My Letter To Editor @ Deccan Chronicle - Feb 21, 2012

P.S: There is one more, I am yet to post it in blog :)

My Letter at Readers' Opinion - Deccan Chronicle

http://www.deccanchronicle.com/editorial/letters-editor/rural-sanitation-825

Exam tension
It has become crystal clear that irrespective of the syllabus stress and anxiety due to exams is constantly on the rise among students and parents (Students keep fingers crossed, Feb. 19). The government should try to introduce a stress-free education-cum-examination system. The focus must be on knowledge acquisition and not exams.
Sudha Subramanian

Bhumi

Activity: Bhumi is one of India's largest independent youth volunteer non-profit organisation. Our volunteers work amongst orphaned and underprivileged children in Chennai, Thiruvallur, Bengaluru and Chandigarh with the aim of providing children with quality education and enable them to become responsible and productive citizens of the future. The efforts of our volunteer force consisting of over 300 students and young professionals under the age of 30 benefit over 2,500 children every year.

Details: 1. Kanini Computer literacy programme involving teaching of basic and advanced concepts based on the children's aptitude levels.

Support: Education, Children, Environmental Conservation, Mentorship

Note: Bhumi is an under-30 youth volunteer organisation, and to be able to reach out to more children, we need volunteers who can spend 2 hours every weekend to teach at an orphanage near their residence.

This post is a part of BlogAdda's Bloggers Social Responsibility (BSR) initiative. I am exercising my BSR. You can too with three simple steps. Visit http://www.blogadda.com/bsr/ and support the NGO's.

Unsung Songs

While the not so new-fangled radio stations are blaring with those alleged hit songs, hundreds of songs from Tamil films are under-rated in my opinion. I list here few of the songs which are not heard too often but have stolen my heart:

1. Song: Poovinai thirandhu (The song is mesmerizing with Shreya Goshal's voice)
    Film: Anandha Thandavam
2. Song: Ennuyir thozhiye (A different composition by A.R.Rahman)
    Film: Kangalaal Kaidhu Sei
3. Molachu Moonu (I love it much)
    Film: Velayudham
4. Manasukkul manasukkul (Excellent composition)
    Film: Anjaadhe
5. Mazhaye mazhaye (Beautiful composition)
    Film: June R
6. Anbe endhan anbe (Moves me a lot)
    Film: June R
7. Thulasi chediya (Good one)
    Film: Seval

Some of the over-rated numbers in my opinion are:
1. Song: Sahara Film: Sivaji
2. Some of Ilayaraja's songs which I find to be terribly repetitive! (No offence meant)

P.S: I shall soon add more songs to the list and links to listen to them online.

Cognates & Faux Amis

Cognates are those words that mean the same in French and English whereas False Friends ie. Faux Amis are those that have dissimilar meanings. Few examples are quoted below:

Cognates:
Reception
Television
Internet
And a lot more...

Faux Amis:
Aimer (To wish) vs. To Aim
Rester (To remain) vs. To rest
Timid (To be shy) vs. To be timid
Ignore (To be ignorant) vs To ignore
And a lot more..