Tuesday, 22 November 2016
Tuesday, 15 November 2016
Demonetisation
Why did the Govt issued new 2000 rupee note first instead of issuing new 500 rupee notes? Is it to make easier for people to hoard money in Rs.2000/-?
Then the purpose of demonetisation is defeated.
If the Govt had issued the new 500 Rupee note first in sufficient quantity common man would not have suffered much.
The Digital India is going back to out dated method - putting black mark on holders of white money!
As a senior citizen, I have no idea about black or white money.
What I am worried is to get my hard earned money (not black) today I am forced to stand in a queue. Govt is restricting my freedom to withdraw my hard earned money.
have not seen a single rich man standing in a queue - how they are getting the White money?
Is it not a joke to say poor people are sleeping and only the rich are standing in queue?
Monday, 19 September 2016
முதுமை ஒரு புதுமை
முதுமை ஒரு புதுமை
ஆறு பத்து ஆண்டுகள் என் வாழ்வினில்
அறுபது நாட்களாய், கடந்தது கனவாய்
அறுபதாம் ஆண்டு தொடங்கின நாள் முதல்
ஆறு நொடிகள் அறுபது நாட்களாய் கனத்தது
சுதந்திரமாய் இயந்திரமாய் இயங்கினேன்
மந்திரமாய் மறைந்தது அறுபது ஆண்டுகள் - இன்று
பத்திரமாய் நாற்காலியில் ஒரு சித்திரமாய்
விசித்திரமாய் காலத்தை கழிக்கின்றேன்
ஆம்,
முதுமை பழமையில் ஒரு புதுமை!
பால்ராஜ்
சாமுவேல்
Friday, 9 September 2016
‘Tour in India’ and ‘Meet People of India’
“Ministry of External Affairs has issued
letters to various Ministers assigning them dozens of specific countries to
engage with” “By 2016, we will not leave
any country where Indian Ministers have not gone” – External Affairs Minister.
Source: The Hindu dt 10.11.2016
We, the Indian voted our MPs and Ministers to
serve the Indians and not others. Let
them ‘Tour in India’, Meet people of India and make their slogan ‘Make in India’
a reality.
India
is a vast country abundant with both man power and natural resources. Why can’t our MPs and Ministers tour the
remote villages and explore the potential to ‘Make in India’ slogan a success.
If MLAs,
MPs and Ministers take a oath to visit their constituencies’, meet the people,
spend the money allotted to them for the specific constituency, and explore the
untapped potential, other countries will stand in a queue to visit India to
import the goods ‘Made in India’.
‘DO NOT LEAVE ANY VILLAGE WHERE INDIAN
MINISTERS HAVE NOT GONE’
Paulraj
Samuel
Thursday, 25 August 2016
வளர்ச்சியில் மகிழ்ச்சி
வளர்ச்சியில்
மகிழ்ச்சி
ஆடி
பட்டம் தேடி விதைத்தேன்
நிதம்
காலை ஓடி நீர் பாய்ச்சினேன்
விதை
முளைத்ததை கண்டு வியந்தேன்
மண்ணின்
ஈரம் கண்டு எனை மறந்தேன்
தளிர்க்கின்ற
ஒவ்வொரு துளிரால்
பொங்கியது
என் இதயம் மகிழ்வால்
மொட்டு
விட என் மனம் பட்டாய்
பறந்திட
சிந்தனை வானில் சிறகடித்தது
மறு
நாள் மலர் கண் காட்சி கண்டு
மலர்ந்தது
என் மனம் சிகரம் தொட்டதாய்
காய்
கனிந்தது, கனி என் கரம் தவழ்ந்தது
மலைத்தேன்,
சுவைத்தேன் தேன் சுவை
மண்ணில்
புதைந்த வித்து நினைவில் வந்து
என்
இறப்பில் உன் கையில் நான் கனியானேன்
உன்
வாழ்வில் நீ யாருக்கு கனி கொடுக்கிறாய்
என
வினவியா வினா என் இதயத்தை உலுக்கியது
பால்ராஜ் சாமுவேல்
Sunday, 21 August 2016
BEAUTIFUL CITY OF GOD
BEAUTIFUL
CITY OF GOD
Revelation
21
O Beautiful City of God, the New Jerusalem,
Illuminated by God’s glory; no sun or moon to shine,
The Lamb is its lamp and does away with darkness,
O City of my Lord, the New Jerusalem!
O Holy City of God, the holy mountain,
City of great and high wall with twelve gates,
Angels Standing at the gate glorifying the Lord,
Oh Holy city, The Zion of the Holy One of Israel!
O Holy City of Truth, the new Heaven and Earth,
The City has river of life; no more thirst,
The City has tree of Life; no more sickness and curse,
Oh city of Life, the New Jerusalem!
It is my Father’s house with fullness of joy,
Recreation of God where righteousness dwells,
He is seated on a throne, rainbow glowing around
Oh the Eternal City, He is the Alpha and Omega!
Paulraj Samuel
Thursday, 18 August 2016
கதிரவன் உதயம்
கதிரவன் உதயம்
என் சிந்தனைச் சிதறல்கள் கன்னியா குமரி கடற் கரையில்
அன்று உன் வருகையை ஜன்னல்
மூடி மறைத்தேன்
கனவு கலைந்திடுமென கண்
மூடிக் கொண்டேன்
இன்று நீ எப்பொழுது
வருவாய் என அதிகாலையில்
காத்திருக்கின்றேன் கன்னியா
குமரி கடற் கரையோரம்
கிழக்கு வானில் பல வர்ண
ஜாலங்கள் கண்டு மதி மயங்கினேன்
மெல்ல மெல்ல நீ எட்டி
பார்க்கும் உன் எழில் கோலம் கண்டு
செல்லமாய் உனை கட்டி
பிடித்திட எண்ணினேன்
கடல் அலைகள் கடுங்
கோபத்துடன் எனை தடுத்திட்டதே!
பால்ராஜ்
சாமுவேல்
Tuesday, 9 August 2016
DRAFT NEW EDUCATION POLICY 2016 – Part 2 YOGA TO BE MADE AN INTEGRAL PART OF THE CURRICULUM AND DAILY ROUTINE.
The drafters of the new policy have
added the saying of Mahatma Gandhi knowingly or unknowingly in the draft - “The
real difficulty is that people have no idea of what education truly is.”
As per the draft the following policy initiatives will be
taken::
“Physical education, yoga, games and sports,
NCC, NSS, art education, Bal Sansad, covering local art, craft, literature and
skills, and other co- Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt of India
Some Inputs for Draft NEP 2016 Page 32 of 43 scholastic activities will be made
an integral part of the curriculum and daily routine in schools for the
holistic development of children. Facilities
for the above will be a pre-requisite to the recognition of schools”
You will notice that ‘yoga’ is sneakily
added ‘between the words’, amongst other things such as
Physical education, sport, games, NCC, etc which are already part of the
curriculum.
According to Mohler, “Yoga begins and ends with an understanding
of the body that is, to say the very least, at odds with the Christian
understanding,” he writes. “Christians are not called to empty the mind or to
see the human body as a means of connecting to and coming to know the divine.
Believers are called to meditate upon the Word of God — an external Word that
comes to us by divine revelation — not to meditate by means of incomprehensible
syllables.”
Implications:
- Students may be compelled to practice Yoga daily – This is against the religious freedom.
- Schools may not be given recognition if they do not start ‘Yoga’ classes – This is also against the freedom of following principles of their religion.
- Minority’s rights to start educational institutions may be obstructed, which the direct intention is trying to infuse indirectly.
·
“Ensure that school and higher
education as well as adult education programmes inculcate an awareness among children,
youth and adults of India’s rich heritage, glorious past, great traditions and
heterogeneous culture, and promote acquisition by the learners at all levels of
values that promote responsible citizenship, peace, tolerance, secularism,
national integration, social cohesion and mutual respect for
all religions, as well as universal values that
help develop global citizenship and sustainable development”
How can mutual respect for all religions can be created by making Yoga as an integral part of the
curriculum and daily routine.?
Paulraj Samuel
Monday, 8 August 2016
DRAFT NEW EDUCATION POLICY 2016 – Part 1 OMISSION OF FACTS
I
am distressed to note there was no mention of the work the Christian
Missionaries who gave their life to raise the standard of ,education and
providing education to all section of people irrespective of caste and creed in
the preamble of the draft of the new Education Policy 2016.
The
preamble to the Draft National Education Police says
“India has always accorded high
importance to education. The Education System which was evolved first in
ancient India is known as the Vedic system. The ultimate aim of education in
ancient India was not knowledge, as preparation for life in this world or for
life beyond, but for complete realization of the self. The Gurukul system
fostered a bond between the Guru & the Shishya and established a teacher
centric system in which the pupil was subjected to a rigid discipline and was
under certain obligations towards his/her teacher”. “During the freedom struggle, several
leaders like Gokhale, Ram Mohan Roy, Pt. Madan Mohan Malaviya and Gandhiji
worked for better education for the people of India”.
Reproducing below an
extract of Mr.J.N.Manokaran’s article “Christianity's contribution to India “(appeared in the Christian Today Editorial
8th Aug 2016)
“Democratization
of education
Education in India was a privilege of elite upper
classes. It was limited to gurukuls where upper caste young boys would go to
study under the tutorship of a guru. Even women from the upper caste families
were not provided opportunity to learn. Common people were aliens to this elite
education system. When missionaries arrived they began to start schools for
common people, generally in the vernacular language. Moni Bagchee writes
critically about "Christian Missionaries in Bengal". Though, written
with the negative attitude, the author acknowledges the contribution of
missionaries in Bengal to the cause of mass education. Missionaries educated
children in local language, raised the standard of education, trained teachers
and improved methods of teaching.
Missionaries were ahead of their times. Women empowerment would be possible only when women are educated. So, they began to open schools for girls. Upper caste men used to ridicule missionaries requesting them to educate their cows instead of girls. Some times missionaries had to pay incentives to families for sending their girls to school. Modern Indian women have entered in almost all fields in the nation should be grateful to missionaries who created opportunities for their empowerment.
Education that was window to the world, key to knowledge, wheels for progress was made available widely for all children irrespective of their caste or economic status or sex. Today, India aspires for a superpower status in the globalized world for which missionaries sowed the seed more than two hundred years ago.”
Source:http://www.christiantoday.co.in/article/christianitys.contribution.to.india/3645.htm
The
intended omission of the above facts raises doubts on the vision and mission of
the new education policy. Interestingly, a part of the mission statement of the new
education policy is
“Ensure
that school and higher education as well as adult education programmes
inculcate an awareness among children, youth and adults of India’s rich
heritage, glorious past, great traditions and heterogeneous culture, and
promote acquisition by the learners at all levels of values that promote
responsible citizenship, peace, tolerance, secularism, national integration,
social cohesion and mutual respect for all
religions, as well as universal values that
help develop global citizenship and sustainable development”
This ‘omission of fact’ is being raised by
many in many forums and hope that the final New Education Policy 2016 reveals the
real picture of Indian Education history.
Paulraj Samuel
Monday, 18 July 2016
வாழ்க்கையின் பாலங்கள்
வாழ்க்கையின் பாலங்கள்
பாலருக்கு அன்னை அன்பின் பாலம்
மாணவருக்கு ஆசிரியர் அறிவின் பாலம்
வாலிபருக்கு நண்பன் நட்பின் பாலம்
ஆடவருக்கு இல்லாள் இல்லறத்தின் பாலம்
முதியவருக்கு பேரப் பிள்ளைகள் உறவின் பாலம்
பருவ காலங்கள் மாற பாலங்கள் மாறும்
பாலங்கள் மாற வாழ்வின் பாதைகள் மாறும்
சந்திக்கும் பாதைகளை இன்புற கடந்தால்
எத்திக்கும் தித்திக்கும் வாழ்க்கை பயனத்தில்
பாலங்கள் எல்லாம் வாழ்வின் மேம்பாலங்களே
பால்ராஜ் சாமுவேல்
Sunday, 10 July 2016
PLIGHT OF SENIOR CITIZENS (SERVED IN PRIVATE SECTOR) WITHOUT ANY PENSION 7 THE FALLING
" Finance Minister questions high interest on savings"
The continuous debate on reducing the interest rates on savings irritates the Senior Citizens (Middle Class) without any pension who served in Private Companies.
1. A senior citizen who served in a private sector for more thatn 30 years with a gross income of Rs.60,000/- on his retirement earns a pension of Rs.2065/- p.m. under EPF scheme. Just imagine the plight of a senior citizen with this meager amount for a whole month.
2. The savings made by a person with the above criteria gets by way of PF and Gratuity totals to around Rs.20 lakhs. This is the only base for the Senior Citizen to look for a minimum standard of living with the interest received on this amount.
3. If this Senior Citizen had loans borrowed for children education, house construction, children marriage, you assume the remaining amount for him to live the rest of his life.
3. 2 years back the interest rate was 9.5% and the current rate is 7.5% plus 0.5%
4. Economists are talking that the reduction in the interest rates on savings will reduce inflation and the prices will come down. Even the children know the prices of essential items have increased double fold in the last two years- eg. cereals, milk, medicines etc apart from seasonal 100% increase on tomato, onions, etc .
I just want the Finance Minister to think about this middle class senior citizens whose only income is the interest from his hard earned savings.
I also want the Finance Minister to consider (while comparing the interest rates of other countries), the care and assistance provided to Senior Citizens in other countries .
The need of the hour for the Middle Class Senior Citizens (served in private sector) without any pension are:
1. Please do not cut down the interest on Savings of such people OR fix a base for a minimum of Rs.30 lakhs. for a standard interest rate of 9% and reduce the rate for the savings beyond this limit.
2.Provide hassle free Medical care and medicines at discount for senior citizens.
The voice of this section - Middle Class Senior Citizens (served in private sector) without any pension is never heard as they do not have the muscle power or money power or atleast considerable amount of voting power.
PLEASE SHARE THIS MESSAGE AND SAVE THIS SECTION OF PEOPLE.
Paulraj Samuel
Sunday, 19 June 2016
Sunday, 3 April 2016
Tuesday, 29 March 2016
இயேசுவின் கண்கள்
இயேசுவின் கண்கள்
கருவில் உருவாகும்
முன்னே காணும் கண்கள்
பாலரை அன்பாய் அழைக்கும்
பாசக் கண்கள்
மாணவர்க்கு
அறிவூட்டிடும் ஞானக் கண்கள்
வாலிபர்க்கு வழி காட்டிடும்
ஒளி வீசும் கண்கள்
நீசரை நீக்கிடாமல் நேசமுடன் பேசும்
கண்கள்
துன்புற்றோர் துயர் துடைக்கும்
கருணைக் கண்கள்
நோயுற்றோர் பிணி நீக்கும்
அருமருந்துக் கண்கள்
பாதை தேடி பதைத்து நிற்போரை தேடும் கண்கள்
சபையை சுத்திகரித்திட
எச்சரித்திடும் தூயக் கண்கள்
இம்மையில் நாம் இன்புற இமைக்க மறந்த கண்கள்
மறுமையில் நாம் மாண்புற சிலுவையில் ரத்தக் கண்கள்
பால்ராஜ் சாமுவேல்
Friday, 25 March 2016
காட்சியும் ... சாட்சியும்
கிழக்கு வானிலே வால் நட்சத்திர காட்சி
யூதரின் ராஜா கிறிஸ்து பிறந்தாரென சாட்சி
கொல்கொதா மலையில் கொடூர
சிலுவைக் காட்சி
இயேசுவே யூதரின் ராஜா
என அரசன் சாட்சி
வெற்றுக் கல்லறை இத்தரையில்
இன்றும் காட்சி
வெற்றி சிறந்தவர்
மூன்றாம் நாள் உயிர்த்து சாட்சி
காயப்பட்ட கரங்களை காட்டி தோமாவிற்கு காட்சி
கண்டு விசுவாசித்த தோமா இந்தியர் நமக்கு சாட்சி
வானங்களின் நடுவே
இயேசுவின் வருகை காட்சி
காண காத்திருப்போம் கருத்துடன்
நற் சாட்சியாய்
பால்ராஜ் சாமுவேல்
Saturday, 19 March 2016
இயேசு ராஜாவின் பவனி
எருசலேம் நகரில் இறைமகன்
இயேசு பவனி
குருத்தோலை பிடித்து மக்கள் குதூகல பவனி
தேவ மைந்தனுக்கு ஓசன்னா
முழங்கும் பவனி
வேதம் நிறைவேறிட
வேந்தரின் வெற்றி பவனி
பாவி நமக்காய் மரித்திட
துவக்க பவனி- தன்
ஆவியை சிலுவையில் துறக்க
பவனி
சாத்தானை அழித்திட
சாந்தமாய் பவனி - நாம்
பரிசுத்தம் பெற சிலுவை
நோக்கி பவனி
பால்ராஜ் சாமுவேல்
Saturday, 6 February 2016
தேனீக்கள்
தேனீக்கள்
தடாகத்தின் வெள்ளித்
தட்டிலே
தவழ்ந்திடும்
செந்தாமரை கண்ட
செந்நிற தேனீகள் சந்தடி
இன்றி - தாமரை
செவ்விதழில் அமர்ந்து
சிந்து பாடியே
செந்தேனை பருகி
பரவசமடைந்தனவே!
செந்நிற தேனீக்களின்
எழில் கண்டு
செம்மீன் துள்ளி நடனமாடியது
மெல்லிய இடை கொண்ட பூங்கொடி
துல்லியமாய் அசைந்திட
பறந்தனவே
செந்நிற தேனீக்கள் செவ்வானத்தில்!
பால்ராஜ் சாமுவேல்
Wednesday, 3 February 2016
FREEBIES CULTURE IN CHURCHES
FREEBIES
CULTURE IN CHURCHES
The one word which
has become a mantra amongst Business people and politicians in the modern days is
‘FREE’. This one word is
knowingly or unknowingly attracts everyone into a trap.
What is astonishing
is that this has become a fashion in many churches also – offering freebies in
the form of:
·
Gifts
to its members through different Fellowships
·
Fellowship
Get together at different locations
While I am in favour
of giving gifts to Children during Christmas and Senior Citizens to honour them
once a year, I am of the opinion that
Church should not spend its money in giving gifts or arranging picnics to its
members. Instead that money can be spent
to those who are in real need, apart from propagating gospel to all.
There is one saying by William Temple “The Church is the
only Society that exists for the benefit of those who are not its members”.
I am strongly of the
opinion that the above should be the thinking of every church members’.
Being a member of
the Church, we are benefitted in many ways leaving alone the material gains.
Handling and distribution of the offerings
made to Church:
Paul in
2 Corinthians 8:20-21 says “We want to avoid any criticism of the way
we administer this liberal gift. For we
are taking pains to do what is right, not only in the eyes of the Lord but also
in the eyes of the men”.
The Church should
take efforts to assure the contributors that the monies given are used for the
purpose for which it was contributed and avoid criticism.
Alternatives for giving
Gifts and having Get together:
GIFTS:
I agree giving and
receiving gift is a good gesture. The Fellowships can gather its members on a day
- for example any day during December. Each member can bring a gift which can
be mixed and someone can pick a gift and distribute to everyone.
FELLOWSHIPS GET TOGETHER:
I agree fellowship
gatherings at a different place for a day gives opportunity for the members to know
each other and build good relationship.
Yes, the intention is
absolutely right. Leaving alone our home
and official work for a day and spending time with family along with the church family
is welcome but not at the cost of the church money. Instead, we can collect the expenditure
required towards picnic from each member.
I know there are members who cannot afford to pay the money, I am sure each member can contribute a little
more to accommodate them.
To conclude, let us give to receive in Heaven and not in
this world. We are giving only a small
portion of what we receive from the God and let us not hope to get back the
same in some form or other.
Paulraj Samuel
“The Church is the
only Society that exists for the benefit of those who are not its members”.
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