Tamil movie titles and its meaning

Tamil movie titles and its meaning

Kochadaiiyaan-'king with long, curly chada mudi (mane)'
Anegan-'multiple single person'
Maattraan-'alternate'
Ko-'king'
Moo-'three'
Ai-"king, beauty, astonishment, guru, vulnerability, owner and arrow"

Aanmigam- I heard of....

Why one should not live in area without temples? Koyil iladha ooril en kodiiruka kuduthadhu?

As all might have noted the temples in India or most of the places have towers, especially those temples in south Indian states like tamilnadu etc have them almost in every temple, the major reason for not to live in place without temple lies on that tower only. So what is there in that temple tower. I heard this from my village old folks as well from my sister(she did some research studies on it). 

Temple Tower(called Goopuram in tamil) (Wiki link for Gopuram) 
You can note, normally temple towers are having finial kind of thing(kalasam) on its top, List of tallest Gopurams  and inside the tower(gopuram) they put ingredients like pearls, cereals etc..(varagu thaniyam in tamil). 

En kumbabhisehgam seikiragal?

Renduku sambatham iruku….

Idi thangi….varagu thaniyam…kovil gopuram perusa…china vayil….kalasam….power 12 varusam than for varagu thaniya….so science idhula iruku….varagu thaniyam=mugil , svuku la iruka oru vidha thaniyam.

En pengal arasamarthai suthukiragL kulanthaikaga??

Sithargal….sonnadhu,,avargal than maruthuvathai sonnargal…avargal than pulaiyar….arasama katru pengal karupayi strong aagum…adhum kalaila sutham…108 kudam thanni to strng the mudhu ellum….

Kovil ponna en udambu sarigum?

En nala enaila velaku?

Karungal en kovil katuranga?

Karungal absorb heat…nalaenai deepam karipidichirukum..adhulan kaathu pattu smel varum…adhu than marthuvam….nalenaikum than andha power….adhuku than sani niraadu nu soldranga….adhuku than vilaku dailyum vilaku ethanum…so science…

Malai mela en kovil??

Somber…varusathuku oru muraiyathu malai yeranum….sengutha yaarum karanuthukaga than…heart will work most properly….sengutha yerumpodhu noigal thirum…so sami irunha than tha povanga…sithargal seitha science, adhe maari than kadal pakathula iruka kovlum….kadal neerla kulicha kirimagala lan saavum…kaila kodikanaga kirimigal irukum so kadal pakathula kovil irundha avan bakthi yaala seivan.

Thiruneer? Kungumba?

Maatu saanam than thiruneer will absord liquid in body…thalaila iruka neer will creat problem like headache otha thalaivali…pengal will face prblm like periods nd pregnancy prblm…so kulichadhum theeruneer use pannum..

Theeruneer thalaiatitu vaikuradhum adhuku than nala visayam

Pengal kumbum…pengal ku heat easy pogadhu angaluku easy ah podium adhuku than kumbum…nethiku keela than pengal ku heat adhigama irukum…kalyathuku aparam neethi la kumbuma vaikurthunaala than santhom aaiduranga…

Manjal has kurumi naasuni..

Adi maasam en kovilku poganum..thiruvila…manjal….

Adhigama heat irukuka maasam…adhe maari than thiruvelaku reason um adhane than…kulrichi ku use pandrathu like paagana neer, moor, kool adhula use pandra vepilai ammai la pogum….thontru noi pogathan manjal neer aadurathu….aadi veli thedi po koviluku…

Thulasi vachi en kumbidanum?

1.       Kolapurathula than adhigam kirumigal..so andha kurumiga;ai alike pin puram thulasi..

2.       Vasayu pongunga psanga sapda kudathu…neriya thusali sapta aanmai kuraiyum…so kayanam aan pengal sapta karupa thadai…

Thenga karpuram lan nambala erpaduthikitadhu…

Sami namathai matum sollavum…nala enthai matum vai…negative thinking…positive ah pesina veede kovila maaridum…so kovil a matum than positive feel..aanma anga than irukum…100 aayusunu soldrathu, enaku edho maari iruku pogatha nu soldrathu elame aanma than adhum kovil la than iruku….adhan sethu ponna apram irukurathu than aanma…nirungaiya aalungita irukarathu….so idhulan kovil ku pona kedaikum…

En andha kaalathula udachadhu ku kaaram, theenga ku noi edhirpu sakthi….veetula kulantha thenga thina thituradhum aana kovil ku ponna amma ve udachi kuduram ena matter?? Adhunaala than thenga valapam, vethala etc….velapam than strength….sakthi adhigam….thenga verumenu thinga podhu than sakthi adhigam, adhum verum vayathula sapdum podhu adhika sakthi….vethalayum verumna sedum podhu cancer pondra sakthi….poo narmam adhigam manam santham….karpuram ipo than chemical, apolan nei dheepam adhum health…..ipolan sudam lan karaiyarathu…..so shivan alikura kadavul, so alikura kadavul sudam karnnji makkaloda kalakuraru….perumal kovil la theertham kudurathu kakurakadavul.

Abhisegam? Idhu sithargal seidhathu…

10008, 1008 muligai….muligailan aalichirum….saami selai is made of 1008 mulaigai in palani….(foreign people still keep it)….so sami mela seri abhisekam seirathu…adhula seri panchameertham..paal abhisam, etc adhukuthan…(palani ku mudhuku ila pankaragal soraditu poiranga)

Pengal en meti poduranga? En kaadhu kuthikuranga?

Thali- thangam has ability to strong the heart…adhunaala than nejuku neram podurathu…thangam kudukura alutham avangala strong aakum…aangal lan veliya poranga peuranga so depress adhigam aagamatanga…pengaluku idha thunai…pengal kalyathuku kolaiya irundha kuda kalyathuku apram pengal strong aaiduranga…aana pure thangam ena cancer varum…adhunaal than semmu lan kalandhu poduranga..

Metti- kaal renduavadhu neram direct ah karumba paiku pogudhu…nerum aalutha aaluthan karba pai strong aagum

Modhiram virala- is going to heart ku pogudhu…..matha virala pota opposite effect

Thodu , valaiyal en kuthikuranga? Normal ah kuthikurathu nalathu than…aana mela iruka nerambu than arivu neram adhu lan podurathu nalthun,..adhu arivu valakum, noi pokkum…. Mukithi kuthina syinus, Sali pidikathu, asthama varahu, dust control pannum….

Kolusu….(kaal thandai andha kalathula soldrathu)-pengalaku adakatahiyum, naanathai kudum…adhuku than unaku kaal katu podanum nu soldrathu….kaal thandai narambai aaluthum kuduthetu irukum…

Dhiyanam mandabam?

Kulanthaikal lan satham podama silent ah irukakanum nu en soldram? Chin muthirai sami kumbudura style ku peru….kai viral aal kaati viralum kata viralum oti irukum podhum nyanam adhigam aagum, nyabagam Marathi varathu…

En slogam sollanum?

Thoongubodhu kastangal ilama, tips(thoonga porathuku munaidu kalaila irundhu ena seidhom nu yosikanum….!)kadavula dhiyanam pannitu thoongina gyabama marathi varathu, adhi maari sollungam sollupodhu kastangala padapu kuriyam, ratha ottam elam siragum….solangam solluvathu manasra, relaxa silent ah solluvom so kobam lan kuraiyum….adhuku than night endha velaiyum  seiya kudathu, moolai thoongidum, kannu karuvila perusaum night la, adhu perusana danger, kannukum moolai um malunga aarampicidum…

Kalailala-takku nu elundhirukum podhum energy kami aidum….so problem aaisu kami….adha vititu elundhirukum podhe ungala pugalnthukitu sirikitu santhosama endhirikanum…left side la endhiruka kudathu, right side la than orukanichi endhirukanum…adhuku than pregnant ladies um right than elundhiruka sollanum…

Idiayil en slogam soldrathu??? Tamilum laa palakamum…adhulan sollum podhu poliyum adhigam aagum…narambugal neraya vela saiyum…adhuku than aana unna sollanum…sologam sanskrti la soldrathu…adhunaala than maami aaiyar lan poliva irukanga…adhukuthan mugathuku vela kudanum…

Saanam en thelikanum??

5-6 kula thelichiranum…liana laxsmi varamata…but reason enana kalaila 5-6 mani kula iruka kattru romba thumaiyana katru…adhum ilama saanam kirumi kolli….so veetukula varum munn varum poddhu mudichitu varum podhum adhulan neekapadam..

Veetuku nilakadhavuthu…?

En chinnadha irukanum??? Mudhugu thandodu strong aagum…moolaiku pogum neramum nala sayal padum…(thoolugai pandrathu kuda apdi than adhu romba naladhu…) so china nilakadhu oru exercise.

Eranthavanga udala en sevanthi po en poduranga???

Sami ku adhigam use panna matanga,, aana death padila use aagum….ena heat um dhurnatramum irukum adha poka than sevanthi poo use pandrathu…sevanthi poo ku than andha sakthi…smelaium andha heat um control pannum…adhuku than road fula use pandrathu…

Ulndhu kumbidanum….

Sasthangama  angalum….pengal viral thoodum maariyum seirathu….seemantham seiradhum adhunnala than…sugam presavum aagum…vilayal podurathu edhukuna sound nala kaadhu keakum, 8-9 maasathula than vaiyurala iruka kulanthaiku nala kekum….

Ukathi endhiruchi porathukum kaaranm adhu than…ukarathadhu mulaiyam panna elathukum palan kedaikum seriya velai seiyum.

Night en vengayum sapda kudathu?

Pochigal lan night time lan than adhigam veliya varum….edha visapuchi kadicha marundhu velai seiyathu…..(aana makkal veetuku aagathu..anne thambi kula sanda varum!)

Aagathi kira sapdakudathu….paithiyam pidikum thanmai ulathu

Thairum adhe pol than…

Yeri natchathiram en paakakudathu? Idi thaakurathu..

Ena karuvila(black ball) ku adhu pakathula pakura maari irukum adi kadi pakumpodhu kann parvai poga vaipu undu..

En nail polish podurathu???

Aangal than adhigam serupu poduvanga…aanal pengal apo lan podurathu ila…apo lan polish ah use panddhu muligai saaru….adhu dust ah thakura visayam ah use aachu…aana ipo than adhu aalaga maariduchi…

Padutha paaya madichi vai??

Kunuji nikuradhula elam urpugalum seriya sayalpadum….eluthadhum straight nikurathula problem irukum..

First first idi minnal than samiya valipattan….adhunaala vandha byatha pokka arambichadhu….apo than sami undachu….

Aathama? Example albert panna research…oru poi veedu la suthura aathma…oru ponnununga andha veedu romba pidickiruku andha veetukula avaru ponni paathu suthina aathama….

Naladhaiye nenai naladhe nadakum…

Vinayagara ku thoopukaram, kodikurathulan iradhayam seira sayapadum, potukuradhu naala budhi sharpagum….adhe maari kanathula kai vachi padikudathu ena thookam vara narambgal irukum adhinal thoongukam…

Pranayam moochu naadi…moochu than aayul kanipu…adhan bhramins lan romba kaalam valzhuranganga,,avangathan elam sasthrangalaiyum kadaipidkiragal…thanni lite ah kudikura etc etc…sammanam ukanthi than sapdanum apo than ela idathukum pogum…kaala thonga potu sapta adhu muutiku kela matum than velai seiyum…

Samrani?

Thenga ootula than samirani use pannuvanga…tehnga ootuku oru sakthi iruku….

Homam on new house and also for age attend pen?

Vengalum is used…adhuku andha absorbing capacity iruku…so adhunaala kumbama vaikurathu….so maavilaku, kaasu, paal, thaiyuru etc ellam medicinal benefits…..elathaiyum panni veetuku use pannum podhum elam kirimbigalum podium…..adhe pol than pengalukum….

KAMARAJAR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS EDUCATION

KAMARAJAR CONTRIBUTION TOWARDS EDUCATION

Kumarasami Kamaraj Born July 15^th 1903 in Virudhunagar was a well-known Indian political leader, freedom fighter and former chief minister of Tamil Nadu. The nation widely acknowledged him as the “KINGMAKER” in Indian politics (during the 1960s). He was referred as “Kamarajar”, “Perunthalaivar”,”Padikkatha methai” in tamilnadu. (Kamaraj, admired for his simplicity and integrity, had a long and illustrious political career as Member of Legislative Assembly from 1954 to 1967 and as Member of Parliament initially from 1952 to 1954 and then from 1969 to 1975. He also served as President of Tamil Nadu Congress from 1940 to 1954 and as President of All India Congress from 1963 to 1971.) Considering his contribution towards education his birth anniversary is been celebrated as “Educational Development day”. On occasion of this day I would like to emphasis few of his contribution towards education.

When Kamarajar came to power, he quickly realizes that Students were lacking with educational institutions. Illiteracy rate is much higher than the voters turn around. Illiterate parents were reluctant to send their children to school as they never felt the importance of education as he does. (Kamaraj was not a good student in school and dropped out when he was in the sixth grade. When he entered mainstream public life he felt handicapped and realized the importance of a good education. He educated himself during his periods of imprisonment and even learned English from his co-worker). All this made Kamarajar to take reform steps and made universal educational initiations. During his tenure as chief minister of Tamilnadu(then called Madras) (from April 13 1954 to 1963) introduced various reforms & revolutionized the education system. Here I am going to talk about 3 most important reforms of them.

1.       Putting end to retrograde policies: During the tenure of Rajaji, nearly 6000 schools were closed citing financial constraints also introduced hereditary-based vocational education scheme which required students to learn the traditional caste occupation of their families. This scheme was strongly opposed from all political quarters and which made Rajaji resign as Chief Minister of Tamilnadu. Following which, Kamaraj was chosen to be the Chief Minister by the Congress Party. He took the responsibility and went about rectifying the education system. Putting an end to retrograde policies such as the hereditary-based vocational education scheme, Kamaraj also reopened 6,000 schools that were previously closed and opened 12,000 more new schools. Those efforts were taken to start schools in almost every village with a population of over 300. (Realizing the importance of the mother tongue, Kamaraj took steps to introduce Tamil as medium of instruction in schools and government arts colleges, publish textbooks on scientific and technical subjects in Tamil, encourage use of Tamil in courts of law and use Tamil typewriters in government offices.)

2.      Free Education and uniforms: Kamaraj took charge to eradicate/remove illiteracy in state by introducing free and compulsory education up to eleventh standard. The Government provided exemption of school fees to poor children and also introduced and provided uniforms to weed out caste, creed and class distinction among the young minds.

3.       Midday Meal Scheme: The most revolutionary change initiated by Kamaraj was the introduction of the Midday Meal scheme, through which primary school children were provided with one meal in panchayat and government-run schools. (It is said this scheme was inspired by an incident which took place when Kamaraj was at a train intersection near the town of Cheranmahadevi in Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu. Kamaraj, while waiting for the train to cross, noticed young boys tending to their goats and cattle. He asked one small boy, “What are you doing with the cows? Why didn’t you go to school?”. The boy immediately answered, “If I go to school, will you give me food to eat? I can learn only if I eat.” The boy’s casual yet insightful response triggered the entire process into establishing the Midday Meal Scheme.) The scheme was officially launched in 1956 with the twin objectives of increasing enrolment of students from all mass and reducing drop-out of students from schools. (It is believed to be the first such Government initiative anywhere in the world to provide lunch at schools. Such heartening results inspired Dr Manmohan Singh, as the Union Minister of Finance in 1995, to suggest that the scheme be implemented all over India under the ‘National Programme for Nutrition Support to Primary Education ‘In Tamil Nadu, the scheme has undergone several changes such as the inclusion of eggs and vitamin tablets to improve the nutritional value of the meals.) (Though it is difficult to measure the success of the Midday Meal Scheme in isolation, its contribution to reduction of drop-out rates, increasing enrolment and improving nutritional status of children is beyond doubt.)

Conclusion: Virtue of all his efforts and policy, during the tenure of Kamaraj, the percentage of school going children in the age group of 6 to 11 years increased from 45% to 75%. Boosted up the literacy rate from 7% to over 38% in Tamil Nadu region. It was considered as the first steps taken towards the universalization of primary education by any government in India. The Midday Meal Scheme has been enhanced by successive governments and has now been adopted across the country. Contribution of Kamarajar to educational field made the villages to have at least the primary education (P.E).

He breathed his laws on October 2, 1975. In1976, posthumously he was honored with "Bharat Ratna" by the government of India.

The golden words of Kamarajar to the young students are, ' Face the problem don't evade it, find the solution for the problem'.

Words

Uncommon Word/Term List:

Aubergines: கத்திரிக்காய், Solanum melongena(also used in tamil movie Vamsam, said by sunaina),  egg-shaped typically dark purple fruit US, Canadian, and Australian name eggplant. Wiki: The nightshade Solanum melongena, also known as the aubergine, brinjal eggplant, eggplant, melongene, brinjal or guinea squash, is a member of the plant family Solanaceae.

Dum Pukht: Cooking, Dum’ means to ‘breathe in’ and ‘Pukht’ to 'cook'. Dum Pukht cooking uses a round, heavy – bottomed pot, a handi, in which food is tightly sealed and cooked over a slow fire. There are two main aspects to this style of cooking; bhunao and Dum, or ‘roasting’ and ‘maturing’ of a prepared dish. In this style of cuisine, Herbs and spices play an extremely critical role. The process of slow roasting gently persuades each to release maximum flavor. And the sealing of the lid; the sealing of the lid of the handi with dough achieves maturing. Cooking slowly in its juices, the food retains all its natural aromas and becomes imbued with the richness of flavors that distinguishes the cuisines. (Source ITChotels webiste)

Missing the woods for the trees: A common pharse to say when one is not looking onto what actually he/she is for. Simply you been to forest but looking just only a tree, other way to say is "You're missing the forest for the trees".

Fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me: The one i like most when people fools around you. Be a smart and clever among your surrondings and don't fall prey to this phrase anymore.

On the Budget day 28 Feb 2013: Facts

Times of India:

Trivia: Since independence in August 1947, the country has seen a total of 25 ministers hold the finance portfolio. It has also seen 81 budgets -- 65 normal annual budgets, 12 interim budgets and four special-occasion budgetary measures, also called mini-budgets.
Budget trivia: Among the 25 finance ministers since independence, the tenures of two leaders holding the finance portfolio -- Inder Kumar Gujral and Hemvati Nandan Bahugana -- did not afford them the pleasure of presenting a national budget.
Apart from Chidambaram, only former Prime Minister Morarji Desai had presented Budget eight times.
Budget trivia: The first Indian budget was presented by James Wilson on Feb 18, 1869. His designation was Finance Member of the Indian Council that advised the viceroy. 

List of Places to be seen

Indonesia Part:
1. Pacu Jawi Bull Race.
Brief Given in Websites:  
A) 2013 is at Pacu Jawi in Sumatra. Pacu Jawi literally means cow racing. Pacu is Race and Jawi is Cow in the local minangkabau lingo. Its not really a race but a run of two bulls each pulling a light sled on which the jocky places each leg. The jocky holds on to the bull's tails with each hand, and to make the bulls go faster in the muddy paddy field, he simply bites on the tail.
B) Usually after harvesting season, Farmers who have extra bulls or Breeders would show case their bulls for sale. The bulls are grouped into various pens, one as a holding pen for bulls waiting for the race, one for cleaning up the bulls after the race and one for display of the bulls and prospective buyers would gather and negotiate the price of the bulls. The sellers would pay professional jockeys to ride their bulls on a flood rice field. The buyers would gather to judge for themselves the bulls that they would want to buy. The jockeys do not wear any safety gears and they step dangerously onto a yolk harness made of bamboo and wood. To increase the speed of the particular slow bull, the jockeys would bite on its tail to speed it up. Photographers will usually gather at the finishing line or on any bunds surrounding the racing field. The path of the racing bulls is unpredictable…and hence the adrenalin rushes to get out of its way.

Pacu Jawi Award winning Pic(Good Price in World Press Photo Contest 2013)

2. Sulfur mining at Ijen

Brief Wikipedia: An active vent at the edge of the lake is a source of elemental sulfur, and supports a mining operation. Escaping volcanic gasses are channeled through a network of ceramic pipes, resulting in condensation of molten sulfur. The sulfur, which is deep red in color when molten, pours slowly from the ends of these pipes and pools on the ground, turning bright yellow as it cools. The miners break the cooled material into large pieces and carry it away in baskets. Miners must carry loads, which range from 75 kilograms (170 lb) to 90 kilograms (200 lb), up 300 meters (980 ft) to the crater rim, with a gradient of 45 to 60 degrees and then 3 kilometers (1.86 miles) down the mountain for weighing. Most miners make this journey twice a day. A nearby sugar refinery pays the miners by the weight of sulfur transported; as of September 2010, the typical daily earnings were equivalent to approximately $13 US. The miners often use insufficient protection while working around the volcano and complain of numerous respiratory afflictions. There are 200 miners, who extract 14 tons per day or only 20 percent of the continuous daily deposit.

Miner Carrying sulphur bucket

Brief by Sasha Friedlander: Kawah Ijen is an active 8530 feet tall volcano in East Java, Indonesia. Inside the crater of the volcano lies the largest lake of sulfuric acid in the world (650 ft deep). Exquisitely beautiful visually, it is the site of a gruelingly labor-intensive sulfur mining operation. Here 200 miners collect and carry huge loads of pure sulfur as they trek up along a rocky 4 km path out of the crater, amidst clouds of noxious sulfur dioxide gas. They then climb down to the village at the base of the volcano unload, only to repeat the round trip journey again before the day ends. The miners will then sell the sulfur to the government for a small fee, equivalent to about five dollars a day. The government exports the sulfur, which is then used for bleaching sugar, producing fertilizers, black gunpowder, matches, insecticides, and fungicides and for vulcanizing rubber.

The miner’s physical pain can be excruciating, accidents are common, and exposure to the sulfur dioxide gases leads to chronic lung diseases. Because they are making more money than they would be making if they were to stay in their villages and farm, they continue mining in hopes of building financial security for their families, and ensuring that their sons will not become miners at Kawah Ijen. Sadly, the average sulfur miner at Kawah Ijen only lives till the age of 40, usually forcing their sons into their jobs, and thus creating a cyclical pattern that passes from one generation to the next.


World Series:
3.S.Pelligrino Asia's 50 Best Restaurants for 2013: 
Included list of hotels to visit on particular trip. Cities are mentioned.

• 1. Narisawa (Tokyo)
• 2. Nihonryori Ryugin (Tokyo)
• 3. Nahm ( Bangkok)
• 4. Amber ( Hong Kong)
• 5. Restaurant Andre (Singapore)
• 6. 8½ Otto e Mezzo Bombana (Hong Kong)
• 7. Mr & Mrs Bund ( Shanghai)
• 8. Ultraviolet by Paul Pairet (Shanghai)
• 9. Iggy's (Singapore)
• 10. Gaggan (Bangkok)
• 11. Waku Ghin (Singapore)
• 12. Caprice (Hong Kong)
• 13. Lung King Heen (Hong Kong)
• 14. Les Amis (Singapore)
• 15. Bo Innovation (Hong Kong)
• 16. Quintessence (Tokyo)
• 17. Dum Pukht (New Delhi)
• 18. The Chairman (Hong Kong)
• 19. Eat Me (Bangkok)
• 20. Wasabi by Morimoto (Mumbai)
• 21. Hajime Restaurant (Osaka, Japan)
• 22. Jaan (Singapore)
• 23. L'atelier De Joel Robuchon (Hong Kong)
• 24. L'atelier De Joel Robuchon (Singapore)
• 25. 28 HuBin Road (Hangzhou, China)
• 26. Bukhara (New Delhi)
• 27. Sushi Mizutani (Tokyo)
• 28. Indigo (Mumbai)
• 29. Sra Bua by Kiin Kiin (Bangkok)
• 30. Varq (New Delhi)
• 31. Aronia de Takazawa (Tokyo)
• 32. Shinji by Kanesaka (Singapore)
• 33. Kahala (Osaka, Japan)
• 34. Franck Bistro (Shanghai)
• 35. Osteria Mozza (Singapore)
• 36. Bo.Lan (Bangkok)
• 37. Robuchon au Dome (Macau, China)
• 38. Nihonbashi (Colombo, Sri Lanka)
• 39. Sushi Saito (Tokyo)
• 40. Fu1015 (Shanghai)
• 41. Indian Accent (New Delhi)
• 42. Ishikawa (Tokyo)
• 43. Gunther's (Singapore)
• 44. Karavalli (Bangalore, India)
• 45. Jade on 36 (Shanghai)
• 46. Yardbird (Hong Kong)
• 47. Don's (Hanoi, Vietnam)
• 48. Fook Lam Moon (Hong Kong)
• 49. Imperial Treasure Super Peking Duck (Singapore)
• 50. Mozaic (Bali, Indonesia) 

4. Florida to Guatemala: 
(A sinkhole study trip: Also covering Belize)

Introduction: Wiki

A sinkhole, also known as a sink, snake hole, swallow hole, swallet, doline, or cenote, is a natural depression or hole in the Earth's surface caused by karst processes — for example, the chemical dissolution of carbonate rocks or suffosion processes in sandstone. Sinkholes may vary in size from 1 to 600 metres (3.3 to 2,000 ft) both in diameter and depth, and vary in form from soil-lined bowls to bedrock-edged chasms. Sinkholes may be formed gradually or suddenly, and are found worldwide. The different terms for sinkholes are often used interchangeably. Lots of Websites are available to study about Sinkholes.

Guatemala Sinkhole 2010

Guatemala City, 2012

Blue Hole, Belize

Florida Skymap

Home in Spring Hill, Florida, 2009

PPF Transfer

Transferring:

PPF is commonly opened in some compulsion or in urgency during tax calculation period, and doing so we may end upon opening PPF in wrong destination, most of the employees open their account where they posted at that time, but find operating it when they get transferred or relocated to different work location. It is not difficult if you have PPF account which can be operated through online(like in SBI or ICICI), but if you have no online access then you may find yourself defaulting in deposit of minimum amount to be deposited in PPF for a financial year. In that case better is to transfer the account to you most convenient place, I suggest to open PPF account in your home town (you will go to your home at least once in a year know!).

PPF can be transferred from PO to Banks (banks nominated to operate PPF) and vice-versa….

Procedure:

Go to the accounts office (PO/Banks) were you hold PPF account and do the following

1.      Fill the Form SB-10(b)

a)      Make sure about your current balance, if you haven’t deposited the subscription amount for current year better you deposit it before applying for transfer

b)      Make sure about address of the branch or post office were you want to transfer the account

c)      Make sure about your specimen signature

2.      Get photocopy of your id proofs (PAN/Address proof/Photo ID proof)

3.      Take passbook with you(for accounts in PO&SBI), keep photocopy for safety purpose

4.      Submit it the accounts officer; get the receipt of submission duly signed with stamp.

Account officer will no pile all documents relating to your account (account opening forms, nomination form, certified copy of the account, specimen signature etc.)

Once the documents are ready, he will get the approvals from his higher officials

After signatures from official, cheque will be drawn for your outstanding amount, and the entire documents along with the cheque will se sent to the branch were you whiling to get transferred

5.      Wait for a day or two and go back to the accounts office and inquiry about the progress.

6.      If it’s been dispatched from the current branch, go the branch were you want to transfer and get the latest the status, if its reached the branch then you will have to do the followings

a)      Fill the Form A

b)      Have PAN card photocopy

c)      Have 1 or 2 passport size photographs

7.      Account is transferred now!!!

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