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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 
President , Networked Multimedia Services 


  



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