INIYA PIRANDHA NAAL NALVAAZHTHTHUKKAL!!!

         As I write this, my blog approaches the end of its first year (The site was born in May 2014, but the first post came up in June!). Robin Sharma mentions the art of thanksgiving as a virtue towards nirvana. So, I take this post as a medium to thank each and everyone who has been a part of this journey.

          First of all, I would answer some long standing questions from the readers of Whimsicality to the Core (WTTC). “Why do you actually write?” This was clearly an outcome of their annoyance and exasperation after going through my posts regularly. Frankly speaking, my reply is elementary. There is 66A for every Indian citizen (of course, it doesn’t work always. There are incidents where people got reprimanded, warned and eventually penalized. Guessing that person is left open – ended for the reader’s convenience) Further, if Udhayanidhi Stalin can dance, Chetan Bhagat can produce ‘classical bestsellers’ (and also get to judge Nach Baliye), Devi Sri Prasad can sing and Arnab Goswami can chair newshour debates, why shouldn’t I blog?

          I have received one – word feedbacks from friends, readers, non – readers, gossipers and other general people who also live. This would follow the alphabetical order: Atrocious, Blatant, Complaining, Dirty, Eccentric, Funny, Grumpy, Honest, Ireful, Jovial… and the list goes on. To make myself feel optimistic, I have highlighted the positive ones in Italics. This is similar to the names of the Android versions chronologically, eh? (Donut, Éclair, Froyo, Gingerbread, Honeycomb, Icecream Sandwich, Jellybean, Kitkat and Lollypop)

          Irrespective of all these, WTTC has made me what I am today. Open to challenges and new tasks, open to confront any situation (still, I tend to break down sometimes), daring to face anything, be it physical or psychological, and opine without hesitation. If this is called short temper, I am the angriest person in the Earth. If my honest posts have made me a ‘lunatic’, I don’t really care. After all, I don’t hide anything from anyone nowadays. Being very frank gives me good sleep. Be it proposing to a girl or pointing out the flaws in someone, I try to be very straight. If this is crazy, I am the most insane man in this world.

          Coming to my well wishers, I am grateful to Jai Karthik, whose blog inspired me. He is one person, who can kindle anyone to write merely on seeing the nuances in his posts. (I would advice my dear readers to visit this guy’s blog. http://rejuvenated-me.blogspot.in) What started as a timepass in my 9^th grade in the form of a blog on cricket and got discontinued came to life again only because of him. Thank you very much, JK!

          Mom and dad… I can’t thank you enough for allowing me to right whatever I wished. And also for being the first readers of all my ‘articles’, irrespective of their being witty like Cyrus Broacha or shitty like Chetan Bhagat. (Note that both of them are CB. Popup: Cyrus Broacha is the man who does The Week That Wasn’t in CNN – IBN) I have been able to express some of my concealed truths and facts via WTTC to them. Equal to mom and dad comes Paavannan Sir, whose mindboggling fragmentation and analysis of my writings, wow me always. Inspite of his busy work and writing schedule, it’s a wonder that he takes time off for my sake.

          Praveen Sam Sir… My English Professor in the second semester, who wanted the students to learn rather than read. Raja… I should have been gifted to have him as my friend. His rare but invaluable suggestions have shaped me as a human being every now and then. Thanks, mate! Ranjith Anna, who encouraged my writing and showed me the various other possibilities that are available at CEG with respect to writing. Guna Anna, who always remains one of the active commentators of my blog.

          These are my first set of gurus, who paved the way for me to get acquainted to many people. If some 50 – 60 odd people are reading WTTC today, it is because of these people. I would remain indebted forever.

          I would also thank Prasath, whose inputs have helped a lot in many ways; Prathab and Pratheeb, the twins, who have been instrumental in checking me from speaking and writing filth directly; Vidya Madam, the staff who handled Environmental Science, and continues to comment in every post I publish ever since I gave her the link; Amarnath, who would make a critic very easily. His inferences and honest reviews are overwhelming; Dinesh, Anuj Raaj, Prithiv Gowtham, Prem Kumar, Dharunraj and Sankar Subramanian, who have never made me feel handicapped without a laptop at hostel. In fact, I should have used Anuj’s laptop ten times more than him and Dinesh’s almost equal to him; My roommate Iqbal, whose behavior has had unbelievable effect on me and WTTC. His spontaneous comedies and take – it – easy attitude have chiseled me accurately. Thanks da!

          My readers, starting from Khalith, Hariprakash, Imam, Mithilesh, Saravana, Druva Anna, Santosh Anna, Karthik Raja Anna, Mahesh, Harish Anna, Aravind, Jaffer, Sai Krishna, Sidharth, Srini, Srinath, Aadhil, Dinesh Mahankali, Arjun, Paventhan, Reuben Mathew, Anjali Akka, Kavitha Akka, Krishnamurthy, Shriram, P K Aravinth, Tharunya, Sai Vaishnavi, Monica, Ganesh Uncle, Arjun Anna, Srikanth Anna and many others. Sorry guys, if I have left (m)any. I express my sincere apologies. I would always remember you guys as the diamonds that made the crown called WTTC.

          With this, I conclude here by saying that the people mentioned here are the worst sinners of the planet, because they should have to stand my blog throughout their life. Ellam Vidhi Payan!