Ambimama - India

Roti, Kapda aur Makan – No one fails if one invests in the business of Food, Textiles and Real Estate. But the big ones, the new ones in textiles, jewellery and pin-to-car business people are digging their own grave. They build huge (brahamandamai) complexes out of mad competition. They have not visualized – where people will park or move about. Many of the friends and relatives are avoiding T.Nagar, Panagal Park area because of lack of space for parking and other missing basic facilities when I shop like toilet, drinking water, fresh air and a place to sit.

Sure all the big ones and new ones have lost several customers permanently and will continue to lose. Unless they unite and address these issues and plan for parking space. Even a 5-year-old kid will immediately feel that all norms for building these shopping arrogance is violatory. And in their rush and cleverness to violate, they have lost many customers and they will be shocked of the reality in business loss in the near future. As the complexes cannot be shifted now, some novel ideas from abroad for parking might solve the problem. Or the big Panagal Park can be accommodated for parking. The environmentalists will object to this. So what? I have a suggestion – The shoppers can give huge discount to people who come by walk for shopping - say 1% discount for every 1 km. And we should carry with us – oxygen, water, homemade cookies and a portable TV.

Kings and Politicians rise to power in adversity and behave arrogantly. Hitler rose to power when Germany was in total shambles, economically. He adopted the Jew hatred policy and gained the confidence of Germans. We all know the rest – World War II and Hitler’s downfall.

Mahabali too a king who ruled India kept his people without any wants. There was abundance of crops, rain and happiness. Being a Asura by nature, he gained the power by unfair means, defeating all kings here and heaven. But he was arrogant about his offering to anyone who comes and asks for a varam (boon). So he offered the Vamana (Avatar of God) three footsteps of land. And the Lord measured the entire Universe in two steps and the third step he kept on the head of Mahabali and thus he was defeated.

Can any one give reason why the Keralites celebrate Onam, the greatest Kerala festival in praise of Mahabali? May be he gave his people everything in abundance and kept them happy?

Even Hitler would have given us what we wanted if he had come to rule the World. But at what cost? Lack of freedom, speech, free will and no freedom to practice religion of one’s choice – worst even for a Jew. Sure Hitler would have extended the hatred for Jews to other religions and the only religion would be to worship him – like the Mahabali wished. Hitler and Mahabali are not wanted.

Kings and Politicians rise to power in adversity and behave arrogantly. Hitler rose to power when Germany was in total shambles, economically. He adopted the Jew hatred policy and gained the confidence of Germans. We all know the rest – World War II and Hitler’s downfall.

Mahabali too a king who ruled India kept his people without any wants. There was abundance of crops, rain and happiness. Being a Asura by nature, he gained the power by unfair means, defeating all kings here and heaven. But he was arrogant about his offering to anyone who comes and asks for a varam (boon). So he offered the Vamana (Avatar of God) three footsteps of land. And the Lord measured the entire Universe in two steps and the third step he kept on the head of Mahabali and thus he was defeated.

Can any one give reason why the Keralites celebrate Onam, the greatest Kerala festival in praise of Mahabali? May be he gave his people everything in abundance and kept them happy?

Even Hitler would have given us what we wanted if he had come to rule the World. But at what cost? Lack of freedom, speech, free will and no freedom to practice religion of one’s choice – worst even for a Jew. Sure Hitler would have extended the hatred for Jews to other religions and the only religion would be to worship him – like the Mahabali wished. Hitler and Mahabali are not wanted.

There is always a person or two to correct the World, and they get tensed and create tension even in common places like a ticket booking railway station. They think they are the reformers and intrude ineffectively. 

I was serious discussing with a stranger who was reading a book on Creative Advertising. Suddenly we were startled by a call from the back to move on!! There was hardly any space to move!!

The Creative Ads later narrowed down to Personal Life and Realizing Self. The word realization is often misused – it can be used only for Realizing returns on investments, Cheque realization and realizing the mistakes done. It can never be used in Self-Realization!! There is Self-Consciousness only!! Do you realize the mistake of using the word? (Even here the word cannot be used). 

People travel a lot these days – with purpose or not. And there are trains. I remember my college days. I was sent by my father to take care of his Old Uncle in my native village.

    Uncle asked to get medicine and tobacco for him.

I had to walk 3kms to reach the nearest shop in the adjoining town. And the landmark was an Othai Pana Maram (a lonely tall Palm tree). The walk is still in memory. And none of the travels I have had in trains, bus, car and flights have had the impact I had when I walked those 3kms.

Here are the first unofficial blog award results for Tamil Television. For the original source visit here
 

Best actor in a Television serial or a Mega (aruvai) serial:
Vijay Aadiraj and Chetan (for their excessive over acting)
 

Best actresses in a Television serial or a Mega (azhugai) serial:
Devayani, Suganya and the Sati Savithris of Indiya Tollaikaatchi (maybe Indian Azhugai-kaatchi)
 

Best dressed award:
1. All the வில்லிs with a thilagam as tall as LIC (not Narasimhan, the building) and ஜகஜக பட்டுப் புடவை walking down in பயங்கர வெயில் in their பங்களா lawn (only lawn because shooting INSIDE பங்களா is expensive, you see)
2. All lawyers perpetually in black coats and white collars. Even while at home. Even if you woke them up at midnight!
Best நானும் இருக்கேன், நானும் இருக்கேன் industry-இல் award : LIC Narasimhan

Best dialogue deliver Award:
jointly awarded to “சிறுக்க்க்க்க்க்க்க்க்க்க்க்க்க்கீஈஈஇ…” and “Keep trying, keep on trying.. better luck next time too” (from Pepsi Ungal Choice).
Please note : The opening lines of all DD dramas “பார்வதீ,பார்வதி…
(கௌசல்யா சுப்ரஜா ராம பூர்வா playing in the background)
நம்ம பொண்ணு சீதாவ இன்னிக்கு சாயங்காலம் பொண்ணு பாக்க வர்றாங்க…”
came close but took voluntary retirement this year since this dialogue has been winning for years now.

Best signoff line(s):
SUNTV Top 10 : for its innovative சம்பந்தா சம்பந்தமில்லாத “மஜா-கூஜா”,”கஜினி-காலி நீ”, “சந்திரமுகி-சந்திரமண்டலம்”,”mumbai express - late arrival”
Best dubbing artiste - Jeya Geetha for not making a single attempt in changing her tone and thus maintaining the same voice for Kowsalya, Deivayani , Metti Oli Gayathri and others…with the same dialogue “வாழ்க்கைங்கிற சக்கரத்துக்கு மனைவி ஒரு அச்சாணி மாதிரி” in all serials.
Jeya geetha’s aunt Anuradha (who dubs for Khushboo) came very close but her engleees language (like the tamizhised “veee vill go to the meetings tomaaroow”) was tooo good that we couldn’t categorize it under tamizh awards

Best art direction Award:
- jointly awarded to DD drama Props team for having cane sofa sets in mythological dramas and National award winner Thotta Tharani for using the same house, same office , same file, same flover vaas, same poo , same scenery foto frame for all AVM serials.

Best (continuing) life time irritation Award:
 all of K. Balachander’s heroines who wink or widen their eyes in innocence or oodufy a stray strand of hair from their forehead. It’s supposed to endear them to us but ஆனால் உவவே…..
Best cookery show - SAAPIDA VAANGA - for presenter Vasanth’s (of Vasanth & Co) killer opening line “வாங்கம்மா முளகா பஜ்ஜி…வாங்கம்மா உருளைக்கிழங்கு பாயிஸம்…”

Best life time achievement:
Kalthoon Tilakji and Shanmugasundaram (for their continuous and sincere efforts in imitating Sivaji Ganesan in their dialaak delivery , baadi language etc)
Best re-re-re-runner : All of Vijay TV’s films / serials/ shows which enjoy a silver jubilee run on Vijay TV alone

Best imitator:
Maggaalakshmi on Jaya tv’s live request show trying to do a Pepsi Uma by saying things like”உங்களுக்கு ரெண்டு வயசுல குழந்தை இருக்கா? ச்சோஓஓஓஒ ச்ச்ச்ச்ச்வீட்…அப்ப்றம் Sunday எல்லாம் எப்படி போயிண்டிருக்கு?”
Update

Best loyalty award:
Kavithalaya Krishnan - 25 years of குண்டு சட்டியில் குதிர ஓட்டfying

Best screen names Award:
‘Telephone Mani’ , ‘Typist Gopu’ ,’Vellai Subbaiya’ and ‘Karuppu Subaiya’ were among the several nominees but none came close to KALAIMAMANI PASI SATHYA - she not just added her debut film before her name but also the coveted (!) Kalaimamani award before that. We’ve (by ‘we’ I mean I) learnt from reliable sources that Omakucchi Narasimhan has made his umpteenth trip to Poes Garden, lobbying for the prestigious award but has returned disappointed

Chinnathirai Chitra award:
Runner up is Revathy Sankaran who sings at the drop of a tumbler on her cookery show with சம்பந்தா சம்பந்தமில்லாத lines like “ஹே பொண்ணே பல்லாங்குழி ஆட வாரியா?”
But the clear winner as voted by the puliya mara panchayat was Paravai Munimma. She sings even while boiling water. Here’s a sample from her cookery show.
தண்ணி தளைக்கயில
துளசி-இலய போட்டேனே
ஆறிப் போன தண்ணீர
அம்புட்டும் குடிச்ச ஆச மச்சான்