peraanmai- watch in theatres

When I watched nadodigal a couple of months back, I was glad that such no nonsense movies are coming in Tamil. I always love it when surprising movie packages come from lesser known directors- five star, azhagiya theeye, kalluri for example. A recent movie that makes me really proud is peraanmai. I had watched some scenes and thought it's going to be different from the usual movie. But it was much more than that- A wonderful and informative package covering so many aspects- patriotism (not the usual vijaykanth patriotism!!!), tribals (It was really nice that the director had touched a largely unexplored subject), space science and even the cute giggle of girls. I have never written movie reviews so far and nor am I going to write one today. All I want to tell you is please watch this movie in theatre- we really got to encourage and support such different and sensible scripts...

A poem on global warming

I've always opined that we haven't given serious thought about global warming. The news about the international conference that's going to happen at Copenhagen made me think more seriously about it. I found out so many facts that I had been blissfully unaware of. For example, did you know that ten of the hottest years in record are within the past fifteen years? Isn't it time we act, to save us and our children from a living hell?


A small poem that I wrote in dedication of this cause:


The day I came alive, the world was warm and cozy;
In days that came again, the earth is hot and crazy.
When I was a kid, the hills were full of ice;
Then it all melted, now it’s not so nice…

In years just bygone, floods and droughts were rare.
Now they come so often, yet no one seems to care…
All microbes that harm, they grow because it’s warm;
My earth has lost it’s charm, why should I still stay calm?

With every tree that’s felled, there’s more CO2 in the air
Let’s plant some trees, and use papers only when fair
Let’s recycle all we can, it makes our land cleaner
A little care here and there, can make my earth greener

Plastic bags and bottles, real killers they are;
Let’s carry our own bags to shop, and make others aware.
Take the bus, try car pool;
You’ll find it really cool!

TV, computer, even lights, switch off when not in use;
We won’t take them for granted, they heat our earth profuse.
Let’s shun the coal, let’s go solar,
High time we make our earth cooler…



If this poem kindled some interest in you, you can read more by browsing through www.greenpeace.org