The Kerala Articles: Sivaji Review

Read the review of Sivaji made in The Kerala Articles

The Kerala Articles: Sivaji Review

MOZHI-A Review

Saw the picture Mozhi today. It has been a long time since watching such a wonderful movie in Tamil. Hats off to director Radhamohan and producer Prakash Raj for giving such a nice picture. The entire picture revolves round four main characters, Prithiviraj, Jothika, Prakash Raj and Swarnamalya. I like the way Prithiviraj performed the role. He was really fantastic with apt expressions. The story line is also simple. The relationship between a deaf and dumb girl and a musician has been portrayed in a mature and descent manner. Musical score by Vidyasagar is also commendable. The strong story has a subtle humour throughout the film which keeps the audience glued to their seat. A period film.

Kudos to High Court

The other day the High Court, Madras passed an order making it compulsory for all schools to give preference and admit students from their own school first as many private schools deny admissions to their students who have got lesser marks in the final examinations. I know schools which have denied admissions to students who have scored a distinction but have not secured more than 90%. This practice is highly condemnable and has now been rightly set right by the courts

Are kids having an extended school in home?

The vacations are over. My eldest nephew went to Standard I in a CBSE School in Chennai on day one after re-opening. After having been there from 9 a.m till 3.30 p.m, he came back home at about 4.15 p.m. His assignment for the day was to learn and write 2 tables. I inquired him as to whether the tables were taught by his teacher. He replied, "No mama, I have to learn the same in my home. That was the assignment given by my teacher for all the students". And you know it took nearly three hours from 7 p.m to 10 p.m for him to learn the tables. He was very tired. When we called some of the parents of his classmates, they too replied that the tables were not taught in the school and they too found it difficult to make their children learn the same at home. Is this fair? One can easily come across in every households where mothers' spending the entire evening with their children locked inside a room teaching them and in the process screaming and beating their children to have the work done by such means. One should understand that parents do not have professional expertise to teach and find it very difficult to cope with the situation. It is okay if one's mother or father is educated. For others they merely send these kids to tuition. I feel it is not fair on the schools to shed their responsibilities and shifting the burden to parents, completely forgetting for a moment their noble responsibilites. The homes have become extended schools now a days.