"Chat with Umasree Raghunath" is a weekly column that is receiving good reviews and glad to share the 3rd edition of the talk with Sandhya Subramanian ...lovely snippets of the wonderful conversation and with Bala Chandar
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Thursday, January 5, 2023
#Travel Diaries - Our visit to Tiruvannamalai and Melmaruvathur Adi Parashakthi Temples on Arudhra (Tiruvadhurai) Festival day - 6 Jan 2023
Arudra Darisanam festival which celebrates the cosmic dance of Lord Shiva as Nataraja in Tamil month Margazhi is observed as Lord Nataraja Urchavam at Tiruvannamalai Temple .
The festival is observed at Tiruvannamalai Arunachaleswarar Temple when the Ardra Nakshatra falls in the month of Margazhi
Thiruvadirai..is also considered as birthday of Lord Shiva as Natarajar in Chidambaram 
on Ardhra nakshatra and auspicious pournami...
on Ardhra nakshatra and auspicious pournami... Had a great darshan of Melmaruvathur Adhi Parashakthi on Friday and Annamalai n Unamalaiyar Kuchalambal darshan at Tiruvanamalai and went on Girivalam n Ramana Maharshi Ashram with friends and had a peaceful, blessed darshans despite heavy crowds. Felt so good sending 3 bags of rice 300 kgs for annadanam at Chidambaram 
Wednesday, January 4, 2023
Book Review : Ponniyan Selvan English Translation by Author Sumeetha Manikandan - Jan 2023
Kalki's Ponniyan Selvan translated by Sumeetha Manikandan....the gripping novel of 5 volumes and more than 2000 pages...a month long mesmerizing reading, best utilization of holiday season, last night I finally completed reading this populous novel.
My interest in the story started since the PS1 release and at the right time, Editor Divya Balaji posted about this English Translation from Sumeetha published by Giri Traders.
As a writer, I couldn't stop admiring the herculean task of translation by Sumeetha. Writing for your self is much easier than daunting task of translating a well-known novel and right, yet simple language, without diverting a single line is not easy. Kudos to Author Sumeetha and her team who worked hard behind this. They literally nailed it to the core.
Coming to the story of PS, the author very cleverly leaves the story with lot of open ended questions and suspense. The success of this story is in the weaving of innumerable characters and making each one of them important
Nextly, not giving it an ending that of popular opinion, Kalki n Rajendran very beautifully ends the story with readers wanting to read more. Not just 2 series of movies, but more than a dozen of them can be made from this magnificent book.
A facto-fictional story allows the author to pick important pieces of history and weave his imagination and bring in fictional characters that can dominate the story. Classical example is Nandhini.
Taking you through a journey and enhancing anecdotes of the dynasties that ruled the Tamil Kingdom, bringing the beauty of natural resources of rivers, forests, mountains and a subtle romance, fierce wars, vengeance, lust and love, relationships, cultural references, spiritual touches and references to epic Tirukural, everything becomes a part of the maya of this novel. Unknowingly you will get addicted to this novel, once you start reading. You will crave for the story to continue even after you complete reading all 5 volumes.
Jai ho Kalki...jai ho chola dynasty...jai ho Tamil culture...Jai Ho Sumeetha Manikandan. Congratulations girl, you have for sure etched your place in history with your English Translation. Way to go author !
Monday, January 2, 2023
CHILD Children's Home - Workflow Automation of Operations Using Zoho CRM Tool - Launch by FSS CEO Kishore Kumar Yedam -1 Jan 2023
CHILD Childrens' Home - Launch of Workflow Automation of Operations - On the auspicious New Year 1 Jan 2023- We had the successful launch of the ZOHO CRM Tool customised implementation for Child Home. The launch was done by Federal Soft Systems CEO Kishore Kumar Yedam and the welcoming address was done by Dr Anand Kumar and Umasree Raghunath , trustees of Child home. Mr Renjith of NTT Data and CEO of Spikra Technologies Ms. Radha explained the tool and its usage. Mr Pandi, Mr Senthil Kumar and Ms Pabitha along with the children of Child home participated in the event
'Chat with Umasree Raghunath ' - Edition 2 - Jaimaa Times - Mensural Hygiene - Neelam Bharat Sarda
Putri, the girl child is the mother of mankind in Dathri....the Earth.
Mensuration is a very common thing that has somehow mislead as a hush-hush taboo in the society. It is time we educate our girls on menstrual health and hygiene
It is also important that we create awareness on organic mensural products, hygiene, health benefits of happy periods and how it is very important for motherhood in young women. Here is the first edition of the 2023, on the most important topic for women in Jaimaa times in the column 'Chat with Umasree Raghunath'..
India Poetry Circle Confluence VI - 'Silver Years in Between'
Happy to be part of India Poetry Circle Confluence 6....loved getting my copy today and feeling elated seeing my Ago poem. Thank you Jairam Seshadri and Anju Kishore for your painstaking efforts in bringing this to us
Sunday, January 1, 2023
Swamiye Saranam Ayyapa - Raghu trip to Sabarimala 4 Jan 2023
May Lord Ayyapa bless you all with good health, happiness and prosperity... May the New Year 2023 bring joy and peace. May all your dreams and aspirations come true. Lets begin the year with positive affirmations
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