My passions, interests and thoughts

        At this point, you are left wondering and puzzled as to why I drew your attention to this article, before you read through my other posts based on your interests whether it is language learning or teaching languages, my diecast hobby or my posts about language politics in India and how they have affected the lives of countless children in India. Rest assured that this is a message that was intended for your welfare and it is with the utmost of good intentions that not just me but anyone you ever meet will tell you this because it concerns the most important thing in life. Are you wondering whether I am going to talk to you about money, fame or power - a resounding NO. None of the 3 things that I mentioned previously will ever satisfy you or fill your life with meaning. If you do not believe me, you can ask anyone who has those things. People reach that "so-called" pinnacle and realise that there is nothing there, no peace!           ...

          The "Godhead" or "Holy Trinity" is one of the core, foundational beliefs of Christianity. By definition, it explains the nature of God as 1 in being or 1 in deity while being 3 in person. It is by no means a contradiction as its opponents would purport to propound because God can be 1 in one sense and more than 1 in another sense and that is exactly where the Triune nature of God comes in. The word Trinity, although not present in the Bible, explains the above idea that God is 1 in deity or essence which explains the question of "what" when discussing about God's essence whereas the question of "who" explains the uniqueness of each of the persons (3 to be specific) within the Trinity as given verses like Matthew 28:19-20 where Jesus clearly orders his apostles to go preach the Gospel to every creature in the world, baptising them in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Again, in Matthew 3:17, we see God the Father from heave...

    For many students of Tamil-medium schools, writing Tamil is pretty easy in Tamil Nadu and they generally do not have issues with Tamil as a language because it is their first language in which they study all subjects but usually Tamil-medium students have English as their second language and generally have issues when they move to more technical courses like engineering where all subjects are taught in English in most colleges. For those who study throughout in English-medium schools, we may not have issues with English because it is our medium of instruction but we may have problems in passing our Tamil exams. In fact, such cases are not too uncommon in Tamil Nadu, I remember at least 3 to 4 people in my life who, like myself, have either had issues with Tamil or Hindi as second languages. Some would try to downplay the difficulty of an ancient language such as Tamil by saying that anyone whose mother tongue is either Tamil or Hindi or whichever regional language should i...