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how literate can a toddy gather be in ancient india
Thanks, Venkateswaran. Will go through it and reply.

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Making of History - Fiction

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how literate can a toddy gather be in ancient india
I agree that toddy gatherers among themselves should be able to read, which the reason it was scribed... I would really be proud if education was very prevalent in ancient times in tamilnadu. Having said those, I still feel that this cannot substa…

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how literate can a toddy gather be in ancient india

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how literate can a toddy gather be in ancient india

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chidambaram trip
actually, with the current numbers one car would do.... how long is it? three hours? I can offer my car - if somebody can drive in the night - I have a night-glare problem, so just in case, I cant drive, somebody should be able to take over.

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chidambaram trip
Yes, I prefer a rented cab if we have the numbers (currently we are 4, 1 unconfirmed), otherwise we can drive down, provided we have alternate drivers among us.

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chidambaram trip

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chidambaram trip
sounds good to me. Its a plan then. who else is joining us?

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chidambaram trip
I was just about to ask if I could join you for the 18th trip ;) sure, am up for it - I suggest a two day trip, how about june 7 and 8? Spend really good amount of time at the chidambaram temple. 7th 6am - Leave chennai and visit thiruvengadu and…

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Invitation
aha, so thats the story! interesting... yeah, Venkatesh, you are right. Nithyakalyana perumal does sometimes say, "get out, not here", but shows the way nevertheless ;)

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Invitation

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Write Sujatha Expired
One of his sons used to work with me. Going in person to pay tributes. I was surprised to see this news as a corner item in one of the inner pages of the hindu today. Doesnt he deserve to be on the first page?

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Long due group meet
is there a skating area in besant nagar?

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Descendent of the Great Chola Dynasty
Madan watches helplessly as a great subject is torn to pieces. Not that you all do not know - but my two cents worth: 1. There are two kinds of data a. Data based on the population b. Data based on samples of the population Stat…

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Long due group meet
count me in!

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Who owns the media in India? Interesting
so it is. High-five Satheesh.

Comment by madan_sreenivasan January 2008 permalink
Descendent of the Great Chola Dynasty
of course, thats what balu sir told me too... do you know him, SPS? btw, to answer the base for dna comparison, I asked balu sir the same question... he said they have some base samples to compare against... am not sure from where...

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Who owns the media in India? Interesting
and, I was the one who unwittingly added fuel to the fire... sorry for that. will stop here. hey, satheesh, give me a hi-fi. Friends again? :)

Comment by madan_sreenivasan January 2008 permalink
Descendent of the Great Chola Dynasty
theres one descendant of kalinga/telugu cholas apparently that orissa balu sir talks frequently about... he told me last time I met him in Chennai that this king ( who is really recognized as a king in orissa) has settled down in chennai to avoid pu…

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Who owns the media in India? Interesting
okay, folks, its getting personal here... shirleyvijay2... am sorry, I did not mean to offend anybody... and I do not know the facts of ownership of any of the channels I mentioned... it was mentioned to be a pun... to point out that the whole mail…

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Who owns the media in India? Interesting
Satheesh: Talk of what this group will like and wont like, Satheesh you are presumptuous... if you cant catch the pun in my mail, god save you... and btw, when will you start acknowledging the fact that you actually 'forwarded' the detail…

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Who owns the media in India? Interesting
well jaya tv is owned by jayalalitha, whose best friends' husband's mistress is christian... see? see the connection? you already know about kalaignar and sun tv.. christian converts own a majority stake in these media channels... see? se…

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PS in Comics..
Just wanted to share my account of the book fair... Amazing place, I thoroughly enjoyed it. It took me and my wife six hours to graze through the stalls and the food courts and juice centers definitely did help. Our thirst for jigarthanda was satis…

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PS in Comics..
wow, good one... should check out the stores for this...

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Chennai Book Fair - 2008
well said, Vijay... well said... words of somebody who has gone through the process step-by-step...

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Intresting topic and anlysis Imperialistic Cholas Vs Im
wont you ever give up!

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Chennai Book Fair - 2008
Theres a standard 10% off on all books... but the publishers also add other discounts... last time I got a technical book worth 250 for 75... but not all books are available at throwaway prices... you can expect a 10-20% off on most books. The stal…

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Mayan civilization

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Iniya Puthandu Nal vazhtukkal
Happy new year to you all, ponniyin selvan fans... Happy new year to you too, Vijay!

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