Aathisoodi part 1

ஆத்திசூடி - Aathisoodi

A contemporary interpretation – Palaniappan Vairam Sarathy

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ஆத்திசூடி - Aathisoodi

Part 1- Verse 1-13



• Sagayam’s father was a farmer and his mother a

housewife. He was the youngest of five brothers

and he studied at a Tamil-medium panchayat

school.

• The family home overlooked a 50-acre mango

grove. Playing with his friends one day under the

trees, he’d found ripe fruits which had fallen from

the tree, which the children collected and took

home to their mothers. Sagayam’s mother was

furious, she made him throw the fruit even when

he protested that nobody had seen him and that

everyone else had done the same thing. “Just

because all the others are doing a wrong thing it

does not become right,” she told him—a lesson

that the adult Sagayam repeats like a mantra.

• Sagayam is now considered one of the most

honest IAS officers. In his 20 years of service he

has been transferred 19 times. He is the first IAS

officer in the state to make his assets public - a

bank balance of Rs 7,172 and a house in Madurai

worth Rs 9 lakh.

அறஞ்செய விரும்பு

அறம் செய விரும்பு aram seiya virumbu Desire to do what is just/morally right



• Yuvan and Selvaraghavan broke up their successful music director - director alliance in the film Aayirathil oruvan after

their hits like Thulluvatho Ilamai, Puthupettai, Kathal konden

• After few years they patched up again and Selva tweeted "My next is with Rana Daggubati, a bilingual. And yes, music will

be composed by Yuvan Shankar Raja. Friends are back! Have fun!"

ஆறுவது ெினம் ஆறுவது ெினம் aaruvathu sinam Anger abates



• Mr. R. Larencce in his childhood suffered from Brain Tumor and was paralyzed one side, and was victim of numerous

diseases and suffered his childhood with pain. He knew what it is to experience pain, and he couldn’t get into regular

schools and could study till 10th class. At that time, he decided to educate at least 10 deserving students and help

physically challenged individuals in his life time. He transformed his home to a trust for this noble cause, and shifted to a

rented apartment

• He provides medical assistance to the needy and any needy person can approach him for help.

இயல்வது கரவவல் இயல் வது கரவவல் iyalvathu karavel Do not conceal something you can offer



ஈவது விலக்வகல் ஈவது விலக்வகல் eevathu vilagail Do not move away from giving charity

• P. Kalyanasundaram, is a gold medallist in library science,

he is also an MA in literature and history. He worked for 35

years as a librarian in a College in Tuticorin district.

• He has also donated his body and eyes to the Tirunelveli

Medical College.

• Ever since he got a job as a librarian in Tuticorin, he has

contributed all his salary, pension benefits and ancestral

property to social welfare. He contributed his pension fund

to the Collector's Fund.

• He now heads an organization `Paalam‘ which serves as a

bridge between donors and beneficiaries: it collects money

and materials from those willing to donate and distribute

them among the weaker sections.

• The International Biographical Centre, Cambridge, has

honoured him as `one of the noblest of the world', while the

United Nations Organisation adjudged him as one of the

Outstanding People of the 20th Century'. An American

organisation has also selected him as the `Man of the

Millennium.‘



உடையது விளம்வேல்

உடையது விளம்வேல் udaivathu vilampel do not publicize your belongings

• Chain snatching in Tamil Nadu mostly occurs due to

the display of gold chain in the road by women.

• Flaunting of wealth attract income tax people resulting

in Income tax raids.

• Always be careful in displaying your wealth. It might

attract people and eventually result in loss of some

kind.



ஊக்கமது டகவிவைல் ஊக்கமது டகவிவைல் ookammathu kaividel dont lose your conviction

Nicholas James "Nick" Vujicic was born with tetra-amelia syndrome, a rare disorder characterized by the absence of all four

limbs. As a child, he struggled mentally and emotionally as well as physically, but eventually came to terms with his disability

and, at the age of seventeen, started his own non-profit organization, Life Without Limbs. Vujicic presents motivational

speeches worldwide, on life with a disability, hope and finding meaning in life.



எண்செழுத் திகவேல் எண் எழுத்து இகவேல் en ezhuthu igazhel do not despise numbers and letters (numerics and alphabets- maths and literature)

Selling idli-dosa on the streets of

Chennai would have been Sharad

Babu's fate. That's what he did as

a boy to keep the roof over a

family that ran on Rs 20 a day,

while his mother toiled so that he

could go to a good school.

Sharad Babu was good student

he studied well and got into BITS ,

Pilani and later into IIM,

Ahmedabad.

After completing his management

education in 2006, he started his

venture "Food King Catering

services Private Limited" with a

capital of Rs 2000 to cater to banks,

software companies and

educational institutions. It is now

located in 6 locations around India

with a turnover of 8 crore.



ஏற்ே திகழ்ச்ெி

ஏற்ே திகழ்ச்ெி erpathu egazhchi It is a fault to accept(alms)

Tamil Nadu Government Distributed free TV to people as per their

electoral promise.

Since 2006, 15.3 million TV sets have been purchased to give away as

freebies, costing taxpayers more than $773 million.

A Farmer in Tamil Nadu returned his TV to his District collector and insisted he

could take care of his entertainment and let the money spent on Free TV spent

on providing basic amenities to people of Tamil Nadu.

Subramaniam Balaji, a Chennai-based lawyer felt that everything gets

sacrificed – education, hospitals, social security, infrastructure for the sake of

Free TV and filed a petition to ban Free TV distribution with the election

Commission.

Finally in 2011 the election commission banned distribution of free TV.

Do not accept anything which you have not earned. You will end up paying for

it in some other way.



ஐய மிட்டுண்

ஐய மிட்டுண் iyam ittu un eat after you give alms

• Narayanan Krishnan ,an award-winning chef with a five-star hotel group, short-

listed for an elite job in Switzerland.

• Krishnan was visiting a temple in the south Indian city of Madurai in 2002 when he

saw the man under a bridge eating his own excreta. Haunted by the image,

Krishnan quit his job within the week and founded his nonprofit Akshaya Trust in

2003.



ஒப்புர சவொழுகு

ஒப்புர சவொழுகு oppuravu olugu Know your customs/duties and act according to that

• Nattarasankottai, a nondescript village in this district,

wore a festive look when hundreds of people thronged

the Kannathal Temple for the ‘Sevvai Pongal,’ the

annual Pongal festival celebrated on the first Tuesday

of the Tamil month “Thai”.

• Though community members are settled in different

parts of the world, they converge annually at the

village to celebrate the festival.

• “Every year, we assemble in this temple as per our

century-old tradition. This year, 895 families scattered

across the globe have arrived,” said S.V. Ramasamy,

a native of this village, now settled in Madurai.

• Take effort to follow your customs and culture.



ஓதுவ சதொேிவயல்

ஓதுவ சதொேிவயல் oothuvathu oliyel never stop reading (learning)

• Aravindhavalli, a resident of Triplicane was married

when she was in class IX, and was part of a large,

joint family. For many years she was completely

immersed in daily chores.

• But with dedication she studied upto BA in Music.

• After death of her husband, whose wish was to make

her wife a doctrate , she decided to purse her PhD.

• Aravindhavalli’s research is on the music of

Thirumangai Alvar, the last of the 12 Alvar saints of

south India.

• She completed her PhD at the age of 73 in 2013.

• Age is no bar for continuning education. Always keep

reading to gain knowledge.



ஒளவியம் வேவெல்

ஒளவியம் வேவெல் avviyam pesel Dont speak jealous words

• 33 year-old Suresh Kumar alias Appu Suresh hurled

nitric acid on 23-year old Vinodhini here on the night of

November 14. The girl, who was employed in a private

firm in Chennai had come home for Deepavali as she

rejected his love.

• Having lost her vision in the attack, Vinodhini fought a

90-day vain battle at a private hospital in Chennai, until

her system collapsed.

• Tragedy struck the family of the Vinodhini again, when

her mother Saraswathi committed suicide by

consuming pesticide at Thirukadayur near here.

Depression over her only daughter’s death was said to

be the cause.

• Suresh was sentenced to life and slapped a fine of

Rs.1 lakh by the court, of which Rs.50,000 would be

given as compensation to Vinodhini’s family.

• Speaking or acting out of jealousy would cause harm to

others and you.



அஃகஞ் சுருக்வகல்

அஃகஞ் சுருக்வகல் aggam surukel do not conceal grains

N.Appu alias Idayatullah (28) and his sibling Saffi

alias Saffiyullah (25) were booked under the

Prevention of Black Marketing and Maintenance of

Essential Commodities Act 1980 as they were

indulging in smuggling of PDS rice over a period of

time.

They were in the habit of diverting large quantity of

PDS rice and transporting the commodity by trucks

and containers to other States. As it was felt that

their illegal activity would hamper the functioning of

the PDS, they were detained under the provision to

prevent black marketing.

Black marketing, hoarding of grains causes

shortage of food grains and high price of food

grains making it less accessible for poor people

and makes them suffer.



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Aathisoodi part 1