Tag: What We Love

மானிட சக்தி எமது பார்வையில்

பாரதிதாசன் பாரதியை பின்பற்றி ஆரம்பத்திலே பாடல்களை எழுதி வந்தாலும் பின்பு இந்தியாவிலே ஏற்பட்ட கடவுள் மறுப்புக் கொள்கை கடவுளை விட மனிதனே மேலானவன் ஆகிய திராவிட வேறுபாடு போன்ற அறிஞர் அண்ணாவின் கோட்பாடுகள் அவரை ஆட்கொண்டமையை அவரது பிற்காலப் பாடல்கள் வாயிலாக அறியலாம். இந்த வேறுபாட்டுத் தன்மையை வெளிப்படுத்துவதற்கு அவரது இளமைப்பருவத்தில் "எங்கெங்குங் காணினும் சக்தியடா-தம்பி ஏழுகடல் அவள் வண்ணமடா" எனப் பாடத் தொடங்கினார். இது இவரது அறிமுகக் கவிதையாக அமைந்தது. (செல்வநாயகம். வி 1965 : 162) பிற்காலத்தில் அவரது கவிதைகள் கடவுள் மறுப்பு குறித்தான விடயங்களை அலசி ஆராயத் தலைப்பட்டன. " பஞ்சமர் பார்ப்பனர் என்பதெல்லாம் என்ன? இவை பாரத நாட்டுப் பழிச்சின்னத்தின் பெயர்த்தோழி ஆலயம் சாமி அழைத்தவர் யாரடி அறிவை இருப்பாக்கி ஆள நினைப்பவர் தோழா ஆண்மை கொள் ஏக பனிக்கு பரிந்தென்ன? அவர் அன்பெறும் நன்முரசு எங்கும் முழங்கினார் தோழா கோல நல்லாக குறித்தது தான் என்ன? கோயிலென்றால் அன்பு தோல் மனம் என்றார் தோழா! இந்த வரிசையில் தான் பாரதிதாசனின் "மானிடசக்தி" என்ற கவிதையும் அமைந்துள்ளதைக் காணலாம். இக் கவிதையில் உலகிலுள்ள அத்தனை…

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Exploring Teyvat Beyond the Gacha

The term “Gacha” can be relatively new to a majority - but not for those who have at least some roots in the gaming field. While Japan is where its origin lies, the way it paved through games is, well…at some point, it all comes down to “money-making.” But hear me out- have you ever experienced a gameplay where you can freely run as the wind, glide as a bird, and even dive as mermaids do? And all of these come with super amazing visuals and animation? The scenery, the characters, and most importantly the deep lore that carries the game forward? And not to mention how much fun you can get joining your friends in-game!  What if I say…

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It’s the little things I fall in love with

Having something you love is not just about pursuing happiness. I believe having a passion that you can turn to when you are feeling too much of any positive or negative emotion is necessary. We can love anything, be it a person or an inanimate object, but having that emotional outlet truly helps make a more stable, grounded person. For me, it's the small things in life. This might seem like a cop-out because this could mean anything and everything. But truly, what brings me pleasure is a coffee on a cold evening, a new episode of my favourite series, a new song from my favourite singer or even revisiting a book or song I loved long ago for that…

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මා කියවූ අපූරු පොත

පොත් කියවීම යනු එක්තරා ආකාරය ඇබ්බැහි වීමකි. විවිධාකාර ඇබ්බැහවීම් අතර යහපත් ඇබ්බැහි යක් වන මෙය තුලින් අපට උකහා ගත හැකි දෑ  බොහෝය.කුඩා කළ පටන් ඇති ආසාව නිසාම පොත් කියවීමට රුචිකත්වයක් ඇති මුත් සෑම පොතක්ම  මා ඇලුම් කරන්නේ නැත. එසේ ඇලුම් කළ පොත් අතර ඉහළින් ම පවතින අපූරු කතාන්දරයක් ලෙස මහින්ද ප්‍රසාද් මස්ඉඹුල මහතාගේ මැයි මාර ප්‍රසංගය දැක්විය හැකිය . සාහිත්‍යය මාසයේ දිනයක විශ්ව විද්‍යාලයේ   සිංහල අධ්‍යන අංශයේ පැවති පොත් ප්‍රදර්ශනයකින් මිලට ගත් මේ කෘතියෙහි නම ඇසූ සැනින් මා මුල්වරට සිතුවේ මෙය කවි පොතක් වන්නට ඇතැයි යනුවෙනි. නමුත් මෙහි සැබැවින්ම ගැබ්ව ඇත්තේ අප්‍රකාශිත නමුත් අපරාජිත වූ පිවිතුරු ආදර අන්දරයකි.සාම්ප්‍රදායික ආදර කතා මෙන් නොව මෙය අහිංසක හිත් කොනක තනිවූ අපූරු ආදර කතාන්දරයක් ලෙස දැක්විය හැකිය. කතාවේ කථානායකයා වන සමිධ අතුලසිරි යනු සාහිත්‍යයමය…

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Ashes Over Oscars

Ever been in a conversation where everyone’s raving about the latest blockbuster, and you’re just lost? That’s me—every time. Out of the endless list of movies my friends have watched, I’ve probably seen a handful. Maybe none. But while they’re caught up in cinematic universes, I’m busy with something else—something far more thrilling, at least to me. Cricket. It’s not just a sport I watch; it’s an obsession. It might surprise many since I’m not exactly athletic, and I certainly don’t play the game. But that does not matter. Walk into my house, and if the TV’s on, there’s a good chance it’s a cricket match. Catch me in a lecture, and there’s an equally good chance I’m sneaking a…

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