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What was kulotunga III capital city
GKC remained capital of Cholas till the last of great chola emporors Kulotunga III. Towards his last years of his reigh Maravarman Sundara Pandiyan (MSP)successfully achieved Pandiya resurgence subjecting K III to a humiliating defeat. Thanjavur and…
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obama gets peace prize
If one person who deserves praise for inspiring Nobel Committee members to award peace prize to President Obama is his immediate predecessor George W. Bush Jr. and his foreign policies. Theprocess snubbed othersnominated for their years of hard work…
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October 2009
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members
Kathie- hear you loud and clear... we have been swept under by the tornedo called Madhu. This youngster is refreshing in her comments and thoughts best said in Tamil, that is keeping the active group members enthralled and induce them replying mostl…
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October 2009
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Big Temple
Before we determine Rajarajan's true assenssion date we have to find who is the " meen" ! Madhusha, "sema kalakkal" and you are just 24 years old and brilliantly logical.
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October 2009
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Mother of Sita
Dear Ganesh, Iduvey thangalin sandehangalai theer-k-ka vanda arumaiyana padil.. aazhnda karuthu-k-kal, sor-ch-chuvai, porud-chuvai koodiya inda padillu-k-ku parisaaga 1000 idlikalai vazhangi vidungal... ( ippo theriydua Boss edukku inda aalai LA na…
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September 2009
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Dharma
Dear Kathie- That was my article; yes Red Sox nation is where I lived till last year, South East Massachusetts near Cape Cod. I moved to MI beginning this year but still a Red Sox's subject.
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September 2009
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Dharma
Hi Malathi- I am not an expert on the theory of Dharma, but I do feel that your conculsion ofa lost Indian 'cause' stemming from frustrations in Biharcould be well misplaced.Itis true that Bihar could be insanelyfrustrating on a any given…
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September 2009
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my dinner invitations
Insecurity is the biggest issue in the lives of the children of single parents. Fathers who show up only on week- ends in a child's life have damaging effect in its' behavior both inside and outside homes. The result is excessive passion,…
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September 2009
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my dinner invitations
. When the civilization evolved to farming, men did the hard work, while women helped but they still cooked. Industrial revolution in the West brought equanimity of labor between men and women, but still women cooked in the households were men were…
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September 2009
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what book are you reading now?
Venkatesh- For a most detailed version of Churchill's biography please refer to Martin Gilbert's Churchill- a life, 1000 odd pages, classic bio, a British pride.
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September 2009
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Thyagarajan
Yes, Thiruvarur it is.
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September 2009
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Churchill
Churchill spewed vitriolic diatribe on India and Indians calling us beastly people with a beastly religion. He believed that if British left India the country will fall back to barbarism and ‘privations of the middle ages’. Such remarks were uncivil…
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September 2009
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Nagerkovil
Yes , Naagai is Naga-p-patinam. Here is Kaalamegham. " Kathu kadal soozh Naagai* kaathendran cha-th-irithil Athamik-k-kum podhu arisi varum, ku-thi ulaiyil ida oor adangum, ore aappai annam ilayil ida velli ezhum " * Naagai town…
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September 2009
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Spare the rod and spoil the child..
Dear Ganesh Kumar, Yes, for both your questions. It is true that the rod I was subjected to challenged me to look within and helped me to be stronger. I became focused and achievement oriented. In the generation we belonged challenging the elders…
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September 2009
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Spare the rod and spoil the child..
Hi Malathy, I did not mention anything about Bible being source of the proverb. Nor it appears that this phrase was used first time only in the 17th century. British's colonial thrust of eduction had a single agenda of spreading Christianit…
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September 2009
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what book are you reading now?
Lustrum is the last in the triology is expected later this year. Robert Harris is now an acclaimed Roman history writer. I loved his Fatherland as well. TMS
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September 2009
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what book are you reading now?
Please don't relegate Alexander Dumas and French fry !
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September 2009
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what book are you reading now?
I do agree Sandilyan was king of kilu kilu, Kovi M was not far behind as far as hitoric novels go. Sujatha used more sophistication on the subject, in 'second person' so to speak, through his casanova Vasanth . He had a refreshing, titil…
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what book are you reading now?
Are you referring to a food book tracing the culinary recipes along the Grand Trunk route from Bengal to Peshawar ? I remember the book with big illustrations but authored by one Indian and Pakistani not by a touring American couple. I may be wrong.…
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September 2009
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what book are you reading now?
Ladies, I unabashedly would confess that the best culinary book in Tamil I enjoy reading from my mom's collection is 'Samaithu Paar' published eons ago by Meenakshi Ammal. There are literally hundreds of old style South Indian goodie…
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September 2009
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what book are you reading now?
Another unforgettable cartoon strip I enjoy reading is Dennis the Menace created by Hank Ketcham and the zillion impediments he poses to the neighbor, poor Mr. Wilson, who is trying to lead a normal retired life. Some of Dennis's innocent ques…
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September 2009
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what book are you reading now?
I have been Herge's fan from my childhood days, every Tin Tin is simply unputdownable. My favorite characters are Thomson and Thompson, the detective twins who botch up every lead they pursue. French tongue in cheek at it best I enjoyed is in…
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September 2009
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Kannappar
Draupadi's fraternal polyandry is metaphysically expalined by Malathi. But it is true Draupadi had real husbands, children and above all a real mother-in- law Kunti ! Pandavas, Hastinapur and Kurukshetra were very much part of history. Both vi…
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September 2009
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Kannappar
Sampath saar, Malathy's metaphysics puriudu. Unga Sanskrit lines onnumey puriyaley. Please explain what those lines mean to see how Veda Vyasa finds a solution to our problem.
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September 2009
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Kannappar
Every religion has a theory of evolution of man and universe, Old Testament describes about God’s creation ofearth in six days, Srimad Bhagavatam defines elaborately the churning of the ocean of milk from which almost everything came about to live. …
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September 2009
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Myth or Real
Venkatesh- Top three that come to my mind from Greek mythology are- Cerberus- three headed hound Siren- half bird, half buman - similar to Sugha maharishi who had parrot head. Sphinx- leonine body and human face. ( also found among the pyramids o…
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September 2009
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Kannappar
Brilliant, VJ. Thanks for providing link to Sri. Subramniams' website. TMS
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August 2009
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Kannappar
It is difficult to determine decisively who is ancient among the nayanmars, nor the Thiruthondar Puranam that lists hagiography of 63 saints and 9 Thogai adiyargal is conclusively exhaustive. For example, Auvayar is not in the list. There are countl…
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August 2009
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Kannappar
Dear VJ, Kannappar was only stopped by the Lord when he attempts to gauge his second (left) eye. Master narrator he was, Chekizhar recreates state of perilous mind of Thinnanar ( Kannappar) upon seeing blood dripping from Siva lingam's (Ka…
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August 2009
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"thee midhi "
VJ- I was merely responding to one of the comments made by Srinivasan Natarajan on the subject- "The term true devotion itself is relative. I can never dare to call Kannappa Nayanar sacrificing his eyes as stunt." The points I was tryi…
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August 2009
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