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Temples struggle to get back assets
Hi All, Its basically the end-result of the behaviour and attitude imbibed by the persons involved in such activities, followed by the passing down of the same behaviour and attitude to the next and subsequent generations. Whether it is Sivan sotht…
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snandaakumar
January 2009
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Kulothunga III
Hi All, Thanks to SPS, Mr.Sethuraman's son, Raman had got in touch with me. His email id is sraman_sr@yahoo.com
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snandaakumar
January 2009
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Allur Sivan Kovil
Hi Vijay, You can also add the mockery of the Pallava lion pillars, which always makes me feel that we can never be able to get anyone to recreate them anymore. They laugh at our insolence and pride. http://lh3.ggpht.com/_SbwlmN5U3sI/SMapI1lVcjI/A…
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snandaakumar
January 2009
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old thread search
HI SPS, Please let me know if you will be able to procure 1 copy for me also. My cell no. is 9600022856.
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snandaakumar
January 2009
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Lord Rama & ceylon
Hi, Is there any timeline information that is available in Mahabharatha? Especialy like the time when the war is declared and the time actually war started? Also worthwhile information would be to see how this Pandya king would have received the in…
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snandaakumar
December 2008
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Management lessons from Mahabaratha
Hi Group, An Animal/Bird sculpture from Krishna Mandapam from Mahabalipuram. :) Enjoy the show.One was identified as Griffon(Eagle face and Lion Body with Wingsto fly)and another asSphinyx(Human face and lion body)by the Guide. http://picasaweb.g…
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December 2008
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Self-sacrifice sculptures in Mamallai.
Friends, Attached is the email from Dr.Jaybee and picture from the Draupadi Ratha depicting self-sacrifice/Navakantam. This picture was sent by Dr.Jaybee, I am yet to upload my pics online.
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snandaakumar
December 2008
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Granite quarrying and Loss of Heritage
http://www.expressbuzz.com/edition/story.aspx?Title=Greed+of+granite:+A++pit+of+woes&artid=Cx92LqwJSMA=&SectionID=f4OberbKin4=&MainSectionID=f4OberbKin4=&SEO=madurai,+poor,+granite,+quarry&SectionName=cxWvYpmNp4fBHAeKn3LcnQ==
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snandaakumar
December 2008
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Chola Invasions
This book is still available in the New century Book House sale cum exhibitions at Ashok Pillar and at Alwar Thiru Nagar.
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snandaakumar
December 2008
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Muslim Invaders vs Chola Invaders
Hi Sampath, During partition times, The raiders who were supposed to be Pak army in the guise of tribals, chance upon a Christian missionary station run by nuns and spent the entire night raping and finally murdering them. This one night of mass-ra…
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snandaakumar
December 2008
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Chola Invasions
I had found the "The cholas"(sozhargal Tamil edition part 1) in a book sales & exhibition in Alwar Thiru Nagar.
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snandaakumar
December 2008
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Muslim Invaders vs Chola Invaders
Hi Sampath, Please go through this link to know about vELam ERRuthal. This article will change your perception. http://www.visvacomplex.com/velam_erruthal.html
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snandaakumar
December 2008
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A Stealthy naval assault - in 1914
Attack of Karachi by the Indian Navy deserves a special mention. This attack brought Pakistan to its knees, as its Oil import was halted due to the threat by Indian Navy. Read below for a special preview of the Naval action during the 1971 war http…
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snandaakumar
December 2008
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rivers
Hi, I would appreciate a snapshot from google maps or yahoo maps, with the names of the rivers, :) Gives a fantastic perspective to everyone, including dummies like me.
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snandaakumar
November 2008
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top 10 kalvettu
Hi all, Democratic states existed in india, even during the period when alexander was invading upon on North-western parts of the sub-continental india. I would be rating Heliodorus Garuda-stamba as one of the top ten, for it tells that Hinduism wa…
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snandaakumar
October 2008
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village which worships ravana....
Hi, I just noticed that someone said 10000 arts & crafts perished in tamilnadu. Can we list at least some 100? 10000 seems to be exaggerated number to me. Also, talking of periyar and eradication of untouchability, I think we can safely include…
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snandaakumar
October 2008
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village which worships ravana....
Please do add "Periyar" to this list. He deserves to be on this list of people who chose to stay and fight instead of convert.
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snandaakumar
October 2008
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Well being
Hi SPS, Thank you very much. Please do pass me on your no. I seem to have misplaced it.
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snandaakumar
September 2008
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pride does go before a fall - man the Lehman Brothers
Hi, Oops.. when did Robert Clive introduce Chemical fertilizers? http://soil.scijournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/41/2/260 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Clive,_1st_Baron_Clive There is aclear 100 years gap between Chemical fertilizers and…
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snandaakumar
September 2008
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pride does go before a fall - man the Lehman Brothers
Hi, How many people are aware of a magazine called "Pasumai vikatan" from vikatan group? This magazine is a good place for the learning natural farming(I am not meaning organic farming). Difference between organic products and natural p…
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snandaakumar
September 2008
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Power generation from lightning
Hmm.. Vaguely remembering Atlas shrugged, read it around 7 years back. Ayn Rand is well known for her pessimism towards communism and how it can lead to a failed state with no real benefits to the people.
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snandaakumar
September 2008
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Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Hi all, The Indian Law is one of the most complex and has all the solutions and caters to situations faced by woman in general. Except that the implementation of the law of the land is at a very pathetic level. As citizens, women should approach an…
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snandaakumar
September 2008
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Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Hi, some one had mentioned that women states of head in Asian countries. They have fallen into two categories mostly, either they are the powerful and autocractic like Indira Gandhi, Jayalalitha, Mayawati, Sheikh hasina, Benazir or they arecontroll…
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snandaakumar
September 2008
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Hinduism - Good Karma and Bad Karma
Hi, Isnt "Pettai" refer to a military detachment?
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snandaakumar
August 2008
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Hinduism
Hi, The problem here is the books and the content have been getting the official sanction of the parties in power, both at the centre and at the state. You will definitely find such a mention creeping into the textbooks with in another 3 years. The …
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snandaakumar
August 2008
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Hindu Religion is the offshoot of St.Thomas
Hi, To help continue a healthy discussion, I will do some more posting from Majumdar's Ancient India. It will be a Historian's view of Gita, Bhagavatism and how the vedic religion adopts itself, along with a comparative growth of Buddhism,…
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snandaakumar
August 2008
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Hindu Religion is the offshoot of St.Thomas
Hi All, Of late there is a growing tendency on the Evangelists to play on the sentiments of the donor, by projecting huge following or huge suffering that they are trying to alleviate. This movie attempt is another way of making money for a selecte…
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snandaakumar
August 2008
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Learning indian history
Hi, Another off-shot of this email. Kings of Tripura claim to be the second longest line of kings that have ruled any part of the earth. Their geneaology begins in the year 100AD with almost 186 known rulers. http://www.uq.net.au/~zzhsoszy/ips/t/…
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snandaakumar
August 2008
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PROGRAMMES - CAN WE PLAN ?
I am interested.. any place.. 1st week of sept or any weekends.
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snandaakumar
August 2008
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Re : Old wine in new bottle
Prof. Ragahava iyengar in one of his books had pointed that since Kosar(people from Kosala country) settled here and created a new city it was called Kosar-putur, which in turn changed into koyambutur.
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snandaakumar
July 2008
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