{"id":36026,"date":"2014-12-11T03:47:35","date_gmt":"2014-12-11T08:47:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=36026"},"modified":"2015-05-29T22:31:11","modified_gmt":"2015-05-30T02:31:11","slug":"a-poem-that-fits-the-spirit-of-free-market-economy-prosperity-where-lifestyle-grows-good-business","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=36026","title":{"rendered":"A Poem that fits the spirit of Free Market Economy &#038; Prosperity: &#8220;Where Lifestyle Grows Good Business&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By K. Thirukumaran<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Travelling along 401 East towards Montreal from Toronto, one can spot the sign \u201cUnited Counties of Leeds and Grenville\u201d, east of Kingston, Ontario.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tamilweek.com\/thiruvedkai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_3837-600x450121013a.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/tamilweek.com\/thiruvedkai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/IMG_3837-600x450121013a.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3837-600x450121013a\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2296\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Town of Gananoque, known for the Thousand Islands Tourism area is located in The Leeds and Grenville United Counties of Ontario. It is also the home of a major bridge to cross onto the United States of America, still the capital of vibrant free market economies.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Seeing the Counites&#8217; roadside sign recently reminded me of a poem by Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathiyaar.<\/p>\n<p>A Tamil Poem that immerses the Counties&#8217; slogan, \u201cWhere Lifestyle Grows Good Business\u201d \u2013 the message that is at the heart of the spirit of Free Market Economy and Prosperity is what the Tamil bard envisioned 100 or so years ago. <\/p>\n<p>The Poem in the chapter called &#8220;New Buffoon (Puthiya Konangki)&#8221; brings out a palm reading fortune teller carrying a \u201cKudukuduppai\u201d, who was going around visiting residents of Vethapuram, an ideal Town where Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathiyaar envisions the betterment for today\u2019s world in those feudal times he lived.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKudukuduppai\u201d is a drum like instrument &#8211; small hand held and often with a narrow median, where the player grips it.<\/p>\n<p>The name of the chapter \u201cNew Buffoon\u201d reflects his disbelief for superstitious behaviours, though Bharathiyaar finds it as a medium to trend messages of social goodwill ahead of the place and time.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/117296438&amp;color=ff6600&amp;auto_play=false&amp;show_artwork=true\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here is the original Tamil version of this poem \u201cNalla Kaalam Varukuthu\u201d rendered by Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathiyaar\u2019s Great-grandson \u2013 Rajkumar Bharathi:<\/p>\n<p>Translation of \u201cNalla Kaalam Varukuthu\u201d, from Bharathiyar\u2019s \u201cNew Buffoon\u201d is presented in Monsoon Journal to mark the great poet&#8217;s birth anniversary, falling on Dec 11, 2014:<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2297\" style=\"width: 252px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/tamilweek.com\/thiruvedkai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/SB1010131210113.jpg\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2297\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/tamilweek.com\/thiruvedkai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/10\/SB1010131210113.jpg\" alt=\"Subramaniya Bharathiyaar (Dec  11, 1882-Sep 11, 1921)\" width=\"242\" height=\"450\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2297\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Subramaniya Bharathiyaar (Dec  11, 1882-Sep 11, 1921)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Good times awaiting<br \/>\nGood times awaiting<br \/>\nAwaiting awaiting<br \/>\nGood times awaiting<\/p>\n<p>Ethnicities embrace<br \/>\nWars windup<br \/>\nSakthi and Ma-Kali<br \/>\nTell it all<br \/>\nRead their palms and tell of good fortunes<br \/>\nAwaiting residents of Vethapuram<\/p>\n<p>Good times awaiting<br \/>\nAwaiting awaiting<br \/>\nGood times awaiting <\/p>\n<p>Poverty destroyed<br \/>\nWealth swells<br \/>\nLearning upturns<br \/>\nSins purged<br \/>\nWhite collar crimes<br \/>\nCriminals tossed away<br \/>\nWith their squawks of \u201cAiyo\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Good times awaiting<br \/>\nAwaiting awaiting<br \/>\nGood times awaiting <\/p>\n<p>Businesses boom in Vethapuram<br \/>\nJob creations soar<br \/>\nLiving wage earners come to life<br \/>\nArt and Sciences advance<br \/>\nTechnology transcends<br \/>\nMachines multiply<br \/>\nEntrepreneurs expand and grow<br \/>\nScriptures spread and spread<br \/>\nClergy dares anew<br \/>\nObese lean<br \/>\nVigor sprouts<br \/>\nFlourishing escalates in eight directions<br \/>\nFree of fear<br \/>\nEvils evaporate<br \/>\nDogmas develop<br \/>\nCastetism chastens<br \/>\nEye opens seeing<br \/>\nEmerging Justice<br \/>\nConservative fads abruptly become enlightened<br \/>\nBoldness enter<br \/>\nGlory reigns<br \/>\nIsn\u2019t it Sakthi, the Malayala Bagavathi Amman<\/p>\n<p>Benevolence bustles<br \/>\nBenevolence bustles<\/p>\n<p>Good times awaiting<br \/>\nAwaiting awaiting<br \/>\nGood times awaiting <\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013 Subramaniya Bharathiyaar<\/strong> (1882-1921) <em>Poem translated by K. Thirukumaran<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Song by Subramaniya Bharathiyaar (11 December 1882-11 September 1921)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/tamilweek.com\/thiruvedkai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Slide7.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/tamilweek.com\/thiruvedkai\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Slide7-600x450.jpg\" alt=\"Slide7\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-3003\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Mother is reason the soul being spirited \u266b<\/b><\/p>\n<p><strong>In Remembrance of the Birth Anniversary of Mahakavai Subramaniya Bharathiyaar &#8211; 11 December, 2014: <\/strong> <\/p>\n<p>Padlock unbolting key held by the hand<br \/>\nPrudence key to win heart and mind<br \/>\n<!--more--><br \/>\nMelody key for song to become hit<br \/>\nWoman holds key to blissful home<\/p>\n<p>Book is dusted off with hand<br \/>\nMind is cleansed off being honest<\/p>\n<p>Hunt with bow hitting prey<br \/>\nFlirt with words hitting fortress of love<\/p>\n<p>Breath be held with mind<br \/>\nBody protected only with deed<\/p>\n<p>Mouth is rendering to scoff off rice<br \/>\nMother is reason the soul being spirited <strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"450\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/mbh5R8Z-KlY?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><em>Rendered by Rahul<\/em><\/p>\n<div id=\"tweetbutton36026\" class=\"tw_button\" style=\"float:right;margin-left:10px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/share?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdbsjeyaraj.com%2Fdbsj%2F%3Fp%3D36026&amp;text=A%20Poem%20that%20fits%20the%20spirit%20of%20Free%20Market%20Economy%20%26%23038%3B%20Prosperity%3A%20%26%238220%3BWhere%20Lifestyle%20Grows%20Good...%20&amp;related=&amp;lang=en&amp;count=horizontal\" class=\"twitter-share-button\"  style=\"width:55px;height:22px;background:transparent url('https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-tweet-button\/tweetn.png') no-repeat  0 0;text-align:left;text-indent:-9999px;display:block;\">Tweet<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By K. 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