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Aryans - ஆர்யர்களின் சுவடுகள் கண்டெடுப்பு
Out of Africa and into Asia, yes. The Xia dynasty of China, Egypt, Sumer and Indus are more or less equal in age, but "equal" in this case spans more than 2000 years. We talk about the "Indus Valley Civilization" as though it wa…

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Aryans - ஆர்யர்களின் சுவடுகள் கண்டெடுப்பு

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Poompuhar - 11,600 years older
Here's the NIO study at Poompuhar presented in 2004: http://drs.nio.org/drs/handle/2264/1161 Personally, looking at the study and at Hancock's article, I feel that he's jumping to several unfounded conclusions. He takes the "U-s…

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Lemuria !!!!

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Why didn't Tamil Language spread in Rajarajan's conquered lands ?
Agreed, but this wasn't about whether to copy the west, or anybody else. We're merely discussing the possibilities of events that happened a millennium and more back.

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Why didn't Tamil Language spread in Rajarajan's conquered lands ?
Hmm... Off the top of my mind, I can give you examples of Sanskrit, though not Tamil. 1. As I mentioned earlier, "Singa Puram" = Singapore 2. The Malay word for religion is Agama 3. Malay and Indonesian words for language is Bahasa (Sansk…

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Lemuria !!!!
Sir, If I may make a small correction, I think we should separate the terms "Lemuria" and "Kumari Kandam" - the (superceded) supercontinent theory, and the "cultural concept" as you put it. I think at this point, if a…

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Why didn't Tamil Language spread in Rajarajan's conquered lands ?
Who says it didn't spread - most South Indian languages have loanwords from each other, including Tamil from Sanskrit and Sanskrit from Tamil, Telugu, Kannada and others from Tamil and Sanskrit and back and forth. Remember, unlike the British,…

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Upper Pallava cave temple at Trichy
Hi Saurabh, I don't know if I agree with the idea that shivalingas weren't worshipped at that time, given Mahendra's inscription right there: "...Lingena Lingini..." It may be that full images were worshiped alongside Ling…

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watching webcast of dance
It was truly fabulous! Just finished watching it... Shash

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Any other Emperor remembered after 1000th Year ?

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Thanjai Periya Koil outer wall being broken to get VVIPs enter

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Thanjai Periya Koil outer wall being broken to get VVIPs enter
How idiotic, and how typical of our politicians. Can one be shocked without being surprised? And all this to celebrate the 1000th anniversary of the very temple they're destroying like this? If they want to believe in all this mumbo jumbo, I&…

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Vadhu Dakshinai - Kovilur ( karaikudi) inscription

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Vadhu Dakshinai - Kovilur ( karaikudi) inscription
In addition, one would assume that in principle, this depends on the sex ratio in a given population: if it's skewed towards males, it becomes more and more difficult for a given male to find a partner, and vice versa. This could very well lead…

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Tamil Nadu minister meets Modi- Is it possible to check scientifically?
Hi all, This happens to be my field, so maybe I can put in some more general information... All these methods depend on some sort of penetration of the material (in this case, the floor/soil) with some energy, and seeing how that energy behaves. T…

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Ramayanam Before Kamban 50- Koliyanur ( Villupuram) Valeeswarar

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No Nrisimha image during Pallava reign
Hi Saurabh,

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[Poetry In Stone|கல்லிலே கலைவண்ணம் கண்டோம்] There is only one Raja - and that's Raja Raja, but is th

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nice potrayal of history by fox channel
Hi all, I didn't watch the History channel documentary (partly because I've become annoyed by their way of over-simplifying everything), but I'd suggest that anyone who's interested in the subject read Jaswant Singh's (much…

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In honor of Independence Day
Interestingly, I was just at the Landmark quiz, where they played the national anthem in the beginning (they make a big deal of holding it on 15th August every year in Chennai). They played the Rahman version, with all the various singers playing bi…

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Interesting article on navigation
Thanks, VJ It's a very interesting article. The story of "jya->jiba->sine" is one of my favourites...

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AADI PERUKKU nal-vaazhthukkal
Hi everyone, Slightly belated Aadi Perukku wishes from me too!

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Chinese accounts of chola mission
Still leaves the "third of his dynasty" unexplained, unless one (awkwardly) considers Uthama to be the second...

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Chinese accounts of chola mission
Hi VJ, Reading it a bit more closely, it's very interesting. Pg. 295: "In the kingdom there is a city which is enclosed by seven-fold walls that are seven-feet high. The length of the outer wall is twelve li from north to south, and seve…

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Qaum-e-Aad

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Pallava Dynasty - Mahendravarman I
And the Sanskrit version (Transliterated in English): http://ignca.nic.in/sanskrit/matta_vilasa_prahasanam.pdf This one is from the Wikipedia page.

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Pallava Dynasty - Mahendravarman I
Yes, I noticed that too... Does this mean that Ekambranatha is (pre-?) Mahendra? Also, interestingly, the whole thing starts with an invocation to "The god who carries a skull, the great Kapalin"; wonder if/what this signifies for the Ja…

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Pallava Dynasty - Mahendravarman I
For anyone who's interested, here's an English translation of Mahendra's play: http://books.google.co.in/books?id=hayV4o50eUEC&lpg=PA84&ots=ZgVnAwxVjj&dq=mattavilasa prahasana translation&pg=PA84#v=onep…

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Pallava Dynasty - Mahendravarman I

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