Bringing back nature to the earth
Recently I had a chance to attend one of meetings addressed by the Correspondent of the Golden Gates Matriculation school and Emerald Valley Public school, Salem, Mrs. Meena Sethu. She was so calm and patient even when the projector was not working properly. Just before she started her speech, I had no idea that I going to listen to one of the best lecture of my life. I was just taken aback by the initiatives that she is indulged in, to restore nature to its original form. Her opinion about worshipping "Maariamman", the god of rains, was mind blowing. This is what she had to say about worshipping "Maariamman" In tamil, Maari means rain and Maariamman means God of rain. Maariamman is a very famous god in south India, especially Tamil Nadu, where people worship the idol of the rain god with utmost sincerity and respect. They used to do lot of "Nerthikandans" (meaning Ritual duty) to Maariamman and spend a lot for the temple's infrastr...