tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post98476491859391144..comments2024-02-10T17:29:10.269+05:30Comments on Raji's Ramblings: 'SWEET' PONGAL, ANOTHER NEW YEARRAJI MUTHUKRISHNANhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09767924355822361427noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-11642056959768634992009-01-15T20:14:00.000+05:302009-01-15T20:14:00.000+05:30I too collected 'my due packet'.Request alert me w...I too collected 'my due packet'.<BR/><BR/>Request alert me when "....Free colour TVs, free gas stoves, free spices and condiments.." are being distributed :)))Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00469394323819969371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-32564330287453956402009-01-14T10:43:00.000+05:302009-01-14T10:43:00.000+05:30Happy new year and happy pongal :-)PS: Please remo...Happy new year and happy pongal :-)<BR/><BR/>PS: Please remove word verification for comments!Praveen Krishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07066449552055203870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-24010406998847952582009-01-13T21:59:00.000+05:302009-01-13T21:59:00.000+05:30Maddy, Happy Pongal to you too!Pradeep, and also f...Maddy, Happy Pongal to you too!<BR/><BR/>Pradeep, and also for the freebies we did not get - like TV, gas stove etc.<BR/><BR/>Joseph, a very evocative piece - could be a blog post in itself. Today was Bhogi, and there were no burning of garbage or rubber tyres - eco conscious organisations have drives to discourage this. There are hardly any cows left in the city, so maattu pongal is mostly without the maadu! Kaanum Pongal is when the whole city takes off - everyone and his family go sightseeing as before. In fact, the crowds are much larger nowadays. What is astounding is that government offices go into hibernation for five days - three days off for Pongal , Mattu Pongal and Thiruvalluvar Day(Kaanum Pongal falls on this day),(Wednesday to Friday) followed by a Saturday and Sunday.<BR/><BR/>Indrani, Devika and Exile, nice comments, thank you.<BR/><BR/>Swarna , thank you for the 'nalla neram'RAJI MUTHUKRISHNANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09767924355822361427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-32987816214114951262009-01-12T18:05:00.000+05:302009-01-12T18:05:00.000+05:30You are expected to pay for it over again...with y...You are expected to pay for it over again...with your vote!Gowri Mohanakrishnanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16060601235118339248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-27449616916627690972009-01-12T17:43:00.000+05:302009-01-12T17:43:00.000+05:30Hi, remember 'chettha caallege, uyir caallege'?I h...Hi, remember 'chettha caallege, uyir caallege'?<BR/>I have a tough time explaining to my mallu spouse the practice of visiting the zoo and museum after Pongal on the Kaanum Pongal day.<BR/>BTW the auspicious time for cooking the pongal is 9:17 to 9:47 am, 10:51 to 11:49 for puja to Sun God, shares my mom (courtesy Kumudam Jotidam weekly)Swarnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01623334723468773313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-61149973325932513982009-01-11T23:37:00.000+05:302009-01-11T23:37:00.000+05:30Happy eating!enjoy your tax return in kindHappy eating!<BR/><BR/>enjoy your tax return in kindExile from the Real Worldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09171275990705169945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-35542949672177768572009-01-11T21:42:00.000+05:302009-01-11T21:42:00.000+05:30Happy Pongal, and Happy Thamizh New Year, Raaji! :...Happy Pongal, and Happy Thamizh New Year, Raaji! :)<BR/><BR/>Utter confusion -- i'm smiling at that...it my favourite phrase :)<BR/><BR/>then I decide myself an say 'Shutter Confusion" :))<BR/><BR/>wishes, again<BR/>devikaDevika Jyothihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02349153846127145464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-55232575816142616862009-01-11T18:37:00.000+05:302009-01-11T18:37:00.000+05:30Already Pongal?!How soon the time flies!We are two...Already Pongal?!<BR/>How soon the time flies!<BR/>We are two weeks in to the new year.Indranihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097788106899971708noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-66097143674169365952009-01-11T15:44:00.000+05:302009-01-11T15:44:00.000+05:30Hello Raji:)Pongal and New year Greetings!Your po...Hello Raji:)<BR/><BR/>Pongal and New year Greetings!<BR/><BR/>Your post reminds of the Pongal days I enjoyed in Chennai. <BR/><BR/>On Bhogi day people used to bring all the old unwanted items in their houses and burn them on the road. If they don’t have anything, they got some old tyres lying on the road side and burnt them. The children standing around the bonfire laughing, shouting, clapping, screaming, beating small drums till late into the night was a fascinating and enthralling sight to watch.<BR/><BR/>On Pongal day they wore beautiful sarees, pavadai, thavani, gold ornaments etc. They made pongal and shouted, “PONGALO, PONGAL!”<BR/><BR/>On Kanum Pongal day, the marina beach ( I don’t know what you call it now) used to overflow with people. Even the museum and cinema theatres like Chitra, Gaiety, Casino etc. used to be over crowded people. I have seen policemen lathi charging unruly crowds at the theatre ticket counters and people running helter skelter. <BR/><BR/>Of course, Jalli Kattu is also there. But I think they are mostly in villages. In Chennai people who owned cows decorated them and took them around the streets and from house to house. <BR/><BR/>Pongal is a colorful festival. I am not very sure whether Gummi Attu and Kolattam is also played at this time. Kolams were also drawn very elaborately in front of the houses during this time It was long ago and I have forgotten many wonderful things.<BR/><BR/>As regards Tamil Nadu government using tax payers money to distribute free items to ration card holders, we all know that it is a gimmick to get votes. I will not be surprised if there is a stampede and some people die for getting the freebees. It happened last time when flood relief was given. <BR/><BR/>Kerala government is one step ahead. They not only used tax payers money to pay the salaries of government employees but also diverted loans taken from World Bank for development projects for salary purposes. World Bank officials are not fools. They soon found out this trickery and stopped giving loans to the government. <BR/><BR/>Best wishes to you and your family for a happy new year and enjoyable Pongal festivities :)Joseph Pulikotilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07074346261093541776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-89619060512656719882009-01-11T13:34:00.000+05:302009-01-11T13:34:00.000+05:30Happy New Year, once more....!! And, a good point ...Happy New Year, once more....!! And, a good point you make there. Indeed we are the one's who are footing the bill...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7108332737182280632.post-48134530218256707532009-01-11T11:25:00.000+05:302009-01-11T11:25:00.000+05:30Happy Pongal!!! Puthaandu Vaalthukkal Varumbothu s...Happy Pongal!!! <BR/><BR/>Puthaandu Vaalthukkal Varumbothu solren!! Its a good thought by Mr. Karunanithi to celebrate Tamil New year on Pongal,but somehow I could not subscribe to that.Maddyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13942977619754014724noreply@blogger.com