“Enna Sir, payyan indha varusham 10th ezhudhi irukkanla?”

“Ada aama pa. Exam ezhuthittu avan jolly a thaan irukkan. Enakku thaan vayithula puliya karaikkidhu daily”

“Vidunga Sir. Unga payyanukku enna, nalla mark thaan vaanguvaan. Seri, Engineer a , Doctor a ? 12th la Enna stream la sekka poreenga”

“Avan friends ellam Computer Science thaan edukkaraanga. Ivanum athaan venungaraan”

“Seri adhulaye sethudunga. CS la mark vaangardhu easy nga. Enga akka payyan Biology. 183 yo 4 o thaan eduthaan. 190 kku mela poda maattangalaame”

“Adhuvum Seri thaan”

“French a Sanskrit a ? Sanskrit la llam easy a 200 vaangidlaam. Tamil lla llam 180 e kashtam. Summa adhula pottu waste pannadheenga”

Tamilnatla, atleast Chennai la, Pathaavadhula la irunthu Padhinonnavathu pora mukkavaasi maanavargaloda veetla nadakkara saadharna conversation thaan. Computer Science la easy marku, Tamil edutha mark poidum, patthaavadhu varaikkum tamil padichadhe podhungra manappanmai perumabaalana petrorukku irukku (payyanukku enna venum, enna padikkanumnu kekkardhilla, adhu vera vishayam). Kadasiya enna ? Mark vaanganum. Neraya vaanganum. Annan Payyan, Thangachi ponnu, Edhir veettu Ashwin , Pakkathu veettu Priya , ellatha vidayum neraya mark vaanganum. Adhukku kuruku vazhi, tamizh a paadhilaye athu vittu poidradhu.

Odanne “Naanga pudhusssa oru language a katthukkarom” “Our kids will know a new language” nnu kodi pudichittu vandhudaatheenga. Pudhu mozhi kathukkardhula thappilla. Infact evlo mozhi kathukkaromo ulagathula athana kalaacharatha pathi therinjikkalaam. Aana adhukkellam munnadi namma thaai mozhi a muzhusa therinjikkanumla? 11avadhu 12aavadhu la padichaa thaan tamizha, naanga veetla daily pesarome, enga payyan 10aavadhu varaikkum tamil thaan padichaane nnu nenaikkaravanga, avan periyavan aana apparam indha mudivu avana epdi baadhikkidhundradha yosichu paarunga.

11aavathula tamil a venaamnu sonnadhaala adhoda importance avlo thaan nra maari oru thappana abipraayam appove avan manasula form aaiduthu. Idhu poga tamil padicha “naattupuram” , French padicha royal aristocrat nra range la avana ethividradhu veetla. Apdiye padichu periyavan aagi , Paris la conference pogum bothu 11avathula padicha french a vechi ottiduvaaraam. Adhe Bonjour um Bon appétit thaane. Ellarukkum theriyum. Idhellam vida aangila mogam nammala enga vittuchu. Naan padicha school llam “Speak to me in English” nnu badge pottirunthom ellarum. Tamil la pesinaale punishment. Natural a school a english pesaravan, veetla poyum atha thaan pesaraan. So tamil la avanoda total vocabularye adhoda close aaiduthu. Pudhu Pudhu vaarthaigala enga kathuppaan ?

College mudichittu velaikku sendhu naalu peroda pesum bothu ‘maame’, ‘machi’ nnu kaalaaikkardhellam saralama varudhu. Konjam complex vaarthai engayaathu ketta artham therila. Naan onnum Sallaabam, Mandhagaasam nnu over complex words pathi sollala. Pirai, Madhi, Sitrundi, Thanikkai kooda therila. Adha vidunga. Tamil Ezhudha/Padikka ippo irukkara generation la ethana perukku theridhu. Avan kalyaana pathirikkaila irukka tamizhe inga paadhi per padikka theriyaama thaan kalyaanam pannikkaraanunga. Munnadi tamil paatu variyellam manappadama paadittu irundha gumbal ippo rendu line kku mela poradhilla. Yenna Thaamarai, Karky nnu kavinjargal neraya peru pudhu pudhu tamil vaarthaigala paatukkalla marubadiyum kondu varanumnu muyarchi pannittu varaanga. Namma payyan andha maari ‘complicated’ tamil llam therinjikku virumba maatraan.

Theatre la padam paakkum bothu, dialogue la chinna kavidhai vandha kooda, pakkathula irukkanavana artham kekkaraan. ‘Oru vaarthai Oru latcham’ llam TV la potta sutham. Rendaavadhu round kku mela namma payalukku oru vaarthaikku kooda artham therila. Avan pera avanaalaye tamizh la ezhudha therilainga. America la irunthu enna prayojanam ? Idhellam vida worstu. Avan aalu avanukku tamizhla ezhudhi kudutha love letter a en friend oruthanukku naan padichu kaatnen. Idhellam paathu sirikkardha azhardhannu therila.

Seri ellathayum vidunga. Ivan eppadiyo poittu poraan. 1190 mark eduthaan 12th la. Engineering padichachu, Velaikku poyachu, America vandhaachu, Kalyaanam Panniyachu, Kozhandhayum pethukkittachu. Apparam enna ? Pondattikku tamil aarvam konjaamavathu iruntha okay. Illa avalum “Bonjour” thaan na, porandha kozhandha gadhi enna aagarthu? Already veli naatla valarra kozhandha. Veliya english thaan pesi valara poguthu. Veetlayum “Sanjay how many times should i tell you to finish your bowl of cereal” nnu solli valatha, Tamil vaadaye irukkaadhu. Bombay heroine maari thaan tamil pesi valarum. Aana amma appa, porandhadhu Kodambakkam, padichadhu PSBB. Tamilnadu product thaan. Leave kku India vandhu “What paatti?, you dont even know how to operate an iPad” nnu sollumbothu paatikku perumaya thaan irukkum. Ullukkulla Tamil pesamaatraanenra varutham nichayam irukkum.

Idhanaala 11th la tamil edukkara ellarum tami aarvathoda valarraanga, sanskrit edukkara ellarum tamizhe theriyaama valaraangannu naan solla varla. Sanskrit eduthu padicha en friends neraya per, innum nalla tamizh pesittu padichittu thaan irukkaanga. Simple a sollapona, adhu namma thaai mozhi nra garvam varanum. Adha pesa theriyatti, padikka theriyaatti asingamnradha unaranum. Perumaya poi “I know how to speak a little tamil. But cant read or write” nnu peter vitta, adhu mallakka paduthu echi thuppara maarinnu unaranum. Naan onnum ellarayum baagam baagama silappadhigaaram, sevagasenthaamani padikka sollala. Andrada tamil a therinjikkonga. Ezhudha theriyaadha? Kathukkonga. Adhukkana muyarchi edunga. Mukkiyama ungalukke theriyatti unga pasangalukku eppadi solli thara mudiyum? Idha yosinga.

Tamizh padichu 185 maark eduthaana. Sandosha padunga. Ner ner themaa, Nirai ner pulimaa, Nirai Nirai Karuvilam, Ner Nirai Kuvilam nnu padikkara kadaisi thalaimurai nammalodadhu aaida koodathu.