

Amaruvi Devanathan
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@amaruvi
Novelist. Satirist. Author of 'Monday is not Tuesday', 'Singapore Diary', 'பழைய கணக்கு','நான் இராமானுசன்', 'நெய்வேலிக் கதைகள்', 'வந்தவர்கள்'.तमसो मा ज्योतिर्गमय









Why actor Vijay’s political entry is the best thing that happened to Tamil Nadu! Actor turned politician Vijay’s biggest contribution to Tamil Nadu is making all of us realize that an entire generation is uneducated, unerudite, uncharitable, unparliamentary, uncivilized, uncultured, abusive, barbaric and uncouth. One generation is gone to the dogs. Let us atleast save the next generation. If DMK is to be eradicated for good, TVK should be nipped in the bud. As a proud Tamilian, I hope and wish fellow educated Tamilians wake up and decide to summarily reject @actorvijay and his @TVKVijayHQ Let us join together to save Tamil Nadu!


Have you ever seen them on the streets for stopping cow slaughter? For cleaning the Ganga? For reforming the education system? For improving infrastructure? Oh right. Politics runs on emotions, not accountability.


There is a village called Udayambakkam near Chengalpattu. About 500 years ago, Krishnadevaraya granted that entire village to the then Periyavā. Even today, the Maṭham retains that connection and still owns about 2–3 acres of land. That is the native village of the Kalavai Periyavā, Śrī Candraśekharendra Sarasvati Svāmigal (the 66th Pīṭhādhipati). He is the one who bestowed his anugraha upon our Mahā Periyavā. When Mahā Periyavā was ten years old, in 1904, He walked all the way to have darśan of this Ācārya. The Kalavai Periyavā recognized even at that young age, when Mahā Periyavā was just ten, that He would one day be the one to bestow His anugraham upon all of you. Feeling that reverence, we once visited Kalavai. It occurred to us that we gained Mahā Periyavā and all the blessings and comforts we received through Mahā Periyavā only because of this Kalavai Periyavā. So we felt we must visit His native village and went to see that village, Udayambakkam, near Chengalpattu. Dr. Nagaswamy, the archaeologist, accompanied us. All the details recorded in the copper‑plate inscriptions, listing the names of the surrounding villages in all four directions, still exist exactly with the same names. We went there, inquired, and found the Vānam Pārtha Śiva Liṅgam (Śiva Liṅgam facing the sky with no roof). One Caṇḍikeśvarar temple remained intact, undamaged. From the Caṇḍikeśvarar temple, we measured the distance to determine how far the original Śiva temple must have been located. Based on those calculations, we arranged for the reconstruction of the Śiva temple entirely in black stone and, over a span of ten years, completed building a new temple featuring a vigraham of Kalavai Periyavā and a silver kavacham. Just as in Kalavai, a Veda Pāṭhaśālā and a Gośālā have also been established in that village, and they are functioning well. Hara Hara Śaṅkarā Jaya Jaya Śaṅkarā #kamakoti #JagadguruVacanam


This is unadulterated rubbish, disinformation pure and simple — anyone who goes to Tholkappia Poonga (the meticulously restored and well-maintained Adayar Eco Park) can see for themselves the mixed socio-economic and cultural background of the regular and occasional walkers and the visitors, including the schoolchildren. They love this unique ecosystem with its flora and fauna beside the Adyar Creek and the Estuary, its pelicans and other migratory birds, and the paved walking paths.




