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புதியன புகுவதால் பழையன கழிந்து போகும் என்று பயப்படவேண்டியதில்லை.  பழைய பொருளின் பெருமை அதன் பண்பில் நிலை பெற்றிருக்கிறது. போட்டி இல்லாமலே அதைக் காப்பாற்றும் அவசியம் இல்லை. சங்கீதத்திலாவது இலக்கியத்திலாவது நாணயச் செலவாணியில் சொல்லப்படும் ’க்ரெஷாம்ஸ் லா’ கிடையாது

 - தமிழும் இசையும், ராஜாஜி கட்டுரைகள்

One is undeniably old, when one feels that The wise old man's opinion was juvenile optimism - if not outright dereliction of vanguard duties.

PS:   இவ்விடுகை இசை/இலக்கியம் பற்றியது அன்று




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  1. ZeroApril 20, 2019 at 11:57 PM

    "outright dereliction of vanguard duties"

    Lifelong message / one-thought ஆயிரும் போலயே? :-)

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    1. dagaltiApril 23, 2019 at 9:59 AM

      :-) To be clear, he is hardly saying 'anything goes'. His takes are typically perspicacious and deeply trusting people and ultimately truly liberal: 'if people/time&tide end up choosing something, so be it. அதெப்படி அப்படி இருக்க முடியுது?

      This is far more liberal than Nehru himself, who famously wrote (sic), 'tolerance is often us making a virtue out of our indifference....touch me on an issue close to me and you will find little tolerance there'


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