My son and I have been slowly building this Mini DIY Library. It's an excellent bonding time and super therapeutic, too. Requires patiences and willing to retry things, as it's a delicate process. I never thought I'd enjoy stuff like this, but there you go.
My son and I have been slowly building this Mini DIY Library. It's an excellent bonding time and super therapeutic, too. Requires patiences and willing to retry things, as it's a delicate process. I never thought I'd enjoy stuff like this, but there you go.
They asked #Kalaignar:
‘But you also formed an alliance with the BJP…!’”
Kalaignar Answers:
Yes — At that time, the government was under the leadership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
Experienced leaders like George Fernandes, Yashwant Sinha, Jaswant Singh, Ram Vilas Paswan, and Nitish Kumar were part of that alliance.
The DMK used its political influence to keep that government in check and steer it towards a path of development. In that environment, it was not possible to push forward aggressive communal agendas like the Ayodhya Temple, UCC (Uniform Civil Code), or CAA.
After that, the DMK joined the Congress-led cabinet and implemented numerous welfare schemes for the people.
However, in the end, Congress shifted the political blame for the 2G issue entirely onto the DMK and distanced itself. Later, even after seven years of investigation, the court itself noted that not a single piece of solid evidence had been presented to prove the charges and acquitted A. Raja and others in the criminal case.
Even after that, during the period when the Congress was being ridiculed across the country as “Pappu,” the DMK did not abandon the alliance and protected the Congress from being politically buried.
But today, even after winning some seats in the 2026 Tamil Nadu Assembly Elections with DMK alliance votes, the Congress has not only left without any sense of gratitude — it is also being revealed from their own circles that they were working for other political forces even before the elections.
In such a situation, the Congress has no moral right to question the political integrity of the DMK.
In this context, it is inevitable that the lines of Bharathidasan — “Vanjamum soozchiyum vatratha kadalandro!” (Is it not an ocean where betrayal and conspiracy never dry up!) — come to mind.
(From Dhileepan Pakutharivu)
தமிழ்நாடு சட்டப்பேரவையில நான் பேசுனப்ப, ''மக்களைப் பிரிக்கும் சனாதனம் நிச்சயம் ஒழிக்கப்பட வேண்டும்''-னு குறிப்பிட்டேன். இதுக்காக என்னை சில பேர் criticize பண்றாங்க.
இதுக்கெல்லாம் பயப்படுற ஆள் நான் இல்ல. எதிர்ப்புலேயே வளர்ந்தது தான் திராவிட இயக்கம். அந்த வகையில, ஒரு சின்ன விளக்கத்தை மட்டும் கொடுக்க விரும்புறேன்.
சனாதனம் ஒழிக்கப்படணும்னு சொன்னா யாரும் கோயிலுக்கு போகக் கூடாதுனு அர்த்தம் இல்ல.
கோயில்ல மட்டும் இல்ல, society-லயும் எல்லாருக்கும் equal உரிமை இருக்கணும்னு அர்த்தம்.
மேல் சாதி - கீழ் சாதின்னு மக்களைப் பிரிக்கிறதை தான் நான் ஒழிக்கணும்னு சொன்னேன்.
பெரியார் - அம்பேத்கர் - அண்ணா - கலைஞர் பேசின கொள்கைய தான் நானும் பேசினேன்.
நாங்க யாருடைய கடவுள் நம்பிக்கைக்கும் எதிரானவங்க இல்லை. ஆனா, Inequality-ஐயும், oppression-ஐயும் கடுமையா எதிர்ப்போம் .
'பிறப்பொக்கும் எல்லா உயிர்க்கும்'-னு வள்ளுவர் சொன்னது தான் எங்க வழி!
Following the passing of the legendary Islamic scholar and thinker Syed Muhammad Naquib Al-Attas of Malaysia, earlier this month, I ventured to revisit some of his works this Ramzān, beginning with the “The Concept of Education in Islam: A Framework for an Islamic Philosophy of Education.”
I recommend this slim volume to each and every Muslim parent, first for themselves and second, as a guideline to approach the education and intellectual-development of one’s children, on the basis of an Islamic paradigm.
In particular this work outlines the basic concepts at the heart of an Islamic approach and Islamic Adab, namely:
Ma‘nā: Meaning
‘Ilm: Knowledge
‘Adl: Justice
Hikmah: Wisdom
‘Amal: Action
Haqq: Right action vis. truth and reality
Nutq’: Reason
Nafs: Self
Qalb: Heart
‘Aql: Mind and intellect
Marātib & Darajāt: Order of creation
Āyāt: Words, signs and symbols
Tafsīr & Ta’wīl: Interpretation
The book is a good starting point and introductory, from which to explore Syed Naquib’s works.
@anwaribrahim #Islam #Education
பொங்கலில் சூரியனை பகவானாக கும்பிட வேண்டிய கட்டாயம் இல்லை. அப்படி கும்பிடாமல் பொங்கல் வைப்பார்கள் முஸ்லிம்கள்;
ஏன் நாத்திகர்களும்கூட.
அதுவும் பொங்கல் விழாவே.
பாஜகவின் இந்த முஸ்லிம் வெறுப்பை அதிமுக ஏற்கிறதா?