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In SN house
D: Amma! Periamma! Anna! Anni! Ellarum vanga! Appa vanthacha?
Per: Ethukkudi intha arbattam panra? Enna achu? Abiyum mappillaiyum ethavathu nalla news sonnangala?
D: Periamma! Ungalukku eppavum unga chella ponnu nyabagam thana? Naan, Hari, Annan, Anni yaarume ungaluku pasanga illaiya? Innikki enna naalu? Maranthu pocha?
V: Nalla sollu Deepthi! Athaikku eppovume Abiyum avanum than mukkiyam.
Pad: Chumma irukka matteengala? Akka! Innikku iva kanakku paritchai. Adhai than solra! Enna achuda?
SN: Deepthi! Enna nadakkuthu inga? Mark thane! Raghavan enakku saayanthirame phone panni sollittan. Un messagum vanthathu. Romba santhosham da! I am proud of you. Ithe mathiri kadumaiya uzhaikkanum. Innum mela mela nalla vanganum.
D: Thanks pa! Actualla, Mamavukku thampa thanks sollanum. Kattayam avar solli koduthathunala enakku muthalla bayam poi interest vanthathu. Nallavum purinjathu. Avaru correcta sonnarupa, en professor, ungallukku already phone pannirupparnu. Athanale than, eppadiyum suspense irukkathunnu ungallukku mattum message anuppinen.
Per: Sari da! Enna markkku sollu. Nootthukku nooru vangittaya? Maappillai solli kodutha summava?
H: Athu than illai Periamma! Ava 50kku 45 than vangirukka! 5 mark sulaiya vittutaa! Athuvum Mama avalai gavanama padinnu sonnathula kottai vittutta. Ennanu kelunga.
Per: Deepthi kannu! Mark kekkave nalla irukku. Itha mathiri eppavum nalla padichu niraiya mark vanganum.
Pad: Romba santhoshamda kannamma! Maappillaikku namma ellar sarbavum nandri sollu. Avarukku kesari pidikkumnu Abi sollirukka. Naalaikku senju koduthu vidaren.
Su: Etho antha rowdyalayum oru use irukke! Romba santhosham Deepthi! Ana ithukkagavellam ennala avanai ethukka mudiyathu.
Per: Unnai yaaruda ketta? Deepthikku kanakku solli kodukka nammalala mudiyalai! Avaru solli koduthirukkaru. Aduthavangalta irukkara nallathai paratta kathukko. Deepthi! Unga vathiyar ennada sonnaru? Ilaiyavare, ungakitta ethavathu sonnara?
SN: Mmm sonnan! Nalla solli kodukkaran! Antha paiyanoda vivaram venumnu kettan. Enakku enna vivaram theriyum? Deepthittayo Harittayo keludannutten. Etho nalla iruntha sari!
Va: Ei Deepthi! Antha Suppi ennadi ana? Ava 50 vangittala?
D: Athu thaan Anni super vishayam. Ava 35 than vangina. Avalukku ore stomach burning. Eppadidi one weekla kathukittannu pulambitta? In fact, Mama avalukkum sollikkodupparannu ketta! Ava mattum illai innum niraiya peru kettanga!
Su: Nee udane avangaltta sollittiya? Avanga appa ammallam oru rowdytta tuition poratha allow pannuvangala enna? Namma veetula than maappillai mamannu avanai kondadarom. Avanapathi thaan oore pesuthe! Athanala, nee onnum solla vendam. Appuram namakkuthan thalaivali.
D: Anna! Chumma chumma mamava ethavathu sollalainna ungalukku pozhuthu pogatha? Naan than ivvalo naala paakkarena? Mama onnum neenga solra mathiri ellam illai. Nalla decenta than pesi pazhaguraaru! Akkava thavira vera yaarttayum moonji sulukki kooda pesarathu illai. Hari than vittu pathan. Avaru athe mathiri thiruppi kodutharu. Avlo than. Actualla avarta tuition pona appuram antha Supriya thirumbavum first vanthuduva. Athanala solla vendamnuthan first yosichen. Ana antha mathiri yosicha appavukkum pidikkathu, Mamavum unakku therinjathai ellarukkum kathu kodunnu sonnaru. So avarttayum Akkattayum solliten. Avanga decide pannikuvanga!
H: Amanna! Avaru freeya solli kodukka ninaichirunthaar pola. Naanthan ellam vasathiyanavanga! Yosikkama fees koduppanga! Neenga spend panra timekku 3000 fees kelungannu sonnen. Athu ellam collegela allow pannuvangalannu theriyalainnu sollitu iruntharu.
Va: Pothum unga Mama puranam. Kathu valikkuthu! Athainga than ivvalavu naal padinaanganna neengalum ippo pin pattu pada arambichutteegala! Sari sappida vanga!
D: Anni! Maranthutten. Enakku light sappaduthan. Periammatta evening solliten. Akka enga rendu perukkum Kool--- cold stone icecream vangi kodutha. Ungalukkum ammavukkum ange pidikkumnu specialla vangi koduthirukka. Hari adhai fridgela vechuttiya?
H: Romba seekirama nyabagam vanthuthe! Naan appove vechutten.
Va: Enna flavour di? Triple chocolate-a? Sari! Athai! enakkum innikku light dinner than. Romba naal achu antha icecream sappittu.
Su: Ei Varsha! Oru icecreamukku mayangittiya nee?
V: Enga! Enna than prachinainnalum Kool—ice creama athuvum triple chocolate-a vida mudiyuma? Athu pattukku athu! Ithu pattukku ithu. Hari! Ennayum koopittirukkalam illai! Naan oru cold stone special saaptruppen.
H: Sollitteenga illanni! Kavalaiye padatheenga! Next time kattayam neengalum undu! Akkava vanga vechuduvom.
Su: Thalaiyezhuthu! Namakku vanthathum sariyillai! Vachathum sariyillai! Ithungalai kattikkittu!
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That night in Vetri's room.
A: Vetri! Deepthi ippadi mark vanguvannu ethirpakkave illai Vetri! Deepthi vitta ippo unakku kovil kattiduva! Hariyum un pakkam kavunthuttan. Enakku romba santhoshama irukku! Naan asaippadara mathiri Appavum koodiya seekirama unnai thannoda mappillainnu perumaiya sollapporaru! Romba thanks Vetri!
V: Ithula ennadi irukku? Enakku therinjathu! Sollikkoduthen. Antha velai thane pakkaren. Ana thanks ippadi chumma sonnallam pathathu pisaase!
A: Athu Appuram! Ippo sollu! Enna solla vantha?
V: Athane paathen! Marakka mattiye! Eettikkari!* Sari inga paaru! Ithu UPSC application portal! Ithu IISc application portal! Ithu rendu pathi un opinion sollu!
A: UPSC theriyuthu! IISx la enna boss?
V: Endi! Ennavo perusa padichavannu solra? IISx theriyatha? Indiavoda leading research institute. Bangalorela irukke! Anga PhD padikkathandi application.
A: Anga padikkarathunna, evvalo naal anga irukkanum? Intha velai appo?
V: Intha program peru External Registration programme. Ennai mathiri velai pakkaravangalukkaga irukkara programme. Intha velai vida vendam but inga collegelenthu approval vanganum. Oru semester angaye irunthu course work pannanum. Appuram, ingaye research pannikkalam. Rendu moonu maasathukku oru tharam guide-a pathu discuss pannittu vantha pothum. Degree mudichathum 3 years bond irukkum. PhD mudichittu AICTE approval vangina, enakku appuram Central Govt lenthu sambalam koduppanga! Innikku scale-ukku 1.2 lakh at least.
A: Ippo enkitta enna kekkara? Unakku enna pidichirukko athaiye pannen!
V: Illaidi- un plan theriyanum illai. Enakku rendu manasa irukku. IASa illaina PhD yannu! Athan un plan kekkaren. Nee Indiavulaye velai thedittu irukkiye! Athanala un preference sollu.
A: Enakku ingaye offer vara nalla chance irukku Vetri! Naanum Govt hospital velaikkum try panna poren. Un kooda irunthu, ingerukkara manushangalai ellam pathappuram, govt hospitalla velaikku poi ennala mudinjathai seiyyanumnu thonuthu. But ithukum nee panna porathukkum enna sambantham?
V: IAS na namma oru 2-3 years kuzhanthai plan panna mudiyathu! Ennaa naan exam ezhuthi training mudikkara varaikkum ennala unkooda fulla irukka mudiyathu. Unnai vittutu irukkarathe kashtam- athula kuzhanthainnu ana – chance illai. Athe PhD na – 6 months bangalorela iruntha pothum. Appuram naan inga vanthuduven. Kaila velaiyum irukku. PhD mudicha, ingaye vera collegela kooda try pannalam.
A: Nee solratha patha, un choice phd than polairukku! Appuram ennai en kekkara?
V: Illaidi! IAS ennoda romba naal kanavu! Intha prachinai varathukku munnadi, naan vera ethaiyume yosichathu illai. Ippo enakku ore oru vaippu than irukku. 32 vayasukkappuram ezhutha mudiyathu! Oru pakkam aasai irukku – ana practicalla patha risk niraiya irukku. 22 vayasula risk edukkarathu vera, ippo edukkarathu vera. Oru varusham selavu senju padichuttu kidaikkalainna, antha oru varusham waste.
A: Pesama rendu examum ezhuthu. Appuram decide pannu.
V: PhDkku naan romba prepare panna vendam. GATE ezhuthi interview pona pothum. IASnna oru varusham atleast prepare pannanum. Eppadi decide panrathunnu theriyalai! Unkitta pesina ethavathu thelivu varuthannu pakkaren.
A: Sari! Naan oru kelvi kekkaren! IAS/PhD ithula ethu padichalum unnoda nokkam enna? Nee enna kaaranathukkaga ithula onna choose panra? Ethukkaga ippo mela padikkanumnu yosikkara? Intha kelvikku padhil ennavo athulenthu backtrack pannu. Chumma risk, kidaikkathunellam sollathe. Nee IAS pass pannanumnu ninaicha kattayam pannuvennu enakkum theriyum, unakkum theriyum. So antha sakku sollathe. Unakku enna aganum? scholara? administrationa? Enna venum.
V: 22 vayasu varaikkum Appa Ammava perumaipaduthanumnu IAS kanavu kanden. Vera perusa onnum illai. Ana ippo ketta, ennala mudinja nallathu ellarukkum seyyanum. Athuvum udhavi kidaikka kashtapadaravangalukku udhavi seyyanum. Ippo IAS pannanumna athuthan en nokkam. Ana ippo intha lecturer velai konja naala senjappuram enna thonuthunna, intha velailayum nallathu seyya mudiyum. IAS top down nna, teacher velaingarathu bottom-up. So ithuvum kuzhappthu.
A: Vetri! Ennai poruthavaraikkum nee en koodave irukkarathai thaan choose pannuven. Ana padippo velaiyo seyya porathu nee than. Intha rendula nee enna mudiveduthalum enakku ok. Enakkaga mudivedukkathe. Unakkaga edu. Ethuvaa irunthalum samalikkalam. Applicationukku ennikku deadline Vetri? Innikke decide pannanuma? Yosichi seyyen?
V: PhDkku innum one week irukku! UPSC ippo illai. Febuaryla than panna mudiyum. Sari yosikkaren. Un velai enna aachu?
A: Rendu edathula interview koopidaranga. Nalla chance irukku. Naan visaricha varaikkum M--- Hospitalsla nalla sambalam and teamum perusu. H--- Hospitalsla konjam kammi and teamla moonu peruthan. But ithu non-profit. Konjam fund raisingum pannanum. So challenging than. Kuzhanthai pethukkapporomna, konjam enakku support vendi irukkum ana athai samalichukkalam. So, Govt velai kidaikkalainnalum non-profitla ethavathu seyya mudiyum. Ippothaikku non-profit velaikku than ennoda vote. Ithu rendum vacancy irukku athanala competitionum irukkum. Athanala interview mudinju offer varattum. Neeyum mudivu edu. Appuram final decision edukkalam.
V: Ennikkudi interview?
A: M---la budhan kizhamai and H--- la Velli. Second round irukkumannu theriyalai. Ithu varaikkum pesinathula avangalukku interest irukkum polathan irukku. Paakkalam. Sari! Nee intha padippu vishayamava innikku velila pona?
V: Enna ketta? Hmmm. Amam! Ella detailsum vechukkittu unta pesalamnu than. Interview pathi kavalai padathe. Nee oru rendu nimisham pesina pothum velai koduthuduvanga!
A: Nandri Nandri! Purush! En pechu thiramaiyai pathi ippovavathu theriyuthe unakku!
V: Athu appadi illai Pisaase! Un pechai nirutharathukkagave velai koduppanga! Athai sonnen. Iyo valikkuthu di!
A: Romba overa panra! Unnai eppadi kavanikkanumnu enakku theriyum. Sari! Antha tuition pathi enna ninaikkara? Enakku onnu thonuthu! Nee IAS panna porenna, tuition income kooda pothum. Intha velaiyai vittutu examkku prepare pannalam.
V: Athuvum than yosikkaren di! Pakkalam. Ana nee vanthu kuzhanthai pathi ethuvum sollaliye?
A: Boss! Athu neenga than boss sollanum. Kaalaakaalathula pasanga porantha thane, avanga pinnadi odarathukku namakku thembu irukkum. Ungalukku vera already vayasayiduchu! Athanala ungalaala samalikka mudiyumannu neenga thane yosikkanum.
V: Ennathu! Vayasayiducha! Adinga! Yaarukkudi vayasayiduchu? Irukkudi unakku innikki!
Metaphorical curtain closed!
What will Vetri choose? What will Abi do?
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*Eettikkaran is the name given for Pathans from Northwest of India. Some of them were usurers and loan sharks and used to carry an eeti (javelin) with them while collecting the dues. Hence called eettikkaran. Anyone who makes high demands and keep nagging till they get their answer are referred as eettikkaran or eettikkari. This is an old usage and is mentioned in the Tamil translation of the Old Testament of the Holy Bible. Nowadays people use the word kandhu vattikkaran for usurers and loan sharks.