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As I tuck into my staple diet, during this Margazhi Music Season, of Kasi Halva,Rava Dosa and hot Kumbakonam Filter coffee- here’s Wishing all Readers (hopefully) and their families, the very Best in life.

As for the girls who performed, an all girls’ team-they had lots of fun (Disclaimer: my younger daughter was one of those), notwithstanding the pathos and poignancy in the portrayals

It is a Dharmic duty for any government to get back to our Dharmic roots to ‘ Indianise the Indian Judiciary’.

Sanjay began with Née yenna Malayam  seidhai - what magic did you perform? (prompting me to pose the same to Sanjay).Seamlessly sailed into SriRamanin terrain

“ When he hit, they stay hit. For he hits them at the right time”. Notes are the same with RaGa and their audience loves the ‘Reengaaram’ that lasts beyond the concerts.

Collegium needs to go. May have to go. But will not go as mandated by the law minister. Rule of Law  must prevail. Not war  of words or powerful pronouncements from  exalted pulpits.

Grandson of Mridangam maestro Palghat Mani Iyer and son of ace violinist TR Rajaram, he had begun performing as an eight-year-old. A top-ranking student all his life, Ramprasad

Collegiium must look to ‘quality’ not ‘quantity’. To retain the chosen quality, government may have to enhance the age of superannuation of Justices from 65 in Supreme Court to 70 years as in UK Supreme Court and 65 years in the High Courts.

And when they get one of this kind, it is filling, in every which way, and a visit to the canteen for a feast of Bombay halva,Podi dosai and thayir saadam with Kadarangai Oorgai, tastes so bloody good, it rounds the day.

Bharat government as a part of “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav” and to uphold the Spirit of “Ek Bharat Shreshta Bharat”. It was conceived, conceptualized, ideated, initiated and implemented like a military operation by the Prime Minister

The Indian diplomat answers_ "None whatsoever. The placement is perfect. *Nothing makes Pakistanis shit quicker than the sight of General Jagjit Singh Arora!"

Here is my starting salvo till Dec 16th,2022, a four part series, as my personal tribute to the man who inspired me to write “ Sam Manekshaw’s Beloved Armed Forces”, Kalaimagal Publications,2021.