One week vacation has been fantastic and enjoyed with family as I've taken time to spend with my daughter to explain her the places I'd visited and some fond memories recollected. On the course I've pondered the names which the roadways transport department in Tamil Nadu carried a decade ago, which completely disappeared today due to some crooked groups and unruly political parties. Pallavan (பல்லவன்), Pandiyan (பாண்டியன்), Cheran (சேரன்), Chozhan (சோழன்), Marudhu Pandiyar (மருது பாண்டியர்), Theeran Chinnamalai (தீரன் சின்னமலை), Kattapomman (கட்டபொம்மன்), Periyar (பெரியார்), Thiruvalluvar (திருவள்ளுவர்), Nesamoney (நேசமணி), ...; where are these names?
As a school boy when I traveled different districts of Tamil Nadu, the transport division name was the kinda rekindling our knowledge about the districts and about the freedom fighters of the district and so on. That's totally missing now due to the unruly crowd which wants to create new divisions just to bear their leader's name. Of course the political parties which wants to take advantage of creating the vote bank catered to this kind of request quite a while and later when it can't be addressed, they've taken a simple solution of removing all such names and stick to state name like other states followed. It's like loosing our heritage values which once we're proud to showcase to any person who travels within Tamil Nadu. It's a symbol of unity among diversity. And we're today losing our values! and I see nobody bothers about that.
I wonder, will be able to go back to our original Dravidian tradition?
- treating every person and every religion with respect
- appreciate the goodness in Self and others
Today the crowd is very much busy in committing sins and going to temple to ward off those sins. Olden days the temples are used to meditate and socialize, thus energize the system. But today it's becoming more commercial complexes!
When will we realize our values? Then live to our values not for the fame and name.
