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BOOKS THE FRIEND PHILOSOPHER AND GUIDE https://www.speakingtree.in/blog/books-the-friend-philosopher-and-guide-204825 Good Morning This is shortest and best article I have ever read about books. Frankly speaking, there's nothing in the article which I didn't know yesterday. What made me pick it up today for sharing with you is the simplicity in presentation. For a moment, while reading it, I remembered C Rajagopalachari who had come to our college during 1959-60 (Government College, Madappally at that time the third government college in Malabar region, the other two being Victoria College, Palghat and Brennen College, Tellicherry) and addressed us for about an hour. He didn't tell us anything new which teachers had not tell us earlier. He was sitting and speaking. But all of us listened with eyes and ears open. I remember specifically, moving his head left and right, and using his index finger like a mother uses to tell the child, "No, my Beta, No", he told...

A photo of my mom that she never saw- Some memories are worth sharing https://www.newindianexpress. com/opinions/mindspace/2020/ apr/15/a-photo-of-my-mom-that- she-never-saw-2130215.html   A story about a photo taken in 1937 which surfaced long after. M G Warrier

Halting the march of rumours - https://www.thehindu.com/ opinion/lead/halting-the- march-of-rumours/ article31342031.ece   Let's not cause sharing of rumours. If all of us decide a "Buck stops here" approach to gossips, lies, misinformation and harmful jokes, rumours will die, as they, like parasites,  need hosts to survive. M G Warrier

Tatwamasi https://www.speakingtree.in/ blog/tatwamasi-401296   I'm not on preaching any philosophy. While in college (1959-63), I had learnt something about Christianity by joining a correspondence course (Light of Life). The total cost for me for a course which extended for months was the cost of the postal stamp on my first letter to Light of Life. Then study material comes with a reply-paid envelope (postage will be paid by the addressee) in which an answer sheet can be sent back. The 'student' can stop the correspondence at any time, no further questions will come. I completed the course and received a nice certificate for having completed the course and a beautiful copy of the New Testament (Bible). This is the only 'formal' religious education in my life imparted free to me. I've never been initiated to any religion so far.  I'm "Hindu-Varier" because that's what is written in the relevant column on the first page of my SSLC b...

Pandemic or an Eye Opener https://timesofindia. indiatimes.com/readersblog/ obviously-soulful/simplicity- is-a-big-thing-2-4998/   In a way, it is comforting to find that more and more people are starting to think differently.  M G Warrier

Shri CV  Subbaraman's response to the article " Parentune - 'Sharing The Load' During Corinavirus Lockdown" by Reshmy Warrier: "The notion that "this is not my job" is a mindset, often inherited in India - I don't know about other countries-. It is unfortunate. There is no such thing as "my job" or "your job" except in offices where duty lists are drawn up and given to the desks, which also carries the omnibus clause "and such other duties as may be assigned by the Manager/supervisor from time to time. Nobody has so far protested about this saving clause(for the "management"), not even any trade union! If kitchen work is the job of the women, why is it the world over the kitchen work in large, medium and even tiny restaurants and hotels or other eateries by whatever name called, largely  handled by men? Do these "chefs" handle the kitchen work in their homes too, is not known. One of my colleague...

Pancha Bhoota Stalam -  https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ Pancha_Bhoota_Stalam   Open this link to know more about five Shiva temples in South India each dedicated to one of the PANCHABHOOTHAs. M G Warrier