Thirukkural Week 5 When I was in 6th grade, I kept hearing about a Tamil teacher from another section, Malathy ma’am. My friends spoke about how she could transport students into the world of Tamil, her spontaneous humour, her command over the classroom, and above all, her deep love for the language. I had always enjoyed Tamil and consistently did well in the subject. Yet, I longed to experience her words. In 8th grade, it finally happened. Every Tamil class with her felt spe

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞… 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦? A few years ago, a new member was joining my team. Many of my teammates had worked with him before, and the moment his name came up, the warnings began: Negative stories. Unpleasant experiences. “Be careful with him.” Within minutes, he was painted as a villain I had never even spoken to. Though I was initially swayed, I took a step back and thought about how I had been ju

𝑻𝒉𝒆𝒚 𝒇𝒆𝒂𝒓𝒆𝒅 𝒏𝒐 𝒘𝒆𝒂𝒑𝒐𝒏… 𝑩𝒖𝒕 𝒂 𝒎𝒊𝒄 𝒎𝒂𝒅𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒎 𝒕𝒓𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒍𝒆. It might sound dramatic, but 2,000 years ago, Thiruvalluvar talked about stage fright. 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐊𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐈 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 - 𝐖𝐞𝐞𝐤 𝟑 பகையகத்துச் சாவார் எளியர் அரியர் அவையகத்து அஞ்சா தவர். Many are ready to even die in battle, but few can face an audience without fear. - Thirukkural 723 And even today, this couldn’t be more true. Facing danger takes strength. Facing peop