Author Dr S Padmapriya

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 Poem J.Jayalalithaa Benign like a flower, Powerful like a hundred limbed river, This thousand faced bower. Lovely actress-dancer, A charming leader, Of oceans of betrayals and sufferings, A pain drinker. They say, She could have done better, To blame than to do, Always easier. Her life like the vicissitudes of life-river, Sometimes kind, sometimes cruel, Contained many lessons for ordinary mortals, As she rose to Goddess’ portals. Dr.S.Padmapriya

 *A Great Soul (A poem on Mahatma Gandhi)*   Great souls are not made In gyms or fashionable parlours but in  Foundries producing human castings;  the  Soul is melted in the heat of human sufferings And carefully wrought great souls are brought out.  He fought imperialism by resistance with truth Satyagraha. He had a child like heart and  Said that the education of a child begins with  Conception.  He shed tears at animal sacrifice Even in temples. He preached and practised ‘Ahimsa - non-violence’    ‘Brahmacharya – celibacy’ ‘Satyagraha – resistance with truth’ and ‘Aparigraha – non-possession’; Living  A righteous life and suffering. Winning  Goodwill.  Rendering service in a spirit of joy.   Great souls are not made In gyms or fashionable parlours but in  Foundries producing human castings; the  Soul is melted in the heat of human sufferings And carefully wrought great souls are brought out.  Dr.S.Padmapriya

The Unparalleled Actor - ‘Sivaji’ Ganesan   By Dr.S.Padmapriya      Writer and Thinker, Chennai  ‘Chevalier’ ‘Sivaji’ Ganesan was one of a kind. He got the title of ‘Sivaji’ after he essayed the role of Chathrapati Shivaji Maharaj, the great Maratha Indian ruler during a stage performance. For a person, who left his home to become a theatre artist, the cinematic journey was really long and illustrious. He was a man, who overcame many obstacles in his way. He would go on to achieve stupendous success in Tamil cinema. He would go on to influence Tamil politics, too. He was greatly attached to Mr.Kamaraj, the great Tamil politician-leader. Thiru. Kamarajar gave free education, when he was the Chief Minister of Tamilnadu. In terms of political leanings, Sivaji Ganesan was attached to the Congress. He stayed away from joining either the Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam or the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam in Tamilnadu. Sivaji  Ganesan was born as V. Chinniah Mandrayar Ganeshamurthy