nErgANal: sanjay subbiramaNiyan

Note: Original interview in tamizh at http://www.kalachuvadu.com/issue-80/interview.htm

"rasigargaLait tirupdippaDuttuvadaRgu
nAn mukkiyattuvam taruvadu kiDaiyAdu"

samakAla isaik kalai~nargaLil kuRippiDat tagunda ALumaigaLil oruvarAna sanjay subbiramaNiyanaik kaDanda ANDu navambar mAdattil - sennai isai vizhAviRgu munbu - eDutta nErgANal idu. toDarndu tannaip puduppittukkoNDu varum ariya kalai~nargaLil oruvarAna sanjay, tanadu anubavangaL, guru^nAdargaL, isai kuRitta tanadu pArvai enap pala vishayangaL paTRic cudandira uNarvuDanum karuttuc ceRivuDanum pEsinAr. avaradu isaip piravAgam pOlavE nigazhnda anda veLippATTilirundu sila pagudigaL ingE tarappaDuginRana.

sandippu: prasannA rAmasvAmi, yuvan sandirasEgar, vi. ramaNi, vi.kE. srIrAm

pugaippaDangaL: puduvai iLavEnil.

oli^nADAvilirundu nErgANalaik kETTu ezhudiyavar pi.Ar. magAdEvan.

toguppu: prasannA rAmasvAmi

nIngaL sangIdattai vandu aDaindadu eppaDi?

kirikkeT viLaiyADinEn. talaila aDibaTTadum viTTuTTEn. vayalin Ezhu varusham paDiccEn. kaila aDibaTTadum viTTuTTEn. ses kiLapla membarA sErndEn. pAdila viTTuTTEn. Tirekki#n eksbeDishanla sErndu imAlayAsukkup puRappaTTEn. ippaDi ennODa vAzhkkaila pala vishayangaL senju senju ninnu pOyirukku. AnA idu ellAm naDandu vanda adE kAlagaTTattuladAn sangIdamum kattuNDEn. AnA adai maTTum nAn viDavE illai. appO ninaiccEn, sangIdamdAn nammaLODadu. nammaLODa persanAliTTikku adudAn ottuvarum enRu muDivu seydugoNDEn. ippOvum tisaidiruppak kUDiya vERa pala vishayangaL naDandugoNDu irukku. AnA, ippavum sangIdattai nAn viDalai. tinamum ettanaiyO yOsanaigaL tOnRikkoNDE irukku. idaip paNNaNum adaip paNNaNum enRu... oruvida resTlesnes irundugoNDE irukku. oruvagaiyil adudAn en undusakdiyAga irukkiRadu enRu ninaikkiREn. enRaikku andap padaTTam illAmal pOgiRadO anRu nAn mUccuviDuvadai niRuttiviDuvEn enRu tOnRugiRadu.

kaccEriyil pADumbOdu ungaL mana^nilai eppaDi irukkiRadu?

ennaiyE sarprais paNNikkaNumnu ninaittu muyanRuvarugiREn. muzhuvadum sangIdattilEyE URiyirukkum enakkE Accariyattai ERbaDuttum onRu niccayamAga ADiyansaiyum AccariyattiRguLAkkattAn seyyumillaiyA. eppOdu avargaLukku pOraDikkiRadO appOdu en kaccErikku varuvadai niRuttiviDuvArgaL. nAnum pADuvadai niRuttiviDuvEn.

enakku enna tOnRugiRadu enRAl pADagarukkum ADiyansukkum iDaiyil oruvida uNarvubUrvamAna piNaippu ERbaDugiRadu. adudAn oruvaradu kaccEriyai uTgArndu muzhumaiyAgak kETgavaikkiRadu. silaradu kaccErigaLil pAdiyil ezhundu pOgac ceygiRadu. ovvoru pADagaruDaiya tiRamai, pANi, pADum pADalgaL ena vERu vishayangaLum irukkinRana enRAlum pADagaruDan ERbaDum uNarvubUrvamAna piNaippu enbadu migavum mukkiyamAna kAraNamAga irukkiRadu.

enakku isaila oruvida anpraDikDabiliTTi irukkaNumnu romba virumbuvEn. oruvida sarprais elamenT ovvoru kaccEriyilayum irukkaNumnu romba muyaRsippEn. EdAvadu oNNu vandu vizhundAkkUDap pOdum... appaDi eduvum naDakkalainnA edaiyO izhanda mAdiri enakkut tONum. idukku munnAla eppavumE pADiyirukkAda vidattula oru kIrttanattulayO rAgattulayO EdAvadu oNNu paNNaNumnu romba pOgasDA muyaRsi seyvEn.

ennODa ilakku rasigargaLait tirupdippaDuttuvadu alla. nalla isaiyai uruvAkka virumbugiREn. nalla pADalgaLaip pADa virumbugiREn. rasigargaLait tirupdippaDuttuvadu enbadaRgu nAn mukkiyattuvam taruvadu kiDaiyAdu. sila pADagargaLukku eduvumE mukkiyamAga iruppadillai. muRaiyAna isai enbadugUDa avargaLukku mukkiyamAga iruppadillai. adai yAr enna seyya muDiyum? sAdAraNamAgap pEsum pOdugUDa nIngaL pArttiruppIrgaLE... silar asaTTuttanamAga EdAvadu pEsuvArgaL. adu avargaLadu iyalbu.

oru saraNattai rombap piramAdamA nAlu taDavai pADik kaidaTTal vAngi iruppEn. maRubaDiyum adaiyE romba alaTsiyamA ippa kLik AgiDum pArunnu maRubaDiyum pADa muyaRsi senjirukkEn. mUnjila aDiccA mAdiri andat taDavai adu pussunnu pOyiDum. talaila aDiccuppEn. adAn nAlanju taDavai kaidaTTal vAngiyAccE. maRubaDiyum En adu pinnAlayE pOgaNumnu appaRam ninaiccuppEn. vERa vishayangaL paNNaRabOdu maRubaDiyum kLik Agik kaidaTTal kiDaikkum. adu vERa... AnA oru nAL aDi vAngaROm illaiyA... adu nammai sezhumaippaDuttikka romba udaviyA irukkum...

innikku inna inna sangadigaLai ippaDi ippaDip pADap pOREnnu rombat teLivA tIrmAnamAyiDum. innikku sArIram ippaDi irukku. inda sangadiyaip pADalAm. inda sabailE maik inda kaNDishanla irukkum. idula inda sangadigaL sariyA varAdu... innikku indap pakka vAttiyangaL irukku. inda sangadigaL vENDAm appaDinnu ellAm teLivA talaikkuLLa tIrmAnamAgi irukkum. andap pAdaila annikku ennODa TrAval amaiyum. oru rAgattukkuLLa iRangikkoNDE pOgumbOdu andap payaNam irukkiRadE... romba eksaiTTingA irukkum. maikkODa kaNDishan, vayalin surudi sEralai, maNi AgikkoNDirukkiRadu... idu mAdiriyAna vishayangaL manasukkuL ODikkoNDE irukkum pOdum rAgam nammai izhuttukkoNDu pOgum. sila nErangaLla idu oppERAdunu terinjuDum. saTTunu rAgattai muDiccuDuvEn.

Oviyam varaiyaRa mAdiridAn. modalla sila kODugaL varaiyaRaduvarai namma tiTTappaDi pOgum. appaRam adu tAnA nagarum. pADumbOdu sila EriyAkkaLukkut tannAla pOyiDaRadu uNDu.

sila nErangaLla sila prEs namakkup piDiccup pOyiDum. romba nannA amainjuDum. adaiyE suttic cutti varuvOm. aduvE oru silandivalai mAdiri Agi nAma adukkuLLa mATTikkoNDu viDuvadum naDakkum.

poduvA nAn rAgam pADumbOdu, Arambattula sDANDarDA oru vishayam irukkumlayA, anda mAdiridAn ArambippEn. sila^nAL innikku adu vENDAm vERa mAdiri panNip pArppOmEnnum ninaiccuppEn. AnA poduvA oru kuRippiTTa pANiladAn ArambippEn. sila nAL kuyukdiyA oru prEs manasukkuLLa tONum. adai veLippaDaiyA kATTAma koNDu pOvEn. pADumbOdu adODa pAdiyaittAn kODi kATTuvEn. mIdiyai veLiladAn muDiccukkaNum. en manasula adu muzhusA irukkum. AnA nAn pAdiyaittAn veLila kATTuvEn. ilakkiyattula sollAma solli uNarttaRadu enbArgaLE adu mAdiri... innadudAn, ippaDittAnnu kiDaiyAdu. eduvA vENumAnAlum irukkalAm. tIrmAnamA edaiyum solla muDiyAdu. vayalingArar EdAvadu oNNu vAsiccirukkalAm. adaip piDiccuNDu kaDagaDannu pOga ArambiccuDuvEn.

oru kaccEriyai eppaDit toDangugiRIrgaL?

kaccErila poduvA reNDAvadu mUNAvadA rAgattai veccuppEn.

modalla nammaLa vArm-ap paNNikkaNumlayA... aduvum pOga kETgiRavargaLukkum eDutta eDuppulayE rAgattukkuLLa nozhaiyaRadu siramamA irukkum...

varNam pADi ArambiccAttAn kaccEri nannA irukkumnu neRaiyap pEr virumbaRaduNDu... sila pEr viruttam pADiyum ArambikkaRaduNDu.

ennODa kural ovvoru kaccErikku munnAlayum eppaDi irukkumnu ennAla yUgikkavE muDinjadillai. adu rombavum mARiNDE irukku. adanAla, annikkup pADaRadukku munnAla sArIram enna mAdiri irukkO adukkut tagunda mAdiri ellAttaiyum pLAn paNNippEn. oruvELai ennODa kuralai sDeDiyA veccukkaRadu eppaDingaRadula nAn pOdumAna akkaRai eDuttukkalaiyOnnugUDac cila nErangaLla tONum. AnA innoru vidattula pArttA adu romba savAlAgavum uRsAgattait tarRadAgavum irukku. oruvELai sArIram piks Agi idudAn appaDinnu AgiTTA appaRam nAn vittiyAsamA paNNaNumnA vERa vishayangaLaittAn yOsiccAga vENDi irukkum. nEttikkip paNNina kaccEri irukkE, samIba kAlattula nAn pADinadulayE romba smUttA nannA amainjirundadu. konja kAlamAvE oru vidamAna mATRam en kuralla tenbaDa Arambiccirukku. reNDu varushattukku munnAla pADinappO irunda mAdiri ippO illai. adu nannA teriyaRadu. pOna varusham ennODa piLaT pirashar adigamA irundadu. nAn sila marundugaL toDarcciyAgac cAppiTTu vandEn. adu en kuralil sila mATRangaLai ERbaDuttiyirundadu. ippO anda marundugaLaic cAppiDuvadai niRuttiviTTEn. AnAl, pazhaiya sArIram vara konjam kAlam eDukkum enRu tOnRugiRadu.

nIngaL rAgam, tAnam, pallavi pADum muRai migavum vittiyAsamAga irukkiRadu. adaRguk kAraNam?

ennODa kural anRaiya tEdiyil Agac ciRanda nilaiyil irukkumbOdudAn nAn pallavi pADa ArambippEn. poduvA kaccErila oru maNi nEram oNNarai maNi^nEram pADinadukku appaRamdAn pallavikku varuvEn. appO ennODa kural romba arumaiyAga vArm-ap Agi irukkum. kirikkeTla solluvArgaLE miDili#n ta pAl perpekTli ...nnu, anda mAdiri oru sDEjla irukkumbOdudAn pallavikkuLLa nuzhaivEn. adu maTTumillAma pADa Arambiccu oNNarai maNi nEram Agi irukkumngaRadunAla manasu appO romba rilAksDAga Aga irukkum. kaccEri ArambikkumbOdu irunda endap padaTTamum illAmal sila vishayangaLaic cAdittuviTTa mana niRaivODu rombavum amaidiyA irukkum. pallaviyaip pADaRadukku enna mAdiriyA kural irukkaNumnu ninaippOmO anda mAdiriyE kriyETTivA, siRappA seyyaRadukku ETRa mAdiriyA, kaninju irukkum. enda vida ellaigaLum taDaigaLum illAmal sudandiramA kiriyETTiv enarjiyODa adaip pADa muDiyum. sila kaccErigaLla pallavi pADalainnA enakkE EdO perisA izhanda mAdirit tONum. tAnam pADumbOdu konjam adigamAvE adukku nEram eDuttuppEn. EdO oppukku aindu nimishattula tAnattai muDiccuTTup pallavikkup pOgAma rombavum pirak~naibUrvamA tAnattai vilAvAriyAp pADuvEn.

mUnRAvadAga, nAn tErndeDukkum pallavi variyai nAn ubayOgikkum vidam irukkiRadE... adaRgum mukkiyattuvam taruvEn. niladA... ma...Ru ...lU ...koNDi... nI...nu mayilAppUr pain ArTsil oru nAL pADinEn. sAgittiyamA anda varigaLukku enda mukkiyattuvamum kiDaiyAdu. oru peN ninRugoNDirukkiRAL enRu EdO arttam avvaLavudAn. andak kaccEri muDinju veLiyEvandabOdu tanjAvUr sangarayyar sonnAr, 'romba nannA irundaduppA... idellAm 50 varushamA ellArum kETTa oru sAgityam. adu kAdula oliccuNDE irundurukkum. IsiyA adODa avALAla onRikka muDiyum. appaDiyAna sAgittiyangaLaittAn pallavikkup pADaNum. pudusA yArumE kEkkAda vArttaigaLai eDuttuNDu pADak kUDAdu. manasilayE nikkAdu' enRAr. nAn adu mAdiridAn rombavum pariccayamAna vArttaigaLai maTTumE pallavikku eDuttukkoLLuvEn.

pADumbOdu ungaLukkuL enna naDakkiRadu?

oruvida eksaiTmeNTdAn adu. nAma ninaikkaRa mAdiri vanduNDu irundadunnA, oru pudu vishayam nanRAga naDandadunnA, pADumbOdu oruvida paravasa nilaila iruppEn. annikku enna pADinalum tirupdiyA amainjuDum. sila nALla mEDaila ERumbOdE ericcal ERbaTTuDum. toNDai sari illai. pakkavAttiyam sari illai. ADiyans engayO pArttukkoNDu irukkiRArgaL. eppOduDA muDittuviTTu ezhundirukkap pOgiROm enRu tOnRiviDum. anRaikkuc ciRappAgap pADuvadudAn periya savAl. ellAttaiyum pinnukkut taLLiviTTu aDiccup pADi muDikkaRadungaRadu periya savAlA irukkum. appaDi naDanduTTA periya veTRidAn. sila nErangaLla modal pATTulayE avuT AgiDum. appaRam enna pADinAlum enakkennannu ADiyans uTgArndugoNDiruppArgaL. nAmum ennamO AgaTTum enRu pADi muDippOm. sila nErangaLla nErmARA naDakkum. nAma enna pADinAlum hiT AgiDum. ADiyansukkum namma mugattaip piDiccuppOyiDum. namakkum ADiyansaip piDiccuppOyiDum. idukkellAm TeknikkalA oru kAraNamum solla muDiyAdu. oru taDavai pengaLUril pADikkoNDirundEn. ennamO teriyalai, oruvida resTles nes ennaic cUzhnduviTTadu. ennavellAmO paNNip pArttEn. enna pADinAlum oNNum naDakkamATTEn engiRadu. mirudanga vitvAn aDittu vAsikkiRAr. vayalingArar piramAdamAga vAsikkiRAr. AnAlum EdO onRu mULiyAga iruppadubOl manasukkuL tOnRikkoNDE irukkiRadu. adaip piRariDamum nanRAgap pArkka muDigiRadu. pADik koNDE irundabOdu svarattil oru kaNakku pADikkoNDu vandEn. saTTenRu oru mATRam nigazhndadu. ta hOl aTmAsbiyar kAT elakTripaiT. arangin oTTumotta sUzhalE mARiviTTadu.

vAkkEyakkArargaLil adigam piDittavargaL ...

neRaiyap pEraip piDiccirukku. tiyAgarAjarla Arambiccu tITsidar kirudigaL, appaRam niRaiyat tamizhp pADalgaL, subbarAya sAstiri, pUcci sInivAsa aiyangAr. appaDi niRaiyap pEraip piDikkum. kuRippiTTuc collumbaDiyA taniyA eduvum illai.

piDitta pADagargaL...

ji.en.pi., semmanguDi, madurai maNi ayyar... niRaiyap pErODa pATTugaL rombap piDikkum. iLaiyarAjA sangIdamum rombap piDikkum. niRaiyak kETbEn. kar^nADaga sangIdattula ellAraiyumE piDikkum. piDikkAdunnu rombak konjamAttAn irukkum.

neyvEli sandAnagObAlan rombap piDikkum. samagAla kar^nADaga sangIdap pADagargaLil irundu rombavE mARubaTTavar. sila vishayangaLaip pADuvadil abAramAna kalai^nayam vAyttavar. isaiyai, pADuvadai avar aNugum muRai enakkup rombap piDittirukkiRadu. sgil enRu pArttAl niRaiyap pEraip piDittirukkiRadu. mANDalin srInivAsan... sila nErangaLil piramikkumbaDiyAna men piravAgam avaradu kaigaLilirundu veLippaDum.

'aRbuda rasattai maTTumE pArttuNDu pOgapDAduDA ... sAnda rasam, sirungAra rasam ellAm irukkaNum' appaDimbAr semmanguDi. varccuvAsiTTi patti enakku piramippu uNDu. adu migavum kaDina uzhaippu tEvaippaDugiRa vishayam. yArellAm sirattaiyODu kaDina muyaRsi eDuttu oru kAriyattaic ceygiRArgaLO avargaL mEl enakku madippum mariyAdaiyum niRaiyavE uNDu.

tamizh sinimAp pATTu rombap piDikkum. kaDanda pattu varuDangaLAy varum pATTugaLaiviDa adaRgu mundiya pADalgaL rombap piDikkum. hindiyil mugamadu rpi rombap piDikkum. hindiyil avar oruttaraittAn piDikkum. tamizhil susIlA pADalgaL rombap piDikkum. kAlattai venRu niRgum arumaiyAna pADagi avar. es.pi.pi. piDikkum.

pakkavAttiyak kalai~nargaL paTRic collungaL.

oru kaccErikkup pOgumbOdu enakku manam teLivAga irukkavENDum. nAlaindu naNbargaLAga oru iravu virundukkup pOgiROm enRu vaittukkoLLungaL. yArAvadu oruvar manam puNbaDumbaDiyAgavO tavaRAgavO solliviTTAl anda iravu muzhuvadumE mottamAga nasinjuDum. adubOlattAn kaccEriyilum. pakkavAttiyakkArarAga iruppavar iNakkamAna mana^nilaiyil irukka vENDum. nI periyavanA nAn periyavanA enRu pArkka ArambittArenRAl reNDAvadu pATTilEyE terinduviDum. adan piRagu adaiyum mIRittAn nAn pADiyAgaNum. aDutta kaccErikku avar peyaraic collumbOdu vENDAmE enRu solla vENDi vanduviDum. nAn adil tIrmAnamAgat teLivAga iruppEn.

TraDishanalA pArttAl meyin pATTuladAn tani Avarttanam varRa mAdiri veccuppArgaL. adukku munnAla vERa sila pADalgaLai nanRAgappADi irukkalAm. AnAlum meyin pATTin iDaiyildAn tani Avarttanam varumbaDiyAga amaittukkoLvArgaL. munbellAm tani Avarttanattukku appaRamdAn rAgam tAnam pallavi pADaRadu enRu vaittukkoNDirundArgaL. poduvAgac cila kaccErigaLil rAgam tAnam pallavi pADi muDikkaRadukku reNDEmukkAl maNi nEram AgiviDum. adaRgup pin tani Avarttanam vAsikkac connAl siramamAga irukkum. avargaLum taLarndu pOyiruppArgaL. tembODu irukkumbOdE tani Avarttanam vAsippadaRgu nEram odukkuvadu miga avasiyam. adil endat tavaRum illai. munbellAm adaRgAgattAn tani Avarttanattai munnAl vaittukkoNDirundArgaL. AnAl appaDi viDum nErattil rombavum krisppAga vAsippavargaLum irukkiRargaL. idudAn sandarppam enRu izhuttaDittuk kaccEriyaik kAli paNNubavargaLum irukkiRArgaL.

poduvAgap pakkavAttiyam vAsippadil iraNDu vagai uNDu. nAm onRu pADa adaip pinnAl appaDiyE vAsippadu enRu oru pANi. innoruvagai nAm pADumbOdu kUDavE avargaLum vAsittuk koNDuvarum vERoru pANi. nAgai muraLIdaran pADuvadait tirumbi vAsippadil oru nibuNar. anda muRai namadu sangadigaLaip parimaLikkac ceygiRadu. varadarAjan nizhalbOlak kUDa varuvAr. veLi^nATTukkArargaL rombavum viyandu kETbArgaL 'eppaDi oru nizhalaip pOla avaraip pindoDarndu selgiRIrgaL' enRu...

nAma shaTjattula ninnu pattuc cangadi pADikkoNDu varumbOdu avar pinnaNiyil sa... koDuttuk koNDu vandAl kETbadaRgu rombavum piramAdamAga irukkum.

pakkavAttiyakkArargaLuDan isai sambandamAga uraiyADalgaL uNDA?

nAgai muraLIdaran ippOdu sila kAlamAga ennuDan kaccErigaL seyduvarugiRAr. avaruDan irukkumbOdu ennai nAn nanRAgac cezhumaippaDuttikkoLLa muDigiRadu. avar migavum anubavam vAyndavar. ovvoruvaruDaiya iDattaiyum vegu azhagAgat tIrmAnittu adaRgu ETRARbOl vAsippAr. ennai oru kai pArkkaRadunnu avar ninaittAl avarAla iRanga muDiyum. AnA adaic ceyyamATTAr. innikku nAma reNDubErum sErndu oru kaccEri paNNa vandirukkOm. idu unnODa EriyA. idu ennODadunnu romba azhagA varaiyaRuttukkoNDu seyalbaDuvAr. avarODa tiRamaigaLaip patti avarukkut terinjum avar tannai varaiyaRuttukkaRadungaRadu avarODa periya manasaittAn kATTaRadu. ennODa Ej kurUpla uLLa oruttar appaDi irukkaRadula oNNumE illai. EnnA reNDubErumE orEvidamAna anubavam uLLavargaLdAn. adanAlE angE oruvidamAna piraNTliyAna uRavu irukkum. vayalin kalai~nar varadarAjan, mirudangak kalai~nargaL aruN piragAsh, neyvEli vengaDEsh pOnRavargaLuDan ippaDi irukkum. muraLIdaran ennaiviDa romba sIniyar. samIbagAlamAttAn engaLukkuLLa pariccayam ERbaTTirukku. irundum avar appaDi irukkaRadungaRadu avarODa pakkuvattaittAn kATTaRadu. adODu adu enakku oruvagaila savAlA irukkum. innikku nAmaLum romba nannAp pADaNum appaDinnu ennait tayArppaDuttiNDu pOvEn. guruvAyUr turai, mannArguDi Isvaran, srImushNam rAjArAv pOnRavargaL vAsikkumbozhudu 'ivvaLavu periyavargaL vandirukkiRArgaL, nAmum nanRAgappADa vENDum' enRu ennai nAnE uRsAgap paDuttikkoLLuvEn.

pADa Arambitta pinnAlE eppaDi amaigiRadu enbadellAm vERa vishayam. nAma oru kaNakkaip pADuvOm. adu sariyA vandirukkAdu. avar nanRAga vAsittiruppAr. modalla nanRAga varavillai. mINDum pADugiREn enRu solliyabaDiyE pADuvEn. pADumbOdu inda uraiyADalum uLLuRa ODik koNDirukkum. nAgai muraLIdaranuDanAna kaccErigaLil idubOla uraiyADalgaL naDandugoNDE irukkum. nAn onRu pADi iruppEn. adu avarukkuc cariyAga vandirukkavillai enRAl kaccEri muDindadum solluvAr. 'nI inda iDattula ippaDip pADinAy... adu enakkuc cariyA amaiyalai. nAn vITTula payiRsi eDuttuNDu varEn...' appaDimbAr. avarukku nallA vAsikkat teriyum. annikku EdO varAmap pOyirukkum. AnAlum nammagiTTa appaDic colluvAr. appaRam 'E.kE.si. oru sangadi vAsiccAryA'nu vAsiccuk kATTuvAr. nAn adai aDutta kaccErila pADuvEn. siriccuNDE avarum adai vAsippAr.

appaRam tiyariTTikkalA en. rAmanAdan, es.Ar. jAnagirAman, vEdavalli mAmi ivargaLODu isai paTRi niRaiya vivAdippaduNDu. EdAvadu sandEgam enRAl pOn paNNik kETbEn. ivargaL pArabaTsam pArkkAmal, akkaRaiyODu padil solvArgaL.

maTRavargaLuDan oppiTTup pEsappaDumbOdu eppaDi uNargiRIrgaL?

ippa nAma oru rAgattaip pADaROm. adaiyE innoruttarum pADaRAr. 'sAr nIngaLum idai nannAp pADinEL. avarum nannAp pADinAr'nnu nammagiTTayE vandu solvArgaL. adaik kETgum pOdu 'avar pADinArngaRadunAla idu nannA irunduDuttA...' appaDinnu manasukkuLLa oru sindanai saTTunnu vanduTTuppOgum. idait tavirkkaNumnu nenaippEn. AnA muDiyalai. varRadu. enna paNNa?

sila samayangaLla adukku nAma oNNum paNNa muDiyAdunnu tONum. vERa sila samayangaLla rombak kashDamA irukkum. reNDum irukkum. idu pOnRa vishayangaLAla pAdikkappaDAmal irukka kUDumAnavarai muyalvaduNDu. adu maTTumillAmal nAn ippap pADaRa vidattula pADaRadunAladAna ippaDi oppiTTuc colgiRAy... vERonRuDan oppiDavE muDiyAda aLavukkuc ciRappAga onRaip pADik kATTugiREn pAr enRu ennai nAnE tUNDiviTTukkoLvEn. 'sAr nEttikku ungaLODa kaccEri kETTEn. adukku mundina nAL innoruttarODa kaccEri kETTEn. reNDum nannA irundadu'. appaDinnu sonnArnA adaip patti enakku oru muDivukku vandukka muDiyum. 'O... ungaLukku appaDittAn tONinadA...' enda oru vishayattaiyum pAsiTTivAga eDuttukkoLvEn. oruvida sOmbERit tanattunAladAnE iduvarai idaip paNNAma irundirukkOm. ippaDic conna piRagAvadu nAma paNNa ArambippOmnu eDuttuppEn.

adE samayam innoruttar oru vishayattai arumaiyAgap paNNinAr enRAl... sE... idai nAma seyyaNumyA... seyyAma viTTuTTO mE... anda aLavukku nammai tayArppaDuttikkAma irunduTTO mE... appaDinnu tONum. avar seyduTTArE nAmum seydAga vENDumE enRu illai. idai nAma senjirukkaNumE enRu tOnRum. appaDi ennODa suya karvattait tirupdippaDuttikka nAnE muyaRsi eDuppEn. nAma paNNina oru vishayattai idE kONattula eDuttukkAma vERa manObAvattula eDuttukkoNDu yArAvadu paNNinAl adu piDikkAdu. E.kE.si.kUDa idai azhagAgac connAr oru taDavai. 'kAruguRicciyAr kaLattil iRanginAr. enakkum avarukkum pOTTi. avar oru tODiyaip piramAdamA vAsiccuTTAr. adukku IDA nAmaLum oNNu paNNiyAgaNumEnnu tEsigar kiTTa pOy 'nAvukkarasar'nu oNNaip pADam paNNi vAsiccEn' appaDinnAr. idaic camIbattuladAn kELvippaTTEn. aDa, nAmaLum inda vishayattai ippaDittAn eDuttukkaNumnu muDivusenjEn. adu maTTum illAma vERa yArum paNNiDa muDiyAda aLavukku nAlanju vishayangaLaip paNNiDaNumnu muDiveDuttu sila vishayangaL seyya ArambiccirukkEn. idu ellAm anda TisTTarbansukkAna ennODa edirvinaigaL. avaTRai nAn appaDittAn edirgoLLa virumbugiREn. ERganavE nAma paNNinadaiyE panNikkoNDu irukka muDiyavillai. oru vagaiyAna mUccut tiNaRalai adil uNargiREn. adai mIRa vERu sila vishayangaLaic ceyya ArambikkiREn.

nATTuppuRap pADalgaLuDan pariccayam uNDA?

nAn meTrObAliTTan vAsi... enakku onRiraNDu kAvaDic cindu pADalgaLait tavira vEReduvum teriyAdu. minjiminjip pOnAl iLaiyarAjAvin pADalgaLaittAn kETTirukkEn. avaradu pADalgaL anda vagaiyaip piradi^nidittuvappaDuttugiRadA enRu teriyavillai. AnAl anda aLavukkuttAn kETTirukkiREn.

ennuDaiya piRappu vaLarppu, sUzhal pOnRavai oru kAraNamAga irukkalAm. enakku aRimugamAna vishayangaLilEyE enakkup pala savAlgaL irundadAl, oruvagai IDubADu irundadAl, vERu pakkam pOgAmal irundirukkalAm.

piRa ArvangaL...

viLaiyATTugaLil, kuRippAgak kirikkeTTil romba IDubADu uNDu. inTTar^neT mOgam uNDu. pOrT kEms piDikkum. ilakkiyam rombap piDikkum. Arambattil Angila ilakkiyattil IDubADu irundadu. ippOdu tamizh ilakkiyattilum IDubADu vandirukku. paDangaL niRaiyap pArppEn. pazhaiya tamizhp paDangaL piDikkum. varalARu rombap piDikkum. ippO samIbagAlamA uDal payiRsiyil manam veguvAga IDubaDa ArambittirukkiRadu. kaccErigaLukkup pOvadu tavira pirayANangaLil avvaLavAga IDubADu illai.

ippOdu taniyAgac cAdagam enRu paNNuvadillai. kaTRukkoLLa mANavargaL varumbOdu avargaL kUDap pADuvEn. appaDi onRiraNDu maNi nEram tinamum pADiviDuvEn. adu tavira niRaiyap pATTuk kETbEn. kampyUTTaril EdAvadu viLaiyADikkoNDiruppEn. kuzhandaigaLuDan kAlaiyil onRiraNDu maNi nEram viLaiyADuvEn. iraNDu maNi nEram jimmukkup pOvEn.

kirikkeT mETc irundAl ellAmE kAliyAgiviDum. vArattiRgu onRiraNDu sinimAkkaL pArppEn. munbellAm kETjeT paittiyamAga irundEn. pOrT kEms vanda piRagu adu konjam kuRainduviTTadu.

inTTar^neT, lApDAp, selpOn enRu vAzhkkaiyil karuvigaL adigamAgiviTTana. idanAl paDikkiRa vazhakkam veguvAgak kuRaindu pOyviTTadu. adu uNmaiyilEyE migavum varuttamAga irukkiRadu.

sbOrTs, ilakkiyam ena niRaiyap paDippEn. hAri pATTar paDippEn... ippOdum nOm sAmsgiyin oru puttagattaip paDikka eDuttuvaittirukkiREn.

hindusdAni - kar^nADaga sangIdam...

paDE kulAm aligAn, amIrgAn kETTirukkEn. AnA, EnO anda isaila enakkup periya Irppu illai.

ennaip poRuttavaraiyil iraNDumE vevvERAnavai. oppiDavE kUDAdu. vaDa indiyac cAppATTaiyum tennindiyac cAppATTaiyum oppiTTu idu siRandadu idu tAzhndadu enRu yArAvadu solla muDiyumA... adumAdiridAn. iraNDumE iraNDu vagaiyAnavai. avvaLavudAn. aNugumuRaiyilum uLLaDakkattilum ellA vishayangaLilumE vittiyAsam irukkattAn seyyum.

enakkup poduvAga iraNDaiyum oppiTTup pEsuvadE piDikkAdu.

silar enniDam vandu 'hindusdAniyil appaDip pADugiRArgaL. nInga pADuvadillaiyE' enRu kETgumbOdu kObamAgattAn varugiRadu.

rasigargaLin aRivu, kar^nADaga sAstirIya sangIdam teriyAda ADiyans...

kar^nADaga isai paTRi eduvumE teriyAda airOppiyargaL mattiyil nAlaindu kaccErigaL seydirukkiREn. avargaL munnAl pADumbOdu oNNarai maNi nEram oNNEgAl maNi nEram enRa kAla nirNayamE aDibaTTup pOyviDum. adu maTTumillAmal rEDiyOvil kaccEri seyvadubOla AgiviDum. poduvAga nAn pADumbOdu isai kuRittu evvaLavu vishayangaLai kETbavargaLuDan pagirndugoLLa muDiyumO avvaLavaiyum pagirndugoLLa muyaRsippEn. oru kIrttanam, oru rAgattula oru surudi, innoru rAgattula innoru pallavi, appuRam oru tillAnA, kaDaisila oru tukkaDA ippaDi orE kaccEriyil paladarappaTTa vaDivangaLait tara muyaRsi seyvEn. nAma vERa vERa rAgattaip pADinAlum adu pattit teriyAdavargaLukku orE rAgattaiyE tirumbat tirumbak kETgaRa mAdirittAn tONum. tODi pADiTTu sangarAbaraNam pADinA sangIdam terinja ADiyansukku idu vERa kAndAram, idu vERa matyamamnnu purinjukka muDiyum. veLi^nATTukkArargaLukku adu purinjukka muDiyAdu illaiyA... adanAla nAn enna paNNuvEn, oru rAgattai vEgamAp pADuvEn. innoNNula pirgA adigamAp pODuvEn. kural nannA seT AyiDuttunnA nILamAna rAgam pADaRaccE kArvai koDuttup pADuvEn. anda anubavamE vERamAdiri irukkum. ennODa nOkkam ennannA evvaLavu paladarappaTTa vishayangaLai oru kaccErila taramuDiyumO avvaLavu kuDutturRadu. pADumbOdu adE mAdiri amaiyAma vERa mAdiriyum pOgum. AnAlum oru teLivAna aiDiyA manasukkuLLa modallayE uruvAkkikkoNDuviDuvEn. adula 60, 70 sadavigidam adE mAdiridAn pADavum seyvEn.

pArin ADiyansukku munnAla pADaRaccE namakku innoru sudandiram irukkum. enna vENA pADalAm. oru mAdiri prIk avuTTA pADalAm. adu sila samayangaLla nannA vork avuT Agavum seyyum.

pirAnsula reNDu vidamAna tiyETTargaL irukku. tiyATTar Te la vil-lil varRa ADiyans oruvida kyUriyAsiTTikkAga varRavangaLA iruppArgaL. kIzhaittEsa isai eppaDi irukku... namma tiyETTarla vandu pADugiRAn enRAl niccayam periya ALAgattAn irukkaNum. adanAlE, ivan vAyat tiRandAlE nAma kaidaTTa vENDum enRu varuvArgaL. Ayiram pErukku mEl kUTTam varum. kaidaTTa ArambittAl niRuttavEmATTArgaL. adu mAdirik kaidaTTalai nAm vERa engumE kETga muDiyAdu. modal pATTukkE kaidaTTa ArambittuviDuvArgaL. nAm aDutta pATTup pADa reDiyAgik kAttukkoNDiruppOm. AnAlum kaidaTTi muDinjirukkAdu.

myusi kImEnnu (Musee Guime) arangam irukku. angE varum pArvaiyALargaL vERu vagaiyAga iruppArgaL. eNNikkaiyil kuRaivudAn. namadu isaikku TyUn Agi vArm ap Agac ciRidu nEram eDuttukkoLvArgaL. avangaLai uLLE azhaittu vandu IDubADu koLLavaippadu enbadu savAlAna vishayam. adu enakku migavum piDikkum. avanga alaivarisaikku nAm pOy avargaLaic candippadu enbadE savAlAna vishayamdAn.

oru taDavai sbeyinil kaccEri. oru kirAmam. edirum pudirumAga vIDugaLum sandugaLum, naDuvil kOvil enRu oru kattOlikka akrahAram pOla irundadu. angE oru arumaiyAna arangam kaTTi vaittirundArgaL. 150 pEr uTgArndu kETgalAm. anRu 20 pEr vandirundArgaL. pADinabOdu mUnRu muRai encore¹ kETTArgaL. anda arangattin nirvAgi sonnAr - aduvaraiyil angE appaDi naDandadE illaiyAm. engEyO oru alaivarisaiyil sagalat taDaigaLaiyum tANDi isaiyum avargaLum anRu sandittukkoNDArgaL.

oliberukkic cAdanangaL, nigazhcci nErattu nerukkaDigaL...

oru kaccErikku mERgattiyargaL eDuttukkoLLum akkaRai irukkiRadE... nIngaL adaip pArttAldAn nAn solvadai nambuvIrgaL. 5 maNikkuk kaccEri enRAl mUnRu maNikkE maik TesT Arambittu viDuvArgaL. maik TesT enRAl veRumanE sa pa sa pADiTTup pOga muDiyAdu. muzhusAgak kaccEriyE seyvadubOlap pADavaittuviDuvArgaL. sbeyinil mATriDil oru periya arangil kaccEri naDandadu. adan nirvAgi oru piriTTishgAran. mudallE ennaip pADac connAn. appuRam vayalinai vAsikka vaiccAn. appuRam mirudangattai vAsikkac connAn. "ungaLODa orijinal kuralai appaDiyE endavidak kUDudalO kuRaiccalO illAmal nEccuralAgak kETgavaikka virumbugiREn" enRu sonnAn. nAn Accariyattil uRaindubOyviTTEn. "endavida AmpLipigEshanum illAmal iyaRgaiyAga irukkum kuralai maik mUlamAgak koNDuvara virumbugiREn"nnAn. adaRgAga seTTingugaLai mAtti mAtti amaiccu ennai maRubaDiyum maRubaDiyum pADa vaiccAn. kaDaisila maik irukkA illaiyA enbadE teriyAda aLavukkuk koNDuvandAn. 400, 500 pEr vandirundArgaL.

sila iDangaLil migavum mOsamAga amainduviDum. oliberukki amaippALarukku nAm solvadu puriyavE puriyAdu. rombavum sOdanaiyAgap pOyviDum. adu maTTumillAmal vayalin, mirudangam ivargaLukku uLLa maikkugaLai oruvidamAga amaittiruppArgaL. engaLukkuL oruvidac camanbATTai eTTa muDiyAmal pOyviDum. nAn vayalinin sattattaik kuRaiyungaLenRu solla muDiyAdu. avar mirudangattin sattattaik kaTTuppaDutta muDiyAdu. AnAl ellAmE oruvida layattuDan onRusEra vENDiyirukkum. pakkavAttiyakkArar mUNu nAlu pATTukku oliberukkikkArargUDavE pEsikkoNDu irukka vENDi irukkum. 'aiyA. pATTaik kavaniyungO'nnu sollaNum pOlat tONum. Ana solla muDiyAdu. EnnA ellArumE sumugamA uNarndAdAn kaccEriyai Arambikka muDiyum. sila sabAkkaLla maik kaDaisi varaikkum seT AgavE AgAmappOyiDum. nAn ippO oruvidattula idunAla ellAm pAdikkappaDAma irukkak kattukkoNDuviTTEn. Arambattula rombac ciramamA irundadu.

sariyAgak kETga muDigiRadA enRAl nAlu pEr sariyA irukkiRadu enbArgaL. vERu nAlu pEr kETgavillai enbArgaL. sabA sekraTTari solvAr 'nanRAgattAn irukkiRadu' enRu. 'ADiyans sariyA illai enRu solgiRArgaLE' enbEn mEDaiyil amarndabaDiyE... kaccErikkup padilAga inda vivAdamdAn naDakkum.

oru sIsanla ellAc cabAkkArargaLuDanum idanAl saNDai. oru pATTu muzhuvadum maikkai eDuttut taLLi veccuTTup pADi irukkEn. appaRam idu patti eduvum kavalaippaDAma irunduDaRadunnu muDivu eDuttEn.

innikku irukkaRa nilaila maik illAda kaccEri appaDingaRadum sAttiyam kiDaiyAdu. modalla adukku Etta mAdiriyAna arangam vENum. reNDAvadu, pakkavAttiyam vAsikkaRavargaL romba sensiTTivA vAsikkaNum. ippOdu iruppavargaL maikkuDan vAsittup pazhaginavargaL. nAngaLum maikkuDan pADip pazhaginavargaL. maik illAmal vAsikka avargaL tayArAgaNum. pADaRavargaLukkum andac ciramam irukku. nAn veLi^nADugaLlayum sari ingEyum sari maik illAma sila kaccErigaL pADi irukkEn. AnA romba kashDappaTTup pADavENDi irukkum. EnnA mirudangam vayalin sattattai mIRi nAma pADa vENDivarum. sila nErangaLla mirudangattai nannA aDiccu vAsikka ArambiccA nAma eduvum solla muDiyAdu. nammaLODa kuralaittAn usattikkoNDAgaNum. taRbOdaiya nilaiyil maik illAmal pADaRadu imbAsibiLdAn.

oru vagaiyil nammait tayArppaDuttikkoLLavENDum, avvaLavudAn. inRu inda iDattiRgup pOgiROmA... sUzhal ippaDi irukkum enRu ennai munnAlEyE manarIdiyAgat tayArppaDuttik koNDuviDuvEn. manattil appaDi oruvidac cama^nilaiyaik koNDuvandAga vENDi irukkiRadu.

kaccEri kETga varubavargaL silar irukkiRArgaL. mudal varisaiyil irundugoNDu tapput tappAgat tALam pODuvArgaL. oruttar en ellAk kaccErigaLukkum varuvAr. vandu tapput tappAgat tALam pOTTu rasippAr. nAnum poRuttup poRuttup pArttEn. oru nAL nAn migavum kashDappaTTut tALam pOTTup pADikkoNDirukkiREn. avaradu tapput tALattaip pArttadum kObam vanduviTTadu.. 'tALam pODaRadai niRuttungO' enRu solliviTTEn. avar kObattil ezhundu pOyviTTAr. adan piRagu en kaccErikku varuvadE illai. avar tappAgat tALam pOTTadu kUDap paravAyillai. adai rombavum rasiccu aDittu aDittu vERa pOTTukkoNDirundAr. ippaDi nAma edirbArkkAda ettanaiyO tondaravugaL varum. sila iDangaLil tani Avarttanattukku niRaiya nEram odukkiviTTu maRubaDi pADat toDanguvEn. AnA oru taDavai sabA sekraTTari vandu maikkaik piDungikkoNDuviTTAr. En enRu kETTAl 'vOT Ap tEnks solla vENDum' enRu pEsa ArambittuviTTAr. 'nAn innum pADi muDikkavillai. innum oru maNi nEram pADappOgiREn. muDittadum kUppiDugiREn' enRu solliviTTEn.

oru taDavai pAba^nAsam sivan ninaivuk kaccEriyil yArO periya talaivar vandirundAr. mukkiyamAna rAgattukku munnAlayE avaraip pEsac colliviTTArgaL. TembO appaDiyE iRangippOyviTTadu. appaDi AgiviTTAl adan pin kaccEriyait tUkki niRuttavE muDiyAmal pOyviDum.

kaccErikkAna pADalgaLai eppaDit tErvu seygiRIrgaL?

enakku ennannA, enna pADaROm appaDingaRadaiviDa eppaDip pADaROm appaDingaRadudAn mukkiyam. ippO pudusA oru TireNT Arambic cirukku. piLLaiyAr sadurttiyai oTTik kaccEri naDandAl piLLaiyAr pATTaip pADuvArgaL. ADiyansum adai virumbugiRArgaL. vaiguNDa EgAdasi anRu kaccEri irundAl kAlailayE pOn vanduDum 'innikku O ranga sAyi pADiDungO' appaDinuTTu. tiruvAdiraiyA irundA naDarAjar pattip pADungOnnu sITTu varum.

nAn poduvA appaDip pADuvadu kiDaiyAdu. oru taDavai srIrAma navamikkup pengaLUr sEshAtri purattula kaccEri paNNinEn. adil pilahari pADi 'srI sAmuNDisvari' pADinEn. vOT Ap tEnks sonnavar arumaiyAgac connAr, 'ellArum rAma navaminnA rAmar pATTaittAn pADaNumnu ninaiccukkaRA. innikku sanjay romba azhagA sAmuNDIsvari pattip pADinAr. idu ennamO navarAttirikkuttAn pADaNumnu silar ninaiccukkaRadu uNDu. srIrAma navamingaRadu rAmarODa vizhA illai. isaiyODa vizhA...' appaDinnu sonnAr. adu mAdirit tirumalai tiruppadila pADinEn. anga ellArumE payangara vaishNavargaL. ellArum perumAL paTRittAn pADuvArgaL. pAba^nAsam sivanODa sIDar oruvar 'tiruvaDi saraNam² pADu' appaDinnAr. 'enna mAmA inga ippaDip pADac colRELE' appaDinnEn. 'nAn solREn. adaiyE pADu' appaDinnAr. avarukku ennannA vaishNava saivac caNDai, pirivugaL ellAm irukkak kUDAdunnu oru koLgai uNDu. angat tiruvaDi saraNam pADinEn.

vivAdi³ rAgangaLai eDuttALvadu paTRi...

vivAdi rAgattil dissonant nOTsA irukkum. pAram pariyamA enna solluvArgaL enRAl vivAdi pADinAl Ayusu kuRainduviDum... keTTa kAriyangaL naDakkum. adu bAvam... tOsham appaDinnu solvArgaL.

nAn en Arambak kaTTattil adaip pADavEillai. AnAl, enadu rasigargaLAgavum naNbargaLAgavum irukkum silar 'nI vivAdi pADu... adu un kuralukku rombavum poruttamAga irukkum' enRu aDikkaDi solluvArgaL. nAn avargaLuDan vAdam seyvEn. 'adellAm oru rAgamA... semmanguDiyum ariyakkuDiyum. ji.en.pi.yum adai avvaLavA pADinadE kiDaiyAdE... avargaL ellAm muTTALgaLA... nAn maTTum pADi idil peridAga enna sAdittuviDappOgiREn' enRu Arambak kaTTattil maRuttirukkiREn. adan piRagu kAlappOkkil onRiraNDu pADa ArambittEn. nAgai muraLIdaranuDanAna toDarbukkup pin adigamAgap pADa ArambittirukkiREn. nAgai muraLIdaran kalyANarAmanukku niRaiya vAsittirukkiRAr. pAlamuraLiyum kalyANarAmanumdAn nAn kETTa varaiyil vivAdiyil niRaiyap pADi irukkiRArgaL. ennuDaiya guruvum sonnAr, 'nI adaip pADalAmEDA' enRu. avar appaDittAn. azhutti 'idai nI paNNu'nnu oru nALum sollamATTAr. 'kalyANarAman 72 mELagarttAvum pADi irukkAr. kalyANarAman iRandadODa mELagarttAvum iRandubOyiDuttu' appaDimbAr. ivai ellAm en manadil irundadu. pOna varuDam TUr pOnadilirundu adil oru tani Arvam vandirukkiRadu. nAgai muraLIdaraniDam irundu nAlaindu kaTRukkoNDEn. susaritrA... nAga nandini⁴ idellAm avariDamirundudAn kaTRukkoNDEn. avar kUDavE irundu vAsiccuk kATTuvAr. 'idai ellAm yArumE pADinadillai. nI pADu... janangaLum idai rasikkaRA' enRAr. adilirundu nAn ellAk kaccErigaLilum onRiraNDu kaTTAyamAgap pADi varugiREn. adaip piradAnamAyp pADAmal, adE samayam meduvAga maiya nIrOTTattiRguL nuzhaittukkoNDirukkiREn. AnA adaip pADuvadu avvaLavu eLidAna kAriyamillai. summA mEDaila ERi uTgArndu nOTsaip pArttu nAn susaritrA pADap pOREnnu solRa vishayam alla. rombak kaDumaiyAp payiRsi seyya vENDi irukkum.

sangadila nOTsaik kaiyALumbOdu kural slip Agum. Dissonant nOTsukkup pazhagi irukkavillai enbadAl pudidAgap pADumbOdu prIyAgap pADa muDiyAdu. adai crack paNNaNum. sAdAraNa rAgam pADaRa mAdiri, vivAdidAn pADaROmnu teriyAda aLavukku, adaip pazhakkam paNNaNum. toDarndu pADip pADip pAkkaRadungaRadait tavira adukku vERa vazhiyE kiDaiyAdu. ettanai vayasAna, evvaLavu anubavam uLLavarukkum adu savAlAttAn irukkum. evvaLavukku evvaLavu nEram adula sbeNT paNNaROmO avvaLavukku avvaLavu merugERum.

'kOsalattula muraLIdaran oNNu sollik koDuttAr. sANDiyAgOla irundabOdu... nanRAga ninaivirukkiRadu. oru iDam sariyAga varavillai. maRubaDiyum maRubaDiyum enRu 20, 30 taDavai pADinEn. 'sariyA varRa varai viDamATTAy pOlirukkE' enRAr. adudAn en subAvam.

tamizh isai paTRi...

ennuDaiya guru (kalgattA kirushNamUrtti) aDippaDaiyil pirAmaNat tAkkam peTRa pADagar alla. avaradu guru yAr enRu pArttAl, ponnaiyAp piLLai, sAmi^nAdap piLLai ivargaLiDamdAn kaTRukkoNDirukkiRAr. ippOdu es.Ar.Ti.⁵ kiTTa pOga Arambitta piRagu tamizhp pADalgaL niRaiyap pADa ArambittirukkiREn.

enakku nanRAga ninaivirukkiRadu. nAn 1987il en Aramba kaTTattil oru iDattil pADinEn. 80 vayadup periyavar oruttar vandAr. 'tiyAgarAja suvAmigaL, muttusAmi tITsidar, cyAmA sAstirigaL ivA pADinadula illAdadu vERa edulayum kiDaiyAdu... adai nI inda vayasula purinjukkaNum. pinnAla adudAn unakku ubayOgamA irukkum' enRAr. enakkup payangaramAk kObam vanduviTTadu. ivar tamizhp pADalgaLil ennenna pADalgaLaik kETTiruppAr? edaivaittu ippaDi oru muDivukku varugiRAr enRu enakkuk kObamAga irundadu.

ellAttaiyumviDa en siRu vayadilEyE en pATTi (guru) niRaiyat tamizhp pADalgaLil Arvam koNDirundAr. Ti.kE. jeyarAman pATTellAm avarukku rombap piDikkum. 'tamizhp pATTellAm jeyarAman enna piramAdamA pADaRANDA' enRu solluvAr. appaRam sinna vayasula mArgazhi mAsap pajanaikku regularA pOvEn. adula pADaRa tamizhp pATTellAm kETTurukkEn. idellAm enakkut tamizhp pATTin mIdu IDubADu ERbaDak kAraNamAga irundirukku. sEttalabadi pAlu pAba^nAsam sivanin sIDar. avaruDaiya uccarippu rombavum piDikkum. tamizh terinda oruvar pEsuvadaRgum teriyAda oruvar pEsuvadaRgum vittiyAsam irukkum illaiyA...

kAnji mElayO tiruppadi mElayO anda aLavukku krEs illai. sidambaram enRa peyaraik kETTAlE uDambukkuL oruvida minsAram pAygiRadu.

uccarippu... bAvam... anubavam...

Arambak kAlattula pADumbOdu sAgityangaLai nAn suttamA solRadu illainnu oru kuRaiyA sonnaduNDu. kar^nADagac cangIdattukkEyAna oru kEDu; sAgityangaLaic cariyA uccarikkaRadu illainu sonnaduNDu. adanAla nAn sAgityangaLai uccarikkaRadukku adigak kavanam eDuttukka ArambiccEn. kuRippA, tamizhp pATTugaL pADumbOdu... AnA adula maTTumE kavanam seluttinA appaRam urai^naDaiyaip paDikkaRadu mAdiri AgiDum. nAn sangIdattukkuttAn mukkiyattuvam tarugiREn. adanAla sila samayangaLla sangIdam TAminanTTA AgumbOdu vArttaigaL sidainjubOyiDaRadu. enakkuc cila sAgityangaL piDikkum. adanuDaiya mITTarO vArttaigaLin amaippO ennai rombavum vasIgarikkum. anda vArttaigaLai ellAm modal taDavai pADumbOdu- idu ADiyansukkuc cariyA pOyc cEraNumnu - teLivAp pADuvEn. sila nErangaLla naDippEn. 'inda iDattula inda azhuttam tarREn. ADiyans talaiyai ATTaRALAnnu pArppOm'nu 100 sadavigidam tiTTamiTTuc ceyvEn. uccasdAyila kattaRabOdu rombat tIrmAnamAttAn kattuvEn. pattup pEr kEkka varRA... avargaL kETga varavillai enRAl tozhil avuT... avargaL rasittuk kETgumbaDi paNNa vENDiyadu nammuDaiya poRuppu. adaRgAgac cila vishayangaL seyvaduNDu. Ongi Ongit tALam pODaROm, pudusu pudusAc cangadigaL pODaROm, emOshan pEkDA (emotion packed) oru viruttam pADaROm... ippaDi EdAvadu oNNu paNNiNDE irukka vENDi irukku. sila sAgityangaL kETgaRavALukkuc cirippait tarumnu teriyum. appO sangIdattaip pinnukkut taLLiTTuc cAgityattai munnAla koNDuvanduDuvEn. tamizhla pADumbOdu idai nanRAgac ceyya muDiyum. telungu, samasgirudatla pADumbOdu arttam muzhumaiyAgap puriyAdu enbadAl idai epekTTO Ta paNNa muDiyAmappOyiDum. AnAlum telungil pADubavargaL enna azhuttam koDuttup pADugiRArgaL enbadai vaittu OraLavukkup pADiviDuvEn. telungu ADiyansiDam edirbArtta edirvinai kiDaittuviDum. sakkani rAja... enRAl 'nalla pAdai irukkumbOdu En adula pOga mATTEngiRAy' enRu kETgiRAr enRu puriyum. avvaLavudAn. muzhuvadum purindugoNDudAn pADa vENDumenRu kaTTAyam illai.

sila samayangaLla arttam purinju pADaRadu ADiyansukku nallavidamAgap pOyc cErumdAn. AnA, rAgam nallavidamA pOyc cEraNum. adudAn enakku mukkiyam. sAgityam purinjup pADinA nannAbOyc cErumnA saridAn. nAn tamizhp pATTu pADaRadukkuk kAraNamE adudAn. silar solvArgaL, sAgityattil kavanam pOnAl sangIdam pindangiviDum enRu. enakku adil uDanbADu illai. iraNDumE oruvida ottisaivODu irukka vENDum.

oru kaccEri kETgiRIrgaL enRAl pADappaDum pADalin rAgam, svaram, pADubavar mana^nilai, vArttaigaL, kETbavar mana^nilai ellAm sErndudAn oru anubavamAgiRadu. oru kaccEriyil uruvAgum anubavattai nAn reNDAyiram taDavai payiRsi eDuttAlum adE kIrttanamAga irundum, adE sangadiyAga irundum innoru kaccEriyil uruvAkka muDiyAdu. maikrO levalil vERubADu irundugoNDE irukkum. rAgattula paNNina oru sangadi, vArttaila anubaviccup poruL purinjup pADinadula varRa oru neLivu, svarattula seyyaRa oru vittai idu ellAmE maRubaDiyum adE mAdiri varavE muDiyAdu.

bAvam enbadu rAgattin uyir. bAvam enbadu vERonRum illai. en pATTi 'anda sangadi nannA irukkE... konjam azhuttip pADEn' enRu sonnArE adudAn. adu illAmalum pADalAm. migavum pirilliyanTTAga, ilakkaNa suttamAga, tulliyamAga oruvar oru rAgattaip pADiviDa muDiyum. AnAl bAvam illai enRAl adil uyir irukkAdu.

ungaL guruvaip paTRi...

enadu guru^nAdar⁶ sonna vishayam onRu ninaivukku varugiRadu. matyamAvadila oru nAL oru pATTup pADac connAr. nAnum rombak kavanamA romba azhagAp pADinEn. kAl maNi nEram kETTAr. romba nannAp pADi irukkOmnu enakkum rombak karvamA vERa irundadu. saTTunnu avar oru sangadiyaip pADik kANbittu 'idu mAdiri oNNugUDa nI pADavE illaiyE' appaDinnAr. enakkut tUkkivArippOTTadu. tananA appaDingaRadu oru sDETmenT. avvaLavudAn. adaiyE ta...na...nA...nnu (pADikkATTugiRAr) pADumbOdu adu oru kvAlipaiDu sDETmeNT AgiRadu. idu romba mukkiyam. nAn enna solla varREnnA, pADumbOdu manasum hirudayamum oNNA sEraNum. anubaviccup pADaRadu enbArgaL illaiyA... adudAn. idai kAnshiyasA paNNAma kriyETTiv AkDA paNNaNum. tiTTam pOTTup paNNAma adu en kuraluDaiya, pADum tiRamaiyODa oru pagudiyA AgiDaNum. pArT Ap mai sisDam AgiDaNum.

'ippaDip pADu'nnu sollalai... 'ippaDip pADaliyE nI' appaDinnudAn kETTAr...

ippaDip pADunnu sonnA... En nAn nannAttAnE pADinEn. adula enna kuRaiccalnu enakkut tONum illaiyA... sollit taruvadu enbadu oru kalaidAnE... eppaDic connAl purindugoLvAn; sariyAga eDuttukkoLvAn enRu terinju sollittaruvadu enbadu periya vishayam illaiyA... en adirshDam. enakkuc collik koDuttavargaL ellArumE nAn nanRAgap purindu koLgiRa vidattil sollit tandArgaL... enakku niRaiya vishayangaLaik kaTRukkoLLa muDindadaRgu enakkuk kiDaitta guru^nAdargaLdAn kAraNam. avargaL sollik koDutta pala vishayangaLai nAn purindu koNDirukkAmalum irukkalAm. ennuDaiya mudal guru vi. lakshmi^nArAyaNan. svarasdAnam paTRi nalla aDittaLam amaiya avar kAraNam.

enda oru vishayattaiyum en Asiriyar kE.es.kE. solRavidamE alAdiyAnadu. 'nALaikku Attukkup pADa varRiyA' enbAr... 'illai mAmA... oru kaccEri irukku'nnu solvEn. 'engE' enbAr... solluvEn. adukku avar meduvAgac colluvAr, 'enga guru^nAdar ippaDik kETTA nAngaLlAm kaccEri irukkunnu sollamATTO m... 'anga pADak kUppiTTirukkAnnudAn solluvOm'pAr.

nAn sila samayam rEDiyOvil kaccEri pADi iruppEn. adaRgu maRu^nAL avaradu vITTukkup pOvEn. enadu mukkiya nOkkamE nanRAgap pADinEnA enRu kETbadudAn. AnAl nAn nEraDiyAgak kETgamATTEn. avarukkum EdAvadu solla vENDi irukkum. AnAl sollavEmATTAr. Ur vishayangaL ulaga vishayangaL paTRip pEsuvOm. appaRam meduvAgak kETbEn... 'rEDiyOvil pADinadaik kETTIrgaLA. eppaDi irundadu' enbEn. 'uDambu sariyillaiyA' enbAr meduvAga... vEReduvum sollamATTAr. annikkuk kaccEri avuTdAnenRu purinduviDum. sila nAL AttukkuL nuzhaiyumbOdE 'vAngO vitvAn' appaDimbAr. 'unakku virutta kalA^nidinnu paTTamE tanduDalAm' appaDimbAr. veLippaDaiyAc colvAr.

oru taDavai kalyANarAman ninaivAga oru kaccEri ERbADAgi irundadu. aDutta nAL avaradu vITTukkup pOnabOdu sonnAr. 'nannAttAn irundadu. tODiyil panjamamvarai nannAttAn pADinAy. mEl sdAyiyil pOgumbOdu ADiyansukkup piDikkaRa mAdirip pADa ArambiccuTTAy. AnA aduvum vENDi irukkE'... enRAr. rAgam enda iDattil pirinjadu, En pirinjadu enbadai romba azhagAgac colliviTTAr. AccariyamAga irundadu. Accariyam enbadu tavaRAna vArttaidAn... avarukkut teriyAdadA enna..? appaDi eduvAnAlum veLippaDaiyAgac colliviDuvAr. mailDAgavum solluvAr.

kaTRukkoDukkumbOdu avaradu pANiyE vERu vidamAga irukkum. 'oru taDavai sollittaralAm. reNDu taDavai sollit taralAm. mUnRAvadu taDavaiyum sariyAga varavillai enRAl vERa sangadikkup pOyviDa vENDiyadudAn' enbAr.

en pATTi⁷ kaTRuttarumbOdu konjam kaDumaiyAga iruppAr. 'idu ellAm ippaDittAn varaNum' enRu solvAr. sila iDangaLil 'sari nIyE pArttukkO' enRum solvAr. kE.es. kE. eppaDinnA. kirAmar ellAm mATRic collit taruvAr. 'indap pOkkula vENDAm. ippaDi mAttikkO' enRellAm sollittaruvAr.

guru^nAdarin izhappu...

avarukku uDambu sariyillAmal Anadu. iRandu pOnAr. ennAl ennait tETRikkoLLa muDiyAmal pOnadu. AnAlum avar pOnadum nAn avizhttuviTTa kazhudaibOl AgiviTTEn. avar irundirundArenRAl taRbOdu kaccErigaLil seyduvarum pala vishayangaLaic ceydirukkamATTEn.

ennuDaiya guru pOnadukku appaRam enda oru sangIdam ennaik kavarndAlum enda vAttiyamAga irundAlum adait toDarndu kETTu adu paTRi niRaiyat terindugoLLa AsaippaDuvEn. tanjAvUr sangarayyardAn 'sembanArgOvil kELvippaTTirukkiRAyA' enRu solli aRimugappaDuttivaittAr. tiruvaiyARil oru taDavai es.Ar.Ti. vaittiya^nAdan vAsittuk kETTirukkiREn. appaDiyE uRaindubOyviTTEn. sangarAbaraNam vAsittAr. enakku munnAl oru piccaikkAran uTgArndugoNDirundAn. oru sangadi avar vAsittadum 'sabAsh' appaDinnAn avan. avan yAru... avanukku enna teriyum enRu enakku onRum teriyAdu. ettanaiyO pEr adaip pADik kETTirukkiREn. AnAl anRu avar vAsittabOdu oru mandirac cakdiyAl nAn kaTTuppaTTuk kiDandEn enRudAn solla vENDum.

kAsim, pAbu⁸tAn es.Ar.Ti. vITTukku azhaittup pOnArgaL. avar 'summA summA'nnu aDANAla oNNu pADinAr. appaDiyE asandubOyviTTEn. idai ittanai nAL kETgAmal irunduviTTO mE enRu tOnRiyadu. 'oru nAL varugiREn, nIngaL enakku kaTRuttara vENDum' enRu kETTEn. 'nInga ennamO nallA irundadu enRu solgiRIrgaL. ungaL guruviDam evvaLavO kaTRukkoNDiruppIrgaL tambi... enniDam enna kaTRukkoLLa irukkiRadu' enRAr. 'nAn pADugiREn saridAn. AnAl ungaLiDam irukkum sila vishayangaLait terindugoLLa virumbugiREn' enREn. 'adukku enna tambi... eppa vENumnAlum vAnga' enRu sonnAr. pattu nAL kazhiccup pOnum paNNiTTAr. 'poduvA nAn yArukkum pOn paNNaRadu kiDaiyAdu. annikku varREnnu sonnIngaLE tambi... vAnga' appaDinnuTTAr. 'aiyayyO, idO varREn'nuTTu ODinEn. appaDi modal taDavailayE avargiTTa mATTiNDuTTEn.

tEvAram niRaiyap pADaNumnu AsaiyA irukku. OduvAr oruvaraip piDittu 30, 40 tEvArap pADalgaLaip paDittu vaittirukkiREn. AlbattukkAga onRu reNDu pADinEnE tavira innum adula muzhusA iRangalai. tivyap pirabandattai isai vaDivil tALattODu pADa vENDum enRu oru eNNam irukkiRadu. adukkAna nEram varalai. kaccErigaL niRaiya vandugoNDirukkinRana. kaccErigaL ODiyADi inda vayasildAn paNNa muDiyum. maTRa vishayangaLai ellAm konjam pinnAlgUDa ArambittukkoLLalAm.

asimilEshan Ap nAlaTj enRu onRu irukkiRadu illaiyA... ezhudubavargaL niRaiyap paDikka vENDum enRu solvArgaL illaiyA. adu mAdirip pADaRavargaL ellAm niRaiyak kETgaNum...

'niRaiyak kaccErigaLukkup pOgaNum. appOdudAn ennenna tappellAm seyyak kUDAdu enbadait terindugoLLa muDiyum' enRu en pATTi solluvAr. pADappADa rAgam enRu solvArgaL. adil innonRum sErkka vENDum enRu tOnRugiRadu. oruvar tinamum oru pADalaip pADip payiRsi peTRu vandAl nanRAgap pADa muDiyumdAn. AnAlum adil sila amsangaL illAmaldAn irukkum. AnAl palar pADiyadaik kETTu oruvar pADinAl avarAl niccayam innum nanRAgap pADiviDa muDiyum. kELvi ~nAnam enbadu migavum nalladudAn. adaRgAga veRumanE kETTukkoNDu irundAlE ellAm vanduviDumenRu sollavillai. AnAl, adu oru nalla anubavamAga irukkum. Arambattil veRumanE kETbadu enRa anubavattiRgAgavE kaccErigaLukkup pOvEn. pinnAldAn, 80kaLin naDuppagudiyildAn nAmum kaccEri seyyappOROm enRa kONattil vERu pala amsangaLaik kavanikka ArambittEn.

semmanguDiyiDam kaTRukkoNDadu...

enadu guru^nAdardAn orudaDavai semmanguDi kauLai rAgattil oru pATTup pADiyadaik kETTuviTTu rombap piramAdamAga irundadu enRu sonnAr. uDanE adaik kaTRukkoLLa vENDum enRu muDivu seydEn. kaTRut tArungaL enRu semmanguDiyiDam kETTEn. 'vAyEn' enRAr. adan pin sila nATgaL vERu vElai vanduviTTadu. avaraip pArkkap pOgavE illai. 2000 puduvaruDap piRappinbOdu agAdamiyil vaittup pArttAr. ... 'kattukka varEnnu sonniyE. varavE illaiyE' enRAr. 'idO nALaikkE vandu viDugiREn mAmA' enRu solli, pOyk kaTRuk koNDEn. en guru^nAdar sollit tarumbOdu 'nAn pADaREn. vENumAnA kattukkO.. nI kattuNDi rukkiRAyA enRu pArppadu en vElai illai. oru puttagam irukku; adula irundu enna eDuttuk kaNumngaRadu un tEvaiyaiyum sAmarttiyattaiyum poRuttadu' enRa tOraNaiyildAn sollit taruvAr. semmanguDi appaDi alla. nAm nanRAgak kaTRukkoLLumvarai viDamATTAr. avarai nAn pArkkap pOnabOdu 88, 89 vayadirukkum. AnAl anda vayasilum avar pADiyabOdu irunda kambIram, sArIrattil irunda kanam... appappA. nAmellAm anda vayadil eppaDi iruppOmO... nambavE muDiyavillai. AL sAdAraNamAga irukkumbOdu pArttAl vettalai pOTTukkoNDu konjam kUnikkuRugittAn iruppAr. AnAl pADa ArambittuviTTAl ALE mARiviDuvAr. mugattil oru piragAsam vanduviDum. nimirndu uTgArnduviDuvAr.

adan pin avarai aDikkaDi sandittu vandEn. summA araTTai aDippOm, avvaLavudAn. avaradu pazhaiya kAlak kadaigaLai ellAm solluvAr. oru nAL 'padam pADuvELA mAmA'nnu kETTEn. 'pADuvEnE'nnu pADik kANbiccAr. nAnum kUDac cErndu pADinEn. kiTTattaTTa anuballavi muzhusum reNDu pErum sErndu pADinOm. 'nI kUDap pADuvAynnA nAnum kaccErila pADaREn'nAr. eppO? 92 vayasula...

appaRam pAmbEla oru avArDu avarukkuk koDuttArgaL. enakkum koDuttArgaL. anRu oru nAL muzhuvadum avaruDanEyE irundEn. kAlaiyil piLaiTTil ERuvadil irundu maRu^nALvarai avaruDanEyE irundEn. enna shArp.. enna viT teriyumA... panTTAsDik. rAttiri tUngap pORadukku munnAl kETTAr, 'ENDA unakkuc cekkA... TirApDA'. avArT paNam adu! (sirikkiRAr).

kaRbikkum muRai paTRi ...

kaTRukkoDuttalngiRadu tanittanmai vAynda oNNu. varalARu pOlavO kaNidam pOlavO paLLiyil tiTTamiTTuk kalaiyai, kalai rasanaiyaik kaTRut tara muDiyAdu. enga vAttiyArgiTTa nAnga 15 pEr kaTRukkoNDO m. ellArum ennaip pOl pADaRavALA varalaiyE... kaTRukkoLvadil Arvam, tiRamai ivaTRait tIrmAnikkum pala vishayangaL irukkinRana. kaTRukkoDuppadilum ovvoruvarum ovvoru vidamAgak kaTRuttarugiRArgaL. yAriDamAvadu tavaRAgak kaTRukkoNDu adan pin enniDam varubavargaLukku nAn 'muDiyAdu' enRu solliviDuvEn. aindu varuDamAgat tavaRAgap paDittukkoNDu vandadait tirutta mElum aindu varuDangaL enakku AgiviDum. pArambariya sangIdattil endavida sDANDarDaisEshanum illai. nangu terinda pattu vAttiyArgaL onRu sErndu oru sDANDarDaisEshanai uruvAkkuvadu enRu inRu ArambittAlgUDa adaic ceydu muDippadaRguL innum pattu varuDangaL AgiviDum. adaRguL pala pudiya vaDivangaL muLaittumviDum. kalai vaDivangaLil inda mAdiriyAna sikkal irukkattAn seygiRadu. vERu vagaiyAna pADangaLil narsariyil irundu oruvida sDANDarDaishEn uruvAgi viTTirukkiRadu. adu adildAn sAttiyam.

Taigar⁹ sAvErila 'sarigamabada^nisa'nnu pADuvAr 'sarimabadasa' tAn ArOgaNam. avar 'sarigamabada^nisa'nnu pADuvAr. 'idu sAvEri illainnu sollu pArppOm'nu savAlviDuvAr avar. avar pADalAm... nAma pADak kUDAdu enbArgaL silar. adukku reNDu arttam eDuttukkalAm . . . 'Taigar periyavar. adanAla eppaDi vENumAnAlum pADalAm' appaDinnum eDuttukkalAm. illainnA 'avar kannA pinnAnnu pADinA nAmaLum appaDiyE pADaNumA' appaDinnum eDuttukkalAm. tavaRAna amsangaLai appaDiyE veccuNDu niyAyappaDuttikka rombat tannambikkai vENum. adu maTTum illAma ovvoru rAgamum kAlappOkkila mARikkoNDu varugiRadu. ennadAn AyirangAlattup payir enRu sonnAlum sinnac cinna maTRangaL ERbaTTuk koNDudAn varuginRana. pEgaDA rAgattai adanuDaiya mUla vaDivattula inRu oruttarAlayum pADa muDiyAdu. appaDiyE pADinAlum adu pEgaDAvE alla enRu ezhudiviDuvArgaL. AnA adaip patti ellAm kavalaippaDAma sambiradAyap piradarshaniyila ippaDittAn irukku, ippaDittAn pADaNumnu oruttar pEgaDA vaip pADalAm. vImbukkAga appaDi oruttar pADuvadai ennAla ETRukkoLLa muDiyAdu. adan mUlam nIngaL edaiyum sAdikkavillai ennumbOdu adu enakkuc cari enRu paDavillai.

perumbAlAna pADalgaL mattima kAlattil pADappaDuvadu kuRittu...

rAmAnuja ayyangAr¹⁰ mattima kAlamdAn oru pATTO Ta jIvan appaDingaRadai esDAbiLish paNNinAr. En mattima kAlattil pADaNumnu kETTAl adudAn iyalbAna TemppO . . . isai anda vagaiyildAn pADappaDa vENDum. kETgappaDa vENDum enbadudAn avaradu tIrmAnam. sangIdam palaraic cenRaDaiya vENDum enbadaRgAgak kETbadaRgu eLimaiyAga irukkum mattima kAlattai eDuttukkoNDAr. adanAladAn adi viLambam adi turidam idai ellAm kaT paNNiTTu mattimagAlattula nuTbamAna vEriyEshangaLukku adiga mukkiyattuvam tandAr. avaruDaiya kAlattilayE magArAjaburam visva^nAdayyar, sembai vaittiya^nAda pAgavadar ivargaLellAm sUppar sbITla pADi irukkiRArgaL. ji.en.pi. pADi irukkiRAr. sembaiyum pEs vAysla pADi irukkAr. insTrUmeNTla innikkum irukkiRadu. mANDalin srInivAs vAsikkaRAr. pullAnguzhalla ramaNi vAsikkaRAr. nAgasvarattula irukku. vAyp pATTula illAmap pOyiDuttu. pAlamuraLi, sEshagObAlan ivargaLdAn kaDaisiyA turidagadila pADinadu.

innoru udAraNam solluvArgaL. nAm pEsaRadu enna kAla vEgattula. . .? mattimagAlattuladAnE. adi turidamAvO adi viLambamAvO pEsaRadu illaiyE. appaDip pEsinA kETgaRavargaLukkup puriyAdu. adu mAdiriyEdAn pADaRa pOdum mattimagAlattuladAn pADaNumnu solvArgaL.

ippO pEsaRa nAndAn pADavum seyyaREn. nInga sila kELvigaL kETgiRIrgaL. ivar sila kELvigaL kETgiRAr. adaRguc cila padilgaL solgiREn. sollAda pala vishayangaLum ungaLukkuk kamyUnigET AgiRadu, illaiyA? adu mAdiridAn pADuvadilum.

isaiyin nostalgia amsam paTRi...

iLaiyarAjAvin isai oru vagaiyil nAsDAljikkAna vishayamdAn. siRu vayadil kETTa pADalgaL manadai migavum IrppadAga irundana. avar eppaDi nOTs ezhudugiRAr enbadu pOnRa vERu vishayangaL ellAm paTRi nAn yOsittadillai. melODiyum ridamum pElansDAga irukkum.

adEsamayam, tiTTamiTTE oru rAgattukkuL vesDarn elamenTTaik koNDu varuvAr. appaDip paNNak kUDAdA enRu kETTAl enakku eduvum solla muDiyAdu. ippOdu adai vegu teLivAga uNara muDigiRadu. siRu vayadil vERuvidamAna mana^nilaiyildAnE irundiruppEn. andap pADalgaLaik kETgumbOdu anda uNarvugaLdAnE mudalil varum. ninaivellAm nityA, priyA, jAni pOnRu melODiyasAga avar isai amaitta kAlattup pADalgaLai rombap piDikkum. avar kar^nADaga sangIdattukkuL nuzhaiya Arambitta kAlattup pADalgaL avvaLavAgap piDikkavillai. kEdArattaik koNDu varREn enRu sonnabOdu ERgenavE kEdArattil enniDam ErALamAga irukkiRadE enRudAn tOnRiyadu. 70kaLin iRudiyil veLivanda melODiyAna pADalgaL kizhakkE pOgum rayil, 16 vayadinilE, iLamai UnjalADugiRadu ivai ellAm arumaiyAga irukkum.

ji.en.pi. enRu ArambittAlE nAsDAljiyAdAn. avaradu pADalgaLai TEppil kETTuttAn enakkuc cangIdattil Irppu tOnRavE seydadu. nAn pADumbOdu ji.en.pi.yin pirEmukkuL engellAm pOgiREn eppaDi ellAm veLiyE varugiREn enRu kUrndu kavanippavargaLukkut teriyum. madurai maNi ayyar mAdirip pADuvEn. musiRi mAdirip pADuvEn. Taknu veLiya vanduDuvEn. ji.en.pi. kAnsapsuvalA rAgam pADaRa vidam pirEsi#n idu ellAm piDikkum. permuDEshan kAmbinEshanaip payanbaDuttum puttisAlittanam irukkiRadE . . . avardAn mudanmudalAga adaip paNNinAr. oru rAgattai aduvarai pADikkoNDirunda taLattil irundu appaDiyE peyarttu vERu oru taLattiRguk koNDubOyviTTirukkiRAr. adai ellAm avar eppaDi yOsittuc ceydAr enRu ninaittE pArkka muDiyavillai. oru rAgattaik kIzhirundu mElAga oruvida sainTTipik TevalapmeNTTAgak koNDu vandAr. adu oruvagaiyil isaiyai rombavum eLimaippaDuttiyumviTTadu. ellArumE appaDip pADa ArambittuviTTArgaL. avar En appaDip pADinAr enRu puriyAmalEyE palarum adaic ceyya Arambittu viTTArgaL.

pudiya sindanaigaL, muyaRsigaLaik koNDu varum uttEsam ...

mudalAvadAga, nAn innum OyndubOyviDavillai. aDuttadAga, ennaip poRuttavaraiyil nAn pADa vENDiya pala rAgangaL innum irukkinRana. pala kIrttanaigaL, rAgangaL kaTRukkoNDu pADa vENDiyirukkinRana. mUnRAvadAga, pADiya rAgangaLilEyum palavida nagAsu vElaigaL seyya vENDiyadu pAkki irukkiRadu. silavagaic cAgittiyangaLai isaikkuL koNDuvara vENDumenRu Asai irukkiRadu. eppOdu eppaDi naDakkum enRu teriyavillai. edaiyum vImbukkAgap paNNa vENDAm enRu ninaikkiREn. nAn EdAvadu pudidAgac ceydu 'idil enna perisAga irugiRadu enRu yArum solliviDak kUDAdE' enRu yOsittuc caTRu AzhamAga nidAnamAgac ceyyalAm enRu ninaittirukkiREn.

isai nADagam enRa vaDivattai mINDum uyirttezhac ceyya vENDum enRu oru eNNam irukkiRadu. kar^nADaga isaikku oru valuvAna aDittaLam irukkiRadu. adil enda samarasamum seydugoLLAmal oru isai nADagam uruvAkka vENDum enRa eNNam irukkiRadu. oru kanavu enRa aLavil solgiREn. 20, 22 vayasAna kar^nADaga isaip pADagargaL 10-15 pErai azhaittuc cila mAdangaL 'nIngaL vERa eduvumE seyyAdIrgaL. inda indap pADalgaLaip pADunga'LenRu pADavaittu isai nADagam uruvAkka vENDum enRu eNNam irukkiRadu. anda AREzhu mAdangaLil avargaL vERu edilum manadaic cidaRa viTTuviDak kUDAdu. adaRgAna poruLAdAra rIdiyilAna ERbADugaLaic ceydudara vENDum. appOdudAn adu nAn edirbArkkum aLavukku varum.

aDuttadAga, kuzhandaigaLukku eLidil puriyumbaDiyAna, eLidil vasIgarikkumbaDiyAna rAgangaLil nAlaindu varigaL koNDa pADalgaLai oru kEsaTTAgak koNDuvara vENDum enRu oru Asai irukkiRadu. eppaDi enRAl oru kuzhandai oru pATTaip pADumbOdu inna rAgam enRu kaNDubiDittup pADumbaDiyAga irukka vENDum. srIrAm pAradi¹¹ idu kuRittuc ceydirukkiRAr . . . muppadu varuDangaLukku munnAl yOsittuc ceyda vishayam . . .

suNDeli nAlum vaNDiyil pUTTi sEvalum kOzhiyum senRaduvE... (pADugiRAr)

nAn en kuzhandaigaLukkuk kadaigaLaip pADalgaLAgavE solvaduNDu. . . mAn eppaDit tuLLik kudittu ODiyadu teriyumA . . . enRu sollit tALam pOTTu pADik kATTuvEn. kuzhandaiyum romba rasittu adaic ceyyum. inRaiya kuzhandaigaL isaiyil irundu rombavum an^niyappaTTu viTTirukkiRArgaL teriyumA . . . 'srI kaNa nAda... vara vINA'nnu pADak kattukkaRadu oru pakkattula irukku . . . AnA vAzhkkaiyin eLiya nagarvil isai iyalbAgak kalakka vENDum.

aDuttadA, kar^nADaga simponi oNNu tayArikkaNum. nalla kLAsikkal kamagangaLaic cariyA kOttup paNNaNum. munnAla silar seydirukkiRArgaL. adu mAdiri irukkak kUDAdu. pudidAga kambOs seyya vENDum. adudAn mukkiyam.

isai toDarbAga ippaDip pala yOsanaigaL irukkinRana. adODu pakdi enbadait tANDi vERu taLangaLukkum isaiyaik koNDubOga vENDum enRum oru yOsanai irukkiRadu. ippOdu irukkum vaDivattilEyE seyyalAmA . . . vERu vaDivangaLaik kaNDaDaiya vENDumA enbadu kuRittu innum teLivAga muDivAgavillai.

kural isaiyin pirattiyEgat tanmai paTRi ...

pADal enbadu oruvagaiyil nerukkaDiyait tarugiRadu. vAttiya isaigaLil irukkum sudandiram vAyppATTil illai. vArttaigaL ingu oru vagaiyil taDaiyAga irukkinRana. adE vArttaigaL vERu kONattil pArkkumbOdu vAyppATTukku merugaiyum vaDivattaiyum kambIrattaiyum taruginRana. vAttiya isaikku eduvumE taDai alla. oru kavidai... enakku adai rombap piDittum irukkiRadu. AnAl, adai nAn pADuvadu enRAl angE oruvida nerukkaDi uruvAgiviDugiRadu. pAradiyAruDaiya pADalgaLukku isai amaittu nAn pADi irukkiREn. irundAlum pudidAga onRai eDukkumbOdu oruvida nerukkaDi vanduviDugiRadu.

eNNamAga irukkumbOdu adu sAvEriyAgattAn irukkiRadu. pADappaDumbOdum adu sAvEriyAgattAn pADappaDum. AnAl iDaiyil vArttai enRa onRildAn sikkalE ArambamAgiRadu. nAn oru kavidaiyai eDuttukkoNDu pADugiREn enRAl andak kavidaidAn enakku mukkiyam. rAgam mukkiyamAga irundAl nAn tiyAgarAjar kirudiyaiyO pAradiyAr pADalaiyO pAsurattaiyO vERu edaiyO eDuttukkoNDu pADi viDalAm. isai enbadu pADal ezhudubavarai utvEgam koLLavaikkiRadu. vArttaigaL isaiyai utvEgam koLLavaikkinRana. pImsEn jOshi pATTaik kETTabaDiyE husEn paDam varaigiRAr enbadu pOnRa kUttai nAn sollavillai.

tODi enbadu ippaDittAn pADappaDa vENDumA... kAmbOdi enbadu ippaDittAn pADappaDa vENDumA enRu oru kELvi en manadil irukkiRadu. adaRgAgap pinnaNiyil reNDu Tiram sattattaip pOTTuk koNDu pyUshan enRa peyaril edaiyum paNNavum enakku viruppam illai. adu irukkak kUDiyavaTRil irundu koDUramAga edaiyO koNDuvara muyaRsippadubOl irukkiRadu. tiruvAsagam pOlavum paNNa virumbavillai. adaip parisOdanai muyaRsi, pudumaiyAna muyaRsi enRu eppaDi azhaittAlum enakku uvappAga illai.

tiyAgarAjar kamppOs paNNumbOdu adu pudidAgattAnE irundirukkum. adu pOnRa onRaittAn nAn paNNa virumbugiREn. 150, 200 varuDangaLukku munnAl avar onRai sdAbittAr illaiyA... adaittAnE nAm ittanai varuDangaLAgap pinbaTRi varugiROm. pudidAga onRai nAm uruvAkka vENDAmA... pariNAma vaLarcciyil adubOl onRu uruvAgiyAga vENDumE...

munnAl irundavargaLukku isaiyum terindirundadu. mozhiyum terindirundadu. engaLukku AngilamdAnE terindirukkiRadu. engaLAl tamizhilO telungilO sAgityam ezhuda muDiyAdE. inRu 1000 pADalgaL ezhudi irukkiREn enRu solbavargaL ravivarmAvin Oviyattai Ayiram piradi eDuttu viRgum oruvanaip pOldAn irukkiRArgaL. tiyAgarAjar pOTTa vArttaigaLai ingum angumAga mAttip pOTTu kAppi aDikkum vElaidAn naDandirukkiRadu. kOTTIsvarayyar 72 mELagarttAvaip pudidAgak kamppOs paNNinAr. adu mAberum sAdanaidAn. adai yArum iduvarai purindugoNDadAgat teriyavillai. pADubavargaLaiyum sErttuttAn solgiREn. adu kavanippAraTRuk kiDakkiRadu. adanAldAn nAn adai adigam payanbaDuttugiREn.

pADuvadu enRAl kaccEri pOldAn pADa vENDumA... mEDai onRaip pOTTu ovvoru varaiyum inda inda iDattil uTgAravaittu ippaDit tAn pADiyAga vENDumA... oru arangil 50 pEr kUDi irundu 4 pErai azhaittu irubadu nimishattukkup pudidAga onRai isaikkac collik kETTuviTTup pOgak kUDAdA...?

edirgAlat tiTTam...

appaDi eduvum illai. enna Agum enRu enakku onRum teriyAdu. nAn eppOdum aDuttagaNam enRa onRai maTTumdAn adigabaTsamAga yOsippEn. adaRgu mEl edaiyum yOsippadu kiDaiyAdu. edu vENDumAnAlum naDakkalAm. nALaikkE nAn terumunaiyil oru kApi shAp ArambittuviDalAm.

poduvAga nAn edaiyum eLidil adiga uNarccivasappaDAmal eDuttukkoLLum subAvam koNDavan. adu enadu iyalbu. kE.vi.en.¹² oru taDavai viruttam pADumbOdu rombavum emOshanalAgiviTTArAm. azhudArA enRu teriyavillai. srIrAmgumAr¹³ mEDaila vayalin vAsiccuNDE tArai tAraiyAk kaNNIr vaDikkaRAn. pinnAl irukkum patmA mAmi azhugiRArgaL. kaccEri muDindadum kE.vi.en. sonnArAm '... TEy nAma azhakkUDAduDA... kEkkaRavA azhudAp paravAyillaDA' appaDinnuTTu.

isai enbadu Anmiga anubavamA ...?

Anmigam enRa vArttai migavum parandadu. nIngaL edai Anmigam enRu solgiRIrgaL enRu teLivAgat terindAldAn nAn padil solla muDiyum. isai Anmiga anubavamAga irukkiRadu enRu solla enakkut tayakkamAga irukkiRadu. madam toDarbAna onRAga adu purindugoLLappaTTuviDum enRa payamdAn kAraNam.

nAn idai rijekT panNavillai. Anmigam enbadu oruvagaiyAna hAnasDi enRudAn enakkut tOnRugiRadu. nAm poduvA namakkE uNmaiyA irukka muDiyaRadillai illaiyA...? eppO nAma namakku uNmaiyA irukka ArambikkiROmO appOdudAn anda mAdiriyAna uNarvugaL sAttiyam Agum. isai enbadu Anmiga anubavamA enRu ennAlum eppaDic colla muDiyum. ennAl vArttaigaLil adai viLakka muDiyAdE... sila samayangaLil, pADumbOdu enakkuL enna naDakkiRadu enRE ennAl uNaramuDivadillai. sila samayangaLil adu naDappadE enakkut teriyAdu. nAn aDippaDaiyil enda vishayattukkum adircci aDaiyavEmATTEn. aDutta kaNattil enna enRudAn yOsittukkoNDiruppEn. mundina kaNattil enna naDandadu enbadu paTRik kavalaiyEbaDa mATTEn.

pADuvadu enbadu enakku oruvagai iNDaleksuval payiRsidAn. vINai pAlasandar orudaDavai sonnAr, 'rAga tEvadaiyin kAlla vizhaNum appOdAn nanRAga varum. illai enRAl ennadAn muyanRA lum varAdu' enRAr. nAnum uNarndirukkiREn. sangarAbaraNattai Ayiram taDavai pADi iruppEn. AnAlum sila nAL surudi sErAdu. enna naDakkiRadu enRE teriyAdu... EdO onRu... sollamuDiyAda vidattil... nAn angu pOnadillai. innoru vagaiyil solvadAnAl angu nAn pOga virumbavum illai. anda apsTRAkT elamenDai romba kLOripai paNNa virumbalai.

taT is nAT mai jAp. ennuDaya paNi sirushDippadu. avvaLavudAn. ungaLukku appaDiyAna anubavam kiDaiccadunnA O.kE. nalladu. AnA nAn tODidAn pADaREngaRadai rombat teLivA pirak~nai pUrvamAdAn pADaREn.

kuRippugaL

¹ encore kaccEri muDivil viDAdu kaidaTTip pArvaiyALargaL kalai~naraip pArATTumbOdu, pADiyadilirundu onRait tErvuseydu mINDum pADuvadu.

² 'tiruvaDi saraNam' (kObAlagirushNa pAradiyin nandan kadaippADal, sivan mIdamaindadu)

³ vivAdi rAgangaL: 12 svarangaL irukkum kiramattai 16 svarangaLAga uyartti 72 mELa rAgat tiTTattai uruvAkkinArgaL. idanAl sila rAgangaLil ERbaDum svarangaLil vivAdittuvam (pIvIssshIsINIsI^nImI) varugiRadu. idu kETbadaRgu saTRu vittiyAsamAgavum pazhakkamillAdadAgavum irukkakkUDum. sAdAraNa rAgangaLil vAdi samvAdi poruttam svarangaLukkiDaiyE irukkum

⁴ susaritrA 76Am mELagarttA, nAga nandini 71Am mELagarttA, kOsalam 30Am mELagarttA

⁵ es.Ar.Ti. - sembonnAr kOyil nAdasvarak kalai~nar parambaraiyaic cErndavar; vaittiya^nAdan.

⁶ kalgattA kirushNamUrtti - kE.es. kE enRu aRiyappaTTavar

⁷ tirumadi. rukmaNi rAjagObAlan - iraNDAm guru; pATTi. indap pETTi padiyappaTTabin sila vArangaLil ivar iRandu pOnAr.

⁸ kAsim, pAbu - shEk si maulAnAvin pErappiLLai.

⁹ Taigar: varadAccAriyAr - pugazhbeTRa vAyppATTuk kalai~nar

¹⁰ rAmAnuja ayyangAr: ariyakkuDi rA. ayyangAr - pugazhbeTRa vAyppATTuk kalai~nar

¹¹ srIrAm pAradi - vi.vi. saDagOban ennum migapperiya isaikkalai~narin sishyar. isaiyil pala parisOdanai muyaRsigaLai mERgoNDavar.

¹² kE.vi.en.: kE.vi.nArAyaNasAmi - pugazhbeTRa vAyppATTuk kalai~nar

¹³ srIrAmgumAr - vayalin kalai~nar.