Dear Sir,
Thanks. Earlier also I was criticised by some body and also was supported by many others when I have sent a similar mail earlier.
But I find that the standard of English in Kerala schools and colleges has gone down pathetically. Most of our present day writers in English are educated out side Kerala, though not all. (We did have O.V Vijayan , DrAyyappa Paniker etc). DrPaniker was from a village school of Kavalam and Pulinkunoo (Kuttanad) and did his post graduation from Farook college. But Kamala Surayya ,Tharoor etc were educated outside Kerala.The great man Sardar K.MPanikkar after his education in Thalavady school and Kottayam CMSCollege went to Oxford for further education. But it is not the education that you get in school or colleges only matters.
VPMenon who became governor of Orissa and author of the beautiful book "Integration of Indian states" hardly had any good schooling. Same is about Basheer or K.T.Muhammad. Even the short story writer Gauthaman(Menon) is not a graduate I think. He was working in Rourkela steel plant. But he wrote a good number of wonderful short stories for us to read and enjoy. So what all we try to learn ourselves is also matters a lot in life than what we learn in our schools or colleges.
Due to the number of mails in this group I do not read most of the mails also.But I do try to read poems and short stories by some very talented young people like MrSabu(Devi Kerala).I write to him personally some times and I am surprised that he accepts my criticisms also.It is great!!
Only Malayalam weekly I read is Bhashaposhini now a days though I read the net editions of some Malayalam news papers when I get time.
Generally I do not react, to small mistakes are made by my fellow members.I too make mistakes when I am writing in a hurry.Some times some spelling mistakes creep in when we type in a hurry also.
But my point is people should try to learn and should try to correct oneself.
Regards,
PGPanikkar
CC:- Any body has information about Gauthaman now? If so, please write to me. I do not find any of his creations in any periodicals now a days.
--- On Sat, 3/4/10, Shibin Esufjan <shiradh25@gmail. com> wrote:
From: Shibin Esufjan <shiradh25@gmail. com>
Subject: Re: [www.keralites. net] need sangeetha bhasker details
To: pgpanikkar2003@ yahoo.co. in
Date: Saturday, 3 April, 2010, 1:47 PM
Dear Mr. Panicker,
I really appreciate your effort to comment on his mail. But as per my experiences, we can not predict how would he react according to your mail. I got several bad experiences by criticizing this kind of poor english. I m not saying that I am perfect in english. Very few percentage of persons will only admit their mistakes.
By your this comment, I learnt a new phrase as follows,
"Any body knows her "or "any body has knowledge about her " .
Thanks & Regards
On Fri, Apr 2, 2010 at 8:12 AM, gopala panikkarpazhoor
<pgpanikkar2003@ yahoo.co. in> wrote:
Dear Mr Regi,
There were many mistakes in the mail you wrote in English.
1. Use, she acted (past ) instead of she act (present).She acts now as ...
"He eats mango when they eat idly"
2.English should have capital E
3. "After there " is wrong. After wards, after that etc are to be used.But , you may write " after living there" (at Ernakualm) the family shifted to Kannannore etc
4. "Their address "is correct There means avide im Malayalam . "Their "means avarude.
You can also write "the address "also if you feel so.
5." She is an actress" or "she was an actress".
Before a,e ,i,o,u use "an "and not "a"
Example:- An elephant ate a mango"
6. "Any body knows her "or "any body has knowledge about her " may be written.
Please take tuition for English grammar or go through a good grammar book
Regards,
From: Regi K <regikothamangalam@ yahoo.com>
Subject: [www.keralites. net] need sangeetha bhasker details
To: "Keralites" <Keralites@YahooGrou ps.com>
Date: Thursday, 1 April, 2010, 7:58 PM hai friends,
Can u help me.Before i have a friend in cochin-kalamassery during the year of 1992.Name is Sangeetha Bhaskar.She studied in st.pious english medium school.Her father was textile representative. after there family transfer to kannoor.In kalamassery there address was SANGEETHA BHASKAR,SARSANG COTTAGE,NEAR COCHIN UNIVERSITY,KALAMASS ERY.
She also a actress.In "sargavasantham" film she act as daughter of Narendraprasad. and also she was tele film and seriel actress.
If anybody have know plz give contact details.....
With Love & Regards..... ..
REGI KOTHAMANGALAM
Mobile : 00966-502128237{ KSA}
