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Tsunami - after effects - REG
Dear Mohanavel I am not sure what happens in PS is actually a Tsunami..Its more of a massive cyclone...He describes them so vividly Remember Poonguzhali scaring VD as they are sailing to Ealam about Kondal Kathru and Vadai Katru and when they meet…

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Thiraikaddai for PS is ready with Mr. Sujatha !!
Dear all it would be nice to see pS as movie or serial but I have my own doubts as to whether manirathnam is the director to do it... Sujatha is agreat writer but you dont need a thiraikathai for a thiraikathai because thats kalkis style simple and…

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Tsunami - after effects
Dear Satish The legend and myths claim that there was a sizable land mass south of kanyakumari known also as the lemuria or kumarikandam which was lost to kadarkol Whethere it was a Tsunami or rice in water levels due to arctic icemelting we do not…

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uthamachozhan vs. RR
Dear All Kalki doesnt define or say what is irumudi or mumudi.... But he gives the hint as to that it means the chola chera and pandya thrones chola and pandya is irumudi and chola chera pandya is mummudi thats why RR wasnt called mummudi chola til…

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Ashoka and Cholas : Part 1
Dear Rajendra Chozhan Interesting facts Established by Chandragupta Maurya, by defeating Nanda's, assisted by a Tamilian Chaanakya, in Patna, Was Chanakya Tamilian second Asokha stopped his wars after kalinga is what I understand so did he lea…

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I am happy
Dear Sampath Thank you I think one person who certainly has read kambaramayanam is priya vaishnava.... She used the same quote of baratha and rama I quess the rest of us are just illeteratre on that aspect... At one stage I did seriously conseder…

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Blemishless ArulMozhi--spinning further yarns
I totally agree with you Ganesan Reading Sampaths mail is to me like reading Nandhipurathu Nayagi again....

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Blemishless ArulMozhi--spinning further yarns
Dear Sampath RR was a co regent with Uthamachola . > > RR also doesnt take part in wars or invasions,but builds public > support. What about Pandya invasion...Eelam invasion....Kanthalur salai....and the distant islands which were conquere…

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Blemishless ArulMozhi
Dear Sampath There have been many people who have tried to succed Kalki's success with his charectors and you can join in their hall of fame your imagination is great..... But the RR in our minds is totally different from >…

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Kambar Vs Kalki - another take

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kamban Vs Kalki
Dear Satish > Re. Kalki and Kambar...both has their unique way of characterisation. > As Sampath says, telling a story already known to millions and making it a success is something great. I dont agree with this....Just because Saran Polish…

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kamban Vs Kalki
Dear Sampath I agree with you that you can compare across the board but would still stand by my statement... If you visit the archives of our group there was a opinion poll and discussion on whi has illustrated Kalkis charectors better Maniam or Vi…

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ORIGINAL PONNIYIN SELVAN WITH MANIYAM'S ART
DEar All I would strongly urge all the new members who havent seen aour files and photos to see them. There are loads of pictures which may interest you Ramnath to save you the hazzle Maniam Pictures http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/ponniyin…

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Dear Rajendra Cholan That was excellent

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ORIGINAL PONNIYIN SELVAN WITH MANIYAM'S ART
Dear Ramnath It has been done and is there for the last 2 years I have just scanned charectors as opposed to the whole book just to avoid any copy right issues If you go to the photos section its all there

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ORIGINAL PONNIYIN SELVAN WITH MANIYAM'S ART
Well Mangal I do have two versions of PS with maniam and vinus pictures I am not sure if they are from the original print or reprint though. The habit of writing pages of the story I guess was common because I thought my parents were very obsessive…

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Tallest Gopuram in India/World
Thanks Kamal Vimaam is what I meant..If this is the tallest why are we not boasting about it Lets be fair Periya koil was bult in 1080 or somewhere there GKC 1100 something Srirangam and Meenakshi Temple THERE ARE SO ANY VARIOATIONS IN CHRONOLO…

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Ponniyin selvan english translation on the net
Well there is Indra Kalamegam's version But I wouldnt recommend it Sri

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Looking for a PS edition with Maniam paintings
Theres a recent edition which was out last year with colour paintings available in higginbothams Sri

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history based stories
Dear Arun Theres a Big list in our Files Section Sri

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what happeend to vandiya devan?
Sandilyans style and Kalkis Style are completely different Arun

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Greatest Servant of Chola Desam
Dear All Thank you fr all your responses Pavi,Natarajan,Divya,Guhan,Priya Thank you for your nice reasons... Pavi as always Succint, divya welcome to the discuusion Natarajan very sound reasoning Guhan the whole idea of a discusson is to see differe…

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Greatest Servant of Chola Desam
Dear Divya Welcome to The PS Family The question was to analyse Kalkis potrayal of various charectors in seeing which one he has done beautifully as the greatest servant of the Kingdom...It was just a comparision of his charector potrayal and your r…

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End of discussion--fair game is needed
Dear All Just before I offer any reasons or explanation I would request you to visit this link www.http://forumhub.com/tnhistory/19000.14.04.44.html If you cant go to google and try rajendra cholan and it ll be third or fourth in your list. I di…

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Greatest Servant of Chola Desam
Thanks Natarajan But it would make discussions interesting if you gave us your reasons as well

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all can enter temples?No way.--Dr.sridhar
Sorry Priya Either you accept Mahabharata as a great script written by Vyasa in which Krishna is a charector or You see it as the Lord Prophesising... Krishna is not Nagarjuna or Rajini so he wont stop evil everywhere.....Nice one so he wont lift h…

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Thirukural is not a hindu book?Who said?(Dr.sridhar)
Dear Priya I never said anything about Thirukural was not a hindu book but it is not a religious text. Annaiyum pithavum munneri theiyvam is tamil...if I am not wrong Madha Pitha Guru Theiyvam is again Tamil

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all can enter temples?No way.--veens
dear priya If you understand that bhramins is not the name of a caste and is the name of saints it becomes simple.Many people like viswamithra(ksathriya),vyasa(son of a fisherwoman),valmigi(hunter and thief)became bhramins by meditation and prayer.…

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all can enter temples?No way.
Literature devoid of religion loses its spirit. There are enough literature in the world which stand out without the impact of religion I will agree with the rest that thirukural is not a religious text...thamarai kanaan ulagu....just a cynics vei…

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House Keeping
Dear All I am really sorry but quiet a few of your valuable discussions are going to end in the trash bin soon if you dont delete the original message Space problem

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