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வெ.இறையன்பு இ.ஆ.ப புத்தகங்கள்

• எப்போதும் இன்புற்றிருக்க... - Eppothum Inbutrirukka..
• ஏழாவது அறிவு பாகம் 1 - Yezhavadhu Arivu - Part 1
• ஏழாவது அறிவு பாகம் 2 - Yezhavadhu Arivu - Part 2
• ஏழாவது அறிவு பாகம் 3 - Yezhavadhu Arivu - Part 3
• ஐ.ஏ.எஸ். தேர்வும் அணுகுமுறையும் - I.A.S.Thervum Augumuraiyum
• வேடிக்கை மனிதர்கள் - Vedikkai Manidhargal
• பூனாத்தி - Poonaaththi
• மென் காற்றில் விளை சுகமே - Menkatril Vilai Sugame
• முகத்தில் தெளித்த சாரல் - Mugathil Thelitha Saral
• வாழ்க்கையே ஒரு வழிபாடு - vaazhkkaiye Oru Vazhipadu
• படிப்பது சுகமே! - Padippathu Sugame!
• பூபாளத்திற்கொரு புல்லாங்குழல் - Bhoobalathirkoru Pullankuzhal
• அரிதாரம் - Arithaaram
• வாய்க்கால் மீன்கள் - Vaaikaal Meengal
• உள்ளொளிப் பயணம் - Ulloliya Payanam
• துரோகச் சுவடுகள் - Dhroga Suvadugal
• ஓடும் நதியின் ஓசை (முதல் பாகம்) - Odum Nathiyin Osai - Part 1
• ஓடும் நதியின் ஓசை (இரண்டாம் பாகம்) - Odum Nathiyin Osai - Part 2
• சறுக்கு மரம் - Sarukkumaram
• சாகாவரம் - Saagaavaram
• காதலும் வீரமும் - Kathalum Veeramum
• சின்னச் சின்ன மின்னல்கள் - Chinna Chinna Minnalgal
• அழகோ அழகு - Alago alagu
• நெஞ்சைத் தொட்டதும் சுட்டதும் - Nenjai Thottadhum Suttadhum
• வைகை மீன்கள் - Vaigai Meengal
• உன்னோடு ஒரு நிமிஷம் - Unnodu Oru Nimasham
• நரிப்பல் - Naripal
• சிம்மாசன சீக்ரெட் - Simmasana Secret
• ஐ.ஏ.எஸ். வெற்றிப் படிக்கட்டுகள் - I.A.S.Vettri Padikatugal
• Steps to super student
• சின்னச் சின்ன வெளிச்சங்கள் - Chinna Chinna Velichangal
• வியர்வையின் வெகுமதி - Viyarvaiyin Vegumathi
• சிற்பங்களைச் சிதைக்கலாமா?
• பத்தாயிரம் மைல் பயணம் - Pathaiyaram Mile Payanam
• முடிவு எடுத்தல் - Mudivu Eduthal 
• பணிப் பண்பாடு - Pani Panbadu
• உலகை உலுக்கிய வாசகங்கள்
• கேள்வியும் நானே... பதிலும் நானே
• செய்தி தரும் சேதி

      Purushothaman Ramachandran

Na.Muthukumar Books

Na.Muthukumar Books

நா முத்துக்குமார் புத்தகங்கள்

அணிலாடும் முன்றில்
வேடிக்கை பார்ப்பவன்
சில்க் சிட்டி
கிராமம் நகரம் மாநகரம்
பட்டாம் பூச்சி விற்பவன்
நியூட்டனின் மூன்றாம் விதி
குழந்தைகள் நிறைந்த வீடு
அ'னா.. ஆ'வனா..
கண்பேசும் வார்த்தைகள்
பாலகாண்டம்
என்னை சந்திக்க கனவில் வராதே
தூசிகள்
நா முத்துக்குமார் கவிதைகள்

 Purushothaman Ramachandran

GOOD BOOKS TO READ

SOME OF THE GREAT BOOKS TO READ, MY SUGGESTIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS:

TAMIL:

Thirukkural Parimelazhakar Urai

Maha Kavi Bharathiyar Kavidhaigal by Subramanya Bharathi

Ponniyin Selvan by Amarar Kalki

Vanavasam by Kannadhasan

Manavasam by Kannadhasan

Arthamulla Hindumatham(1 to 10) by Kannadasan

Na. Muthukumar Books

100 Zen Stories

Thaneer Desam by Vairamuthu

Kallikattu Ethikasam by Vairamuthu

Karuvaachi Kaaviyam by Vairamuthu

Moondram Ulaga Por by Vairamuthu

Srirangathu Devathaigal by Sujatha

Oru Siru Isai by Vannadasan

Chinna Vishayangalin Manithan by Vannadasan

En Anbula Appa by BalaKumaran

Thunaieluthu by S.Ramakrishnan

Please Intha Puthakaththai Vangatheenga by Gopinath(1 and 2)

V.Iraianbu I.A.S Books

Ennadudaiya Iyarkaiyai Potri by Nammalvar

Acham Thavir by Suki Sivam


புருஷோத்தமன் ரா


ENGLISH:

Mother by Maxim Gorky

War & Peace by Leo Tolstoy

Little Book of Mind-Power: Maximize Your Will to Win by Uri Geller

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by R. Stephen Covey

Everyday Greatness by Stephen Covey

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

How to Develop Self-Confidence and Influence People by Public Speaking by Dale Carnegie

Skill with People: The Art of Dealing with People by Les Gibilin

Who Will Cry When You Die? by Robin Sharma

The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari by Robin Sharma

You Can Win: A Step by Step Tool for Top Achievers by Shiv Khera

Unposted Letter by Mahatria Ra

Light from Many Lamps: A Treasury of Inspiration by Lillian Eichler Watson

Tiy: A Parrot’s Journey Home by Samarpan

Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind by Yuval Noah Harari

Animal Farm by George Orwell

1984  by George Orwell

The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini

A Thousand Splendid Suns by Khaled Hosseini

A.P.J. Abdul Kalam Books

Inspiring Thoughts (Inspiring Thoughts Quotation Series) by Swami Vivekanand

The Philosophical and Religious Lectures of Swami Vivekananda by Swami Vivekananda

My India, The India Eternal by Swami Vivekananda

Life Without Limits: Inspiration for a Ridiculously Good Life by Nick Vujicic

Limitless by Nick Vujicic

Think and Grow Rich by Napoleon Hill

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Man the unknown by Alexis Carrell

Code Name God: The Spiritual Odyssey of a man of Science by Mani Bhaumik

Paradise Lost by John Milton

The seat of the soul by Gary Zukav

The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran

The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho

Manual of the warrior of Light by Paulo Coelho

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

The old man and the sea by Ernest Hemingway

Who moved my cheese by Spencer Johnson

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison

Everybody Loves a Good Drought by Palagummi Sainath

This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein

Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

Men Are from Mars, Women Are from Venus by John Gray

Happiness Unlimited by Sister Shivani

Philosophy of Happiness by Martin Janello

Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity by David Allen

Brief History of Time by Stephen Hawking

The Secret of Leadership by Prakash Iyer

More Puzzles by SHAKUNTALA DEVI

Puzzles To Puzzle To You by SHAKUNTALA DEVI

Word Power Made Easy by NORMAN LEWIS

High School English Grammar & Composition by Wren & Martin

Key To High School English Grammar & Composition by Wren & Martin

Everything Starts From Prayer by Mother Teresa

Letters from a Father to His Daughter by Jawaharlal Nehru

I Thought I Knew How To Google : 50 Tricks For Refining Your Search by MIHA MAZZINI

Ramayana by C.Rajagopalachari

Mahabharata by C.Rajagopalachari

Bhagavad-Gītā As It Is by A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada

Holy Bible

Holy Quran

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Sachin Tendulkar: The Man Cricket Loved Back by ESPN CRICINFO

Rahul Dravid: Timeless Steel by ESPN CRICINFO


Purushothaman Ramachandran

Origin of Names for some of the Important places in Chennai

Avadi - Armoured Vehicles and Ammunition Depot of India

Adyar - Banks of Adaiyaaru

Ambattur - Aimbathi ondram oor (51st Region) in the list of 108 Shakti temples

Amjikarai aka Amaindhakarai - Bank of Cooum

Anna Nagar - After Annadurai and was developed during his reign by TNHB.

Ashok Nagar - After the famous Ashoka Pillar.

Ayanavaram - Ayan means "The one", accounting to a shiva temple situated in the area.

Besant Nagar - After Annie Besant.

Chetpet - Named after a Chetty Zameen who ruled here.

Chindadripet - Chinna Thari Pettai, due to the weavers population in the locality has evolved its name into its present form.

Chromepet - After the old Chrome factory.

Egmore - The land of the rising sun. (Anglicized from Ezhumboor) Higher Mean sea level than the other places in Old Madras. There is a Shiva temple here commemorating the same fact.

Guindy - After the Guindy (Rammer) which Bringi Maharishi planted in this place to begin a great Yaha (Sacrifice) against Goddess Parvati.

Kodambakkam - After Karkodagan, the mythical snake which worshipped Shiva, who has a temple here as well.

Kothavalchavadi- Tax collectors are known as Kothaval. Chavadi is the tamil term for Kiosk/ Booth. This was the frontiers of the old city where taxes were levied.

Koyambedu - After the Ashwa medha yagam done by Lord Rama, his sons Luv and Kush tied the horse in Koyambedu. Koyam means horse in Sanskrit.

KK Nagar - After Kalaignar Karunanidhi and was developed during his reign

Mambalam - Maha Vilva Trees.

Mandhaveli - Mandhai means herd and Veli means space. Must have been herd land previously.

Mylapore - Mayil means peacock.The goddess Parvati is said to worshipped Lord Shiva in the form of a peacock here, to get absolved of a sin. So, Mayilapuram (puram meaning city) - became Mylapore

Nandhanam - Previously Gambier's gardens, was renamed by Rajaji as a part of creating Greener Chennai.
Nandhanam means Garden.

Nanganallur - Nangai Nallur/ Thillai Ganga Nagar, coined by Kanchi Shankaracharya

Parrys - Named after a merchant Thomas Parrys who established it as a trade center.

Perambur - After Pirambu trees in the locality

Pondy Bazaar - After Soundarapandian.

Poonamalee - Poo Irundha Alli, abundance of Jasmine.

Porur - Por means war. Believed to be a battlefield since ancient times. Contains the Arcot road which connects the Arcot Nawab with the capital. Home to a chola temple, etc.

Purasaiwakkam - Due to the Purasai trees

Saidapet - Named after Sayyid Shah

Sowkarpet- after the Sahukars who settled there.

Sunguvar Chattram - Again, Sungam means tax. Chattram is a Inn/ Resting Spot. This is presumably the other end of the city to attract taxes.

Teynampet - Due to abundance of the Coconut trees in the region

T.Nagar - After Sir Thyagaraya

Thiruvanmiyur - Named after Valmiki

Thirisoolam - Home to Thirisoolanathar temple on the hill.

Tondiarpet - Coined by Masthan Sahib after his birthplace Thondi.

Thousand Lights - Derives its name from the thousand lights that were lit when an Indian National Congress Annual Session was held for the first time in Madras

Triplicane - Thiru Alli Keni, Pond with the Alli flowers: Parthasarathy temple tank.

Vadapalani - Palani in the North, after the famous Murugan temple

Vandalur - Derives its name from Vandal, which is the sediments from a river.

Villivakkam - Real name - Vilvaaranyam. A very old Shiva temple is situated here. Built by sage Agasthiyar. A lot of Vilvam trees were found there. Hence it got the name Vilva Aaranyam. As days pass by the name got changed into Villivakkam.


Purushothaman Ramachandran

Inspirational Quotes

What you spend years creating, others could destroy overnight. Create anyway.
If you find serenity and happiness, some may be jealous. Be happy anyway.
The good you do today, will often be forgotten. Do good anyway.
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In the final analysis, it is between you and God. It was never between you and them anyway”
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Don’t walk behind me… I may not lead
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"Failure will never overtake me if my determination to succeed is strong enough."
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