Dear Dr. Sadagopan:
It is highly deplorable and doesn't reflect well on the TN Government indeed.
But then we have come across similar acts before and we Asthikas have to set
the things straight. I would explore and see whether the university where I
work would be willing to allocate scholarship for further studies of Ms.
Kaavyaa at LSU. I would be willing to provide a scholarship from the
Puduppalayam Aravamudha Iyengar and Pankajavalli Ammal Memorial Trust (PAIPAMT)
registered in TN for the higher education of Ms. Kaavyaa in India.
I am all for specially honoring the state topper and would like to
contribute. Please indicate how we make the contribution in US or in India.
Sincerely,
A. Raman
Professor,
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70808
USA
aravaram@xxxxxxxxx
gopan <yennappan@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
SrI:
Dear Fair Minded AasthikAs with equal reverence for
Senthamizh (Agasthya BhAshai) and Deva BhAshai
of Sanskrit :
We had a lot of exchanges on this topic recently about the deliberate
and mischeivous act of the TN Govt , which came into political
power and began to settle old scores rightaway . This "US versus
THEM " attitude is deplorable for a state that wants to enter the modern
age of Electronics and Engineering .
By an imperial and unfair edict , the new government has reversed
the facts on field about Kumari Kaavyaa of the Oriental School , West
Maambalam , who had earned the accolade of being the Topper ( Score of 1186
out of 1200
Marks) . The Government committed to setttle scores with the opposition
and lifted the second ranker , Sri Bharath by declaring him to be the first
prize
winner because he chose Tamil Medium . His score is 1180/1200 . I am told that
Sri Bharath is not very happy about this undeserved & unearned recognition .
Kumari Kaavya seems to be gracious about this mistreatment by the local
government , which has years of well honed policy of abusing the rights of
citizens for amassing political power and distributing largesse to its inner
circle .
The concerned Members of our groups have made number of suggestions
ranging from legal actions ( petitioning the Supreme court ) to writing
as a group to the President of India to right the wrong . They also
suggested an active involvement of the MatAdhipathis thru protests .
Sri Krishna Moorthy has volunteered to raise some funds to recognize
Kumaari Kaavya to undo somewhat the wrong things done .
After consultations in India , a plan of action has been developed for
your consideration recognizing the fact that (1) Tamil Naadu State's
political philosophy is predictable and they will not budge from
their avowed position of being unfair (2) The Central Government is weak
and will not do anything against a state , whose support they need
(3) Education is the area reserved for the States and the states can do
whatever they want as long as their power base is in tact (4) The
Mataadhipathis
are already in a constrained situation and they find themselves in
very sensitive areas to operate with freedom . Their main worries are
to serve their disciples and to provide spiritual guidance .They certainly
do not relish the prospect of entering the dirty world of politics
and fight with corrupt politicians .
Against this background , there is an actio plan . The highlights of
this plan is to recognize KumAri Kaavya by the interested citizens in
India and overseas with a purse to recognize her extraordinary talent and
achievement and encourage her to go forward to put the talent to use
thru the pursuit of higher education .
Additional suggestions are : (1) We will take the high road and
honor the second topper , Sri Bharat at the same function to demonsrate
that we have no partiality of one or the other languages , since Tamil
and Sanskrit are like the two eyes for our culture (2) we will also
recognize the appropriate teachers of Kumari Kaavyaa and
Sri Bahrath as well , if they wish to be honored for TRAINING
such outstanding students .
The estimated expenses for the awards to be conducted at
the Oriental School , West Mambalam are20,000 Rs(~500$) .
The amount can be made Tax free by sending the award
funds through Sri Malolan Educational Trust ( Registered 80G
Holder ) . We can also just honor Kumari Kaavyaa and give her
the total proceeds . There are thus these two options . Sri Krishna Moorthy
of Chennai can coordinate the assembly of funds from India
and I will take care of the funds donated by Overseas lovers of
Sanskrit and our ubhaya VedAntham culture that celebrates
AzhwAr's AruLiccheyalhaLs and Vedams/Upanishads/Aagamams.
It will be my pleasure to make all the other relevant arrangements
including the award ceremony in cooperation with my counterparts
in India .
May I request you to review these recommendations and
send me private notes about your wish to join in this initative
to honor Kumari Kaavya for her achievements ? My e-mail is :
pvaradhan@xxxxxxxxx
Dr.V.Sadagopan
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