Author Dr S Padmapriya

  *First Rays*    Jenny woke up as the first rays of the sun fell on her face. She got up and showered. She then prepared 'breakfast' for 'her family'. As she sat down to eat, she noticed the orange-red sun descend into the horizon. She then realised that something was 'amiss'. She glanced at the square clock above the main door of her house. The clock struck six times. Perhaps, it was 'evening'.  Dr.S.Padmapriya

 Flash Fiction     Flash fiction is a fictional work of extreme brevity that still offers character and plot development. Its word count usually ranges from 5 to 1,000 words  It is also called as a micro-story or nanotale. Source: Wikipedia

 CHAPTER 1 The Village of D’Salem ‘When l watch flickering lights, In distant homes, From my window seat on a train, Or when I watch them, As I walk spiritedly under an umbrella, Or in a two-, Or four wheeler in a rain; The great spirit of wonder, Gives birth to the dawn of realisation- Every human and home is different, This is most evident, Everyone is searching for their Destiny.... This was the poem that Preetha’s elegant mind was conjuring up as she walked towards her friend’s home. Our young protagonist had just shifted gears and ----- had made the transition from being a painter of colors to a painter of words! The year was 1925. Twenty-two years later, India would become an independent nation. The people of Hindustan had already started to receive the fruits of intellectual freedom. Rabindranath Thakur, the Indian philosopher-poet had already  won  the  Nobel  Prize in  Literature  in  1913 - inspiring  a  large  number  of fellow Indians to pick up the pen and turn into happy

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 *_Some English Fun Facts_*  🌻The English word, 'locution' comes from the French word, 'loqui', which means ' speak'! 🌻The English word, 'Panic' is derived from the name of a Greek mythological character named Pan, who was half-goat and half-human. 🌻The word, 'piano' is a shortened form of 'pianoforte', the Italian word for the instrument.  🌻The sentence, 'The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog' is a pangram, which means that it contains all the 26 letters of the English language. 🌻It took 50 years to compile the Oxford English Dictionary!

 Character is Destiny  Character is destiny, He is great, The real man, the immortal man, Who stands up for truth, Even in the midst of brutes, Who stands up as a beacon of benevolence, When all around him, There is violence. Who believes in the immortality of justice, Even when he is bulldozed under an edifice. Who practices non-violence, Even when pelted with a volley of violence, Who is honest, Even in the midst of humbling poverty, Caring not for the taunting of a few or majority, Who struggles determinedly, works hard, Even when he remains unheard. Who is generous,       But not to a fault, Who is magnanimous, Who returns good for evil, Who is full of gratitude, Even in the midst of ineptitude, Who is chaste, Not succumbing to temptations, infinite, Who unceasingly improves himself, With no more desire than to outshine himself, Who sympathizes, Expecting no sympathy, Who helps and is kind, Truly a gem of the rarest kind, Who is punctual, Unmindful that life is a process, eventual,

 I offered you myself, You took me unto thyself, You kissed me reverently, On my lips, Our lives became full of bliss, You said,  'Your eyes are beautiful, Your skin is rough but even, Your lips are dark and deep', Appreciation of little things, Made me very happy, You share my thoughts, My emotions and dreams, So now you share me! Dr.S.Padmapriya 

 *Navarathri* Nine nights, Of splendour, Embedded in the psyche and reality, Of the India Wonder! Three Goddesses are propitiated, Durga, Saraswathi and Lakshmi, To fulfil our needs, We pray to the trinity. On Ayudha puja*, Tools and equipments, All are given rest,  For the work they do, On other days of the year, When they put in their best. On Saraswathi puja,* The Goddess of learning is eulogised, The Epitome of knowledge is our pride, Books are granted freedom for a day, To all people especially children, It feels like a wonderful holiday. Durga Pujo* is done in a manner, Best possible by our Bengali brethren, The prowess of Kali ma is uncountable, The human power is infinitesimal! Vijayadashami* is a memorable day, For when all culminates then people say, ‘Start to do the new, They will bear wings, All your dreams will come true, There is much work to do'. Dr.S.Padmapriya

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  हे शिव, आपका स्मरण करके आज मैने, एक कविता, प्रयत्न किया है। मेरी गुस्ताखी को क्षमा करना, यह मेरी पहली हिन्दी कविता है। आप हो निर्भय, मै ठहरी एक इन्सान गृध्र, आप आसमान की ऊंचाई पर हो, मै बैठी गुरिया को हाथ में, आज महाशिवरात्रि है। आपके सिर में माँ गंगा है, हाथ में त्रिशूल है, मै तो मुखर हूँ, आप तो बात किए बिना, बात कर लेते हो। आज एक कविता प्रयत्न, किया है, आपके स्मरण में, मेरी गुस्ताखी को क्षमा करना, आज महाशिवरात्रि है। ‌‌‍‍‌‌‍‍~डाँ॰एस्॰पद्मप्रीया

  Interesting work discipline of some famous writers Simone De Beauvoir     She would work from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., then from five to nine in the evening. C.S.Lewis    He would work from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. He would then work from five to seven in the evening. Haruki Murakami     He works from four in the morning till lunch, then trains for marathons in the afternoons. He believes that writing requires both physical and mental health. Amos Oz     He walks into the desert in the early morning to absorb its silences and this keeps him going during the long hours at his desk. Gunter Grass    He would begin to work at 10 a.m. after having his breakfast. He would have his breakfast, while listening to music. He would work till one and would again work for a couple of hours till seven in the evening. 

  The Nobel Prize in literature has been awarded to the novelist Abdulrazak Gurnah, for his "uncompromising and passionate" portrayals of the effects of colonialism.

The Idyll The Idyll is not a distinct species of poetry; it may take the form of a short lyric, a longer poem, a passage in a play, epic, ballad or any other kind of poem. The Idyll derives its name from a Greek word meaning, 'a little picture'. It is a description generally in verse of some scene or event, which is strikingly picturesque and complete in itself.  The idyll has its origin with classical poets like Theocritus and Virgil. They wrote pastoral idylls. A pastoral idyll avoids the mournful tone of a pastoral elegy and confines itself to the description of placid and happy existence.  The two important characteristics of the idyll are its brevity and pictorial effect. One of the earliest idylls in English is Marlowe's 'The Passionate Shepherd to his Love'. Milton's L'Allegro can be considered a series of idylls - each one a picture of happy life. Wordsworth's 'Lines Written in March' is a beautiful idyll depicting a spring scene in Engla

Only one power have I, From it,  I never part, And that is being, A pure heart! S.Padmapriya 

 ‘O' Krishna! A Poem Every day, challenges gush, Into the lake of our lives.... From an unseen divine waterfall, Comes streaming in - stones, pebbles, Sand particles, insects and amphibians - Debilitating us! Still, bringing with them, Life affirming wondrous waters! 'O' Krishna, is it one of your many tricks? Do you love to see people suffer? Or do you make us suffer so that We know you? What is ‘Leela’ for you, Is for the ‘Jeevatmas’, Playing with their hearts! Today is your birthday, What gift can a mortal give you? But I have not come to give, I have come to supplicate! Fill our human lives with more joy, And fewer shadows of pain! You are the river of compassion, The God, who grants infinite boons, 'O' Krishna!  Dr.S.Padmapriya

 Undying  An undying spirit, Which strives to attain merit, The sense of duty and purpose, The sensibility of a mission, Intermingling with the depths of the soul, A clear conscience, Directing light on our path, The Path, The undying path of truth, An undying voice, An undying virtue, An undying day, A day of peace, The undying spirit of righteousness. Dr.S.Padmapriya

   Reports can be on any subject. The main characteristics are that they are always factual, verifiable and aimed at people with interest in the area. The passive form of verb is generally used.

*Collective Responsibility*  An article by Dr.S.Padmapriya  Blaming appears to be the oldest habit of human beings. Most of us detest taking the blame for any ill, the society faces. In general, individuals don’t believe that he or she is in any way connected to any economic or social problem. Poverty is a problem for the government to solve. Female infanticide or casteism is a problem for the government. Is the individual in no way to blamed for the ills in society? The politicians are blamed for all the ills in society. Politicians don’t come from Jupiter or Saturn. They come neither from the heavens nor from hell. Politicians are made of flesh and blood like the rest of us. Politicians come from our societies. Politicians and leaders influence the society and society produces politicians. There is a mutual relationship between society and politicians. The ills of our society are our collective responsibility. As a people, as a nation, as a human race, WE OUGHT TO TAKE COLLECTIVE RES

  God’s Love God’s love will never fail, Whatever be the weather, Trust God and set sail, In the most perilous seas, When our ship is caught up in a gale! He is the loving father, In virtue and kindness, a brother, He does not bother about your skin colour, He does not bother about your gender, He does not bother about ideology, He loves everyone for their individuality, He does not ask for your region or religion, He does not care for your caste or creed, As you proceed on your lonely journey! So, look ahead with fortitude, You shall never be a destitute, His gentleness will be your prop, Goodness is God! Dr. S. Padmapriya

 Memoir A memoir is any nonfiction narrative writing based in the author's personal memories. The assertions made in the work are thus understood to be factual. While memoir has historically been defined as a subcategory of biography or autobiography since the late 20th century, the genre is differentiated in form, presenting a narrowed focus. A biography or autobiography tells the story "of a life", while a memoir often tells the story of a particular event or time, such as touchstone moments and turning points from the author's life. The author of a memoir may be referred to as a memoirist or a memorialist. Source: Wikipedia

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 எனது முதல் தமிழ் கவிதை தமிழ்நாட்டில் பிறந்தவர், பழமையான கொங்கு நிலத்தில், ஆனால் ஐயோ தமிழ் கற்க முடியவில்லை, முறையான அமைப்பில். அம்மா எனக்கு கற்பித்தார், என் தாய்மொழி, அதில் நான் அதிர்ஷ்டசாலி, நான் என் தாய்மொழியைக் கற்றுக்கொண்டேன். தமிழ், பழமையான மொழி, எல்லா மொழியின் தாய், தற்செயலாக பாருங்கள், தாய், தாய்மொழி, எல்லா மொழிகளின் தாய், தமிழ் மொழி! டாக்டர்.எஸ். பத்மபிரியா

 Pebbles  Many tributes to boulders, Are paid, None to small stones, What is life without, Pebbles  on the ground? Dr.S.Padmapriya

  Books and Authors Death of a City: Amrita Pritam Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire: Edward Gibbon Devdas: Sharat Chandra Chattopadhyay Discovery of India: Jawaharlal Nehru Divine Comedy: Dante Alighieri Distant Neighbours: Kuldip Nayyar Doctor's Dilemma: George Bernard Shaw Don Juan: Lord Byron Double Helix: J.D.Watson Durgesh Nandini: Bankim Chandra Chatterjee Emma: Jane Austen Eternal Himalayas: Major H.P.S.Ahluwalia

 Here are some valuable lines from his plays...They are relevant even in contemporary times. # *All's Well That Ends Well*  * The Web of our life is of a mingled yarn, good and ill together. [ IV, iii. 83] * There's a place and means for every man alive.[IV, iii.379] # *Antony and Cleopatra*  *Let Rome in Tiber melt and the wide arch/Of the ranged empire fall! Here is my space/Kingdoms are clay.[ I, i.33] *Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale/Her infinite variety; other women cloy/The appetites they feed. [II, ii.243] # *As You Like It*  *Beauty provoketh fools sooner than gold.[ I, iii.113] *Most friendship is feigning, most loving mere folly./Then heigh -ho! the holly!/This life is most jolly. [II, vii. 181] *All the world's a stage,/And all the men and women merely players:/[ II, vii.139] *And so, from hour to hour we ripe and ripe,/ And then from hour to hour we rot and rot,/ And thereby hangs a tale. [II, vii.26] # *The Comedy of Errors*  *The pleasing punishment th

 *Quotable Literary Quotes*     *Ben Johnson*     'To judge of Poets is only the faculty of Poets and not of all Poets but the best.'  *Milton*    'Incessantly, and to us reading brings not,   A spirit and judgement equal or superior.   Uncertain and unsettled still remains,   Deep-versed in book and shallow in  himself,   Crude or intoxicate, collecting toys,   And trifles for joyous matters, worth a sponge,    As children gathering pebbles on the shore.'  *Robert Browning*  'Ah but a man's reach should exceed his grasp, Or what's Heaven for?'  *From Boswell's 'Life of Johnson'*  'Sir, what is poetry?' 'Why, Sir, it is much easier to say what is not. We all know what light is;  but it is not easy to tell what it is.'  *T.S.Eliot*    'The end of all our exploring,    Will be to arrive where we started,    And know the place for the first time.'  *From William Shakespeare's 'Merchant of Venice'*  'Life i

 *Interesting Literary Bites*  1. 'Battology' means unnecessary repetition in speech or writing. 2. The first recipient of the Jnanpith award was Mahakavi. G.Shankara Kurup. 3. The famous rhyme, 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' was written by Jane Taylor. 4. Mahabharata, the sanskrit epic by Veda Vyasa is considered to be the world's longest epic. 5. Geoffrey Chaucer is known as the father of English Poetry.

 *Leo Tolstoy*  Leo Tolstoy was a great writer from Russia. He was born in an aristocratic family and had a luxurious lifestyle. Nobody had an inkling that he would turn out to be such a famous writer.    Leo joined the Russian army when he was twenty three years old. It was during his days as a soldier that he began to write his diary. His first short story to be published was 'Childhood'. The story was well received. His next short story to be published was 'The Raid'.  He later wrote 'Sebastopol Sketches', which was a vivid description of the war days at Sebastopol in Crimea. Soon, he began to work on his novel, 'The Cossacks'. He later produced his Magnum opus, 'War and Peace' between 1864 and 1869. He wrote another novel called 'Anna Karenina', which was finished in 1877. In 1884, he wrote the famous book, 'The Confessions'.     Tolstoy was not just a writer but a great Thinker. He requestioned his own ideas about 'Truth&

 The Autobiography of a Neem Tree  I am a Neem tree. My scientific name is Azadiracta indica. I was born in a dilapidated compound in the Egmore area of Madras in 1985. I am an Indian. We don't survive in cold climates. The hot and humid Indian climate is our favourite climate. This is our home.    The beauty of India is a sensory delight to us. We love the myriad colours of India. The fragrant rosewood and sandalwood trees are my close friends.   We love to contribute to everyone's health. We have been used by generations of Indians to kill bacteria and fungi. Farmers love us! Our leaves are the most potent insecticides and fungicides. The bark of Neem is used in a wide variety of medicinal preparations. Our flowers are used in Indian cooking. Our wood can be used as firewood, too.    We are very useful. My whole community serves the variegated interests of mankind. Yet, human beings scarcely recognise our need for water. It is summer time and we feel thirsty (just like you!)

 Interesting link between Poetry and BTS music band It is interesting to note the link between poetry and BTS, the biggest music band in history. Kim Nam-joon also known as RM is the leader of BTS.  The leader of BTS K- Pop, RM has the following history. 'As a student, he actively wrote poetry and often received awards for his writings. He posted his work to an online poetry website for roughly one year, where he received moderate attention. Through this, RM grew interested in pursuing a literary career but decided against it. At the age of 11, RM became interested in  hip-hop  music after hearing  Epik High 's "Fly" in fifth grade.'(Source:Wikipedia)

 The General The brave General, Marched on and on! Seeing the formidable enemy, His army became forlorn. Turning their back on the General, They disappeared on that morn. The brave General, Marched on and on. He turned and to his profound shock, Found that his men were gone! The brave General marched on and on, Seeing the General with his serene visage, The enemy weakened with the fear, That they would be mercilessly torn. Expecting to see a great army in a while, The enemies decided to leave and be gone. The brave General vanquished the fleeing men with ease, Marched on and on. Back home to a hero's welcome, He thanked his soldiers in front of all, His men shed tears, Someone in the crowd said, "What brave men we have!" "Yes," replied the brave General, "Without them,  Would I have been able to march on?" S.Padmapriya

  • Charlotte Brontë -Currer Bell • Louisa May Alcott - A.M.Barnard • J.K.Rowling - Robert Galbraith • Samuel Langhorne Clemens - Mark Twain • Charles Dickens - Boz • Clive Hamilton - C.S.Lewis • Benjamin Franklin - Mrs. Silence Dogood • Mary Ann Evans - George Eliot • Charles Lutwidge Dodgson - Lewis Carroll •  Agatha Christie - Mary Westmacott  • Stephen King - Richard Bachman • Isaac Asimov - Paul French • Michael Crichton - John Lange/ Jeffrey Hudson/Michael Douglas • Washington Irving - Jonathan Old Style/ Diedrich Knickerbocker/Geoffrey Crayon • Theodor Seuss Geisel - Dr.Seuss • Howard Allen Frances O' Brien - Anne Rice

 Some Famous Short Story Writers from around the world  U.S.A.     Herman Melville, John Steinbeck, F.Scott Fitzgerald, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Philip Roth,Stephan King, John Updike  United Kingdom  Charles Dickens, Sir Walter Scott, Rudyard Kipling, Arthur Conan Doyle, H.G.Wells W.Somerset Maugham, Virginia Woolf, Graham Greene, Daphne du Maurier, Roald Dahl, Flannery O'Connor, John Cheeves, Raymond Carver  Germany   Heinrich Von Kleist, E.T.A.Hoffmann Thomas Mann, Franz Kafka Russia  Anton Chekhov, Alexander Pushkin, Nikolai Gogol, Ivan Turgenev, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Maxim Gorky, France    Prosper Merimee, Guy de Maupassant  Ireland:    James Joyce Italy     Italo Calvino From Argentina   Jorge Luis Borges(Spanish)

Poetry , a form of literature which uses aesthetic and rhythmic qualities of language to communicate, is beyond just that. In my opinion, poetry is an art form just like dance or music or sculpting or drama or cinema or painting.   A writer uses the canvas of words to communicate his ideas. One page of beautiful poetry can contain greater wisdom than a thousand pages of prose. This is because of the unique propensity of poetry to lend itself to multiple interpretations unlike prose, where from, only one or a few meanings can be deciphered. The second propensity of poetry is that unlike in prose, thought and language cannot be separated.   In my opinion , a poem springs forth from deeply felt intense emotions. It may be intense joy or intense sorrow or even intense anger or even a combination of different intense emotions. English Poetry :         The history of ‘ English Poetry’ is long and glorious. Today, the English language has spread far and wide and every country has writ

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 My first Haiku 🦄 Thirsty throat sun burnt, Looking for water here there,  Rain falls on dry earth.

 The Brahmaputra*- A Minor Epic Poem Life is Brahmaputra! Wide, large, infinite; Perilous beauty! The Brahmaputra is YOU! The Brahmaputra is an emporium, Of the trials and triumphs of humanity, Encased in timelessness, Giving its gifts for free! The Brahmaputra is the vivid imagination, Of childhood years, Its fructification, In the maturing years! Magnificent like persons of great eminence, The Brahmaputra is a revelation. The Brahmaputra - a permanent image, In the annals of enamelled time, A light, A song. The Brahmaputra is a million-limbed vision, Of multitudinous magnificence, Like the million-petalled Sun-God  A guidance to tranquillity! The Brahmaputra is the penetrating heavens, Moving in and out of the human experience, The proof of the living conscience. The Brahmaputra is beauty, Dipped deep in divinity, The Mother of emotions, The Father of thought. The Brahmaputra is the Frail Human-being, With all her shortcomings, Dance of fantasy and reality, Drowned in the dainty danc

 1.My Father, who was not there (This short story is dedicated to the care-givers of Dementia patients)      My father was my best friend. He was somebody on whom I had relied upon, in almost every situation. He was the one who gave me great advice so that I could succeed in almost every aspect of my life. My mother had died many years ago and he was the only one I had. He had helped me to choose the companies that I worked with. He was always the first one to accept my eccentric choices in life. He was the apple of my eye.  He was a doting father.        He had retired from service, ten years ago. Every day, he had the habit of waiting for me to return from work. He was always there, at the gates of our small bungalow – waiting for me. But today, my father was not there at the place, where he would be waiting for me.Today, there was no one, waiting to receive me at the gates of my house. I was flummoxed because he had never missed this routine of waiting for me at the gates of our hou

🌞 A small article to bring awareness 'Uncertainties: It won't happen to us' We are all quite certain that calamities won't happen to us. Disasters won't happen to us.... Corona won't happen to us...Tsunamis won't ever occur again.....etcetera    However, in real life....         No one is actually immune to dangers....only one who faces difficult situations, time and again knows the amount of mental, physical and emotional resilience that one needs to develop to face traumatic situations....     Let us not take things for granted or underestimate any situation or anyone....because problems can happen to anyone...we need to be prepared for every eventuality in life.     Let us get ready - physically, mentally and emotionally to face all the challenges in our lives. 🙏 Dr.S.Padmapriya       

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