AFVOA Newletters of Year 2008

Page 17 of 56 Each poem has a central idea, an apt guidance or direction to the king or his bubbly daughter. This idea is embellished in similes and metaphors and rendered into a poem of enthralling beauty. The profound meaning intended by the poet is brought out through selected terms using ellipsis to which Tamil is ideally suited. The present work is an attempt by Lt Col CR Sundar to set Naaladiyaar into fourline quatrains in contemporary English. Sundar has already published a translation of Thiruvalluvar’s Thirukkural into English. His BOOK DIVINE in which Thirukkural has been translated into rhyming couplets has won considerable acclaim as a commendable attempt to make known to the English speaking world the richness of Tamil culture and literature. Hunched back, shriveled body, stick supported gait, Head unsteady, she wobbles on legs, but wait, When young her beauty drove men insane Aye, young and her mother carried a cane. Verse 14 Price Rs. 150/- Lt Col CR Sundar, Plot No. 43, 24 th Cross Street, Padmavathy Nagar, Selaiyur, Chennai – 600 073. Ph.: 044 2229 0186, (0)93827 24663 The next bi-monthly meeting will be held at Palm Grove Ecological Park and Sports Complex, Island Grounds starting 1800 h on Sunday, 09 Mar 2008. Kindly send in your Annual Subscription of Rs. 300/- for the year 2008-2009 along with payment of Rs. 50/- per head. Cheques drawn in favour of Armed Forces Veteran Officers Association may kindly be sent to ‘Palani Centre’, No. 32, Venkatanarayana Road, Chennai – 600107, ph: 2433 6659, to reach before 02 Mar 2008 Please write your personal particulars behind the cheque leaf.