“It is not the way I intended to live my life. It is a dangerous, tough, thankless job… but someone’s got to do it. It’d be nice if society did not need people like me but while it does… I will be right there.”

Another one of those remarkable stories that I have loved listening to and would like to share .

It is not often that i feel like writing but today was indeed special ,i was talking to perimaa about her association with uthavum karangal . She has been a patron of the organization for long enough. She would always ensure every diwali and pongal that she donated her grand child’s dresses to the children in the ashram .

What makes uthavum karangal so special ?

I think its the founder ,pappa vidyaakar. Great stories are weaved around great hearts and people and the story of uthavum karangal is one such inspiring story, not only for me but for all of us who love to share. It all started when vidyaakar found an abondoned child near the ticket counter…

Something new I did not know about till today ..

The original meaning of the English word “man” (from Proto-Germanic mannaz, “person”) and words derived therefrom was used as a designation for any or all human beings regardless of gender or age. This is the oldest usage of “man”. In Old English the words wer and wyf (also wæpman and wifman) were used to refer to “a male” and “a female” respectively, and the word “man” was gender neutral. (This is still seen even today in certain words. For an example, there is the word “werewolf”, which literally means man-wolf.) Later, in Middle English, “man” displaced wer as the term for male humans, whilst wyfman, which eventually evolved into “woman”, was retained for female humans. Since then, the word “man” has been used to refer both to humanity as a whole (e.g., “Mankind”) and to male humans.

Free Rice is in the news now and I am addicted to it from the moment I read it on Seth’s blog.

Its interactive, fun, educative, immersive and supports a good cause.

I could swim upto level 40 on it but I am happy that the time I spent chasing the road to no town was helping a good cause after all ! I donated around 2000 grains finally. By no means a big measure but a reasonably better way to spend time online compared to my usual searches for youtube content

Hope you will enjoy it like I did !