Doubt in Data Model

While going through the 360.yahoo.com sight, it just occured...i tried to understand but finally fell asleep. If you have thought about or even otherwise known about this, please let me.

What will be the data model of 360.yahoo.com relations?

-bright

Human Hunt...

The news i heard in the morning[NDTV] was very shocking. The abducted Indian K. Suryanarayana was killed. Just before the news, i read in the paper about his family and the plea made by his three little children to the President, and the Taliban leaders [?]. It not went waste now.

Suryanarayan - a son, a husband, a father is no more now. Why would a mechanical engineer, with 20 years of service with Tata Telecom, ever make a decision to join a company in Bahrain? Why would he accept an assignment in Afganistan? Was it because his judgement day had come and there is no stopping? It is totally unfortunate to hear the news. Though we do post mortem analysis [or the root cause analysis, as it called in the IT field] on this fiasco, the truth is this, and it is bitter; a man is dead and he is dead because there is someone in some part of the world who never shows any respect to his fellow human and who takes rule in his hands. The rest all [20 lakhs from the parent company in Bahrain, 5 lakhs from AP govt. are all eye wash they can in no way fill the void created by this man in his people life]

While i was typing this, the breaking news in NDTV was that, the abducted hostages in Jammu & Kashmir were found dead. Where is the humanitarian voices and where is the non-violence path set by the father of this nation?

I have read somewhere that "...a life like Gandhiji will reward you only two bullets..." Is it coming true? Is there no value of human life?

With Regrets,
bright

What i read and liked from the web...

Recently, i received a forwarded mail from my friend to read a blog [with a note that it is dedicated to the bachelors]. Though i am married, i took the opportunity to read that blog. It was written by a business administrator from chennai, and it was about his "legalised loving" period. As an experienced person who still lives those sweet memories, i acknowledge his blog entry. Believe my word, those are the most wonderful moment. In case you landed in this blog entry, i would also recommend you to read the entry : thavam.blogspot.com

In the same blog [thavam.blogspot.com], there is a note about coffee [kaapi to give its native flavour]. I will probably read those blogs twice a day and forget about drinking coffee. For a moment, i envied the guy for his power of narration. If you are a serious coffee drinker and if you had drunk atleast one cup of good coffee, registering the wonderful aroma in your brain, this blog is definite to bring out the taste in your taste buds. Kudichi sorry padichi paarungalen !

Another interesting site is kaipulla.blogspot.com. It is very funny. Read it once and you will enjoy.

Ippothaikki avvalavu thaan. Inimel naanum tamizhil bloga muyarchikkiran [tamil font use panni thaan :)]

Vanakkamudan,
bright

Dangerous role models...

He breaks his own's brother's head, why? because he did not get a dosai. He cheats, he kills, he black mails, he double crosses but still, he is a hero, thiruttu payale...Come on guys, where are we heading towards?

What is the message? "...You can do whatever you want and it is correct as long as you are not caught..." Mr. director, you are terribly wrong and as a media person you have more responsibility than any normal human.

People like Kamal hassan were cautious when they take a subject like Hey Ram. And there were controversies with movies like that. But, i have not heard anything about this stupid movie and it is a hit as well.

Money is everything. It is true from the days of Jesus Christ himself. Judas betrayed him for 5o silvers. Noone questions you if you take an episode. But that is not the point anyways.

The movie is about an immoral wife, who has affair with her husband's friend. Was there any background why she is cheating on her husband? No. Was her new boy friend true to himself, No. He has his family and all the time what he does is think about their illegitimate sex life. Towards the end of the movie, do you punish them, No. Then, what do you try to convey, Mr. Director? You can have a life in whatever way you wanted, but be careful not to get caught, Isnt it? Bull Shit.

When people raised their voice against the director who took Vaali, he would not have taken a Best Friend [Ah Aah] and then Kalvanin Kadali. If the movie like Chitram pesudhadi was never a hit, movies like pattiyal will not come and directors will not dare to release pudukkottai.

In every house, there will be a pooja room, a kitchen, bed room and a toilet. During the initial stages of the movie taking, the concentration on pooja room. But, now the focus is shifted to bed room. If this is what is called realism, the days are not too long when the directors shift their focus to the toilet...Probably directors the great, like Susi Ganesan, SJ Suriyah can take how they SHIT in the morning, the dirt in their closets - after all, they are also common in the society, isnt it?

There must be utmost care and responsibility when you show something in big media. Be it the mega serials [the mother of all these irregularities] or the movies, it should be the brand ambassador for the society. Watch the movies "Monsoon Wedding" and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" - Both the movies share the common theme; Marriage celebrations. The former is based on the marriage practice of a Conservative, closed community in the East, India and the latter from the West. Honestly, who will you consider as the culturally good community?

Give the achievers their dues...

2005 season was not a good season for most of the heroes. Be it Sachin, Ganguly or Michel Schumacher - they equally suffered. But most of the impact was taken by Ganguly in 2006. When i dont find his name in the Cricket India squad, somehow a sign of disasppointment grips into my mind. Not because, i am a great follower of him or not because i am a serious watcher of the game, but because he was a warrior of this age. He demanded more and because he demanded more he was also loathed more. I remembered an article about him written by Mr. Nirmal Shekar in 'The Hindu' during the 2003 World Cup. The contents can be read from the URL : http://www.hinduonnet.com/2003/03/15/stories/2003031500912000.htm

I am also pasting the contents for my own quick reference.

Few days back during the San Marino GP, i heard that it is a win or die situation for MS or schumi, as he is fondly called by everyone. He did not perform well and he did not win even a single full house GP last year [other than the podium finish in Indiapolis when he competed with only the other bridgestone and less competent F1 drivers]. But, he should be allowed to sign off from the game in honor and not by just terminating his contract based on his bad performance. I had the opportunity to go to Bahrain GP 2006. Though visually, the Renaults Blue - Yellow jerseys were dominant, the crowd was frantic to call out Schumi. I myself experienced the Schumi wave. I am not benefitted in any way or i understand that this is not going to stop the three square meals of schumi, but all i wanted to emphasis, give the great time achievers their due respect.

Quick Reference: Give Ganguly his due [Source hinduonnet.com]
The question has to be asked now because victory and defeat on a big stage — and it doesn't get bigger than the World Cup semifinals and final — have a way of clouding our perceptions, especially in their immediate aftermath.
And it is a simple question: Is Sourav Ganguly the best captain Indian cricket has ever had?
Sounds like a survey question? Who will make a better Prime Minister? Atal Behari Vajpayee or Sonia Gandhi?
Not really. There is not going to be any voting on the issue. But, no matter what happens a few days from now, when India plays the semifinal match and then, possibly, the final on March 23, this is perhaps the right time to ponder the Ganguly question.
As the leader of the country's most celebrated team — one whose members are more easily recognised around the country than the ones on Vajpayee's Cabinet, and probably considerably wealthier too than the Union Ministers — Ganguly is distinctly a one-off.
Indian cricket has never had a captain who has been quite as equally loved and loathed as Ganguly has been in his time in the hottest seat in Indian sport.
He is a man we love to love. Equally, he is a man we love to hate. We give him more than his due sometimes. At other times we fail to give him what he deserves. We show him an understanding and kindness he has not always deserved. And, not much later, we shoot from the hip and start baying for his blood when he is not at all at fault.
Ganguly is that kind of man. His very personality triggers those extreme reactions in us. He is hero and he is villain. He is the saviour of Indian cricket and the destroyer of the country's one secular religion. He is a confident, all-conquering Prince and a sulking, foul-mouthed non-performer. He is a great visionary and a fumbling, short-sighted failure as a leader.
Actually, depending on where you stand and what the team has done over the years — swinging merrily from outrageous brilliance to soul-numbing banality — there is not much that Sourav Ganguly has not been.
If everything that has been said of Ganguly were true, then his personality profile would be a fascinating case-study for students of psychology and psychiatry!
Indeed, few Indian sportsmen — not just cricketers — may have ever pushed fans and critics alike to such emotional extremes as has the Prince of Kolkata who has come a long way since the days when, on his first tour of Australia, he seemed a painfully shy and introverted young man.
From a lonely little boy-man who answered in monosyllables to a captain with attitude who launches into a tirade against Stephen Fleming for attempting to belittle the competence of his team is the sort of transformation that few athletes might have managed in the world of sport.
But, then, inside all of us is a person waiting to jump out and make his mark. Given the opportunity, Ganguly the confident conqueror, was always likely to emerge. That he has, at this point in time, is quite appropriate too.
For the Ganguly we see today, on and off the field, is very much a product of the times. Indian cricket could never have had a Ganguly in the 1950s or 1960s or even in the 1980s. Can you imagine the Nawab of Pataudi Jr. sporting the sort of attitude that Ganguly wears like his favourite hat? Can you imagine that real Prince of Indian cricket making Garfield Sobers wait in the middle for the toss in a game of psychological one-upmanship?
Those were different days. And Pataudi was a different kind of man. Born to privilege he may have been, like Ganguly, but he had one leg on the village greens of England, so to say, and his attitudes were honed in the stately halls of Cambridge five decades ago rather than in the maidans of Kolkata in the 1990s.Other long-reigning Indian captains, men such as Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev and Mohammed Azharuddin, all did the best they could but none of them ever managed to impose their personality on the team like Ganguly has done so successfully.
In many ways, this is Ganguly's team first. The Indian team next. And that is not a bad thing altogether, given the results.
A bit of a prima donna who has convinced himself that he is God's gift to Indian cricket, Ganguly struts about with the supreme confidence that comes with that sort of belief. Not surprisingly, the confidence rubs off on his mates.
It's the dominant attitude of the era we live in. And this is precisely why a Ganguly could not have happened on the scene at any time in the past.
This the new India, sure of its place on the planet, sure of where it is headed, sure of its ability to hold its own at the global level, sure in its mind that all the post-colonial hangovers have been wiped out.
And Ganguly is an appropriate leader for the new millennium — cocky, self-assured, giving as good as he is getting, leading like a man born to lead, winning like one born to win. And he is a lucky leader too, for when everything seems lost for him and his team, things turn around almost magically time and again.
Much of that luck has to do with the fact that it is he, and not Pataudi or Gavaskar or Kapil, who has had the good fortune to hold the reins when Sachin Tendulkar is at his peak.
What is more, from a team perspective too, he seems to have done all the right things. He has taken talented young men under his wings, trusted his instincts and backed them — Yuvraj, Nehra, you name them — and finally demanded, and got, superlative performances from them. If, now, he is the Dada of all he surveys, then Ganguly deserves it. He is not my favourite cricketer and he insulted a gladiatorial hero — Steve Waugh — but that is not the point, really.
For, we have to give the devil its due.

Why managers are paid more?

Disclaimer : The following post is for fun only. I did not mean to refer anyone specifically.

Postulate 1 : Knowledge is Power [ Knowledge = Power ]
Postulate 2 : Time is Money [ Time = Money ]
Postulate 3 : As every engineer knows - Power = Work / Time
Therefore ; Knowledge = Work / Time
and Since Time = Money ;
We have - Knowledge = Work / Money
Therefore ,solving equation for money , we get - Money = Work / Knowledge.
Thus , as Knowledge approaches ZERO, MONEY approaches INFINITY , regardless of the amount of work done.
CONCLUSION 1 : The Less you know , the more you make.
CONCLUSION 2 : Thats the reason why your boss is paid more.!!!

A Few Good Men

Damn...how much i love this movie. I watched again [probably the 21st time] in mbc 2. One good thing i can remember during my stay in this place [Bahrain].

The movie, starring Tom Cruise/Jack Nicholson/Demi Moore/Kevin Bacon was released by Columbia pictures in 1992. The year i entered my Eleventh standard and when i know nothing about the hollywood movies are the drama type movies that they make.

A court drama about a Navy lawyer's struggle to uncover the truth about a 'Code Red'. The movie is an intellectual master piece, that everytime i watch this movie, i understand a new concept from the movie. I watch this movie another 24 times, i will win my set of steak knives.

The code - Unit / Corps / God / Country.

The truth - It does not matter what you believe. It matters what you can prove.

The honor - You got to ask nicely.

The protocol - Dont ever question a senior officer's order in front of other officers.

The teasers - You are a used car salesman. You are a ambulance chaser with a rank.
2. You are nothing, be with it.
3. You are such a coward, i dont how they allowed you to wear the uniform.
4. Dont just stare as if i asked if you had cleaned the latrine.

The Fact - US Box Office Collection : US $ 141,340,178

I own this DVD Special edition and it is definitely a "Must to Have" collection. I will rate it a flat 10 of 10.

Chithiram Pesuthadi

The title of this blog is a beautiful tamil word framed by the great tamil poet Bharathiyar. But, unfortunately this is not about what Bharathi had said about this topic.

Recently, i watched this movie in a VCD. The idea behind watching this movie was because of the song 'Vazha meenukkum ...'

The Story is about Rowdism. The hero is a rowdy. He dont have any sentiments. But, as the normal story line, he falls in love with the heroine. The heroine is a social worker. The hero has friends. So, the film should have a twist for the friends to protect the love and join the lovers. If you guessed it, yes, it is the same here. But the twist is a little different.

'Realism' is the trend in tamil movie industry these days. The hero does not come in ultra modern costumes and run around the heroine with angels praising their love. The casts hardly apply make - up. That is a good sign as it was in the good old drama days. But, can this trend be used in a constructive way. The reality sucks, it is about the rough people with rough mentality and vulgarity. Everyone will accept it as truth off the record. But, when it comes to a story telling in the media, extreme care must be taken. That too, in a place where the cine stars are considered Demi GOD, the film industry must take extra care in what message they convey to the society - A little payback of their capability.

After watching the movie, just close the eyes and think what happened in the last 2.5 hrs. The message is 'Savadichiduvenda unna...' the only dialogue hero speaks in the whole movie.

One of the friend is a saapattu raman. The hotel sequence was a nice move. In the middle of a serious conversation, the comeo will say 'antha rose milka eduthukattuma..' and later, 'mama, antha pooriya konjum ippadi thallu..'. they were nice.

The heroine Bhavana is a new face. but, she performed well.

Overall, i will probably give a 2.5 / 5 for this movie.

Confusions for IT guy

I am kinda stuck with a series of meetings. So, just a comic strip...

Sweet nothings

There are few moments in life which are called sweet nothings... when we think about the events in the later stage, it may feel nothing, but still the memories are sweet. I am trying to compile my sweet nothing moments. The list will be growing as and when the memories nourishes :)

* At all times, when my amma "vootti vidum pothu" [feeds me].
* At all times, when i sleep on my appa's lap.
* At all times, when i hear about my childhood days from my relatives.

0. When i got a phone call from the girl after the engagement day.
1. When i got my MS certificate.
2. When i got my first salary in TCS.
3. When i got the appointment letter in the final year of Engineering.
4. When i received the gift cheque from my periappa for scoring high in HSLC.
5. When my tuition master gifted me a Hero pen.
6. When the girl, with whom i always wanted to talk with, sat in the next machine in my typewriting class.
7. When my father bought me the first cycle [BSA SLR].

Though the list may grow, i am yet to experience the best of the sweet memories list !

Recent news from the web

Naushad returns to India
Source: NDTV [http://www.ndtv.com/morenews/showmorestory.asp?id=86602&frmsrch=1&txtsrch=Naushad]
An Eye for an Eye is the reason for all the public cry in this story. In the tele interview, Naushad claimed that, all he wants is Rs. 100 per day to run his family. I dont care who this Naushad is and give a damn about what he committed in Saudi Arabia. I see him as a representative of the huge crowd of my fellow indians who suffer in the deserts of the middle east. I have written another blog on this same topic [Refer: Labour Reform in India]. One of the immediate action on hand for India [more critical than the Volcker issue] is this. Let us not debate on whether we should have reservation for OBC or not. Let us focus on how we want to uplift the majority of our community to the better life style they deserve.

Textbook likens donkey to housewife
Source: Times of India
A textbook for Class IX students under the Rajasthan Education Board teaches that a donkey is not only similar to a housewife, but is supposedly better than her. [Refer:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/1475517.cms]

Digital Fortress

I have finished reading this book recently.

The Plot:
When the NSA's most classified technological wonder--an invincible code-breaking machine--encounters a mysterious code it cannot break, the agency calls in its head cryptographer, Susan Fletcher, a brilliant and beautiful mathematician. What she uncovers sends shock waves through the corridors of power.
The NSA is being held hostage... not by guns or bombs, but by a code so ingeniously complex that if released it will cripple U.S. intelligence.
Caught in an accelerating tempest of secrecy and lies, Susan Fletcher battles to save the agency she believes in. Betrayed on all sides she finds herself fighting not only for her country, but for her life, and in the end, for the life of the man she loves.
With a startling twist that leaves the agency scrambling to avert the biggest intelligence disaster in U.S. history, Digital Fortress never lets up.

My Comments:
The book is really fast-paced and a nice techno thriller. I learnt few new techniques like 'Brutal Force' method and new terms like 'Without Wax' and 'Who will guard the guards'. However, there were few gaps in the novel which did not allow me to enjoy the most.

1. As the excerpts claim, Susan Fletcher did not uncover the truth. All the while, she was following instructions.
2. She did not make any attempt to save the man she loved. She just reacted to the news that 'he was alive' like any other herione in movies.
3. The databank became vulnerable to the 'Sharks' attack during the last 45 minutes. The digital fortress was executing for more than 18 hours, what was it doing all those times?
4. The source code was not available and that was the reason why the commander bypassed the Gauntlet [to get the source code to introduce the back door]. If that is the case, how did Soshi found the 'Orphans' in the source in the last minute.

Even though i am not a serious follower of history and religion, I liked 'The DaVinci Code' very much than this techno thriller.

Labour Reform in India

My first dream to start with.
My honourable president, H.E. Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam had once stated that the greatest power of India is its Man Power. When all the people and including the educational system blames the man power or the population of India for the reason of all the bad things in India, one man out of one billion stood high and claimed that it is the strength of India.
All these days i have known presidents of India as an answer for a one mark question in any competitive exams or general knowledge tests. But, for the first time, i saw a man with a plan and a blue print for the development for India within a duration in sight.
The question is, how are we utilitizing the labour force of the man power of India. I see them being utilized in more of the middle-east countries and the western countries. We may be proud that the tallest buildings in the world were architected by Indian brains and constructed by indian labours. But, what does that mean to India itself?
A simple math. An average construction labor in the mid-east countries earns something close to Rs. 6000. Out of this, he should pay his rent, travel and take care of himself [like food and other stuffs]. More to that, he stays away from his family and their love and affection. All these bearings for what? To build a big commercial center and to increase big revenue for an unknown person. The question is,
why is he doing so? Because, he could save and send a few thousands for his family back in India. Doesn't it bring out an immediate need for labour reform in India? The reform should make 'JOB' every individual's right. It should provide every citizen of this great country, the luxury of having a job that will
> fetch him the money required to run his family, and
> give him his rights to enjoy the love and affection of staying with his family.

Is IT a real engineering field?

Whenever i travel in the highways of Bahrain and watch the big buildings coming up in front of my eyes, i used to wonder the following.
Civil engineering is a matured engineering field. When you define what you want [architect the building design], the building will be constructed in the same way, same structure, no matter who is working on that plan. For that matter, take any core engineering field, be it Civil or Mechanical engineering, all that is required is 'the man power' [no matter what is their aptitude or attitude] and a set of pre-defined steps to be followed with some fixed targets to achieve. It works and the engineering field proves to be a matured domain. Again, it is truly engineering because, there should not be any error and no comprimise; and by mistake, if there is any, it takes life. It costs human lives.
On the other hand, take it software engineering. The team is built by a group of engineers from the premier institues [with good iq and aptitude], but still, the software product will not work they are supposed to work. No matter who designs the software or does the planning, there will be always some comprimise. If the customer expects a butterscotch ice-cream with almonds and pistachio, the software that gets delivered will be vanilla with groundnuts and choco-chips. Most of the time, it will be a product that the 'Software developer' thinks that it is possible to develop than, what the end user wants it to be capable of. It is still not matured - no matter how many Capability Maturity Models you may recommend or device, it is still evolving.
Thinking in the similar line, what would have happened, if ther other engineering is evolving in the same way as Software industry. Just to give an analogy,
When i started my career as a software engineer, for me to write a 'Hello World' program, it took almost a day. Any program should be structured as Division, section, paragraph and sentence. I have to write four divisions even before writing a piece of code. Then, i have to take care of mandatory sections within the divisions. I have to define what is my input and what is my output. Then finally, i will write a sentence to print 'Hello World'. Wait a minute ! the fun is not over yet. I have to prepare a compile JCL. Write another set of instruction to direct the machine to compile my code. Submit the job and wait for the result. The mainframe will chuck out loads of error message for the lines that it did not like. The program should be written in the way the compiler likes it and expects it [atleast one character of the name should start in Area A and so on]. Once the compilation is successful and the load module is created, i have to create another JCL to run the program. This time, i should mention to the machine where to look for the load module and in which environment to run the program. If the machine is satisfied with whatever i have provided, the 'hello world' will be finally printed in a file. I have to open the file to see the output.
Eight years later, now, all that is required is to click the mouse few times [at the most drag and drop something], right click & left click and finally the result is shown in the screen. The machine did everything by itself and made the programmer's life comfortable.
When it comes to the core engineering field, a building is still constructed in the same way as it was constructed last year, last decade or even last century.
I just remember the mail about 'Bill Gates and GM car manufacturer' joke that get floated in the web at regular interval.

An Autograph - 1

I am not a role model. But, inspired by a lot of people. My main inspiration is my mother and my role model is my father. Today is April 6, 2006. I am now in Bahrain. I wanted to start writing about myself from this day onwards in the form of blog. I dont have plans to invite anyone to read my blog, but, if anyone does, i welcome and appreciate their comments in any form.

There are many friends now and new relationship began [including my wife]. But, they know me as an MCC-an, or a BE Electrical Engineer or MS degree holder or a TCS employee. My parents and my relatives know me from the beginning. I cannot comprimise my parents or my relatives for that matter for anything in this world. When others know for what i am now, they know how i was and from where i came here.

Childhood Days
I, Bright, was born on March 5, 1977, to Mr. A.R. Kasimani and Mrs. K. Kasthuri. I was born and brought up in Chennai [when it was known as Madras]. Most of my childhood days were spent in Royapuram in North Madras. I was put up in school [LKG - Lower Kinder Garden] on February 29, 1980. Nice date to remember, isnt it? My amma used to tell me about the day i got admission to the school. The school name was Kamaraj Kinder Garden school. It was housed in a small terrace with the thatched coconut leaves ceiling. The school is above my grandparents [amma's parents] house.

My best childhood buddies [and even today, they are my best] are my Raja machan [brother-in-law, my amma's brother's son] and Sudha machan. I spent most of my school holidays and festivels with them. I used to call my mama as Ayya [because my machans call him like that] and athai as Anni [because my mother call her like that].

My Family Cirle
My relative circle is big, but my little world is limited to only that.
From my father side, i had Four periappa and one athai.

1. Thangaraj Periappa - I have only heard about him. Never had much opportunities to talk to him. When i am writing this blog, he is not with us. He died a couple of weeks back. I heard from my appa that he was asking about me and my wife and wanted to see us when he was in his death bed.
His wife, my periamma loves me a lot. For some personal reason she lived separately from my periappa. She is also not with us when i am writing this. She died on 4th November 2004 - the day after my wedding. She was ill for quite some time and will always be telling that, her only reason to keep the life is to see my marriage. Some strange coincidence, she died after seeing my marriage. She blessed us and took photo with us.

2. Seeniappa Periappa & periamma - They love so very much. My periappa used to make official trip to chennai every month when he was working. Everytime he comes, he bring a load of goodies for me. He will roam around any part of the world if i ask him anything. He will buy and give me a lot of guide, books and encourage me to study and get more credits.
My periamma, she loves me more than my kennedy anna and malar akka. She will prepare home made ghee with lots n lots of love especially for me. She makes achchu murukku, mundiri koththu very well. She will send vellam athirasam paagu for me, whenever my periappa comes.

3. Singaraj Periappa & periamma - When we stayed in Royapuram, they were also staying in our neighbourhood. My ezhil akka is also only child and she is my childhood friend. As any other sister and her little brother, we also shared a lot of fun and fought a lot more times. This brought a special bonding as brother and sister between us. I dont know if she shares the same feelings as mine, but, however, i have the same memories and affections evergreen in my mind.
If my seeniappa periappa taught me to use the heart more, my singaraj periappa taught to use the brain. He will think a lot and analyse things a lot. He will make decisions based on what his brain advices him and not based on his heart. He had gone around lot of places in India on deputation. So, he carries a lot of experience with him.

4. The next is my father - i will talk about him later.

5. Jeyaraj Chittappa & chithi - They stayed in my native place. It is a nice greenish [but without rain / water] village called Mangudi, near Rajapalayam. [btw, rajapalayam is famous for a special breed of dog]. My chittappa taught me cycling and he attempted many time to teach me swimming. He used to hold my hands and take me to the market. He will buy and give me sappotta - a special variety of tasty mango, and cheeni mittai - my native place speciality sweet. He died few years back due to a medical mishap.

6 - My athai & mama - They stayed in my native place only. I never had much interaction with them. But, we were in Mangudi when MGR died. During that time, the entire tamil nadu came to a standstill and there was not a single business going on. My athai had a milk farm and all the milk where directed to her home. So, we were making anything possible with milk and had a grand gala time.

With this, i am coming to a logical end about my father side relatives [first level - their offsprings and their information is still pending]

An inspirational quote

Source: tamil blog.info

When i read this quotes from the above blogspot, it was really good. This should be remembered by each one of us. Thought it will be a good start for my "dreams" blog entry.

Madras Baashai

Some nice forwarded mail about the greatness of madras [chennai] tamil.

Cultural references
Madras bashai is used in a particular genre of music in Kollywood movies, called the gaana paattu. The relation between gaana paattu and Madras bashai is analogous to that between hip hop and hip hop slang. The typical gaana paattu is characterized by rougher lyrics and a pulsing rhythm, usually without a discernible melody. Many instances have a strong theme of poverty in their lyrics, and are eminently suited as accompanying music for the traditional dappaankuthu dance, which is usually performed in economically backward urban areas in Chennai. Gaana paattu is also popular among city college students who use it to gain street cred among their peers, irrespective of their economic status. Examples Pettai rap from Kadhalan (1994) Laalaaku dol dappi ma from Sooriyan (1993) Annanagaru Andalu Ayanavaram Gopalu from Kaalam Ellam Kaadhal Vazhga (1997)

Glossary

Word/phrase
Meaning
Origin, usage
Aappu
Getting your ass whoopped literally and figuaratively
Origin: Tamil
Abase
To knock-off, or steal secretively
Origin: Tamil
Allo
Hey, there...
English, Used to draw attention, from the English "Hello".
Arai-Loosu
Half-crazy. See "Loosu"
Tamil arai (half) + English loosu (loose, as in "not tight").
Attu
Low grade.
Etymology Unknown. Usage: "Attu Figaru","Attu Padam","Attu Paattu".
Bagilu
Hip and region arround it.
Etymology:Unknown. Usage: "Bagilla kichu-kichu mootathey.
Bejaar
Painful, troublesome.
Probably Hindi, roots uncertain.
Beku
Imbecile.
Possibly Hindi. Corruption of "Bevkoof" meaning stupid.
Bemani
That which makes one ashamed, that which has no shame.
Hindi bemani (shameless).
Buddi
Someone who wears glasses. Derogatory. Also see "Soda Buddi".
From soda buddi (soft drink bottle). Analogous to Coke bottom glasses.
Daavu
To Sight a figure
Sight is same as Looku Vidrathu
Dada
Kingpin, ganglord, don.
HindiFrom its Hindi equivalent.
Dhool
A superlative, as in "well done!" or "kick ass!".
Hindi dhool (dust), referring to the dust cloud after a good ass-kicking.
Dil
Chutzpah or Guts, as in "Do you have the guts to step outside and fight like a man?!"
Hindi dil (heart).
Domer
Dumb.
Origin:Unknown
Dubukku
It is same as loosu .
Tamil literally "he who doesn't have thorough knowledge"
Duddu
Money.
Kannada duddu (money).
Dum
noun : Cigarette or more appropriately Beedi (cigg's rustic form) verb : to smoke "Dum Adikkarudhu"
Origin: Hindi literally Strength; implying only real men smoke.
Figaru
Attractive woman.
English "figure", as in "She's got a good figure".
Gaaji
Turn to play, often used to indicate one's turn to bat in cricket, as in "It's my gaaji now."
Etymology unknown.
Gaali
Finished, as in "He's finished!".
Hindi khali meaning "empty" or "finished". Originally from Arabic.
Gaana Paattu
A subgenre of Tamil film music.
Hindi gaana (song) + Tamil paattu (song).
Galata
1. Fracas, brouhaha. 2. Chaos. 3. Celebration
Unknown, but possibly from Turkey. Galata was a suburb of Istanbul known for its nightlife, or, more probably from the english "gala," as in, "to have a gala time,"
Galiju
Dirty
Hindi,Kannada meaning dirty
Gandhi kannakku
Fraudulent accounting.
Etymology unknown.
Gelichan
He Won
Telugu, gelupu meaning victory
Goodhal
Trickery. Usually derogatory, as in "He resorted to trickery to win that business deal."
Unknown.
Isscool
School
English
Jaga
To Escape from a situation. Used as "Jaga Vaanguradu"
Hindi jagah (space, room), used in the sense of "getting room to escape".
Joadreppai
Cobbler.
Unknown, but possibly from Hindi joota (shoe) and English "repair".
Jollu
To ogle attractive women.
Tamil jollu (saliva, salivation). Implies a longer duration than mere lookku vittufication.
Joot
To get started. Also to escape.
Etymology unknown. Pronounced exactly like the English "jute".
KD
Petty crook.
English. Old Chennai police abbreviation for "known depredator".
Kabodhi
Literally, a blind person. A common insult directed at careless drivers, as in "watch where you're going!". Often used in conjunction with "Kuruttu", as in "Kuruttu Kabodhi!".
Etymology unknown. Possibly from Sanskrit
Kadalai
Literally, nut. As in "Ver-kadalai"(Ground-nut). Term used to denote verbal flirting with members of the opposite sex.
Etymology unknown. Possibly from the sale of groundnuts in suburban trains as "Timepass", and hence borrowed to connote flirting without serious intentions.
Kaidae
Donkey.
Tamil kazhudai (donkey).
Kaiyendhi Bhavan
Roadside food vendor, equivalent to a hotdog stand in the US.
Tamil for "hand-to-mouth restaurant". Not necessarily pejorative. Compare "Muniyandi Vilas".
Kalakaradhu
To impress with one's performance.
Tamil, literally "to mix", "to stir".
Kalasaradhu
To nag someone.
Tamil, literally "to nag".
Kamnaati
Illegitimate offspring.
Etymology unknown.
Kasmaalam
Synonymous with "idiot".
Possibly from Sanskrit kash malam (black hair). Comparing someone with hair is considered rude in Tamil culture.
Kenai
Fool.
Malayalam, Kenai meaning 'Mad'.
Kotiguniya
Did you drop anything inside your stomach. also see: "Thuntia"
Etymology: Prabably Tamil-"Kottu":to drop. "Kotiguniya?":Did you drop anything inside your stomach?"
Kozha adi sandai
Major catfight.
Tamil for "water pump fight", fighting over who gets how much water and in what order.
Kundhu
Sit down.
Etymology unknown.
Kuruttu
Blind. See "Kabodhi" for usage.
Tamil.
Kutti
Synonymous with "Figaru"
Possibly from Malayalam kutti (small).
Kuthu Pattu
Another form of Tamil Rap song .
Tamil literally "This kind of songs makes people tap their feet ".
Leevu
Holiday.
From English "leave", as in "leave of absence".
Lollu
Anything unpleasant.
Tamil for the sound made by a dog (analogous to "bow wow" in English). Probably a neologism from the Tamil movie Perusu, starring Sathyaraj and Bhagyaraj.
Lollu party
Unpleasant person, especially one's boss at work.

Lookku vudaradhu
To check someone out, especially if it's an attractive person.
English "look" and Tamil vudaradhu (to let off, to flash). Implies a much shorter duration than jollu vittufication or sight adichification.
Loosu
Crazy.
From English "loose". Also see "Arai-Loosu".
Maams
Same as "machi".
Etymology unknown.
Machi
Synonymous with "dude", used in a positive sense.
Etymology unknown. Implies familiarity, cannot be used with strangers.
Mama velai
Pimping, both literally and figuratively.
Tamil, literally "uncle job".
Mary
Female version of Peter.

Merusal
feared
unknown etymology
Military hotel
Restaurant that serves non-vegetarian food.
The armed forces are thought to have fewer vegetarians than the general population.
Mineema
Female equivalent of "Muniyandi".
Etymology unknown.
Muniyandi
Economically backward male, implying a degree of unsophistication and uncouthness.
Etymology unknown.
Muniyandi Vilas
Low grade restaurant.
Pejorative. Compare "Kaiyendhi Bhavan".
Naina
A negative version of "dude", used to imply criticism..
Probably a corrupted version of Telugu Nana (father). Can be used with strangers, especially when driving.
Nambitten
"I don't believe you"..
From Tamil meaning 'I believe'.
Neat-a-po
Head straight on down
From English "neat" and Tamil po (to go), as in "Head straight on down this road..."
OB adikaradhu
To waste time.
Etymology unknown. OB is pronounced as the individual letters O and B. Possibly "Other Business".
Possible origin includes Off Beat from Old English Military term for taking time off work.
OC
Free, at no cost.
From OCS, Indian Railways abbreviation meaning "On Company Service". Parcels marked OCS travel free.

Outte
Same as "Gaali".
English "out", used in the context of cricket or other sports.

Paal mararadhu
To switch camps, to betray a confidence.
Tamil, paal (milk) and mararadhu (to change). Implies a cow changing to a bull when one is milking it.

Pazham
Easy Task, gullible person.
Tamil meaning Fruit, implying, that which is easily eaten.

Peter
Male of Tamil origin who speaks English in preference to the Tamil language even with other Tamil speakers, especially if his intention is to impress.
Also Peter party. Also used to label those who consider Tamil infra dig, or those who speak it with a fake Western accent.

Phosphata
Same as "Sulphata".
Pronounced "phosphate aa". Uncertain origins.

Pistha
Someone who is a big-shot. A lower version of "Dhaadhaa"
Tamil. Not to be confused with the edible nut pistachio/pista.

Pisthu
Person talented in a certain field.
Tamil. eg., Car ottarathula periya pisthu avan. Can be used both in admiration and in sarcasm.

Pilimu kaatradhu
To show off.
English film and Tamil kaatradhu (to show).

Poramboku
Orphaned, abandoned.
Tamil. Used as a verbal abuse against bad drivers.

Rowdy
Ruffian.
Means the same in English, but used much more commonly in India.

Rowdy-sheet
The rap sheet of a rowdy known to the police.


Rowdy-sheeter
A rowdy who has a rowdy-sheet.


Saavugraaki
Verbal abuse against bad drivers.
Possibly from Tamil saavu (death) and graaki (buyer) giving "customer of Death".

Sevattai
Verbal abuse against a dumb irritating person.
Tamil semmai (emphasis) and mattai (dry coconut shell).

Sight adikaradhu
Same as "Jollu".
English sight and Tamil adikaradhu (to beat).

Sokkakira
Looking good/beautiful.
Probably Hindi, roots uncertain.

Sulphata
Cheap, strong liquor that may contain methanol.
Pronounced "sulphate aa". Uncertain origins. Asking someone if they've had sulphata implies that they are severely
uncoordinated.

Thunradhu
To eat.
Telugu thinnatam ("Have you eaten?")

Udaans
To lie.
Anglicized from Tamil vudaradhu (to leave).

Vennae
Easily Beguiled or Loser, use : Dei, Vennae !
Origin: Tamil from Butter , easily consumed.

Voodu
House.
Tamil veedu (house).

Vootle solltiya?
Used against extremely unsafe drivers.
Tamil literally "Have you told [people] at home?". Connotes "Did you take leave of your loved ones when you left home?", and implies that the other person may not make it home alive.

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Usage
These words and phrases may of course be strung together. For instance:
Naina! Vootle solltiya? Saavugraaki!. By calling the other person "naina" and asking him whether he has taken leave of his loved ones, the speaker indicates that his interlocutor is driving in a very unsafe manner. The speaker uses "saavugraaki" to emphasize the point, thus asserting his superior driving skills in the situation.
Moonjila yaan kaiya vekka yengapaathu otra bemani?. Literally "Where are you seeing and driving that I need to keep my hand on your face?"
A large part of Madras bashai is devoted to cursing other drivers on the road.
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Grammar
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Syntax
The following examples illustrates the difference between the syntax of Madras bashai, English and Tamil:
English
Tamil
Madras bashai
Go fast! (Verb Adverb)
Vegamaa po! (Adverb Verb)
Speeda po! (EnglishNoun TamilVerb)
Go straight! (Verb Adverb)
Nera po! (Adverb Verb)
Seedhava po! (HindiAdverb TamilVerb)
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Verbifying and Nounification
Many Tamil verbs are informally translated to English by taking the verb root and suffixing "ify" or "ification".

English
Tamil
Madras bashai
To read. (Infinitive)
Padikkaradhu.
To padichify.
Reading. (Gerund)
Paditthal.
Padichification.
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Usage
Verbifying and nounification are used in a jocular sense, only with people one is familiar with, and only if they speak Tamil. Using these forms in formal situations or with strangers is considered very juvenile, analogous to using emoticons in a high school essay. Usage of these forms also carries the risk of getting the speaker tagged as a Peter or a Mary, even though genuine Peters and Marys don't use them.
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Questions with binary answers
Questions with yes/no answers are framed by saying the statement whose truth is to be verified (using the participle if necessary) and then saying "aa" at the end with a rising inflexion like a question. If the statement already ends in an "aa" or other interfering vowel sound, then the questioning "aa" can be made "vaa" in the interest of euphonics.

English
Madras bashai
Are you ready?
Ready-aa?
Did you sleep? ("Have you slept?")
Slept-aa?
Is it OK?
OK-vaa?
Some people tend to carry the "-aa" even into full English conversations from force of habit. Eg: "Did you finish it aa?"

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Preface

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