Elli manakalukirado ಎಲ್ಲಿ ಮನಕಳುಕಿರದೊ( M N Kamath, translation from Geetanjali) (youtube.com)
The song “Elli Manakalukirado” is a translation from Rabindranath Tagore’s “Geetanjali.” It was translated by M. N. Kamath
The above is just a copy - paste and I dont know the lyrics of Tagore. But the translated song in Kannada is also so beautiful and perhaps better than original. My sincere thanks to the translator and singers for the melodious rendition.
This song in its first line or in the entirety talks about what is the ideal situation for confidence, creativity and progress of human beings. NRI friends or fellow Indians in India please get to awakening.
"Elli Manakalukirado" meaning where mind is not having inhibitions (fears)
"Elli Tale Bagirado" meaning where head is not down or submissive (meaning no suppression or being in freedom)
"Elli Tilivige todaku toradihudu alli" meaning where knowledge is not hindered (where learning / skills or knowledge is not blocked for learning or available for those who seek. ex:education)
These 3 are birth rights for any child to grow in confidence. This comes only when the children learn things from their family and surroundings of the same tribe at least in the early stages of life. Please do not prevent your children from learning at least one Indian language thoroughly, allow them mingle with speakers, enable them to understand India through an Indian language and not in English. Make them read Indian books in Indian language (at least 1 we have 17 +) from Indian authors. Self pity and inferiority complex is fatal for any 0 to 15 years old.
Just take a statistics of how many second generation NRIs are as successful as their 1st generation? less than 100%? Reason is lack of identity and self consciousness (as I may be less equal amongst natives).
Confused Desis in other countries (PIOs) struggle in various ways. They want to be white they are not, they dont want to be brown, but it cant genetically happen. (they are not arabs in gulf, do not look asians in Japan/Korea and so on..)
They are smarter than many, they dont know how to establish it, they are privileged to be from a rich heritage - they simply dont know and did not have opportunity to experience the positive side of it, all because of parents who dont teach them anything Indian - language, values or etiquette. One can be in mainstream culturally or otherwise, also being aware of his/her own roots.
sad sad sad :( :( :(
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