ISSUE 1 - MARCH 2016

KOVISE FOUNDATION

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e- NEWSLETTER

Platform for Knowledge Sharing

ISSUE 1                              MARCH 2016

DISCLAIMER

The Editorial Team had taken its effort is made to ensure that the information contained in the Newsletter is true. KOVISE Foundation and its Editorial Team are not responsible for the accuracy on otherwise of information provided in this e - Newsletter

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VISION OF KOVISE

KOVISE Foundation is an abbreviation of Knowledge, Vision and Social Empowerment .Its main objective to impart training programmes in social service sectors like agriculture, alternate energy, agriculture and rural engineering technology, livestock , computer technology, water management, law and sociology, health, photography, woman and youth empowerment etc thereby bringing together various disciplines and exposing their interdependence and inter linkage. The ultimate goal of this foundation is to develop SMART VILLAGES with Self Sufficiency. It invites people of various expertises to be a member of this foundation and thereby panel of experts. On getting proper permission from this foundation the experts can conduct training programmes in any part of the world under the aegis of KOVISE. This system functions on mutual benefit basis. This is a start up programme. Over a period of time many more goals can be set and implemented.

Editorial TEAM

Mrs.Surya Narmada

Dr.S.Srinivasan

Mrs. Viveka

Master.Pranav Inbavijayan

Contact:

KOVISE FOUNDATION

(Knowledge, Vision and Social Empowerment)

Email: kovisefoundation@gmail.com


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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

• Aathi Kumbeswarar Temple - Kumbakonam
• Over view of “Indian Maritime Industry”
• Thoughts on Socially Responsible Software Engineering Practices
• Change - The Reality 
• Women in Management  
• Garden Environ
• Poetic World
• Classifieds
• Kid's Corner 
• Photo Mirage - Photo Club

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Aathi Kumbeswarar Temple – Kumbakonam

The presiding Murti(deity) is 'Aathi kumbheswara' and His consort is 'Mangalambhika'. It is also one of the 64 saktibheta sthala (Mantrabheta sthala). Aathi Kumbeswara swamy is the main deity of the temple. Aathi is primordial origin implies ancitent or the first and the foremost.  The Kumbeswarar is in Shiva Linga form which is a formless form - called aaru (formless) + uru (form) = aaruuru.

The shape of the linga is of very special significance it is of conical shaped lingam; this is a unique linga in the world. The Pururanas derives the meaning of the shape and the name. The city name Kumbakonam itself is derived from the name of God - Kumba and the slight angle of the Linga and hence the name "Kumbakonam".

During cosmic dissolution, a pot containing nectar (Amirta) was floating and lord Siva came in the disguise of a hunter and pierced the pot with an arrow, thereby making the nectar to flow through its nostril on all sides. Hence this place is named Kudamooku (kuda - pot; mooku - nostril or tip). The objects such as mango leaf, sacred grass (Tharppai), hoop (uri), Bell tree leaf (Bilva), coconut and the sacred thread (poonool) which adorning the pot fell into different places due to whirl wind. They appeared as Siva lingams and later on they became Siva temples. As per puranas the genesis of life happened by  the Thiru Vilaiaadal (divine play) of God Shiva here, and from here all the living beings originated.

Aathi Kumbeswarar Temple located in Thanjavur main road of Kumbakonam city. It is 2 km from Kumbakonam bus terminal.

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Over view of “Indian Maritime Industry”

Dr. Muniyandy ELANGOVAN, M.Eng, Dr.Eng

Maritime consultant (Naval Architect)

Email: Muniyandy.E@gmail.com

Photo Courtesy : Krishnan Soundarrajan In everyday human life, people refer ocean to represent something, which is beyond human expectation or uncountable. It is true in the real sense that once contains such a wonderful world inside the   sea where unbelievable creatures, beautiful plants and resources. Human beings are reaching to Absolute space (Siva kalam) as an Athma after leaving the physical body. For non-living things, ocean is considered as Siva kalam where everything is taken inside the ocean and transformed into another state. Human lives are more influenced by planets and ocean is exempted. In can be noticed in full moon and no moon day with water level goes up/down and lot of waves.  Ocean has one special property, which is called current, and it can flow the water with certain velocity. Our ancestor understood the complete behaviour& nature of ocean, and ocean has been used in international business, and current has been used for supporting shipping transport. India was rich in the ocean navigation system, and it was ingrained in the cultural fabric of the country. Do you believe that India was making world largest ships and had a book as Nava Shastra.Vasco Da Gama himself writes in his log book that Indian ships were ten times larger than European ships. People laugh at me if I tell this fact because of present situation of maritime industry in India. Ocean can be treated as a multilane highway without any extra effort from us. Current generation running behind money to save more money where health is kept considered as least priority. It is a fact that  moneyis being used for medical treatment in later stage. God has given us good health and let us not give priority, at least do not neglect it. Same way, nature has given us the multilane high way, without using that spoiling our land for highways. India is geographically well located and does not need any special need for human to run a life at any climates, especially south India. India has a coastline of 7517 km, which can be used for port development and transporting system in India. In Thiruvalluvar at his 100thkural, says that “When pleasant words are easy, bitter words to use, Is, leaving sweet ripe fruit, the sour unripe to choose."India is naturally rich for its climate, length of coastline. Two-thirds of the country is covered with ocean. Why are we not utilizing this resource? Making multilane road in land, which is equal to spoiling ourselves  andaround us. God has given us wonderful waterways around our country to use for human excellences. Fact is that, our country is not used as other island country uses. Is it because of people are not aware of these natural benefits? Here, there are two reasons. Give less importance for future generation and the second point is“people do not love nature." It is more evidence that India was rich in ship design, ship building and shipping. Where are we now? India is getting ship design and importing maximum equipment from foreign countries, but India is number one scrap yard in the world, and it gets all unused and expired ships here. India is producing the more than four hundred naval architect per years, and our people are there around the world in top most ship companies as an employee. Finland is such a small country in population when compare to India and yearly generating naval architect is less than 10% of India. However, it has got more than three companies for ship design and operation software development. Where as in India, not even a single company. It is not nice to blame other and instead let us encourage and provide an opportunity for young generation to enrich in this field as an employee and entrepreneur. As an experienced Naval Architecture and having more than 18 years of experience in ship design, research, classification, consultancy, ship yard and software development. Forthcoming magazine, I would like to share my experiences, latest development in this field, research opportunity, business possibility, career advice and the current opportunity toYoungsters and future demand in this field. I see that lot of technology development is needed for maritime industry. As India is having the maximum percentage of young people in the country, lots can be contributed for the development of the maritime world. *************************************************************************** Thoughts on Socially Responsible Software Engineering Practices K.S. Maharasan, Assistant Professor – Computer Applications, ERP Support Team Member (Centre for e-Governance), Karunya University, Coimbatore. email: maharasan@gmail.com. Gone are the days where people considered automation, especially computer based automation as a work force downsizing strategy. The present trend is the one where employees demand and insist on software based automation facilities to discharge their duties. ICT enabled business processes help the management and staff of any organization to render services effectively and efficiently. Software Engineering is the process that comprise of successive phases that are planned properly to transform the user requirements into a software application. Social Responsibility is a vital characteristic essential not only for the corporate houses but also for the individuals. Corporate houses explicitly exhibit their CSR in many ways. The implicit method to exhibit CSR is to embed such CSR characteristics in their products and services. It is applicable for all corporate houses including software companies. The three main software engineering attributes that can incorporate social responsibility characteristics into the software products are: I.                    Environment Friendliness   ii.                   Ergonomic Design and iii.                  Reusability Green Computing Characteristic: It is the Environmental friendly characteristic. One of the main objectives of e-Governance strategy is to implement paper-less office. The ICT infrastructure of e-Governance should also be environment friendly. The algorithms of the software modules should not be hungry on energy and processor cycle. This characteristic will result in less energy consumption and less heat emission, leading to a Green ICT practice. Ergonomically Designed Software: Ergonomics is the study of the work place design. Now ICT has become the work place for almost any job. Hence the concept of computer work station ergonomics should get another partner called ergonomically designed software. An ergonomically designed software application will enable its users to remain in their comfort zone and do their work in an efficient manner without making compromise on the discomforts caused by the poorly designed software interfaces. Re-usability: The 3R’s of environment friendliness are Reduce, Re-use and Re-cycle. Any item that can be re-used is considered to be environment friendly. The same is applicable for the software applications too. The software modules should be designed in such a way that its retirement time can be extended instead of discarding them after a period of time. This is possible using the concept of rejuvenation. As and when the software product’s performance de-grades, it should undergo rejuvenation in-order to retain its original performance levels. This is possible only if rejuvenation provisions are present in the software modules. If the above said characteristics are adopted in the software engineering practices, the outcome i.e. the software is environment friendly, user friendly and can be re-used.  Thus the software engineering practices can also claim the share of their social responsibility practices. *************************************************************************** Change - The Reality Mrs. Malathy Sampathkumar email: malathi_teacher@yahoo.co.in Change – It is a only permanent thing in the world. We accept some changes for betterment of life but some, I feel, eroding our culture and values. I developed this feeling when I was on a trip to Manimangalam, near Tambaram. A group  of people, interested in History and architecture had a trip to Manimangalam and Somangalam which are known for very old pallava temples. There is a beautiful Shiva temple of thousand years old in Manimangalam where the historical battle between pallava king and Pulekesin ,Chalukya ruler took place. The walls of the temple are rich with inscriptions giving valuable information on pallava rulers. This place is commonly known as chathurvedi mangalam as the kings donated the land revenue for the Brahmins who taught four Vedas. The temple is surrounded by fertile agricultural land and a tank. On the way to Somangalam a stone idol of a female  was found along the paddy field. The person who knew about it stopped the vehicle and walked towards it. I wondered what is there in this sculpture? Why is he excited to see this? The answer given was amazing and interesting. The lady in the statue is Thavvai meaning lady.She was considered as a symbol of fertility. She is sculpted with sagging huge belly and looks not bothered about external beauty.She holds children on her either side. The idol depicts a very  caring home maker. She was worshipped by people. Later as time passed the images of Sridevi  emerged and worshipped. The practice of worshipping thavvai disappeared.         What  I interpreted from this is thavvai was giving more healthy and positive values to women like Accept what and how we are Beauty is not permanent Focus more on  family Have good motherhood The cultural heritage is not only about structures and architecture it is also composed of values we inherited from our ancestors and spreading it to next generation. ************************************************************************** Women in Management Sangeetha Hariprakash, M.Sc.,(IT)., COO - R&D Software, Logic Research Labs Email: sangeethalrl@gmail.com We should proud to be women because we have more responsibilities than men. We have certain important roles in each stages of our life as a - daughter, sister, wife, daughter-in-law, mother, mother-in-law, and finally a Grandma. Apart from these roles, she has to shine in her career as an employee in small, medium or large scale organization, or as a business entrepreneur. The challenge in her life is to manage and balance each role and also overcome the difficulties in each role. Women as a Homemakers have the role in preparing meals, cleaning, caring the husband, teaching the children, maintaining income and expenses, taking care of the aged one in the home, managing pets etc., and the list does not end here. They love and find joy in all of these. Women as an employee or a business entrepreneur, has to manage both the roles at home and in their profession. Handling all these different roles in a same day with the same energy is challenging, also managing work and health is a next big thing. We have to manage our physical, social, mental and spiritual dimensions in our lives. Each and every woman has unique talents and they are waiting for the opportunity to implement. You must find out what your professional goals and visions are. Most of them uncover their unique talents, skills and passions. Many simply say “I need more time”, “I have to manage my personal life than to think about my career”, “I never have time for myself” etc.  First you should come out of these thoughts and think how to balance the life in each role and carve out time for yourself is utmost important. “Stop worrying about what others think”, “Start thinking about what you can accomplish”. Focus on building your expertise and set your goals in personal and social life. There is always a conflict in work and family roles for all, we have to enjoy both and learn to balance it, that is management. To shine on your work and family life, I will give 10 key tips of how to balance both efficiently and make it more enjoyable. 10 Tips for enjoyable work life balance 1. Time need to be managed    Time management is very important to do your work whether in office or home efficiently. Learning to use the time is an art, each and everyone has different concepts of time. When this aspect of human behavior is understood, one can easily set their goals. In simple words - time management is not putting extra time on anything more than what is needed for the work to get it done. 2. Planning and scheduling the daily work the prior day itself    Plan a day before and schedule the task for all members in your home or office and narrate their responsibilities. This will help you to focus on important things needed at that moment. 3 .Each work has a priority    By using agenda and time limits you can manage your work either in home or office. Use high energy time to complete the difficult task, priorities your work. Use calendar on mobile/ computer to keep organized. 4  Don’t do it alone - do as a team    In home or work environment teamwork is very important. It will positively impact the effective use of time. It is fun to do as team, sharing the load, cultivate and create a culture around you to share and work as team. Educate the importance of teamwork to your children. 5. Involve you heart and mind on any work    Love your work then you will not see the stress this will make you move forward and more productive. Also make you and your surroundings happier whether it is home or office. 6. Listening is a skill    Listening needs to be practised and developed, it is very important for growth. It will make you understand the situation more clearly and you can take proper actions, making management simple. 7. Motivation is a mantra    Motivating others and being self-motivated with positive attitudes will positively impact all situations and empowers to manage problems. 8. Conflict - unavoidable - resolve it   Conflicts arise because of difference in needs, actions, objectives, expectations. Find out the source of the problem. Encourage all of them to look at all sides of the problem. Conflict is good - which explores a new idea. 9.      Learning never ends     New things lead you to learn and gain more knowledge and keep yourself updated. Share your thoughts and ideas in your circle; get feedback of your approach for effective management. Making mistakes teaches us what not to do, so don’t be hesitant to learn from mistakes. 10. Patience is priceless    Nowadays patience in women is very less which leads them to lose their personal and social life. Analyze the problem patiently. Being independent is good but in our lifestyles to manage everything collaborative skills are very important. When we work together it stimulates others to higher levels and new ideas are generated. Mutual support leads to accomplish our goals in personal and professional life. Set your life simple and aim high. Hope this article will initiate you to move towards your goals. Good luck for your journey towards success!        ******************************************************************************* GARDEN ENVIRON Mrs.Munavarjan Sultankhan , Landscape Architect Email: munna30@gmail.com Why we need a Garden? Astound to see around….. I could see mirage faces…… Hiding behind a wrapping wound…. Puzzled to identify our own children….. Woke up choked at the dream end….. Thinking not to have it again…… People moving around with masked faces, protecting themselves from their own wounds, they inflicted to the environ. Fresh air, bottled from farms to supply for the needy!! So scary …..Where we are heading towards? There won’t be classes or races or castes in future, but humans with abundant oxygen & humans who purchase it!!! The blue planet we live in is getting suffocated by too much dumping & polluted air. Are we not literally poisoning earth, blue? Does our conscious, question us when we slash down trees to have luxurious buildings? What is our aim of creating building, when we are least cared about our universal abode? We are utterly violent to our mother nature, exploiting its sources to extreme. When are we going to resource it? It is a serious issue, which needs an urgent emphasis NOW. The Whole environmental issues can be dealt with 3 solutions, Firstly save what we have left, secondly taking our own individual responsibility & lastly resourcing it by planting greenery everywhere. The care of our environ begins from our homes, from our schools & from our children. Let’s start with “Solo home, solo plant & a Soul Garden”. Transform into a small garden, worried of lack of space? Just think, lack of air!! Now we made our mind & we will find ways to grow a Garden anywhere. 100% guarantee fresh clean air to breath. We will bring back our birds & I bet you will love their chirping sounds. What is the use of place without a tree to swing along, relax under its canopy & sip a cup of coffee?

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Mr.B. Bharathkannan

bharath.bharathkannan@gmail.com

Photo Courtesy : Krishnan Soundarrajan

தன்னைப்பற்றியே நினைக்கிற,

சிந்திக்கிற பேசுகிற சிலாகிக்கிற,

வியந்து பேசுகிற விந்தை மனிதனே !!

உன்னையே சிந்திக்கிறாய்,

தவிக்கிறாய் உழைக்கிறாய் உயரம்போகிறாய்,

ஊர்கூடி பாராட்டுகையில்,

உவகையில் துள்ளித்திளைக்கிறாய் !

உன்னால் முடியும் என பின்னால் பார்க்காமல்,

எந்நேரமும் விழித்திருந்து,

தவித்து குதித்து நீந்தி துடித்து ஓடுகிறாய் !

நினைத்துப்பார்த்தால் எல்லாம் சுயநலம் !

இதில் எதையேனும் மற்றவர்க்கு செய்வாயா?

அல்லது இதுவரை செய்திருக்கிறாயா?

என்ன இரைப்பை இறைக்கிறதா?

பொத்துக்கொண்டு வருகிறதா பொறாமை !

நீ திறமையும் பொறுமையும் காக்க,

பொசுங்கிப்போன ஒருத்தியைத் தெரியுமா?

நீ தாண்டிவரவேண்டும் எதிர்ப்படும் எல்லைகளை,

என தவறாமல் துதிக்கிற ஒருத்தி பரிட்சயமா?

உன் கனவுகளை குவித்துச்சொன்னபோது,

அதை தனதாக்கி வாழ்கிற ஒருத்தி இருப்பாளே?

உலகில் நீ நிலைக்கவும் நிலைத்துச் ஜெயிக்கவும்,

உன்னதமாய் வாழ்வை அர்ப்பணிக்கிறவளை அறிவாயா?

எதைஎதையோ இழந்து இருக்கங்களில் அமிழ்ந்து,

இருகியநேரம் கைகளை வருடிய பிஞ்சுகரங்களை நினைத்தாயா?

நீ உலவவும் உருமாறவும் கிளர்ந்து உயரவும்,

உழைக்கிற களைக்கிற உருவேற்றுகிற அனைவரும் பெண்கள் !

தாயாய் தாதியாய் தமக்கையாய் தாரமாய் மகளாய் தோழியாய்,

தந்திரமாய் மந்திரமாய் சுதந்திரமாய் உருமாறும் சுந்தரச்சுடர் அவர்கள் !

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பேருந்துகள் -  நினைவுகளை சுமக்கும் நினைவு பெட்டிகள்

ஜி.கே.தினேஷ் கவிபாடி

Email: gkdineshis@gmail.com

நள்ளிரவு ..

வீட்டுக்கு கிளம்பினேன்

பேருந்து நிலையம் வந்தேன்

நிலையம் எங்கும் நிலையாய் சில பேருந்துகள்

நிலையில்லா சில குடிமகன்கள்

"சேலம், நாமக்கல், இராசிபுரம்", 
"சேலம், நாமக்கல், இராசிபுரம்" என கமிஷன் வேண்டி கத்தும் ஏஜென்ட்கள்

நிலையமெங்கும் பேருந்துகள்..

கடலூர், தர்மபுரி, புதுக்கோட்டை, பரமக்குடி, சிவகங்கை என வகை வகையாய் பேருந்துகள்..

நான் செல்ல காத்திருக்கும் பேருந்து வரும்வரை நம்மை கடந்து செல்லும் ஒவ்வொரு பேருந்தும்
நம் வாழ்வில் கடந்து போன ஒவ்வொரு நண்பனின் குறியீடுகள்

ஒவ்வொன்றும் ஒவ்வொரு நண்பனை நினைவுட்டுகின்றன

கடந்த நினைவுகளை கொணர்கின்றன

ஒவ்வொரு ஊரிலும் காலத்தால் கலைந்த ஆனால் கரையாத நினைவுகள் நிழலாகின்றன

ஒவ்வொரு ஊரிலும் எதிர்காலத்தில் நடக்கவிருக்கும் சில சொல்லப்படாத பாக்கிகள் பல உள்ளன

பேருந்து நிலையம் பேருந்து நிலையம் மட்டும் அல்ல

ஊரின் பெயர்கள் வெறும் ஊரின் பெயர்கள் மட்டுமல்ல

பேருந்துகள் மக்களை மட்டுமே ஏற்றி செல்வதில்லை
சில நினைவுகளை தான் !!

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ART  by

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PHOTO MIRAGE – PHOTO CLUB

Karthick Sathya Narayanan

 

Seekanpaul Arumainathan

Karthick Sathya Narayanan

Krishnan Soundarrajan

Krishnan Soundarrajan

Seekanpaul Arumainathan

Pranav Inbavijayan

Pranav Inbavijayan     Ashok Kumar Ashok Kumar

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