Friday, January 16, 2015

HOW MADRAS WAS NAMED?

Meeting of Sherlock Holmes with Moola Kadai Chettiyar

oru naal namma Sherlock Holmes, India vandhirundhar. Appo he met moola
kadai chettiyar and the following conversation broke out between both of
them.
Chettiyar : Oi, um per ennai oi?
SH : My name is Sherlock Holmes.
Chettiyar: Holmes, (idhu enna da pudhu peara irukku?) Nammakku sondha ooru
endha pakkam?
SH : I am from London!
Chettiyar: Londonla enna panringo?
(pakkathil irupavaridam) : Indha vella kara dhurai Londonla irundhu
vandhirukkaram.
(@SH) : Nammakku Londonla enna thozhil?
SH: I beg your pardon!
Chettiyar : Holmes durai, enakku or alavukku mela english theriyadhu,
neengha enkitta paadamellam pichai eduka mudiyadhu. Enna puriyudha?
(@pi) : Naan appave sollala, naanellam, en arivukku Indiavil
pirandhirukkave koodhadhu. Vellai karadhurai Holmes ikku en arumai
puriyudhu. Indha Oor makkalukku en arivu koormai puriya matengidhu. Cha.
Avamanama irukku da.
SH (@Watson) : What is this man blabbering?
Watson : Seems like he did not understand what you told him at last!
SH ( Shouts) : MAD RASCALS!!!!!
Chettiyar : Adhey dhan!!!!!
Adhey dhan!!!!!
Naan MAD RAS dhaan….Naan MAD RAS dhaan…
Aiyo Holmes dhura, enna rombha pughazhadhingha dura….
[ THUS THE CITY OF MADRAS WAS NAMED FROM THE TWO WORDS “MAD” + “RASCALS” ]

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