BEYOND THE OBVIOUS

BEYOND THE OBVIOUS

By Purushothaman CEducation
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BEYOND THE OBVIOUS episodes

  • CONVERSATION TIPS 17

    Build your topic vocabulary which are groups of words related to common subject areas. The topic area chosen for today's podcast is all related words that refer to the appearance of a person - Part 1

    6 min
  • POEM FROM TAMIL LITERATURE ON BRAVERY 1

    BRAVERYABOUT THE PURAM POEMS

    The akam poems in the earlier episodes are concerned with love in all its varied situations: Clandestine and Illicit, Conjugal Happiness and Infidelity, Separation and Union. The reader can relate to the poem very closely. 

    The other branch puram talks about the public life of people, the bravery and charity of kings and the wars. This is called puram meaning the outer, public life or exterior. Puram poems refer to many kings, the names of them being explicit or implied. The puram poems encompass all other aspects of worldly life: Wars and battlefields, the munificence of kings and chieftains and the wisdom of bards.

    ABOUT THE POEM

    In this dignified and moralistic poem Is Your Act Justified a poet does not mince words in admonishing a King by asking him through his poem  Is his act Justified in destroying his foes' properties and  causing their dismay to shower his companions with gifts?

    3 min
  • CONVERSATION TIPS 16

    In oral presentations, the following phrases might be of huge assistance: INTRODUCTION, EXPLAINING STRUCTURE, PRESENTING EACH POINT, CLARIFYING, CHANGING THE SUBJECT

    5 min
  • LOVE POEM FROM LITERATURE 14

    This extraordinary love lyric titled The place of tidal ponds is all about what the wife told her repentant husband about her deep attachment to him and expresses her unfathomable fondness for her beloved husband by telling him that the love will be carried forward in their reincarnations too

    2 min
  • CONVERSATION TIPS 15

    There are many instances wherein you should examine different conceivable outcomes with somebody during a discussion and attempt to go to an understanding.

    the present podcast is about different

    ways you can negotiate your point of view in  a conversation

    ways you can communicate your own personal view

    ways you can concur or yield to a point in the course of the discussion

    ways you can make  recommendations

    4 min
  • LOVE POEM FROM LITERATURE 13

    This monumental love poem titled The huge town slept is all about what the girl told the friend about her insomniac condition due to the absence of her lover in her vicinity when the whole village slept peacefully  and incidentally, the lover was overhearing

    2 min
  • LOVE POEM FROM LITERATURE 12

    In this excellent love poem titled Like a bloodthirsty sword, the girl in the sweet embrace of her lover feels dejected on the onset of the morning by the calling of the rooster and goes to the extent of calling the dawn a cold-blooded murderer tearing her apart from her beloved husband

    2 min
  • LOVE POEM FROM LITERATURE 11

    In this excellent love lyric titled Clan leader of the mountain land the friend of the love sick girl  told  the  lover of the girl about the pathetic condition of her friend whose eyes welled up with tears on seeing her bangles sneak off her thinning arms

    2 min

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EVERY MONDAY , we begin the week with a lyrical detour fresh translations and reflections on ancient Tamil Sangam poetry offering timeless insights from one of the world’s oldest literary traditions.