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chidambaram letters-2
HI all though we cannot pin point the origin of dravidians or for that matter any indian ethnic group from iraq the world has a lot to thank iraq for. the first region to write, the first to use the wheel the first to use the sexagesimal system (…

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kochengannan-2,3,4(summary) :: CHIDAMBARAM
>>>AiyadigaL kaadavarkon who was related to Simhavarma Pallava. must have been an anscestor of our own kadava chief koperunchikan venketesh

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chidambaram letters-2
> In your mail you mentioned Siva has a dark caucasian look. All the > scriptures, let it be vedas or thevaram,thiruvasagam etc refer to > Shiva with a golden colour skin. > > 'ponnar meniyane, puli tholai araikasaithu'…

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GOWTHAMA NEELAMBARAN CONTACT DETAILS
Hi I am sure niveditha books of peters road has published one or more of his books.

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chidambaram letters
Hi Seems interesting Since Dr. Pitchappan group is the most advanced in this part of the world we need to talk to them about this . they have simplified the procedure using a mouth wash to segregate the dna. their extensive studies in south tamil…

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Ancient Glory of Tamils :: Measures :: 01
HI Mr. Vishwak why dont you please print the list of places. many of us come from southern districts and may ee able to make a trip to the m

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Best PS Edition
Hi I think poompuhar pathipagam has a slightly costlier edition. venketesh

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pichavaram
Hi SPS i was in chidambaram the day the tsunami struck. it was the ther festival chidambaram is too far inshore to be affected by the sea. the main concern of the dikshithars that day was of the ther having a damage by the earth quake and gettin…

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more on history
Hi Sps could you please oranise a gathering of our members when Mr. vishwaksenan is next in chennai. we could all benefit from his experiences.

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kochengannan-2,3,4(summary)
http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/11/29/stories/2003112900190100.htm article on what to expect in pichavaram from the Hindu

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pichavaram
> im surprised by paucity interest in the historic aspects of thes > issues and the discussion leading to mundane issues!! HI aborigines in pichavaram? thats news to me.i thought they were fishermen. mangrove forests are there in a 100 pla…

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kochengannan-2,3,4(summary)
Hi kathie pichavaram has nothing to interest you. dont waste your time there back waters and mangrove plants all around. movies of the 70 s usually filmed their climax there pichavaram became famous for the privacy it offered. usual haunt of courti…

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kochengannan-3
Hi we have had many discussions on dating of manikavasagar.if he was prior to the devaram trio his songs about chidambaram must predate them.the bulk of his songs are not about auvudayar koil but about chidambaram. also thiru moolar talks about …

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Temples struggle to get back assets
-HI the hindu temples in tamilnadu are perhaps the wealthiest if you take into account the lands they possess but their revenues are less sometime back a religious preacher told me 'its wrong to tell people of other religions looted out t…

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[Poetry In Stone|à®à®²à¯à®²à®¿à®²à¯ à®à®²à¯à®µà®£à¯à®£à®®à¯ à®à®£à¯à®à¯à®®à¯] Mannargudi
Hi I presume perumal is in the form of a cowherd in mannargudi. he is a charioteer in thiruvellikeni what other forms? can someone list venketesh

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Bharath to India

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Bharath to India
> I have a question... > When and in what situation was our country 'Bharath' rechristened as 'India' could somebody enlighten us on when the word barathavarsh indicating the sub continent was mentioned?? venketesh

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Bharath to India
Hi school books tell us it was the river Sindhu that gave us the name. but if you see the last years of transition i guess hindustan became india. the mughals ruled under the name of hindustan and their succesors latinised the name I guess. but…

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british and indian history
Hi SPS the european archeoloist was an independent creature. at least in india they were funded by the government . in egypt( remember carter and carnavaron and king tut's tomb) they arranged their own funds. agatha christie gives a fascinat…

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british and indian history
The greatest distortion by them is the AIT which is totally > baseless and purely a theory and the result of whcih we are still reaping. the "aryan invasion theory" is what you mean. we certainly would discuss that. arun krishnan can…

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WELCOME MR. PRESIDENT
> > Was attempting to clarify to Venkat and Rahul - black is usually a > reference to skin color in this country, regardless if one parent was > white or grandparents where some other color. Understood malathi but imagine obama had …

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Music inscriptions of Tamilnadu
> We are repeating the same word what English east India told. > > Our culture dates back to B.C. 25,000. HI the east india company had nothing to do with the discovery of mohenjo daro. beleive it or not ( i was surprised too)the arche…

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Music inscriptions of Tamilnadu
> Thirumurais frequently refer to this. what do the thirumurais refer to as the name of the instrument? i always felt the yal was the precursor of the veena. but with mahendra inventing a veena and soon thereafter sambandar using a 'pan…

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Music inscriptions of Tamilnadu

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WELCOME MR. PRESIDENT
Yes Rahul one hollywood actor will smith remarked on CNN that nowhere in the world hs the descendant of slaves become a president two correction s in india even slaves have become sultans like kutbuddin aibak, iltamish and balban the second co…

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Pudukkottai tourism development steps
There is a temple at Thiruppunnavasal > This river is fed > by waters from Vaigai River (!), Madurai, vaigai reportedly goes in a huge kammai lake in ramnad district and the overflows go into such rivers. vaigai dam has made all these p…

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Music inscriptions of Tamilnadu
> > The veena we see today (Thanjavore style) was standardized by none > other than raghunatha nayaka. This veena is held by hanuman in > ramaswamy temple in kumbakonam. Nowhere else in india do we see > hanuman with veena. any ide…

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Reg :- Kaviri mainthan
> i have bought Kaviri mainthan by Anusha venkatesh ( she is of this group member i think). I started reading this book and completed about 7 chapters. Hi Karthik thanks for buying KM the period the story i based on is one without many histor…

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RAJAKESARI THROUGH PALANIAPPA BROS.
> Dear Venkat, am really envious of all you at the book fair!! Beleive > me I would have bankrupted my bank account. Dear Malathi it almost bankrupted most of our publishers too the timings of the book fair clashed with chennai sangamam …

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NDTV 7 wonders of India
this is all pure humbug the gilr jounalist who compiled this list talked to me before hand. she was chandras friend i specifically told her there is nothing wondorous about chettinaad palace except that it sis owned by high profile people even…

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