Mani, you're doing a lot of valuable work- we could start discussions on all this material, once all the typing/viewing is finished, right?
G...your mail was very interesting. I've also wondered about the titles Rajakesari and Parakesari...but I believed that it was a bit like calling Alexander 'The Great' - it needn't have been a king's name. Or so I thought.
Sri...I've read that Madurai- our current Madurai- was originally called 'Vada Madurai'- because, earlier, so many centuries ago, there used to be a 'Then Madurai'- which was later submerged in the sea. Was the submerged city the twin of the present Madurai? Hmmm...