

Mind you, for most of us, who speak regular everyday Tamil, even simple sentences in chaste Tamil can be challenging. The original pilot had her speaking perfect, proper Tamil. "It was a pleasant surprise to be voicing Aishwarya Rai Bachchan. "It takes years of patience, perseverance, hardwork, intelligence, smartness, passion, and a host of such qualities to hone your skills with dedication and commitment to reach excellence. Taking to Instagram to pen a lengthy post on how exceptional Aishwarya's work in the film was, Deepa said, "No one is where they are, just by chance or luck." You deserve it.CHENNAI: Well-known voice artiste Deepa Venkat, who has lent her voice to actress Aishwarya Rai Bachchan in director Mani Ratnam's magnum opus 'Ponniyin Selvan 1', has showered praise on Aishwarya, saying that she was literally dumbfounded by the perfect, proper Tamil the actress had spoken in the original pilot. There have always been two things I have wanted for our children - for them to be happy and to be kind.ĭ) Finally and importantly, don't forget yourself in all of this.

Every act creates a ripple with no logical end." Create your own little ripples as often as you can.Ĭ) If there's one thing to teach children, it is to be kind. As Scott Adams said, "There's no such thing as a small act of kindness. I know them not by name or face but will be forever indebted to them for lifting us up.ī) Let your acts of kindness not be random acts of kindness but a commitment you carry through the year. Many of them are just WhatsApp contacts and phone numbers in my directory.


In 2020, when the lockdown happened and our younger daughter was stuck in the USA, it was the several acts of kindness by absolute strangers that saw us through really dark days. It's all too easy to be kind to a friend, a family member, a colleague, a neighbour, but kindness to a stranger is far more impactful and will be passed on in many more ways than you can imagine. There are four kindness tenets I believe in:Ī) Be kind to a stranger. The very fact that we have a #worldkindnessday is a harsh reminder of the world we live in today and the need to have a more #compassionate and #kind world.
