By Vivekananda

Ø  Tell the truth boldly, whether it hurts or not. Never pander to weakness. If truth is too much for intelligent people and sweeps them away, let them go; the sooner the better.

Ø  This I have seen in life—those who are overcautious about themselves fall into dangers at every step; those who are afraid of losing honor and respect, get only disgrace; and those who are always afraid of loss, always lose.

Ø  “Face the brutes.” That is a lesson for all life—face the terrible, face it boldly. Like the monkeys, the hardships of life fall back when we cease to flee before them.

Ø  Fear is death, fear is sin, fear is hell, fear is unrighteousness, fear is wrong life. All the negative thoughts and ideas that are in the world have proceeded from this evil spirit of fear.

Ø  Why are people so afraid? The answer is that they have made themselves helpless and dependent on others. We are so lazy, we do not want to do anything ourselves. We want a Personal God, a Savior or a Prophet to do everything for us.

Ø  As long as we believe ourselves to be even the least different from God, fear remains with us; but when we know ourselves to be the One, fear goes; of what can we be afraid?

Ø  All that is real in me is God; all that is real in God is I. The gulf between God and me is thus bridged. Thus by knowing God, we find that the kingdom of heaven is within us. 

Ø  Fill the brain with high thoughts, highest ideals, place them day and night before you, and out of that will come great work.

Ø  Who makes us ignorant? We ourselves. We put our hands over our eyes and weep that it is dark.

Ø  Great work requires great and persistent effort for a long time. … Character has to be established through a thousand stumbles.

Ø  Each work has to pass through these stages—ridicule, opposition, and then acceptance. Those who think ahead of their time are sure to be misunderstood.

Ø  Stand up, be bold, be strong. Take the whole responsibility on your own shoulders, and know that you are the creator of your own destiny. All the strength and succor you want is within yourselves. Therefore, make your own future.

 

Sri Aurobindo's Sppech

Sri Aurobindo’s speech delivered at the Bengal National College in 1907

“What we want here is not merely to give you a little information, not merely to open to you careers for earning a livelihood, but to build up sons for the Motherland to work and to suffer for her. That is why we started this college and that is the work to which I want you to devote yourselves in future. What has been insufficiently and imperfectly begun by us, it is for you to complete and lead to perfection. When I come back

I wish to see some of you becoming rich, rich not for yourselves but that you may enrich the Motherland with your riches. I wish to see some of you becoming great, great not for your own sake, not that you may satisfy your own ego, but great for mother India, to make India great, to enable her to stand up with head erect among the nations of the earth, as she did in olden days when the world looked up to her for light…

There are times in a nation’s history when God places before it one work, one aim, to which everything else, however high and noble in itself, has to be sacrificed. Such a time has now arrived for our Motherland when nothing is dearer than her service, when everything else is to be directed to that end… Work that she may prosper. Suffer that she may rejoice

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Neeraarum Kadaludutha

Neeraarum Kadaludutha Nilamadanthai kezhilozhugum
Seeraarum Vadhanamena Thigazh Bharatha Kandamithil
Thekkanamum Adhirsirandha Draavida Nal Thirunaadum
Thakkasiru Pirainudhalum Tharitthanarum Thilakamuthey
Atthilaka Vaasanaipol Anaithulagum Inbamura
Etthisayum Pugazh Manakka Irundha Perum Thamizhanange !
                                                                          Thamizhanage !

Unseerilamai Thiram Viyandhu
Seyal Marandhu Vazhthudhume!Vazhthudhume!
                                                    Vazzhthudhume!

                                  

                                             -- Manonmaniam Sundram Pillai

Kuva Kuva Vaathu

குவா குவா வாத்து

குள்ள மணி வாத்து

மெல்ல உடலை சாய்த்து

மேலும் கீழும் பார்த்து

செல்லமாக நடக்கும்

சின்ன மணி வாத்து

Kai Veesamma Kai Veesu

கைவீசம்மா கைவீசு

கடைக்கு போகலாம் கைவீசு

மிட்டாய் வாங்கலாம் கைவீசு

மெதுவாய் திண்ணலாம் கைவீசு

சொக்காய் வாங்கலாம் கைவீசு

சொகுசாய் போடலாம் கைவீசு

கோயிலுக்கு போகலாம் கைவீசு

கும்பிட்டு வரலாம் கைவீசு

Amma Ingey Vaa Vaa

அம்மா இங்கே வா வா

ஆசை முத்தம் தா தா

இலையில் சோறு போட்டு

ஈயைத் தூர ஒட்டு

உன்னை போன்ற நல்லார்

ஊரில் யாவர் உள்ளார்

என்னால் உனக்குத் தொல்லை

ஏதும் இங்கே இல்லை

ஐயம் இன்றிச் சொல்வேன்

ஒற்றுமை என்றும் பலமாம்

ஓதும் செயலே நலமாம்

ஒளவை சொன்ன மொழியாம்

அஃதே எனக்கு வழியாம்

Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy

Dr. Muthulakshmi Reddy was born in the state of Pudukottai on 1886. She was born for Mr. S.Narayanasami and Mrs.Chandrammal.

In earlier days girls are meant for cooking and taking care of family. Girls were not sent to schools/Colleges. But Narayamasami broke the practice and sent his daughter to the school. Muthu Lakshmi was also very much interested in studies. Due to her interest her teachers showed some special in teaching Muthulakshmi beyond her academic. She was shined as a brilliant student.

During her puberty she was asked to leave the school. However she continued her studies from home. Successfully she completed her higher schooling.

Muthulakshmi Reddy’s mother was searching bridegroom for her. But Muthulakshmi refused to marry. She hated treating women as a slave in the name of marriage. She wanted to be a different from other women in the society.

After her schooling she applied for higher education in Maharaja College. But her application was rejected for two reasons 1. Gender – Mahraja college principal thought she might demoralise men students 2. Community - Her father belonged to Brahman and her mother belonged to other caste. But Maharaja of Pudukottai accepted her admission and he gave the scholarship.

Muthulakshmi met Sarojini Naidu (Nightingale of India) during her college days and she felt happy that someone there to share the same thought s like her.

Narayanasami wanted Muthulakshmi to become the Teacher but she was very much interested to continue her studies hence she opted medical stream and she joined in Madras Medical College. She completed her graduation on 1912. She joined as House surgeon in Government Hospital for Women and Childern. She is the first Tamil and Indian women doctor in India.

Muthulakshmi Reddy married Dr. D.T Sandara Reddy with a condition “Always respect me equal and never cross my wishes”. She married on 1914 at the age of 28 Years in accordance with the 1872 Native Marriage Act.

She went to England to continue her studies further. In request from Women Indian Association she gave medical practice and she started doing the social service.

In 1926 she was nominated as a member of council and become the first women member of legislative in India. Later she was elected as a deputy chairman of legislative council and then she became the first vice president women of the legislative council in the world.

In 1930 she founded AVVAI HOME for destitute women and orphans in Adyar, Chennai.

She became first chair person for state social welfare board. While she president of Women Indian Association she passed a bill for suppression of brotherls and immoral trafficking in women and children.

Muthulakshmi started the CANCER INSITUTE in Adyar, Chennai (ADYAR CANCER INSTITUTE) and in 1952 the foundation was laid by Pandit Jawarharlal Nehru. In1954 hospital started functioning.

She was awarded Padma Bhushan on 1956.

Sher is the author of the book called “My experience as Legislative”. She wrote all her experience in the book.

In 1968 June 22^nd her services came to end but still she is living and servicing to many  in the form “ Avvai Home” and “Adyar Cancer Institute”.