சமீபத்தில் நான் ஆயிரத்தில் ஒருவன் என்ற தமிழ் படம் பார்க்க நேர்ந்தது. அதன் காட்சிகளும் , வசனங்களும் சற்றே பார்க்கும் படியாக இருந்தாலும் ஏதோ ஒன்று என் அடி மனதை உறுத்திக் கொண்டே இருந்தது .எங்கோ ஒரு இடத்தில இயக்குனர் சொல்ல வந்ததை சுவைபட சொல்லுவதாய் எண்ணி வரலாறை மறந்து விட்டார் என்றே தோன்றுகிறது. ஆங்கில படத்தின் தாக்கம் அதிகம் இருக்க வேண்டும் என்று எண்ணியவர் தமிழ் மரபை மறந்தது வெட்ககேடானது.அந்த படத்திலே பார்த்த ரசித்த சில பிழைகள் இதோ
(௧) சோழர்கள் கருப்பாக அதுவும் அடை கரியாக இருப்பார்கள் என்பது அதீத கற்பனை என்றே சொல்லலாம். இன்றைய தலைமுறையை விட சற்றே கருப்பாக இருக்கலாமே தவிற இவ்வளவு கேவலமாக சித்தரிக்க தேவை இல்லை.
(௨) சோழ அரசன் ஒருவன் பாதுகாக்க பட்டான் என்ற செய்தியை அறிந்த இயக்குனர் அவன் பற்றிய முழு செய்தியையும் படிக்காதது வெட்கம். பாதுகாக்கப்பட்ட சோழன் இலங்கையில் இருந்தான் என்றும் பிற்காலத்தில் சோழ சாம்ராஜ்யத்திற்கு வாரிசு இல்லாத குறை எழுந்த போது அவன் வரவழைக்க பட்டான் என்பதும் வரலாறு. ஆனால் அவன் படத்தில் வருவது போல் ஏதோ ஒரு தீவில் அரசாட்சி செய்யவில்லை. அதுவும் காடு வாசிகளுக்கு.
(௩) சோழன் எப்பொழுதும் பரத்தையருடன் கூடி களித்தான் என்பது இன்னொரு அபத்தம். தமிழில் மன்னர்கள் அந்தபுரம் வைத்திருந்தார்கள் என்பதும் அவர்களுக்கு ஆசை நாயகிகள் அதிகம் பேர் இருந்தார்கள் என்பதும் வரலாற்று உண்மைகள். ஆனால் அவன் எப்பொழுதும் இதே வேலையாக இருக்கவில்லை. இவர்கள் பார்த்த ஆங்கில படங்களிலோ அல்லது வட நாட்டு ராஜபுத்திர அரசர்களோ, இசுலாமிய மற்றும் முகமதிய அரசர்களோ இப்படி இருந்தார்கள் என்பதற்கு சான்றுகள் இருக்கின்றன.
(௪) பின்னர் வர போகின்ற நிகழ்வுகளை முன்னமேயே வரைந்து வைப்பது என்பது "பார்த்திபன் கனவு " புத்தகத்தை பாதி படித்திருக்கிறார் இயக்குனர் என்பதை காட்டுகிறது. நிகழ்ந்த நிகழ்வுகளை சித்திரமாக பதிவது பல்லவர்கள் வழக்கே ஒழிய அவை சோழ சமாச்சாரங்கள் இல்லை.
(௫) போர் புரிவதிலேயும், கவன் எறிவது என்பது கோட்டையை நோக்கி வருகின்ற படைகளின் மீதே நிகழ்த்தப்படும் ஒரு போர் முறையே தவிற மலை உச்சியில் இருந்து கவன எறிவது கேலி கூத்து.
(௬) அடிமைகளுள் போர் மூட்டி பார்ப்பது "GLADIATOR" படத்தின் தாக்கமாக இருக்கலாம் ஆனால் தமிழ் மன்னர்களின் முறை இல்லை என்பதே வரலாறு.
(௭) பாண்டியர்களுக்கு மீன் முகம் கொண்ட குல தெய்வம் இருந்தது இன்னொரு கேலி கூத்து. பாண்டிய வம்சதவருக்கு குல தெய்வ சிலைகள் என்பது எதுவும் இல்லை என்பது வரலாற்று உண்மை.
(௯) ரத்த பலி கொடுப்பதும் பூஜைகளில் நம்பிக்கை வைத்து அரசியல் முடிவுகள் எடுப்பதும் காபாலிகர்கள் காலத்தில் தான் தமிழ்நாட்டில் ஊடுருவியது என்பதும் உண்மை. இதில் சோழர்கள் சேர்ந்தது பற்றி தெரியவில்லை.
(௧௦) இவற்றிக்கு மகுடம் வைத்தார் போல் இயக்குனர் இதை ஒரு வரலாற்று படமாக எடுக்க வில்லை என்று கூறி இருப்பது இன்னொரு கேலி கூத்து. அப்படியானால் அவர் சோழர்களையும் பாண்டியர்களையும் வம்பிழுக்காமல் இருந்திருக்கலாம்.
எதிர் காலத்தில் இந்த திரைபடத்தை பார்த்து தமிழ் அரசர்களை பற்றி தவறான முடிவிற்கு வருகின்ற பட்சத்தில் இப்படம் ஒரு கால பிழைதான்.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Friday, March 19, 2010
HINDUISM - I
I was not in a mood to share my religious thoughts until some of my friends made me to do so.Still I am not going to cover the religions that originated outside India and have no relation or impact on Hinduism.No one can write about Hinduism fully since it is bound by cultures and people of various ages and various geographic areas.Within my knowledge I will do my level best to say what is Hinduism and what not.First of all there is no religion named Hinduism in India or being mentioned in Vedas.But we have to agree in one way or the other people who lived
in various parts of the country follow a similar kind of culture,way of life, dresses etc... without having communication among themselves.The foremost thing in this list is the concept of a leader or ruler and a social setup.There was always a formal setup in family as well.
The leader is called the Rajan.Immediately people will think of the various civilisations as being fostered in their minds, the famous Arya and Dravida cultures.There are contradictions among the archeological people itself.Some are saying that Aryans have not entered the interior India (India is being referred to as bharat in ancient literatures) and some are denying that.
The civilisations that originated/settled in the bank of the river Indus are called Sindis (some people in the Marwadi community are still calling themselves as Sindis).People of these civilisations are called Hindus (let us take at this moment).if they have not crossed the river then were come the Dravidans in the list of Hindus? something to think? the dravidan origin will be in the banks of Krishna,Godavari and Tamirabarani. Some other thoughts are there as the Brahmins here to be the genes of Aryans.Can we think of it in some way or the other.
(Just remember I'm speaking only in the early stages of Veda). As per the archeological results, the people in Harappa or the so called Aryans don't know the metal IRON and the animal HORSE (since the remains of these two things has not been recovered yet).In temples even today (ancient temples of shiva,Vishnu) iron is not being taken into use.There should have some worship in the Dravidan region and before the arrival of Aryans.The Dravidans worshipped Pasupathi apart from the nature worship.There was some custom for the worship.People worshipped Pasupathi or so with some families doing the offerings or Pujas.These people were being respected by the society.If you think of a question of the status of these
people after the srrival of aryans, the answer would be more or less like this.They were being identified as "NAMBI'S" and added to the Brahmin community.Something not being exposed byanyone speaking pages about ARYO Dravidan cultures.Let us discuss the things in the next postings.
See let us first try to answer the question " is there anything called Hinduism".If something has been called as a religion which is having no philosophies which were built over the blood of Jews, which is formed and realised after 400 years of its founder,If there is something been called a religion which won't preach a systematic life,a life that never hurts others,a life without suicide bombers, why don't we call the group of people practising similar cultures and life as belong to "Hinduism".A religion is one which should sell itself among the people with its philosophies.Hinduism did it.It will do in the future also.The next thing is the controversies arising out of Hindu saints in the recent past.
The most extreme part is that people started supporting the ill notified saints on the grounds of Hindu laws.These people may be misinterpreting Hinduism for all mal practices.These people will generally compare the saints caught in sex scandals with viswamitra.Hinduism is based on something called "Dharma".It is not like what these people think that Dharma applies for all at all stages at all time at a standard form.the answer is yea but not in a standard package.Dharma is not static.It will vary with the environment and time but not on persons. Dharma is defined something GOOD accepted by the people at that time.It applies to the case of viswamitra as well.We will discuss all these things in the following posts.Once a British man commented that the Indian culture is built on the Veda and it is barbaric.Swami Arbindo replied that The Great Indian culture is fully built on Veda and nothing else. Let us think something better.
in various parts of the country follow a similar kind of culture,way of life, dresses etc... without having communication among themselves.The foremost thing in this list is the concept of a leader or ruler and a social setup.There was always a formal setup in family as well.
The leader is called the Rajan.Immediately people will think of the various civilisations as being fostered in their minds, the famous Arya and Dravida cultures.There are contradictions among the archeological people itself.Some are saying that Aryans have not entered the interior India (India is being referred to as bharat in ancient literatures) and some are denying that.
The civilisations that originated/settled in the bank of the river Indus are called Sindis (some people in the Marwadi community are still calling themselves as Sindis).People of these civilisations are called Hindus (let us take at this moment).if they have not crossed the river then were come the Dravidans in the list of Hindus? something to think? the dravidan origin will be in the banks of Krishna,Godavari and Tamirabarani. Some other thoughts are there as the Brahmins here to be the genes of Aryans.Can we think of it in some way or the other.
(Just remember I'm speaking only in the early stages of Veda). As per the archeological results, the people in Harappa or the so called Aryans don't know the metal IRON and the animal HORSE (since the remains of these two things has not been recovered yet).In temples even today (ancient temples of shiva,Vishnu) iron is not being taken into use.There should have some worship in the Dravidan region and before the arrival of Aryans.The Dravidans worshipped Pasupathi apart from the nature worship.There was some custom for the worship.People worshipped Pasupathi or so with some families doing the offerings or Pujas.These people were being respected by the society.If you think of a question of the status of these
people after the srrival of aryans, the answer would be more or less like this.They were being identified as "NAMBI'S" and added to the Brahmin community.Something not being exposed byanyone speaking pages about ARYO Dravidan cultures.Let us discuss the things in the next postings.
See let us first try to answer the question " is there anything called Hinduism".If something has been called as a religion which is having no philosophies which were built over the blood of Jews, which is formed and realised after 400 years of its founder,If there is something been called a religion which won't preach a systematic life,a life that never hurts others,a life without suicide bombers, why don't we call the group of people practising similar cultures and life as belong to "Hinduism".A religion is one which should sell itself among the people with its philosophies.Hinduism did it.It will do in the future also.The next thing is the controversies arising out of Hindu saints in the recent past.
The most extreme part is that people started supporting the ill notified saints on the grounds of Hindu laws.These people may be misinterpreting Hinduism for all mal practices.These people will generally compare the saints caught in sex scandals with viswamitra.Hinduism is based on something called "Dharma".It is not like what these people think that Dharma applies for all at all stages at all time at a standard form.the answer is yea but not in a standard package.Dharma is not static.It will vary with the environment and time but not on persons. Dharma is defined something GOOD accepted by the people at that time.It applies to the case of viswamitra as well.We will discuss all these things in the following posts.Once a British man commented that the Indian culture is built on the Veda and it is barbaric.Swami Arbindo replied that The Great Indian culture is fully built on Veda and nothing else. Let us think something better.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Pranab - Is he a man who knows the value of nothing
In this article i'm not in the track of either criticizing the budget as most of the people do and not going to praise the budget as most of the people say with the phrases "in general the budget is good".Then what for I've started a post like this.
It may be like I have nothing to do and hence started writing about a hot topic generally people want to discuss.So I started analyzing the budget with the minimal knowledge sticking at the peripherals of my brain.I found nothing new or nothing old.Nothing is good and nothing has been said bad.Is it possible in a country, which is being looked into by the world,the Finance Minister propose the budget with nothing inside.At this time I want to use some of my Grey matter to look into the content of the budget.
As rightly described by Tim Ford about Economists, in his book "The undercover Economist" as people who knows the value of nothing.The basic idea is that what is nothing today or non existence today would be a big issue tomorrow.So with this point I started analyzing the Finance Minister than analyzing the budget.Before thinking of putting comments on the budget let us think of the issues
in front of our FM before the budget and needs to be addressed.
Since I'm not an economist or Finance person let me explain in the words of a layman speaking financial terms.All of us know this is the budget after a recession that world faced and a slow down India faced.Not more than small reliefs can be expected from the budget as it has been paid in the previous budget itself.With the very few reliefs nearly 50 percent of the GDP (around 6 percent of the expected 12.5 percent GDP) is spent on the agricultural sector.A welcome issue even then the problem is, the funds are being repeatedly spent on the food for work etc..for enhancing the congress parties image or so.If these schemes are being spent repeatedly irrespective of the monsoon i.e., the investments in these schemes make people to demand for a similar wage in the agricultural field works too.Though it is a appreciable and a eye opener among rural people but the government has not fully looked into other issues like subsidies for fertilizers,seeds,agro machines etc...So this causes an increase in investment in the agricultural land per hectare and so small landlords are not in a position to pay the demanded salary to the laborer.Most of the small farmers sell their land to real estates and went for the Sonia flagged National Rural Yoganas for salaries.Being sent them to work Pranabji is saying lack of supply is the reason for the Food inflation which increased
to 16.58 percent can we blame the FM.Why not.But what is that agricultural minister doing.We have got such a power full Agri minister that he said the
cause for importing wheat in 2007 as "South Indians started eating parathas".He will speak lot on cricket than on agri. Why don't we change his designation.Yes but it is a coalition government running the country and "nothing" can be done.
As you look into the budget it will be clear reg the reduction in expenditures all through the budget.The recession is well over and why this
expenditure cut is being stressed and get criticism from all the Economists. Whenever you look into the history of India whether it is 1990 or 2003, a strong
fallback in the economy or the market will follow the year of high Fiscal deficit. The last year the fiscal deficit is about 10% and a fallback is very well be expected in the coming years.In the forthcoming budgets we need to give some bailouts though not to recover but to make it travel in its path.Also the world is closely expecting a currency crisis after the fallback of the Greece in EURO zone.
It may seem the reason is "nothing" for cut in expenditures but what is "nothing" may catchup a momentum in the near future.
The another interesting thing in the budget is the hike in Income tax slab for the working class.Though it seems to be a good news for the working class earning upto 5L/annum, the contradiction comes when applied to a common
middle class man.Is this announcement also a part of AAM ADMI budget? Mr.FM please clarify.The role of a king is not only to save the common man but also the man/organisation extending hands for him.yes of course it would be the banks doing the job.Because of recession no one was there to get credits out of the bank and people who already got the loans also reduce their numbers to repay.As a result the bad debts and NPA will increase.Though the agri loan waiver gave some boost
to the banks, the lending to the working class and SME's should rise.A man will take loan from the bank whenever he has got some amount in hand and needs some more.When he has got some amount with him without paying to his incometax, he may at least think of getting a loan from bank.But still the move of IT slab raises questions like AAM AADMI.
So criticizing a budget is rather easy task than delivering that.All the decisions in the Budget will get criticisms in one way or the other but the county's strategic growth should be taken care off which is a difficult task
I have analyzed some small moves within my knowledge limits.People want to add points are always welcome.
It may be like I have nothing to do and hence started writing about a hot topic generally people want to discuss.So I started analyzing the budget with the minimal knowledge sticking at the peripherals of my brain.I found nothing new or nothing old.Nothing is good and nothing has been said bad.Is it possible in a country, which is being looked into by the world,the Finance Minister propose the budget with nothing inside.At this time I want to use some of my Grey matter to look into the content of the budget.
As rightly described by Tim Ford about Economists, in his book "The undercover Economist" as people who knows the value of nothing.The basic idea is that what is nothing today or non existence today would be a big issue tomorrow.So with this point I started analyzing the Finance Minister than analyzing the budget.Before thinking of putting comments on the budget let us think of the issues
in front of our FM before the budget and needs to be addressed.
Since I'm not an economist or Finance person let me explain in the words of a layman speaking financial terms.All of us know this is the budget after a recession that world faced and a slow down India faced.Not more than small reliefs can be expected from the budget as it has been paid in the previous budget itself.With the very few reliefs nearly 50 percent of the GDP (around 6 percent of the expected 12.5 percent GDP) is spent on the agricultural sector.A welcome issue even then the problem is, the funds are being repeatedly spent on the food for work etc..for enhancing the congress parties image or so.If these schemes are being spent repeatedly irrespective of the monsoon i.e., the investments in these schemes make people to demand for a similar wage in the agricultural field works too.Though it is a appreciable and a eye opener among rural people but the government has not fully looked into other issues like subsidies for fertilizers,seeds,agro machines etc...So this causes an increase in investment in the agricultural land per hectare and so small landlords are not in a position to pay the demanded salary to the laborer.Most of the small farmers sell their land to real estates and went for the Sonia flagged National Rural Yoganas for salaries.Being sent them to work Pranabji is saying lack of supply is the reason for the Food inflation which increased
to 16.58 percent can we blame the FM.Why not.But what is that agricultural minister doing.We have got such a power full Agri minister that he said the
cause for importing wheat in 2007 as "South Indians started eating parathas".He will speak lot on cricket than on agri. Why don't we change his designation.Yes but it is a coalition government running the country and "nothing" can be done.
As you look into the budget it will be clear reg the reduction in expenditures all through the budget.The recession is well over and why this
expenditure cut is being stressed and get criticism from all the Economists. Whenever you look into the history of India whether it is 1990 or 2003, a strong
fallback in the economy or the market will follow the year of high Fiscal deficit. The last year the fiscal deficit is about 10% and a fallback is very well be expected in the coming years.In the forthcoming budgets we need to give some bailouts though not to recover but to make it travel in its path.Also the world is closely expecting a currency crisis after the fallback of the Greece in EURO zone.
It may seem the reason is "nothing" for cut in expenditures but what is "nothing" may catchup a momentum in the near future.
The another interesting thing in the budget is the hike in Income tax slab for the working class.Though it seems to be a good news for the working class earning upto 5L/annum, the contradiction comes when applied to a common
middle class man.Is this announcement also a part of AAM ADMI budget? Mr.FM please clarify.The role of a king is not only to save the common man but also the man/organisation extending hands for him.yes of course it would be the banks doing the job.Because of recession no one was there to get credits out of the bank and people who already got the loans also reduce their numbers to repay.As a result the bad debts and NPA will increase.Though the agri loan waiver gave some boost
to the banks, the lending to the working class and SME's should rise.A man will take loan from the bank whenever he has got some amount in hand and needs some more.When he has got some amount with him without paying to his incometax, he may at least think of getting a loan from bank.But still the move of IT slab raises questions like AAM AADMI.
So criticizing a budget is rather easy task than delivering that.All the decisions in the Budget will get criticisms in one way or the other but the county's strategic growth should be taken care off which is a difficult task
I have analyzed some small moves within my knowledge limits.People want to add points are always welcome.
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