Mirror on the Wall

                                  “ JALLIKATTU”         “Komatha engal kulamaatha” This means cow mother is our goddess. The word KO has multi fold meanings. Thevaneya Paavanar in his article titled Aavum Tamilarum puts forth the greatness of cows with language as a base. The name given for cows is ‘ko’. The term ‘Ko’ also means God. The name was assigned so because of the reverence and dignity the ancient Tamils had for the bovine creatures. Every Tamil must be familiar with Kadai ezhu vallalgal. These great generous kings served not only human beings but also other creatures. Paari Vallal magnanimously offered his throne to a creeper. Began, a great King gave a blanket to keep a peacock cosy. Ancient Tamil royals were eco conscious. Every Tamil teacher will take pride in narrating the tale of Manu Neethi Chozhan. At the court of Manu Neethi Chozhan, a plaintiff lodged a complaint on the crown Prince for killing her child. The plaintiff knelled the bell and reported. Th

                                                 Today spirituality is a very famous aspect. India is all times a spiritual country, or else there would not be the idol of Pasupathy during Indus valley civilization. This was further proved when people valued other religions and got themselves involved in them. Further, it is assured with the visiting, of the people from western countries, the mutts and temples. People, a few believe in ghosts than in god. They feel that god is mere corollary of science and co incidence put to gather.  It is precisely the unawareness of the presence of the Holy Spirit. The presence of the Holy Spirit is reminded by the miracles that have occurred in myths and histories. To put in actual terms, I devote myself to history and automatically to God. The incidents that happened in the devotees of saints, deities and apostles facilitate the facts of the spiritual existence. Unfortunately, spirituality has fallen into the category of monetary prayers.