Pranam The names 1 to 6 is great history and legend about whom better texts could have been produced but wasted many lines without any purpose. The great finding is Chanakya as a Sozhiyar!!. Sozhiyar is a tribe came up in south part of todays TN and Chanakya has nothing to with that. When writing please do some justice to legends. K R IRS 4421
On Sat, 3 Apr 2021 at 21:29, 'gopala krishnan' via Thatha_Patty < [email protected]> wrote: > *CLEOPATRA AND MARK ANTONY* > > Dear friends, > > I just switched on the TV yesterday night 10.30 PM. > > A politics based serial *“chakkara bharani”* was getting closed in soorya > TV Channel. There is a lady police officer by name Cleopatra in the serial. > The SI of police was explaining of who was *Cleopatra* and her initial > relationship with *Julius caser* and later with *Mark Antony*. > > The innocent constable asked the SI why he was not knowing those things.*The > SI answered it is because of that only he remains as constable and he holds > the SI post!*! It is a satire politics based serial. > > I was really astonished to have such HISTORIC INFORMATION IN A SOAP. > Really great and this made me to title this posting as Cleopatra and Mark > Antony. > > Let me further proceed with some historic and famous peoples and a few > persons very much impressed me in this posting. > > Sincerely, > > Gopala Krishnan 28-10-2011. > > Re posted on 3-4-2021 after editing and updating. Most of the serials in > Malayalam now cannot be called simply soap. A lot of historical, current, > mythological information, sayings, proverbs and many more information are > there in the serials. > > 1. Ithihya mala fame Kootarathil Sankunni. > > Kottarathil Sankunni Variar and his Ithihya mala in volumes was an > attraction to me in my boyhood times. I am not sure how many times I have > read them, though many I cannot recollect now. In each volume the last > chapter was about an elephant. Now when I see E4 elephant serial really, I > am put to think of such writings of Sankunni variar which brought vivid > picture of those elephants. > > The petty quarrels of Ambalappuzha Lord Krishna and Guruvayurappan > installed there when Guruvayur temple was closed during Tippu’s attack was > read by me in the book. > > The Ettumanoor valiya vilakku story I read in them. Chootanikkara Devi > and Mithran Nampoothri and Ittrusu variasar episodes I read in Ithihya mala. > > > The kadamattathu kathannar story too I have read in them as well as > legends of Tirunakkara and Vaikkam temples to quote a few coming to my > recollection. > > Once I read the avatharika, I understood, he belonged to Kottayam area and > was related to my home Pandalam, Thekkae variam who are still having > kazhakam in Kaipuzha temple. Kottarathi sankunni had no children, though he > married two times. > > Update- I am having Eithhyamala all the volumes in small typo in a single > book is with me purchased and complimented to me by a relative. It > requires, not spectacles, but magnifying glass to read it. But youngsters > may read with glass/without glass. > > 2. Rama Ayyan dalava. > > Rama Ayyan who was Dalava of King Marthanda Varma is in my memory and > always two incidents related to him. > > *One is the origin of Aviyal*. It was during the period of a murajapam. > For feast vegetables were being cut to the sizes required and there was > huge quantity of vegetable bits Lying in baskets when Ramayyan Dalava > went for inspection. He directed the cooks using all such vegetable to > prepare a dish and that dish is today’s most popular dish during feasts. > Yes- It is AVIYAL. > > The other is with respect to his *timely action*. Once king > Marthandavarma was taking his palkanji in the night in the light of > Nilavilakku. Ramayyan dalava was waiting in the next room. Suddenly the > light started going dim. Waiting for no time Ramayyan dalava entered the > hall, removed his ring from the finger, set right the wick without going > off. The king got very much pleased with Dalava and rewarded for his timely > action. > > My father Rama Iyer was often called as Rama ayyan by the local palace > people. So whenever I think of Ramayyan dalava, immediately the picture of > my father too comes to me. > > Update- Trivandrum city had the powersupply at time using diesel > generator- I have read else where. Later when EB supply produced and > extended to my home, other than single phase, we could not see three phase. > Bulbs used to be very dim in the evening and glow with brightness after > about 8 PM. > > 3. Chanakyan > > I studied about the minister cum adviser Chanakyan of Chandra Guptha > Mourya in my middle school, high school as well pre degree History classes. > On those days other than his capacity nothing more was thought by me. > > Very late I could read his Chanakya Neethi. Though not much is known, the > current concept with me is he was a chozhia sub caste of iyer. What made me > to wonder is how such a person from southern side could be on Northen > part of India on those days. > > I have read the chanakya neethi translation in English. *The neethi > which attracted me very much- Do not be very truthful. Straight trees are > cut first.* > > 4. Pandalam Kerala varma > > The library at Pandalam , my home is in the memory of Kerala varma who > has authored many books. If the library would not have been there this much > of reading would never have been possible to me. The picture of the Royal > member is coming to my remembrance displayed in the library Hall now. > > 5. Muttatthu Varki and K Surendran > > It was a haram for me to read novels in my college and high school days. > When new books are to be purchased while grant was given to local library, > the librarian used to give a few of us the lists , to select books to > be purchased. We had to purchase books in different topics in Malayalam. > > So in the novel field our first priorities were to the books of Muttatthu > varki and K Surendran. Novels of Thakazhi, Vaikkam Muhamed basher, MT > Vasudevan nayar were all given priority. > > Mariakkutti of Muttathu varki is read by me more than Chemmeen or kayar or > Enippadikal or Murappennu or such books from the other authors. > > The novels, Maya, kattu kurangu and Thalam of K Surendran have been read > many more times by me. I think still Maya and Thalam are in my book shelf. > > > *Update-* Marthandavarma of CV RamanPillai, and Indulekha of Chandu > menon should have been first in the list. > > 6. Lecturer Kunju sankara pillai > > There was a lecturer by name as above in Pandalam NSS College during > 1960-70’s. He belonged to Kottarakkara and was staying along with others > in the 3rd house from my home taking it for rent. When I joined the > college he was my Malayalam lecturer also. He was personified for his > simplicity and move- ment with students. While going and returning at least > 15-20 students would be with him while walking. > > He was head of social service activity and involved all of us to it > during our college days. He was the person promoted my writing aptitude. In > college magazines, he used to ask us to write two or three articles and > used to select the best for publishing. > > He was known to all people of my area and was a “Jana sammathan.” During > temple festivals in and around Pandalam he *was an invitee for talk on > religion and matters. It was called matha prasangam.* He used to donate > the amount with a smile to the temple itself paid to him on such occasions. > People used to wonder, his vast knowledge. He was so simple he used to > wear SINGLE DHOTHI WITH SHIRT and come to the college. > > 7. Director Variar and Lecturer RS Iyer > > > > There was a Director Variar from Alleppy Joined at Trivandrum training > centre where I was a senior lecturer in 1992’s. He was very much impressive > to every staff there and he had a few in assistance in the training centre > activities. I was one in the selection with him. He used to move very > closely and ask our suggestions or views which he used to appreciate as > creative and accept. > > Once he ordered me for a training course in Delhi for three months. I > was on leave for some purpose to native and on reaching he told with a > smile his decision- “I have that much freedom I think to do so, without > asking you since I felt you are the first person to be sent for it”. That > was variar sar. (Honourable Mr variar) > > During holidays he would go to Alleppy temple and take kol vilakku for > sreebali- He used to say- Athallae jangaluate kulatthozhil. (Temple work > is our family tradition). He never used to call us by name- he will use > words like- pinnae, vannittu, Ingottu nokkiayae etc. He was the much > honoured director and later retired as GM from Alleppy. > > This posting will not be complete – If I do not mention Mr R S Iyer. He is > a man from Tirunelveli and settled now in Kerala. He is an AMIE. He is > elder to me by 4 years or so. > > What astonished me much was with many after finishing his astrology > talks straight away he used to go to the classes without even reference > and start the classes and teach all technical matters . He was having > wide technical knowledge and good remembrance . Astrology came like > flowing water to him. For him once a while seeing books would have been > sufficient probably rather than preparations. > > He appeared such a simple man in appearance and way of living. He is a > volunteer of Matha Amritanda mayi now after retirement . > > Once my brother met him while he was in Pathanam thitta as Divisional > engineer. I was along with returning our Sabari malai trip via > Pathanamthitta. After meeting him my late brother told me- *He is a > siddha.* > > Update- I started with tele serial. I was just seeing the serial *Pookkalam > varavayi* in Zee Malayalam. 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