Fwd: THE TALE OF A SALES GIRL IN CHENNAI ........TRUE STORY By:Mr Vishwanathan (Sr correspondent Washington Post USA)
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Date: 14 May 2015 08:03
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THE TALE OF A
SALES GIRL IN CHENNAI ........TRUE STORY
By:MrVishwanathan (Sr correspondent Washington Post USA)
Very touching incidence indeed after the temple darshan at Kapaleeswar
Koil at Mylopore,we entered "Giri Trading"stores and started
searching for this book on "THATVA
BHODHA" written by Sri Shankaraacharya.Seeing their collection of CDs of
classical songs and religious books we were indeed very much delighted.I was searching for this book
and my wife was busy in selecting CDs.
There was this
girl,standing next to the cashier,sincerely watching all our movements---a dark
complexioned girl,should be from neighboring
village,might be 17 or 18,should not have crossed 8th std.,might be out
of poverty she is here...all my journalist brain unnecessarily calculated about
this gullible girl...and though she was repeatedly watching me,I ignored
her and started searching for "Thatwa bodha"...
I saw many books on spiritual topics and having spent good 40 minutes...I looked at her and she looked at me curiously.I asked her,knowing fully well that such a girl can not have any idea of anything leave alone "Thatwa bodah"..
Sir,may I help
you?(in Tamil)
Yes,I am looking for "Thatwa bodah".
"Sankrit text or English/Sankrit?"
GOD....She knows."Sankrit and English."
Do you like to have the publication from Chinmaya Mission or Indu
Publications or Ramkrishna math?
"I do not know.......I just want to only
learn you see...I do not really know indeed."
"Do you read Tamil Sir?
Yes I am a Tamilian.
" Then Sir,You can take this"....she ran to the shelf
where I had searchef for 30 minutes,removed the boods in the front and came out
with a book in Tamil."
"This one in Tamil by N.Sivaraman,in fact
very simple and wonderful.You have Sanskrit text too inside."
My GOD.Why did I under-estimate such a
genius!!Just because of my arrogance that I am an NRI.Or just because I resumed
such a black,dark complexioned,gullible
girl who would have come for this job out of absolute poverty,wouldn't have any
idea of Thatwa boda.I decided to change my
attitude and realised that I am absolutely an IDIOT at this moment in
front of this wonderful girl and submitted myself in all humility.
Madam,I really don't have any idea of even who
wrote 'Thatwa bodha' till yesterday.I just attended a lecture on this subject
and was fascinated by the lecture and
hence.........."
"Did you attend Goda Venkateswara
Sastry's classes on such subjects.In fact,he is one of the best Sir,in the city
on such subjects."
"You are interested in such subjects?"
"Yes Sir,I read a lot about Swami Vivekananda and Ramakrishna and Thatwa
bodha incidentally my favorite subject."
"You mean to say you have read Thatwa
bodha?"
"I have read this one by Sivaraman and once you read it you
won't feel like keeping that book on your table at all."
"Why,what is so great about this
book?"
"Sir you must be joking that you do not know about Thatwa bodha."
"Really I accept my ignorance."
My wife was watching from the
corner,admiring all her CD collections.
"Sir according to me if you read
this book it gives essence of entire Vedanta and to say in one woard you become
a bit more humble in life,leaving ego
once for all ".
My wife joined the conversation
and she felt this girl indeed a very very talented intelligent girl,so she told
me: Why don't you interview her for Washington post. Why at
all you should think of Paris Hilton?
I also felt that I owe
some thing to her. So I asked her whether she can spare some time for an
interview. She politely refused saying: My boss is to give permission. Besides
many people are looking for guidance like you and hence I have to go.
What is your name?
"Kalaivani" My wife admired her devotion to
duty and her total involvement in her work made her go direct to the
boss,Sir,that girl Kalaivani.
"Yes,very hard working girl."
This is my husband Viswanath. He is
senior journalist in Washington Post.
The boss stood up, Washington Post??
Yes sir,I would like to interview this girl. I am highly impressed with
her ethics.
Boss called her.The time was 6 pm. "Kalaivani,they have come
all the way from USA, they would like to spend some time with you.Can you?"
Sir,there are so many customers waiting for some guidance.It is a
rush time.If they come again tomorrow...
Next day, meeting is arranged. Kalaivani is from nearby village near
Arcot. She has 5 sisters. She is the eldest one. Her dad was a drunkard and he
died a few years back, caring for none. Her mom worked as helper in masonry and
she too died leaving all the six girls on the street!!
This girl who had completed 9th std,
decided to search for a job and Giri trading came forward to help her out.She
brought all her five sisters to Chennai and with her
meager salary she is taking care of them.All the five sisters are going to
nearby Chennai corporation school.
"Kalaivani,But when did you get
enthusiasm to learn about Thatwa bodha?
"Sir,after joining here, I decided that the best way to be help to the customers is to know the subject first. I took small books on Swami Vivekananda and started reading ...I found the subject so fascinating.....I decided to read other books in Tamil like Geetha and Vivekachoodamani. That's how....
"What is your salary?"
Rs 2500,Sir.
Are you able to manage all your expenses with five sisters?
Not at all Sir. but my boss helps me a lot.
What is the aim in your life?
I want all my sisters to get education. Then
they would easily get employment. Is it
not?
If I give monthly Rs 10000 for meeting all your expenses, would that suffice?
It is indeed too much, but that also I would accept only through my
boss.
We took her to the boss and told him that we would like to send Rs10000
every month so that all her sisters' education would be completed.
The boss said, she deserves it Sir. You can open a bank account in her name and
transfer the money every month in her account.
My wife said,I pray that
Karpagambal helps Kalaivani to become an
expert in Vedanta and start giving lectures in USA. We can arrange for
her lectures.
We left wonder struck!!! If we go into the interiors of India, how many more
jewels like Kalaivani can be found!!!I really became humbled.
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Thank you Chandu..
S. LOGANATHAN
CHENNAI
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