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Origins of Indian Food - II - Rossagolla
Kathie, Food blogs are run by cooks and am only an average cook plus I don't particularly enjoy eating out a lot!! I was trying to be more of a food historian since I collect these stories(and this is a history blog!). Rossagolla/authentic ben…

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Origins of Indian Food - 1 - Payasam
Nei saadam with the 'vandal' from making ghee, the brown sediment that settles..oh that is a very special treat. Thinai maavu by the way is not exactly uncooked, thinai is fox millet. Roasted fox millet flour made into balls with honey an…

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Stars, Digambaras, etc.
Hmm..I am reminded of the word 'pessimism' :))

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horror scenes in kalki
Siva, killing another human being is not like losing or winning a cricket match. Killing or even watching someone killed changes the human being in unalterable ways. Malathi

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noble arulmozhi.....
Venkat, did he shy away from the throne or give it up for fear of public disdain if they came to know SA was the real crown prince? I am not saying that in negative way there is nothing wrong in being ambitious but perhaps he wanted to be a popular,…

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horror scenes in kalki
Venkat, what you say is 100% true, I think you said once before also -we live in times when people want to be more aware of realities, and have higher standards for compassion than any other time in the world. To give another example, compare an ol…

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Stars, Digambaras, etc.
Nayagan dialogue is very passionate, othukaraen. But we must also admit, Jains of today are not in the least bit terrorists or fundies. There are hundreds of combined jain hindu temples all over the world. We can let bygones be bygones. Payasam to …

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Stars, Digambaras, etc.
Ravi, yes definitely i agree with you that Mahendravarman was a fascinating character. I am not some naive person to think all jains are 'docile' people as much as I dont' think all hindus are 'tolerant' people. It is not r…

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Stars, Digambaras, etc.
Ravi, the Mahendravaram who tormented Appar really existed. Kalki's Mahendravarman was fictional with some basis in reality. What do we want to belive, honestly that tells more about us than Mahendravarman or Kalki or Appar. Instead of sweatin…

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PS as a Movie?
Hi Illavarasi, please no ma'am and all required :) there is nothing to apologize about, was just expressing my opinion and you are free to express yours too. I didn't know there was an SS serial. Who made it? Sagar spent money on settings…

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Food in Ponniyin Selvan
The genesis of this dish has an interesting tale linked to it. The Marathas were ruling Tanjore. Sambhoji was a great cook (the male clan members to note) and very fond of his amti (jaggery) with a handful of the tart kokum (aamchur/mango powder) th…

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Why I am an atheist? by Bhagat Singh
For those who are interested in exploring this subject I highly recommend the video called 'A Question of God' by PBS. It is available on PBS.com and Amazon.com. It is a moderated debate conducted at Harvard among scholars and people of va…

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Food in Ponniyin Selvan
How interesting really would very much like to know who his influences were. The Thiru Vi Ka style tamil was adopted by lot of writers, like Akilan for example. After a few chapters the reader will have a sense of irritation and want to give up. BTW…

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Food in Ponniyin Selvan
You know Venkat, I still remember some 'thinnai pechu' from my childhood days, I was not a very healthy kid and home schooled till 8th grade so saw a lot of this. My grandfather and his father and a lot of oldies tha time would get togethe…

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Food in Ponniyin Selvan
Kalki actually was progressive to say even this much given his conservative audience. There was a debate sometime ago on literary classics and where Kalki's writing stands. He may not be classified as serious writer by literary critics for this…

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Stars, Digambaras, etc.
And I didn't mean caves, I meant temples. Jain temples have an amazing wealth of sculptural beauty - even modern temples are not concrete structures they are marble with a mind boggling amount of art work. I have seen two modern ones in Bangal…

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Tamil Movies that impacted our life
RAvi, i like your list :)) No serious debate but just some viewpoints..Dev Anand, Sivakumar, Gemini all ok , but RAjini? Am not debating acting skills or complexion but how did RAjini get on handsome men list? Kamal also ok but lot of asadu vazhiyal…

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Food in Ponniyin Selvan
Srini, coincidentally i read not one but two articles on food history in the recent past. I am posting links below. Contrary to what we think idli,dosa and rasam are not tamil dishes. They belong to Udupi/karnataka. I don't now about sambar exa…

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Why I am an atheist? by Bhagat Singh
A man who gave his life without hesitation for the freedom of the country has every right to talk of responsibility, confidence and anything else he has mentioned there. Whether we agree with his notions on God or not we have much to learn from that…

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Why I am an atheist? by Bhagat Singh
Vairam, it is a very good article, undoubtedly. We have had debates on atheism on this forum before, I don't know if it is the right forum for such debates and I am not starting one. I just have one thing to say, be in Bhagat Singh or anyone - …

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Stars, Digambaras, etc.
Hi Venkat, great imagination!! The jain temples I have seen in pictures or in person have extremely intricate carvings and work, my grandmother often used to talk about Dilwara temple in Mount Abu as one of the most beautiful temples she had ever se…

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PS as a Movie?
H Ilavarasi, someone here had posted a link on Sivakamiyin Sabatham Dance Drama, a long time ago in Singapore i think. I really liked it although the link was only part of it, like 10 mins or so. SS is written to be a dance oriented subject well su…

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Stars, Digambaras, etc.
Jain saints yes, very un-self conscious people. It takes a high degree of spiritual evolvement to be like that. Also to prove crudity and vulgarity are often in the beholder's eyes. The emphasis on skin tone..is more up north than in south, m…

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Tamil Movies that impacted our life
Ah..Kathie..am hoping noone here is going to object to the amount of movie related conversation going on. I can give you my choices though - in my opinion - Padmini, Vyjayanthimala, Sarojadevi, Madhubala, Waheeda Rehman were among the best looking. …

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Tamil Movies that impacted our life
Kathie, I must see that one, War and Peace is on my list of half completed books for like 7 years now quite a record but considering the pace of the book I don't blame myself too much. Audrey Hepburn was a very admirable person in more than on…

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Tamil Movies that impacted our life
I didn't like Breakfast at Tiffany's so much don't remember why saw it a long time ago. Yes Audrey Hepburn was a lovely woman - Sabrina, Funny face, How to Steal a Million, Wait until dark..the list is long and each one of them a clas…

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Tamil Movies that impacted our life
Dear Kathie, perhaps i must watch PP again and observe the 'moments' you mentioned...i watched a very long time ago and as Vairam said it did not have much appeal. I share your other list, absolutely love How Green was my valley, Kill a M…

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europeans in india
Ben Kingsley was of half indian parentage too.

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Tamil Movies that impacted our life
Dear Kathy, looks like we are having a mixed discussion so do come up with your favorites as well. As for Ray and Pather Panchali you get the Nobel prize for patience from me for watching and appreciating. No offence at all but I have tried that is …

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Tamil Movies that impacted our life
I disagree, i have seen impact not once but several times. I can relate some stories. There was a girl in my school when we were in 6th grade or 5th. Her father was a constant drunkard and she suffered very unhappy family situation. She was always a…

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