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Hero of the Story?
That the beauty with kalki's works, we can argue for ever ( there is never a need to agree in an argument of this kind...) for argument sake - first we need to define who a hero is - hero in fiction, hero's in flims ( ok we need to sub …

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Nandhini - Fictional or not?
hi, In the foreword to Ss, Kalki presents the following as being facts: The conversion of Mahendravarman from a Jain to a Shaivite. Thiunavukarasar (Appar)one of the Moovars (the most famous of 63 Nayanmars) lived during Mahendravarman's ru…

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Hero of the Story?
Hi, please bear in mind that most of Kalki's works were weekly issues - meaning kalki developed the plot along the way. ( this is seen from the way the reader's attn is kept through each episode), its kalki's style to introduce hi…

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Nandhini - Fictional or not?
hi, a lot has been discussed on these in the old posts- you could do a key word search and dig more into the posts. However, for quick ref There are no archealogical evidence / pointers towards nandhini The big temple inscriptions talk of benev…

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Anda Naal Aattam
ofcourse we have our parama pada soppanam ( snakes n ladders??), Thaya pass ( ludo /dice)...low investment, wholesome entertainment ( you need to pass the night remember - siva rathiri day) and of course an easy way to teach mathematics and count…

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Hero of the Story?
dear sridhar, though kalki does use a bit of imagination in SS on the role of paranjyothi - i think they all pertain to the early part of his character ( till he and Mahendra Pallavar gang up and ambush pulikesi's men in the hill/canyon)..…

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Solstices, equinox and human worship
Nageswaran Temple Nageswaran Temple, is dedicated to Shiva in the guise of Nagaraja, the serpent king. Also known as "Koothandavar Kovil", it is located near the Kumbakonam old bus stand. Aditya Chola constructed this temple during the…

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Tamils and science... a query
append below are a few things which we already knew - some are credited to westerners **- trust there were not patent suits then?? Zero (Sooniya) Pingalacharya-Chanda Sastra- 200 B.C.E 900 C.E ** Pythagorus Theorem. Boudhayana Sulbasutra 700 B.C…

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Tamils and science... a query
dear arun it isnt a question of comfort for you n me, we are what we are and carry it with pride... but i would rather continue the disc in private with you as we might accidently hurt someone in the group. something to douse the heat n ... Th…

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Tamils and science... a query
dear arun What i meant was - just because you dont see it doesnt mean its not there. Your initial posts sounded as though there was no scientific know how for tamils - probably i could have got it wrong. After your clarifications, your post is i…

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Solstices, equinox and human worship
continuing from the prev post Phanum rung http://www.sundial.thai-isan-lao.com/phanom_rung_sun-rises.html The rays of the sun pass straight through the door-ways of Prasat Phanom Rung 4 times a year (2 sunrises and 2 sunsets). The sunrise event…

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Tamils and science... a query
dude, now you are talking in the right tone - what do you mean by scientific work - half of europe went mad with alchemists claiming to convert junk to gold and then an other half went burning these. is this science. journals and thesises do not …

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Tamils and science... a query
Hi, anyone on the group can assist with verifying below - Indian alchemists specially of Tamil Nadu, knew the distinction between the transmuted ?gold? and the real one. A Tamil text (Amudakalaijnanam by Agastya) states clearly that if the artif…

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Tamils and science... a query
dear arun will def dig out literary evidence for your querry over the week but before that a few posers: did you learn to walk, run and talk the day you were born...can a novice sculpture come up with a magnificiant yakshi just by hemself - ob…

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Tamils and science... a query
Hi, wisdom has been passed by word of mouth for C's even before writing systems evolved - the easiest way to remember these were through verses...the rhytymic chanting was a way to focus the mind and render them to memory..rendering finding…

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What is genealogy?
hi sir we hail from a small village near tirukoyiloor called T kolathur. My grand dad was the village headman ( isum maniam) and he had with him our vamsavali pattiyal right from the first inhabitant of the village - right back till 1723. - am …

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Thanjai Nisumbasoodhani
http://templevisitsofashok.blogspot.com/ check out the link above, an interesting account of temple visits and detailed information and travel tips

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varAhamihira - theatrise on hindo iconography
this came to me as a forward from a friend...

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How do you feel about a sequel to PS
welcome, in todays connected world, we have access to all these. but imagine the herculian efforts of kalki to gather all this and cronicle / weave it into his immortal work...we all read ps visualising these events in our agakk kan and cannot ap…

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How do you feel about a sequel to PS
hi amar as a rule sequels never live up to the original - add to it the masters ( kalki) brilliance. regarding the crown, quoting from the Mahavamsam account( srilanka) During the reign of Dappula V (918-930), a Pandya king came to C…

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Ravanchaya from Ravana desa (pachimeswar Lenka or Orissa)
hi sir http://content.cdlib.org/xtf/view?docId=ft5q2nb449&brand=eschol Rama Stories and Shadow Puppets in South India Stuart Blackburn

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Are there some other...
http://www.udumalai.com/books/akilan.htm check out above site to buy these online

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Are there some other...
hi, all the novels mentioned are still under copy right ( kalki's was too for a long time ... which is why the some of the attempted sequels couldnt use the original names of the characters) and hence cannot be put on the net. However, the…

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Are there some other...
you could try Kadal Pura Yavana Rani Raja Mudhirai By Sandilyan Vengaiyin Maindhan By Akilan Udayar' By Balakumaran Kaviri Mainthan, By anusha Venketesh, Nandhipurathu Nayagi By vikraman

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What is genealogy?
Did you know that a 16-year-old princess from Ayodhya went to Korea in 48 ce? A 13th-century Korean text recounts Princess Heo Hwang-ok explaining that her parents: "dreamt a God came who said, 'I have sent down Suro to be king of Kaya.…

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Paramban temple Indonesia
two more photots into the list parambanan - fish removing stones/ getting stones for rama's bridge angkor - bheesma lying on a bed of arrows..

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Paramban temple Indonesia
Have uploaded three reliefs portraying scenes from the ramayana from the parambhan temple You can see vishnu in heaven seated on adhiseshan. On his left kneels a garuda, on his right five gods ask his help in defeating Ravana.. another scene de…

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House Keeping
Dear Sri, thanks for the gentle reminder and apologise for the deluge of stuff - put it to Arva kolaru, will take your advise and slow it up a bit.

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Evolution of the Buddha Image
Hi sir, I must place my sincere thanks first to my uncle Dr. K. Kalyanasundaram for rekindling my love for tamil and then to Kalki for taking me back in time..... tamizhan enru sollada thalai nimirnthu nillada...these findings do make us walk w…

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Archeological proof for Tamil Kingdom in Indonesia
http://www.esamskriti.com/html/new_inside.asp? cat_name=history&cid=964&sid=159 There are at least more than 15 spots all over Indonesia where Ganesh statues were found. Below are the sites. 1. Bara Temple, Tuliskaiyo village, Blitar Re…

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