Sakthi Foundation
Diary writing in UNI5 centers
2016 - 2017

* Sendurai and Coimbatore

Diary writing in UNI5 centers [Sendurai] - 2016-2017

This day's report encloses Monday and Tuesday's work.

Dr.Pradheep Challiyill introduced the analogy about health care and mind care with apple fruit's browning reaction experiment. So this year twice in a week we are showing that to young children especially regarding food.

Role play:
Based on Ramzan month before Mosque and Kabba model at Mecca we have started the role play.
1. Do not be greedy.
2. When you are angry, don not abuse with bad words.

Real objects:
1. Papaya fruit.
2. Lock and key.

Energy conversion:
1. Electrical energy is being converted as light and wind energy in bulbs and fans.
2. Red soil - bricks.

Unique UNI5 child:
* Most of the previous term children who used to be alone in April, have developed good social skills with friends and they are also assisting the new ones to settle.

* Very young new children are exploring various objects, tools, models, toys, idols etc in the environment as they nurture their absorbent mind and they are not crying too much.

* When we showed the lock and key system a child of 3.5 years said that not only doors, even vehicles have lock and key system to be started.

* A 3 year old child brought the wooden cone from geometrical cabinet and compared with carrot.

* A child wore a shirt in which there was regular chain of triangles. Another 3.5 year old child saw that and said that his shirt has ''chain of mountains'' with proper terminology.

* When we did the weather chart, a 3 year old child said that sun is very hot and circle.

* New helper Ms.Kaneeshwari [our parent who lost her husband last month] has joined today and our team is training her. Now we have 7 adults and Sendurai team is expected for more perfection in UNI5.

* Tuesday Tulsi pooja was performed and new crying children also participated.

* Tiny infant books, idols are attracting very young children and they just touch and explore.

In Coimbatore they too have started their work. Dr.Madeswaran will be meeting the team on 24th June and updating.

15.6.2016

Role play – do not become angry and abuse others with harsh words

Real object – mirror and eye glass

Energy – Cotton flower – cotton – thread – dress

UNI5 – From previous Thursday we have started EARTH concepts. We are now giving Earth is covered with water, water reflects the sky blue, earth has water underneath.

Unique children

· An elder child taught how to pray to Ganesha before entering into environment to few new children and offered a flower too.
· A 3 year old child compared his body parts with a lion model.
· Children like to sing songs related to animals and use the respective models.
· Ms.Kalaivani David [Our very first staff] is coming with her 6 months old infant from yesterday. All the best!
· Today a 1.75 year old boy child has joined.

Role play - Do not be greedy

Real object - jars made of brass, ever silver, glass, mud and plastic.

Energy - Wood - wooden objects

Thursday - Ganga pooja was done followed with art and craft [Origami]

Mr.Ripunjay's Panchamuka Hanuman Kavajam has been chanted through his voice recording.

Unique observations:

* Many new children take books and explore. They went into deep conversation which helped us to know their spoken skills.

* A 2.5 years old boy took all animals and compared the tail shape.

* We are documenting 5 months old infant. He is making lot of response towards musical tools and he was observing the mirror.

* A 3 year old child compared the spout of the jar with an elephant trunk.

* A 3 year old child took care of the infant baby and he showed many sound making tools from musical tray.

17.6.2016
Role play - do not be jealous of others materials

Real object - tamarind

Energy - flowers - garlands

UNI5 - Indian states and Sounds [Sakthi Peetam]

Friday pooja

Unique observations:

* New children observed the Friday rituals carefully and sat very near to us.

* Elder children made many new ones to settle.

* Old children are well aware about previous syllabus.

* Very young children observe much.

* A 3 year old child took a book and reproduced Sanskrith sounds when we chanted shlokas.

After week end.,
20.6.2016

Role play in both centers - do not be jealous of others

Real object in Sendurai - bubble cover

Real object in Coimbatore - sepangizhangu [a tuber]

In Sendurai they have conducted the first nature walk and they did not showed energy and other UNI5 concepts. The detailed report about nature walk will be given on Thursday.

In Coimbatore today only they have started their real UNI5 day. BUt they have documented the general observation and that will be posted on Sunday.

In CBE when Moon's idol was shown along with real moon photo a 3 year old child related the idol with temple.

21.6.2016
Role play – be brisk and do not be lazy [Sendurai], Do not be jealous about others [CBE]

Real object – Cucumber [S], pen stand [Cbe]

Energy transfer – seed – plant [Se], ice cubes melting back to water [Cbe]
UNI5 – Gravity of earth holds the sea water [S], earth has water inside – coconut show tell [Cbe], Cbe center also gave drawing and painting activity.

Unique observations:
New children have started comparing few colors, shapes and textures in both centers.

Cucumber – banana – cylinder

How many children wear same color dress like Mathangi’s Tuesday red saree?

Tuesday Tulsi Pooja was done.

A child was eager enough to know how we make objects out of wood, extension of energy transfer.

A 3.5 year old child was teaching names of 5 fingers with the big girl doll in center.

A 2.5 year old child in Sendurai compared the design pattern of Chinese plate with Srichakram.

Few children at very young age are able to understand the cause, reason for any action – wind disturbing the lamp etc.

23.6.2016
Role play - do not be lazy - in both centers

Real object - Thuvar dhal [S], lamp - [C]

Energy - egg - chicken [S], Bud - flower [C]

UNI5 - metals under earth [S], various parts of earth [Physical features] - [C]

2 more admissions in Sendurai and now the strength is 32

Unique observations:
When Thuvar dhal was shown as whole grain, children felt the difference. Many explored the shape and color. Sphere and knob of the cylindrical blocks were compared.

Elder children are assisting new children in taking and handling the activity based tools.

New children are expressing their ideas about earth and water slowly.

A new child learned how to sneeze by holding the palms.

23.6.2016
Role play -do not gossip about others [S], do not be lazy [C]

Real obejct - a medicinal plant [Thiru noortru patri] - [S], Ponaaganni keerai [C] - it is a spinach variety

Energy - kerosene - fire - S, egg - hen [c]

Thursday Ganga pooja shown in both centers based on water conservation.

Unique observations:
analogy of browning reaction with apple and brinjal has been shown this week in both centers.

Uni5 - all gases, fuel from earth - Sendurai

aquarium vedio has been shown in cbe.

Children are able to differentiate various sizes with various objects.

Elder children teach new ones how to use the toilet and convey the bathroom need to the assistant.

A child compared the color of kerosene with globe's blue color.

Children are able to comprehend yesterday's concepts with correct vocabulary.

A 2.5 year old child was able to understand and say out the clear meaning of Thirukural [2000 year old ethical poem]

After seeing sea video, a 2.5 year old child compared zebra with zebra fish by holding the models.

New children have learned to say out the concepts and messages of pictures and videos.

Elder child taught how to use water without wasting.

24.6.2016 [Only Sendurai]
Role play - do not gossip about others

Real object - lemon

Energy - flowers - garlands

Browning reaction analogy was shown with potato

Mookambika pooja followed with Sakthi peetam language, states presentaion

Observations:
A 3 year old child compared the hard sea shell with the turtle's hard shell.

Shapes and color are identified correctly by many children.

Lemon's medicinal uses were listed out.

An old child taught a new child how to properly play in sand pit with various tools.

New children also use astamangalam pooja vessels.

New children are much interested in pronouncing various sounds patterns when we presented sakthi peetam.

When we used marapaci dolls for midhunam raasi, many children compared the dolls with parents.

27.6.2016
Role play - do not find fault with others

Real object - paddy

Energy - paddy's coating [umi] becoming tooth powder

Uni5 - Metals under earth - repeated

Observations:
A new 2 year old child keeps on seeing and exploring our show case and many objects and also asks several questions.

A 3 year old child after seeing moon's idol said that same moon is also in Shiva's head.

A new child is good in observing weather and reporting to us with proper gestures even though he is just evolving in spoken skills.

A child observed moon idol and asked several questions.

A 3 year old child was able to clearly comprehend about the various things which can be taken from earth. He also added that earth never leaves the water upon it to fall down.

28.6.2016
Role play - do not find fault with others

Real object - pen stand from China

Energy - buds - flowers

Tuesday Tulsi pooja followed with begning of temple-human body concept

Observations:
1. A 3 year old child said that like pen stand we also use stand for placing vessels in kitchens.

2. A 2.5 year old child said that the pend stand is made of china clay and we have to handle very carefully.

3. A 2 year old child relished by long observation of our center's wooden door with good carvings.

4. A child compared the tiny objects with large objects of same type with correct terms.

5. A 3 year old child said that smooth tablets and boards are very smooth like center's tiles floor.

6. When a child observed the flag post with Ganesha idol in temple concept she also ran out to see the flag post of our center and ganesha idol at door entrance.

29.6.2016
Role play - do not hate others

Real object - telescope

Energy - cattarpillar - butterfly

Uni5 - fuels under the earth, video show about butterfly.

Observations:
Children have started talking about the previous year UNI5 concepts.

A child said that the lava wears a shirt like us and another said that it blows a balloon which is the cocoon.

Children are aware about the use of telescope.

Children are able to identify from what raw material an object is made which the impact of energy transformation.

30.6.2016
Role play - do not be jealous of others.

Real object - kelida scope

Energy - oil - light in lamps.

Thursday Ganga pooja was done, potato peeling, arts and crafts were given.

Observations:
Kalida scope made lot of explorations within the children. Few said that they can see glass pices, few said that they can see many images, sone said that they can see many patterns of designs and few compared yesterday's telescope with this.

A child spoke about moon's presence in sky and many Hindu deities.

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Namma Veedu UNI5 Infancy center – COIMBATORE

Updated observations till 24.6.2016

Our first day on reopening….

We reopened the center on June 8^th after summer holidays. Anandhi says that she does not face any unwanted tension like last year. This is the reflection of the experience in handling the center. I got the exact point of handling the new crying children based on their needs and this made easy for me to settle them. Children observed the prepared environment with much focus. Many old children who came after this leave became little more matured and independent from helpers.

Usha Rani says that many cried. First I was scared but later I started handling them. Old students take much responsibility in settling new ones. I have the confidence that fresh children will settle with me soon and it is happening. Each child has his or her own way of attachment and approach with every one of us and we give that space.

Raji says that every new child settled with every one of us. Our fresh staff also knew how to handle them. This is old students are 10 in number which makes a difference. They started teaching the new ones. I feel easy this year than last year.

Valsama and Sudha [helpers] say that teachers were able to settle the new crying ones.

Sumathy – coordinator says that old students came with more settled mind and they took work and moved easily with new children. This year we made the admission one after the other and not as bulk, which made easy for us. WE can have a good silence time.

Unique observations:

• When I was talking I saw a new 3 year old child approaching the helper for assistance at toilet.
• I can also see 1 or 2 crying and all are enjoying various activities.
• Children are easily approaching the staff members and helpers.
• They have free space for letting out their voice, actions and work.
• Few children are rude and this attitude has to be changed.
• Creativity of old students has been developed says Sumathy. They come forward to narrate the stories and songs with their own imagination. They guide the new ones very well.
• There is no unwanted confusion and sound in the center.
• Within 4 days of time our staff has started UNI5 concepts.
• More focus they have to put in observation especially in filtering and conveying to Sendurai team. Simple basic observations can be documented in child’s note and only very unique observations must reach the trust.
• Staff must learn from Sendurai how to observe the children who are at the developmental phase of language.
• More observations from 1 year – 3 years is the highlight of the infancy UNI5 system which is under research.
• By June 30 we are closing the admission for this term. Now we have 23 children. 11 among them are old.
• A BOY CHILD WITH SPECIAL NEED WHO IS NOW 4.3 YEARS HAS TO BE FOCUSED. His parents do not focus in proper medication and it is a question of handling him.
• The parents need to focus in speech therapy, other alternative doctor for special needs of this boy. The boy shows lot of hyper tantrums. We can have him till March 2017. This has to be very clearly conveyed to the parents. He has much allergy for food. His parents need to change a lot.
• The child puts everything in mouth. He is not given a chance to taste other than boiled rice and dhal daily. His parents say that he is allergic to all vegetables and fruits. How to solve this?
• Before October his parents must see a good doctor to know the current state of the child and produce the certificate, based on which we can make some solutions.
• A Down syndrome girl [4 years] child is undergoing many good transformations. But she has to be cared for speech.
• Let this year continue with the same pattern of work.
• All our children got admission in good schools which they deserved.

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சேர தேசத்துப் பாணர்கள்...

இன்றும் சேர தேசமாம் கேரத்தில் பல்வேறு தொல் த்ராவிடக் கலை வடிவங்கள் அப்படியே மாறாமல் உள.காரணம் மலைகள் தாண்டிய படையெடுப்புகள் குறைவே.ஆனால் இஸ்தாத்தையும் கிறிஸ்துவத்தையும் பாரத தேசத்துக்குள் முதன்முதலில் வரவேற்று இடம் கொடுத்த பூமி அதுவே.

பாணர்கள் இன்றும் ஒரு சாதியினராய்க் கேரளம் முழுவதும் உளர்.அவர்கள் கையில் யாழ் தாங்கிப் பாடுவர்.அவர்தம் மனைவியோ மகளோ சகோதரியோ அம்மாவோ [பெண்] அவசியம் உடன் இருப்பர்.

கோயில்களின் முன்பில் அத்தெய்வத்தைக் குறித்துப் பாடி அத்துடன் நம் பெயரைச் சொல்லி நம் க்ரஹ பீடா தோஷங்கள் போக வேண்டிப் பாடூவர், நாம் தரும் தட்சிணைக் கைக்கொள்வர்.இவர்கள் அதிகம் நாக சர்பப் பாட்டுக்களை சேர்த்துக் கொள்வதும் வழக்கம்.

கொடுங்கல்லூர் [மூதூர் வஞ்சி] கோயில் வாசலில் பல ஆண்டுகளுக்கு முன் தேவியின் கண்ணகி சரிதத்தை இவர்கள் பாடக் கேட்டு அடியேன் தட்சிணை கொடுத்த ஞாபகம் உண்டு.

இவர்கள் இன்றும் ஊர் ஊராய்ச் செல்லும் வழக்கம் உடையோர்.

தமிழகத்தில் பிற்கால இசைக் கலைஞர்களும் நடனக் கலைஞர்களும் பாணர்தம் இடத்தை நிரப்பினர் என்று ஓரளவுக்குக் கொள்க.

காயங்குளம் ஓச்சிராவில் பாணர்களை நமஸ்கரித்து, அவர்தம் பாடல்களைக் கேட்டதோடு அடியேன் அவர்தம் யாழ் விலைக்குக் கிடைக்குமோ என்று வேண்டியபோது ”எத்தனை கஷ்டம் வரினும் யாழை விற்க மாட்டோம்” என்று அவர்கள் கூறியதை மறக்க முடியாது.மேலும் யாருக்கும் யாழினை செய்தும் தர மாட்டார்களாம்.அது அவர்களுக்கே உரிய வித்யை!

அன்புடன்

Dr.Madeswaran.M

23.6.2016, Madras

Sakthi Foundation
UNI5 approach of understanding a content of a poem...

When Pandiyan king got a doubt whether a woman's hairs will have natural fragrance, he wanted eucated Tamil scholars to clear away his doubt. He also announced this context as a competetion among poets.

There was a poor poet called Dharumi in Madurai.
He was an adrent devotee of Lord Shiva.
He was not a great poet but he was innocent and selfless.
He was longing to compte and gain the 1000 gold coins from king.

In this context a poet called Irayanaar came and handed over his poem to Dharumi and aksed to get the benefit. Dharumi was very selfless and first he refused and said that it was not his work. But as he had several plans for service with that gold, he finally accepted the poem and presented before the king and king was happy to give 1000 gold coins.

In this context Nakkeerar the chief poet of Tamil Sangam [Tamil academy] stood against this and asked the poet to explain the meaning.Dharumi could not do it. So finally he came out with shame and Irayanaar went to debate about his song.

The debate was very serious.
Irayanaar says that woman's hairs has natural fragrance and this was opposed by chief poet.
Tamil language once gave much importance to the content of the poem than beauty. The chief poet was very firm and aware that a wrong information must not reach to people and this debate came to an end by which Nakkerar realized Irayanaar was Lord Shiva. But without fear he said what shiva sang was wrong.Shiva got angry and burnt Nakeerar. This is Thiruvilayadal Puranam's surface level version and understanding.

Now we see this debate in UNI5 approach.
Nakeerar and Irayaan both are correct in their.
How?

According to Nakeerar a woman's hairs does not ave natural fragrance.

But the woman mentioned by Irayanaar was not the woman in appearance. It is woman's nature of atman in birth.[பெண்மை - பிறப்புகளின் வாசனை]

Hairs in Indian symbolism is the symbol of self ego and that nature is being denoted with the term vaasana or smell which causes our birth.

So what Irayanaar said Nakeerar was unable to understand and finally he was made to realize which is burning his ignorance by Shiva.

This song is documented in Kurunthogai. [Sangam Tamil Literature]

This song is being engraved in Poets shrine in Meenakshi temple in Madurai.

So it is always important to analyze the levels of understanding. UNI5 helps us a lot.

With regrads,
Dr.M.Madeswaran - Dr.Pradheep Kumar
19.6.2016, Madras

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Vanji in 2nd century A.D

The city was the capital of Chera kings who hold the curved brave bow.

The city is being well surrounded with a fort and agazhi [canal] filled with lotus, lilies and crocodiles. Water harvest from all parts of city was well connected with this canal.

Drainage system was well planned with closed granite slabs.

There were pools, parks, artificial mountains with cascades, fountains, swimming pools with machines which can control the water flow.

Back waters were filled with fishing boats and trading boats.

There were temples for all religions and scholars from all school of philosophy resided in Vanji.

Inside the fort,

Various shops selling gold, silver and gems.

tailors, gold smiths, bronze and copper work, carpentry, wooden toys shop, Bhramin vedic rituals sites, officers streets, traders streets, people living area, prostitution street, performing artists residential streets for king and public, pearls and conch shops, toddy, fishes, meat, pittu, appam, hotels, garments, art gallery, flowers selling shops, painting and drawing gods shop, food grain shops and merchants of various sales.

With regards,

Dr.M.Madeswaran, 17.5.2016, Madras.

Pungeri UNI5 center's yearly review about children - April, 2016

Children are able to relate every object, concept with a good example and to the self.

Children even play based on UNI5 concepts.

Higher level science topics have made them to grasp easily.

Children are much aware about various shapes and colors with nature.

Children are well behaved at home and public which has made public to focus in the center.

Children are able to talk around the higher level topics from elder students books.

Children have gained very natural love for good writing.

Children have much importance for ahimsa, unity and harmony.

Children have cultivated a regularity in daily prayer.

Childrens' parents have admired their talks, concept presentation and language development.

Children have become independent in care taking and they are very prompt in timing.

Parents feel that they are stressless in handling our children.

Few parents say that even a convent cannot cultivate such a good behavior pattern in this young age along with knowledge.

We thank Sendurai team for guiding this team and all support given by Pungeri team.

Namma Veedu Infancy UNI5 center – Sendurai

Meetings for the final week of the term

Dr.Madeswaran.M

Teachers say that there are 100 concepts have to be presented around pancha bhoothas.

For this they need 1 complete year.

UNI5 concepts have to be focus at least 3 times in a week.

If a child joins in the center by 1.5 years, he can grasp clearly and slowly all the UNI5 concepts at the age of 3.5 years.

This is being explained to the parents.

It is a reality fact that only 3 solid work cycle hour can be given to this infancy which is also little bit stress.

By 12.30 children start feeling hungry and tired also. They need a sleeping hour and we cannot extend the time.

Ms.Shanthi says that to collect a standard observation from a child we need at least 3 – 5 days along with the presentation. Otherwise it is a stress in diary writing.

3.25 – 3.5 years old children who can express through spoken skills alone can make us to give a very correct observation.

But other age group can be documented with a general report.

We feel art, craft and other games can be given on one day completely to reach every child.

‘’A long time presentation makes the child to involve much more in the concepts.’’ – Miss.Hema

Ms.Magesh and Ms.Amudha [helpers] say that children grasp more concepts through skits. These concepts are very high for the age and we learn more from UNI5 presentations. My daughter says to guest that corals and sea water gives us salt after very hard effort and we need to thank them. I as a mother admire this.

About the year…

Ms.Shanthi,

‘’This year we have introduced many UNI5 concepts. Much more science has been introduced. I do not know science much but now I am learning along with children and my co-teachers. I need to plan further. I feel helpers also grasp and learn many UNI5 lessons from us. More simple plans can be invented for better understanding.

Parents think that our children going to other schools must get the same quality of education and discipline. They have understood the system. Children take much part along with us in every activity and I can see children linking and learning the concepts. An educated mother said that there is a vast difference between a balar vadi, play school and an UNI5 center.

Many parents feel hard to remove the children. They say that they are stressed to take away the children from the school. Fees payment is regular and we go for canvassing to expose the system. New materials make the parents and local school principals to look into that.’’

Ms.Sasi,

‘’I have learned science very clearly through this UNI5 system.  The system is very deep and I am thinking much about simple techniques. I feel that very young age is easy to grasp and I am implementing to my children and my children are implement at home. My children advice their old grandparents with all role plays and the family relish their maturity and responsibility. My children talk much about all ethical values and UNI5 concepts. They can relate everything to them. The system brings the children very close to the day to day life with much more language development. Children can list out the uses of every object. More child-parent interaction happens at home because of UNI5 system. Parents feel happy that the gives first importance to behavior. Prayer has become much regular within all children. Children are much aware about energy concepts.’’

Miss.Hema,

‘’I have learned much better about science through UNI5 system. In the beginning when we prepared the materials there was stress. Even there was a question about our own IQ in UNI5 system. Parents have observed our activities and thanked for efforts. Many abroad guests came and we feel happy. The center is evolving and parents are seeing the change. An old parent said that the system is new and different and development is vast in various aspects. Parents are much aware about the materials. Most of the parents have appreciated the importance given to behavior which is just lacking in other schools. Our role plays have made great impact in parents also. All religions are focused, respected which is being observed by parents. I have the satisfaction that children grasp this much and leave from us in very young age. I can also see children making their own way of linking with concepts. Proverbs make a great impact within children and we wonder. They can use it in proper context. ‘’

Helpers review.,

‘’This year went very fast, because there were many more activities. We are able to assist the staff team in all ways. Toilet habits of the children have changed a lot and they are independent. Children eat independently and parents appreciate that. We have a good harmony. We enjoyed all the festivals. We are happy with all rituals. ‘’

Ms.Jothy’s daughter has completed 1^st year in nursing with clear pass and I recommend for Rs.30,000 loan. She has also completed her 1^st loan.

I also recommend Rs.20,000 as loan for Ms.Amudha and Ms.Magesh.

We find both Sendurai and CBE centers are almost running in same pattern and learn from each other. We thank Ms.SumathySivakumar, Ms.Viji and Mr.Sureshkumar for their real support.

Pungeri UNI5 center – Kanchipuram Dt

March 1^st – 14^th, 2016

Energy

Punching machine – paper work

Raw fruit – ripen fruit

Tulsi – medicated water

Vegetable – dishes

Lemon – juice

Sandal – fragrance

Fruits – salad

Kerosene – light

Real object

Fruits

Stethoscope

Bible

Potato

Filter

Lemon

Cup and saucer

Ever silver plate

Cashew nuts

Light lamp

Role play based on Easter

Love and respect every one as you love yourself.

Do not repeat your sins and mistakes.

Thanks God for giving food.

Do not do a wrong thing to others which you do not like to have.

Do not talk while praying.

Thank God for all that you got.

UNI5 concepts

Functions of Lungs.

Functions of heart.

Blood and lymph vessels in body.

Food and wind pipes.

Unique observations:

‘’I can imagine and see many angels and wild animals in clouds’’ – [3]

A child drew a circle and wrote her name in both languages correctly. [5]

Children are aware about transformation of a caterpillar into adult butterfly.

Children are able to explain about UNI5 concepts to their siblings, parents and friends.

Parents are appreciating the higher level UNI5 syllabus.

Teachers said that they are learning again those lessons.

Children are aware about composition of air with proper names.

A child stopped her brother in killing an insect saying that Vallalar has said not to kill any one. [4]

Children are aware about social reformers and their teachings.

Children are aware about various objects on Earth and how they are connected with man in day to day life.

‘’Like a filter paper filter the impure water, hearth purifies the blood’’ [4]

‘’Blood is red in color because of RBC’’ [5]

‘’Veins carry impure blood to heart’’ [4.5]

‘’This leaf is becoming yellow because of less chlorophyll’’ [4]

Children are seeing picture cards, photos in PC and linking them to their concepts.

Children can name the traditional musical instruments.

‘’Wind passes to lings through wind pipe’’ [3.5]

‘’Children can create their own stories.

‘’Fat is very slimy’’ [4]

‘’Food enters through food pipe and reaches our stomach’’ [5]

Children are good in looking, talking from books.

We thank the team for their good work in this small village.

தர்மம் மிகு சென்னையில்....

இந்த நூலுக்கு ”தர்மம் மிகு சென்னையில்” என்று நாமகரணம் செய்ய ஆசை!

காரணம் இப்பெயர் பலரும் அறிந்ததே!

மேலும் மிக அழகிய அடைமொழியுடன் கூடிய இப்பெயரை இம்மண்ணுக்கு அளித்தவர் ஒரு மஹான்.

அவர் தான் வள்ளலார்.

மதராஸ் மண்ணில் எத்தனையோ மஹான்கள் ஜீவ சமாதி கொண்டுள்ளனர்.

மதராஸின் பெருமையே வடக்கு - மத்திய - தென் பாகங்களில் மஹா சிவ க்ஷேத்ரங்கள் இருப்பதே.

வடக்கே திருவொற்றியூர்

மத்தியில் திருமயிலைக் கபாலீச்சுரம்

தெற்கில் திருவான்மியூர்

மூன்றும் பாடல் பெற்ற ஸ்தலங்கள்

மேலும் மஹா சித்தர்கள் மூன்று பாகங்களிலும் ஜீவ சமாதி ஆகி உள்ளனர்.

வடக்கில் திருவொற்றியூரில் பட்டிணத்து அடிகள்

மத்தியில் சீதக்காதி தர்கா

தெற்கில் திருவான்மியூரில் ஸ்ரீமத் பாம்பன் குருதாஸ ஸ்வாமிகள்

மேலும் திருவொற்றியூரில் கலயனார், மயிலையில் வாயிலார் ஆகிய இரு நாயன்மார்கள் வாழ்ந்த மண் மதராஸ்.

திருமயிலையில் பேயாழ்வார் அவதரித்த திவ்யஸ்தலம் மதராஸ்.

ஜார்ஜ் டவுனில் மக்களின் ஆன்மீக வளர்ச்சிக்காக துபாஷி பேரி திம்மப்பா சென்னக் கேசவனையும் சென்ன மல்லீஸ்வரரையும் கோயில் கொள்ள வைத்தார்.

மேலும் சென்னையின் மூத்த தேவதை ஸ்ரீகாளிகாம்பாள் ஜார்ஜ் டவுனில் தம்புசெட்டி வீதியில் கொலு இருக்கிறாள்.அவள் தான் ஊர் தேவதை.மும்பையில் மும்பா தேவி, கொல்கத்தாவில் காளி, சென்னையில் காளிகாம்பாள்.

வீரசிவாஜியும், மஹாகவி பாரதியும் மனமுவந்து வணங்கிய அன்னை இவள்.

கி.பி 1823 - 1874 வள்ளலாரின் காலம்.

அடிமைத் தளையில் தேசம் சிக்குண்டு, பஞ்சம் பட்டினியால் சொமாலியா போல் தென்தேசத்து மக்கள் இறந்த போது, சாதி சமயப் பூசல்களும், உயிர்ப்பலிகளும், கண்மூடித் தனமான மதநெறிகளும், தனிமனித வெறியும் வேர் விட்டிருந்த காலத்தில் இராமலிங்க ஸ்வாமிகள் தோன்றி சமூஹத்தில் சில மாற்றங்கள் கொண்டு வந்தார்.

அவர் தன் 32 வயது வரை மதராஸின் ஏழு கிணறுப் பகுதியில் வாழ்ந்தார்.வீராசாமித் தெருவில் அவர் வாழ்ந்த வீடு, அவர் மேல் மாடி அறையில் 41 நாட்கள் வ்ரதம் மேற்கொண்டு, தணிகை முருகனைக் கண்ணாடியில் கண்ண இடமும் பாதுகாக்கப் படுகின்றன.யாரும் சென்று காணலாம்.அப்பகுதிகளில் அனேக வீடுகள் முன்னூறு வருடங்கள் ஆனவை.

வள்ளலார் ப்ராட்வேயில் வாழ்ந்த பச்சையப்ப முதலியாரிடம் தமிழ் இலக்கணம் கற்கச் சேர்க்கப் பட்டார்.அப்போது அவருக்கு ஒன்பது வயது.

இடைவெளியில் அடிக்கடி அவர் காணாமல் போவிடுவார்.நண்பர்கள் அவரைத் தேடிக் கொணர்வது வழக்கம்.

இந்தச் செயல்பற்றி அவரது அண்ணன் சபாபதிக்குச் செய்தி சொல்லப்பட்டது.

ஒரு நாள் அண்ணன் மறைவில் இருந்து தம்பியைக் கண்காணித்தார்.

இடைவெளியில் இராமலிங்கம் விடுவிடு என பூங்கா பகுதியில் உள்ள கந்தர் கோட்டத்துக்குள் செல்கிறார்.

முன்னூறு வருடங்கள் பழமைமிக்க முருகன் ஸ்தலம் கந்தர் கோட்டம்!

கோயிலுக்குள் சென்று நேரே முருகன் முன் தூண் ஓரம் நிற்பதும், வாயால் ஏதோ முனுமுனுப்பதுமாக இருக்கிறார், பின் வந்து விடுகிறார்.அன்று மாலை இராமலிங்கத்துக்கு அடியோ அடி!

மறுநாளும் இதே போல் கந்தர்கோட்டம் போய் விட்டார், இப்போது பச்சையப்ப முதலியாரே அவர் பின் சென்று கவனிக்க, யாரோ அபிஷேகக் கட்டளைக்கு தந்திருக்கும் வேளையில், அர்ச்சகர் ”யாராவது பாடுங்களேன்” என்று மூலஸ்தானத்தில் இருந்து ஒரல் எழுப்ப, ஒன்பது வயது இராமலிங்கம் அப்போது ஆசுகவியாய் தமிழ்த்தெய்வத்தின் கருணையால் வாய்மலர்ந்தது தான் கந்தர்கோட்ட தெய்வமணி மாலை.

அதில் தான் அவர் ”தர்மம் மிகு சென்னையில், கந்தர்கோட்டத்துள் வளர் தலமோங்கு கந்தவேளே!” என்று முருகனை விளிக்கிறார்.

அப்பெயரே காலத்தால் இவ்வூருக்கு நிலைத்தது.இன்றும் வந்தாரை வாழ வைக்கும் பூமி ஆக உள்ளது.ஆன்மீக அன்பர்களுக்கு மதராஸ் மிக அருமையான இடம்!

இன்றும் பூக்கடை அல்லது Park town கந்தசாமிக் கோயில் [கந்தர்கோட்டம்] போனால், கோபுரம் தாண்டி மஹாமண்டப முகப்பில் நியான் எழுத்துக்களில் ”தர்மம் மிக சென்னைக் கந்தகோட்டம்” என்றே வரவேற்பு உள்ளது.

நண்பர்களுடன் வந்த கந்தன்

கி.பி 1750களில் மதராஸ் கருப்பர் நகரத்தில் இரண்டு நண்பர்கள் வாழ்ந்தனர்.அவர்கள் தான் வேலூர் மாரிச் செட்டி, கந்தப்ப ஆசாரி.

இருவரும் கும்பினியின் கோட்டைக்குள் வியாபாரம், மரத் தச்சு சார்பாகப் பணிகள் செய்து பிழைத்தனர்.

மாதம் தோறும் க்ருத்திகை தினத்தில் பழைய மஹாபலிபுரச் சாலையில் உள்ள புகழ் வாய்ந்த திருப்போரூருக்குச் சென்று முருகனை வழிபடுவர்.அருணகிரியும் பேரூர் சிதம்பர ஸ்வாமிகளும் பாடிய முருகன் இவர்.

மாட்டு வண்டியில் செல்லும் இவர்கள் நிதானமாகவே ஊர் திரும்புவர்.

ஒரு கோடைக் காலத்தில் அவ்வாறு திருப்போரூர் சென்று வருங்கால், இளைப்பாற ஆலமரத்தடியில் உறங்கினர்.அப்போது அவர்தம் விழிப்புணர்வில் இறைவன், தன் சிலாமேனி அருகில் உள்ள புதர்களின் நடுவில் புதைந்து கிடப்பதாகவும் அதை மதராஸுக்குக் கொண்டு செல்லவும் கூறிட, உடனே எழுந்த கந்தப்ப ஆசாரி புதரைக் குடைய அதனுள் செம்மண், கடல் மண் அரிப்பில் ஒன்றரைஅடி உயரம் கொண்ட அழகிய முருகன் காலத்தால் தேய்ந்து கிடக்கக் கண்டார்.

மாட்டு வண்டியில் சிலை வைத்து, மதராஸ் வந்தனர் தோழர்கள்.

பூங்கா பகுதியில் த்தன் வீட்டருகேயுள்ள மரத்தடியில் கந்தர்ப்ப ஆசாரி ஒரு பிள்ளையாரை வைத்திருந்தார்.அவருக்கு அருகிலேயே முருகனை தேவியருடன் வைத்து விட்டார்.அதுவே இன்று தர்மம் மிகு சென்னைக் கந்தர் கோட்டம்!

கி.பி 1780களில் மதராஸின் செல்வந்த வணிகர்கள் பல பணிகள் செய்துள்ளனர்.சிறு கோயிலும் உருவானது.இன்றும் முருகனுக்கு எவ்விதக் குறையும் இல்லை.

பழைய மதராஸைக் காண விரும்பினால் பூக்கடைக் கந்தர்கோட்டம் வருக, இன்றும் அப்பழமை மாறாத ஊர், வியாபாரம் , உற்சவம் காணலாம்.

வள்ளலார், வண்ணசரபம் தண்டபாணி ஸ்வாமிகள், பாம்பன் ஸ்வாமிகள் இம்முருகனைப் பாடினர்.

மிக வித்யாசமான அழகிய பழனி ஆண்டவன் இக்கோயிலுள் உள்ளான்.

வள்ளாலையும் பாம்பன் ஸ்வாமிகளையும் சிலா வடிவில் பூஜிக்கக் காணலாம்.

மிகத் தொன்மையான முருகன், குட்டி சிலை..ஆனால் வள்ளல் பெருமானின் தமிழ் மாலை புனைந்தவன், முருகனை விட வேல் பெரியதாக உள்ளது, மிக அழகிய பாவை விளக்குகள் எனக் கோயில் மின்னுகிறது.

இவரது உற்சவர் தான் முத்துக்குமார ஸ்வாமி.

சற்று கண்களால் ஊடுருவிக் காண்க.

தங்க சிம்மாசனத்தில், தேவியருடன் அழகிய வேலும் கொடியும் தாங்கி நிற்கிறான்.

அதென்ன முகம் சரியாகத் தெரியவில்லையே?

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இவனை மதராஸ் துறைமுகம் தோண்டும் போது கடலுள் இருந்து எடுத்தனர்.அதான் கடல் நீரால் முகம் அரிப்பாகி விட்டது, ஆனால் அழகன். பல்வேறு ஆபரணங்களும், மணிகளும், தங்கக் கவசமும் மின்ன, ஸ்ரீபாபநாசம் சிவனை, ”முத்துக்குமரய்யனே பக்தர்க்கருள் மெய்யனே” என்று சங்கராபரணத்தில் பாட வைத்து விட்டான்!

வரலாற்றின் ஆய்வில், மயிலைக் கடற்கரையில் இருந்த கபாலீச்சுரத்தின் முருகன் சன்னிதி உற்சவர் இவர்.கடல்கோளோ அல்லது கொள்ளையின் போதோ இவர் தடம்புரண்டு இன்று கந்தர்கோட்டம் ஏகி விட்டான்.

போர்த்துகீஸார் சாந்தோமில் கபாலீச்சுரத்தை அகற்றிய காலம் இவன் இங்கு வந்திருக்கலாம் என்கிறார்கள்.

இந்த அழகனை, தர்மம் மிகு சென்னையின் தனித் தலைவனை வணங்கி இந்நூலை அவனுக்கே உரித்தாக்குகிறேன்!

அன்று ஈரோட்டில் திண்டல் மலையில் இருந்து கல்வி கொடுத்தான், இன்று சென்னையில் இருந்து எழுத வைக்கிறான்!