Madhuram Malayalam

Malayalam is a sweet Language ,of the South Indian Languages,which do have a rhythm also peculiar to it alone.What I mean to say,or rather like to illustrate is that if one writes the word "MALAYALAM" it could be read & spelt the same in both horizontal and backwards Recently there was a hue& cry over insisting Malayalam as a prime language in it's use as official language of the state.There is nothing appears to be wrong in insisting that working staff should have a fair knowledge of Malayalam/This is especially so while one works in Kerala because in theier day to day discharge of duties they will have to deal with General Public.One can not expect every needy person approaching you for some purpose should be proficient in English or the National language Hindi. In many other states,mostly are using their regional language as official language why this speciality is to be given to the sweet Malayalam alone? Apart from this,in many Nations they use their national language as official language The typical examples are Russia,France&Germany.But at the same time no harm done if English is used as a medium of convenience since English is a widespread language all over the World. Besides the fact remains that the Constitution of India based on which India depends for all purposes was written in English .The courts including the Apex Court ,it appears, is using English for referring to Constitution for many purposes. So while it is a healthy way to use the regional language Malayalam as an Official language ,there is no need to totally avoid English Language.If we do so ,of course , Malayalam people could survive but how much inconvenience we will have to incur in these modern world where one can not work without aid from IT&Computer? This is a matter needing a lot of thought before making much ado about a trivial matter. Now let us discuss how the Name KERALA came into existence & how far we know in detail about the basis on which the name was derived. "KERA" broadly refers to coconut tree.The name Kearalam or abridged Kerala came after this tree dearly known as "KALPAKA" tree.This means this tree is the one which provides everything necessary in life for a Keralite.Anyone who has any doubt about this statement should consult a farmer who maintains Coconut trees The most anxious&sad matter about coconut tree is that the present generation and obviously consequent on this the future generation is becoming ignorant abouts the benefits the Keralites enjoted & now deprived off are the peculiar qualities of it. It is a fact every part of a coconut tree is useful to us.To illustate,the coconut is used all over the world as Chatney like Sambar along with Masala Dosas. Cocunut is an absolute ingredient to prepare mant dishes in the kitchen. The trunk of coconut tree can be used as wood even for building houses.In the olden days they were used by Kerala people for building houses.Even today in hilly area and villages the coconut leaf is being used to build roof to get protected from rains. The same coconut leaf is the most favourite food of Elephants. The flower of the coconut tree which is lengthy is being (Pookkula)used in many a religious functions as auspicious presence& also for decorating purposes. The shell(Chiratta) of coconut is very good to produce heat when burnt.To make it clearershells are being used as fuel in iron boxes otherthan Electrical irons. The upper portion of the shell(Chakiri)is being used for making fire to cook food in villages.Any other part when dried in sumn could be used for fuel to cook food. In fact this is the only tree of which every part of it is useful& beneficial to human beings. The most beneficial part of the coconut which is also the craze of the World is the TENDERE COCONUT tye price of which is generally more than coconut proper. Tender coconut is an unavoidable ingredient for patients recovering in Hospital beds. It is really a pity that the present kids in Kerala do not know,or rather are not being taught about Coconuts&Coconut tree. Why kids many of the College going students too do not know about the facts of this Mother tree of Kerala. In the Best interest of everyone the Malayalam Language&about Coconut tree should be taught by parents to their kids if not taught in their school SreedharanMundanat 22ndAugust2013 20-20 hrs(IST)