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An apple a day keeps the Doctor away, goes the maxim.

To me , it is little spinach a day ,not only keeps the Doctor  away, but keeps you hale and healthy.

Spinach has medicinal value.Dishes  made of spinach are tasty and nutritious.There are different spinach ,coriander, mint, drumstick,amarnath or araikeerai,vallarai,vendhayam,pirndai,and goonkora,manathakali..

Juices of certian varieties, chutneys porial and kootus, masials and soup kindle the tasty buds.

These spinach are rich in iron , vitamins and stimulate th digestive system

They enhance the memory andsuppress the heat in the body.They cure mouth ulcers and diffuse the congestion due to cold. The eye sight is improved greatly by profuse use of spinach.Arthiritis and body pain is subsides after consuming moodakathan keerai, a rare variety of spinach.

The complexion gets toned up by taking ponnagani keerai. and thiruvatchi keerai sorts out the kidney problem.Keezhanalli keerai cures Jaundice,and sets right the liver.

Spinach grown in an organic settlement is a value added product.

Signals of  caution,

Swirl of derision,

Gestures of destruction,

Manners of  scandalisation,

Acts of defamation,

Laws of castigation,

Mark the execution,

of the soul.

I am a resident of an  area for the past 30 years.

In early 1980’s , we did not have proper roads, as it was a developing zone. We were in midst of paddy fields, and had to take a roundabout road to reach our place. Needless to say, it was a terrible experience,with carts, and animals crossing ,autos and lorries racing  in the debris.

India is a land, where the old and the new go hand in hand. With the advent of scientific techniques, the primitive method of cultivation is prevalent.

You can see bullock carts plying up and down, along with world’s best model cars.

In the 1990’s .the main road was laid and we had direct access to important centres . The circular adventure came to an end. But the roads were dug ,in a few months , for laying down drinking water pipes. They were then hastily filled with gravel. So we had 75% tar road and 25%gravel topped one.

The next year , it was again disturbed . This time it was for drainage purpose. The road had a second attack. The work being over, an haphazard filling was done. Now 50% of tar had been eroded.

We had to work on these half beaten cross ways. For a year , there was no activity. Then ,suddenly, the corporation authorities sent a battalion to inspect the condition of the road. They drew a plan, the expenditure was approved by the council. We were delighted.At last ,we had a decent surface to move on.

Our shortlived joy, found a devestation, when there was .hectic movments , on one fine morning. I rushed to the spot and enquired ,the workers, what were they up to?

They said they were digging , once again  for constructing trenches for rain water drainage.

Lo! what a sight !, what a plight! what a right we have as a citizen of this city!

Barack Obama  is holidaying in a villa in a seaside resort.

Perhaps , he is relaxing, relaxing both his mind and body, after a strenuous campaign.

He deserves it.

But the expeniditure  involved , is holding us back, is making us lift our eyebrows, induces us to frown.

When  U.S economy is running out of breath, when there is gloom and despair world over, when there is job displacement, when there is wage loss, when there are Madoffs cropping out to gulp other people’s  hard earned funds, Obama can practise thrift and moderate his expense.

Obama , as a leader should set an example to the otherwise extravagant nation.

U.S has learnt to spend less, has understood the value of money , has developed a conscious limitation  in its purchasing capacity., only recently and by a hard way.,after the downturn.

Obama .should  nurture the nation and restore glory.

Each and every move of his is watched carefully by the people.