Purushothaman C

BEYOND THE OBVIOUS

EVERY MONDAY , we begin the week with a lyrical detour fresh translations and reflections on ancient Tamil Sangam poetry offering timeless insights from one of the world’s oldest literary traditions. EVERY WEDNESDAY another series of Podcast Episodes available offers something delightfully different: deep dives into topics you didn’t know you cared about . Tune in. And come along as we look under the hood of the obvious into the world of the obscure. Hosted with warmth and humor turning abstract trivia into vivid tales BEYOND THE OBVIOUS makes you fall in love with learning all over again.

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POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE - TO MOUNT THE PALM FROND HORSE (23) 18.07.2022

ABOUT THE POEM: This is a translated version of a stupendous love lyric To mount the palm frond horse from Tamil literature. It is the passionate declaration of a lover about his betrayal by his lady love. He elaborates that his forced isolation is no better than being ridiculed while riding the palm frond horse the practice of publicizing the betrayal of female lovers, a practice of Tamils of the...

TRANSPORT BY AIRWAYS AIRPORTS AND RELATED VOCABULARY PART ONE (39) 13.07.2022

TRANSPORT BY AIRWAYS AIRPORTS AND RELATED VOCABULARY PART ONE aerodrome a small airport airbase a place where military aircraft operate from and are kept and where staff reside air bridge a piece of equipment that can be moved and put against the entryway of an airplane, so passengers can get on and off airdrome a small airport airfield an area of flat ground where airplanes can take off and land...

POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE HER LOVE UNFOLDS (22) 11.07.2022

HER LOVE UNFOLDS Her dazzling diffident Eyes pleasant like lotuses enchants my heart furthermore, made public my torment she is a young lady of honeyed discourse gifted with delicate round shoulders she drives off the sparrows from the millet crop grown alongside cotton in the mountain fields

PHONES, EMAIL AND THE INTERNET - TEXT MESSAGE ABBREVIATIONS AND TEXT MESSAGE RELATED VOCABULARY (38) 06.07.2022

Text Message abbreviations and Text Message related vocabulary AFAIC as far as I'm concerned AFAIK  as far as I know BF   boyfriend; best friend BFF      best friend (forever) BRB  be right back DD      darling daughter DW      darling wife emoji   a small digital image symbols, or icons used i...

POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE - WILL HOME BE PLEASANT ?(21) 04.07.2022

This is a translated version of a monumental love poem WILL HOME BE PLEASANT? from Tamil literature. It is the direct appeal to the lover by the girl’s friend that brings out the deep sense of deprivation of the girl in the absence of her lover and asks the embarrassing question Will Home Be Pleasant? for her friend in his absence. WILL HOME BE PLEASANT? You say that the wild with a grappling Mang...

APPEARANCE-FACIAL EXPRESSION-PART TWO (37) 29.06.2022

Appearance - Facial Expression-Part Two Pull a face /make faces to produce an expression to show that you do not like somebody or a facial expression usually of disgust or disapproval scowl verb to look at somebody/something in a furious or irritated manner scowl noun an angry look or expression smile verb to appear pleasant or agreeable smile noun the expression that you have on your face when yo...

POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE - AGONIZING NIGHT (20) 27.06.2022

POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE THAT BRINGS OUT THE DEEP AGONY EXPERIENCED BY A LOVE SICK WOMAN The aesthetic part of the poem AGONIZING NIGHT  is that the girl could hear the muffled sound of the chiming of a cow’s bell as the cow is trying to drive out the buzzing flies and in her anxiety wanted to know whether any other soul in the village could hear the sound. AGONIZING NIGHT My eyes can't con...

APPEARANCE - FACIAL EXPRESSIONS - PART ONE (36) 22.06.2022

APPEARANCE - FACIAL EXPRESSIONS - PART ONE beam, noun a wide and happy smile beam, verb to have a big happy smile on your face blush, verb to become red in the face because you are embarrassed due to shame, modesty or confusion blush, noun the red colour that spreads over one’s face due to embarrassment countenance a person’s look or their expression downcast depressed or low in spirit expression...

POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE - A HERON'S TESTIMONY (19) 20.06.2022

In this outlandish poem, A HERON'S TESTIMONY, the poet expresses the fear of a girl about the flirty nature of the lover. She takes comfort in the thought that there stood a Heron as a silent witness to the marriage and may stand testimony in case of any breach of faith by the man. A HERON'S TESTIMONY At the hour when my sweetheart Married me subtly, There were no one to authenticate However, the...

NEW WORDS IN THE DICTIONARY PART TWO (35) 15.06.2022

NEW WORDS IN THE DICTIONARY PART TWO jeggings pants for women, made of stretchable fabric that stretches and fit firmly over the legs and resemble jeans lolz fun, laughter or something that is amusing misremember to remember  something  incorrectly mouthfeel the sensation created by food or drink in the mouth overthink to think about something too much incessantly peeps often used to ref...

POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE THAT BRINGS OUT THE DESPERATE CONDITION OF A LOVELORN WOMAN (18) 13.06.2022

In this bizarre poem, THE AGONY OF LOVE , the poet expresses  the agony of a lovelorn woman and her desperate cry due to the absence of her beloved in her vicinity THE AGONY OF LOVE I feel compelled to stir up furthermore, shatter things to hit and break my head, to shout out vicious screams as though in a distraught craze. The cool night wind fuels the fire of affection in me Yet, this insen...

NEW WORDS IN THE DICTIONARY PART ONE (34) 08.06.2022

NEW WORDS IN THE DICTIONARY PART ONE  artisan a person who practices a trade or handicraft and produces food and drink made in a traditional way bezzie or bestie used to describe an intimate friend blog a website that contains online personal reflections, comments, and often hyperlinks, videos, and photographs provided by the writer bloggable appropriate material to be a topic for a blog brom...

POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE THAT PORTRAYS THE BLIND LOVE OF A GIRL 17 06.06.2022

In this great poem, LOVE’S GULLIBILITY , the poet expresses  the blind love of  girls towards their lovers who had gone in pursuit of wealth leaving them to  languish but at the same time wishing them well in their endeavor POEM LOVE’S GULLIBILITY Assuming it is bravery to get rid of affection and graciousness what's more, withdraw from the quest for riches leaving us to lament Let...

SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL PART 2(33) 01.06.2022

Space and Space travel Part two pod part of a spacecraft that can be disengaged from the main probe a spacecraft without people in the mission that gets information and sends to the earth station rocket a spacecraft in the shape of a long, hollow cylinder that is driven by a stream of gases ejected from behind satellite a vehicle intended to orbit the earth, the moon, or another celestial body for...

POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE THAT REVEALS THE EXTREME DEVOTION OF A GIRL TOWARDS HER LOVER 16 30.05.2022

In this exceptionally acclaimed poem, Loftier than the earth,the poet expresses her  extreme devotion of a girl towards her lover Reference:Kurinji or Neelakurinji in Malayalam and Tamil is a shrub that is found in the shola forests of the Western Ghats in Kerala, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. The purplish-blue flower blossoms only once in 12 years,

SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL PART 1(32) 25.05.2022

SPACE AND SPACE TRAVEL PART 1 aerospace the industry of building aircraft, vehicles and equipment to be sent into astronaut a person whose job involves travelling and working in a spacecraft blast-off   noun the moment when a spacecraft leaves the ground booster a rocket that gives a spacecraft additional  capacity when it leaves the earth cosmonaut an astronaut from erstwhile Russi...

POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE THAT REVEALS THE EXCRUCIATING PAIN EXPERIENCED BY SEPARATED LOVERS 15 23.05.2022

In this profoundly admired poem, the poet expresses the agony of separated lovers in the words of a girl who explains succinctly the lovesickness devastated her both mentally and physically

CONVERSATION TIPS 31 18.05.2022

TRANSPORT BY BUS AND TRAIN BUS AND TRAIN TRAVEL PART 2 deck one of the floors of a bus departure an act of leaving a place depot a place where buses or other vehicles are kept and repaired derail to leave the track derailment an instance when a train leaves the track detrain to leave a train or make somebody leave a train double-decker a bus with two floors, one on top of the other e-ticket a tick...

POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE WHICH DECLARES THE KING MIGHTIER THAN THE SUN 14 16.05.2022

In this greatly appreciated poem, Purananuru , Song no. 8 a poet expresses greedily that the expeditious sun could never match  Cheraman Selvakkadungo,his beloved patron and a supreme ruler

CONVERSATION TIPS 30 11.05.2022

TRANSPORT BY BUS AND TRAIN TRAIN AND BUS TRAVEL PART 1 aboard on or onto a ship, plane, bus or train alight to get out of a bus, a train or other vehicle board to get on a ship, train, plane, bus, etc. book verb to arrange to have or use something on a particular date in the future; to buy a ticket in advance booking an arrangement that you make in advance to buy a ticket to travel somewhere bus a...

POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE ON THE UNTIMELY DEATH OF A SOVEREIGN RULER 13 09.05.2022

In this greatly admired poem, IMPRUDENT DEMISE a poet expresses his grief about the untimely death of a sovereign ruler who was very popular for his righteous rule. The poet expresses his profound faith and appeals to profane Death that sparing the life of the great King  would've resulted in gaining many more lives on the battlefield in which he fought.

CONVERSATION TIPS 29 04.05.2022

Phones, email, and the internet Making calls Part Two line a phone connection; a particular phone number Misdial to call the wrong phone number by mistake mute noun the mute button on a phone, television mute verb to turn off the sound on a phone, television, number a set of figures that is used to identify something or communicate by phone on hold if a person on the phone is put on hold, they hav...

POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE ON THE DEATH OF A GREAT KING 12 02.05.2022

In this acclaimed poem of great excellence, A LANDMARK OF STONE , a poet laments the death of a noble King by telling that our great patron of unblemished glory has just turned into a landmark of stone referring to the tombstone of the King.

CONVERSATION TIPS 28 27.04.2022

Phones, email and the internet Making calls  Part One area code the numbers for a particular area or city, which you use when you are making a phone call from outside the local area be on the phone to be using the phone call  verb to phone somebody call  noun the act of speaking to somebody on the phone call back  phrasal verb to phone somebody again or to phone somebody who ph...

POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE ON NATURE OF MEN OF GREAT STATURE -11 25.04.2022

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