p-Ibpw D]-tbm-Kn-¡p-Ibpw sNbvXn-«p-Å-Xm-Wv. ]t£ hmkvXp-im-kv{X-hpw, s]³Up-eim-kv{Xhpw Hcp cl-ky-ambn C¶pw kq£n-¡-s¸-Sp-¶p.

Kpcp-injy k{¼-Zm-b-¯n-emWv Cu imkv{Xw C¶pw ssIam-dp-¶-Xv. Cuiz-c³ {]]-©-¯n\pw AXn-epÅ Hmtcm hkvXphn\pw Hmtcm t_m[-a-\Êp \ÂIn-bn-«p-nv. AXv IrXyambpw BßmÀ°-ambpw Ah-bpsS \ne-\n¸n-\p-thnn {]hÀ¯n-¡p-¶p. CXns\ tImkvanIv Csâ-en-P³kv F¶p ]d-bpw. `qan Hcp \£{X kaq-l-¯nÂs¸-«-Xm-Wv. Hm-tcm {Kl-¯n\pw \£-{X-¯n\pw kzbw-{]-aWw Dsn¶v \aphmkvXp hnNmcw Cu e¡w: ¡-dn-bmw. `qan-bnse FÃm sNdnb Ne-\hpw Cu {]]-©s¯ ""sXt¡m«v Xe-h¨v sX¡v ]Sn-ªmsd InS-¸p-ap-dn-bn sNdn-b-tXm-Xn-se-¦nepw _m[n-¡pw. \£-{X-§-fp-sSbpw Dd-§n-bm \à \n{Zbpw \à Btcm-Kyhpw In«p-¶-XmWv.'' {Kl-§-fp-sSbpw Ne-\-§Ä a\p-jy-Po-hn-X¯n hyàamb kzm[o-\-apnm¡psa¶v tPymXn-j-]-WvTn-Xcpw ]qÀÆk-\ym-kn-amcpw Inp-]n-Sn-¨n-cp-¶p. {]]-©-¯nsâ FÃm hni-Zmw-i-s¯-¡p-dn¨pw ]Tn-¡p¶ hnZysb tImkvtam-fPn F¶p-]-d-bpw.

C¶s¯ imkv{X-bp-K-¯n hmkvXp-hn\v Fs´¦nepw {]k-àn-bptnm F¶ tNmZyw DbÀ¶p hcp-¶p-nv.

AXn\p adp-]Sn hmkvXp-im-kv{X-am-Wv. BßmÀ°-ambn Cu kXyw At\z-jn-¡p¶ BÄ¡v hmkvXp-im-kv{X-¯nsâbpw tPymXn-j-im-kv{X-¯n-sâbpw s]³Up-e-im-kv{X¯n-sâbpw A´Àeo-\-am-bn-«pÅ clkyw Adn-bm³ Ignbpw. alm-hnjvWp {_Ò-tZ-h\v \mep thZ-§Ä ]d-ªpsIm-Sp-¡p-I-bp-nm-bn. {_Ò-tZ-h³ Cu thZ-§Ä ]n¶oSv tZh-·mÀ¡pw alÀjn-amÀ¡pw ]d-ªp-sIm-Sp-¯p. (""EKvthZw, bPpÀth-Zw, kma-th-Zw, A[ÀthZw''). bPpÀth-Z-¯n hmkvXp-im-kv{X-s¯-¡p-dn¨pw s]³Up-e-im-kv{X-s¯-¡p-dn¨pw hni-Z-ambn ]d-ªn-«p-nv.

Cu imkv{Xw AX-\p-k-cn-¨mWv \½psS ]qÀÆ-]n-Xm-¡-·mÀ hoSp-IÄ, sIm«m-c-§Ä, A¼-e-§Ä F¶nh \nÀ½n-¨-Xv. Ah-cpsS hoSp-I-fp-sSbpw sIm«m-c-§-fp-sSbpw hmkvXp_ew A\p-k-cn-¨mWv hnPbw \nÝ-bn-¨n-cn-¡p-¶p. Cu An office design, based on Vastu of light and energy principles. sI«n-S-\nÀ½m-W-¯nsâ ssZhw hniz-IÀ½m-hm-Wv. kzÀ¤¯nsâ in¸n-bpw, `qan-bn-epÅ FÃm-¯nsâ krjvSmhpw Continued on Page 10 v Kairali - Summer/Fall, 2008 9

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At±-l-am-Wv. hnizIÀ½ hmkvXp-im-kv{Xw, hcm-l-an-lnc hmkvXpim-kv{Xw, _rlXvkwlnX hnjvWp-[À½-]p-cmWw F¶nh hmkvXp-im-kv{X-¯nsâ Nne {][m-\-s¸« {KÙ-§-fm-Wv. \½psS Xma-k-Øew hmkvXp-imkv{Xa\p-k-cn-¨m-sW-¦n FÃm `uXn-I-t\-«-§fpw `mKyhpw \ap¡pIn«pw. hmkvXp-]p-cp-jsâ \nKq-V-i-àn-Ifpw AXp-t]m-se-bmWv. `qan-bn kar-²n-bm-bn-«pÅ FÃm-¯n-sâbpw hfÀ¨bv¡pw \ne-\n¸n-\p-apÅ DuÀÖ-amWv hmkvXp]pcp-j³ (D-Zm-l-cWw: km[m-c-W-bmbn \ncym-[n, Aán, hmbp tImWp-I-fn Ipfn-ap-dn-tbm, hm«ÀSmt¦m Dsn-¦n AXv \Ã-X-à F¶mWv hnizmkw.).

F¶m hntZ-i-cm-Py-§-fn Hcp hkvXp hm§p-Itbm, F¶n«v AXn FÃm imkv{X-§-fpsS hn[n-{]-Imcw A\p-tbm-Py-am-Ip¶ coXn-bn Hcp Krlw \nÀ½n-¡p-I. AXv hfsc hfsc ZpÀÃ-`-am-Wv. sI«n-¯oÀ¶ Hcp-]mSp hoSp-IÄ, A¸mÀ«vsaâvkv, sImtnm-ao-\n-bwkv CXn GXmWv \½Ä¡v \½psS km¼-¯n-I-i-àn-¡-\p-k-cn¨v In«p-¶pthm?... AXv hm§p-¶p. ]n¶oSv AXn-te¡v Xmakw amäp-¶-Xn-\p-ap³]v Hcp \à Znhkw Ipdn¨v A¶s¯ \à aplqÀ¯-¯n ]mÂIm-¨n-bn«p AhnsS Xmakw XpS-§p-¶p. C§-s\sbmcp Npäp-]m-Sn B ho«nse ]mN-I-ap-dn, Ipfn-ap-dn, InS¸d ChsbÃmw B Krlmw-K-§Ä¡v A\p-Iq-e-am-bn-«m-bncn¡pw F¶v Hcp Dd¸pw Cey. Chn-sS-bmWv \½psS C´y³ {SUo-jvW hoSpIÄ hm§n Xma-kn-¡p-¶-hÀ¡v Nne-t¸mÄ A{]-Xo-£n-Xamb [\-\-jvSw, tcmK-]o-V-IÄ hÀ²n-¡p-I, IpSpw-_-]-¦mfn-bp-ambn A\m-h-iy-XÀ¡-§-fp-nm-hpI F¶n-§s\ ]e

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At¶cw Nne hmkvXp-\n-]p-W-·m-sc-¡nv AhcpsS D]-tZ-i-{]-Imcw ho«n-\p-Ån Nne sNdnb amä-§Ä hcp-¯p-¶Xv bpàn-bmIpw þ DZm-l-c-W-¯n\v: ""Nne {]iv\§Ä¡v {]Xnhn[n Hdp hoSnsâ Ipdn-¸n« Øe¯v Hcp ]m{Xw shÅw shbv¡p-I-bm-hmw.'' “AsÃ-¦n ]¨bn-e-IÄ am{Xw DÅ Hcp sNSn-bpsS ]qs©-«n-bm-Imw.'' Hcp]s£ FÃm apdn-I-fpsS hmXn-en\pw Hcp {]tXyI hÀ®-¯n-epÅ Xnc-Èoe CSp-¶-Xp-sImWnpw amä-§Ä hcp-¯mw. hntZ-i-cm-Py-§-fn hoSnsâ BIr-Xntbm {]IrXntbm amdmsX C¯cw Hcp-]mSv km[m-c-W-amb {]Xn-hn-[nIÄaqew Ah-c-h-cpsS ho«nse hkvXp-tZm-j-§Ä \o¡n-bn«p-nv. AXn\p \n§Ä kao-]n-t¡-nXpw IqSp-X kq£vaambn a\-Ên-em-t¡-nXpw C´y³ {SUo-jvW hmkvXp-hnt\-bm-Wv.'' ASp-¯-e¡w XpScpw

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aÀ¨âv kmln_v:

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sSmsdmtâm m-f-fn-p-I sSmsdmtâm ae-aebm-b fn-I sS-fp-sS XWembn mbnaq¶p aq¶p XW-e ]Xn-]Xnämnvämnv AkokvImÂKdn ImÂKdn Akokv Hcp hyàn-bpsS alXzw \nÀ®-bn-¡p-¶Xv Abm-fpsS aX-hn-izm-ktam Ipe-a-ln-atbm AbmÄ t\Snb hnÚm-\tam AÃm, AbmÄ a\p-jy-\-·-¡p-thnn F´p {]hÀ¯n¨p F¶-XmWv. AXp-sIm-nmWv Hcp cma-`à - s\m _mcn-Ìsdm Bbn Adn-b-s¸m-SmsX taml³Zmkv Icw Nvv \ap¡v alm-ß-Km-Ôn-bm-Ip-¶-Xv. CXnsâ H«-\h[n DZm-lc - -W§ - Ä \ap¡v Fhn-tSbpw ImWmw Cu sSmtdm-tâm-bnepw \ma-Xp-Im-Wp¶p. Ah-cpsS ssZh-hn-izm-k¯ - nsâ Hmcp hgn kl-Po-hn-Isf klm-bn-¡-em-Wv. A¯cw Hcp hyàn-Xz-¯nsâ DS-a-bmWv sSmtdmsâm aem-fnIÄ¡p kp]-cn-Nn-X-\mbv apl-½Zv aÀNâv F¶ aÀNâv kmln-_p.

C¶p \ap¡v Cu Im\-U-bn [mcmfw kwL-S-\-I-fp-nv, Hmtcm I½yq-Wn-än¡pw AhcptSXmb hn`m-K-§-fp-nv, s\äv hÀ¡p-If - p-nv.

GXp hnh-chpw \ap¡p e`y-am-Wv. ]c-kv]cw _Ô-s¸-Sp-hm\pw IpSn-tN-cp-hm\pw hfsc Ffp-¸w. ]s£, aq¶p \mep ]Xn-äm-np-ap¼v C§ns\-sbm-c-h-Ø It\-Un-b³ aem-bf - n¡p k¦ev]n-¡p-hm³ Ign-bp-am-bn-cp-¶n-Ã. Hcp ae-bmfnsb Inp-ap-«-W-sa-¦n amk-§Ä Im¯n-cnt¡-nn-hcpw. AXpw bmZr-ÝnIw am{Xw. Cu Ime-L-«-¯n ]e ae-bm-fn-Ifpw ChnsS h¶n-«p-nv. DbÀ¶ DtZym-K-¯n-em-b-hcpw km¼-¯n-I-ambn sa¨-s¸-«h - cpw B Iq«-¯nep-nv ]s£ Hcp hyàn Hcp {]Øm-\-ambn hfÀ¶p \·Ä sNmcn-bp-¶Xv It\-Un-b³ aebm-fn-IÄ¡v HmÀ¡m³ Ign-bp-¶Xv amÀ¨âv kmln-_ns\ am{X-am-Wv. XrÈqÀ PnÃ-bn P\n¨v KÄ^v \m«nse A\p-`h - § - f - p-ambn aÀ¨âv kmln_v Im\-Ubn-te¡v hcp-¶Xv 1970 Ifn-emWv; Btcbpw t]mse \ndsb kz]-\-§-fp--am-bn. XnI¨pw A]-cn-Nn-X-amb \mSv, hnt[-b-am-Im¯ `mj, ae-bm-fn-I-fpsS `£-Wtam ae-bmfn kwkvImc-¯nsâ Hc-S-bm-ftam t]mepw ImWp-hm³ Ign-bm¯ \mSv; kml-b-¯n-\m-cp-an-Ãm¯ AhØ C¯cw L«-¯nÂ, Xo£vW-amb Imem-h-Ø-bnÂþ70Ifn ssiXyw AXn-ITn\w ambn-cp-¶pþHcp P·w sImgn-ªp-t]mIpI hfsc Ffp-¸w.

Hcp saUn-¡Â hnZymÀ--°nbmtIn Adnhpw BÀÖ-h-hp-ap-nm-bn-cp¶ At±-l¯n\v PohnXw asämcp hgn¡v Xncn-t¡-nn-h¶p. F¦nepw Cu Hm«-¯n-\n-S-bnepw At±lw In B\vw aäp-Åsc klm-bn-¡pI F¶Xm-bn-cp-¶p. Xm³ Cu Im\-U-bn A\p-`-hn¨ Hä-s¸-S-ensâ Xo£Wamb AhØ asämcp ae-bm-fn-Ip-nm-hc - p-sX¶v At±lw hnNm-cn-¨ncn-¡mw, AXn\p {]Xn-Ú-sb-Sp-¯n-cn-¡mw. sSmsdm-tnm-bn-se-¯p¶ GXp ae-bm-fnsbbpw klm-bn-¡p-Is - b-¶Xp At±lw Xsâ {hX-am-sb-Sp-¯p. GsX-¦nepw aem-bfn sSmsdmsnm-bn-se-¯p-¶p F¶-dn-ªmÂ, AhÀ

hnfn¨p ]d-ªmÂ, kz´w Imdp-ambn FbÀ t]mÀ«nÂ, t]mbn Ahsc Iq«n-sIm-np-h-cp¶p, AhÀ¡p Xma-k-ku-Icyw GÀs¸-Sp-¯nsIm-Sp-¡p-¶p.

Xsâ ho«n sImnp-t]mbn AhÀ¡p `£Ww sImS-¡p-I, _m¦v AIunp XpS-§phm³ klm-bn-¡p-I, aäp ae-bm-fn-Isf ]cn-Nb-s¸-Sp-¯n-sIm-Sp-¡pI XpS-§nb ]pWy-IÀ½§Ä At±lw sNbvXn-cp-¶p. bmsXmcp {]Xn^-ehpw B{K-ln-¡m-sX, Xsâ ssZh-hn-izm-k¯nsâ `mK-ambn«mWv CXv sNbvXn-cp-¶-Xv. ssiJv Al-½Zv Ip«n kmln-_v 1970 apX ]cn-N-b-apÅ Xsâ kplr¯v aÀNâv kmln-_ns\ kvacn-¡p-¶p. “ aem-bfnIsfbpw aem-bm-fn-I-f-Ãm-¯-h-scbpw, apÉo-an-s\bpw aäp aX-Ø-scbpw Bth-i-t¯msS aÀNâv kmln_v klm-bn-¨n-cp-¶p. At±lw XpS-cp¶p,” `£-W-¯n-\m-bpÅ Fs´-¦nepw I¿n-enÃmsX apl-½Zv kmln_v hcp-¶Xv Rm³ Inn-«n-Ã. AXv F\n¡p am{X-apÅ Hcp kzImcy-X-bmhpw F¶p Rm³ Icp-Xn, ]s£ ‘Ckv\’- bpsS Hm^o-kn Ib-dn-h-cp-¼gpw At±lw CXp sN¿p-am-bn-cp-¶p.” apl-½Zv kmln-_p-ambn _Ô-s¸-«n-«pÅ Hmtcm hyàn¡pw Fs´-¦nepw Ipsd \à HmÀ½-IÄ At±lw Ah-ti-jn-¸n-¨p-«p-nmIpw. kz´w PmXn-¡m-tcSv klmbw tNmZn-¡p¶ IpSpÊmb \½psS ae-bmfnt_m[-¯nsâ khn-tij-X-sIm-nmhmw apÊn-amb aÀ¨âv `mbn-tbmSv IpSp-X klmbw tNmZn-s¨-¯p-¶-hÀ aebmfn apÊnw-§-fm-bn-cp-¶p. aÀNâv kmln_v XpS-§n-h¨ tkh-\-§Ä AtZ-l-¯nsâ sSmsdm-snm-bn-epÅ kplr¯p-¡Ä sNbvXp-sIm-nn-cn-¡p-¶p. aÀ¨âv kmln-_nsâ ac-Wm-\-´cw kPo_v Fgp-Xnb HmÀ½-¡p-dn-¸n ]d-bp¶ Xpt]mse GsX¦nepw ae-bm-fn-sSmsdmsâmbnse¯nsb¶-dn-ªm aÀ¨âv kmln-_n-t\m-sSm¸w AhscÃmhcpw t]mbn B hyànsb ImWpIbpw Bh-iy-apÅ klm-b-§Ä sN¿p-Ibpw sN¿p-¶p. ]n¶oSv AhÀ IpSpw_ kan-Xn-IÄ cq]o-Icn-¨v. Cu IpSpw-_k - -an-Xn-IÄ, Ip«mbva iàns¸-Sp-¯p-Ibpw ]c-kv]cw klm-b-¯nsâ Hcp kwkvImcw hfÀ¯n-sb-Sp-¡p-Ibpw sNbvXp. Hcp {]Øm-\¯ - sâ Øm]-Isâ ac-Wt¯msSm¸w {]Øm-\hpw AkvX-an¨p t]mIp¶ ]Xn-hn\p hn]-co-X-ambn AhÀ aÀNâv ^utn-j³ F¶ kwL-S-\-cq-]o-Icn¨v IqS-X IqSp-X {]hÀ¯-\-§Ä XpS-cp¶p.

‘Zb-bpsS XpÅn’ aÀNâv ^utn-j³ cq]o-Ic - n¨ Nmcn-än-bpsS hgn-bm-Wv sNdnb sNdnb Zm\-[À½-§Ä tiJ-cn-¡p-¶Xn\pthnn kw`m-h\/Zm\ t_mIvkp-IÄ Hmtcm AwK-§-fpsS ho«n hbv¡p-Ibpw B XpI tiJ-cn-¨v, aÀNâv kmln-_nsâ ac-Wm-\´cw, Iym³kÀ ]mse-änhv skâÀ C´y¡p sImSp-¡p-Ibpw sNbvXp.

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aÀNâv kmln_v 2006- Unkw-_À 17\p ac-W-s¸-Sp-¶-Xn\p ap¼v, ^q«vt_mÄ Ifnsb kvt\ln-¨n-cp¶ Cu ae-bm-fn, sSmsdmsnmbn Hcp tkmIÀ Iq«w cq]o-I-cn-¡p-Ibpnmbn. aÀNâv kmln-_n-t\mSv Rm³ hyàn]cambn hf-sc-b[ - nIw IS-s¸-«n-cn-¡p-¶p. ]p¯³ It\-Un-b³ aem-bm-fn-bmb Fs¶ At±lw klm-bn¨p F¶Xp am{X-aà AXn-sâ ImcWw. AXym-hiyw Cw¥njpw t]m¡-än tUmf-dp-ap-sn-¦n Im\-U-bn Bcp-sSbpw klmbw Bh-iy-anà F¶ Fsâ Al-¦m-cw, ‘slbv Hmt«m’ F¶p hnfn-¨m GXp Hmt«mIm-c\pw tSmtdm-tnm-bn ]änb temUvPn sImnp-h-¶m-¡n-Xcpw F¶ Fsâ Aev]Úm\w Ch-sbms¡ Dcp-¡n-¡-f-bp-hm³ Cu _Ôw Fs¶ klm-bn¨p. sSmsdmsâmbn-se-¯nb F\n¡v ChnsS F¯n F¶v Fsâ `mcysb hnfn¨p ]d-bphm³ IgnªXv aq¶mw Znh-k-am-Wv. \m«nse Hcp tImfm-hn-cp-²-{]-Øm-\-¡m-c-\m-bn-cp¶ F\n¡v ChnsS In«nb Hcp tIm¡v s]m«n¨p IpSn-¡p-hm³ t]mepw Adn-bn-Ãm-bn-cp-¶p.

amÀNâv kmln-_ns\ R§Ä FÃm-hcpw kvt\l-t¯msS HmÀ¡p-¶p. HcmÄ sN¿p¶ kÂ{]-hr¯n, kzoI-cn-¡s - ¸-Sp¶hÀ Xp-Sc - pt¼m-gmWv \½psS kaq-l-§Ä ]pjv]n-¡p¶X,v aÀNâv ^utn-j³ AwK-§sf Im¯nc-¡p-¶Xv Cu henb tPmen-bm-Wv.

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‘Happy Onam’, a reproduction by Linda Joseph

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NSS marks Onam About 350 people attended a ‘full house’ Onam event organized by the Nair Social Society of Canada on September 6 at the Canada Ayyappan Temple in Scarborough.

The cultural events included a mini-orchestra and several dances and songs by young members.

CMA parade a big draw on I-Day

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Rm³ acn-¨p-t]m-bn-cp¶p. ]pXn-b-Xmbn Xma-k-am-cw-`n¨ hmS-I-hoSnsâ tKmh-Wn-bn \nc-\n-c-bmbn ]\n-\oÀsNSnIÄ. AXn hnSÀ¶p \n¡p¶ ]\n-\oÀ]q-¡Ä þ kXoiv Ah-sbm¶pw s]m«n-¡-cptX þ A½-bpsS imk\hI-h-bv¡msX ]q F¯n¸nSn¨p hen¨p N«n Xd-bn hoWp s]m«n Nph¶ ]q¡Ä N«n-bpsS ASn-bn s]«p NX-ª-cªp. kXoiv `b-¶p-I-cªp .

Ab-e-s¯-s]-®p-§-fmWv InXv AhÀ HmSn h¶p Ahs\ FSp¯p IpkrXn IpkrXn .. ]d-¼n ASp-¡-f-t¯m-«-ap-nm-¡n-sIm-nncp¶ A½bpw HmSnh¶p. kXoiv k_n-X-bpsS A½-bpsS tXmfn-en-cp¶v ]cp§n.

At¿m B N«nbpw s]m«n¨p Ifªp IpkrXn . ]s£ kXoinsâ apJw In-t¸mÄ A½bv¡pw ASn-¡m³ tXm¶n-bnà .

Ch³ alm-hn-Ir-Xn-bmWp ktcmPw, Ch-s\-sIm-nmWv B ]gb hoSp-Xs¶ amtd-nn-h-¶Xv .

B hoSn\p ]pd-Ip-h-i¯v Hcp s]m«-In-W-dmW.v Ch³ Ft¸mgpw AXn F¯n-t\m¡pw. ktcmPw Ah-s\m-cp-½-sImSp¯p .

A½ AI-t¯¡p IS¶p ktcm-P-t¯mSv Ccn-¡m³ ]dªp .

A½-bpsS aSn-bn kXoiv Npcp-np-In-S¶p. Ch³ acn-¨p-t]m-bncp¶p þ cnp hb-Êp-Å-t¸mÄ Ch-s\mcp ]\n h¶p. ]¸p®n sshZysc hcp¯n AcnjvSw Ign¨p. cma-\m-imcn h¶p `kvaw C«p, ,]\n Ipd-ªnà \. icocw BsI aª-\n-d-ambn. Chsâ Aѳ \m«n-enÃ. Rm³ Icªp Ab-es¯ imen-\nbpw `À¯mhpw IqSn Bip-]-{Xn-bn F¯n¨p. Bip-]-{Xn-bn ]¯p Znhkw. Bip-]{Xn-bn \n¶pw ] ¯mw Znhkw t]mcp-t¼mÄ Ch³ ]pI-bn-e-¯cn-t]m-se-bp-nm-bn-cp¶p . A½ I®p XpS¨p .

A½-bpsS aSn-bn \n¶pw kXoiv Cd-§n-tbmSn. ]p\ÀP-·-§fn kXo-in\v hnizm-k-ap-nm-bn-cp-¶nà F¦nepw Ah\v hniz-knt¡nn h¶p Ahsâ Imep-IÄ XSn¨p ssIIÄ \onp. ]¸p®n sshZysc ImWWw . ]gb {Kma-¯n Hcp Znhkw kXo-Ý-{v³ _Ên-d§n. ]gb hoSnsâ Øm\¯v _w¥mhv. \nc¯v h¡n-epÅ ]oSn-I-¡m-c-t\mSv ]¸p®n sshZy-cpsS hoSv tNmZn¨p .

Cu \nc-¯nsâ he-Xp-h-i-¯mbn ]mSw ImWmw . ]mS-¯nsâ {][m-\-h-cw-¼n-eqsS t]mbm sNs¶-¯p-¶Xv sshZy-cpsS ho«nemWv . kXoiv \S¶p ]mS-t¯¡v Cd§n . CS-Xp-h-i-¯pÅ ho«n Ibdn sshZy-cpsS hoSv tNmZn¨p . AhÀ A¸p-d-¯pÅ hoSv ImWn¨p-sIm-Sp¯p . sI«n-ta-bm¯ ]Xnª Iqc . Iqc-bn \n¶pw t\À¯ ]pI s]m§p¶p . apc-S-\¡n i_vZ-ap-nm¡n . Bcpw ]pd¯p h¶nà . þ ]¸p®n sshZy-cnsà ChnsS þ Ipd-¨p-ds¡ tNmZn¨p . hmNn-e-]m-fn-IÄ Xpd¶v Hcp hnf-dnb kv{Xocq]w ]pd-t¯¡p h¶p . F´m...... ]¸p®n sshZy-cnsà ChnsS þ þ Dnv þ FhnsS ...

Zm AhnsS þ AhÀ sX¡p-h-is¯ amhn³ Nph-«n-te¡v ssI Nqnn . AXm B a¬Iq-\-bn AbmÄ Dd-§p¶p.

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à ªnÃ. jÀ«v ico-c-¯n H«n-]n-Sn¨v hnbÀ¸p-Nm-ep-IÄ HgpIn .

Xs¶ c£n¨ a\p-jy³ Abm-tfmSp X\n¡p Nne IS-a-IÄ Dsn¶p tXm¶n. B IS-a-IÄ \nd-th-d-dm³ thnn kXoiv N{v³ HmSn-h¶p ]s£ ]¸p®n sshZyÀ FhnsS. cma-\m-imcn þ cma-\m-imcn ]dªp Fsâ `kvaw sImnm Ahsâ Poh³ In«n-bXv Ch³ ]Tn¨v tPmen-In-«pt¼m F\n-s¡mc©p cq] XcWw þ Continued on Page 16

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\nc-¯nÂIqSn IS-¶p-t]m-Ip¶ hgn-bm-{X-¡-c-t\mSp tNmZn¨p , cma-\m-im-cn-bpsS hotSXm .. ]nd-In-epÅ CS-h-gn-bn-eqsS t]mbm Hcp hnf-¡p-Imep ImWmw AXn\p sXm«pÅ ]d-¼nem. \S¶p jÀ«v H«n-In-S-¡p¶p . Ioi-bn-epÅ t]Àkn\v `mcw tXm¶n. hnf-¡p-Imev IS¶p Hcp sNdnb hoSv shÅ hen¨p hr¯n-bm-¡n-bn-cn-¡p¶p . tImem-bn Idp¯v saen-ªp-W-§nb a\p-jy³ . cm\m-im-cn-bnsà ChnsS þ G F´m þ cma-\m-imcn þ þ AÑ-t\mþ AtX AhÀ Ignª IÀ¡n-S-¯n t]mbotem þ þ G.. þ cma-\m-im-cnbpw acn¨p .

C\n sb´v þ A½ ]dªp þ tUmIvSÀ tPmWnsâ Hcp C©-£-\mWv \ns¶ c£n-¨Xv. tUmIvSÀ tPm¬ ]«-W-¯nse henb Bip-]-{Xn-bnemWv . \nc-¯n-se-¯n-b-t¸mÄ NqS¸w Ipdªp .s]-«n-¡-S-bn Ibdn Hcp tkmU IpSn¨p . At¸m-tg¡pw _Êv h¶p.

GI aI³ t_mt_-bn DtZymKw. hr²-cmb AÑ\pw A½bv¡pw kpJw.

Aѳ AsXmcp kz]v\-am-bn-cp¶p. kvddmÀ«v C½o-Un-b-ddven .

Hm^o-knse ]yq¬ I¼n sImnp-h¶p. Xpd-¶p-hm-bn¨p ac-W¯nsâ Nnd-Ip-IÄ . DSs\ \m«n-te¡p ]pd-s¸«p. ho«n aqIX Xfw-sI«n \n¶p. HmSn h¶p-sI«n ]nSn-¡m-dpÅ A½ \nÝebmbn Ccp¶p. AI-¯-f-¯nse I«n-en AÑsâ sRc¡w . þ kXoiv h¶p \½psS aI³ þ A½ Icªp ]dªp . aq¶mw Znhkw Aѳ acn¨p . _Êv \K-c-¯n-se¯n . Bip-]-{Xn-¡p-ap-¶n _Ên-d§n .

Bsc ImWWw? tUmIvSÀ tPm¬ Ignª Unkw-_-dn At±lw acn-¨p lrZ-bm-LmXw. Fsâ \vn Rm³ BÀ¡p tcJ-s¸-Sp¯pw . honpw _Ên Rm³ \K-c-§fpw \K-c-§fpw ]n¶n«p .

Arzoo shines at Gerrard Show Young Arzoo Hameed was one of the stars of a recent show at Gerrard India Bazaar in Toronto.

Organized by the Business Improvement Committee of Little India of Gerrard on August 25 as part of their Indian Independence Day celebrations, the cultural event became a focus of attention because of the Malayali participation.

The 40-minute long sequence of dance items presented by the Nupura School of Dance and Music, captured the imagination of the crowd and drew huge

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applause. The finale of the event was Little Arzoo’s famous number “Njanoru Kallukothi” - a folk dance that she has performed to acclaim at several venues.

Members of the audience who did not understand a word of Malayalam were taken up with the lilt and rhythm of the song and the vivacious dancer. Arzoo was an instant hit.

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μÞÈÁÞÏßæÜ ¯xÕᢠÕÜßÏ ³ÃÕáÎÞÏß MKA Onam μçÈÁßÏX ÎÜÏÞ{ß ¥çTÞØßçÏ×X Flashback to 2007.

Lighting the lamp at theThe CMA Onam

Mississauga Kerala Association will be celebrating Onam 2008 on Saturday September 20, 2008 at the Adult Community Center in Square One shopping mall, 100 City Center Dr., Mississauga.

There will be a traditional Onam Sadhya and variety entertainment

Sharon Vadakepeedika pictured at the Indian Panroma held at downtown Toronto at Dundas Square on August 10. Sharon is doing her first year of material science engineering at University of Toronto and also pursues other arts at home such as drawing and writing.

Currently Sharon is being mentored by Gayatri Vijay in the arts of Bharatnatyam and other classical Indian dances at the Nupura School of Music and Dance. She has performed at a number of events being held in the GTA and the surrounding areas.

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AàÀ Aen Fs¶ cq£-ambn t\m¡p-I-bmWv sNbvXXv .

Aà-dnsâ Xo ]mdp¶ I®p-IÄ¡p ap¶n Rm³ \mh-S¡n .

Ip¶n³]pdw hnP-\-amWv .t\À¯ aªp-]-Sew R§Ä¡p-ap¶n Hcp ]«p-km-cn-t]mse Xq§n-¡n-S-¡p¶p . Aà-dnsâ I®pw apJhpw Pzen-¡p-I-bmWv .ssZ-hta F´mWp kw`hn-¨Xv km[p-hmb hnjvWp Fs´-¦nepw Ahn-thIw ImWnt¨m . ]s£ hnbÀ¸n Ipfn¨ Ahsâ apJw im´-amWv .

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R§Ä¡p ap¶n Hcp CSn¯o hogp-I-bm-bn-cp¶p . FÃm-I®p-Ifpw hnjvWp-hn-te¡p Xncnªp hnjvWp-hm-sW-¦n Hcp acs¡mÅn IWs¡ \nÀhn-Im-c-\m-bn-cp¶p . honpw Aà-dnsâ kzcw .þ \½psS kwL-¯nse HcKamWv hnjvWp . kwL-¯nsâ e£yw \¶mbn Adn-bp-¶-h-\p-amWv . hnjvWp kXy-hm-NIw sNmÃnb a\p-jy-\mWv . hnjvWp-hnsâ {]hÀ¯\w sImnp am{X-amWv \½psS kwLw hfÀ¶p-sIm-nn-cn¡p-¶Xv F¦nepw hnjvWp kwL-¯nsâ kXy-k-Ô-X-bn Idp¸v Nmbw tX¨p . kmen-l-bpsS tNmc ]pcn ]mhmS FsâI-¿n-epnv ]s£ Rm\-Xn-hnsS {]ZÀin-¸n-¡p-¶nÃ. Fsâ hm¡p-IÄ Xs¶ H¶m´cw sXfn-hmbn Rm³ IW-¡m-¡p¶p . C\n BÀs¡-¦nepw Fs´-¦nepw ]d-bm-\p-tnm.

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welcomes short stories, poems, essays, art etc. from its readers. Write to the Editor at: kairalicanada@yahoo.ca

A Personal Story...

Three Serene Weeks at Sreedhareeyam After my childhood and university education in Bombay, my husband Unni and I spent much of our lives in Europe, South East Asia, and North America. Since Unni's retirement and my Mother's move to Guruvayur just over a decade ago it has given us immense pleasure to spend more time in Kerala, mainly in Perintalmanna in the company of Unni's aunt and her family and the rest with our two daughters, son-in-law and grandson in North America.

Perintalmanna happens to be the place where Unni's maternal uncle Dr. M.S. Nair established the Ramdas Clinic & Nursing Home, 60 years ago, a compassionate and caring institution now run by his children, two of whom and their spouses are doctors.

Twenty years ago Unni had a retinal branch vein occlusion in his left eye, which was treated by laser surgery. Eighteen years later, another branch vein occlusion occurred in the same eye but this time he was advised that laser surgery would not be of any help and to safeguard his good right eye.

He therefore decided, on the advice of a close friend and associate of his aunt's family, to explore alternative treatment at the Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Eye Hospital. I accompanied him on his first visit with Dr. N.P.P. Namboothiri, the Founder Managing Director and Chief Medical Superintendent, on 19 January 2008, when he was given a course of kashayam, choornam (medicated powder), and eye drops for a month and advised to come back for three weeks of inpatient treatment.

A brief background on Sreedhareeyam As the saying goes: Sarvendreeyanam nayanam pradhanam (Of all senses eyesight is most important) Nelliakattu Mana is famous for generations of traditional practitioners in Ayurvedic netra chikitsa (ophthalmology). At the start of the last century in a village called Kurichithanam in Kottayam there was a famous gurukulam style school run under the guidance of a very eminent, dedicated and conscientious teacherby the name of Madhom Sreedharan Namboothiri who taught students Ayurveda, Sanskrit, and Malayalam.

Many famous people in Kerala's literary, social, cultural, and public life have been connected with this gurukulam. In fact, Kurichithanam happens to be the birthplace of our late President Sri. K.R. Narayanan. While it was his desire to study at this gurukulam and follow his family tradition of Ayurvedic practice, destiny had other plans for him.

By Tulsi Unni Nayar

One of Madhom Sreedharan Namboothiri's students was Sri. Thrivikraman Namboothiri of Nelliakattu Mana, respected uncle and role model of Dr. N.P.P. Namboothiri. Sri. Thrivikraman Namboothiri later became a very important teacher of this gurukulam. He was a very compassionate and pious soul whose motto in life was to help people in trouble.

In 1932, along with his brother Sri. Parameswaran Namboothiri (father of Dr. N.P.P. Namboothiri), he established Sreedhari Pharmacy in Kurichithanam in honor of his teacher. Later the brothers moved to Kizhakombu village near Koothattukulam town in Ernakulam District and opened Koothattukulam Pharmacy on 40 sprawling acres of lush greenery where the present Sreedhareeyam Ayurvedic Eye Hospital and Research Centre is located under the leadership of Dr. N.P.P. Namboothiri and his brother Sri. Narayanan Namboothiri who is the Chairman of this institution.

The aim of the dedicated doctors of Sreedhareeyam is to eradicate blindness across the country. Dr. N.P.P Namboothiri became famous when he treated and brought back vision to two blind children from Malappuram District in 1999. Around the same time he also successfully treated four siblings of school going age in a village in Kannur District who were afflicted with Retinitis Pigmentosa (R.P.). The children were able to return to school and continue their education.

The doctors at Sreedhareeyam have a wealth of knowledge in shalakya thantra - the treatment of diseases that affect the organs above the neck. The hospital specializes in R.P. and other eye ailments like glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, macular degeneration, myopia, and many other ophthalmology problems.

They have a sophisticated research wing and are engaged in transforming valuable Ayurvedic formulas from original palm leaves into a modern digital format. Their full-fledged laboratory is equipped for quality control. One month ago, on 26 April 2008, they inaugurated a state of the art Ayurvedic medicine manufacturing unit and also launched their eye protector, 'Sunetra Eye Drops'.

The expansion of Sreedhareeyam started at the turn of the last century from a two-bed hospital in 1998 to the present day 260-bed hospital that attracts patients seeking relief for their eye ailments from across India and the world. They opened their second centre at Raipur in Chattisgarh and additionally run camps in major Indian cities.

Sreedhareeyam also provides free consultations and medicines on the first Friday of every month and follows up on these cases on the third Friday of every month.

Holistic treatment for three weeks Unni and I returned to Sreedhareeyam on 29 February 2008 and that evening he was taken to the family's original nalukettu for the first auspicious eye drops with a prayer. The course of treatment

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A Personal Story...

From page 21 which started on the first of March included nethradhara, pichu, sirodhara and later tarpanams. These medicated oil or gheebased treatments to strengthen the nervous system are in some cases poured over the eyes and in others over the head. When we left the hospital after three weeks Unni was given kashayam and eye drops to be continued for a few months.

The duration of inpatient treatment is usually three weeks though it can extend for a few more days. Common Ayurvedic practices are followed including restrictions on sleeping in the afternoon, taking a head bath, watching television, exposure to light, etc.

As for diet, the hospital canteen provides wholesome vegetarian food and it is best to avoid oily foods.

Sreedhareeyam is a beehive of busybodies and fleet footed nurses who start their day as early as 4:30 a.m. preparing kashayams for distribution to all the patients around 5 a.m.

Their wake up call in the morning starts with a kashayam while devotional songs and mantras emanate from the family's Bhadrakali temple within the compound.

This along with the sweet and varied sounds of chirping birds make it a very relaxing and peaceful way to start each day. This complies with Charaka's wishes of keeping the patients cheerful.

The location of Sreedhareeyam is idyllic, surrounded by misty hills, paddy fields, coconut palms, and rubber plantations where we enjoyed early morning and evening walks amidst crimson sunset.

During the first few days we explored the surrounding neighbourhood and visited some interesting temples and churches. It was a wonderful sight to see what is claimed to be the world's biggest bronze lamp with 1001 wicks fully lit in St. Jude's Church. We also visited the Shiva Temple on top of the scenic and peaceful Arjunan Mala.

The atmosphere around the hospital is very friendly and we got to meet many people who were very communicative and help

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thoughts and sentiments.

Sreedhareeyam - a panoramic view of the famous hospital. (On left), an eye operation in progress at the hospital

ful. Some of them shared with us the positive results from the treatment they underwent which were encouraging. Many were coming as inpatients for the second or third time at six months to one year intervals.

Well, in Unni's case, we hope this treatment safeguards his good right eye.

In the midst of the various dharas and tharpanams administered by the nurses, the senior doctors usually do their rounds in the morning accompanied by duty doctors or nurses from the treatment room. Over a period of three weeks we had the opportunity to meet most of the family and other doctors.

Sreedhareeyam has a very serene and spiritual setting.

The morning prayers sung at 7:15 a.m. by some of the nurses and other staff members invoking the blessings of the family deity, Nelliakattu Amma, are full of substantive

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We were additionally fortunate to be there during the annual Sapthaham and Utsavam held at the family temple. Brought up from childhood in the midst of pujas and prayers, Dr. N.P.P Namboothiri feels a divine intervention in his work.

With a team of dedicated doctors, nurses and supporting staff under the leadership of Dr. N.P.P. Namboothiri, blessings from their ancestors, and the divine grace evoked by the religiosity and humility of its Chairman and senior-most family member, Sri. Narayanan Namboothiri, the sky seems to be the limit for the growth of Sreedhareeyam and its associated institutions and industries.

Unni and I therefore, in all modesty, wish them all the success they deserve in the diligent discharge of their God gifted skills and acquired talent and competence.

SHORT STORY

THE AVATAR (The Reincarnation) By: Manjula Das-Parakot "Ramsaran and Phulwa have a daughter," the dai (midwife) said emerging from the little hut. "Lakshmi ki avatar hai," (she is a reincarnation of Goddess Lakshmi), she added in hushed tones to the women waiting outside.

Her auspicious chant was taken verbatim and within minutes it echoed through the entire village.

The "panchayat" elders (village council), men, women and children proceeded towards the hut chanting "Avatar hai, bhagwan ka avatar" (holy reincarnation).

Phulwa, exhausted from her labours, looked at her newborn, tears streaming down her cheeks, her chest heaving with a myriad of emotions. Ramsaran squatted be side her, his head buried in both hands, glancing from time to time at his wife and their newborn, disgust, disappointment and anger flitting across his face.

The "panchayat" elders stopped at the doorway of his hut, greeting him with "Areh Ramsaran, tu to bhagyawan hai. Humein apna avatar dekhaio," (Ho Ramasaran, you are a lucky man. Show us our reincarnation". Ramsaran heard the elders and was jolted from his reverie.

He looked at Phulwa silently asking her what was to be done. Phulwa turned her face aside, her misery quite evident. She removed the cloth covering her newborn murmuring softly "dekhaio" (show her).

When Ramsaran emerged from his hut with his infant held awkwardly in his arms, a great sigh was heard from the crowd outside.

A moment of silence ensued, followed by everyone kneeling in the dust, their arms lifted upwards towards heaven and shouting in ecstacy "Hey bhagwan teri leela aparam paar" (Dear God bless your wondrous miracle). The infant Lakshmi blinked her eyes, puckered her little mouth, and waved her four arms and four legs before her gaping audience.

Naturally, life changed for Lakshmi's parents following her public appearance. Their social status was elevated to lofty heights.

Being the parents of an "avatar", the "panchayat" decided that the village would provide for them.

Ramsaran , the "avatar's" father should no longer work as a labourer in the rice fields.

The "avatar's" mother should not be made to draw water from the well, or collect cow dung to make "kandes" (cow dung cakes for fuel) or go to the river to wash her clothes.

A team of admiring, enthusiastic women was

assigned to do these tasks for Phulwa and the "panchayat" would deliver to the family necessary cereals, vegetables, milk, and ghee.

The " panchayat" met again to make long term plans for their "avatar". Ideas germinated, heated discussions followed, and decisions were arbitrarily made. The holy infant would be moved and placed with the other idols, inside the inner sanctum of the village "mandir" (temple), from morning "puja" (prayers) until the final evening "puja" when the temple doors were closed.

A hut would be built on the temple grounds to house her and her parents.

Ramsaran the labourer became the lucky helper at the temple, assisting the "pujari" (priest) by cleaning the temple, sweeping the temple compound and drawing water from the temple well. Phulwa would clean the temple lamps and vessels, make the "phool malas" (flower garlands) and, of course, her main duty was mothering the "avatar".

Needless to say, their close association with the temple and its priest now placed them on a higher rung of the village's social ladder. Ramsaran was pleased and his weather beaten face now beamed with joy.

Phulwa was unhappy for she missed her social contacts with other women, she was

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afraid of where these new changes would lead to, and she was heartbroken worrying about what the future held for her odd looking daughter.

News of this four-armed, four-legged "avatar" spread like wildfire to the nearest town, the nearest city and the entire Indian nation. The press arrived in wondering numbers, incredulous, inquisitive, excited and intrusive, their cameras flashing, their laptops transmitting sensational, detailed reports to a nation thirsting for excitement.

The news traveled to all the continents, the foreign press referring to this deformed birth as a freak of nature, their scorn apparent while reporting that this deformed child was actually being worshipped in modern India as an "avatar" or a reincarnation of an Indian goddess.

The medical community now entered the arena. Sophisticated teams of surgeons arrived at the village, covering a range of specialties from pediatrics to plastic surgery, orthopedics to neurosurgery, eager to prove their medical mettle, throwing a haughty challenge to the Western world that they were the best suited to tackle this mammoth medical challenge.

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THE AVATAR (The Reincarnation) From Page 23 A proud Indian nation waited with bated breath, wondering whether her surgeons would indeed succeed and force the Occidental geniuses to eat humble pie.

They argued and discoursed, individual egos rising to sublime heights, on the complex procedures and methodology to separate the "avatar" from her obtrusive parasitic twin, and scratched their heads and bearded chins discussing the even more delicate task of finding donations for this expensive project. In a makeshift medical tent, amidst vehement protests from the "panchayat" elders, the "avatar" was removed from the temple sanctum, for preliminary tests, evaluation and observation.

Then along came the "panchayat" elders supported by the entire adult population of the village, protesting about the treatment the village was being subjected to, and that this matter was "sare gaon ka izzat ka sawal hai" (it concerned the prestige of the village). To begin with, it was sacrilege to remove the "avatar" from the temple's inner sanctum.

She was a "devi" (goddess), a divine gift to their village, and she belonged there.

To interfere with the "avatar's" divine fate by allowing these uppity doctors to work their will would incur the displeasure of the gods. If she was born with four arms and four legs she was meant to stay that way as a "divine avatar", a gift from the heavens, bestowed on their specially chosen blessed village. The city team retorted by accusing the "panchayat" elders of being selfish, self serving, and ignorant simpletons.

Now everyone had an economic axe to grind. Ah! the irresistible magnetism of money. The temple "bhandar" (donation box), was filling to capacity with rupee notes from busloads of eager devotees who arrived daily to have an "avatar darshan" (viewing of the holy avatar for its blessing).

The" panchayat" was delighted and happily went about their new task of emptying the "bhandar" each night, not to mention those beautiful notes that slipped into individual pockets. The "avatar" would ensure, nay guarantee, this continued cash flow.

Thatched huts were hastily erected by some of the enterprising villagers, selling "pooribhaji", tea and sticky sweets to the itinerants who arrived in curious, pious, and atheist numbers to witness this phenomenon.

Unsuspecting and engrossed in their own worlds, they provided excellent targets for pickpockets who invaded the arena to reap

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the benefits of their perfected art. The village that boasted high moral standards, discovered on its outskirts, surreptitious dwellings of ill repute catering shamelessly to the sinful pursuits of mankind. Lakshmi, the Goddess of wealth and good fortune had indeed arrived at their village and the "panchayat" was loathe to lose this divine source that generated such munificence.

They descended on the "avatar's" bewildered parents to convince them that they owed allegiance to their village, their duty was to protect their precious "avatar child" from the sly city doctors who wanted to interfere with divine will, which would only bring down divine wrath on the entire village. Phulwa was devastated.

Over the weeks she had grown fond of her daughter. Her heart melted with pity at her child's anatomical anomalies, but then it also overflowed with maternal love when the baby gazed at her with her large liquid eyes filled with love and trust. Phulwa accepted her daughter whole heartedly and the prospect of going to the big city amongst strangers frightened her.

When the doctors explained to her what could be accomplished through surgery, when they offered to pay all the expenses for the trip and the operations, when they invited her and Ramsaran to accompany Lakshmi to the city, and when the "bada doctor babu" (the chief surgeon, Dr. Mathur) explained how the baby would look normal after surgery and lead a happy life, the offer sounded reassuring, reasonable and tempting.

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A mother is first and foremost a mother and Phulwa longed to see her child blessed with a normal body, growing up to full maidenhood and eventually settling into matrimonial bliss like all the other village maidens.

Her maternal love, pure, unselfish and sacrificing won the day and she convinced Ramsaran to accompany the doctors to the city and put their trust in them rather than on the "panchayat" and the villagers.

The surgeons of Mumbai achieved their medical miracle. The "avatar" survived the multiple, complex surgeries on its august person and finally emerged as Lakshmi the human baby. She shed her "avatar" identity and was reborn again as a mortal with a normal physique. Our heroine was indeed a fighter, as she had survived not only the dangers and challenges of the surgeons' scalpels, but more importantly, she had escaped from the ignorance, selfishness and blind beliefs that engulfed her in the village and threatened to condemn her to a lifetime as a freak, or perhaps an early and agonizing death. Her mother's devotion and love had changed her destiny.

Lakshmi's parents were thrown back into their old life style of hard labour and poverty.

When Ramsaran bitterly complained that the "panchayat" elders were ostracizing him, Phulwa smilingly replied "to kya huwa, humein apni ladli beti mil gayi" (So what.

We got back our darling daughter).

(This story is dedicated to little Lakshmi Tatma of Bihar).

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Kerala Tidbits

Kerala - now luxury brand in chic Europe The state billed as God's own country has become the new face of luxury for the world. "In Europe, there are few things more luxurious than an ayurvedic treatment," said a London-based entrepreneur, who visited the state recently to explore the new definition of luxury — Kerala.

The house of Hermès has declared India as its theme for 2008, and Kerala has stolen the show with Un Jardin Apres la Mousson (A Garden after the Monsoon), which captures the scents of the state.

"The perfume is made with vetiver, kahli ginger, tuberose and gardenia," said Jean-Claude Ellen, the

developer. His notes romanticized Kerala: "In coastal Kerala, spices have been trafficked since the Romans rode in on the winds of the monsoons, seeking cardamom and pepper black gold."

Kerala has inspired Hermès silk scarves that are vivid with raw pinks and fleshy mangoes, elephants and tigers. Laxmi Menon, the supermodel of Keralite origin, has also been the face of the Hermès print campaign.

Ayurveda has become synonymous with Kerala, with foreign tourists flocking to the state's flourishing ayurvedic treatment centres. Enrico Marinelli,

Malayalee Accent Patented

park in the state. 'The state cabinet has cleared the decision to allot 70 acres of land for the proposed IT Cyber Park at Kozhikode,' Chief Minister V.S. Achuthanandan briefed reporters in Kozhikode.

Already two such parks exist - one in the capital and the other at Kochi. The clearance for a new similar park comes at a time when both existing parks are being expanded.

'The new initiative will help to further boost software exports from the state which crossed the Rs.10 billion mark last fiscal,' the chief minister said.

Technopark currently employs 35,000 IT/ITES professionals. The second phase, for which construction is currently going on, will provide employment to 30,000 professionals. The Infopark campus at Kochi currently employs close to 8,000 professionals.

"The Kerala accent is one of the most easily recognizable of the English language, perhaps after the French", Education Minister M. A. Baby said. After the Kancheepuram Saree, Kolhapuri Chappal & Nagpur Orange, the Mallu Accent is one of the more prominent patent registrations from India.

"This does not affect any naturalized Malayalee.

However, anyone exploiting it for a commercial intent - whether it is forwarding another of those Mallu accent jokes, or portraying a Madrasi sidekick in a movie - will have to pay royalty to the state of Kerala". says George Maathukutty, the lawyer appearing for the state of Kerala.

"As a state of literate comrades, we have never tolerated exploitation of any kind. But this linguistic exploitation has been going on for a while. No longer", said Comrade Balan, at Trivandrum.

However, progressive minds within the state feels that this might only make accents from neighbouring states - TN or Andhra - more popular for ridicule.

Elephant Patrol

An elephant patrol will roam the deep forests of Kerala in a bid to check poaching.The anti-poaching patrol in Wayanad district consists of three elephants, mahouts and forest officials. 'Wayanad district shares border with Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.

The elephants in the patrol, Dineshan, Kunju and Suryan, belong to the forest department.

The forest officials say that elephant patrol has many advantages. 'With the help of elephants we can enter even thick forests and marshy areas.

Elephants clear the way for those on foot. While riding on elephant better surveillance is also possible,' Lal said.

Another Software Park

The Kerala government is speeding up the the process to create its information technology infrastructure by allotting land for yet another software

Parambikulam Tiger Reserve

Kerala Forest Minister Binoy Viswom has said that the Parambikulam Wildlife Sanctuary in Palakkad would be declared a tiger reserve soon. The minister was talking to reporters recently after launching safari buses at the sanctuary. "The process to declare the sanctuary a tiger reserve is in the final stage," Viswom said, adding no tribal family will be shifted from the region.

"If somebody wants to shift from the place voluntarily, the government will rehabilitate them," the minister said. The minister said a buffer zone has to be created for the tiger reserve. The Parambikulam sanctuary is around 100 km from the Palakkad town.

E-mail for 1.5 Million Students

Nearly 1.5 million students of class 8 to 10 in government schools in Kerala will have an email id.

The students will also be trained in using the internet.

While students of Class 8 and 9 will undergo five hours of compulsory internet classes in a year, students in Class X will get 10 hours of internet train-

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president, Edmund Frette Sarl, the holding company of the luxury group Frette, once said, "After experiencing it [ayurveda], you know the true feeling of luxury."

Top fashion label Chloe, too, has got a Kerala bag, which is available on net-a-porter.com and is considered an 'it' bag. The bag uses chunky brass hardware and stud accents to great effect. The shopping site promotes the bag's "Luella-ish feel" — a reference to British designer Luella Bartley — and describes it as "a really hot item in the line-up of must have bags". ing, according to guidelines of the state education department. Education Minister M.A. Baby said.

State promoted 'IT @ School' project will implement the program which will come into effect from this academic year itself. "This scheme would be open to government aided schools and recognized unaided private schools, " Baby said.

Kozhikode First E-literate City

Kozhikode has been declared the first e-literate city in Kerala, thanks to a special scheme that aims at making at least one member of each family computer literate. The e-literacy project was kicked off in the city in 2005. It was executed by Akshaya, a scheme of the Kerala government, which aims at 100 percent e-literacy in the state.

Free Trade Deal Irks Kerala

The India-Asean free trade deal has left farmers in Kerala a worried lot. The state government too is flustered by the impending impact the agreement would have on the farming community.

Kerala's Agriculture Production Commissioner K Jayakumar said "The tariff reduction in palm oil will have major effect on coconut farmers. The coconut oil sector is already reeling under pressure. and imported palm oil will come at a much lower pricet.”

WHO lauds Kerala

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said Kerala is really doing well to improve its health scenario."Our children have different life chances depending on where they were born. In Japan or Sweden they can expect to live more than 80 years, in Brazil 72 years, India 63 years, and in one of several African countries fewer than 50 years," the WHO said in a report.

"Some low-income areas such as Cuba, Costa Rica, the state of Kerala in India and Sri Lanka have achieved levels of good health despite low national incomes," WHO added. “The Kerala rate is higher than the national average and well into the 70’s.”

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Money Matters

Financial Tips for Post-Secondary Students...

By Sabu Varghese

If you’re a university or college student, you’re probably already back on campus. This year, in addition to all the courses you may be taking, how about trying to master some financial lessons too.

Of course, many students already have at least one foot in the “real world” because they’re not just taking classes; they’re also working many hours a week to help pay for school, rent and living expenses.

But even if you’re a full-time student, living on campus and paying for school through a combination of grants, loans, savings and help from your parents, you can learn some financial basics that can help you throughout your adult life.

Here are a few suggestions you might want to consider: • Don’t overuse credit cards. Credit card marketers aggressively target students, so you’ll need to be vigilant about all the offers that will bombard you.

While it might not be a bad idea to carry a single credit card for use in emergencies, it’s very easy to over-use the “plastic” and rack up big debts.

You’ll need to discipline yourself to

save for the things you want, rather than charging them.

• Shop around for financial services.

You might find companies willing to give you a T-shirt or a frying pan for opening an account with them. But they may not be offering you the best deal on chequing or savings accounts or loans, so it pays to shop around.

• Keep track of your student loans.

Make sure you understand all the terms of your student loans: how much you’re expected to pay each month, when payments are due, what interest rate you’re paying, what credits may be available for on-time repayment, etc.

You might be able to achieve a more favourable repayment schedule by consolidating two or more loans. Once you start repaying your loans, do whatever you can to stay on track with your payments.

• Never stop looking for financial aid. The aid package you may have received in your first year on campus doesn’t have to be the final word on financial assistance.

For example, some universities may offer scholarships based on post-secondary academic achievement and/or real-

world experience. Study your institution’s scholarships and be aggressive in going after them.

• Estimate your future income. You may not know exactly what you want to do when you graduate, but if you have a career path in mind, try to learn what sort of salary you can expect during your first few years after your days as a student end. Once you have a realistic idea of how much you’re going to earn, you may have the motivation you need to avoid bad financial practices, such as accumulating big debts.

Life after high school should be a learning experience – in many ways.

And if some of the knowledge you obtain during your post-secondary years can help you develop sound financial habits, so much the better.

Sabu Varghese, Edward Jones, Member CIPF,Tel -416406-1140 Sabu Varghese Financial Advisor Edward Jones 798 Broadview Avenue Toronto, ON M4K 2P7 (416) 406-1140 www.edwardjones.com

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Hartals Hijacking Kerala...

By Abishek Recently, the Kerala chapter of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) said “a single day's shutdown costs the state a staggering 7 billion (or 700 crore) rupees”.

Put that estimate and Kerala’s population together and that translates to a cost of 233 rupees per Keralite for a single day’s shutdown.

No, don’t look in your wallet; your pocket change is probably still there. The money in your bank vault is probably still there as well.

And your house isn’t going anywhere. So, what’s the problem, you ask? Well, let’s suppose that you’re not a government employee and that’s fair to assume since only 3% of our labour force is employed in the government. Are you self-employed? Well, you’ve just lost your daily wages. Are you employed by a private firm? Well, you can be sure that in the long run, your job is in jeopardy as the firm loses money.

Wait, so what, you say? The average Keralite earns less than 150 rupees per day, you say? Ahh, but you ignore the potential that is Kerala. For every rupee that the average Keralite earns, he or she loses out at least another rupee in potential wage increases.

Why? Because of the complete absence of any substantial manufacturing industry in our state. Because of the complete lack of any sizable investments in our infrastructure. Because of the 20% of our educated youth who walk around unemployed. Because of these simple frustrations that crop in our lives. All because bandhs and hartals have scared any sensible entrepreneur or investor from Kerala.

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in stark contrast to the rest of the country. In other parts of India, a call to strike rarely affects all sectors of the economy in the fashion that is afflicted on our state.

When a party or trade union calls for a dharna or bandh in Kerala, life comes to a standstill and the average person stays at home. When the same happens in Delhi, Calcutta or Madras, people go to work, stores stay open and general life goes on. Why has our work culture reached this stage?

Most people can point quite readily to the source. Public employees are not required to keep attendance and the costs of cutting work are far lower for them as they are salaried employees. The opportunity cost is even lower for politicians.

In fact, they actually gain voting lobbies in the form of government workers and trade union members through such stunts. In contrast, employees in private firms have much to lose by resorting to coercive forms of protest. That is why you see one or two private bus strikes every year. And even those do not lead to full-scale shutdowns.

The power to paralyze life has come to define the life of the public sector.

But what a narrow section of society it is. According to the Directorate of Economics and Statistics, government employees constitute 3% of the total working population. Political party workers constitute at most another 0.5%. How can such a narrow section intimidate the rest of society?

Well, they would not be anywhere without outright support by their unions. Most government employees are unionized and all political parties are by default, organized. The same cannot be said for Kerala’s self-employed businesses, which are affected most by these hartals. At last count, this sector constitutes 31% of Kerala’s labour force, a formidable voting bank that can turn the current state of stagnation on its head. Intimidation and apathy, however, have struck this section into inaction. No one wants to say no to bandhs or hartals as long as they are the lone voices in the wilderness.

The writing on the wall is clear. The need of the hour is a new social contract and a grassroots operation to back it.

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