On the other hand if we take the first line to mean вЂњWe are indifferent to the place and to our fellow humansвЂќ the lines gel. The next two lines are вЂњLifeвЂ™s good comes not from othersвЂ™ gifts, nor ill, ManвЂ™s pains and painвЂ™s relief are from withinвЂќ. But it hardly gels with the rest of the line. The first line вЂTo us all towns are one, all men our kinвЂ™ is taken to mean that we are at home everywhere in the world and all humans are our kith and kin. We marvel not at the greatness of the great Д«ut one thing has been jarring to me. Thus have we seen in visions of the wiseВ ! ThoвЂ™ storms with lightningвЂ™s flash from darkened skies.Дescend, the raft goes on as fates ordain. That oвЂ™er huge boulders roaring seeks the plain This much-praised life of ours a fragile raftД«orne down the waters of some mountain stream When grieved, we patient suffer for, we deem When joyous life seems like a luscious draught. ManвЂ™s pains and painвЂ™s relief are from within,ДeathвЂ™s no new thing, nor do our blossoms thrill LifeвЂ™s good comes not from othersвЂ™ gifts, nor ill, To us all towns are one, all men our kin, As per the Hindu dated these words are supposed to be inscribed at the UN headquarters. A Simple explanation вЂ“ this line is treated as the Tamil equivalent of Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam. The Tamil song (or rather the first line вЂњYaadhum Oore Yaavarum KelirвЂќ) is famous.

This sense of belonging beyond borders is unique to India,вЂќ PM Modi had told the 74th UN General Assembly in New York.The song below is a translation of an old Tamil song (at least 2000 years old) by вЂњG U PopeвЂќ an European Tamil scholar.

вЂњThree thousand years ago, a great poet of India, Kaniyan Pungundranar, wrote in Tamil, the most ancient language of the world, вЂYaadhum Oore Yaavarum KelirвЂ™, which means, вЂWe belong to all places and to everyoneвЂ™. PM Modi, in an address to the United Nations in 2019, had quoted Tamil philosopher-poet Kaniyan Pungundranar to convey his message on IndiaвЂ™s civilizational instinct to always look beyond its borders. The Prime Minister, in 2018, had publicly regretted not being able to speak Tamil. In the recent past, PM Modi has used Tamil in his speeches and quoted Tamil verses in Parliament. Many people told me about the qualities of Tamil literature and the depths of Tamil poetry,вЂќ PM Modi said. It is a beautiful language and popular across the world. вЂњI thought about the question and felt that вЂ“ it is a regret of sorts that I could not learn the worldвЂ™s oldest language, Tamil.

PM Modi, addressing his radio show, today said that in its run-up, one listener Aparna Reddy had asked him if there was something he missed out on during these long years as Chief Minister and Prime Minister. His praise of the language comes ahead of the southern state going to polls on April 6.

PM Modi, in his monthly Mann Ki Baat radio talk today, praised Tamil literature and poetry. Prime Minister Modi today again said not learning the Tamil language was one of his long-standing regrets in a long political career.Д¬alling Tamil the вЂњworldвЂ™s oldest languageвЂќ, Prime Minister Modi today again said not learning the Tamil language was one of his long-standing regrets in a long political career.

Yaadhum oore yaavarum kelir poet