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who was kalki's favourite charecter?
Venkat, are there any clues to who was Kalki's favorite social character? Malathi
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September 2008
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Cometh the moment cometh the man
Arun, I apologize I think Sampoorna Ramayanam was KVM. GR was Madurai Veeran, Ambikapathy, Uthamaputhiran etc. Yes Lavakusa was Ghantasala at his best inspired by his guru KVM. I mean you can just let the movie run,close your eyes and enjoy the m…
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September 2008
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Cometh the moment cometh the man
Arun, I learnt classical music from movies too!! I had a strong aversion of the way classical music was taught - rigid ways with little creative force and hero worship of musicians,strong caste factors - so I learnt from movies and after grade 9 …
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September 2008
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who was kalki's favourite charecter?
Ennna Venkat neenga, was waiting eagerly that you had a name, eppadi generic-a solli vittuteengale :) Anyways it makes total sense though, that he liked different characters based on time and degrees of interest. Punguzhali and Vadhiyadevan are a…
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September 2008
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Cometh the moment cometh the man
Wow Arun, I wish I could follow. I am a classical music singer myself but no idea on instruments. I very much like the IR melodies mentioned ..Also true that tamil film world has had its share of classical music greats before IR also - Some of KV…
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September 2008
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Cometh the moment cometh the man
SPS...Semmangudiyaa kakkava..I have the greatest respect for him as the doyen of classical music..but he was not really liberal, he was even against MSS singing bhajans in her concert as she started her career. Ilayraja picture roomla vechurundarama…
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September 2008
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Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Dear Atpu, very well said :)) Men and women being equal does not mean they are 'same' there are basic differences which will never be the same - the average man is usually stronger than a woman, a woman can have children and has certain …
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September 2008
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Mallai Trip Photos
Very nice pics, thank you.
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September 2008
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Cometh the moment cometh the man
I must confess my ignorance as far as IR melodies go. I do know quite a bit on Kaviarasar related anecdotes. The marudhamalai maamani song used to be a personal favorite of MAdurai Somu and he ended every concert unfailingly with it. The 'devar…
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September 2008
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who was kalki's favourite charecter?
Dear Venkat, am guessing Nandhini? No clue about the rest, would love to know, Malathi
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September 2008
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Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Dear Shanthi, I was talking of the Kovai of my days(70s and 80s). Very glad to hear of the progress. It would be pertinent though to look at some statistics also - I have been to different parts of TN - Tiruchy, Madurai, Kovai, for example. Comparat…
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September 2008
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Mahabharat Visuals - NTR as Krishna
Yes for sure. Rajkumar was perhaps the only big star who could sing, he sang pretty well and was very good at portraying devotional roles such as Raghavendra and Kannappa Nayanar. A big difference between MGR and NTR/Rajkumar is that MGR was po…
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September 2008
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Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Yes Definitely I agree there are things that men and women can do better, child rearing happens to be one of them. Although in advanced countries stay at home dads are very common and earning moms too. Germany for example. Germany is also called …
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dmaloo
September 2008
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Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Ravi, aggression is not 'relentless pursuit', aggression is unfair domination over others. It is not a male or female trait atleast as far as humans go. Malathi
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September 2008
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Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Satish, that article is kind of half baked..atleast on the issue of women being moms and working. Abroad there are *lots* of stay at home dads, including some indians. There is no concept of ego around work, it is just a means of making money and…
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September 2008
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Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Dear Anandhi, very heart warming to hear from you. Pazhamudhir solai opened when I was there, 8th grade i think. Just with lemon juice and sathukudi juice, small shop. How it has grown!! When I was young eating out was always Annapoorna. Annapoor…
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September 2008
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Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Yes it is hard for a woman to succeed anywhere, even in an ordinary work situation without backing of a man. It is simple statistics there are more men than women and it is still a man's world. I am not sure if that is any more complex than tha…
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September 2008
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Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Nandakumar, very well said!! I strongly believe both JJ and Indira Gandhi are men in women bodies, in other words they had to sacrifice all femininity to be where they are. Am not sure if that is the goal of every woman (definitely not mine). I h…
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September 2008
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Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Actually I have mixed thoughts/experiences on that. Atleast in US. I have handled several home renovation projects and dealt with contractors - painters, electricians, plumbers etc. Be clear in communication, specific about $ that is all and most of…
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September 2008
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Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Dear Anandhi, yes I grew up in Kovai, unforgettable years for me too!! We lived in the RS Puram area. I went to school at St Josephs. Most of my friends lived the area between RS Puram and mid Kovai (Chintamani). Talk of opulence and wealth, US subu…
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September 2008
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Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Dear SPS, I have lived in different parts of India..and abroad too. TN IS among most male chauvinistic, without a doubt. We have to understand what that means though, it really does not mean women don't have work opportunites or how many jobs a…
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September 2008
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Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Arun, Coimbatore..oh wow..I could write volumes..I grew up there...if you want to combine all the 'graamiya' movies made it would not take a candle to the conservativsm in Coimbatore as far as women go. When I went to school there - after …
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dmaloo
September 2008
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Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Priya, now that you presented it again there will be more comments, we have talked about this before, albeit in somewhat different ways. We had a really extensive discussion on the practice of Sati and its references in PS. I alsotried to presenta m…
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September 2008
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ASHTA VINAYAGA
man's God and chose Ganesh pooja to rally people of all castes against the British. The Ganesh Pooja now in Mumbai and other places is crassly commercial and does not have any of the communal unity or bhakti or anything that he envisioned it…
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September 2008
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ASHTA VINAYAGA
Udanx, you touched a chord!! I did not read this before I wrote. Yes Siddhivinayak in Mumbai is a great guy, hot favorite with us kids too. Most of my summer holidays were spent in Mumbai as a child and this was a regular visit with all other cousin…
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September 2008
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Ponniyin selvan Paintings by Members - Exhibition
I have a suggestion - great photographs or drawings - try to join http://artist.artistrising.com/Community/CommunityHome.aspx as an affiliate and try to market it world wide. I know any # of people (many rich NRIs too) who are looking out to buy suc…
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September 2008
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ASHTA VINAYAGA
Thank you Dhivakar. Yes Maharasthra has always been a great Ganapati worshipping state, as much as Murugan is for tamil nadu.And who can possibly forget the Siddhi Vinayak in mumbai itself? It got too crowded and commerical of late but when we were …
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dmaloo
September 2008
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Mahabharat Visuals - NTR as Krishna
Dear SPs, may I humbly point out we were discussing NTR in movies, not in politics. I do agree MGR was his guru in politics but not in movies, atleast not in early movies. He was a person of considerable talent as far as acting goes, which is why he…
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September 2008
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Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Dear Priya, you touched on a great subject! Tamilil ezhuda aaval aanal font and patience irandum illai. Kalki had different extremes while portraying women. I'd like to think men's mindset is somewhat the same, you have very traditional a…
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dmaloo
September 2008
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My experiments at blogging
Dear Prasad, very impressive, thank you.
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September 2008
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