ilakkiyam literature

       "Listening" by Robin Sharma is a profound exploration of the art and significance of active listening in fostering deeper connections, understanding, and personal growth. Through poignant reflections and insightful anecdotes, Sharma underscores the transformative power of genuine listening and urges readers to embrace it as a foundational skill for meaningful relationships and effective leadership.      Sharma laments the loss of genuine connection and understanding in conversations, attributing it to the prevalence of digital distractions and the frenetic pace of modern life. He highlights the irony of individuals being physically present but mentally absent, failing to truly engage with those around them.      Sharma contends that true listening transcends the mere act of hearing words; it involves a profound engagement of the heart, mind, and soul. He emphasizes the importance of being fully present in conversations, setting as...

       The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry is a classic tale that explores the themes of love, sacrifice, and the true spirit of giving. Set during Christmas time, the story revolves around a young couple, Jim and Della, who are deeply in love but facing financial struggles.      The story begins with Della counting her savings, which amount to only $1.87. She is distressed because it's Christmas Eve, and she wants to buy Jim a special gift. She gazes at herself in the mirror, feeling a sense of despair at her inability to afford anything worthy of her beloved husband.      Della's most prized possession is her long, beautiful hair. In a moment of desperation, she decides to sell her hair to a wig-maker in exchange for money. She manages to sell her hair for $20, feeling a mixture of sadness and anticipation for the gift she plans to buy for Jim.      Meanwhile, Jim arrives home from work, his spirits dampened by the realizat...

     In a Grove" by Ryunosuke Akutagawa presents a murder mystery through the lens of conflicting testimonies, offering insight into the complexities of truth and human nature. The story unfolds as several characters provide their accounts of the events leading up to a murder in a remote grove, leaving the reader to piece together the elusive truth.      The woodcutter's testimony serves as the initial narrative thread, providing essential details about the discovery of the murdered samurai and the absence of his wife. His straightforward account introduces the basic elements of the mystery while maintaining an air of ambiguity. setting the stage for the subsequent testimonies.      Next, the traveling priest offers his perspective, providing insights into the emotional turmoil of the victims and the moral dilemmas they faced. Through his testimony, the reader gains a deeper understanding of the inner conflicts and complexities of human natur...

Since there 's no help, come let us kiss and part— Nay, I have done, you get no more of me; And I am glad, yea, glad with all my heart, That thus so cleanly I myself can free. Shake hands for ever, cancel all our vows, And when we meet at any time again, Be it not seen in either of our brows That we one jot of former love retain. Now at the last gasp of Love's latest breath, When, his pulse failing, Passion speechless lies, When Faith is kneeling by his bed of death, And Innocence is closing up his eyes,     —Now if thou wouldst, when all have given him over,     From death to life thou might'st him yet recover.   Introduction Michael Drayton was a contemporary of William Shakespeare, having been born in 1563, a year before Shakespeare. Drayton's Poetry is rarely read nowadays, despite the fact that he wrote a large number of poems, including a long verse travelogue about England. With the notable exception of one sonnet, beginning 'Since there's no he...

     The poem opus was a frank and bold statement made by the poet about his burning physical desire and passion. A heated longing to be with one of  the  opposite sex as the desire kept igniting his feelings he held that to personified desire by her hair and warned her not  to  follow and believe the sense of morality as promised by any gentleman blindly.      He speaks of the traditional marriage that took place in India. In which any the man whom he calls an animal here was chosen to be the husband of a woman. Such a man produce legitimate children as the marriage had been socially approved in the form of rituals and celebrations even if a lady had to break her commitment and leave her lover it was to sin to marry some other person chosen by  her  parents and follow the tradition.      Now, the point here is that charmed by the beauty of a lady in his imagination he is n...

       Ramanujan's poems mostly deal with the conflict between modern, liberal, Western Outlooks, and Conservative Indian thoughts and beliefs rooted in age-old customs practices, and prejudices. His poetry projects the psychological dilemma that the progressive liberal Indian mind goes through which finds it hard to disregard and shun the traditions beliefs customs and culture altogether. Still Another View of Grace is a poem from the collection The Striders published in 1966.      The subject revolves around the conflict between the speaker's burning physical desires for sex on one hand and his deep-rooted conservatism and cultural prejudices. An outcome of his Brahminical family heritage on the other. The poem opens with a striking boldness as the speaker frankly admits of burn with sexual passion. As he hesitates at the thought of consummating his love. His carnal desires from within ask him to throw away man's morals about obtaining physi...