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| I moved this discussion to ideelokam in current affairs.
I would appreciate if u could come there to to discuss this.
mind sparing this thread of serios discussions?
Posted by: Mr. Siri Siri At: 11, Dec 2006 2:45:17 PM IST
Yep I know,
What I meant to say was that when the mother tongue is well managed within the states, it would not be difficult to pass it on to the kids at an early age and they would understand multiple languages ..
But when the state is not keen, the parents wouldnt care about teaching the motnehr tongue of MOM as well as DAD to the kids
Posted by: Malakpet Rowdy At: 11, Dec 2006 2:39:23 PM IST
Well,on the otherhand I felt the article is "on mother tongue" is more about how modern day career/marriage compulsions are forcing young generations into this dilemma!
Posted by: Mr. Siri Siri At: 11, Dec 2006 2:31:04 PM IST
Posted by: Mr. Siri Siri At: 11, Dec 2006 2:08:53 PM IST
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I totally agree ... The Govt of Karnatka is is taking steps to Protect Kannada ...
Tamilnadu is wantedly killing Telugu inspite of 46% of its population being Telugu-speaking guys
And Andhra ... Alas! Do I need to say anything?
The question I often ask myslef - Am I also a part of the gang thats killing my mother tongue?
... Sometimes I feel the answer is YES ... scary!
Posted by: Malakpet Rowdy At: 11, Dec 2006 2:24:43 PM IST
that is from this link;
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/NEWS/India/The_killing_of_mother_tongue/articleshow/msid-756116,curpg-2.cms
Posted by: Mr. Siri Siri At: 11, Dec 2006 2:13:45 PM IST
The killing of mother tongue
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This is a funny yet real-life piece of article
MUMBAI: Prajodh Rajan thinks his new Malayalee maid has promise. He had searched for a good three months before zeroing in on her. He had to pay a premium but she agreed to his condition. She would speak to his one-year-old son Aarav only in Malayalam. Aarav can understand English and Gujarati, the language of his mother. But he doesn't understand a word of Rajan's mother tongue, Malayalam.
Rajan and his wife are part of a rising urban problem called Mummy-Daddy. They have no choice but to speak in English, or sometimes Hindi, at home. They recognise the fate of English as the preferred language of their children. But there is an itch within them to give their wards a true mother tongue. Some send their kids to schools which have regional languages in the curriculum. Others have resolved to speak in their blood language at home, even if it's terrible.
But many working parents who are aware of the slow death of the mother tongue, do not seem to really care any more. They don't want to burden their kids with an additional language. Among lower middle-class families where English is an aspiration, there is even an overt pride when children speak in that language instead of the mother tongue."I saw a Maharashtrian mother at a temple scolding her kid when she spoke in Marathi. 'Say thank you, god,' she insisted," recalls Arundhati Chavan, president, PTA united forum.
In the upper echelons however, there is some kind of introspection over the demise of the mother tongue. Social functions today are punctuated with embarrassing moments. When relatives crack jokes in native languages, children are smiling vacantly or pretending to understand them. For kids today, relatives are not just large, loud people who stay over long but also characters who speak in an unfamiliar language.
The situation, more acute now, has been in the making for years. Never did anyone think that rampant love and resultant marriages would have an effect on Indian languages. Couples who let English flourish at home at the expense of other tongues are suffering the consequences. When Chandrika Vora, a Tamilian visits her husband's place in Kutch, she has to play an interpreter who stands between her kids and the in-laws.
Every morning when Ganesh Kumar sits for breakfast with his family, he faces a situation. Each member of his family speaks a different language. He is a Tamilian. His wife is a Maharashtrian, his convent school bred daughter prefers English and 18-year-old son, who is currently studying in Bangalore, talks in a language yet to be named. It is a mixture of English, Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and the newly acquired Kannada. When he politely says beda ('no' in Kannada) to another helping of idlis, his father obliges by dunking two more idlis on his plate. (Venum is 'yes' in Tamil). Similarly, when Kumar asks for thutham (water), his kids uneasily point out to each item on the table because they don't know what he is talking about.
Kumar says that his family life now has the language of Munnabhai MBBS. The message is somehow conveyed but without any grammar or structure. There is no single native language of communication. So, like many parents of inter-language marriages, who are called 'Mummy' and 'Daddy', Kumar too has enlisted himself in the struggle to revive the all important mother tongue. His daughter and wife now attend tuitions for written Tamil every weekend. "They can identify bus routes in Chennai," says Kumar, who is beginning to get a glass of water when he says, 'thutham'.
Increasingly, young parents are doing things to ensure that they do not face the situation of the Kumars. There are online tutorials that they subscribe to. Like the one started by Thomas Samuel for children who want to, or are forced to, learn Malayalam. The endearment of the internet medium is bringing hordes of children to his site. Recently, a curious eight-year-old logged on and asked why his father's friends called him kudavayaran (pot-bellied).
Pankaj Shah, the head of Kutch Yuvak Sangh, says many concerned parents ask him to involve their children in the annual Kutchi dramas organised by him. Here, parents are suddenly militantly protective of Kutchi. "Once, when we tried to use some English sentences like 'well, we have to look into it,' in the dialogues for impact, parents objected saying the aim was to teach them Kutchi. So, we had to alter the sentences," says Shah. His nephew, Puneet whose mother is a Tamilian, worked backstage in one of these plays when he was eight and now speaks fluent Kutchi. But given a choice, he would rather learn to read and write French.
Posted by: Mr. Siri Siri At: 11, Dec 2006 2:08:53 PM IST
Science & Spirituality
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I believe there is a genuine relation between modern science and internal spirituality. Our bodies are the platform for all pleasure and pain at the sensory level.
At the same time, we have a sophisticated mind, which keeps track of things at the psychological level. Between these two, the experience of pain and pleasure on the mental level is superior.
One could be physically ill but still be mentally happy and content. In fact, physical pain can be subdued by mental calm.
It is the basic right of all beings to achieve a happy, successful life. Today's material world is a product of science and technology — both of which bring comfort to humanity.
Advancement in science and technology is helping people remedy their problems. Which is why we need to learn and be aware of both.
But the question is: can science and technology eliminate worries and pain at the mental level? Unfortunately, modern machines can manufacture everything but a happy mind. And treatment on the physical level can't change your mental
disposition.
I would say, while science gets us physical comforts, spirituality brings us mental calm. With the ever-growing impact of science on our lives, religion and spirituality have a greater role to play in reminding us of our humanity.
There is no contradiction between the two. Each gives us valuable insights into the other. Both science and teachings of the Buddha tell us of the fundamental unity of all things.
The potential antidote to your stress and anxiety lies in the mind itself. One must be warm-hearted and compassionate to avoid tension.
Spirituality deals with the mind. By nature, compassion is the source of inner strength, calm and happiness. In fact, it is the extremely narrow-minded and self-centred person who is always worried about something or the other.
If you place your worries within a larger perspective, you will realise just how trivial they are.
This is the 21st century — if there's major progress, there are also major problems. There is too much suspicion, distrust and too many unrealistic expectations people have from each other, which lead to more problems.
In such a situation, awareness is important, warmth is important. It doesn't matter whether you believe in God or a next life, we need to create a balance between science and spirituality. If the two remain distant, we're headed for trouble.
On the other hand, only radical, materialistic thoughts point towards all matter and no mind. If we don't consider the importance of our inner feelings, we will become like machines and lose many precious feelings.
We must keep our emotions — they bring colour to life. Training of the mind reduces negative emotions and promotes positive feelings. Which means we have the capacity to reduce negative emotions ourselves.
What is spirituality, anyway? Let me try and explain without making things too complicated. In ancient times communities remained isolated from each other — be it Indians, Chinese, Arabs — they all developed certain philosophies, thoughts and concepts that made them believe they were the best in every field.
In today's global world, realities have changed. We cannot afford to propagate our own beliefs or run down the other's faiths. That will only make things complicated.
There are two levels of spirituality — the first deals with basic human emotions. Even medical scientists have begun to realise and accept that the mental element — karuna — is very important for health, happiness and success.
At another level, spirituality is your belief in religion. I believe the concept of God was created to increase love, compassion, tolerance and understanding for humanity. Ancient Indians thought of the theory of karma to strengthen basic human values. To believe or not to believe in these theories is totally the choice of the individual.
Once you find your reality through investigation and experimentation, you must accept it. If one finds a reality that is different from what is written in the scriptures, we should have the liberty to change them.
I'm Buddhist. If I refuse to budge from my faith, I should believe the world is still flat. If I stay with religion and away from science, I will be living in an unreal world. There are two extremes in Buddhism — denigration and exaggeration. It is up to the individual to find the levels of reality between these two.
By invoking fundamental ethical principles, I am not advocating a fusion of religious ethics and scientific inquiry.
Rather, I am speaking of what I call ‘secular ethics' that embrace the key ethical principles, such as compassion, tolerance, a sense of caring, consideration of others, and the responsible use of knowledge and power — principles that transcend the barriers between religious believers and nonbelievers, and followers of various religions.
(An excerpt from His Holiness The Dalai Lama's inaugural address at a conference on Science and Spirituality in Modern India)
Posted by: Mr. Siri Siri At: 11, Dec 2006 1:59:11 PM IST
guruvu(guuDu(jEsi guNamu vattiga(jEsi
saravi(garma(jamiti samuru(jEsi
muula nokkajyOti muTTinchi chuuDaraa
viSwadaabhiraama vinuravEma
Posted by: Mr. Siri Siri At: 8, Dec 2006 5:20:35 PM IST
tatvaheenulunDru taRuchugaa bhuvilOna
tatvameRuguvaaru taRuchu lEru
kaligilEnivaaru kanipimpa raarayaa
viSwadaabhiraama vinuravEma
Posted by: Mr. Siri Siri At: 8, Dec 2006 5:19:44 PM IST
aaSakanna du@hkha matiSayambuga lEdu
chuupu nilupakunna sukhamu lEdu
manasu nilpakunna maRi mukti lEdayaa
viSwadaabhiraama vinuravEma
Posted by: Mr. Siri Siri At: 8, Dec 2006 5:15:26 PM IST
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