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British Rule
Exactly my point venketesh. :) I think we are on the same page on this one! To me, if the English are to be seen as outsiders who stripped this land... so were the Delhi Sultans and the Mughals.. AK

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British Rule
I disagree there Venketesh.. All said and done we were not White and hence the Brits would not have wasted their resources making us as "developed" as australia or new zealand. I am glad we got the Brits out.. it is OUR country and we ough…

Comment by sillybuffer February 2006 permalink
British India
Again, let us try to compare the two conquerors and see under which one India was better off.. I would think that we did WAY better under the Brits than under the Muslims.. (Of course that isn't saying much.. we all know about the Bengal famine…

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Converts to Islam
Dear Rahul and Natarajan, I believe you both didn't get where I am coming from. My point was NOT that British rule was good for us. Quite the contrary. They looted us to the tune of more than a trillion dollars apparently. I was just trying to…

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Varalaru Sanga Sinthanaigal
Dear Sri, I believe that our (Indian and especially Tamil) attitude is very hypocritical. We have a Kamaththuppaal. We have sanga ilakkiyangaL where love and sex are celebrated. And then we have the so called "Tamizh culture protectors" w…

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Converts to Islam
I have always felt this "anger" or even "hatred" towards the Brits that many Indians have as just a wee bit irrational. I mean to say if we are upset with them for looting us for a mere 250 years..shouldn't we be more upset …

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maruthu pandyas
Dear Venketesh, Many thanks for that writeup and the link!

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Maruthunayagam or Maduranayagam..
Thanks Venketesh. I couldn't find any info on the Maruthu brothers on the web. Are there any sites that tell their story in detail?

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Rare Tamil inscription in China..
hmmmmmm Now that you mention it, I did think that this news was kinda old and that I had seen it somewhere. I don't think I saw the pic though. My bad!:)

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Dr.Noboru Karahima on caste systems
Sri, I shall try and drop him an email.

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Syllabus for the inscription reading course
Dear All, If people are interested in Online lessons, i dont mind becoming the webmaster for this. Will find someplace to host it and if people can send the lessons, I can put those up etc. My little bit of help to the good work you all are doing.

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Good luck Arun
Dear SPS, Thanks! Will try and participate more. Of course, most of my participation would come under "keeping my mouth shut and learning from everyone here". I have always wanted to learn how to read kalvettus. Any chance of making these…

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Good luck Arun
Mikka Nandri Sri :) Of course the internet is a boon for peripatetic people like us.

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MARINA MEET :: the 11th Feb, Sat 2006
Any Singapore PS members?;) Btw, I apologize for my lack of activity for the past few months. i will be moving to Japan soon (any PS members there?;)) and hence trying to wrap up things here is taking a lot of my time.

Comment by sillybuffer February 2006 permalink
True History of India from 1857
I read this in some newspaper article. Apparently, President Kalam made this call in Kerala (I forget what he was there for). He said words to the effect that our current history is very heavily colored by the invasions and conquests over the past 1…

Comment by sillybuffer December 2005 permalink
(no subject)
I have a suggestion. If Dinamalar has a "Letters to the Editor" type of forum, we can send them a letter that can both accomplish the task of thanking them as well as publicise the fact that the translations are on their way.

Comment by sillybuffer December 2005 permalink
Copy of the Letter sent to Discovery Lost Temples of India
Since our group professes to discuss tamil "culture" and history, I must say, even if it is slightly off topic, that my sympathies lie completely with the two ladies, Khushboo and Suhasini. And all these so called guardians of tamil "…

Comment by sillybuffer November 2005 permalink
Copy of the Letter sent to Discovery Lost Temples of India
Dear Sridhar, It is wonderful that you took time out from your busy schedule to send this email. I have seen this program too, and some of the "Rajaraja tried to expiate his sins by building a temple to his god" etc, really smacked (at le…

Comment by sillybuffer November 2005 permalink
History of Sivakami??
Sorry, My Bad!! :-)

Comment by sillybuffer November 2005 permalink
History of Sivakami??
Dear Baskaran, AFAIK, Sivakami of Sivakamiyin Sabatham is a fictional character. By the way, she does appear in Parthiban Kanavu (which was written before SS) as someone who takes care of Mahendravarman Pallava's kids.

Comment by sillybuffer November 2005 permalink
Emperor Karikal Cholan period & Uraiyur Meettan
Megasthenes was a couple of centuries after the Buddha. I recall reading in the Arthashastra a mention of the kingdoms of the south but I doubt if there was any great detail there. It's quite amazing that we don't seem to have any actual e…

Comment by sillybuffer November 2005 permalink
who is that saint?
er .. not a Prof yet by any means SPS aiyya! btw, all I did was search for the words in Mirriam Websters Dictionary online :-) *sigh* there goes what little reputation I have! *grin*

Comment by sillybuffer October 2005 permalink
who is that saint?
Margaritaceous: Like a pearl.. Luculence: No such word.. closest word is luculent which is an adjective and means "clear in thought or expression" = lucid I think the translator took a poet's liberty to coin the noun form of luculent …

Comment by sillybuffer October 2005 permalink
Congrats
Congrats guys! Arun

Comment by sillybuffer October 2005 permalink
superb
It is like Vasundhara Raje Scindia and Madhavrao Scindia being on different sides of the political spectrum I suppose. :) These things have been happening down the ages and am sure political expediency would have won over human relations more often …

Comment by sillybuffer October 2005 permalink
Question about firearms..
Dear Natarajan, Thanks. But the question still remains, FIRST use of firearms/gunpowder in India? :) I checked on goole and there seems to be a book called History of firearms in india. Think I should get it!

Comment by sillybuffer October 2005 permalink
Nandhini - The Gujarathi conection
I am not too surprised about Nandhini being given as a name to a Gujarati child. After all names like Nandita/Nandini are Sanskrit names and hence one would expect to find them elsewhere in india too.

Comment by sillybuffer October 2005 permalink
photos- I forgot the hero of Pullamangai group! Pls check again

Comment by sillybuffer October 2005 permalink
Question about firearms..
Hi Venkatesh, Yup, I know before Babar, most of the sources cite only China for gunpowder. I was just looking for sources that identify the use of gunpowder by Indians. didn't know Malik Kafur used fireballs. If so is that the first instance o…

Comment by sillybuffer October 2005 permalink
Rajendra Chozha's armada...
Oh!! then the chaps are wrong. Anyway, at least nice to hear this feat being acknowledged. You don't generally read about Rajendra Chozha and his expedition in history books in the north.

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