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Thinking of doing a console game about rajendra cholan
Hi Srinivas, A game on Indian king would be a nice attempt to spread awareness about Indian history among the kids. This visual medium will be good connect with children and will help in learning. However the game should be unique and interesting …
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now_saurabh
May 2011
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Audio guide to attract children to museum
yes vj, we discussed this in group. I remember sending a private mail to few people where I suggested if we can have Ramayana and Mahabharata story depicted in stone panels, however it did not get realized but we have ample time to start work on …
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now_saurabh
May 2011
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old rare novel collected
Hi Sundar, Many kudos to your efforts. I am sure that Tamil readers will be benefited and many rare books will be available for reading.
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now_saurabh
May 2011
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[Poetry In Stone|கல்லிலே] An Unique panel - Samudra Manthan from Kanchi kailasantha| நூதனமுற - காஞ்ச
Isn't the white horse which came out was Ashvaishrava who was taken by Indra as his second mount? I assume that the horse is usually shown with one horn, like Unicorn, however I am not very sure, will try to find out more on this. Garuda taki…
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May 2011
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Saurabh on Stanford Radio - California - May 11 - Wed 7.30 pm India time
Very sorry for my previous mail, it was intended for Sri Sri and by mistake sent to the group ID.
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May 2011
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Saurabh on Stanford Radio - California - May 11 - Wed 7.30 pm India time
Hi Sri, I am in a meeting now, may you please call again if it is important? Also two clarifications: 1. I do not see any play button on the link you send, do I need to drill down further into? 2. Can this session be recorded as many of my friends…
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May 2011
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Stories of adventures of Vikramadhithya
Hi, May you please clarify more on which Vikramaditya you writing about? I have heard of Simhasam Battisi where 32 stories were told by statues of a throne which King Bhoja unearthed. Is it same?
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now_saurabh
May 2011
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Sittanavasal - Legacy of Chitrasutra
Hi Vijay and Sankar sir, Very sorry for this mistake, I miss read this point in Dr Nagaswamy's article. I have corrected this mistake. Thanks again for notifying this grave mistake in the article.
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now_saurabh
May 2011
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Vaishnava-Shaiva conflict before tenth century CE?
Thanks a lot Sankar sir for this information, now the specific case of Narthamalai's larger cave, 1. Only the square base of shiva lingam remains now, it looks like that it was mutilated. 2. There are twelve Vishnu murtis in the mandapa of th…
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now_saurabh
April 2011
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Panangudi - Agastyesvara Temple
Hi Gokul sir, That study, assigning these temples to Muttaraiyar, might be correct. Koranganatha temple at Srinivasanallur has a donative record of Aditya I in his 24th regnal year (895 CE), the time when he was taking over the Pallava territorie…
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now_saurabh
April 2011
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Visalur - Early Chola Temple dedicated to Shiva
Hi Priya, Thanks you very much for nice comments. Please accept my apologies that I do not understand Tamil hence cant read your blog however I enjoyed the photographs in that. During my search on internet I cam across few videos where this temple…
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now_saurabh
April 2011
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Thirumeyyam - The Land of Truth
Thanks a lot SPS sir and other esteemed members, your encouragement will keep my spirit ignited :) - Saurabh
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now_saurabh
April 2011
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Ramayanam Series Completes One Year
Hi Sankar sir, Good to know that you have completed one year now. I have not read all of your posts however few of them which you posted since I joined this group. As discussed with you earlier, we need to put this vast information in a good …
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now_saurabh
April 2011
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Books on Pallava by Dr.Minakshi
Hi, This book is out of print from a long time, I tried a lot to procure but failed. Check if you can get if some library and get a xerox copy of that.
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now_saurabh
April 2011
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Vanathu
Hi Friends, Very interesting to see comments and arguments however I feel that we are simply wasting our energies in a very unimportant topic. Of course if we have nothing else to discuss then we may continue on Tajmahal or Tejo-mahalaya. I don…
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now_saurabh
March 2011
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the next generation of reading - advantage or disadvantage
This is an issue which should be tackled at the publisher and author level. I want to buy EITA (Encyclopedia of Indian Temple Architecture) from so long time, the total cost is Rs 52500/-, can you believe this, think how an individual normal buye…
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now_saurabh
March 2011
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Pengudi??
Hi Balaji, Thanks a lot for this information. I found a person from Panangudi as he wrote something about this place on his blog. He seems to be from this place only, his native place is Panangudi. When I asked about this temple, he told me that h…
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now_saurabh
March 2011
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Taj Mahalor or Tejo Mahalaya
Hi Friend, This is a very old debate which probably does not hold any water, however I am very much interested in listening the arguments.
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now_saurabh
March 2011
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Kodumbalur - Glory of the Irukkuvels
Thanks Sankar sir, Will try to visit Viralimalai in my next trip.
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now_saurabh
March 2011
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Ramayanam before Kamban 79 - Rama and the squirrel
Hi Sankar sir, How we should take the stories which were not found in the original versions? Such stories are the development of later poets/writers though these might be older. But sometimes these stories are so imbued within our lives that we st…
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now_saurabh
March 2011
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Iconography - Influence of Buddhism. What about in TN ?
To the best of y knowledge it would be Sanchi Stupa and Bharhut stupa. The former is standing still however the latter is no more at its original site but reconstured in Kolkata museum. You may have some earlier Buddhist cave than these monument…
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now_saurabh
February 2011
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Iconography - Influence of Buddhism. What about in TN ?
I would say anything before 2nd century BC would be ok to consider in the study. None of the Buddhist shrine has been preserved in its original form as many were renovated in later times. The earliest would be Sanchi I my knowledge which can be d…
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now_saurabh
February 2011
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Iconography - Influence of Buddhism. What about in TN ?
Hi, If we need to find icons before Buddhist period then the only option is to look in the books which dates before this period. To the best of my knowledge, there is no Hindu shrine which can be dated earlier than the earliest of the Buddhist sh…
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now_saurabh
February 2011
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ARJUNAN THAPASU - BY Dr.Baluswamy.
Hello Mr Balaji, I would be really grateful if a copy of this book can be arranged for me or if you can pass information from whr this book can be arranged.
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now_saurabh
January 2011
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Murder of Aditya Karikala
Hi Sankar sir, few points from my side: 1. Nrpatungavarman helped a Pandya king as attested from his Bahur grant. Though the name of the Pandya king is not given, this could be Varaguna II. 2. As per T V Mahalingam, accession of Varaguna II is not …
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now_saurabh
January 2011
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Two Books of Dr. Kudavayil avl in chennai book fair
Hi Sankar, Are these books in Tamil or English?
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now_saurabh
January 2011
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Chera, Chozha, Pandiya
Quoting from H Krishna Sastri, Rao Saheb (1916). South Indian Images of Gods and Goddesses. Madras. Madras Government Press. for history of Chidambaram.
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now_saurabh
January 2011
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Maliyadipatti Cave Temples
Hi Vj, May you please translate if possible?
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now_saurabh
January 2011
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Maliyadipatti Cave Temples
Hi Arvind, Thanks for your feedback, will try to incorporate this. I have talked about the eyesight inscription in my article but it was not in details as I do not have copy of the inscription. I have asked Sankar sir about the copy so if he has …
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now_saurabh
January 2011
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Chera, Chozha, Pandiya
Hi, I remember asking the same some time back during my Pallava study. One of the reason I may quote is as there is no mention of the Pallavas in any of the Puranas (Ashtadasha Puranas) hence this dynasty was in obscure for some time. Also while…
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now_saurabh
January 2011
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