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Really..am not so sure Venkat. MGR fans are unlikely to be Kalki readers/intellectual types although MGR himself was and that is another story. My humble opinion is that majority of people who viewed that song may not even know SS existed other than…

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MORAL VALUES
I am reminded of the old movie Pushpak, classic silent movie where Kamal looks at this beggar on the foot path and offers some change, the beggar lifts the dirty cloth he is sitting on to reveal lots of currency. In the end the beggar is dead and pe…

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Thirukkadayoor
Thank you Kayal. I knew Markandeya's story but no idea it was associated with this temple. Venkat, was the temple built during Sarfoji Maharajas' time or was it earlier? Thank you Malathi -

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Questions about Nilakesi (Naga Nandhi)
Venkat, fascinating question, 6 common points - both are born with twins - both suffer love failures or one sided love (although was Nandini in love with AK, we have debated several times) - both are celibate - powerful behind the scene players A…

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Abraham Lincoln & JFK --
The chance coicidences as remarkable. As personalities Lincoln does not compare with JFK ,not even remotely. JFK was the playboy, suave glib talking politician with lot of secrets to hide. He had some basic good qualities like openness of mind an…

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Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring
If someone with a name like Kamil Zvebil can be a tamil scholar what keeps others with any name from being so. Wonder what they are trying to prove exactly. Morever lots of people have two names, or even three.

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Indian authors in English
Thank you Venkat, I must check out this author. As for Naipaul, I used to like him. Once upon a time. Then I read his book on India, a wounded civilisation. I was just disgusted. This man was not born in India. If you are not born in a country y…

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Indian authors in English
Hi Gandhi, the context of 'asocial' as pertaining to the nobel prize is the inability for an external entity to judge the impact of the author's work on society. The readers of RKN's books were restricted to upper middle class…

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Indian authors in English
Hi Venkat, the Rasipuram family is huge, yes am sure we are related very distantly then - btw we were related by marriage to one of my cousins to his brother Laxman so it was not direct. We did have the good fortune though to meet with the great …

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Indian authors in English
Hi Gandhi, he was distantly related to me, that is why I know a little background info. He was an exceptional person, in additon to being an exceptional writer, there is no denying that.And as you say artists often venture into behaviours others …

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Indian authors in English
Hi Venkat, yes my father has seen some of those experiments. My father is a scientist, and he still thinks those men were nuts, including RKN. But am not so dismissive and we don't really know, I think. Those incidents were also part of why …

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Indian authors in English
I like Khuswant singh too although i find his humor very sexist at times. I am a die hard RK Narayan fan. I read lots of indian authors, nris especailly. Jhumpa Lahiri is fantastic read - i thoroughly enjoyed Interpreter of Maladies. I also think…

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Ramar Sethu & Mahabharat picture gallery
I am looking for the gallery/pictures too, where are they? Dear Virarajendra, I think Venkat made a true attempt to address your POV. I will try once again to the extent possible. The Mahabharat, as I said before was a narrative of three phases. …

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ARR wins Oscars
Venkat, he was SO much better than what he was at golden globes, much better dressed (for international audience) and confident, no shyness or mumbling. Shyness might be perceived as humility in our country but abroad it comes across as lack of c…

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when did mahabaratha happen?
Hi Venkat, yep, I was!! I must admit though atleast 15-20 years ago t hese conferences left much to be desired. Not everyone was allowed to attend, only selected, my uncle had an invite and seeing my interest took me along as his 'research a…

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KaviriManithan
Thank you Venkat, for the clarification. I am still on Baagam 3 will surely write more when I finish.

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when did mahabaratha happen?
Yes there is an annual Mahabharat conference that happens in Bangalore, I used to attend when I used to live there. The last I attended I think somebody presented like 1424 BC as the time line for the epic. Dwaraka has been proven to go down in 1…

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siva in sangam age
Ravi , meat processing is gross everywhere except perhaps hygeine wise, what exactly you mean by 'not kasappu kadai style'? Kosher meat? I remember this mutton market in Kovai where I grew up. The goats used to be held down for slaughte…

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trincomalee was a saivite town in sangam period?
Mahabharat has a three phased narration. The 'original' as envisioned by Vyasa and written by Ganesha was supposedly 8800 shlokas. The second as narrated by Vaishampayana, Vyasa's grandson was 24,000 shlokas, the third narrated by …

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siva in sangam age
Ravi, I agree with you completely that eating meat for survival is not at all against dharma. Also Sri Rama was kshatriya, not a brahmin. Kshatriyas did eat meat. Ramayana has some interesting observations on food, it clearly states gluttony or g…

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siva in sangam age
We have discussed the 'potra marai' kulam legend/myth with Vairam before. According to myths The kural was thrown into the kulam by sangam poets who claimed a two liner was not poetry. Avvai sings to God and the kural comes up on the go…

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siva in sangam age
European chocolatiers are great experimenters - with contrasting flavors among others. Clove,cinnamon,chili are all now widely combined with chocolate among other chocoloate makers also. I tasted a 'chai tea' chocolote in Seattle, it wa…

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siva in sangam age
left over dough, the 'filling' dishes were usually idlis or adais. Dosa was usually served with side of potatoes or some curry. The stuffing was invented by hotels in Udupi during food shortage in 1930s to minimize the quantity of curry…

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Mu.Metha
Sandilyan's social novel was called Senbaga thottam. I am not a fan of his writing but I remember that since he did not write many social. No idea about the other one but can try to recall.

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Indira Vizha - Tamil Velentine's Day
Venkat, movie is Vazhkai Padagu, Gemini/Devika Starrer, music VR, lyrics Kannadasan. The song begins with unnaithaan naan ariven...mannavane yaar arivaar. Malathi

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US House passes resolution on Mahatma's influence on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
Yow!! Enna vamba irukku...yeah I did not write anything here.Although SPS's explanation is very inspiring/moving to me too. Thanks!!

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Sivakami and Kalkis charectors
Hi Venkat, I was not comparing just asking about general enthusisam levels among common people. Who would you think are best selling authors, I would very much like to know!! Thank you!!

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Sivakami and Kalkis charectors
Nanda, in US and UK we see people very excited about Harry Potter release and queueing up at Book stores to this day. In fact some book stores exist solely by virtue of Harry Potter. Is there anything like that with regards to Tamil books in Indi…

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good in bad, and vice versa
Ravi, just fyi, the Bible has stories of humans overpowering *hungry* lions and tigers by power of spirit. Maybe possible, nobody denied. I am just request you to consider a perspective where people may not want to mix Ayyappa and Kumaragurupana …

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good in bad, and vice versa

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