"The Great Indian Novel" – Nothing great about the Author’s Present Political motive

This is a delayed post, but I waited to complete the book

After long pending years, I read ‘The great Indian novel’ by Shashi Tharoor a month back. There is no doubt about the way the story is pinned with the characters in Mahabharata linked with the Congress party of pre-independence and the fall outs after Independence. At many places, “human beauty” is needlessly expressed in Khajuraho style. May be, it is his fantasy to write in such a way or trying to appear like Khushwant Singh style. In my opinion, they didn’t add any value except some ‘Kamasutra’ effect to the story.

Few main characters (whom I could recollect while writing this post) around which the story evolves

Dhritarashtra – Nehru
Bheeshma – Mohandas Gandhi
Karna – Mohammed Ali Jinnah
Vidur - Sardar Patel

Having written so satirical about the way the Congress party has handled the country’s pre and post independence and with almost direct references to some of the in-explainable decisions that was taken by Nehru on the Kashmir issue and India-China conflict, it is shame to note that Shashi Tharoor finally found only the Congress party, for his home-coming, boosting of personal image and foray into Indian Politics. Whatever respects I had for him, got tarnished by his act.

Thus, Indian politics stands out as splendid example of how one can tarnish something or someone to the core, but soon join them in the name of ‘Service to country’ and people will forget all

Review comment on my blog - After a long time!

I hope and I think that my blog is being visited and topics read. But haven't seen any comments for a long time. There used to be; but mostly they are like spam (standard links to advertisements/ marketing) and not specific to the topic.

It took a topic on Maestro Ilayaraja to get comments. Though they were little on the negative side, I felt happier that a topic on him certainly is read and has influenced the individuals to push their remarks.

Ilayaraja's music - is not free anymore??

Ilayaraja has gone into a contract with Abi Music which will decide to give license to use Maestro's music to be used in live show performance, radios, remixes and whatever not covered earlier.

In this age of Internet, it looks little crazy on Ilayaraja's decision to be very stringent with so many of his lively compositions. It is true that any music director would like to be identified with his compositions, but not sure if would be be to the extent of what Ilayaraja has done. He may be a Maestro, but doesn't seem to be so at Heart when it comes to having copyright (which may be correct, but not in all forms). It is not known why he fears that his music should be protected so much.

As a person who grew up listening to his music and his amazing creativity in composing film songs based on Carnatic raagas, I feel disappointed that a person of his stature decided to do this. What happens everyone follows this idea - MSV, SPB, S Janaki, Yesudas, Chitra, AR Rahman trademark the songs they have sung or composed ! There may be no place to hear the lovely melodies except in our Home PCs.

As per Tamilnadu Tourism - Lord Vinayaka is mythical half-man and half-bird Garuda !!!

It is not known who actually owns and maintains these Tourism websites which gives awfully wrong information on important tourists spots.

Check the below link http://www.tamilnadu-tourism.com/tamilnadu-cities/tiruchirapalli-tourism.html and read the text for 'The Rockfort Temple'. It says "The temple is dedicated to Lord Vinayaka (the mythical half-man, half-bird Garuda who is Vishnu's Vehicle, famous in the Epic Mahabharata)".

It should have been half-man and half-Elephant. The second error is quoting Garuda as in the Mahabharatha !!! At least stories of Vishnu's Avatars would have been somewhat relevant. How can errors like these be unnoticed? This is another example of having quota based people managing government sites

Being from Trichy (particularly born and brought up in Srirangam), I didn't knew a Jambukeshwarr Temple exist ! Tiruvanaikoil is where Goddess Akilandeshwari and Lord Jambukeshwarar are worshipped. The peedam that has the linga, is surrounded by water and the level of water depends on the level in the river Cauvery.