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Why Kalki Gardens was sold
Hi Malathi nice article by kalki's grand daughter gowri. but i noted the main political activity that took place were after freedom. and perhaps even after kalki died. it was mainly the anti congress activity surrounding rajaji. historically…
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Why Kalki Gardens was sold
Kalki > Gardens was the cradle of the freedom movement in southern India. Hi malathi cradle is a bit too much. kalki gardens was acquired in 1942 because within the first year the egmore space wasnt enough. ms and sadasivam stayed upstairs. t…
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Web - World
> > but the issue is, who decides which topics are > controversial? > > Arul. yes arul. the moderators decide based on the temparature thats risen and could be detrimental. beleive me, we have had very contreversial topics discu…
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Why Kalki Gardens was sold
. The government did close to nothing > > to stop the historical landmark from being demolished. wasnt the egmore building that kalki was started in a better land mark? Too much charity, that > > Sadasivam practiced even after the fr…
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... that is the problem with > > us Indians.. we prefer to > > sweep "unpalatable" and "sensitive" topics under the > > carpet rather than > > having free and frank discussions about it :) arun Hi i hap…
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Web - World
Hi Sps sorry about it. we had a round like this earlier and madam seethalakshmi put an end to it. I guess we have to stop these personal details especially if sensitive issues though they seem juicy.
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Vaaram Oru Alayam #54 Arulmigu VinnagaraPerumal Thirukkovil, NathanKovil
Hi Natraj prakash. phenomenal work you are doing. a small favour. can you group temples that come in kalki's books and we could provide them in the links of the group some you may have done earlier too. kadambur, kudanthai,kodikarai ,etc
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Why Kalki Gardens was sold
-it was parsi owned earlier. and gandhi had stayed there for some days
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vantiyathevan
Hi Malathi I wonder where you get these rumours? sadasivam and subbulakshmi were the made for each other couple. though they came from diverse backgrounds. he was already married. had 2 childrem. whom ms. brought up( see similarities with ss and…
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vantiyathevan
azhvarkadiyan nambi is one of my > favorite characters too. It is rumored that Kalki > loosely based this character on Rajaji, who was > another 'veera vaishnava' with great intelligence, Hi Oh no I dont feel it could have been t…
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breakthro in migration concept
> > Yes, 70,000 years seems like quite a large period...when comparing to > the age of earth (approx. 4,567,000,000 years) it seems miniscule.. > If the age of earth can be plotted on a 24 hour clock..then humans > came after approx.…
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breakthro in migration concept
Hi sathish > > > Egyptian pyramids which are around 5000 to 10000 years old - > considered to be the epitome of human civilization.. remember they were built without the wheel in the vougue. they had sleds to pull those 5 ton rock…
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Thyagabhoomi - that day and today
> > You really have good imagination and narration skills. but i guess your idea was stolen by the ancients.. balachander in 47 naatkal has chosen a similar story. but i think it was a novel by sivasankari earlier(?) of course to get &qu…
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breakthro in migration concept
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. And hence, if one accepts evolution > as the best theory that can explain observed phenomenon, then 70,000 years > is really nothing special :) hi evolution is a very logical theory but pity most religions are against it. we 'd like …
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breakthro in migration concept
Hi rahul you are one of our experts too. i still recall your mail on how building a pyramidal structure was the easiest. I guess to understand what these bio technologists are talking about you need to know the issue. the simple issues is a guy …
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BBC - The Story of India - Part 4 - Rajaraja Cholan
Hi Thiru >>at 25:03 - says the big temple named after him. But SPS said it is not. I sure may agree with him and differ from SPS. the temple is called raja rajeshwaram in the thiruvisaipa by karuvur thevar, the only contemprary religious h…
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breakthro in migration concept
Hi i should thank kalki for uniting under one forum so many experts in such diverse fields. I cant beleive this. we are running a full fledged debate on bio-tech just because it was used as a tool in historical studies. hi bhuvana, ragothaman and…
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digging up important sites
Hi Sri i dont think such a digging up on the scale of egypt can happen anywhere. last week on nat geo or discovery was an episode on lord kitcheners army in africa.showed nubian pyramids.nubian pyramids ( for others who may not be well versed i…
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breakthro in migration concept
> Pitchiappan sir's group in Madurai Kamaraj University, have identified > the nearest M130 haplogroup in a population that havent got much > diversified. > I happened to Meet Dr. Pitchappan once. he was telling us how difficul…
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breakthro in migration concept
Hi Arun could you briefly tell us in lay man terms what these scientists call as the marker gene? venketesh
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breakthro in migration concept
They call it a marker gene. the same story surfaced with the mongols remember? venketesh
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Payanam
Hi I think the first to write a temple travelougue was u.Ve. Saminatha iyer. its now the vougue. almost every magazine carries a temple article. better roads, more interest in religion is all fuelling this new thirst.good. venketesh
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today and kalki
Hi kalki was never one to mince words even on previous friends. he came out strongly on native run goverments in madras state. whenever they erred. but i have a strong feeling thatwere kalki alive today he would be lock stock and barrel into the…
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Thyagabhoomi - that day and today
HI Rahul kalki always placed a importance on the hired help. a cart driver, or a boat man/ boat girl or therotti valli, kamali( udane devayani's name in kaathal kottai endru sollu) perhaps it was to give a common man touch in a royal centr…
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Payanam
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digging up important sites
> What about Ashoka,Chandragupta-2 (Vikramaditya),Harsha...why no Akbar? > yes rahul chandragupta and asoka must make the list. the latter for the impact he has had till today. also add saladin of "Talisman" fame Saladin, a 12…
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Sati in PS and Chola times
Hi somebody should do ( if they havent already) a pHd thesis on the female charecters of kalki a half finished manuscript of "Kalkiyin kaviyathalaivikaL" lies on my table. if i couldnt finish it for one book fair then it comes only fo…
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digging up important sites
lets say asia for a broader field. and rulers too. and is conquest the only parameter? most of these guys are tyrants elswere and heroes at home MY LIST ghengiz khan timur babur sher shah suri sivaji tipu ranjit singh I would also add robert clive…
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digging up important sites
Hi a whole range of sites have been discussed for rrcs resting site. including the audacious pallipadai concept of big temple. if we see the other side of the argument..... it was much huger than anything then, the tallest structure on the earth…
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