10 years of Karka Nirka

Karka Nirka is 10 years old today.  Thanks to all readers who have supported me for 10 years. Even during the 4 years where I rarely posted.

I have very short message for the 10th anniversary. Tamil which is flowing through this blog has flowed through the words of Kapilar, Paranar, Illango, Sathanar, Kaban, Valluvar, Anna, Periyar, Kalaignar, Veermamunivar, Maraimalai adigal, Sithhargal, Seeman and H.Raja.  Tamil has no religion, caste, creed, philosophy, it flows through anyone who speaks Tamil, like a river nourishing anything/anyone who utilize it. Do not fall prey to the political rhetoric. No one can destroy Tamil or the culture it has nourished till the day we talk in Tamil and believe in the wisdom which it has preserved over the ages. If you ever want to save Tamil, you do not need to donate huge money or vote for or against a party, you do need not go to streets to fight, all you need to do is read Tamil and teach your kids to read and write Tamil. Tamil will take care of itself for it has survived every brutal political period and lived the day to preach us lessons.

Believe in the magic of Tamil. It can transform your life like it has for me in the last 10 years.

Ten of my favorite blogs:

1. 99 Flowers – a post which defined Karka Nirka and still having regular visitors, quoted in scientific papers and books.
2. Inna Narpathu Vadivelu version – post which made me hyper creative – https://karkanirka.org/2017/09/03/inna-narpathu-vadivelu-version/
3. Post on how love, lovemaking and religion are linked in Tamil culture – https://karkanirka.org/2009/03/15/love-making-divinity/
4. Comic on breakup song in Sangam literature – https://karkanirka.org/2011/06/20/kurunthokai117_comic/
5. Poem which says Men are Men, they overwork at cost of family – https://karkanirka.org/2017/10/11/narrinai-226/
6. Post on beautiful visual imagery of moss on pond to women in love- https://karkanirka.org/2017/11/15/kurunthokai-399/
7. Post on Andal’s love for Mal – https://karkanirka.org/2018/01/26/nachiyar-thirumozhi-10-8/
8. Explaining problems in Tamil literature through Cinema examples – https://karkanirka.org/2010/09/02/tamil_lit_tamil_cinema/
9. Example of Kamban’s greatness – https://karkanirka.org/2008/04/23/ramavatharam/
10. Visual imagery of flower and women – https://karkanirka.org/2017/12/22/akam-59/

On this day I would thank few people.

• First of all my wife and kid for springing up a surprise celebration today
• My manasiga guru Kamil Zvelebil for his beautiful words which made me turn to Tamil.
• My mother for spending countless hours teaching me Tamil, which I was never interested in.
• Syed Fahad, my college mate who I rarely interacted with but was the first person to say the blog was interesting and asked me to put the Tamil text as well.
• Thiru Vijay Kumar (Poetry in Stone, India Pride Project), who reached out to me, mentoring me and introducing me to Ponniyin Selvan Varaltru Peravai.
• All active members of Ponniyin Selvan Varaltru Peravai.
• Prof. Francis Muthu for encouraging me to write a journal paper.
• Mr. Mani Manivanan for sharing my 99 flowers blog with Dr. Hart
• S.Ramakrishnan for adding my blog to his page as important blog for Tamil literature
• Prof. Sodalimuthu Palaniappan, Prof. Kalayan of Project Madurai, Prof. C.R.Selvakumar , N.Ganesan for giving me encouragement at various stages
• P.C.Balasubramanian, Artist Jeeva Nanthan for their illustrations
• Meenakshi Madan for her painitngs of 99 flowers, including one gift for me
• Actor Sivakumar for giving me audience and personally run through the visuals of 99 flowers (which he popularized in his speeches) and my comics
• To every one who are reading the blog, commenting and liking it
• Tamil Language page admins for making me an admin in Tamil language page giving access to 350K Tamilians across the world

If any of Karka Nirka’s post has inspired you in any way , please share your stories as comment. If you liked any particular post please let me know in the comments session.