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History Tour with siblings
Hi Indumathi the ideal trip with kids that age should be the madras museum. fascinating not only with history but even other sections. we could have a half a day trip and finish it off with a big ice cream treat for the kids at 'Milky way&quo…

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THIRUVALLAM
Hi Just out of curiosity I checked out on the present status of panipat the site of some of the greatest battles that changed indian history here's what i found Panipat is a city of textiles and carpets. It is the biggest centre for cheap b…

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THIRUVALLAM
-Hi one thing I have noticed is even if the warfields remain within cities they are not private properties but public buildings. the example i would quote is santhome. the most recent battles between the european factions have taken place here. a…

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THIRUVALLAM
pallipadai temples seem to have negative impact on people. reminds them of battle fields and burials. in panchavan madevi pallipadai which we all visited, in the inscription at the lower levels the word pallipadai had been chisseled out in the …

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THIRUVALLAM
one thing great for amatuer epigraphists at thiruvallam ( just off ranipet industrial estate)is that the temple management has painted all the kalvettus with yellow paint. so easy to read( though necesesserily not to understand)

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THIRUVALLAM
What is the Vandiyadevan's city...is it Vallam > near Trichy? > > Or there is one tiruvallam near Vellore...on palar banks..!! > its not palar but another river called niva( nii vaaa) which has a legend like vaigai and shiva

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vanthiyathevan trip
Good idea Indumathi but antha maathiri trip inname monthly once irukkumnu I think. you can always join up in that too. you know looking around fort st. george with PS sriraman guiding us would take a full fore noon session. venketesh

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Bala's Request
- > Thaliikottai certainly sounds like an ancient name. Need to check > > "Thali" normally refers to Koil. Kottai we all know - fort > > "Temple fort" or most likely a fort with temple > > Can you find any…

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Bala's Request
Hi R.venketesh born and brought up in mylapore, chennai studied college in chidambaram my native place is devakottai, sivaganga and my roots are quite alive.my father after his retirement stays there and is building a large library there. I have …

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Bala's Request
> Born at home on the fateful day when Skylab crashed into the pacific > ocean (All the hospitals were closed). some sky lab re-entry trivia for those interested Following the last mission of the Skylab The Space Shuttle was planned to d…

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Bala's Request
Kudumba paattu onnum illaiyaa?

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ECR Trip Photos Uploaded..
Hi sivaram photos 20-22 are yali caves venketesh

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Ramayana and Mahabaratha
-Hi sri a lot of mahabaratha stories in the south are concerned with their forest exile. but even then its so far from indra prashta? venketesh-- In ponniyinselvan@yahoogroups.com, sridhar rathinam

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For New members of this group..Gokul's letter
Hi sps > Bharaneedharan wrote in Vikadan. bharaneedharan I have heards is a close relative of R.K narayan > > 3. Maragatha lingam near Thirukkazhukundram place is called thiru idaisuram the devaram goes thus" idaichuram meviya …

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interesting warfare before BC!!
Hi it is very unfortunate but it can be observed that man's ingeunity come out toppers in warfare and related activities. when hannibal crossed the alps rocks in the path were cleared by lighting a fire underneath and pouring wine on the he…

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A common reader's perspective of Kaviriyin mainthan
> 2. the importance given to kandhamaran's character > > Hi while I have received plenty of reviews on KM ranging from bad to good i realised me satisfying a wide readership is next to impossible. I accept with great humility …

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interesting warfare before BC!!
gunpowder, the long bow,Trebuchet( catapult),The Battering Ram are among the 7 mentioned weapons that changed warfare I think we should also add the wheel/ charriot and taming of the horse.

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who went the farthest?
Hi while examining who went so far we should also see who came so far. the first I would think on an organised invasion was pulikesi can SPS tell us whether present day vathapi is? pulikesi's son kalki tells us went up to nelveli and was …

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who went the farthest?
-Right and the reach he has in ananda vikadan and the name he has asa history writer would carry great coverage. madan generalised fact and fiction.we could segregate it and wrirte to his forum. first can sps tell us the outer most border of t…

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who went the farthest?
Hi I think madan was talking about conquests. not trade. he was also propably talking about a himalayan stone for kannagi statue and ganges water for consecratin of temples. regarding meeting invaders from central asia and afganistan these are t…

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who went the farthest?
hi rahul not ignorant but a question that has puzzled people nobody in tamil nadu in those days could have seen ice or snow( except for hail storms) how did thy know of a snow covered hill? and of recent i had the luck of seeing a rare video of…

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who went the farthest?
ravanan and agathiya too

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who went the farthest?
undoubtedly rajendran travelled the farthest. but befiore him a dozen claim titles with places in the north lets list them. venketesh--- In ponniyinselvan@yahoogroups.com, "sivaram

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Thirumeiyam fort restoration by ASI
> the following query : > > Whether Appar reached Kailasam (Himalayas) ? the earliest person in the shaivaite legend to reach kailas with an effort was karaikal ammaiyar. sundarar went ona white elephant and seraman perumal followed. app…

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Thirumeiyam fort restoration by ASI
a nice site about thirumayam http://www.pudukkottai.org/places/thirumayam/index.html

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Ancient vishnu idol found in russia
Hi odd things are found in different places and appear to challenge exisiting books of history. but one swallow does not herald spring. the factor we have to take in to account is trade. these things may have travelled tby trade links rather tha…

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madans answer in anandavikadan
Hi computer guys is today's ananda vikadan available on the net. can someone give a link to it. madan is very forceful when he says writing a historical book on the muvendar is just not worth it. he quotes ponniyin selvan's name and s…

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KM : Arinjayas wife
Hi Sri that would be great with the second edition coming soon any errors can be corrected.

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KM : Arinjayas wife
Hi Sri -every generation of cholas had married into the pazhuvur clan. including parathaka.I meant that. if it is to be understood this way perhaps i was wrong. to be very frank i dont even know the names of the wives of the chola kings as sweth…

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