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madan_sreenivasan
March 2009
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Ramar Sethu & Mahabharat picture gallery
of course, Marco Polo's map ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Marco_Polo._Map_of_explore.jpg) dates 1271-1295 AD... which is the 11th Centry AD... any inferences? Another question that arises to my mind, if this region was navigable then, wa…
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madan_sreenivasan
February 2009
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Ramar Sethu & Mahabharat picture gallery
of course, Marco Polo's map ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Marco_Polo._Map_of_explore.jpg) dates 1271-1295 AD... which is the 11th Centry AD... any inferences? Another question that arises to my mind, if this region was navigable then, wa…
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madan_sreenivasan
February 2009
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Ramar Sethu & Mahabharat picture gallery
Just a food for thought... I see Marco Polo's map contains a sea route "through" the sethu... which begs the question - If this region was navigable during Marco Polo's time, does it mean that the setu did not exist then? Am ask…
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madan_sreenivasan
February 2009
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US House passes resolution on Mahatma's influence on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
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madan_sreenivasan
February 2009
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US House passes resolution on Mahatma's influence on Dr. Martin Luther King Jr
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madan_sreenivasan
February 2009
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hai
Thats very similar to how most of us got here ;) dont think we send mails to the group to introduce everybody else, but am sure that will not be a problem... as you talk on various topics, you will know people better and better.... you could brows…
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madan_sreenivasan
February 2009
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call for donations
Hi, Sorry, I meant the lighting of the rajagopura (and not the vimana) of the temple on the hill...
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madan_sreenivasan
January 2009
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call for donations
Hi Ramachandran-sir, what happened to the kalyana mandapa? I think they have demolished it and are building a new structure over it - probably another kalyana mandapa - am not sure - will ask people there when I go there next and tell you... yes, …
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madan_sreenivasan
January 2009
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New excavation in pudukottai
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madan_sreenivasan
December 2008
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Casting
More news on the malgudi days videos available at landmark: Theres two volume dvd sets of all the epsodes available at landmark now - costing ~600 bucks each. (1200 bucks total) WITH ENGLISH SUBTITLES (chandramouli esp for you) and the remaining 6…
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madan_sreenivasan
October 2008
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Chennai Meet
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madan_sreenivasan
October 2008
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Chennai Meet
Well, IMHO, madras bashai is still in use - without the feel of ridcule thats usually associated with it. Its as much like the brahmin bashai - you only get to hear if you are in certain circles - else, you might live your whole life not hearing bra…
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madan_sreenivasan
October 2008
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Chennai Meet
am from Kovai too, but hardly remember anything of the place... came to chennai in 94 and have never gone back since... :/
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madan_sreenivasan
October 2008
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Chennai Meet
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madan_sreenivasan
October 2008
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Chennai Meet
Anyday, fine with me. Count me in!
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madan_sreenivasan
September 2008
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Blogsite on sculpture
Hi Vijay, Mount meru was the inspiration for Angkor Wat... it could have been the same for Masroor too. I do not know of any contact between north-india and the combodians - did any link exist? If not it could be just coincidence that two differ…
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madan_sreenivasan
September 2008
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KAVIRI MYNTHAN :: falicitation to our Venkat
Congrats, Venkatesh! Actually I do not want to congratulate felicitations which anyway are due to you :) Lets say am very very happy.... Will try to attend the function.
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madan_sreenivasan
September 2008
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Casting
Sorry for the delay in replying.... Isnt it true that people who do great things are mostly modest and have no pretensions about 'their' greatness?! Theres this saying in tamil 'nirai kudam neer thalumbal ill' - a full water …
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madan_sreenivasan
September 2008
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ponniyinselvan in English
I think this is one of the parts of ponniyin selvan in english - they have given the name of the first chapter instead of calling it ponniyin selvan part X..
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madan_sreenivasan
September 2008
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ponniyinselvan in English
thyaga sudar?
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madan_sreenivasan
September 2008
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Casting
sorry chandramouli, its the original televised version - in hindi... Malathi - I just checked... this pack has the vendor of sweets too... :))))
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madan_sreenivasan
September 2008
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Casting
I have swami and friends (and maybe the vendor of sweets too) in the one I bought here at landmar - Malathi, do you want it?
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madan_sreenivasan
September 2008
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Casting
> am sure its selling like hotcakes... Let me change that a bit.... am sure its selling like Krishna sweets mysurpa! ;)
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madan_sreenivasan
September 2008
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Casting
Talking of Malgudi days, I was lucky enough to find 18 episodes of malgudi days for a steal 198 Rs. at Landmark here in Chennai. Anybody interested, I could try to get more copies - am sure its selling like hotcakes... Kathie, if you are worried ab…
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madan_sreenivasan
September 2008
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ponniyinselvan on silver screen
Drew Barrymore as kundhavai? yuk!
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madan_sreenivasan
September 2008
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Pot containing gold coins found
I find a lot of data errors in the hindu nowadays... makes me sick that we losing another 'part of chennai life' to mediocrity...
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madan_sreenivasan
September 2008
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ponniyinselvan on silver screen
we could get major to speak tamil intertwined with manipravalam, I guess ;)
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madan_sreenivasan
September 2008
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ponniyinselvan on silver screen
Great cast! am sure it would have been an instant hit - the characters are so like the image of the actors in my mind... But I think the actors for manimegalai and poonguzali can be interchanged... saroja devi can easily come across as a naive vill…
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madan_sreenivasan
September 2008
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Pot containing gold coins found
stone age 'gold' coins? Doesnt make sense to me - or is it just me?
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madan_sreenivasan
September 2008
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