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Subject: Re: TVU Review: Anbulla Dr Ponnavaikko
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----- Original Message -----
From: Chinniah Kumaraparathy
To: 'Bala Pillai' ; Chinniah Kumaraparathy
; ponnavaikko
Cc: ; ; Wolaganatha Pillay
;
Sent: Wednesday, May 22, 2002 3:38 AM
Subject: RE: [tamil] Re: TVU Review: Anbulla Dr Ponnavaikko


> Anbulla Bala
> Great to hear from you.
> I have been really busy with the new job. Also only recently I have got my
> household things from Wellington. So I will be able to setup home
computer.
> It is cold down here but I am used to Wellington southerlies.
>
> Bala, I think earnest effort to understand current social milleu of
> diaspora is important for Tamil Nadu intellectuals. Because an
interaction
> with diaspora has potential to weave many new threads in trade and
culture.
> Earnestness is nothing but creativity. Alternative medicine and herbal
> health is multi billion $ industry. Ayurveda or Sidha has not made any
> inroads, nor are any practtioners from TNadu have any international
> exposure. There are many other areas that a bridge with diaspora Tamils
will
> benefit Tamil Nadu. Eco tourism, Educational tourism will be a great
draw.
> Other than the likes of Nalli's, Tour operators and Kodambakkam others are
> not even aware of any potential benefits. Tamil Nadu - that is
> institutionally, by its ambivalent attitudes to diaspora which arises from
> being overhelmingly political centric ( at the expense everything else
dear
> to lives or truth) does not present promising grounds. Unless some
eminent
> intellectuals like Dr Ponvaiko establish a relationship beyond the banal
we
> will not be even heard. I hope Dr Pon Vaiko have seen some of your work
in
> Erumbugal. It has the template for development along these lines.
>
> Re TVU, I wrote this just as it started out about two years ago and I am
> glad it was considered. I will endeavour to meet Ponvaiko when I go to
> Chennai.
>
>
> Vannakkam to all my friends in Tamil.net and Erumbugal. If this mail to
> forum bounces, Bala pls resend it. The reason I didnot join in forums from
> this machine it is in the power system control area.
> I hope to join the forums once I am set up.
>
> Bharathy
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bala Pillai [mailto:bala@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, 21 May 2002 8:35 pm
> To: C.K.Bharathy@...; ponnavaikko
> Cc: erumbugal@yahoogroups.com; tamil@...; Wolaganatha Pillay;
> sydneytamil@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [tamil] Re: TVU Review: Anbulla Dr Ponnavaikko
>
>
> Anpulla Kumara Bharathy/ Dr Ponnavaikko,
>
> Thought I would e-introduce the two of you together.
>
> Kumara Bharathy: Finally tracked down your new email address! How is work
> and Tasmania? I am glad that I am not there -- Sydney is cold enough for
me
> and this winter seems overly cold! You will notice from below exchange,
that
> your Erumbugal work on the Tamil Virtual University is being put to good
> use.
>
> Dr Ponnavaikko: You'll be glad to know that Thamil Innaiyam veteran,
Kumara
> Bharathy is an engineer as well -- an electrical engineer. He is with an
> Australian power major, Transcend. Since there is not much expansion of
> power infrastructure investments in Australia (because the population is
not
> growing), and since there is a great need for more and more efficient
power
> plants in Tamilnadu/India, I was pushing Kumara Bharathy that he pursue
this
> by networking more. Would be real good if the two of you met when Kumara
> Bharathy is in Chennai next and perhaps you can introduce him to some
> players there. Let's in one stone, also show in Australia, that there is
> value in hiring engineers who know Tamil cos of their better ability to
deal
> with Tamilnadu/Tamil-Malaysian/Tamil-Ilangai prospects and partners. (I
> think an Aussie-white and an Tamil-Australian pair would be the best --
the
> white guy, even if he is not smart, to impress Tamils and the
> Tamil-Australian to assess the under-currents and do the work. If that's
> what it takes, let's do it!). Is that cool? i.e. okay with you?
>
anpudan../bala
bala@...
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