Sunday, June 24, 2007

My Dream - Kandhasamy (I Prize, Class XI-XII)

(Translation of prize winning essays from the competition. This is by Kandhasamy who won the first prize in Group 3 - Class XI-XII. This is an artwork cum essay, Checking out the original scanned essay is highly recommended even if you don’t know Tamil.)



Hearty thanks to Mrs. Chithra Krishnamurthi for the translation.



Introduction:
"You Should Keep Dreaming and Then Strive to Realize Those Dreams"
Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam, President of India



With these golden words of our President, I would like to offer my thoughts and dreams in the form of an essay on this white paper and gladly submit to you.



Content: My dream is to become the President of India.

Sunday, June 17, 2007

New Translator On Board

If you had been waiting for the next translated essay, this is to announce -- no, not a translation, but a new translator, all the way from Malaysia. :)

Mrs. Chithra Krishnamurthi (Sangi’s mom) was so impressed with the first essay (Sasi Kumar) that was posted here that she has volunteered to translate the next essay. Thanks Amma.

Essays written in Tamil Nadu, India; translated in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; posted online in Washington DC, US – what more proof do you need of the connected world?

Await the next installment of the translation…