ரத்த தானம

ரத்த தானம்

ரத்த தானம் செய்வார்கள் சிலர்
பிறர் உயிர் காக்க

ரத்தம் சிந்துகிறேன் நான்
என் உயிர் காக்க

ரத்தம் சிந்துவான் என் மகனும், நாளை
தன் உயிர் காக்க

படம் - நன்றி திணமலர்
இடம் - காரைக்குடி, சிவகங்கை மாவட்டம்

நம்பிக்கை ஜனா (Namibikkai Jana)

தன்னம்பிக்கை ஜனா(Jana)

In my last post, I mentioned about a great father who is determined to seed a firm future for his son Jana. So, what is special about this boy Jana? Read on.

Jana’s (13) cheerful smile instantly locks you on to him. When you just look at his face, no one would know that he met with a freak accident about 5 years back and is severely handicapped. Since the accident, he has a come a long way through his sheer determination and hard work.

While playing in the terrace of their small rented house in the March 2000, Jana came in contact with the high tension electric wire that passes through his house and was completely burnt. He was in the hospital for several months where doctors had to amputate his right hand till his shoulders, left hand till the elbow. They also amputated his left leg till the knee and removed the toes from his right leg.

With uncertain future ahead of him, Jana latched on to an advice given by his doctor. “Use your mouth for writing and drawing”. He clung on to this sliver of hope tightly and started attempting to write with his mouth the very same day. Jana’s tenacity gave encouragement

Happy Fathers Day Kesavan

Happy Fathers Day – Kesavan

On this Fathers day, I want to salute a father who has dedicated his life to bring a ray of hope in the life of his son.

This father never lost faith (on his Son) when every one else urged him to (give up).

This father chose to lose his thriving printing business so that he could focus his energy on his son.

This father refused to give up on his son when the friends and family wanted him to.

This father cried quietly and resolved even more when a leading surgeon compared his son to a rotten Tomato.

This father willingly spent all his life earnings (and even more) to provide medical care for his son.

This father rejected all ‘rejections’ to find a school that would take his physically challenged son.

This father has now woven his life around the needs of his son, so that he could attend school, learn key board and be a normal kid as he can be.

This father through his untiring efforts saw his son win accolades from the Dr. Abdul Kalam to Ms. Jayalalithaa.

This father is now happy to see his son, who can write only using mouth compete with regular students and stand on his own.

I salute this father, Mr. Kesavan who came across many insurmountable obstacles while providing for his Son (Jana) after a freak accident. While playing in the terrace of their house in March of 2000, Jana (10 at the time accident) came in contact with the High tension wire and was fully burnt. After several weeks in intensive care, Jana survived but not some parts of his body. Doctors had to amputate his right hand till his shoulders, left hand till the elbow. They also amputated his left leg till the knee and removed the toes from his right leg.

This accident turned Kesavan family’s life upside down. This lower middle class family in Chennai encountered turbulence that even big jumbo jets might find troublesome. Mr. Kesavan & Mrs. Bhuvaneswari Kesavan stuck with their son when the society around them scoffed at them for spending their life earnings on a crippled boy.

Money is a scarce commodity for this family, but love, affection and undying hope are in abundant supply. Jana is interested in computer graphics and wants to become a professional in this area. Mr. Kesavan is determined to help his son build skills in this area which will provide a platform on which Jana can weave his future around.

I salute this father’s faith and unconditional love for his Son. Happy Fathers Day, Mr.Kesavan.

P.S. Kesavan can be reached @ +91-93826-40666. He would appreciate your call and any support you can provide.

(I have met this family twice. Each time I am moved beyond words when I see the love and affection Mrs. & Mr. Kesavan pour on Jana. This boy, Jana is an amazing personality himself. More on him in my next post.)

Cycle Rickshaw in Amsterdam

Cycle Rickshaw in Amsterdam
Originally uploaded by rviswana.

An European version of the cycle rickshaw in Amsterdam. I sighted many rickshaws in the touristy part of the city called platz.

Stumped by SuDoKu

Stumped by SuDoKu

Sorry guys, I was simply too cocky when I said “I will post the solution tomorrow”. I should have said “I will try to post the solution…”

I spent a lot of time since yesterday on this, but I still haven’t cracked it…

Since, I goofed on this one. Here is another puzzle with the solution. I took about 60+ minutes to solve this one with lot of interruptions in between.

				7	3	9		4
6		2		4			7
			1			3	2	5
				6	7		5
	6	9				7	8
	5		4	9
2	9	3			8
	4			2		1		8
1		7	5	3				6

Solution

8	1	5	2	7	3	9	6	4
6	3	2	9	4	5	8	7	1
9	7	4	1	8	6	3	2	5
3	2	1	8	6	7	4	5	9
4	6	9	3	5	1	7	8	2
7	5	8	4	9	2	6	1	3
2	9	3	6	1	8	5	4	7
5	4	6	7	2	9	1	3	8
1	8	7	5	3	4	2	9	6

BTW a free trial version of this game is available on the net. Have fun…

Have you played SuDoKu?

SuDoKU

A new number puzzle, SuDoKu is becoming popular in India. It started appearing in many English Indian newspapers. Recently, the venerable newspaper from south The Hindu started carrying it in its city supplement section.

This number puzzle originated from Japan in early 80s and only now, it is spreading across the globe. I understand SuDoKu is popular in US & Europe as well. Have you heard / seen it in your papers?

This puzzle is similar to the crossword puzzle but with numbers. So, for folks like me, who find crossword puzzles intimidating, SuDoKu is easy to play and fun. I have been messing around with this puzzle for a few days now and find it interesting and fun.

The puzzle is very simple “Fill in the grid so that every row, every column, and every 3x3 box contains the digits 1 through 9.”

Try your hand on this one.. Please visit SuDoKu.com for some tips and more info about this new puzzle that is catching on in India.

I will solve this puzzle post the ‘answer’ tomorrow

1		6						5
			8			4
3					4		9
	2			3	8
6		5	9
			1
			7	4		6
9		8	3	1		5
	6	3						9