satish_arun

Thirumalaiyudaiyam and Dhivakar
ivaru thirunthiran sir.... yaravathu thiruntharathuna ennanu ivarukku sollungalen please... Thats like the good old Divakar...

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Thirumalaiyudaiyam and Dhivakar
marakamudiyavillai...marakkamudiyavillai.... Everytime and even the last time I called Suganya before leaving US, I addressed her PVP... :) How can I forget you... But your long hybernation and the lack of nakkal in your recent mails prompted me to…

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Thirumalaiyudaiyam and Dhivakar
Are you the same old Divakar Baskaran ofour group, who joined us for the 2005 Tanjai trip? Satish

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what did you buy in the book fair
I was thinking of not buying any books as many of the books which I bought in the previous books fairs (the last i visited was 2007) are still lying unread :(. but gave into temptation and wanted to buy 'Thevaram' series. But the best i co…

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book fair jan 1st
Incidently dropped all my earlier plan and made it to the book fair yesterday. Initially was planning to go to Kanchi but dropped the idea as it dawned on me that its newyear combined with Thiruvadirai and hence all temples will be madly crowded. So…

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Release of Book on Tamil Cholas details - Chinese sources
that seems to be a good idea. Any time after saturday evening is fine with me. Satish

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Release of Book on Tamil Cholas details - Chinese sources
Vairam is also coming, right? can we fix the date and time...for me sunday anytime is ok. Satish

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Water Harvesting in traditional Hindu civilization
A couple of decades back, the ground water level was at max 10 feet deep. Any well will fetch water at 10 to 20 feet. A decade back, 200-300 feet borewells came into existence and today even at 500 feet its difficult to find water. If this was case …

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West Coast
Hi Sri, Suganya is in the bay area.. I think San Jose. She must be busy with her new born, but you can mail her privately and check. She is not checking PS mails. I called her before I left US (am back in Chennai for past 10 days) but she didnt pic…

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book fair 2010
Why did they change the dates? Generally it will end along with Pongal...Mostly it will be a day out of many chennaivasis on Bogi... Thats when they get the max crowd. If they are missing Bogi, they are going to miss a considerable crowd too....

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cracking the code - kandhaloor salai
Interesting Vijay. thanks for sharing.

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Shakespere and Hamilton Bridge
Regarding 'Barbers Bridge' - long back Venkat shared a 1908 Map of chennai (British India) in which the bridge is shown as 'Barbers bridge'.... :)

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Why Manickavasagar is not part of 63 nayanmars?
Thanks Satheesh. I heard this somewhere and I said I am not sure about it :) Thanks for clarifying.

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Why Manickavasagar is not part of 63 nayanmars?
Someone once told me that, the nayanmars were the clan who didnt even wish for 'veedu peru' (moksham) where as Maickavasagar says 'meyye un ponnadigal kandindru veedutren'. not sure how far its true, but makes sense. Satish

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Picasa photos
Kathie, When I said i liked those photos, I was smiling to myself at the thought of one incident. I would say the best moment in my life. When we went to Pullamangai, i think in 2005, I was taking pictues with my handycam. All the childrens around …

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Picasa photos
wooow....Kathie..you are amazing. really you make us all feel ashamed. Thanks for sharing. The best I liked is the Children of India...nothing is equivalent to a childs smile. :)

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Statue or painting of Rajendra I
Panchavan Madevi Pallipadai....at the rear side of the vimanam...there is a figure worshiping a lingam. This temple was built of RJC for Panchavan Madevi...Dr.Kudavayil Balu sir is of the opinion that it is RJC.

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Happy Diwali
WISH YOU ALL A VERY HAPPY AND PROSPEROUS DEEPAVALI. Satish. > > > >

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: Dharmapuram Swaminathan

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Saidapet Karaneeswarar Temple

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introducing sundar krishnan
// The last one yaarukittayo suttadhu so I don't remember. :) I hate book stealers :( no offense meant Shoba. :) I have lost a couple of my books by lending to friends and it never came back. my collection- PK,SS, PS, Seraman Kadhali (or…

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Srikrishnadhevaraya - 500

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Ponniyin Selvan Play @ San Francisco, Bayarea
Good to hear. ALl the best to the team. First time in US....second time in the world (??)....after Magic Lantern's Satish

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RajaRaja II and his 5 consorts pallippadai temples
edhuva irunthalum decemberla plan pannungappa.... I am planning to come back to India for good. Mostly by Nov end or in Dec. Hope everything goes as I think....(should get released by the manager here, have to get a good project back in chennai...hm…

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vengaiyin paaichal
ayyaa....eppadi ayyaaa ippadiyellam yosikireenga? Hotella room pottu yosippeengalo? :) but that was a good one..

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vengaiyin paaichal
Here is a photo of the lion in Field Museum, Chicago.....which I shot this May....

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Times of India - Aryan-Dravidian divide a myth: Study
For your kind information... All these details I am also reading for the first time and what ever Venkat wrote is all the information I have. So in this context I have the same information as you or anyone do. :) Satish

Comment by satish_arun September 2009 permalink
Times of India - Aryan-Dravidian divide a myth: Study
grrr.... First things first.... Venkat named his son as Akshey.... His friends asked him why Sanskrit name and not a tamil name? For this Venkat asked his friends what is the name of Ravana's son?? - meaning Ravana being projected as the drav…

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Sign akin to Indus Valley’s found in Kerala
Wonderful Vijay. Edakkal caves in wayanad is one amazing place. A good trek up a steep hillock to reach the cave and another long trek uphill a steep mountain to reach the top of the hillock from where all three states - Karnataka, TN and Kerala ca…

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Times of India - Aryan-Dravidian divide a myth: Study
SPS, My Great Grand father's name is 'Ramaswamy'. Grandfather - Subramaniyam. Father - Arunachalam; Me - Satish Kumar - My daugther - Shambhavi. Five generations - all pure sanskrit names. But Ramaswamy, Subramaniyam and Arunachalam…

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