The Forgotten Einstein

“Don’t worry about your marks. Just make sure you keep up with your work and that you don’t have to repeat a year. But it’s not necessary to have good marks in everything. You learn the most from things that you enjoy doing so much that you don’t even notice time is passing. Often I’m so engrossed in my work that I forget to eat lunch.” These words were written by the great physicist, Albert Einstein in a letter to his son, Hans Albert. Einstein was not exceptional in all the prescribed subjects during his school days. He was rather excellent in physics and mathematics right from a very young age. We cannot even imagine the thought process that Einstein had undergone at a young age to churn out such a contribution to the history of physics. Einstein was a genius of his own without a doubt. At the age of 9, he was shown a compass by his father and he understood that there are forces that can’t be seen (magnetic forces). He had extreme curiosity in physics, philosophy and mathematics. Max Talway, a friend of his father and Jacob Einstein, his elder father helped him get all the latest scientific and philosophical books that further kindled the boy’s passion towards the field. Talent of Einstein was perfectly nurtured.

Coming to our era now, we have school students breaking their brains to push in all the matter from their textbooks and vomit them in examinations to score full marks in their 10^th and 12^th standards. The alluring State ranks drive most parents to put all the pressure on their wards. Students are pathetically driven mad in order to fetch more marks and get into a better college (Medicine and Engineering were always chocolate cakes.). Competition has its nose at front always. Comparison of their wards with other students makes parents’ day busy. Race is on for State ranks. Interest and thinking are all secondary. Everybody forgets the question of “Why these students are sent to school?” It is like a dog being trained to fetch a thrown ball. Schools end up producing mark-obtaining mug-heads rather than innovative jackpots. Some parents shuttle their wards for schools and tuitions right from morning 5am to 8pm. Does it not sound brutal? Money-making is priority for tuition centers. The concept of tuition was started to support slow-learners in the classes. But today main teaching happens only in tuition centers. School is only a formality and a necessity for students as they pay fees. Parents and teachers need to understand that students are humans at the end of the day. Each individual has got a specific concentration time span in a day. Students get tired because of previous day exhaustion and they fail to listen in schools. They always have the option of listening in tuitions as lessons are taken twice. The purpose of schools and tuitions is extremely misunderstood.

For postulating, the General theory of relativity, he had to take the views of so many physicists across the globe. Einstein was against competition. The students bring in the culture of competition and spoon-feeding from their schools. It becomes very difficult for the college lecturers and professors to mould these students from mark-oriented racers to concept-oriented thinkers. The stress takes a toll on the student, for the change demanded is drastic. By this time, the student loses interest in whatever he/she is doing. Brain is only trained to take in concepts with abstraction. Workplace expectations are different altogether. Companies are happy to take in Einsteins straightaway. At this stage, external world makes the individual succumb to economic pressure as well. What is lost throughout this process is a “Thinking Individual” with the potential of contributing to the larger world.

Education is intuitive. It must flow in, stimulate a thought-process and push out innovation or new thinking. Einstein said in one of his interviews that “Education should train the mind to think beyond the things inside the book.” Education is not hammered in. It is let in. The teachers are driven by the time frame and the syllabus they need to hammer into the brain of the student. The student, on the other hand, is stressed out with the abstraction of material. Finally, both decide to work for the marks.

We need to focus our education towards inculcating cognitive flexibility and towards arousing the curiosity of the student. Passion was a by-product of Einstein’s curiosity. That passion changed the fate of this world. The aim of every school should be to create passion for the subjects. Though we cannot churn out Einstein out of every student we can at the least stop churning out mechanical mark-making machines.

-Satz 

Greasing the palm, All the way.

February 10, 2015

This is a scene at an Electicity Board Office in one of the cities in Tamil Nadu.

A person aged 63, enters into the office. This person is somewhat influential in the political circle. If not the most influential. He will be Our witness. He notices that there are almost close to 150 Single phase Electricity meter boxes lying at one corner end of the office. He sees a man sitting in a chair wearing a modern dress in front of the EB officer. A formally dressed middle class man with shoes, he seems to have come in the middle of going to the office. He seems to be a professional of some sort. The man witnessing this wants to meet the officer. He is supposed to give permission from Single phase to Three phase connections to those who want to apply. He will then give a Application form to fill which costs around Rs.100. The service availed is a small sophistication in the houses of the middle class people of India who are ready to afford as they move on in their phase of development in India. It is nothing when compared to where the world is moving but still in India getting a three phase connection certainly means that you are well off. The connection actually costs Rs.7000 and whatever deposit you have paid during your application of Single phase connection will be deducted and the rest only have to be paid to the EB office.

Whether you are a VIP in the society or any other person, you have to wait in a government office, which is an unwritten rule in the constitution of India. It is inevitable and a grave necessity. When you go to a government office, you should definitely get the feeling that the officers working there are Gods and you are there to get boons from them. If you don't get this feeling then it means that your job is not yet over. Whether they will give boons or not depends upon how badly you lose your self-esteem and how good you are at making them the most important entity in the job you expect from them.

Our witness is listening to their conversation waiting for his turn to come.

Our formally dressed person has got a soft voice. It seems that he is almost pleading the officer "Sir, oru Rs.3000 kurachikonga sir. Already material cost vera adigama irukku."

The officer said " Athellam mudiyadu sir, pathaayiram (Rs.10000) vechaa ungalukku connection immediata varum. Illana edatha kaali panunga sir. Summa en tiyatha (time) waste pannatheenga. Naraiya vela irukku sir."

The professional tries one more time. "Sir, ezhaayirame romba kastam. Eppadiyavadu ezhaayiram koduthiraen. Konjam consider pannunga sir."

Officer gets even more annoyed. "Yov, nee edatha kaali pannu yaa. Rs. 10000 illana onnum panna mudiyadu." 

He points out to the person witnessing the scene. "Sir, vaanga. Sollunga. Enna vishayam."

Having lost in the battle of words our professional moves on and tells "Seri sir. Evening vandu koduthuren. Connection koduka sollunga. Konjam sekirom seidu kodunga, sir."

Officer reacts as though he did not hear one word. "Seri, seri evening vaanga. Naalu manikkulla vandudunga. Paakalaam"  The professional is watched by our witness as he picks up his bag and moves out of the office. Our professional is unable to cover the shame of having lost the negotiation with the officer.

The influential person starts "Sir, Good morning. Nalla irukkeengala?"

Officer speaks out."Paravalla. Edo pogudu. Madam nalla irukaangala?" There is not even one sign in the face of the officer of having created an incident in the recent time. Switches over to the normal mood immediately.

Our witness clarifies "Hmm. Nalla irukaanga, sir. Councillor kitta nethu pesittu thaan vandaen. Konjam namma three phase connection paathu panunga sir."

Officer says " Sir, ungalukku illaadatha. Naalaike vandu connection koduka soleedren. Oru rendayiram(Rs.2000) mathirom nammakku kavaneenga sir."

Our witness doesn't mind much, "Seri sir. Romba nandri." He is infact satisfied  after having witnessed the worst case.

Officer re-affirms "Sir,ungalukku illaadatha, vanthurum sir. Kavala padaama ponga. Councilora ketta da sollunga."

Our witness shows the courtesy "Kandippa solren sir. Apparom materialum, coolium eppadi sir." 

Officer says " Athellaam namma lineman kitta pesikkonga. Avara kelunga soluvaaru. Intha application la mathirom madam kitta sign vaangitu vandu koduthirunga. Rs. 5900 katteerunga. Ippo Rs.2000 mathirom enkitta koduthirunga."

Lineman is standing outside. Our witness moves on to the line man. "Thambi, material, coolie ellam evlo paa agum."

Lineman says "Anna, namma veetukku material serthu Rs.32000 agum naa. Line kambathil irundu izhuthitu varanum. Selavagum naa. Coolie vandu, moonu per (3 persons)  varuvaanga connection kodukaradukku. Rs. 2000/head varudu naa."

Our witness gets astonished "Enna paa. Ivlo solra. Konjam paathu sollu pa."

Lineman reacts " Naa, ungalukkaaga kammiyaadaan soleerukken." 

Our witness says "Seri paa. Edo paathu sei. Namakku velaiya konjam sekaram senju kodu paa." 

Lineman takes a dig "Naa, namala konjam kavaninga naa. Oru nooru rooba (Rs.100) tea selavukku kodunga naa."

Our witness is not much surprised. It is as though he expected this to pop up. "Inda. Eppo velaiya arambipeenga? Rendu naal apparom orukku poga vendiya velai irukku."

Lineman says " Naa, thappa nenaikaadeenga, kambam eranum oru ayiram rooba selavagum naa."

Our witness somewhat gets annoyed " Enna paa. Nenaichu nenaichu ketkara. Seri inda. Enakku aana velai immediata nadakanum."

Lineman with a somewhat happy face reacts " Naa, naalaikku material vandudum, adukku adutha naal connection evening kulla vandudum naa. Pasanga vandaa tea mathirom vaangi koduthirunga naa"

Our witness having got convinced says "Adu paathikaren."

 Our witness was an influential person. He actually got his three phase connection in less than Rs.40000 and connection in 3 days. The bribe is only for this quick delivery of work. Imagine the formally dressed person. He told that he would give Rs. 10000 just to grease the palm of the officer. Here is what the actual bill would look like for our formally dressed person.

Officer bribe - Rs.10000, Connection fees - Rs.5900 (Assuming he had his single phase deposit reduced from fees), Material cost - Rs. 32000 ( assuming he has got a two floor house), Labour cost - Rs. 6000(3 persons), Tea selavu (Expense) - Rs. 250 (4 persons including lineman), Application cost - Rs.100, Lineman bribe - Rs. 1000. So totally this comes to about Rs.54000. Add the logistics cost as well from house to the EB office for I don't know how many times he would have been called for.

That is not just Rs. 54000, but a whooping Rs. 54000. Almost more than half a lakh for a three phase connection assuming our fella had a two floored house. This three phase connection is not such a latest technology sophistication.

The material cost would come down if our person had a independent single house, So it would take him Rs. 38000. Close to what our influential person got the connection for his two floored house.

We are living in the 21st century. Do we seem like living in one? We still have not developed integrity. Gee, I don't know how many of them really know the meaning of that word. What is the way out of this? You can't straight away blame the person greasing the palm. He is forced to do it. If he doesn't do it then he has to come to the office atleast 4 times, spend money for that. Then if he, let's say doesn't like greasing the palm and takes the officer to the court, there are two things which will happen. The court will keep analysing the case for years together and secondly, the person won't get the three phase connection until that. Imagine the court fees, advocate fees, logistics between house and court. To avoid all this, the professional not only bends to give away the bribe but also loses his self-esteem. What he gets out of this is the three phase connection at the expense of everything that he has earned till that time. If you don't give the Rs.6000/- on that day, you will probably have to spend one night without power. The officers are at the discretion of give power. Seeing all this our professional bends to the ways of the officer. All these are taken for granted.

There are only two rules. Either be influential, so that you can get away with some of the bribe or have hell a lot of money. Importantly don't hesitate to lose it, to live in India. When are we going to get out of this shit? This is why people get out of this damn country and settle down in other countries where such non-sense does not exist (I don't know, but definitely not like this for sure). 

Remember, our witness saw almost 150 numbers of Electricity measuring meters lying in one corner. Imagine how much bribe our officer, lineman and the other persons would have got through this. We can only imagine, be happy with our single phase connection and content with whatever power we get. That itself is heaven.

Our country is what we are. Our country is what we want it to be.

-SATZ

Arjuna's Penance - Absolute Significance

I went to Mahabalipuram with one of my friends in Chennai one day. Before that I did some research on what is so special about Mahabalipuram and to know what I should expect from the visit. When I was browsing through the websites and blogs, I found that the most fascinating carving in Mahabalipuram to visit is the Arjuna's penance rock. It will be right at the entrance of Mahabalipuram and it is a very unique one to spot. I was searching for its significance but no explanation seemed to be satisfying. I was wondering why Arjuna's penance is so important that they carved all that they wanted to convey to the world in just a single stone. Especially, the various animals that are there make it confusing altogether for people to understand what it is. Today I learnt the meaning and significance of it and wanted to share it with others.

As you all know, the Pandavas exiled to the forest for 13 long years as they were defeated in the game of dice with the Kauravas. They went to the forest, but they did not keep themselves idle. They nurtured their skills. They made sure that they were no less than any kshathriya warrior. Arjuna wanted the Pashupathi bow from Shiva, to excel in archery. Nothing in this world comes as easy as what you expect. It has to be earned and the Pashupathi astra that Arjuna got from Shiva is an ample example of how it is done.

Indra, is not a name. It is the name of the position. During Mahabaratha, the Indra was a different person. During Ramayana, the Indra was a different person and for each avatar the Indra was a different person. By performing extreme penance or by performing 1000 yagnas one attains the position of Indra. Penance is one form of reaching God as per the Vedas. Parvathi did 7 years of penance to marry Shiva. Likewise to attain God and get the Pasupathi astra Arjuna went to the Himalayas to do penance for 11 long years. He had to stand in one leg and should forget hunger, both of which demands high level of physical and mental stability. To do this, he got two mantras from a rishi, with which he was able to do both. He went to a forest near the Himalayas, had a bare body in those cold conditions and started his penance to invoke Lord Shiva. Today's cliche like 'standing on one leg to achieve it' (ஒத்த காலுல நின்னு சாதிகறான்), came from Arjuna's penance only.

Elephants normally when it itches in some places of its body, scratches by rubbing against a stone. Animals are more intellectual. A dog won't pee in a temple even if it is open half the time. A elephant won't scratch near houses. But man will pee anywhere without any shame. That a different subject altogether. So elephants normally scratch its itch by rubbing against stones. Arjuna, who is undergoing penance, is as still as a stone. Elephant is scratching on him and he is as still as a hard rock. Snakes slither on him thinking that he is a snake hole. He still stands on one leg firm on the ground. The then Indra, takes a look at Arjuna's penance from the heaven and fears that his position is at stake. Knowing that Arjuna is weak when it comes to women, Indra sends Urvasi, Ramba and other celestial angels to distract Arjuna through Kama. Arjuna never budges from his position. A man is a real winner when he is able to defeat his weakness. After almost 11 years, Shiva gets impressed by the penance of Arjuna. But the Pashupathi astra cannot be given to a man who does not deserve it. So, in order to test the real skill of Arjuna, Shiva comes in the form of a tribal.

He comes to Arjuna and disturbs him. Arjuna gets angry that a tribal disturbed him off his penance. The 11 years of hard work, he thinks is of waste just because some tribal man disturbed him. Angry at what happened, Arjuna starts to fight with the tribal with his bow. The tribal man cuts off the string of the bow of Arjuna. Arrogance can make man go to any extreme. Arjuna, at the heat of the moment, stuck a blow with the bow.

This is not the first time that Shiva is getting a blow from his own devotee. In the case of Kannapanayanaar, he got kicked on his own eye yet he gave him everything, a Muslim being an ardent devotee of Shiva threw stones at him like flowers for the sake of the society, but got the blessings of the lord. Here Arjuna is striking a blow with his back end of the bow but the Lord is just smiling. This instance of Shiva taking a blow is described to be just like how a father gets kicked by a little child on his chest during childhood. Here Shiva considers Arjuna to be his own son. So he accepts everything that Arjuna does. Now Shiva knows that a warrior to handle the Pashupathi Astra needs to have great strength in his hands and shoulders. It is not that easy to handle the Pashupathi Astra.

In order to test it the tribal man, Shiva asks Arjuna for a wrestling fight. In Ramayana, Dasaratha at the time of Rama's pattabhisekam for the first time before leaving the forest, comes to greet Rama and tells him that he is going to be the King of Ayodhya. Normally, in our houses we won't be hugging our loved ones very often. In those times also, the hugging will happen only when there is a long gap between two relations. Now, Dasaratha and Rama are meeting each other daily. But still Dasaratha comes to Rama and hugs him. Do you know why? It is because Dasaratha has been ruling the kingdom for more than 60 years. He is transferring a huge responsibility to Rama. While doing this he has to know whether Rama is physically capable of taking up such a huge responsibility. To know whether the physique of Rama is same as that of his father, Dasaratha hugs Rama and measures the shoulders of Rama. Likewise, Shiva here wants to know whether the shoulders of Arjuna can withstand the Pashupathi astra. This very instance teaches us the fact that everything in life has to be earned. Our great epics give us this knowledge. Arjuna kicks Shiva several times during the fight and Shiva smiles. Finally, the Pashupathi astra is given to Arjuna after a long battle and testing time to ensure that the weapon reaches the right person.

Arjuna's penance included the control of the mind and body. It shows how dedicated, people should be, while achieving their goals. The rock at Mahabalipuram, is a symbolic representation for mankind to know what level of concentration is required in order to achieve any task in this world. Everything has to be earned and everyone has to make themselves deserving for success.

-SATZ   

Great People have Different Perspectives

You can add the following stories to sutta(stolen)stories as I came to know about these after listening to speakers of various backgrounds. I understood one thing after I heard the stories. Good life is all about unconditional love, trust and being positive even in dire circumstances. I wish to tell these stories in Tamil rather than English. But I do not write well in Tamil than I speak Tamil so I stick on to the English that I know.

Yudhistra's Magic in Mahabaratha

Veda Vyasa, the great sage who compiled us the Mahabaratha had a very strange power of knowing everything about the past, present and the future(முக்காலமும் அறிந்த முனிவர்). Even if he knew, the sad thing was that he did not have the power to stop wrong things or neither the right things. But he can warn people for them to be aware of what is going to happen in their lives. Veda Vyasa told Yudhishtra, the eldest of the Pandavas, known for his Dharma, that he is going to be the reason for the war to start.  All the responsibility of the huge catastrophe that was about to happen was now on Yudhishtra. Duryodhana, the eldest of the Kauravas, comes to Yudhistra and asks "Do you want to play a war of dice or war of blood?(பகடை போர் அல்லது சண்டை போர்)" When encountered with this question, Yudhistra settles down for a war of dice. He very well knows that playing a war of dice is against Dharma. But still he has got the sole responsibility of safe guarding so many families. That is how the game of dice begins in Hastinapura.

Now, when he is playing the game, he is losing every time. All people are thinking that he is losing everything that he has but on the other hand he is just winning fate. He is keeping his jewellery, money, palace, brothers, people and finally he is keeping his own wife, Draupadi and loses everything. The point is that when Yudhistra is keeping every possession of his in the game of dice, nobody questions him. There is everybody in the coutyard. Vidura, Dronacharya, Bhisma, Kunti, Dhrithrashtra. Nobody questions his act. Bhima, who was not able to tolerate the act of his brother tells Arjuna to burn the hands of Yudhistra. But Arjuna advises Bhima that when Yudhistra does something, there would be an inner meaning in it. Nobody knows what Yudhistra is up against but all that they believe in is that when Yudhistra does something there will certainly be Dharma in it.

யுதிஸ்திரர் மகாபாரத போரை சூது ஆடி 13 ஆண்டுகழுக்கு நிறுத்தி வைத்தார்

When Yudhistra loses everything Pandavas are ordered to exile the forest for 13 long years. Everybody can curse Yudhistra, but what Yudhistra did was he changed the fate of Hastinapur. When he was losing the game of dice with Sakuni and Duryodhana, Yudhistra was on the other hand winning the war with fate. He very well knew that he did not have any power to stop what is going to happen. But all he knew was he had the power to postpone what was about to happen. He gave all the people of Hastinapur 13 more years to live, extra, than what he could have given if he had chosen the war of blood. He sacrificed everything for the sake of the people of Hastinapur, even his own wife. Even during the negotiation to start the war, Sri Krishna is instructed by Yudhistra that Krishna should first ask for 5 villages. If Duryodhana does not grant that then Yudhistra says that Krishna can think about the war. Yudhistra is the last person to accept the war and that too only because Duryodhana told that he won't even give a land equivalent to the tip of a needle to the Pandavas.  This is the mark of a true leader. He sacrifices small things and saves on the big ones. One thing that I understood from Yudhistra is that a leader cannot afford to lose sight of the bigger picture. As a ruler of the country, he should always focus his decisions towards the welfare of the people rather than anything else.

People of the country had the faith in Yudhistra which made them enjoy their living for 13 more years.

Brutus killed Ceasar, saved the country.

Just like how Yudhistra was given the options of war of dice or war of blood, Brutus was given the options of whether it is his country that he cares about or his friend, Ceasar. Ceasar during the stabbing tries to fight the 9 people who are stabbing him. Finally as the 10th man, Brutus stabs Ceasar. Ceasar doesn't stop him. Ceasar can see Brutus crying. Everybody knows the famous "You too, Brutus?". The perspective that everyone sees is entirely different from how Ceasar saw it. Ceasar had a deep faith in Brutus. He believed that for every act of Brutus there will be an obvious meaning in the act. That is what is called friendship. It is not only helping in the bad times but also understanding of the relationship.

Confucious and the Tongue

During the last days of his life, Confucious was asked by many people to tell his most important saying in his life. He was surrounded by people during the last day of his life. When he was asked the question, he opened his mouth and showed. People out of curiosity came and had a look at his mouth. He asked them what you can see. They told him that they were only able to see his tongue as his teeth had all fallen. He said "Don't be hard like the teeth. One day or the other it will fall. Be flexible like the tongue, you will live forever." He told the great message to humans through a simple illustration. A man should be flexible to last long. Again, it is in the perspective in which we view it which makes all the difference.

Mahatma Gandhi and the Snake near him.

Mahatma Gandhi was interviewed by the press during a time close to independence. Press people posed him with the question of "What are the main principles that he does follow?" Gandhiji told that there are two of them. One is Truth and the other is Ahimsa. Press people did not stop there. They gave him a situation and asked Gandhiji what he will do. They asked him that if there was a snake near Gandhiji and a stone near him, will he kill the snake with the stone or will he settle down to dying. What do you think Gandhiji would have replied? He said that he will kill the snake with the stone. When asked that how will you do it when it is against your principle of Ahimsa. Gandhiji explained them that, in every circumstance, he will try to maximize his efforts to carry out his principles but if the circumstances do not cater the use of his principles then only he will try to use something which is more practical. The people applauded for his Truth. Even in such a circumstance he is able to stick to his principle of telling the Truth. 

Mahakavi Bharathi and Yama

This is the most interesting story of them all. Mahakavi Bharathi, as you all know, was a tough man. He one day went to the temple where he had an elephant he was taming, giving food daily and worshiping everyday. On that particular day, the elephant was mad and ran over Bharathi. Bharathi died because of the elephant that he had nurtured. Bharathi, during his last days, told a sentence which I would like to tell in Tamil. Bharathi is telling Yama, the God of Death. 

"எப்போதும் எருமையில் வருபவன் யமன், இன்று என்னை அஞ்சி யானை சவாரி செய்து கொண்டு வந்தான், என்னை வதைபதர்க்கு. யமனும் கோழை ஆனான் இன்று. " 

"Today Yama became a coward by coming on an elephant to kill me, when he always comes in a buffalo to take lives."

How positive he is even at the time of death? I believe that this is what we need to learn from this great man. He had been quite different altogether right from a tender age. He read extensively all throughout his life. He lives with us through his writings today and his writings suggest that he will live for a very long time in the minds of people. Here again it is the perspective with which he viewed which makes him great.

Abraham Lincoln, The Pig and The Donkey.

Abraham Lincoln was a President of a kind. He was a humorist and also a great man. He was walking down a road one day when he found a pig was stuck in a ditch. He was the President of the country at that time. He went to the ditch and helped the pig out. His dress was smeared with ditch. He went to the White house with the same attire. The next day the press people made sure that the news was there in their papers. "The President helped a Pig out of a ditch without caring about getting dirty." Abraham Lincoln called the press people and told them to make a correction. He said that he did not help the Pig but himself. Press people asked how and he explained " If I did not help the pig then I would have been guilty all day for not helping it out when I can. So I helped myself rather than the pig." This is what makes these people great. The perspective with which they are able to view a situation. He becomes a great leader just because of this perspective. Though it is a pig, he is able to translate the pig's problem as his. This sense of responsibility only makes him great. He is making himself accountable for every problem in the society. Don't you think that this is the mark of a true leader?

On another occasion, while having dinner, Abraham Lincoln finished his dinner. He had a person sitting next to him and having dinner. This fellow wanted to somehow insult Abraham Lincoln. So he was waiting for an opportunity. Lincoln, once his dinner was over, stood up to wash his hands. He forgot to take with him the handkerchief that was one the table. The fellow next to him found this as an opportunity and drew an image of a donkey in the handkerchief. Abraham Lincoln came back after washing and headed straight for the handkerchief when he found that a donkey image was there on the handkerchief. Now he knew that the guy, sitting next to him had done it. He did not want to hurt the person and at the same time wanted to teach him a lesson. So what he did was ask only one question. "Sir, did you clean your face with my handkerchief?" The fellow was embarrassed and did not utter a word. Again, the perspective with which he handles a problem is a lesson for us.


Truly, great people have had different perspectives and that is what has made them great. With their way of thinking and the attitude with which they view their problems, they have made a positive difference in this world. Pardon me if there were any problems in my Tamil.

-SATZ