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Re: /cinnaJ/ciRu kAlE: Shri Harikrishnan's and Shri Vasudevan's comments

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Hari Krishnan • October 3, 2002 


Dear Sri Vasudevan,

I can understand your feelings.   I endorse your views.  Still, I would very humbly state that there was a suggestion that the coinage 'chitram siru kaalE' was necessitated because the 'ethukai' demanded it.  (I have lost track of who said that.)  As a person who has been writing poetry in Tamil for more than 30 years now, I know that no poet would regard this as a compliment.  And I also know that the person who said so was not aware of this fact.  

In fact such an argument would show the poet in a poor light - he or she is not in complete control and has to change his/her expressions to suit the requirements of rules of prosody.  Such a poet would be seen as 'inexperienced'.  For a poet of the stature of Andal, the right words would stand in queue, begging the Poet to make use of them.  This is why Sri Nanmaran states Andal is not an 'amature'.  (Though I have not even seen Sri Nanmaran, I am able to understand his stream of thoughts because any person who has gone through the rigours of writing can see *this* point.)  I for one would not consider such an explanation as a compliment at all and would feel slighted.  And what of Andal!  When speaking of a divine poet like Andal, it is absolutely necessary that we desist from putting forth such remarks.  Once again I wish to state here that the person who had given that explanation would not have been aware of this angle; as otherwise, who would knowingly attempt to say such things that do not add to the 

My intention (I presume Sri Nanmaran would also endorse this) is not to hurt the feelings of anyone.  I am just sharing from the least little grain of knowledge that came my way.  Kindly forgive me if I have hurt anyone for any reason whatsoever.

Regards,

Sincerly,
Hari Krishnan


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "M.G.Vasudevan" 
To: 
Sent: Thursday, October 03, 2002 2:13 PM
Subject: RE: /cinnaJ/ciRu kAlE: Shri Harikrishnan's and Shri Vasudevan's comments


| Dear sri vaishnava perunthagaiyeer,
| 
| When sri hari krishnan and sri nanmaran has pointed these grammar points
| they are good points for me to learn, for, as I said earlier, I am not good
| at tamil grammar.
|  
| It is seen that suddenly Sri nanmaran wants to give a list of things of "do
| not do".  
| 
| I am pained very much.
| 
| 
| Dhasan 
| 
| Vasudevan  m.g.
| 
| 


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