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srilanka in vijaynagar perriod
it appears srilanka has always a southindian domination in its 2500 year political history. early cholas, pallavas, latercholas, pandyas, vijaynagar ,nayaks and european rule too. why it was segmented to be a separate nation? it could well have been…
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gandhiram
August 2012
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Raja Asoka , did he look like this ?
SO NICE. THIS IS DEFINITELY ASOKA. THANKS. GANDHI
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gandhiram
May 2012
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ThirugnanaSambandar Thirumulaippal Festival at Sirkazhi
dear friend, i have been having this doubt since long time. 1.there is a house in sirkali near the western gate of the temple and it is beleived to be gnanasambandar birth place. 2. how come sambandar sing at his age of 3three. 3. was sambandar a r…
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gandhiram
May 2012
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Writers in our Group
good idea too
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gandhiram
January 2012
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PSVP PUBLICATION
this is nice, gandhi
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gandhiram
January 2012
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Writers in our Group
this is a excellent idea. i have completed my book on saivasiddhantham almost an year ago ( wrote in small bits and pieces but now accumulated into a 100 page book)and iam willing to donate it free for the group, if it can be published on the group…
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gandhiram
January 2012
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thiruvilayadal puranam period?
michael wood -historian and indologist says so in his book ' STORY OF INDIA" oxford publication 2007. the problem is, noone doubts the antiquity of puranas but the issue is when the stories like the villainous cholans and jains were insert…
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gandhiram
January 2012
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thiruvilayadal puranam period?
madurai was a great city then hence there were intersts in gupta period about it. i said the books were compiled in gupta period ( not written then) halasya manmiyam! when was it written any clear guess gandhi
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gandhiram
January 2012
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Removing the Sheen from Buddhism
friends, society was divided between brahmanas and sramanas( jains) both had an antagonistic views on philosophy. buddha found a middle path. his teachings were patronised by kushan emperors till 3ad. but guptas supported hinduism so it perished in…
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gandhiram
November 2011
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time to think of our jain-buddhist past
buddha did not write anything and there were no script for another 3 centuries to come. the message was transmited orally in the sanga". asoka's patronage made a small local cult into a state religion. subsequent kushana patronage made it …
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gandhiram
November 2011
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time to think of our jain-buddhist past
chandra gupta maurya turned to an ascetic( jain) and came deep into south and died in karnataka-somewhere near the modern sravan belahula. it is a practice then for kings to become ascetics in jain tradition. jainism is not an off shoot of hinduis…
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gandhiram
October 2011
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time to think of our jain-buddhist past
thank you sir, saivite deconstruction of jainism is not a matter to be disputed. it is long concluded matter. buddhism-jainism have fundamental schism. these issues play a part in srilankan conflict. as historians our duty is to do good also to the…
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gandhiram
October 2011
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new tamil movie based on 7th century AD kancheepuram.
sir, pallavans generally had extensive political connections with china and ASEAN. it is not impossible for a person to travel china at that time. say in 5th century AD traveling to china was very easy by land route . extending from bengal,assam, b…
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gandhiram
October 2011
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kalidasa and Dignaga
dharma kirti is also mentioned in the rahula sangrityayan magnum opus" from volga to ganges" . he mentions about a tamilian holding high post in nalanda. but it was a philosopher and not a martial art guru. gandhi
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gandhiram
October 2011
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new tamil movie based on 7th century AD kancheepuram.
sir, the bodhi dhamma is most probably dharma kirti only. the term are used inter exchangable. please read the stanford encyclopedia link. because there is only one person was popular in the tibetan buddhism. he was most probably a brahmin. he canno…
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gandhiram
October 2011
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Biggest Temple in Tamilnadu
sir, difficult to say. many temples include the town around into their campus. srirangam is an example. if you exclude the town areas( even if the rajakopuram is at the entrance of the town) the estimations will be different. chidambaram temple has …
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gandhiram
September 2011
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Chola descendants - Proof from Vijayanagar literature
cordinal LORDOUSAMY was from cuddalore st.joseph's school. i have seen him. he is from panruti region. i do not know whether he is a vanniyar. gandhi
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gandhiram
July 2011
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cuddalore-east india company buildings in ruins
quiet possible. but the passage may not be a continuous one but interrupted with overground forest roots. barathiyar could not have used it. he was kept in a prison in the manjakuppam police station. cuddalore used to have a european aura in the …
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gandhiram
July 2011
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Basic Doubt - Post RRC. Marathas in Tanjore.
friends, tanjor nayaks sliped into the hands of bijapur sultan actually. he sent the army led by the half brother of shivaji. the maratha army was actually a mercenary of the bijapur sultan. after taking over tanjore they proclaimed themself indepen…
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gandhiram
July 2011
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Basic Doubt - Post RRC. Marathas in Tanjore.
friends, sivaji visited parangipettai and chidambaram. he presented a sword to lord of chitsabai. it is still kept inside the treasury.his attempts to enlarge the empire in the south was defeated by nayaks. sivaji did not have cordial relationship …
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gandhiram
July 2011
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kingdoms identified themselves with cholans
thank you, correcting myself.gandhi
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gandhiram
July 2011
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temples in ASEAN region
a hindu temple dedicated to SHIVA in laos.
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gandhiram
July 2011
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bagan empire extent(burma 1050 AD )
i went through this area's history. it is called arakan province. the original term is rakhasa province. i do not know whether the term is related to rakshasa. the arakan provonce is a budhhist province and is burmese speaking only. but has a d…
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gandhiram
July 2011
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tuticorin-colombo ship
temple of tooth of course...then sigiria malai...etc
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gandhiram
June 2011
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anyone knows the history of udayarpalayam jameen
friends, today i had some first person informations on the zameen family history. they speak only tamil and no telugu is ever spoken there in any recent past. the family follows number of royal practices even now though they have less income. rece…
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gandhiram
June 2011
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anyone knows the history of udayarpalayam jameen
thank you, so informative. i shall follow up the details with the local people. presently the person in charge of the zameen is spending the old antiques like photographs, wooden articles, jewels ...etc and making a livelihood. the zameen is in its …
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gandhiram
June 2011
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anyone knows the history of udayarpalayam jameen
are there any historical links between sendamangalam fort near panruti and the udayar palayam jameen? the koperunchingan dynasty ended with pandya invasion. after this the sendamangalam fort was abandoned? those people had continued to be wit…
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gandhiram
June 2011
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anyone knows the history of udayarpalayam jameen
dear friend, excellent book. that too by u.v.saminathaiyer. I WILL GO THROUGH IT SLOWLY iam planning to go to udayaraplayam oneday shortly. there is really something intriguing in this zameen history. 1.they have been in power from 1475 2. they…
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gandhiram
June 2011
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anyone knows the history of udayarpalayam jameen
thank you, i will go through the links. i have requested the lady to be in touch. hope i will meet her again. i have met a person who was brought up in the zameen palace for long time. but he is tight lipped. i have met a person whose father wa…
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gandhiram
June 2011
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anyone knows the history of udayarpalayam jameen
friends, generally the ariyalur district people recall an old prosperity and glory. but that is not obvious today. the district in general must have been very powerful region but over the past 100 years it has been eclipsed by some poverty and downt…
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gandhiram
May 2011
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