"MAHATMA GANDHI" - in his childhood Photos

"MAHATMA GANDHI"
Gandhi in his childhood

Gandhi in his teens

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi in South Africa in 1895

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi as Lawyer

Gandhi in Videshi outfit at 19 years of age

Young and handsome Gandhi

Gandhi with his wife Kasturba after returning from South Africa

Gandhi with his collegues in South Africa

Mohandas Gandhi with his friends in South Africa

Gandhi and his wife Kasturba

Gandhi preaching a group of people

Gandhi interacting with his followers sitting in a train

Gandhi in Downing Street, England

Gandhi in Downing Street , London , UK

Gandhi giving speech to his followers

Gandhi on Salt March

Gandhi on Dandi March

Gandhiji lifting the salt

Mahatma Gandhi with a facial expression of peace

Gandhi with his supporters in the train

Gandhiji with two women Manu and Abha

Gandhiji on a walk with Khan Abdul Ghaffar Khan

The two women Manu and Abha as his walking sticks

Gandhi-Nehru on a happy mood

Gandhiji and Nehruji on serious discussions for attaining independence to India

Gandhiji addressing the huge gatherings pertaining to Salt Satyagraha

Gandhiji with Jinnah in 1944

Gandhiji popularly known as Bapu with a sweet smile

Gandhiji along with his followers for Salt Satyagraha

A young boy leads Gandhiji for a walk

Gandhiji spinning the wheel

Bapu reading newspaper

Gandhi and Kasturba in their old age

Gandhiji on fast

Bapu's last walk for his prayer on January 30, 1948

Mahatma Gandhi – The Father of India (1869-1948)

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Keep yourself healthy - physically and emotionally

Many times people say things like, “I don’t have time to exercise,” what they really should be saying is, “I don’t have time not to exercise.”
If you lose your health and sense of well-being, you won’t make it to work at all. In the long run, it takes far less time to take care of yourself than it does to lose your ability to function well.
One should eat well, exercise, get plenty of rest, have regular physical checkups, and partake in other healthy habits. In addition to the obvious problems associated with ignoring these commonsense health habits, you can see that it’s also a horrible waste of time in the long run. Each cold or flu costs you days of productive work time. Who knows how many years of time you will save by simple taking care of yourself?
Take care of yourself – physically and emotionally. You can let go of your fear that you’ll fall behind because, in fact, you’ll be more productive and have a longer, happier life. So keep yourself healthy – physically and emotionally.

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அப்பா...

எப்படி எப்படி
எல்லாமோ
தன் பாசம்
உணர்த்துவாள் அம்மா
ஒரேயொரு
கைஅழுத்தத்தில்
எல்லாமே
உணர்த்துவார்
அப்பா...

முன்னால்
சொன்னதில்லை
பிறர் சொல்லித்தான்
கேட்டிருக்கிறேன்
என்னைப்
பற்றி பெருமையாக
அப்பா
பேசிக்கொண்டிருந்ததை...

அம்மா
எத்தனையோ முறை
திட்டினாலும்
உறைத்ததில்லை
உடனே
உறைத்திருக்கிறது
என்றேனும்
அப்பா
முகம் வாடும் போது

உன் அப்பா
எவ்வளவு உற்சாகமாக
இருக்கிறார் தெரியுமா
என என் நண்பர்கள்
என்னிடமே சொல்லும்
போதுதான் எனக்குத்
தெரிந்தது
எத்தனை பேருக்குக்
கிடைக்காத தந்தை
எனக்கு மட்டும் என...

கேட்ட உடனே
கொடுப்பதற்கு
முடியாததால் தான்
அப்பாவை அனுப்பி
இருக்கிறாரோ
கடவுள்..?

சிறுவயதில்
என் கைப்பிடித்து
நடைபயில
சொல்லிக்கொடுத்த
அப்பா
என் கரம் பிடித்து
நடந்த போது
என்ன நினைத்திருப்பார்..?

லேசாக என் கால்
தடுமாறினாலும்
பதறும் அப்பா
இன்று நான்
தடுமாறிய போது
பதறாமல் இருக்கிறார்
மீளா துயிலில்...

அம்மா செல்லமா
அப்பா செல்லமா
என கேட்டபோதெல்லாம்
பெருமையாகச் சொல்லி
இருக்கிறேன்
அம்மா செல்லமான
அப்பா செல்லம் என
இன்று
அப்பா சென்ற பின்னர்
நான் யார் செல்லம்..?

எத்தனையோ பேர்
நான் இருக்கிறேன்
எனச் சொன்னாலும்
அப்பாவை போல்
யார் இருக்க முடியும்..?

சொல்லிக்
கொடுத்ததில்லை
திட்டியதும் இல்லை
இல்லை என்றும்
சொன்னதுமில்லை
வேண்டாம் எனக்
கூறியதும் இல்லை
இருந்தும் ஏதோ
ஒன்றினால்
கட்டுப்படுத்தியது
அப்பாவின் அன்பு

நானும் காட்டியதில்லை
அவரும் காட்டியதில்லை
எங்கள் பாசத்தை...
இருந்தும் காட்டிக்
கொடுத்த கண்ணீரைத்
துடைக்க இன்று
அப்பாவும் இல்லை..

அம்மாவிடம்
பாசத்தையும்
அப்பாவிடம்
நேசத்தையும்
இன்றே உணர்த்துங்கள்
சில நாளைகள்
இல்லாமலும் போகலாம்...

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Tamil nadu Traditional Costumes

Costumes Worn By Men: Lungi And Shirt
Costumes Worn By Women: Sari And Blouse

In Tamil Nadu men and women wear traditional costumes, women wear sari and blouse and men wear lungi along with a shirt and `Angavastra`. With globalization, dresses are also getting westernized. Though the majority of the women in the state still wear traditional costumes, the men seem to be more comfortable in western clothing and have started wearing shirts and trousers instead of Lungi.

Attires For Women
The traditional Tamilian women prefer to drape her heavy Kanchipuram Sari (also spelt as Saree) around herself, the lower part of the calf uncovered, the extra bit of pallu created thereby wound around her waist. What is striking about her is that she wears the most gorgeous of Kanchipuram Sari in the most casual way; its like shes dressed to go to a wedding every day.

A sari is a rectangular piece of cloth, which are five to six yards in length. The style, colour and texture of this cloth varies and it might be made from cotton, silk or one of the several man-made materials. The sari has an ageless charm since it is not cut or tailored for a particular size. In Tamil Nadu, saris are available in a wide variety of fabrics - silks, cottons, chiffons, georgettes and crepes; the list could go on and on.

Attire for Men
In Tamil Nadu men are usually seen dressed in Lungi along with a shirt and Angavastra. The traditional Lungi originated in the South and it is simply a short length of material worn around the thighs like a Sarong. A Dhoti is a longer Lungi but with an additional length of material pulled up between the legs.

The lungi is a rectangle cloth, usually made of cotton, draped around the waist and pleated in the front at the groin. The Angavastra is a long piece of cloth draped around the shoulders. Previously it was worn instead of an upper garment, but now days men wear an angavastra over a shirt.

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