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How did people travel between kingdoms ?
This was one question raised by VJ to me some weeks ago, Did they have common currency?....if they were different from each kingdom was there any exchange rates?

Comment by vairam99 July 2009 permalink
ponniyin selvan- first reaction after reading...
PS was the first Tamil Novel I read. That too out of compulsion, I started to read it in some some blog with English translation. But the blogger had written only till 41 chapters in book one(if i remember correct)... Then I had no other go the stor…

Comment by vairam99 June 2009 permalink
age and ponniyin selvan
I read it when I was 22. Of all the time I lived in India I dint touch the book. Only after coming to US for master , bored out of my 6 hr lab shift I started the ebook. Very very big Thanks to Project Madurai!!!!! !! Its also the biggest book I ha…

Comment by vairam99 June 2009 permalink
Ponniyin Selvan Movie Trailer
Hi, It is a great effort, I am so happy to see PS as movie . But one thing I noticed was the appearance of VT. Shouldn't he be Dark , tall and slim? Height cannot judge with the horse, but he seems to be too fair for the description given in PS…

Comment by vairam99 June 2009 permalink
Auvaiyar sangam love poem explained visually - Akanaanuru 11
This topic was discussed in detail by Kamil Zvelebil in his various books. He proves with dating that atleast three different Auvaiyars lived. Some experts have gone to the level of saying 17 Auvaiyars lived. Another common mistake that seemed to ha…

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complexion of the heroines
Actually in the picture in Face book Punguzhali was really fair. The doubt came because even in Chola Lineage the people of Sundarar Chola are fair. Other I guess must have been dark (mother of Sunara Chola was fair hence the lineage was fair- faint…

Comment by vairam99 June 2009 permalink
Tamil Proverbs - Part 13
> > now palanaippan vairam and I discovered we were from the same village- devakottai. though it took us face book to find that out. Now Mini PVSP is forming in Face book. So probably we should think about forming some Kind of PVSP in Faceboo…

Comment by vairam99 June 2009 permalink
Kalki and Rashomon effect
Roshoman to me is much different from Vantage point and other set of movies. Roshman is narrated by three characters who were involved in a event. The same event is repeated by each person with a small twist to satisfy their ego and not look like lo…

Comment by vairam99 May 2009 permalink
P R A Y E R S !!
Sir , Situation can be much complex, with match fixing allegations going around loud... well the prayer could easily be a phone chat with handsfree!!! just joking...hope they dont have the matches fixed!!!

Comment by vairam99 May 2009 permalink
the third eye of shiva /Tripura
Hi , This book is available atleast in 6-10 libraries in US. You can go to any public library and acquire through inter library loan. I have this book with me!!! One of my old photos - while I was in University - Collection of all books I acquired…

Comment by vairam99 April 2009 permalink
Manmatha
>>>Does Ashoka trees blossom I have never seen them but it was very informative mail I have put the flower in my new blog check it out! http://karkanirka.wordpress.com/2009/04/23/99tamilflowers_71_80/ flower number 75 pindi

Comment by vairam99 April 2009 permalink
Maus: A Survivor's Tale
I have few inputs please correct me if I am wrong, 1. If I was Hindu and if some body wanted me to kill me if I dont convert - then I have a choice to convert - I can either convert and Live or die holding on to my religion. 2. As Satish as said, A…

Comment by vairam99 April 2009 permalink
VJ
Congrats to VJ.. the man who introduced me to this group! Vairam

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Old tamil song CDs
Shops - ritchee street Site - cooltoad.com

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Origins of Indian Food - II - Rossagolla
Enga ippadi Gnyabaga paduthuringa... veetu idly saapitu 1 1/2 aachu!

Comment by vairam99 March 2009 permalink
Why I am an atheist? by Bhagat Singh
Even I don't have any inputs on it! Just felt the article gave a different perspective on Athesim than the ones I know. Thought I would share it here. One nice thought I got from this essay is Man should get bold enough to accept his acts and g…

Comment by vairam99 March 2009 permalink
Tamil Movies that impacted our life
> Oh, I forgot Roman Holiday -- when Hepburn gives > them that fabulous smile when she's back being > a princess - what a lovely woman! How about breakfast at Tiffany's? Vairam

Comment by vairam99 March 2009 permalink
Tamil Movies that impacted our life
Tit bit: Rebacca - only Hitchcock movie to win Best picture oscar! As far as Tamil movies - Shanti Nilayam (Gemini Ganesan film) has heavy inspiration from the movie!

Comment by vairam99 March 2009 permalink
Tamil Movies that impacted our life
>>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 all. The movie was really slow , typical art house movie. I am not able to appreciate the …

Comment by vairam99 March 2009 permalink
Tamil Movies that impacted our life
The story is Martin Sheen is given an assingment to kill Brando. The story is some what like VT searching PS( in the sense VT has more role but PS is the Title Hero). I saw the REDUX version of the movie. It has an additional one hour of footage. I…

Comment by vairam99 March 2009 permalink
Tamil Movies that impacted our life
> For example what is the take away from Manmadha Leelai ( I must accept that > I love this movie. But is in that movie? How did it impact (Y)our life. > Nothing I was hearing a Myskin(Anjathe,Nandalala) interview , he said seeing a MGR mo…

Comment by vairam99 March 2009 permalink
Tamil Movies that impacted our life
I remember just the movie..not the name... Balachandar's movie Saritha's first i guess. She comes in as comercial sex worker. Rajnikanth as a rowdy. They get married and try to get reformed. But they end up again in the same way as they s…

Comment by vairam99 March 2009 permalink
Tamil Movies that impacted our life
> Baabul: The fight of a single man to get back a life for his widowed daughter in law. Speaking on Widow remarriage (already discussed movie ratha kanner) I would like to mention one of Barathiraja's lesser known movies ' pasumpon�…

Comment by vairam99 March 2009 permalink
Tamil Movies that impacted our life
Nayakan - also Kamal hair scratching after he gets old! he would have mimicked Brando in every possible way. Only the black suit was replaced by white Dhothi Shirt! Please see Street Car Named desire, there is some brilliant psychology in the two c…

Comment by vairam99 March 2009 permalink
Tamil Movies that impacted our life
Sorry for the confusion, from IMDB The movie is inspired by a Time magazine article about an American couple who took their daughter to Philippines to meet her biological mother. some forum say that it has inspirations from the following movie http:…

Comment by vairam99 March 2009 permalink
Tamil Movies that impacted our life
> BTW I had no idea Anjali's bro/sis were from KAMB. Looking at it yes!! Thank you!! How many subltelies our movie makers copy (although Mani is someone I greatly respect!). I saw a big screen showing of KAMB just after Gregory Peck's p…

Comment by vairam99 March 2009 permalink
Tamil Movies that impacted our life
My list - would surely have lot of foriegn language movies! 1. Aval apadithan - Movie on women's liberty a movie well ahead of time, probably ahead of times for people who watch it even today. 2. Lives of others (german movie) - Movie abt two …

Comment by vairam99 March 2009 permalink
Vote for vj
Here is the youtube clip of scene under discussion! Vairam

Comment by vairam99 March 2009 permalink
Hi
I just wrnt through the Fact ficton write up on Kundhavai "Aazhvar, this term only used to signify vaishnavaite saints who lived 2 to 3 centuries before cholas. Why this lady was given such a title ? No other royal lady or male, either befor…

Comment by vairam99 March 2009 permalink
Babies with Tamil names to get gold ring
An interesting tit bit... N.Ganeshan sir wrote this in Min Tamil Group "Dr. Jean-Luc Chevillard scanned the bibilio of late KV Zvelebil from J. Vacek (ed.,) Tamulica et Dravidica (Coll. of KVZ articles). thought may be useful to you. Look at …

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