

ஹொல்லாந்து ஹெகுலே, மாத்தி அல்லாந்து தள்ளுலெ.Įnglish Translation of the above poem by Bellie JayaprakashĮven when I was down with poverty and sat at the front court yard,Įven when the near and dear ones despised and deserted, Gorey Endhu Hegule Awai Ondhu Ariandhu Nudivile. Kettandhu Hegule Awai Enna Mattandhu Thallule. Hollandhu Hegule Maathi Allandhu thallule. (From ‘Mandhadha Maathu’ – Published by Badaga Welfare Association, Madras, issue dated 1-4-93 (Hannu 3,- Hoo 10) HEMMATTI ebbaneyu aemaathithindhu hoga beda ,Thatti beetha sileyu nee edhaga , THAI mae thalaiga thatti kai yoda aatta paatta. Sothu pathu neetha endhu kaathundhu endhe dha, matha hegu dha, madhuvaya matha hegudha,KOODALU thinguvana koodile singarene ,ĪALAANI thinguvatha aa aagi varasha mamma ,ĪANI huttidha mele badhila hegine baa mamma ,AADHIRE jena nodi bae thumbi maathaadu ,ĪAVANI thinguvadhoge dhaavani singarava ,Īrattu perattu aara PERATTASI thinguvadha,DODDA DIVIGEYA dodda kiru edhega , Muthu muthu mookathiga sokki hodhane, netti niddane Keppu na huttile ondhuna notta thaThatti beetha sileyu nee edhega, The lyrics of the song go like this :-Kappu huttileyu neppuna sundari, All the 12 Badaga months starting with Koodalu are beautifully integrated within the song. The more I listen to the song ' Kappu Uttileyu', the more fascinated I become. What we said earlier What we said earlierġ) Koodalu, 2) Aalaani 3) Nallaani 4) Aani 5) Aadire 6) Aadi 7) Aavaani 8) Perattaadhi 9) Dhodda Devige 10) Kiru Devige 11) Thai 12) Hemmatti.ARI GOWDER -the undisputed Badaga leader.Just my suggestion if any of your relations face the marriage…. God shall never be with us when our deeds go bad, when doing sin. We could forgive and instead not forcefully do things for others sake, which may provide good life for a few, but the rest its namesake. I guess they dont wantedly love a person of another caste/community, but our elderly people must understand it is life, Life is very short, we all could live happily, with no sin when we could check out and make things happen as their daughter / son wishes. Intercaste marriage doesnt spoil anything, infact the true fact is we fear that whether if a marriage happens that way either of our culture or rituals gets faded off.īut people must understand that this is a life culture, society and whatever that is not dependent on when people love. Meanwhile all eyes are on the Badagas,to see what this success ,of one of their own,means to them.I just wanted to say that our culture is one of the best, but the saddest thing is we are not proud enough to hurt others feelings when it comes to opposing the fact that a thing called LOVE exists between people.The caste or community is much important for us, the same way is theirs for others. She now carries the wishes of the people of the hills to excel in her career and inspire many more Malligas. Echoing the sentiments of her village,her cousin Sathish told The Covai Post that going by her track record,”we were certain that she will make it”. With this her long standing dream of becoming an IAS officer, has come true. Undaunted by the faltering in the initial stages,Malliga clung on to climb the peak.



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Sheer perseverance of S.Malliga, daughter of a small tea grower Sundaran and Village nurse Chithradevi of Kaggula,has put her on the road to becoming the first woman IAS officer of the Badaga community.Ī student of the Saint Joseph’s Convent in Coonoor,Malliga, the only child of the couple moved to Coimbatore to get a Bio tech degree from the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University before seeking training in an IAS coaching academy at Chennai to crack the Union Public Service Examination. Why not!Ī daughter of the village has done it proud and in the process brought laurels to the Nilgiris,the likes of which this district in general and the Badaga community,in particular, have been yearning for,for a long time. Udhagamandalam: Kaggula,a village of about 150 houses near Kotagiri is in a celebratory mood.
