Sampath-Musings

  FROM SAMPATH’S DESK:   TOUCHING THE  HORIZONS     Suppose, one happens to be on the seacoast on the east in the morning. In that case, he/she will be able to see the Sun rising from the seawater at the horizon, and on the west in the evening, one can witness the Sun sinking into the seawater below the horizon. The scenic beauties of the unique Sunrise and Sunset are Nature’s magic. Again, the azure sky painting the seawater with the blue is a fabulous marvel. The normal sight of the sky gently kissing the seawater will be a spectacular one for nature/sky gazers from the seacoast. What a splendid and splendour panorama or vista that will be! Is it possible for a human to touch the horizon by flying in the air to that spot, or is it feasible to swim across the sea and touch the horizon? Both are well-nigh impossible as the horizon as such is non-existent, isn’t it? But, alas, even though the sky and the sea look like constantly in touch with and greeting e...

  FROM SAMPATH’S DESK:         KUNNAKKUDI VAIDYANATHAN (2 March 1935 - 8 September 2008)     We have seen people dancing to the music of musicians. But here is a music maestro who made the violin dance to his magic. Yes, he was none other than KUNNAKKUDI VAIDYANATHAN Sir, a top-notch violinist.  He plunged into his musical career at the tender age of 12.   There has been a battery of Carnatic musicians in India, especially in the South, who earned name and fame playing the violin - essentially a Western music instrument - either solo or as an accompaniment - with marked success. 1) Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu 2) Dwaram Manga Thayaru   3) L Subramaniam   4) Lalgudi Jayaraman   5) TN Krishnan   6) MS Gopalakrishnan   7) Ganesh and Kumaresh ...

  FROM SAMPATH’S DESK:     POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE   நேர்மறை மற்றும் எதிர்மறை   सकारात्मक और नकारात्मक     Generally, positive thinking is the norm with the human mind, but sometimes, a view or assessment with a negative tinge also occurs as an aberration or exception.   Your thoughts become your words and then deeds, knowingly or unknowingly, intentionally or unintentionally.   Some seemingly negative ideas also give positive lessons like: If you think you are beaten, you are. If you think you dare not, you do not. If you like to win who did you think you cannot, it is almost certain you would not. If you think you will lose, you are lost. For out in this world we find, success begins with a fellow’s will, it is all in the state of mind. (A line from the poem ‘Thinking’ by Walter D Wintle). If you think you are outclassed, you are. You have got to think high to rise. You have got to be sure of yourse...