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History of Assassins
Hi there is a fictional account of an atempt on the original karikalan. they set fire to his palace and he escaped with a burnt leg. or was he a "killer of elephants" venketesh

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pride does go before a fall - man the Lehman Brothers
> > I have a small idea on improving the agriculturers.... > > > > Why cant we create a paid visit to the floral gardens like jasmine, > roses etc in Tamil Nadu? Hi great idea for a small state. but I wish you guys will co…

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pride does go before a fall - man the Lehman Brothers
... We would prefer to live in > poverty for as long as necessary but we shall not allow our freedom to > be subverted.". many will differ here sathish poverty is the greatest crime against mankind. we need to strike a balance betwee…

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pride does go before a fall - man the Lehman Brothers
Hi sathish india is self sufficient in grain. its just that its stored in those sky high storage bins with the people not having purchasing power. if we too ate once a day we might have to build bigger bins. venketesh

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Power generation from lightning
Some sites do mention that theres only enough charge to make a 100 watt bulb glow for 3 months in one bolt of lightning.

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Power generation from lightning
-Hi satheesh there are a lot of lightning trivia an actor who played jesus christ in a contreversial film was struck by lightning twice during shooting Actor Jim Caviezel has been struck by lightning while playing Jesus in Mel Gibson's c…

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Power generation from lightning
Hi I have read about it being very high voltage but actually less power or something to that effect. but lightning is one major source of nitrogen for the plant life. i think its one of the main reasons life survived on earth. venketesh

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Harry Potter

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Pandya caves
HI 3 possibly pallava(?) caves in the midst of pandya territory always intriuged me. mahibalan patti. pillaiyar patti and kundrakudi. vijay tell me how did these guys come so far. venketesh

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Re Bharathi's letters to The HIndu
Hi Arun now wonder. where barathi scores is clarity of thought. he had a very sound mind and a focussed line of thought. we can find it in his poetry. venketesh

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barathi memorial day
Here are some letters barathi wrote to THE HINDU http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/06/stories/2008040659160800.htm Venketesh

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barathi memorial day
Just fyi for those who don't know, Bharathi was killed by a mad elephant in Parthasarathy Temple. H Despite repeated warnings he approached the elephant as always to feed it and it threw him down and trampled him - he suffered multiple inju…

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Uttama vs Arulmozhi
2 of my 2nd cousins are younger than my son.i come from an extended family of 3 generations which used to live together 30 years back. then it was around 70 members . he calls them vada poda- but the relationship is still valid.

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Uttama vs Arulmozhi
- Hi Having an uncle younger than you is quite common in extended families in rural india. some communities have a name for the younger man of a elder generation. they call him 'maani' in chettinad. venketesh

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who was kalki's favourite charecter?
If you look at all > the historical novels of tamil(mostly, i mean), you can see one common > thing, the central character of the book would never be the hero of > the book. A commander, or a spy only would be the hero and he would be &g…

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who was kalki's favourite charecter?
> Punguzhali and Vadhiyadevan are among the most well developed > characters in his work, it is not surprising he liked them. yes . pungkuzhali is not a charecter of a pen and ink. she is wholesome. even mouths kalki's poetry.kalkis sy…

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who was kalki's favourite charecter?
Hi kalki wrote the magnum opus over a long period. i am of the view he had favourites then and there. if we call one as his favourite why do they vanish from the story for so many episodes. lets remember this was a weekly serial. pungkuzhali did …

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Mallai Trip Photos

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Mallai Trip Photos
> Oh god! i never knew! > al hambra means the "red one" an arabic name. this place along with sadras( kalpakkam) were sambuvarayar forts to protect shipping lines. must have been run by some arabs later and named so. venketesh …

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Mallai Trip Photos
-sathish that was marakkanam temple. you discovered the 'SWASTHI SRI.. ' edict there. the temple had a lot of broken pillars. local people said it was due to the wars at alamparai. to aid your memory we visited thiruvidanthai( poor sivar…

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Mallai Trip Photos
> > Today we call it 'Alamparai'. when we visited there, the latest hit > was a song from 'Veyil'. Forgot the lines of the song. romba software eluthina ippadi thaan aakum. the song is uruguthE marukuthe a melancholic…

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Mallai Trip Photos
Hi there is a alhambra fort on ecr.100 km from madras. a brick fort on the sea. comes in many movies. venketesh

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Mallai Trip Photos
> Posted the recent Mallai Trip Photos that I have taken in the Photos section of the website. > > Hi natarajan srinivasan was there??? enna sir group pakkam thalaiye kattala? but you have been following it. natarajan is a great shor…

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September 9 - Amarar Kalki's Birth Day
HI post jpeg fotos in the photos section. there is still lots of space there. thats how we haved one for previous trips. venketesh--- In ponniyinselvan@yahoogroups.com, Thirumalai Vinjamoor

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September 9
Hi thanks pavithra for reminding kalki was born 9-9- 99 next year we would be celebrating his 110th birth day. venketesh

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Men's mind set about women's self-respect
Hi why dont we use this topic to study pS men's mind set about Ps womens self respect. i think there are several instances. first the head strong women nandini kundavi and poongkuzhali. how the other kings ridicule nad fear nandini kundavi…

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Kunnakkudi no more
- Hi Kunnakudi was never truly accepted in the realm of carnatic musicians because he dared to venture into branches. he composed music for movies ( raja raja cholan was one) he acted ina few movies. produced many. was close with politicians and u…

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Important: 7th Sep 08- MALLAI TRIP - Final Pick Up details
Hi so bad i had to drop out. but will try to join later. please also try to visit the stone quarry on the bypass. we have 2 unfinished ratha temples there. all the best venketesh

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Men's mind set about women's self-respect

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naming children after kalki's charecters

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