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PS Souvenir: Sneak preview :: ADIPERUKKU :: 3rd August
Master storyteller!!!The pace of narration along with the thrill of unexpected twists and turns in the plot of PS is what attracted me to Kalki's works. Ragothaman
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July 2009
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Tsunami expected again... VERY URGENT PLEASE!!!
If you are curious to check if the forwarded mails you get are true enough. You can check this website. It has all the spam and false emails and surprisingly true to even believe mails in it since the first one started spreading. I guess we are in a…
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July 2009
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Tsunami expected again... VERY URGENT PLEASE!!!
Hello everybody, I beg to say that even after witnessing a deadly tsunami in 2004 we have never lent ears and brain to the truth and facts about tsunami. They can never be predicted, not in months time or weeks. But only after recording a seismic sh…
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July 2009
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Pazhaverkadu / Pulicat trip
Hi Friends, Hope everything is fine with you. Here's my latest post in Painter's Hub. It is about a heritage trip to Pazhaverkadu or Pulicat on 31st May 2009, organized by the REACH foundation. http://www.paintershub.com/?p=278 Hope …
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June 2009
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Pazhaverkadu / Pulicat trip
Hi Friends, Hope everything is fine with you. Here's my latest post in Painter's Hub. It is about a heritage trip to Pazhaverkadu or Pulicat on 31st May 2009, organized by the REACH foundation. http://www.paintershub.com/?p=278 Hope …
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ymr26
June 2009
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SAGALA NANMAI THARUM SALAGRAMAM
HI Katherine, You are exactly right. The Shaligram we worship are ammonite fossils. The Himalyas are formed by the collision of the Indian and Eurasion landmasses which were originally separate. This collision uplifts the mountains, which is why the…
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ymr26
June 2009
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Poetry in stone - Madurai Meenakshi Amman Temple
Hi Vijay and Shobha, It is rathi for sure. Quoting Swaminathan sir's words on what features describe Rathi..."No more than peacock. All these are Nayak work, and they make Rathi more voluptuous than other female figures which are all volu…
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ymr26
April 2009
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AJANTHA & ELLORA
Dear SPS sir, Please include my name as well for the Ajanta and Ellora trip. Would love to visit them... Thanks and with Kind Regards, Ragothaman
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April 2009
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Travelogue on the Cave Temple trip of Mahendravarman I
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March 2009
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Spot the differences between these natarajars
Oh I thought you had reached kuwait...My family was surprised to know that you came for the trip inspite of the travel the same evening. Was it because of you we had to skip vallam? I didn't think so, each of us had to be back. So please dont r…
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ymr26
March 2009
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Spot the differences between these natarajars
That was most useful...Thanks Sateesh. Even the Jwala's position is different. Ragothaman
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ymr26
March 2009
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Travelogue of Mahendravarman I cave temple trip
Hi, Yes you did mention these points on that day as well. Hadn't noted them down and hence wasn't able to include but will append them soon. Is it possible to find any evidence of iron age settlement near these caves? Has this been reporte…
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ymr26
March 2009
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cave temple trip
Hi, A very wonderful and fruitful trip. Will send the travelogue tonight. Ragothaman
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ymr26
March 2009
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21st march historical trip
Hi, I will be available on 21st March for this trip. Please let me know the pickup points and contact details. With Kind Regards, Ragothaman
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ymr26
March 2009
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4,000-yr-old Tamil Brahmi inscriptions turn to dust
It is such a shame...Article reported in today's TOI Ragothaman 4,000-yr-old Tamil Brahmi inscriptions turn to dust Sites With Early Form Of The Script Are Falling Prey To Quarrying. TOI Takes A Look On World Heritage Day B Aravind Kumar | TN…
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ymr26
April 2008
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breakthro in migration concept
Yes, 70,000 years seems like quite a large period...when comparing to the age of earth (approx. 4,567,000,000 years) it seems miniscule.. If the age of earth can be plotted on a 24 hour clock..then humans came after approx..23:30 hours only...quite …
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April 2008
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breakthro in migration concept
Hi Arun, (You can call me Raghu...) :) In a way yes. It all depends on what we are looking at? Right from the beginning of life formation or after a certain point of time or an in between age.. With the limited knowledge and tools, people are try…
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ymr26
April 2008
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breakthro in migration concept
Great to see another computational biologist in this forum. Hi Dr. Arun. :) Yes you are right that there are three different migrations out of Africa traced out on the basis of mitochondrial DNA. The common thing that the three different routes ha…
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April 2008
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breakthro in migration concept
I think the argument is kind of misleading. I agree that there are 30000 to 40000 genes in humans. M130 is a gene present in Y chromosome. Y chromosome is the chromosome passed to the next male generation. The main assumption is there was a single a…
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ymr26
April 2008
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MURAL PAINTINGS IN PARLIAMENT HOUSE
Dear Vijay, The answer to your question is unfortunately, no. I have been trying for the same for the mural done by my grandfather. Late (Prof.) R.Krishna Rao (In the same link see Panel No. 2)..With help of some close contacts in Delhi, I was all…
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ymr26
March 2008
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article in hindu on big temple
Heres the link: http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2008/02/29/chenindx.htm
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February 2008
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Questions about SriRangam :: SII :: XXIV
Hi, Viewed Srirangam through google maps. Yes it is an island. Uploading map along with my modifications in the photo section. Ragothaman
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ymr26
January 2008
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parthiban kanavu - English translation
Looks like quite an old news (2004) :) Wondering why I didnt knew it before. Ragothaman
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January 2008
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Arts in India: Thanjai Paintings
Hi, In the three different poonal varieties of the image you have posted all go from left to right. Not from right to left. Although the pallava style is different, it is also from left to right. The brahmamudichu is on the left. Also the sketches b…
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December 2007
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Arts in India: Thanjai Paintings
Hi, In my opinion it is not a poonal. It is kind of a angavastram. The reason I am saying this is because, some gurus and most sages took up sanyasam and an important part of being a sanyasi is to break the poonal (symbolic way to breaking the griha…
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ymr26
December 2007
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Vaiko speaks on PS at Delhi - Information
Dear all, Hope things are fine with you. I am fine here. Had been silent for quite some time in this group. I went to the literary tak given by Vaiko at the Delhi Tamil Sangam, yesterday. It was truly amazing. The hall was jam packed to hear Vaiko s…
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ymr26
December 2007
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and we thought AK's assasination plot was confusing
According to the Urban legend website. This was a story made up by Dr. Mills, for entertainment and to illustrate how if you alter a few small facts you greatly alter the legal consequences. More information on: http://urbanlegends.about.com/library…
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June 2007
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Tamils and science... a query
After reading this mail, I get reminded of an event a scientist was recalling once in a conference in Delhi. When his group wanted to publish their work in one of the high impact journals, the reviewers told them to look up a paper published by a Ja…
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ymr26
June 2007
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Tamils and science... a query
Hi Vijay and Arun, Firstly, Nice to see people discussing about Science here. There are two questions that have to be looked. 1. Was there any scientific analysis undertaken by Ancient Tamil people? 2. If so, have they been recorded in Tamil? Arun&…
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ymr26
June 2007
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A step ahead in my literary walk...
It was a treat to read the short story.... Very nice. Ragothaman
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June 2007
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