Gandhiana-58:

As long as you derive inner help and comfort from anything, keep it - Gandhiji

Gandhiana-57:

In the times to come people will not judge us by the creed we profess or the label we wear or the slogans we shout but by our work, industry, sacrifice, honesty and purity of character – Gandhiji

Gandhiana-56:

Work without faith is like an attempt to reach the bottom of a bottomless pit – Gandhiji

Gandhiana-55:

Complete independene will be complete only to the extent of our approach in practice to truth and non-violence.

Gandhiana-54:

God is the shield of the Non-violent – Gandhiji

People whom I admire (a random selection)-1: Mr.T.R.JAWAHAR

Mr T R Jawahar

Columnist

I always find reading the column, POINT BLANK by Mr T R Jawahar in TAMBARAM TALK thoroughly enjoyable.  His style is just wonderful. On almost everything he writes, I find my own views to be very similar.  Now that I have shifted to Chennai and settled here, I feel I have come  very near to him.  

May God bless him and his family and may he continue to write such beautiful articles like, "GOD OF MANY THINGS"!

I am reproducing below a write-up about him from NEWS TODAY for the benefit of those who have not yet known about him:

A chartered accountant and a cost accountant by qualification and a person of friendly disposition but someone who values his and others privacy, T R Jawahar was not cut out for journalism. But how Jawahar has ended up as one of the most prominent journalists in Chennai and the creator of some important big news brands at such a young age is the stuff of destiny and the dint of hard work.

Born to that doyen of journalism and a legend in these parts, T R Ramaswamy, well known by the affectionate acronym TRR, Jawahar no doubted has inherited his analytical and writing skills from that great man. Apart from this, the father and son duo share another important quality that define their entire world-view, which is humanism. A warm empathy for all beings in the world is the core of their beings.

After the passing away of TRR in the late 80s, T R Jawahar took over the helm of the Chennai’s most popular English eveninger, News Today, and seen it grow through both good and bad times. Through the unceasing publication of News Today, Jawahar is continuing the legacy of his father who founded the paper as a social commitment as well as an entrepreneurial venture.

Jawahar further perpetuated the journalistic memory of his father by founding the popular Tamil eveninger Maalai Sudar. The two papers have carved a unique niche for themselves through an adroit mix of news and views, which help the readers to retain their Indian cultural identity.

Apart from this, the biggest and the most path-breaking journalistic venture from Jawahar is Talk Media, that publication stable that has now become the talking point in the city with a slew of neighbourhood weeklies covering the length and breadth of Chennai. His Point Blank column in the Talk Media is hugely popular for its most forthright views conveyed in cheeky and witty manner.  

To discuss Jawahar just in journalistic terms would, however, amount to doing a huge disservice to his rounded personality. Endowed with a sunny sense of humour, Jawahar is a connoisseur of movies both in Tamil and English. He is a virtual treasure house of knowledge on Tamil film music and Tamil poetry. He is a history buff and a keen reader of English and Tamil works, which is counter-pointed by his fetish for modern gadgets. A willing traveller, he has brought to bear those varied experiences in his trips in India and abroad on his writings.

Despite his professional achievements and his focussed administration of a company which employs over 500 people, Jawahar remains essentially a family man, a caring husband and a doting father. He derives his strength from his wife and daughter, and his home and office forever remain his temples.  

Courtesy: NEWS TODAY    

Gandhiana-53:

Every affliction has its own rich lesson to teach, if we would learn it – Gandhiji

Gandhiana-52:

The one condition for fighting for peace and liberty is to acquire self-restraint – Gandhiji

Gandhiana-51

"When I despair, I remember that all through history, the way of truth and love has always won. There have been murderers and tyrants, and for a time they can seem invincible. But in the end they always fall. Think of it, always"  - Gandhiji

Gandhiana-50:

I would like people to compete with me in my contentment.  It is the richest treasure I own.