Kamala Surayya or Kerala's own Madhavikutty

Kamala Surayya (March 31,1934- May31,2009)
The sad demise of the writer was an irreparable loss to the world of letters, not only to Kerala but the whole world.Kamala's language was the ''language of love'' which she penned both in her novels and poems, he recalled that she had courageously announced that women were not weak or slave, but equal to men.she had made lot of fans across the world.

India's foremost poetess Kamala Das born on March 31, 1934 at Punnayurkulam in the Malabar area of Kerala. She born in the great Kerala literary household Nalapattu, as the daughter of M.K Menon and well-known Malayalam poetess Balamaniyamma. She acquainted with the great writers in Malayalam literature at a tender age and had enough exposure due to her stay at Calcutta and Kerala. The young Kamala read the Malayalam translation of Victor Hugo's Les Miserables by Nalapattu Narayanamenon at a tender age of eight. This ancestral house and the love of her grandmother influenced the young 'Amy' to grow into the Malayalam writer Madhavikutty as well as English poet Kamala Das.

Kamala Das' first poetry collection Summer in Calcutta promised the rise of a revolutionary woman poet in India. Her writings mainly reflected woman's longing for love and her restrictions in the society. Her stories and poems were greatly misunderstood and criticized by a section of Indian critics. Her poems like An Introduction, The Descendants, Alphabet of Lust and Only The Soul Knows How To Sing were open voices of restricted women in an orthodox society. Her autobiography My Story, published in 1976 put her on the centre of controversies. When this confessional work has been translated to more than 15 languages, Inadian critics accused for spreading the idea of unmarital relationships.

Controversies have always dogged the writer, who created a storm when she published her autobiography My Story and later embraced Islam in 1999 and adopted the name Kamala Surayya. She began wearing a veil, saying it offered dignity and comfort to women and continues to do so even now.

The poet who always wrote about Lord Krishna and imagined to be his Radha suddenly started to address Allah. Her statement "I converted my Krishna to Islam" evoked much opposition from conservative Hindus in Kerala. However she was bold in her decisions and continues her life according to Muslim beliefs.

And the ripples set off by the conversion were visible even on Sunday as her death certificate was made in the name of Kamala Madhava Das and the accompanying smasan parvana was filled with the venue for funeral at Vaikunth (city crematorium) and the date for the funeral as 31/05/09. Clearly, the decision taken in the morning was changed later in the day.

“My mother was a Muslim for many years and died a Muslim. She had converted to Islam happily and of her free will. It doesn’t matter what I or my brothers want. It was her wish (to convert to Islam) and we will respect it and abide by it. There is no way a posthumous reconversion can be held. So her funeral will have to be as per Islamic norms. It was also her wish that she be returned to Kerala,” Monu Nalapat, Madhavikutty’s eldest son, said.

chillll..courtesy to the one who made it!!!!

some writings from somebody!!!!

What is there to be scared about?

Growth should be equitable even if a percentage point lesser! All the growth that has happened in the last one decade is at the top end segment of the society which benefitted the rich and the upper middle class! The rural poor have only seen organic 2-3% growth and not beyond that.

This kind of growth is benefitting only the Western World to market their luxury products to the rich and upper middle classes like top end wrist watches, other consumer products etc. Gucci, Armani likes are allowed to open single brand outlets so that rich and upper classes income can be swallowed by selling exorbitant priced products because of brand names while qualitatively they may not be proportionate to their price tags!

Even Manmonhan Singh is aware and facilitated this. That is why he even asked the private sector to reduce the salaries and perks to its top executives because the gap between the rich and poor is widening too fast. The problem is not just economic; it is social as well; you are seeing more and more people adopting western culture in dress and celebrations of festivals like Valentines day which is getting the goat of those who follow even Hindu values. Raising incidents of violence is the direct result of this distorted economic boom. You need economic boom but not lopsided one. If India allows that it will fall prey to the western countries and revolution is imminent as it happened in Iran and other places.

At the same time, because of renewed economic growth, working class young men had growing purchasing power, which enabled them to spend more on beer. These are probably the main causes of heavy drinking and heavy violence.

BJP-USELESS PARTY OF INDIA

Portfolio of ministers based on their past performance


Prime Minister - LK Advani -- top priority..to build Jinnah statues all over India

Home Minister - Narendra Modi -- top priotiry..to trigger a riot every 6 months to prove masculinity of Majority community

Finance Minister - Arun Shourie -- top priority..to sell all Navratnas for amount less than Rs.100 within a year's time

Tourism Minister - Sushma Swaraj --top priority..to get all Indian women head shaven so that they can provide glimpse of real Sati culture to all foreigners

Law Minister - Arun Jaitley -- top priority...to introduce POTA, SAPOTA, LOTA, BATA and TATTA schemes..to improve Indian law system

Commerce Minister -- Bangaru Laxman -- top priority...to make sure there are thousands of bundles of cash available which can be easily distributed to all hardworking MPs in the country

Wish there was such a dream cabinet that can take India back to the future into 21st century.....BC

Save India fom "Loh-Purush" and the sorts.....

MR. Lalkrishan Advani (self proclaimed "Loh-Purush") was the weakest Home Minister of India. There were many-many big attacks of terrorist in his period of Home Ministry. Attack on Parliament, Akshar Dham, Lal Qila, J&K Vidhan Sabha etc. And also released the terrorists in "Kandhar". He always misguide the people of India in the name of "God Shri Ram" and "Jinnah". He is a confused man. "Kabhi Ram-Ram karte hen, Kabhi Jinnah-Jinnah karte hen". All this exercise he does for votes. But people didn't select his party. People does not believe on BJP and its P.M. candidate. So called "Loh-Purush". LK Advani comparison with "Loh-Purush" Sardar Patel".
"Kahan Raja Bhoj (Sardar Patel) Kahan Gangu Teli". (Advani). Sardar Patel united our nation and Advani always tried to destroy our unity.

Now its a suggestion to Mr. Advani to take retirement from politics and go to the shelter of God Shri Ram.
He wrote a book full of lies My Country My Life & My Lies. His tenure as HM was as good / bad as of shivraj patil. The only difference is that patil was removed for his failure but advani got himself promoted as Dy. PM by twisting hands of poor vajpayee.
Poisoning Indian social thread by taking rath yatra. India has witnessed maximum riots after that only.
Advani as HM got himself freed from Babri Masjid demolition charges but kept Murli Manhoar Joshi and others leaders busy with same.
Praising jinnah for making himself free from old criminal charges in Pakistan.
He himself started his political journey as Rajyasabha member but has objection on others.
He was main reason for BJP's defeat in 2004
He is the only person in Indian history who declared himself as PM candidate at least 1 years before the election.

"Bhagwan Ram se apne krityon ke liye pashchatap kare, tabhi uddhar hoga". Bhagwan Shri Ram bade hi dayalu hen voh jaroor maf kar denge.


Advani is a Fox - vajapee was million times better.
BJP will destroy India, every state they come in their thugs get active and police the state.
We wont need police only " Ram Sena will be our Police"
Poor Ram Lord being insulted here. Atleast they could have called it Ravana sena. and save my lord.
Our nation will be another taliban- ruled by these fanatics of RSS and VHP
Advani took entire Indian army to Indian border- blew crores of rupees- and bought them back without achieving anything at all-
USELESS PARTY OF INDIA- BJP

Destroyers of India - BJP

We will be 25 nations if BJP comes to power\
Save my India please.

Mr Madoff's Ponzi Scheme...Nothing less than a complete break up would do!!!!

Ponzi Scheme:
Ponzi scheme is a fraudulent investment strategy where an existing investor is paid high short term return with the principals flowing from other new investors. So simple in explanation and so vast in its consequences. In order for this scheme to work, there has to have steady flow of investment to the fund, thus more new investors. Such strategy, which has its existance from 1920s, can easily be leveraged by a private fund house, hedge funds which are immuned to regulations.

Who is Mr. Madoff????

"Ex-chairman of NASDAQ, esteemed member of SEC, founder of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities, a firm which is outperforming market in terms of steady juicy return to investor in this drowning economy". Not any more.

Madoff's broker-dealer firm has its investment advisory arm which runs a massive fund house (with AUM $17 billion as quoted in public sphere) with a well-known option trading strategy called, "Collar" - that means short Call, buy Put, considered to be safest in capital market fraternity. Such strategy is deemed to suceed provided the strategist has the knack of time - when to get into market & when to come out. Since his fund was performing relatively better in this choppy market, investors(mostly big banks, fund of funds, ultra-rich individuals, charity organizations) were lured to join this exclusive black box of Madoff. With dollar dividends coming at ease, none of the investors ever scrutinized or questioned this man having distinctive background. And now, they all marred in the quagmire of Ponzi. Madoff never disclosed his investment strategy in public media nor explained that in investor reporting. He was equally illusive to regulators with very minimal disclosure, being a private broker-dealer / hedge fund manager. His stature remained tact since his stream of investors are not mass- market individuals, rather exclusive club of luminaries built on his rapport and personal relations (smells hedge fund, is n't it).

Strategy• Build an exclusive club of investors through his circle of friends
• Build the fund house framed on Ponzi structure
• Limited regulatory liability being a private firm (again, hedge fund disclosure doctrines are non-existent). SEC even could not find any clue to possible fraud charge in 2006.
• Exclusivity of investor club and steady return kept fradulent scheme suspicion at bay.
• Maintained utmost secrecy on his investment to his closest executives & employees
All split open when he faced with massive redemption pressure (around $7 billion) from investors and then he starting disclosing the real scheme to his sons- close executives in the firm. Though it is premature to conclude on the whole fiasco, but it does raise eyebrows on certain market players who are really free, arogant- hedge funds, PEs and the regulations they are tied to till now.
• SEC regulations on hedge fund industry is abysmally low - Madoff has thrived because of that. With no information on his investment details, regulators are equally blinded on the whole story.
• Limited disclosure to investors - Hedge funds being considered to possess exclusive investment strategy which are not to be shared openly, investors in those entities blindly believe and rarely questions the nitty-gritty of investment strategy and underlying risk. That's where again Madoff has maneuvered his investor group / family.
• Investor callousness- When dividend outsmarts market in this southward economy, investors were happy to count dollars than questioning the authenticity. Madoff's fund has neither details available at SEC nor Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINR).

Do not blindly ape the Western culture but follow our age-old traditions and values!

When someone extends a helping hand, a Westerner will acknowledge it by offering ‘thanks’ and walk away; whereas an Indian will never forget a good deed or a favour bestowed upon him by someone. Parents relentlessly toil for our happiness since our birth and it is next to impossible to repay this debt. That is the precise reason why the parents have been treated as Guru in Indian culture. Indian culture encourages the youth to express their love and respect for their parents by bowing and seeking their blessings every day. We do not celebrate ‘Father’s or Mother’s day’ like Westerners. Present Indian young generation is blindly following Western culture by celebrating ‘Friendship Day’, ‘Valentine Day’, ‘Rose Day’, ‘Jeans’s Day’ etc. Such celebrations do not exhibit true love and gratitude but is an excuse for enjoyment and is just a formality without any meaning. The love shown through such celebration is restricted to a day. Today’s youth should realize that what one owes to his parents can not be repaid by ‘cutting cake’, ‘presenting a greetings card’ or by celebrating a ‘Day’; but the real repayment would be to become an ideal son or an ideal daughter i.e. to become an ideal citizen.
Most of the times, these adolescents indulge in immoral acts under the pretext of 'Valentine's Day'. In a country like Bharat, that is enriched with values, such moral degradation of the youth is indeed a serious social problem.
A short History of Valentine Day
In the 3rd Century, a Roman king named Cloudius II issued an order that 'The youth should refrain from marriage and join the army'. In this regard, St. Valentine, a priest, revolted against the king; however he was given death penalty by the king. While in prison, St. Valentine fell in love with the prison attendant's young daughter. It is sinful for a priest to get attracted to a lady. Why should the people of Bharat, who attach utmost importance to values, cherish memories of a sinful so-called priest?

Various days of the likes of 'Valentine's Day' that have originated from the blind emulation of the western culture are based on materialism. Regular practice of values, festivals, traditions and religious observances as per our own culture helps one acquire a pious state of mind and makes one happy, content and balanced.