Topic of the day:-“‘Reunion Of Broken Parts’”
But electoral tactics apart, what is needed by the democratic Opposition now beyond alliance arithmetic is an ideational algebra, or ‘al jabr’ in Arabic, meaning “re-union of broken parts”. This algebra should give urgent attention to the ground-level needs of the people, especially farmers and agricultural labour. Immiserated by monopolist Mafiosi and techno-commercial market greed, they need to be redeemed by a political leadership that is truly a servant of the people.
If the NDA is using mythologies, the Opposition should point to real pathologies. It should tell voters how their socio-economic infirmities work. It should rescue them from the diversions, embellished with an international cast, that they are being offered. From all accounts, this is what it now seems to be working at.
The people of Karnataka have shown that if the Congress and other democratic parties knit together a pre-poll alliance and work for realistic pro-farmer and pro-labour poverty-alleviation, they can call the bluff of sectarian rhetoric and hollow hubris and can hit a Congress + allies = V+ result.
India’s south may well be turning a plain iron key on a door that seemed locked by golden screws and diamond hinges for at least 10 more years.
But, ultimately, what is as important as, if not more than, a change of the party in power or a change of leader is the inauguration of a new political spirit. India is tired of its politics. It needs not new politicians but a new politics. The Opposition must offer not a BJP-free but a fear-free and corruption-free alternative to their voters. Not a Bha-Ja-Pa mukt Bharat but a bhaya-mukt and Bhrasht-mukt Bharat.
MEANINGS AND WORDS
1) rigour
Meaning : the quality of being extremely thorough and careful(n).
Tamil Meaning : கடுமை
Synonyms : accuracy , difficulty
Antonyms : calmness
Example : “his analysis is lacking in rigour”
2) christen
Meaning : use for the first time.(v)
Synonyms : asperse
Antonyms : ignore
Example : “he bought a new pair of boots and christened them with his first goal at the McAlpine Stadium”
3) bustle
Meaning : move in an energetic and busy manner(v).excited activity and movement.(n)
Tamil Meaning : சந்தடி செய்
Synonyms : tumult
Antonyms : calm
Example : “people clutching clipboards bustled about”
4) Presumably
Meaning : used to convey that what is asserted is very likely though not known for certain.(adv)
Tamil Meaning : ஊகிக்கப்படுகிறது
Synonyms : apparently, probably
Antonyms : improbably
Example : “it was not yet ten o’clock, so presumably the boys were still at the pub”
5) reluctant
Meaning : unwilling and hesitant; disinclined.(adj)
Tamil Meaning : தயக்கம்
Synonyms : afraid
Antonyms : bold
Example : “today, many ordinary people are still reluctant to talk about politics”
6) evoke
Meaning : bring or recall (a feeling, memory, or image) to the conscious mind.
Tamil Meaning : வருவதற்காக
Synonyms : arouse
Antonyms : deaden
Example : “the sight evoked pleasant memories of his childhood”
7) revivalism
Meaning : an improvement in the condition, strength, or fortunes of someone or something.(n)
Tamil Meaning : மறுமலர்ச்சி
Synonyms : renewal
Antonyms : destruction
Example : “a revival in the fortunes of the party”
8) asserted
Meaning : state a fact or belief confidently and forcefully.(v)
Tamil Meaning : வலியுறுத்தும்
Synonyms : allege
Antonyms : abandon
Example : “the company asserts that the cuts will not affect development”
9) dispute
Meaning : a disagreement or argument.
Tamil Meaning : சர்ச்சை
Synonyms : brawl
Antonyms : accord
Example : “a territorial dispute between the two countries”
10) contend
Meaning : struggle to surmount (a difficulty)(v).
Tamil Meaning : போராட
Synonyms : argue
Antonyms : agree
Example : “she had to contend with his uncertain temper”
11) confluence
Meaning : the junction of two rivers, especially rivers of approximately equal width.
Tamil Meaning : சங்கமிக்கும்
Synonyms : assemblage
Antonyms : division
Example :”the confluence of the Rivers Ouse and Foss”
12) dispensation
Meaning : exemption from a rule or usual requirement.(n)
Tamil Meaning : பகிர்ந்தளிப்பதற்கு
Synonyms : disbursement
Antonyms : disfavor
Example : “although she was too young, she was given special dispensation to play before her birthday”
13) reinforces
Meaning : strengthen or support (an object or substance), especially with additional material.(v)
Tamil Meaning : வலுப்படுத்தும்
Synonyms : bolster
Antonyms : diminish
Example : “the helmet has been reinforced with a double layer of cork”
14) terrain
Meaning : a stretch of land, especially with regard to its physical features.(n)
Tamil Meaning : நிலப்பரப்பு
Synonyms : contour
Antonyms : sky
Example : “they were delayed by rough terrain”
15) assimilation
Meaning : take in and understand fully (information or ideas).(v)
Tamil Meaning : தன்வயப்படுத்தியதை
Synonyms : grasp
Antonyms : exclude
Example : “Marie tried to assimilate the week’s events”
16) coalition
Meaning : a temporary alliance for combined action, especially of political parties forming a government.(n)
Tamil Meaning : கூட்டணி
Synonyms : alliance , faction
Antonyms : detachment
Example : “a coalition between Liberals and Conservatives”
17) imparted
Meaning : make (information) known(v).
Tamil Meaning : இயம்பி
Synonyms : communicate
Antonyms : withhold
Example : “the teachers imparted a great deal of knowledge to their pupils”
18) impetus
Meaning : the force or energy with which a body moves.(n)
Tamil Meaning : உத்வேகம்
Synonyms : impulse , momentum
Antonyms : block
Example : “hit the booster coil before the flywheel loses all its impetus”
19) contrary
Meaning : opposite in nature, direction, or meaning.(adj),the opposite.(n)
Tamil Meaning : மாறாக
Synonyms : adverse
Antonyms : agreeable
Example : “he ignored contrary advice and agreed on the deal”
20) dismay
Meaning : concern and distress caused by something unexpected.(n),cause (someone) to feel concern and distress.(v)
Tamil Meaning : கண்டனத்தை
Synonyms : alarm , anxiety
Antonyms : assurance
Example : “to his dismay, she left him”
