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 A couple got married five decades ago, arranged by their respective families. The husband was a Central Government employee. The wife was a State Government employee. They were blessed with two children: 2 boys. We are not getting into the family background of the couple and we will focus on this nuclear family. The parents of the two boys worked very hard and when the boys were in the graduation period, both of them have reached top-tier levels in their jobs. This level has to be noted here. Because not all government employees enjoy such status even once in their life time.  Let me remind: some officials are over paid and some workers are still under paid.  Getting back to the story,  The elder son completed his education, both UG and PG in India. He worked for 3-4 years in various states and he moved abroad for an onsite project. It is not an accidental or coincidental project. He longed to move to other country because he wished for the status he gets among his ...

Whenever I watch or listen to "Paarthene" song from Mookuthi Amman movie in Tamil, I was often bonded with those lines: "Aayiram kai undu endral nee oru kai thara koodatha? Eeraayiram kan kondai, un oru kan enai paaratha?" What is the meaning? "You have a thousand hands, can't you extend one? You have two thousand eyes, not even one sees me?" This might seem to be the most comforting line for anyone who undergoes deep wounds, hurts or pain in their life. But after watching Karuppu movie, these lines brought in a new tone in my mind. "Even when you have a thousand hands, you still don't lift me. Even though there are two thousand eyes, you still don't see me." Can you interpret the tone of these two translations from two different tones? If not, read it again, you will realize the difference! Let me begin with the movie Karuppu: Till someone applies chilli paste to the Lord, He was silent. Even when Binu's father applied chilli pas...