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Ponniyin selvar ...sangu chakara regai!!!
Continuing from prev posts - one more possibility nandhini is pure fiction - so discount her. The person who best fits your description of a power hungry, manipulator in PS is Kundavai - she never wanted to let go of her 'chola' roots …

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Ponniyin selvar ...sangu chakara regai!!!
hi, please refer previous posts on ephigraphical evidences - RRC was a popular prince, the throne was served to him on a plate - but he let go - and their reading - especially of KAN. However keeping aside these, the options are 1. RRC consipir…

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some questions
Hi, attempting a time line, pl correct me if i am wrong 1)985 to 1014 - RRC rule 2)1012 RJC appointed co regent 3)1010-1012 Big temple was completed - ( adding 25 years 275 days from RRC's ascending the throne) 4)1014. RJC ascending to …

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Ponniyin selvar ...sangu chakara regai!!!
Hi, thanks to gokul, went back to KAN and read through - though we can argue on this - KAN was totally for the idea -that Uttama got rid of AK he quotes the following inscription (the choice of words may throw light ( along with the prev facts -…

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some questions
Hi sir, find it hard to believe - Ok, chidambaram arudra function is great, but would you abandon Big temple for this reason. Also, why did he move out of tanjore to chidambaram while building GKC - what was it about tanjore that drove RJC out o…

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POINTS TO PONDER :: 1 :: VJ (Mahamallapuram)
hi gokul Agree. The outside of the big temple is resplendant with intricate sculptures - however, i was a little stumped when the inside were pretty bland - the pillars were just rectangular blocks devoid of any carvings. But why - it must ha…

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Ponniyin selvar ...sangu chakara regai!!!
Recently i had the good fortune of attending a seminar of Mr. Robin sharma ( author of the international acclaimed Monk who sold his Ferrari) - its another story that i first need to know how to get the ferrari. But one of the few things he said…

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SabariMalai- Jyothi
dear satish Thanks for all the compliments, however - some arguments against yours: 1. todays half of the crowd that throngs these miracle men are the affluent, well read. It is said that life hits you when you are at the peak ( and it usually …

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hot topic 2 discuss...
pl go through the archives....you can search by topic. every full stop comma has been dissected..

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Udaiyar.........
hi udaiyar picks up approx 5 years after RRc takes over the reign ( ie 20 years after ending of PS). Its more descriptive of RRc building the big temple - however, you cannot term it as a sequel to PS - most of the characters esp sembian madevi a…

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Historical records - the charm of dwelling into the past
http://www.hindu.com/2007/07/18/stories/2007071862131300.htm Pamela Mountbatten on the Jawaharlal-Edwina relationship ...In your book you write: âmy mother had already had lovers, my father was inured to itâ but then you add, âthe relation…

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Ponniyin selvar ...sangu chakara regai!!!
hi, spent half a day in higginbottams....its lost its past glory and the attendants were no better than the peon at Madras Univ.. since i live in singapore, connemara is out. have to scout in some of the local libraries here or on the net...vj

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Ponniyin selvar ...sangu chakara regai!!!
if you are looking for answers to the AK assasination riddle - you wont find it there as well..thanks to the group postings i bought a copy ( a steal at inr 150 - but a pity that the UNiv has only a peon manning the stall - he couldnt even give …

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SabariMalai- Jyothi
Nice one rahul....todays religion makes you ask the question - are we god's creation or is god our creation... was the concept of a super power - all seeing entity created - to keep people on the `right path' - so that when no one is ar…

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Lemuria & Tamil sangams - Kulothunga Cholan
http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2003/04/03/stories/200304030020 0300.htm Twin temples of Koyambedu

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Ponniyin selvar ...sangu chakara regai!!!
we have shreaded the pages bare by discussions on AK's assasination - but again many people could have benefitted from this deed - nandhini is out as she is pure fiction leaving 1) Pandya spies ( however we know that contrary to kalki'…

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SabariMalai- Jyothi
Hi, I am not trying to offend anyones belief nor can i expect to get answers to everything in science. However, it leads us to a bigger question - do you need miracles to believe the existence of GOD.....every culture, every civilisation has i…

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Ponniyin selvar ...sangu chakara regai!!!
of course sir - but i would still give an arm and a leg, if some josier can pull our AK's naadi and tell us how he died..and who killed him

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Ponniyin selvar ...sangu chakara regai!!!
Sorry dont understand your question? meantime, would it be possible for us to seek out ponniyin selvar's olai from naadi josiers of today...we do know his parents, siblings info etc....if so then we could get more dope on him from his horos…

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nandhini Vs cleopatra
accept yours. but the pandyas did outlive the cholas.. while on the subject Pandalam in Kerala is the chosen and blessed place where Lord Ayyappa, the presiding deity of Sabarimala had had His human sojourn as the son of the Raja of Pandalam. Th…

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The master of martial arts - a pallava prince
http://xlweb.com/heritage/asian/index.htm Institute of Asian Studies, Chennai The IAS saw its modest beginning in 1982 at Tiruvanmiyur, a spiritual centre hallowed in the ancient literary and cultural traditions of Asia. Since then it has grown t…

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nandhini Vs cleopatra
hi thought nadhini /abuthivigal werent immdly successful in overthrowing the cholas, they did keep the flame burning (they took back most of the conquered lands back, and ultimately they had the last laugh - they did outlive the cholas by 5 C, …

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The master of martial arts - a pallava prince
could all this be true Kalangi Nathar was the guru of Bhogarnathar or Bhogar. Kalangi Nathar was from Benaras. Kalangi Nathar was an Indian ascetic who had gone to China. In China he is called as Confucius. Bhogarnathar who is called Laozi in Ch…

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Kodikkarai Light house
sorry missed out our mahabs http://dgllnoida.gov.in/history/cochin/mahabalipuram.htm

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nandhini Vs cleopatra
http://chennai.metblogs.com/archives/2006/04/horse_the_rider.phtml great photograph and comment:: This statue was installed some time in 70's in remembrance of abolition of Horse Racing in Chennai. There were reports that statue of the man…

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A history of kashmir pundits - by Jia Lal Kilam
dear senthil You get to see what is written but not what happened. take the case Genghis Khan- he is an iconic and beloved figure in Mongolia, where he is seen as the father of the Mongol Nation. On the other hand, in many areas of southwestern …

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nandhini Vs cleopatra
beg to differ on a few: you are right about kundavai ( who hated her from first sight - maybe she felt jealous of her beauty over hers!!! we can have a discussion on that as well, but i think in terms of sheer physcial beauty ( animal attraction…

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nandhini Vs cleopatra
correction again - benhur was directed by william wyler ( Demille was negotiating for it when he died of heartattach)

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nandhini Vs cleopatra
Talking of historical movies - who can forget cecil demille - ten commandments, ben hur, samson and delilah..masterful efforts. pity PS did not reach them..... while on the same subject - the robe 1953 and its sequel demetrius and teh galdiators…

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nandhini Vs cleopatra
sure shot medicine to wake up a slumbering group ...works everytime i guess...mention nandhini's name, even kumbakarnan will get up and type i guess....vj

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