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what book are you reading now?
Pavithra, yes i agree 100% on Blyton. If you like food descriptions i highly recommend this lady named Bharti Kirschner who is also a culinary writer. Her novels Pastries andd Darjeeling are packed with food descriptions in the most luscious manner…

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what book are you reading now?
Pav, you enjoy british descriptions of food?? Quite unusual for an indian since it is mostly meat based. I loved the sense of adventure Blyton bought, i dont remember which book/series it was but where they camp on an island and live off of food the…

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what book are you reading now?
Venkat, Tintin racist? No i think some extreme thinkers might think so but overall unlike Blyton Tintin is very accepted all over the world and is considered a classic. Tintin is the only nonliving character to win the World Peace Award by the way :…

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what book are you reading now?
Hi Venkat, Blyton is blatantly racist and sexist but no different from attitudes and writings of her time. To understand it better you have to read her school books, Malory Towers and St Clares - almost all the children from other countries France, …

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what book are you reading now?
PAvithra, yes Blyton is a great story teller, despite her unashamed racism :) My favorite is the Frederick Trotteville series what is yours ? Also love Agatha Christie. Science fiction..my interest stops with Spielberg. Malathi

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what book are you reading now?
I just finished Sujathas 'Sirukathai enzhudvadhu eppadi'..very misleading title to what was just a colection of his short stories (some of which i had read before). But nice read. On english am reading a book called 'A Raj childhood&#…

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Kannappar
Ravi, yes the argument is oxymoronic in a way. And in some ways it goes back to - what do we want to beleive as 'real'? Lot of people have issues even believing RRJ and RJC did not exist like Kalki or some historical writer imagined them t…

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Kannappar
Thank you Sir Vishwak, am most honored.

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Kannappar
Dear Satish, I love 'bee movie' :)) Just fyi the misconception again over the word 'mere myth' - the idea that myths are lies evolved again much later - the dictionary definition of the word 'symbolic narrative'. By for…

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Myth or Real
Ganesh, the point is not about genetic mutations and whether or not multiple heads are possible. Oddities are possible in any time and age. It is just that that is not the focus of epics, and the more ordinary way they are presented, the easier it w…

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Kannappar
Sampath, history can become myth and myth can become history over time, both are true, not necessarily one or the other. Ravana was a king of lanka is history (maybe), ravana had ten heads is myth (most probably). Mary was the mother of Jesus is his…

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Kannappar
I am not any expert on the topic being debated but i whole heartedly agree with Vairam's stance - myth and history cannot co exist. The compulsion to push myth as history exists in every culture and is overwhelmingly so in ours. What that doe…

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A disturbing read
Encyclopaedias are losing relevance largely in a world where knowledge is getting to be more and more web based. Ency. Britt is known for racially biased opinions am not in the least bit surprised. There is a very famous latino lady Dr Clarissa Pink…

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"thee midhi "
Hi VJ, I didnt' mean 'you' called it great feat, you only highlighted the feats which are normally deemed great, it just occured to me since we just talked of Jayadeva and the Radha story a while ago, the parellels between moral judge…

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"thee midhi "
I think on terms with Sri TMS that some of these are social compulsions and some are pure fervour that is hard to categorize. I think things like 'pillai kari' are not things one should eulogize in these times and age. It is also somewhat …

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"thee midhi "
Vairam, what a nice inspiring story!! Mine is somewhat similar, we used to walk from our home in Kovai up Marudamalai which is equivalent to Palani in terms of height and steeper as I understand. My understanding of such feats has changed/matured a…

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"thee midhi " and some reminisences at chidambaram
The motivational speaker Anthony Robbins adapted thee midhi as a strategy for people to overcome chronic fears. Of course with appropraite safety measures attached. If you walk very fast and step in the right places you can do it but if one coal dec…

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"thee midhi " and some reminisences at chidambaram
Dear Natarajan, I didn't mean all forms of extreme devotion as 'stunt' sorry for the misunderstanding, I only deem them unnecessary. Just fyi to you a huge number of thee midhis are used as stunts almost arranged like circus with an o…

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"thee midhi " and some reminisences at chidambaram
I agree what Venkat says, all forms of beliefs including athiesm CO EXIST for a reason they compliment and validate one another in various ways. Secondly true devotion is beyonds stunts or even miracles - in other words the real 'thee' is…

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"thee midhi " and some reminisences at chidambaram
Dear Natarajan, the concept of Thee midhi is one of unflinching faith and great courage/trust. In practice though it does lead to lot of accidents, often times hidden to the general public so that the appeal does not go away. I have seen myself pers…

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future plans
Dear Dr Kailasam, it is white I think?

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"thee midhi " and some reminisences at chidambaram
Hi Gandhi, very intersting observation on mother goddess worship. Theemidhi has been adapted even to modern motivation in the west with appropriate safety measures attached. I have seen lot of it in Kovai. Some of it inspiring, a lot of it resulting…

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abhivencat@yahoo.com
Happy Birthday Venkat!!

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Wives of VT
Dear SPS - Krishnan Raman, name of architect? What a strange name for those days? M

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P S V P MEET :: FEED BACK
Aiaiyo..2 maasama...my sister is going to Chennai (American embassy) wednesday, can someone hand it to her? She can also collect frm anyone in mylapore/mount road area. She can bring a package for all us US people.

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P S V P MEET :: FEED BACK
Same here Ravi, waiting for yu to return :))

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Best Wishes for the peruvizha!
I disagree on the whole thing...marriage at any age..marriage is a responsible decision one takes with some thought,preferably after both man and woman are employed and have learnt enough maturity and financial stability to start a family. I remembe…

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age of heroines
yes I agree, and also with the fact that Kalki did not take age of his characters too seriously. M

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age of heroines
VAiram, yes very well said!! There are lot of stories both real and ficiton of kids growing up together and the fondness maturing into love. My father's brother married his niece after they fell in love, he was 21 and she was 18 and they had gr…

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age of heroines
Hi Ganesh, 6th class love ellaam dumb stuff inspired by movies and low self esteem...usually kids who are raised in healthy families do not 'fall in love' at that age..In fact more than half the kids you are talking are also 'in love&…

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