“Hey wassup!!!”
“Hai!!!”
I am not sure if they carry any meaning. adhulayum, indha “Hai!!!”, God only knows what it really means.
vaNakkam, the Tamil way of greeting one another. I can hear murmurs, adhellam andha kAlam. Did you know that there are three ways, in Tamil culture to greet people with the same vaNakkam.
1. When the gesture is joining of two hands next to your heart. It means, it is delivered from your heart. It is usually exchanged between friends, close relatives etc. eg. vaNakkam mAmA
2. When the gesture is joining of hands in front of your face. It means it is delivered from your brain. Usually it is conveyed with respect to your teachers, your Boss, something like vaNakkam modhaLALi
3.When you join your hands above your head. It is usually seen in temples, where you pray to God, placing him on top of everything.
Ain’t it profound? Today we talk about communication protocols token rings, priority flags etc.
“thamizhan maRabu kaNiporikkum porundhum!!!!”
Thursday, May 05, 2005
vaNakkathil mUnru vagai
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7 comments:
vanakkam mama... :)
good one man...
dei, engayo poitte da !
Btw, Ivlo naala SBna yaarune therile. Illena modhal laye on blog pakkam vandhuruppen man ! Annikku oru dhadavai vandhappo, evano kirukkan statistical estimate of life nu ezhudhirukan nu free a vitten. Ippo thaan paakkaren, andha kirukkan nee nu :)
Good one! Really enjoyed reading this! :)
sb,
dinesh romba pugazhndhirukkan onna... :) good to see the chemistry back..... :)
also was just wonderin at lunch..kaigaLai kumbittu vanakkam sonnaal dhaan vanakkama ?
how about --
- a pleasant smile accompanied by the look of recognition in the eyes when you see someone you know/like/love whatever...
OR
- a burst of laughter, or any gesture, however subtle or strong it may be....
idhellam vaNakkathil sila muraigaLaaga eNNalaamo ?
mikka aavaludan un vidaiyai edhir paarkum....
Zep :)
Dinesh,
You know what, I thought you wud be appreciative of the stat analysis more than anybody else, since I rember us talking about stat quite a bit.
Subha,
Thanks. btw, I shud say I enjoy reading your blogs too. good to know that that there is somebody out there to express their dravidian feelings.
Arun,
muttrilum unmai. pun sirippukku nigar pun sirippe. But the blog was just an expression of pride over out culture. adha appadi than irukkum :-)
Senthil,
thala, vazhi thani vazhi, :-)
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