வெற்றிவேல் வீரவேல்!!!

குஜராத் மாநிலத்தில் நடந்த தேர்தலில் நரேந்திர மோடியின் பிஜேபி மீண்டும் பெரும்பான்மையில் வெற்றி பெற்று உள்ளது. பிஜேபி ஆட்சியில் இந்தியா விரைந்து ஒரு வல்லரசாக உருவாக நிறைய வாய்ப்புகள் இருப்பதாக நான் கருதுகிறேன்.
தற்போதைய காங்கிரஸ் ஆட்சியில் உலக போலிஸ், சர்வதிர்காரி அமெரிக்காவின் கை(தலையீடு) ஓங்குகிறது. அமெரிக்காவின் பக்கம் சாய்ந்தால் என்ன ஆகும் என்பதை ஈராக்,ஆப்கனிஸ்தான் மற்றும் பாகிஸ்தானை பார்த்தால் தெரியும். இந்தியா முன்பு போல ரஷ்யாவின் பக்கம் இருப்பது மிக்க நல்லது. இன்னும் பதினைந்து ஆண்டுகளில் இந்தியா மற்றும் சீனா ஆகிய நாடுகள் புதிய உலக வல்லரசுவாக கண்டிப்பாக உருவாகும். இப்போதைக்கு இந்தியா சீனா தேசத்துடன் நட்புறவரை கொண்டிருப்பது மிகவும் நல்லது. ராஜா ராஜா சோழன், சந்திர குப்த மௌரியர், அசோகர், ஹஸ்வர்த்தனர் ஆண்ட இந்த பாரத தேசம் வெகு விரைவில் அதன் பழைய பெருமையை அடையும் நாள் வெகு தூரம் இல்லை. ஜெய் ஹிந்த்.. வெற்றிவேல் வீரவேல்!!!

இனிய கிறிஸ்மஸ் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்!

அனைத்து கிறிஸ்துவ இணைய மக்களுக்கும் எனது இனிய கிறிஸ்மஸ் நல்வாழ்த்துக்கள்!!

இன்பமே சூழ்க; எல்லோரும் வாழ்க..

"சோழ நிலா" - நான் படித்த நாவல் இது

தஞ்சாவூர் கோவில்

கடந்த இரு வாரமாக நான் படித்த "சோழ நிலா" என்ற வரலாற்று நாவலை படிக்கும் வாய்ப்பு கிடைத்தது. இந்திய@பாரத நாட்டின் வரலாறு சம்பந்தப்பட்ட நாவல் பிரியர்களுக்கு இந்த நாவல் ஒரு வரப்பிரசாதம். "சிவகாமியின் சபதம்" என்ற வரலாறு சம்பந்தப்பட்ட நாவலுக்கு பிறகு என்னை கவர்ந்த நூல் இது. இந்த நாவலில் ஒரு கவிதை இப்படி வருகிறது:

அன்புக்கு வானம் - இந்த
அழகியின் நெஞ்சமெல்லாம்
அன்பர்க்கு தானம் - ஆகா
அணி செய்யும் முகத்தில் நாணம்!
பண்புக்கு மேடை - இந்தப்
பாவையின் உள்ளமெல்லாம்
பளிங்கு நீர் ஓடை! - முத்துப்
பதித்திட்ட தங்க கூடை!

சோழ நிலா என்ற நாவலில் மு.மேத்தா அவர்கள் எழுதிய கவிதை இது. இளவரசன் விக்கிரமன் தனது காதலி சோழ இளவரசி தியாகவல்லியை பார்த்து பாடுவதாக எழுதப்பட்டது.

Chola's influence at the height of its power (c. 1050)

Official Language: Tamil
Capitals Early Cholas: Poompuhar, Urayur,Medieval Cholas: Pazhaiyaarai, Thanjavur, Gangaikonda Cholapuram

Map and other details above taken from Wikipedia

பில்லா 2007 @ Billa 2007

பில்லா நமது தல நடித்து திரைக்கு வந்த புத்தம் புது திரைப்படம். இந்த பில்லா ஒரு பயங்கர மபியா குழு தலைவன். இவன் பயத்துக்கே பயம் உண்டு பண்ணுபவன், மனித உயிரை பற்றி கவலைப்படதவான். போலிஸ்சுடன் ஏற்படும் சண்டையில் இறந்து போகிறான். மபியா குழுவின் பெரிய மீனை பிடிக்க போலிஸ் வேறோர் இடத்தில் வேலுவாக இருக்கும் இரண்டாவது தல அஜித்தை மபியா குழுவுக்குள் அனுப்புகிறது. மொத்த மபியா குழுவும் போலிஸ்சிடம் எப்படி அகப்படுகிறது அல்லது சாகிறது என்பதுதான் மீதக்கதை.


தல மபியா குழுவின் தலையாக ஒரு கலக்கு கலக்குகிறார், நயந்தாராவின் உடல் வனப்பில் நமீதாவின் கவர்ச்சி எடுபடவில்லை. விஷ்ணுவர்த்தனின் இயக்கத்தில் படம் விறுவிறுப்பாக நகர்கிறது. ஸ்டண்ட் காட்சிகள் மிக நன்றாக எடுக்கப்பட்டு உள்ளது. 'என் பேரு பில்லா' ரீமிக்ஸ்சும் 'சேவல் கொடி', 'வெத்தலைய போட்டேன்டி' பாட்டும் நன்றாக இருக்கிறது. தலைக்கு இந்த படம் கண்டிப்பா ஒரு பிரேக் கொடுக்கும்.

Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) plans colony on moon, to send robots for recce

By Bibhu Ranjan Mishra / Bangalore December 18, 2007

In what may well be the first step towards establishing the first “human colony” on the moon, the Indian Space Research Organisation (Isro) is examining the possibility of establishing a robotic set-up or unmanned mission on the moon.

Called Chandrayaan I and II, the basic objective of the project is to examine whether a robotic set-up can function as a stopover to refuel reusable spacecraft for various planetary missions and, eventually, create a self-sustaining environment to support a human colony on the moon.

Chandrayaan I, which is scheduled for launch in April 9, 2009, will examine the possibility of processing Helium-3 to produce energy, said M Annadurai, Project Director, Chandrayaan, Isro.

Chandrayaan II is being planned sometimes between 2013 and 2014 .

Helium-3 is considered a very good source of energy unlike thorium, plutonium or uranium that have radiation effects.

“The robotic set-up can also find the existence of water, from which we can get hydrogen and oxygen to use as propellants,” Annadurai added.

The concept of having an outpost is driven by the fact that any spacecraft being launched from the moon will require one-sixth the amount of propellant it would need on earth.

“Basically we can escape the earth’s gravity,” explained Annadurai.

Isro has added a new 32-metre indigenous antenna in the Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) at Byalalu, Bangalore, to track Chandrayaan-I.

Chandrayaan II is scheduled for December 2010. This will be in partnership with Russia, an agreement for which was signed during the last visit of the Indian Prime Minister to Russia.

The estimated cost of the Chandrayaan missions is approximately Rs 386 crore each.

During Chandrayaan II, Isro is also planning to land robots near the polar region of the moon to drill the polar ice cap and study the availability of water.

“If water is available, we will be able to collect helium and with hydrogen as the base, it is possible to feed the whole robotic base there," said Annadurai, adding that a human colony can eventually be established in the long run if the system becomes self-sustainable.

Life as a secret Christian convert

By Linda Pressly BBC Radio 4's Crossing Continents

Abandoning Islam for Christianity is such a sensitive issue in Malaysia that many converts find themselves leading a secret, double life.

Malay-Muslims make up 60% of the country's population

"If people know that I've converted to Christianity, they might take the law into their own hands. If they are not broadminded, they might take a stone and throw it at me."

Maria - not her real name - is a young Malaysian woman who has lived a secret and sometimes fearful life since she converted from Islam to Christianity.

Apostasy, as it is known, has become one of the most controversial issues in Malaysia today.

Maria became a Christian over a decade ago when she was 18. She says no-one forced her to convert, that she made the decision after studying different religious texts.

If my family find out I am no longer a Muslim they will completely cut me off Maria Listen to the programme

Conversion is deemed so sensitive in Malaysia that even the priest who baptised her refused to give her a baptismal certificate.

And, even now, the church she attends asked her to sign a declaration stating the church is not responsible for her conversion.

"My church says if the authorities come, they are not going to stand up for me. I have to stand up for myself," she said.

Not even Maria's family know she has converted.

"If my family find out I am no longer a Muslim they will completely cut me off. That means my name in the family will be erased.

"I could migrate, but the problem is I want to stay in Malaysia, because this is my country. And I love my family. I just want to live peacefully."

Heated debate

Malay-Muslims make up 60% of Malaysia's population. The rest are mostly Christians, Hindus and Buddhists.

But many Malaysian Muslims believe that people like Maria pose a threat to Islam.

And the debate between those who say Maria should have the right to officially convert, and those who are against apostasy has become so heated that the prime minister has asked both sides not to discuss sensitive religious questions in public.

If the authorities find out, I will be in big trouble Maria Send us your comments Programme information

Fearful of what could happen, Maria would only talk to us on the phone from the privacy of her car.

She is very aware of the possible consequences of her decision to become a Christian if she is discovered.

"If the authorities find out, I will be in big trouble. They will create hell between me and my family, and hell in my life so that I will no longer get any privileges or employment."

Her fears are not unfounded. Another convert - Lina Joy - has been forced to go into hiding since her case went to court.

And at least one of the lawyers involved in that case has had a death threat against him.

Apostasy order

An apostasy order has to be granted for docmentation to change

Both Lina Joy and Maria want to make their conversion legal.

That means changing the identity cards that state they are Muslim.

Until now, the state has refused to do this until an apostasy order is granted from the Sharia court.

But both women claim they are no longer Muslim, so why should they go to the Sharia court?

For Maria there is a lot at stake. She has a boyfriend who is also a Christian and knows she is too.

The couple want to get married. But while Maria is still officially a Muslim, the only way they could wed in Malaysia would be if he converted to Islam.

And Maria's family - unhappy with her choice of partner - are pressuring him to do just that.

Crucial time

Maria is tired of living a double life.

"It's very frustrating," she tells us tearfully. "It means I have to limit my scope with friends.

"I have to be able to completely trust someone before I dare to reveal myself.

"I know some other secret converts, but I never keep in touch with them.

"I can't let my network widen, because you don't always know who you are dealing with."

I feel that I am all alone in this struggle Maria

Only a tiny number of people have converted from Islam in Malaysia.

But the coming months will be crucial for them because a decision is expected in the case of Lina Joy.

The outcome of that case may well determine whether Maria will be able to live the life she dreams of - to be married to her boyfriend and live openly as a Christian.

Right now she can't imagine it.

"I feel that I am all alone in this struggle," she says, "and I am frightened because I am alone against the odds."

Crossing Continents was broadcast on Thursday, 16 November 2006, at 1102 GMT.

The programme will be repeated on Monday, 20 November 2006 at 2030 GMT.

Putin Says He'll Be Prime Minister

"If the citizens of Russia elected Dmitry Medvedev, I would be ready to continue our joint work as prime minister, without changing the distribution of authority" between the positions, Putin said.
Monday's announcement came a few days after Putin led a delegation to the neighboring Belarus, to discuss long-stalled plans for a merger of Russia and the former Soviet republic. Those talks apparently made little headway.

Putin's acceptance of Medvedev's offer came amid reports of internal fighting between different factions in the Kremlin, led by rival figures tied to Russian intelligence and security agencies.

I agreed to some analysts view that Putin is the only figure in Russia capable of preventing the government from fracturing into rival camps of these powerful figures.Putin is able to stop current World Police USA form exploiting weaker governments around the world for its self centered activities.Some analysts say Putin plans to accept the prime minister's post only as a temporary measure. If Medvedev were to step down, Putin could — under the constitution — run again.

But by remaining in a prominent position, Putin could continue to exert his enormous influence and personal popularity to direct Russian affairs.

Putin elected as the world’s fifth most attractive politician in a Japan recently.

Human rights in Malaysia talked widely after 25/12/2007 Hindraf Protest

Pictures tells more accurately than words,sentences..
Pictures Source: http://www.jeffooi.com/2007/11/

More Hindraf leaders are likely to be arrested

14/12: More Hindraf leaders are likely to be arrested

Category: News

Posted by: raja petra
Source: Malaysia Today

(ANI) - The Malaysia Police has said that more Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf) leaders could be arrested after it detained five Hindraf leaders under the Internal Security Act (ISA).

The detained leaders are P. Uthayakumar, M. Manoharan, R. Kengadharan, V. Ganabatirau and K. Vasantha Kumar.

Bukit Aman police officers picked them up between 12.30 p.m. and 2.30 p.m. on Thursday.

Inspector General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan said they were picked up under Section 8(1) of the ISA after Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi signed their detention orders.

The IGP said that all five have been sent to the Kamunting Detention Centre.

The group came into the spotlight on November 25 when it organised a mass protest that saw thousands of Indians gathering at various locations in the city to support Hindraf's plan to submit a petition with 100,000 signatures to the British High Commission.

The petition was to ask Queen Elizabeth II to appoint a Queen's Counsel to represent the Indian community in a class-action suit against the British Government for bringing in Indians as indentured labourers to the then Malaya and exploiting them.

P. Waythamoorthy, who is another Hindraf leaders, is currently overseas, the Star Online reported.

Deputy Internal Security Minister Datuk Johari Baharum said that the authorities were monitoring the situation and movement of Hindraf to ensure there was no link to terrorism.

"We will take necessary action according to the situation and information received," he added.

Hindraf makes Malaysian Indians thinking their future...

Cartoon posted in the Kumudam magazine regarding the Malaysian Indian protest in Kuala Lumpur,Malaysia on 25 November. Tamil Nadu CM Karunanithi raised his concern about Malaysian Indian difficulties but Malaysian ruling UMNO led goverment slammed, denied the accusations. Info:(No.1 Weekly Tamil magazine in Tamilnadu,India.