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siva in sangam age

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siva in sangam age
> In early sangam poem The feast means, > Rice with pure Ghee! > and also meat eating was present. > sundarar in his devaram asks god for "kariyudan ney soru " or something to that effect. an ancient vegetable biriyani i gu…

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siva in sangam age
> Wonder, if it was there at all, after all these. I cant imagine Masala Dosai without Potato and Chilli. Same way Poori-Kizhangu combo. > Hi around last year a now dormant deepa prakash a member who is a food scientist read the english…

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siva in sangam age
. > > Chilli was brought to India only by the British from South America. actually portugese.. then what about your potato. it also came from else were worth probing the history of the masala dosa in ancient days. what did they fill it…

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siva in sangam age
Hi if alagar koil is a divya thesam then a switch over from a saivaite shrine during naik period is not possible. > he one in Maduraicity is also a divya desam. It iscalled the Koodal-azhagar koil. In the pAsurams it is called as "thi…

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siva in sangam age
dear Vinjamoor Venkatesh is Azhagar Koil one of the 108 thirupathis. also i saw another alagar koil in madurai city? whats the history? venketesh is mentioned even in Silappadhikaaram etc which is atleast 600 years before the Madurai Nayaks ti…

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siva in sangam age
>>.in 1981, [when I first visited these 6 temples ], the temple of the 6th Padai veedu, Pazhamuthir Cholai was a mere shack- wasnt there always a doubt whether this was the 6th house. whats the stus of kathirkamam then? venketesh

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chidambaram letters:jaffna royal family
Hi many upper class sinhalese have their surnames as nayake.

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chidambaram letters:jaffna royal family
Hi we hear of an arya chakravarthi as a governor under the pandyan. as soon as the pandyan lost their kingdom the chakravarthis declared their independence. but then there is no news of this family for a hundred years. where did they crop up fr…

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chidambaram letters:jaffna royal family
Hi Whose monument is at vellore. i thought it was the " last king of jaffna" venketesh

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TAMIL AUTHORS' BOOKS NATIONALISED IN TN BUDGET
HI 2 objections have risen from the families of the autors whose books were nationalised. both co incidentally run publishing houses. kannadasans family has objected saying the govt did not consult him. venketesh

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TAMIL AUTHORS' BOOKS NATIONALISED IN TN BUDGET
HI you have to painstakingly type out the entire text if you want to put it on the net. scanning from a published book would still be an offence but i dont think any body would now object to it. would project madurai now add cheraman kathali an…

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TAMIL AUTHORS' BOOKS NATIONALISED IN TN BUDGET
Kaviyarasu Kannadasan, arthamulla hindu matham is still a best seller. does it also mean that his film songs can be used by any body??? SANDILYAN, you will start getting the cheap editions of sandilyan in less than a month...... > Vai.Mu…

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Lingam worship
Hi gopal > > Hi Mr Bala: having keen interest in the history of ancient India, particularly Tamilnadu though I don't have any educational background in archaeology, architecture or history as many members seem to have! athel…

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Mu.Metha
Hi glad this movement is picking up. i request members who have copies of old historical novels which they consider rare and willing to share to list them here.

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budgets during chola reign
> > Dear Mouli > > RRC has recorded to the last detail in the Big temple inscriptions. > Revenue and cost budgets, drill down to payments for each class/ grade > of performers and how the revenue to cover them > > that wa…

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siva in sangam age
Dear gandhi ram could you please list out the authors of the 11th thirumurai so that others may also discuss them venketesh

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Damage with official sanction: Amber fort
Hi Is amber fort a private one? belonging to the erstwhile maharajah venketesh

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siva in sangam age

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Indira Vizha - Tamil Velentine's Day
Hi these words from a tamil movie song often come back to haunt us. i presume it must be kannadasan or vali i think the scen had something to do with anarkali... kaathalippatu pavamendraal kankalE pavamandro kankalE paavamendraal penmaiyE pavamand…

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Indira Vizha - Tamil Velentine's Day

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Indira Vizha - Tamil Velentine's Day
Hi > I think Ram sena or any sena's objection is not about valentine's day but the manner it is being projected in india. As if boys & girls have to roam outside. > This is going to be a contreversial topic but then i dont t…

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Mu.Metha
Hi thats the great advantage of networking in this group its very unfortunate many tamil novels of 70s and 80s are out of print. many of us may have those copies that others are desperately seeking. moderators can we put our heads together and h…

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chidambaram letters-siva in sangam age
Hi the sangam age is a rather hazy period in tamil history to many of us. please let us know the period, the major kings , the events and supportive evidences including literary ones. venketesh

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Sivakami and Kalkis charectors
> Venkatesh can actually quote better than me, I am only giving my perception of things in Chennai. true. lucky many publishers have an inherent love for the books and continue in the field inspite of all hazards you can see this is evident f…

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Sivakami and Kalkis charectors

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Sivakami and Kalkis charectors
> Is there anything like that with regards to Tamil books in India? I > don't know but not heard of. My own nieces and nephews give me > strange looks when I even ask about current tamil books. Hi Malathi as a publisher i would b…

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Paranjothi Vs Vanthiyathevan
> - ANOTHER RARE COINCIDENCE.. > > THE GENTLEMAN WHO BRINGS THIS OUT - HIS WIFE IS ALSO FROM > TIRUVENGADU !! HI SpS I presume you meant me one small clarification my inlaws were deeply involved in thiruvengadu- especially building t…

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good in bad, and vice versa
-> Karikalan mocks at madhuranthagan as kilangalil ellam periya killam.. ... and is so deeply in love with his twin. venketesh > Karikalan is born before Madhuranthgan..because Sundara was crowed as crowmn prince before Kandirathith…

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US House passes resolution on Mahatma's influence on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
one great wording i heard during the obama campaign was ROSA PARKS HAD TO SIT ( in the bus) FOR KING TO WALK ( to lincoln memorial) FOR OBAMA TO RUN ( for presidency)

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