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My father who art in everythingness...

Image Courtesy: Dr. H. V. Sampath Kumar MBBS, DIH, FISCD (JUL 24, 1940 ~ AUG 10, 2019), Former Jt. Director Health & Fw Dept. Govt. Of Karnataka & Certified Paediatrician

My father who art in everythingness...

...hallowed be thy nothingness!

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I want to introduce you to Pappāji's Biopic in the making, the newly reborn video biography of my dad who peacefully passed away with a smile exactly a year ago, that can perhaps inspire your own life to flower even more beautifully than what it is right now, based on the implicit observations of Pappāji's various traits through the lens of those who closely interacted with him as well as those who felt his magnetic aura even in a single/few brief meetings.

Namaskāram, on this auspicious day of Cancer 6th <Ādi Shashti>, special for the darkness dispeller of our inner cave leading to universal oneness <Gurū Guhā Subrahmanyā>, the favourite deity <ishta devatā> of my father <Pappāji>, Dr. H. V. Sampath Kumar @ "₹5 doctor," who was literally blessed with a divine vision of Murugā

Imbibing the personal & professional values demonstrated naturally & unassumingly by Pappāji can work wonders in all aspects of life.

Yours truly is a living example of one who has never ever been instructed orally with any commandments of do's & don'ts by Pappāji  but just learnt the ways of life by silently witnessing the way he himself lived his life & interacted with his environment, near & far. Apart from gifting me such a wonderful toolset of a healthy human body, a loving mind, a sharp intellect & unlimited access to energy, if I were to identify his biggest gifts for me, it's the infinite amount of trust & freedom that he bestowed upon me right from a very young age... so young, that I can't even recollect. That made me completely responsible for everything, while wholeheartedly accepting the present as it is & thoroughly enjoying the very process of life in all its dimensions. What better endowment could any son ever ask for? I'm blessed indeed. 

Back to the biopic... let's talk about its possibilities! Speaking of which, there are countless different ways you can improve your own pleasantness at all levels merely by engaging uninhibitedly with Pappāji's Biopic.

For instance, once you're done watching the biopic with full involvement, your enhanced life energy & sharpened intellect could aid both your body & mind to endure any unavoidable internal/external pain without a wee bit of suffering, making health, pleasure, peace, joy, love & compassion your starting points of life rather than the end goals! That way, like Pappāji, your success in all realms would merely be a collateral benefit of enjoying the process of life rather than chasing or being chased, through comparison with ThimmiDinku or Hari (a desi version of Tom, Dick & Harry)!

Or, you could just enjoy the biopic for the sake of the entertainment it provides while reliving the wonderful memories, shared by you &/or others who you know or perhaps will now get to know!

You could even showcase this remarkable life to anyone who you know is just feeling low in energy or life.

We could reflect on our own life to see how we could make it even more bubbling & energetic than it ever was purely by changing our perception to the bare truth & rearranging our priorities in life. 

As you can see, Pappāji's Biopic endeavours to bring perspective to an otherwise mundane life… allowing us to customise our life to our own USP; engage more deeply with family, profession & society at large; imbibe the characteristics which we believe could enhance our life &, in turn, inspire many others that we come into contact too.

But, as exciting as all that is, it’s just the tip of the iceberg of what Pappāji's Biopic can do!

Pappāji's biopic uses a unique yet ancient technique of storytelling.

As we are all bombarded with information & entertainment from various channels & media, uniqueness in presentation helps draw attention amidst boredom! Being time-tested, the ancient technique is known to have worked wonders in the past but has been lost over time;-)

Another cool thing you can do while watching Pappāji's Biopic over & over again is to compare how different people in his life have observed & experienced different aspects of him & yet draw similar inferences & lessons. This can help remind us of the fact that there is only one truth but different pathways to it. In fact, the very first chapter of the world's oldest scripture, that too in oral tradition, proclaims "एकं सत् विप्रा बहुधा वदन्तिRig Vedā 1:164:46: ekam sat viprā bahudhā vadanti: Truth is One, but sages call it by many names.

Pappāji's biopic also hosts some of your own invaluable contributions to make it almost as great as the great life that it describes. 

This will help revisiting your thoughts/perceptions & establish a deeper connection to his life to start with & thus to all of universal life, eventually.

Those of us who haven't had the opportunity to interact with him as much as we would have wanted to, thanks to his full-time preoccupation with his single-minded service to the sick amongst the poor, now have a second opportunity through this biopic to explore his life albeit from a distance of space & time. This list includes me as I had been far away from home for education from age 4 to 28 & found him way too busy even after I finally returned. 

The distance of space & time (kālā) always enables an unprejudiced observation of the bigger picture, that's critical for seeing things as they're, instead of getting lost in the insignificant finer details. 

Though the story is of the past & the storytelling technique is of antiquity, the format & medium of presentation is freshly contemporary.

This will appeal even to kids (including those yet to be born!) who haven't ever come into contact with pappāji directly. 

As you can see, Pappāji's Biopic not only helps you to enjoy & learn but to inspire all around you by:

… entertaining viewers with lots of fun facts,

… making one wonder about hitherto unknown & of course undocumented events,

… providing insights on why the great man was who he was, without stating it explicitly,

… helping relive the sweetness of many interactions, still afresh in many of our memories, &

… offering indirect tools to enhance our life & belongingness to mother nature.

 

So, if you’re ready to render your amazing journey <yātrā> on this planet in your current avatār itself exponentially more effective, enjoy the biopic over & over again to unravel & relish its multiple layers like a lasagna & of course share the delicacy with relatives & friends who are endowed either with an appetite or a similar taste bud as yours.

With Pappāji's Biopic comically cartooning characters similar to you & those who you have known, comprehensive yet light-hearted sampling of pappāji's life, discovery of open & unopened secrets & Pappāji's practicality in being humane beyond its idealism, you’ll be wondering why you’ve been doing things the clichéd hard-working way for so long, when there are efficient ways to do whatever you really love to do.

On behalf of the entire Pappāji's Biopic team of content contributors, I want to welcome you to the absolutely best video biography in a dynamic comicbook format that you’ll find anywhere. So, go ahead and enjoy the biopic over & over again to unravel & relish its multiple layers like a composite lasagna & of course share the delicacy with relatives & friends who are endowed either with an appetite for multilateralism or just a similar taste bud as yours! JaiHind folks!!!

Watch out this space shortly for the worldwide release...

अथ श्री तुलसिधरन कृत श्री सम्पतकुमार नामावली Atha sri Thulasidharan krita sri Sampathkumār namāvali

  1. ॐ श्री सम्पतकुमाराय नमः AUM sri Sampathkumaraya namaha 
  2. ॐ श्री रामस्वामी पौत्राय नमः AUM sri Ramaswamy poutraya namaha
  3. ॐ श्री राजम्मा नप्त्राय नमः AUM sri Rajamma naptraya namaha
  4. ॐ श्री विश्वनाथ पुत्राय नमः AUM sri Vishwanatha putraya namaha
  5. ॐ श्री तिरुवेंगड़ प्रपुत्राय नमः AUM sri Thiruvengada praputraya namaha
  6. ॐ श्री नागरत्न सुताय नमः AUM sri Nagarathna sutaya namaha
  7. ॐ श्री वेंकटाचलपती कन्यकापत्यय नमः AUM sri Venkatachalapathy kanyakapataye namaha 
  8. ॐ श्री वल्लीबाई जमात्रे नमः AUM sri Vallibai jamatre namaha 
  9. ॐ श्री वसंतकुमारी पतये नमः AUM sri Vasanthakumari pathaye namaha 
  10. ॐ श्री औद्योगिक वैद्याया नमः AUM sri Oudyogika Vaidyaya namaha
  11. ॐ श्री सहस्र कुटुम्बक चिकित्सिकाया नमः AUM sri sahastra kutumbaka chikitsikaya namaha
  12. ॐ श्री कर्नाटक राज्य स्वास्थ्य निवृत्त संयुक्त निर्देशकाया नमः AUM sri Karnataka Rajya swastya nivritta samyukta nirdeshakaya namaha 
  13. ॐ श्री आरोग्य क्षेम प्रदायकाय नमः AUM sri aarogya kshema pradayakaya namaha 
  14. ॐ श्री कर्नाटक राज्य कुटुम्ब कल्याण निवृत्त संयुक्त निर्देशकाया नमः AUM sri Karnataka Rajya kutumba kalyana nivritta samyukta nirdeshakaya namaha 
  15. ॐ श्री दीर्घ काल शौचालय प्रयोगकर्त्रे नमः AUM sri deergha kaala shouchalaya prayogakartre namaha
  16. ॐ श्री वार्तापत्र पठनोत्सुकाय नमः AUM sri vartapatra paTanotsukaya namaha
  17. ॐ श्री सूर्य धारावाहिक दर्शानासक्ताय नमः AUM sri surya dharavahika darshanaasaktaya namaha
  18. ॐ श्री घोररौद्रीकरण चलच्चित्र लोलुपाय नमः AUM sri ghoraroudrikararana chalachhitra lolupaya namaha
  19. ॐ श्री विश्वामित्र गोत्राय नमः AUM sri Vishwamitra Gotraya namaha
  20. ॐ श्री पूर्वाभाद्रपद नक्षत्र जनमिने नमः AUM sri Purvabhadrapada nakshatra janmine namaha 
  21. ॐ श्री मीना रासीने नमः AUM sri Meena Rasine namaha

About The Author

A PhD from Georgia Tech, ranked world no. 1 in aerospace engineering, ME from IISc, consistently ranked no. 1 university in India & BTech from IIT-Madras, ranked no. 1 engineering college in India, all in aerospace engineering as a top ranker, Prof. Harursampath heads NMCAD Lab at Dept. of Aerospace Engg. in Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru, India.

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    Asha Raghavan

    5th September, 2020 10:04

    My koti pranaams to your father. The fact that he is '5 rs doctor' speaks of his yeoman service to the poor....and we readers have become poorer not to have seen him! Blessed and you and yours who have been closely associated with him ..and the way you have put it across from the bottom of your heart opens the gates of the love and reverence that you have for your'pappaji'

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    Asha Raghavan

    5th September, 2020 10:04

    correction...blessed are you and yours.

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    Dr Rajnish Mallick

    10th September, 2022 10:45

    Inspiring and revered personality with a pure soul and a heart of gold, like as an angel or as a saint. As also rightly said, Saints and angels are highly revered. My deepest regards and respect. The Biopic will inspire the generations to come as it is rare these days itself to observe a person with so noble thoughts leave aside deeds. I am excited to get inspire and share the positive vibes of excitement with others globally. Bless and bliss! Om.

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    Srinivasan A.V

    11th May, 2024 20:19

    Being one of the uncles-in law, I had the privilege to know Dr H. V. Sampath Kumar for long years. This excellent write-up outpouring the infinite love towards Dad is incredible! No words can describe how amazing Dr Sampath had made everyone feel. Missing him on this day is more than remembering and may his beautiful soul rest in peace. We are eagerly waiting for the release of the Biopic of Dr Sampath.

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    viv bab

    28th June, 2023 12:22

    Article shows your very strong and kind affection towards amazing personality your father. Om Tat Sat!!!

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    Siddhi Bhatnagar

    10th August, 2020 11:53

    Wonderful! I feel proud to be an Indian , where such geniuses are born, combination of science and spirituality!

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    Pramay Bhatpahri

    2nd October, 2020 22:50

    Great personality with a pure heart. I am excited to know him more, eagerly waiting for the Biopic release. 🙏🙏🙏

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