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ABOUT THE POEM This is a translated version of the romantic poem VILLAGE WHISPERS from Tamil literature. It is a clarion call of the girl’s friend intensifying her hopes about marriage in a very positive note. She encourages her friend by telling that the whole village is rife with whispers about their affair which has the approval of both her parents. VILLAGE WHISPERS The sprightly blue blossoms...

SPORTS: VOCABULARY RELATED TO OTHER SPORTS AND ATHLETICS PART TWO pace  (noun) the rate at which somebody  walks, runs or advances pacemaker a person setting the pace for another that the other people taking part will try to imitate the speed pack the people who trail the leaders in a race or competition, etc. pentathlon a composite sporting event in which all contestants compete in five...

ABOUT THE POEM This is a translated version of an epic poem OUT FOR ANY HUMILIATION from Tamil literature. It is a fervent outcry of a boy to his lover’s friend. He affirms that he is ready to face any type of humiliation and even be an object of ridicule in the public’s eyes when the blinding passion of love for his sweetheart overwhelms his heart OUT FOR ANY HUMILIATION Ready to fall head over h...

SPORTS: VOCABULARY RELATED TO OTHER SPORTS AND ATHLETICS PART ONE athletic physically strong and robust athletics sports events such as running, jumping , throwing etc., that athletes compete in baton a sturdy stick that police personnel carry as a weapon for punishment broad jump a sport event in which people try to jump forward with full force possibly running up to a starting line cross-country...

ABOUT THE POEM This is a translated version of an outstanding poem BEAUTY AND THE BEAST from Tamil literature. It is an enthusiastic proclamation of a boy about his Lady Love whom he met on a hillock. He says proudly that he was subdued by the gracefulness of her demeanor and hence confesses a complete transformation of his personality. BEAUTY AND THE BEAST She is the darling daughter of a hillman...

TRANSPORT BY AIRWAYS AIRPORTS AND RELATED VOCABULARY PART TWO customs the public authority department that collects taxes on goods, bought and sold, and on products brought into the country, and that checks what is acquired duty-free shop a shop in an air terminal or on a ship that sells products like cigarettes, liquor, perfume, and so on. without tax on them hangar a large building in which airc...

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 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...

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

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...

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 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 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 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...

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 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...

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  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...

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 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...

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 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...

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

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...

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