seshadrigokul

4th century buddha viharam - at poombuhar
Nice one Gandhiram. Poompuhar excavation was originally undertaken by National Institute of Oceanography - Archaeological division which was once headed by legend S.R.Rao who discovered dwaraka in the Gujarat bay. I met two of the scholars who did…

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Kaveripattanam & Buddhamangalam in Buddhist Texts
Dear ViraRajendra & Dhiwakar This is a very interesting topic. For Nagappattinam research, I had the opportunity to view several Pali texts like Milindapanho, Acharya Dharmapala's Netti pakarana attagatha gandha among others. For example …

Comment by seshadrigokul July 2009 permalink
ponniyin selvan festival
Nice suggestion Sriraman. He has been very actively writing in the Hindu and Frontline. I'm sure we will have a place for him in the dias.

Comment by seshadrigokul July 2009 permalink
august ps meet :: for follow up ..
> I request Gokul to try his hand on this ... Small droplets eventually culminating into a big ocean. Thanks for suggesting my name sps - I'll try

Comment by seshadrigokul June 2009 permalink
Articles for Souvenir :: for follow up .. 002
Dear all Lot of emails on this subject - finding it hard to catch up. Seems to be a very nice plan. If we can come out with a book / souvenir which every ps lover would wish to keep, it will be a memorable treasure. Will catch up with all mails a…

Comment by seshadrigokul June 2009 permalink
Granite idol found
Thanks Vj. Somehow hindu has missed the photograph.

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EVERYTHING YOU WANT TO KNOW ABOUT ANCIENT THANJAI MANIMANDAPAM
Excellent Satish. Keep it up Gokul.S

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an interesting study on Kumbakonam - with map of chola pierod
Very beautiful !! Thanks a lot VJ

Comment by seshadrigokul June 2009 permalink
THALIKKULATHAR
Dear all I featured thalikkulathar temple quite extensively in Rajakesari. The temple in Tamil was known as Thaamaraik Kulathu Mahadevar. Sundara chola seems to have donated to this temple. Rajendra also donated to this temple. Imagine a pond with…

Comment by seshadrigokul June 2009 permalink
Article in The Hindu - 100 pillar hall lime cleaning and sculpture restoration
Excellent work chandra. My father informed me about this.

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"Moovar Ulaa"

Comment by seshadrigokul May 2009 permalink
chidambaram letters-debth of inner sanctum: can it be a measure of antiquity?
> Please, what is a pragaram? Ambulatory wall

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"Kulothungan Pillaith Thamil" (repeat with correction)
Dear Sir It is a well written article. Thanks for posting the same. I wonder where can we get a copy of Kulothungan Pillaithamizh now. Also, I wonder if it is by ottakkuthar (though that is the traditional claim). The usage of language pales in co…

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History of India as told by Muslim Historians / Other History details
> For the kind reference of New Members respected member @ Srihari has > furnished wealth of informations in his earlier mails too :: Once again beautiful and informative exchange of emails between sps and veerarajendra.

Comment by seshadrigokul May 2009 permalink
Pallippadai
One little point to add: - The person who actually did this viradham is a pidaran. Pidarars were singing Padhigams. They are musicians Lovely exchange of ideas

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A Note on Dramatic & Literary Compositions on Rajaraja Chola - 1
> unable to locate your answer to the question "Is "Rajasekari" in the http://www.varalaaru.com/Default.asp?articleid=294 In Print

Comment by seshadrigokul May 2009 permalink
A Note on Dramatic & Literary Compositions on Rajaraja Chola - 1
> Is it in the Web?? or is it in Print. > the medieval Chola period in your historical novel, with your own > intution of how it would have been. Dear Sir It was my own imagination based on the practices around dance / dramas during th…

Comment by seshadrigokul May 2009 permalink
A Note on Dramatic & Literary Compositions on Rajaraja Chola - 1
Dear Sir I was haunted by these two facts so much that I wrote a full novel to quench my own thirst & others. In Rajakesari you will see Rajaraja vijayam coming alive... its preparations, possible scenes etc.

Comment by seshadrigokul May 2009 permalink
Pazhayarai... Vadathali
> There is PAZHARAYA VADATHALI - which was found closed and covered > under the Jain influence during Appar @ Navikkarasar period and was > subsequently opened and put on worship by the local chieftan > (Mutharayas ?).. Dear sps Th…

Comment by seshadrigokul May 2009 permalink
Madhura Vijayam by Queen Gangadevi
> -last invasion of srirangam was in 1323 by Ulugh Khan. > possibly parakrama pandyan was in power then. Malik kafurs was a short but brutal invasion which happened several years earlier. But Ulugh khan stayed in srirangam with his forces an…

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Madhura Vijayam by Queen Gangadevi
In Srirangam, there is an entrance named "ariyabatal vaasal". The two female figures in this entrance are called Ganga and Yamuna. This entrance was named after the fierce battles it witnessed during the islamic invation. Not very far fr…

Comment by seshadrigokul May 2009 permalink
Indus script does encode a language
Very good one thanks Vijay

Comment by seshadrigokul April 2009 permalink
SRI VAISHNAVA SRI INFORMATION
Dear Sir Thanks for the Information. I learnt from my father that the quality of information is very good. In general I find lot of interest about Srirangam in early british writings - from a historic research perspective. But after that - for t…

Comment by seshadrigokul April 2009 permalink
SMS Emden
Masterpieces. Nothing short of it. I am spell bound vijay.

Comment by seshadrigokul April 2009 permalink
Muruganandam's new book
Dear Venkat Our heartiest regards to Muruganandam for his new book. i did not know that he had written about Gandhi's murder.Will get it next time. It is always refreshing to take a fresh look at well known events.

Comment by seshadrigokul April 2009 permalink
Travelogue on the Cave Temple trip of Mahendravarman I
Dear Ragothaman Very nice travellogue. Travelloges should be written when the memory of the trip and its vibrations are still alive. This is such a travellogue. * The Nataraja at Siyamangalam is the earliest in Tamilnadu. The prototype could have …

Comment by seshadrigokul March 2009 permalink
Dhiwakar's ref: Udaiyaloor Inscription & SMS Emden
> There is a THIRD source also... May be French Institute of Indology, Pondicherry. Not sure.

Comment by seshadrigokul March 2009 permalink
Dhiwakar's ref: Udaiyaloor Inscription & SMS Emden
Dear Dhiwakar / SPS Thanks for very detailed mails. SPS & myself have discussed the topic at great lengths - very fascinating indeed. What confused me was the reference to udaiyaloor inscription. Now I know that it is actually the Thiruvalanchu…

Comment by seshadrigokul March 2009 permalink
prolougue of new novel
> I suppose you mean the archer statue. I actually meant the Thillayil oru kollaikkaran drawing. I think it is a very old post but I read it only now.

Comment by seshadrigokul March 2009 permalink
prolougue of new novel
Dear Venkat First of all, congrats in advance for Kanchi. You start off fast and there is a natural historic flavor that pervades your writings. I like it & I can tell you that I will be one of your many avid readers - if you choose to do it ch…

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