an Architect by profession … a poet, a painter, a photographer, a
drummer and a blogger by passion.
Ashok’s lineage is from the village of Anaikkadu in Thanjavur district. He was born in Madurai where he grew up and is now living in
Bangalore, India.
“Ashokism,” the blog, was born in 2005 to beat the boredom of a long snowy winter while Ashok was serving in Kabul for an American construction company. His “isms” in both Poetry and Art found their
expression in his multifaceted blog. This creative journey continued in Ashokism even after his return to India.
Ashokism 50 showcases 50 selected poems published in the blog Ashokism and is an attempt to give the readers a visual to Ashok’s writings with some of his own works of art to go alongside his verses.
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புரட்சிக் கனல்
புரட்சிக் கனல் தொகுப்பில் இடம் பெற்றுள்ள சிறுகதைகள், பல ஆண்டுகளாக எண்ணத்தில் இருந்தவை. சில குறிப்புகள் நினைவில் இருந்தவை. இவற்றில் சில வரலாற்றை மையமாகக் கொண்டவை. வாழ்வியலை அடிப்படையாகக் கொண்டவை சில. செய்தித்தாள்களில் இடம்பெற்றிருந்த நிகழ்வுகளை மையமாக வைத்துப் புனையப்பட்டவை சில. பல ஆண்டுகள் நான் வாழ்ந்தது வடசென்னைப் பகுதி. வட சென்னை வாழ் மக்களின் வாழ்க்கையோடு ஒன்றிணைந்து, அதை அடையாளம் காட்டும் விழாக்கள், போட்டிகள், விளையாட்டுக்கள் ஆகியவற்றை அடிப்படையாகக் கொண்டு உருவாக்கப்பட்டவை சில.
80 ஆண்டுகள் அகவை நிறையப் பெற்ற நிலையில், இவைகளை எழுத்துருவில் வடிவமைக்க வேண்டும், நூல் வடிவில் வெளியிட வேண்டும் என்று என் குடும்பத்தினரும், உறவினர்களும், நண்பர்களும் விரும்பினர். வற்புறுத்தி வந்தனர். அவர்களின் வேண்டுதலை ஏற்று, எண்ணத்தில் உருவெடுத்த சிறுகதைகளுக்கு எழுத்துருவம் கொடுத்து, சிறுகதைத் தொகுப்பாக புரட்சிக் கனல் என்ற தலைப்பில் வெளியிட்டு உள்ளேன்.
– வளவன்
Ashokism 50: Poetic Reflections in Art
Ashokism 50: Poetic Reflections in Art is Ashok Babu Thangaraj’s first book in the “Ashokism series”. The book showcases 50 selected poems by Ashok and is a unique attempt by the author to juxtapose his own works of Art alongside his Poetry to give the readers a visual experience of the verses.
TALES FROM MY BALCONY
The stories in this book are inspired from day-to-day incidents and insights from our daily life.
From the ever-curious neighbour, to the shopaholic wife and the helpful doctor, all the characters blend into our lives and are sure to take us to moments that will seem like déjà vu.
“Will Veena manage to persuade her sisters?” or “Is Vihaan really in love?” – the passion, friendship, love, unity and many more emotions are woven into eight different stories that one is sure to enjoy. Grab a cup of coffee and sit in your balcony with the book right away!
ONCE IN A BLUE MOON HUNT
“Mummy”, cried Charlotta, “What shall we do?”
This is a story about
FOUR KIDS
HUNTING FOR THINGS AT MIDNIGHT
THE WISE WIND
We live amidst a growing culture of competition, comparison and celebrity worship. Children, at a tender age, are encouraged to compete with each other in the name of excellence and entertainment.
This book is a gentle reminder to our children, as much as the parents, to stop comparing and competing. Every child is unique and has their own special gifts, talents and aspirations. Children, like flowers, will bloom on their own time, if we teach them to not just accept, but celebrate who they really are.
FREE ICE CREAM
Free Ice Cream is a narrative nonfiction with a unique concept that is huge.
For ages, we have been hearing phrases like “There is no such thing as a free lunch”. Free Ice Cream disproves it. It shows people how everything can be made ABSOLUTELY FREE for everyone. We are talking free energy, free food, free manufactured goods from shoes to TVs, umbrellas to furniture to cars and so on – free everything to everyone.
And we are not talking Wall Street solutions – no financial jugglery here. We are not talking Socialism or Robin Hood either – no grabbing from the rich and giving to the poor as “free”. We are not talking science fiction either! Then what is it about? Read on to find out!
“If everything is free, why not this book”,
Alice asked, in a tone of great curiosity.
“This book will be free
When you have made everything free
But you need to read it today
To make everything free
And you won’t need this book
Once everything is free
Now, isn’t that ironic”, the Knight replied.
To learn more about the book and the Free Ice Cream (FRiCE) Economy, visit www.thefreeicecream.com
VALAVAN
வளவன் அவர்கள் தமிழ்நாட்டில், திருவண்ணாமலை மாவட்டத்தில், வரலாற்றுப் புகழும், பழமையும் வாய்ந்த திருவத்திபுரம் (செய்யாறு) நகரில் 1940-ஆம் ஆண்டு பிறந்தார்.
ஆங்கிலத்திலும், தமிழிலும் திறமை பெற்ற எழுத்தாளர்.
அவருடைய சிறுகதைகள், கட்டுரைகள், புகழ்பெற்ற ஆங்கில, தமிழ் இதழ்களிலும், நாளேடுகளிலும் வெளியிடப்பட்டிருக்கின்றன.
ASHOK BABU THANGARAJ
Dr. JIJI SARASWATHY
Dr. Jiji Saraswathy was born to a Keralite mother and a Telugu-speaking Kannadiga father. She did her schooling in Polachi, Tamil Nadu, and graduated as a physiotherapist from Bangalore. She has been a health professional for 15 years and speaks six Indian languages along with English and Spanish. She is passionate about reading books and has a collection of more than 300 books of both Indian and foreign authors. She is a classical dancer and loves travelling and writing journals. She lives in the city of Bengaluru, Karnataka.
AASHNA KOHLI
Aashna Kohli, 10 years, is a class 5 student in Mumbai. She is passionate about sports, athletics and academics. An avid reader, this is her maiden attempt at writing a story. Aashna has a creative imagination that expresses itself in arts and crafts, drawing and story-telling. The book, Once in a Blue Moon Hunt, is an expression of that creativity and is a story of siblings, magic and things that happen once in a blue moon. She hopes that the readers will enjoy reading the book as much as she enjoyed writing it and it’s the start of many books for her as an author.
SAAKSHI
Saakshi uses writing as a way of exploring the truth in what she experiences and observes in her own life.
She believes art in any form – dance, music, painting and so on – is essential to our physical and psychological well-being.
She was born and raised in India and now lives in the US.
GANESH NATARAJAN
Ganesh started his life in Neyveli, a small town in South India, with an industrial complex comprising a coal mine, a thermal power station and a fertilizer plant. On completing school, he started his career as a marine engineer, sailing around the world. In the mid-90s, he migrated to Australia, starting his land-based career, and continues to provide physical asset management consulting services to the industry.
Over his career, he has had exposure to varied industries including shipping, mining, utilities, petrochemicals and manufacturing industries such as metal, food and beverage, plastic, building products, pulp and paper manufacturing.
Ganesh currently lives in Melbourne with his wife and two daughters and takes an active interest in the spheres of emerging technology, global economics and politics.
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Dr G Thirumavalavan was born in 1940 in Thiruvathipuram (Cheyyaru). His parents, Pulavar K Govindan and Kannammal, raised him and his siblings in a loving environment, filled with Tamil, books and freedom. Dr G Thirumavalavan taught chemistry and later history at Tamil Nadu colleges. He married another bibliophile, Ms Nageswari, in 1968. They have three daughters (who heard these stories first). Dr G Thirumavalavan has published a number of articles and books on historical research, fiction, kids fiction and non-fiction essays (science, rationalism, contemporary events) in Tamil and English, in magazines and research journals. He hopes to continue writing, as it gives him solace and focus.
