Science day celebrations

5th മാര്‍ച്ച്‌നു, മാറ്റിവച്ച, സയന്‍സ് ഡേ celebrations ഞങ്ങളുടെ കോളേജില്‍ നടത്തി. മദ്രാസ്‌ university യിലെ പ്രൊഫ്‌. sriram ആയിരുന്നു ചീഫ് ഗസ്റ്റ്. theoretical physicist ആണ്‍ അദേഹം. പ്രാചീന ഭാരതത്തിലെ സയന്‍സ് ആയിരുന്നു വിഷയം. ഒരു പാട് സംസ്കൃത പുസ്തകങ്ങള്‍ അദേഹം തര്‍ജിമ ചെയ്തിരിക്കുന്നു. സ്പീച് ആന്‍ഡ്‌ ലാംഗ്വേജ് പതോലോജിയില്‍ നിന്നും വിത്യസപെട്ടിരുന്നതിനാല്‍ lecture കേള്‍ക്കാന്‍ ഒരു ഉത്സാഹം തോന്നിയിരുന്നു. ഞങ്ങളുടെ ഡയറക്ടര്‍ ന്റെ relative ആണ്‍ അദേഹം. വളരെ interesting ആയ ഒരു പാടു കാര്യങ്ങള്ലെ പറ്റി വാചാലനായി 1 . 30 മണ്ണിക്കുരില്‍ അദേഹം.
ആര്യഭാട്ടീയം തുടങ്ങി കേരളത്തിലെ astrologists നെപറ്റിയും പറയുകയുണ്ടായി. ഇന്നേ വരെ ആലോചിചിടില്ലാത്ത കാര്യങ്ങള്‍. സംസ്കൃത ശ്ലോകങ്ങളും മറ്റും മനോഹരമായി ചോല്ലുന്നും ഉണ്ട്. സയന്‍സ് ടെക്സ്റ്റ്‌ ബുക്സില്‍ നമ്മള്‍ പഠിച്ചിട്ടുള്ള വെസ്റ്റേണ്‍ astrologists ആന്‍ഡ്‌ mathematicians ഒന്നുമല്ല എന്ന് തര്‍ക്കിക്കുവാന്‍ കുറച്ചു കുടി വിവരങ്ങള്‍ കിട്ടി. വെറും 23 വയസ്സില്‍ earth ന്റെ rotation നെപറ്റിയും days ആന്‍ഡ്‌ years നെ പറ്റിയും ആര്യഭട കണ്ടു പിടിച്ചിരിക്കുന്നു എന്ന് മാത്രമല്ല വളരെ ലഖൂകരിച് direct equations ഓഫ് combinatorics and other complex mathematical methods നല്‍കിയിരിക്കുന്നു. ഭരതീയ സംസ്കാരത്തെ താഴ്ത്തി കാണുന്ന എലാവരും അറ്റ്ലീസ്റ്റ് ഒരു ശ്രമം നടത്തുക "നമ്മുടെ സംസ്കാരത്തെ അറിയുവാനും അതിന്റെ മഹിമ കാണനാനും"
അതിനു ശേഷം ഒരു introspection നടത്തി തിരുമാനും എടുക്കുക.

ഭരതീയനയതില് അഭിമാനം കൊള്ളുക

കുഞ്ഞി കാലുകള്‍

എന്നും രാവിലെ വരുന്നത് പോലെ അവന്‍ ഇന്നും വന്നു. പേര് ബേസില്‍. ഇപ്പോള്‍ എല്ലാ ആഴ്ചയും ഞാന്‍ അവനെ കാണാറുണ്ട്. ഇന്ന് ബ്രേകിനു പോയി തിരിച്ചു വന്നപ്പോള്‍ അവന്‍ ഉണ്ട് അവിടെ. അപ്പോള്‍ അതാ അവന്‍റെ അമ്മ എന്നോട് പറഞ്ഞു, "ഇന്നലെ മുതല്‍ ബേസില്‍ നടന്നു തുടങ്ങി". ശരിയാണ്ണ്‍ അവന്‍റെ കുഞ്ഞി കാലുകള്‍ ചവിട്ടി പതിയെ അച്ഛന്‍റെ അടുത്തേക്ക് പോകുന്നു അവന്‍. അതാ അതാ താഴെ വീണു. പക്ഷെ കരച്ചില്‍ ഒന്നും ഇല്ല. ബെസിലിനു ഇന്ന് ഒരു വയസ്സും നാല് മാസവുമായി. അവന്‍ തനിയെ നടന്നു തുടങ്ങിയതിന്റെ സന്തോഷം അച്ഛന്റെയും അമ്മയുടെയും മുഖത് ഉണ്ട്. എനിക്കും വളരെ സന്തോഷം തോന്നി. എന്റെ സ്പീച് therapy ക്ലാസിലേയ്ക്ക് അവന്‍ നടന്നു കയറി. എല്ലാവരോടുമൊപ്പം ഞാനും ചിരിച്ചു. അവന്‍ താഴെ വീണും തനിയെ എരുനെത്തും കസേരയുടെ അടുത്തേയ്ക്ക് പോയി.

Prayaag

Kaashi yatra

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after prayaag, we went to Kashi Viswanatha temple. the manager of the guest house whr we stayed had arranged a car for us. its 3hr journey from allahabad to varanasi. we started at 9am and reached around 12.30pm. varanasi is a busy town, road is totally crowded with people, cyclerickshaws, other vehicles,children coming back from school and so on. I was watching the place with grt curiosity and alos was looking out for Banaras sarees and dress collections. our driver parked the car infront of a theater and said that from thr we will have to walk and go. its such a busy street and u have to take care of urself and ur belongings. We all were wearing golden chain not realising that its UP famous for robbery.

angane nadannukondirikke entokeyo pattum drum melavum kelkkunnu. tirinju nokkiyappol atha oru cyclerickshawyil oru couple marriage karinju varunna variyaan. its a custom in banaras that every newly wed people have to take blessings of ganga devi and do pujas at the ghats of ganga. athinte bahallamannu kelkkunath.

njangal nadannukondirunnu.
pettannu munnil oru valiya kavadam. athinakkatu kure "gali"kal aanu, again small streets, both sides of which thr are different shops, ellavarum "chechi chechi" ennu urakke vilikkunnu. njangal malayalikalanennu avarkegane manasilavunnu????

cheriya varikalliluude njangalude driver njangale kond pokunnu. ayal oru kadayilethichu njangale. avide pettannutanne oru poojari pratyakshapetu. ayal njangale temple kanikkanulla duty etteduthu.

pinne ayalude purakilayirunnu njangal. police cheking karinju vegatil ayal njangale akathu kond poyi. pinneyellam valare pettannayirunnu. odi odi pala prathishtakalum kandu, shivalingavum, annapuurneshwari vigrahavum kandu toruttu. pakshe pujari valare dhritiyilannu. athu pole tanne mattu poojarikalum. nammale kaanumbol pettannu ento oru mantram parayum, nammal kannu turakkunathinu munpu tanne "dhakshina" chodichu tudangum avar. oral ente purake nadannu vannu dakshina 100 ruupa venam ennu paranju kond. njangal ellam nadatathinte vegata kuuti.

elllam kand odi njangale orudathu kond nirthi aa pujari, athinu shesham adutha mantram parayunnu adeham, enikkku manasilayat itrayum aan, "ee brahmannanu njan anna daanam, vaastra daanam, dhanam enniva daanam cheyumennn", njan oru nimisham tala uyarthi adehate nokki. mattullavar mantrm ettu parayukaynn.

athu karinjappol, poojari ee dhanalabhatinu vendi wait cheytu nilkkukkayann.
ororutharum 100 ruupa vachu kodukkanam ennu parayunnu ayal.
ellavarkum koodi chertu toatal 100 ruupa kodutu njangal. ennittu avide ninuum madangi

100 ruupa matram kodukkuvollu ennu paranjappol njangale kond kshemapanam nadathi oru puthiya mantravum cholichu adeham.

angane odi odi njangal oru vari yaatra avasanipichu

ee yatrayil enne ambarapichattu templele poojarikal tanne athum (kashiyille), paisakku vendi aalukalude vishwasathe tachudaykkukayannalo!!!!!!!!!!!enatanu.

Kashi/Varanasi/Banaras yaatra

Njan Oru research study cheytu bilingual translationum memoryum tammilulla bhandate pattiyayirunnu ath. Yadrshikamayi ath Allahabadil ulla oru conferencinu tiranjedukkapettu. Conferencennu ayakumbol select cheyuvennu pratiikshichirunnilla athukond tanne select cheyappettapol ere santhosham tonni. But unexpectedly problems undayikondirunnu. Allahabadil pokkan enteyum, ente friend aparnayeyum njangalude viittukar vidunnilla, bcoz we are girls and all alone (even though v r 2 people), to Allahabad, not possible. Ella effortum velathilayi ennu vicharichu. Kure nirbandichum karanjum (which I hate the most) viittil ninnum samatam medikkan nokki but achanum, ammayum, ente grt support chettan polum samathikkilla. Avasanum plan drop cheyanam ennu tane vicharichu, finally nammude mukalil nammalekkalum power avarkku tane yavanam, other than them no one else can decide wat is gud for us, not even ourselves (especially in my case).
Anganeyirikke appunte (Ms. Aparna)yude parents varamennu agree cheytu. We both felt so happy. Angane tayareduppukal thudangi. Hostel jeevithatil aanennu tonnunnu nammal lokathe ereyum tirichariyunnat, bcoz we have to bcm independent, take decisions, adjust with others, responsibility, money matters etc. degreekk vitil ninnu kond padichattu kond, palappozhum lokakaryngalil enikku valiya vivaramundayorunnilla. If I wanted anything I will get it done thru achan, amma/ chettan. But nw its my turn. Responsibilities ettedukkukka enikku pande ishtamalla. But here i have to do all things, think abt accommodation, send mails to the conference conducters about our itinerary, train ticket bookings etc. Initially train buk cheyukka, thru net polum enikku pattathat paniyannennu tonni. E ticket/ i ticket, reservation, rac, 2nd class, sleeper class. Ee terms ellam valare unknown aayirunnu enikk.
Pakshe pathukke ellam padichu. Oru”pani” kitumbol taniye nammal ellam padikkumello. Angane njan accommodation shariyaki, ticket booking, internet banking enniganeyulla pala karyangalum padichu, angane puliyayi.
On 4th dec, 2009, njangalude Allahabad yaatra thudangi. Trainil for the first time njan itreyum dhooram yatra cheyunnu, excitement und and moreover going to North for the 1st time. I love to know abt places and cultures abt places. Ee interest recently tudangiyatannu ketto. Allate atra valiya puliyonnumalle njan. Sthalangalekurichu samsarikkan tudangiyal njan vayadachu moolakirikkum, karanam karyamayi onninepattiyum enikku vivaramilla. Avidum ividum attayum muulayum maatram ariyam, athum vachu friendsnte idayil kure pulluadikkum, chillaporokke avaratu kandpidikum, njan ass avukayum cheyum.
Ayyo am moving away, cmg back to our journey. Bangloreil ninnum Bagmati expressil ayirunnu yatra. IRCTC fud charge valare bhayankara maayirunnu, patinni irikkunatavum nallatenn njan teerumanichu, enne kond janmattu nadakkata dieting (die for eating as my achan says) ituvari nadatamennu vicharichu. 6th morning 2am v reached Allahabad. To our surprise platformil oru payyan name cards uyarti nilkkunnu, I read the names Ms. Manju, Ms. Aparna, Dr. Sasi and Dr. Vasanta , ee 2 Dr. aparnayude achanum ammayum aann. But avar njangale accompany cheyttu ennalate avarkku direct conference aayi bandhamilayirnnu. Anyways njangal onnum mindiyilla. We reached the Univ. of Allahabad guest house, kinnan set up, TV, geaser etc in room , it’s a suit, arranged for us. Grt room. Payyanundaya misunderstandings teerttu koduttu njanum appuvum koodi.
Nxt de conference il participate cheytu. Paper presentationum cheytu. Iniyum 2 divasum koodi conference und. Njangalude paripadi karinju. Collegial ninnum 1 week leaveum und. So ini karakkum. Life il orikkalum pratikshikate njan following sthalangal visit cheytu that too in cycle rickshaw, v visited RUDRA PRAYAG (TRIMURTHY SANGAM Ganga, Yamuna and saraswathi sangamam), thn v went to ANAND BHAVAN, and finally to KASI VISHWANATHA TEMPLE (saw banaras hindu university) and also the great Ghats of Ganga.
Awesome
Praagil vach ente watch nashatapettu, ath engane vellathilekku terichu poyi enn enikk ariyilla. (nammukk ishtapetta entengilum, gangayil vach nashtapedum enn kettu kelvi undayirunnu), angane poyathakum watch ennortu samadhana pettu.
Avide etiyappol tanne njangale valanju kond oru jana kuutam. Avidute private boat owners aanu avar. Najgale avaravarude boatilekku kshennikkunnu. Avide oru cheriya boat yaatra to the place where all the rivers meet. Then we were standing on the side of ganga. Oru sideil kuudi drainage water riverilekku pokunnu. Athinte sideil tanne kochu kuttikal, aa vellam vayilorichu avarude kutti pallukal tekkunnu. Njan adbhutapettu nokki ninnu. Enta avrarum ee drainage water flow kannunille or kanditum kannukal adakkunno?
Train yatrayil tanne enne adbhutapeduttiya karyangal oru pandundayi athinu purame itum.
Alukkalude nirbhandam mattum kettu njangal ambarannu nilkkukayann. Gange yil boat yatra nadatan tonnunnu, but pediyum nannayi und. Avasanum uncle and aunty decided that we will go in the boat but charges are so high. They charged 700 bugs. And finally we prepared to go. Angane boatel kayari, appol tanne ente watch terich vellathil poyi.
We started, boatel njagalkku “prayag”ne patti paranju taran aa boat udamayum undayirunnu. Boat neengi thudangiyappol ata mattoru boat njangalude boatinte adutetti. Daivatinte chitravumayi oru poojari und a boatel. Adeham oru pad Sanskrit+hindi (devnagiri) slokas chollunud. Unclenod puja cheyan nirdeshichu. Ganga yude nadukk, avar paranjattu kett, njangal ellam oru tenga viitam medichu. Adeham paranja manthrangal ettu padi gangiyilekk a tengakal ittu (purakkott ittu). Athinu shesham njangalle boatkaaran nadukku oru palam pole kettiyadutt etichu, avide irangi ganga deviyeyum, saraswatiyeyum, Yamuna deviyeyum prartichu. Valathe oru different feeling. Avidunn pokan tonunilla. Gange and Yamuna are having slightly different colurs (pand ee difference was very evident bcoz of the difference in the mineral of both rivers, but nw the differentiation is less bcoz of pollution.
Athinu shesham mattoru puujari nadiyil dhakshina idan nirdeshichu. Njangal ready ayilla, karanam njangal kand nilkke, njangalude aduttu ninnavar vellathil paisa idukayum, athinu appurat ninna oral vellathil chadi aa ruupa kaivashamakkunatum kandu. “vishwasangal oru business” maatram aanennu eniku tonni tudangi.

Ee postinte bakki udane ningalude munpil ettum, tatkalum vida vangunnu

Naalukkalkku shesham

Oru blog thudangiyal njan ento valiya prasthanamaakuvenum friendsnte munpil njelinju nilkkanakum ennu karutiyannu njan blogging enna samrambhatinu tudakkam kurichat. Pakshe as usual athum kulamayi. Pakshe ee Sunday kurach blogukal vayikkanidayayi athil ninnum prachothanam needi eruthn irikkuvann njan. Ela Sundays um pole ee sundayeum tension day aan becoz ennale chumma waste aakki kalanju, oru joliyum cheytilla. Inn ini therapy reports erutanam, kurach paper work, pinne kurach dissertation work etc. time ippol 4.11pm. I have nt started anything till now. Laptopinte munpil kuttiyirikkan thudangi kure neram aayi.
Innate ente divasamayikkote ee blog postil
“tak tak” kuree neramayi kelkkunnu, Mahesh babu vinte fan aanu njan ee valentines day muthal, athukond tanne jadayil ayalude kurachu action scenceil okke take part cheytu njan talarnnu kidakkukayann. Apprann this sound, irritating. Pathuke erunettu. Vathil turannu, no one is thr.
Suddenly heard, aaa kuutharayude swapnavum kand kidannurangan naannamille tanikku , erunettu valla nalla karyavum cheytude ennu paranju kond ravile tanne enne irritatre cheyan atha vannirikkunnu “choriyinam lakshmi”, ahankaram kond parayukayalla ente friend aan. 6 varshamayi pullikarry njangalude friends group il und, athinte freedom aanu. Ravile 9.30am erunett urakka ksheenavumayi nilkkukayannu pavam njan. Apporann orthada hostelil puthiya rule vannatinne kurichu, wont get break fast after 10am. Njan oodi mess hallilottu. Was expecting to c sme Malayalam movies in the tv, athinte munpil njangalude 1st year juniorsineym. Evide aakepade 5-8 peru mathram, watching sme stupid English movie. Allelum enikku English movies kanduuda kuude ah=gainst my expectations of watching mallayalam movie.
Ravile varumbol Malayalam movies kandal valare santoshamannu enikku, may be boz being awy from hme and my place.
Angane ela Sundays inteyum special doshayum, pripp sambarum karichu. 9.45 nn etiyyatty kond rakshapettu kurachengilum kitii. To our surprise ippol hostel fud ellam pettannu teerum.
After break fast tirichu liftil kayari 2nd floor ulla ente grt muriyil etti. Kurach karinjappol atha kelkkunu “maadhe malayaja dhvja----“ song njan oodi to the corridor to watch dance practice for AIISH waaz, njangalude intercollege fest practice nadakkunnu. Classical danceinte rehersal aanu. Avide poyi vayinokki ninnu 1.30 hr. adipoli kuttikal kallikkunna kanan enta bhangi, njan dance padichayirunnegil ippol kannichu kodukkamayirunnu, kurachu assuyayum , vishamavum karinju, thn went back to my room . appol atha varunnu, anjana innale “husbandinte” kuude vannatheyullu tirichu hostelilekku, chetan tirichu poya vishamam kurach und, enne ayalude rooomilekku varan vilichu.
Njan atha parannu land cheytu ayalude muriyil. Pinne njangulude grpile ellavarum join cheytu.
Anjana cheriya nannathodeyum, santhoshatodeyum, hubby yude vittile visheshangal paranju tannu, marumolayi chelumbol venda adjustments, precaussions etc aayirunnu topics. Kalyannatinte high risk gropuil register cheyappettitullavarayathu kond njal ellavarum shradhayodu koodi athu kettu, samshayangal duuri karichu.
Angane poyi kaaryangal, samayam 12.45pm, as usual enikku vishapp thudangi. Ellavaridum ath announce cheytu, oru gundumaniyayatu kond ente aarogyam samrakshikendattu njan alle oddi plate edukkan. Appol aanu gayathriye kandattu, conference karinju ravile mumbaiyil ninnum etiyathe ullu ayal. I went to her room, kalli shopping cheytu talliyirikkunnu. Adipoli things all 2gether 1000 bugs. Ellam kollam. Athelam kand odi poyi choreduttu kond vannu. Garlic picklum kuuti adichu ketti.

Pinneyum lattiyade thudangi karinjappol, samayam 2.45. ithu vare kulichilla and tunni karukkanumund. “akka” mmarkku tunni karukkan kodukkunatt enikk ishtamalla. We should wash our dress don’t u think so? Ee vrithiketta principle moolam, njan akka ukku oru self employment opportunity nishedikkunnu.
Entayalum, tunni ellam ketti perukki odi. Tunni nanachu kullikan thundangiyappol atha vellam varunilla. Entoru ksahtam, pinne bucketil avasheshicha vellathil kulichu kayari, prarthichu. Tirichu laptopinte munpil kuttiyirunnu.
Appol orthu lifeil oru change vende, thr shd be smething interesting, valiya oru “madichi’aayath kond girlsnnu usually interesting aaya more than 90%karyangalum enikk ishtamalla. Powder okke ittu onnu urugan ente patti varum, mudi kure valartiyittitund athu fullum comb cheyannamengil vere aaralum vilikkanam, ithoke entu padannu. Athu kond mudiyellam kuudi towelinte akathakki laptopil irunnu ente panni teerkkan teerumanam eduttu. Pakshe bore adi. So started browsing, 2 blog vayichapol, atha njanum kure naalukalkku shesham ente neglected bolgil again post cheyan teerumanam eduttu.
Athinte end phalam aan ith
Aarenkilum vayyikkukkayanengil, vayichu pandaramavatte , hhhahaahahahahaah

looks can be deceiving

hey its been a long time tat i hv blogged, and my friends whom i hv introduced to the world of blogging is behind me asking " r u not bliogging these days, r u nt even browsing these days??????" a hell lot of questions. nw i decided i shuld write smething on this neglected blog atleast nw whn all hv started asking me?

but wat to write? am nt getting any topics.

i think i will write abt 1 of the cases that i was seeing in our clinic, a child of 5yrs with stutering

he is a kid who is very introvert, shy and in the first 3 sessions i tried a lot to open his mouth, so tat i can hear smething tat he says. and the very sad part is tat my communication is also limited due to my pathetic knowledge and fluency in Kannada..

but from the initial sessions itself i culd find tat he likes to talk abt his friends, B and DS. both his friends have weired names, frm him to comprehend their names was also difficult for me. later i staretd to talk abt his friends, i wonder hw could he understand my speech in kannada. but the most important part is tat "he is a kid" he doesnt presuppose ur skills nor does he act as if he understood everythng whn in actuality he didnt. this i thought was the most beautiful part of kids. if u cn understand them its very easy to communicate with them, even whn ur language is a barrier. i started my therapy with him and he was such a sweet kid tat he listens to watever i say. he is nt from a good economic background and i feel tat was one of the reasons tat he was ready to follow watever i told him. i started my usual approach "to act as if i am also a kid of his age", arguing with him for simple things, competing with him in running races and raising simple simple reasons for how i won the race and so on.

the fact is tat nw am nt very concerned abt hw i look or hw i speak while taking therapy. towards the last sessions i tuk him to my friends and i am happy tat atleast he was answering to their queries not in complex sentences but in simple words and sentences.

and my friends, were like, the child has started speaking like me and they also commented abt hw dopy my looks were.

if it was 1/2 years back i wuld really be pondering abt, wat they told, but nw am not. the very reason behind tat is the change tat i had adopted knowingly/unknowingly in my therapy style with kids. before i used to think a lot abt "if i speak like this hw will others feel, if i make my face like this what will the ones who c me thnk abt me etc" and i used to limit myself a lot cogitating abt the fragile "wall of looks". but i dnt knw hw, but all those thoughts went away, am nt any more worried abt hw i look / speak while taking therapy for a kid and the result i am free to take therapy and none of my limitations can ever cme between me , a"clinician and those innocent faces sitting infront of me"

and one view tat i have from my limited clinical knowledge is tat be free and friendly to the kid and u will be amazed to knw the sweetest intricacies of their acts , deeds and thoughts...................... it will gv u immense pleasure to knw their world........................ which has no bounds....................