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Pallavaram Zamindars - Request for information
Thanks for the info!!
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June 2012
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Vietnam Ganesha
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April 2012
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Vietnam Ganesha
Interesting.. Where does the "Kozhi vendhar" - Cholas, "Kozhiyur" - Uraiyur fit in here? Unlike the Pandyas and Cheras, the Chola etymology is confusing and mysterious.
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April 2012
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Aradhya Devata
Sir, Co-incidentally our kuladeivam is also Periyandavar.. in Kattumannar kovil. But we wear thirunamam, invoke vishnu prayers during important occassions!
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mail2karthikp
April 2012
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The Medieval Chola Empire and its relations with Malaysia, Indonesia & Thailand
Awesome!!! So this definitely seals the theory.. Thanks a lot Sir!!
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February 2012
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The Medieval Chola Empire and its relations with Malaysia, Indonesia & Thailand
Dear Sir, Thanks a lot for the huge volumes of information. Do we have any inscriptions or literature references mentioning this 'Pact or treaty' of Cholas with the Paramars (Bhojan). Probably this association could be the reason for a…
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February 2012
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VIJAY's PROGRAMME (TAMIL HERITAGE PROGRAMME - AUDIO )
Exact words in the book: "There is one other place that is to be settled, and that is Jalkotta. It is not possible to offer as satisfactory an identification of this place as there is nothing further to lead us to an identification except the …
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December 2011
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Alberuni's India
Might be a persianized/arabianized version of ra[JA-RA]a.. You never know.. Rajaraja was LochaLocha for the chinese.. Sadayavarman Vira Pandiyan was 'Asciar' for Marco Polo!!(I couldnt comprehend that in my wildest imagination)! Thats wh…
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December 2011
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Living Chola Descendants [2 Attachments]
Dear Sakthi, Thanks a lot for pointing out the mistake. It was not Al beruni. It was mentioned in the accounts given by Amir Khusru and Ibn Battuta (not sure about whose accounts the exact word was mentioned). Krishnaswami Aiyangar in his book &q…
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December 2011
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Chola Descendancy- reg
"these princly communities have throughly absorbed in some of the present Day communities" hmm.. I was thinking along the same lines but from a totally opposite view... These tamil princely families even though they are classified under p…
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December 2011
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Living Chola Descendants [2 Attachments]
Maybe.. But the author in the second page says.. "Chozhanar Ulagaperumanar can be identified with Vijayalaya" BTW, does the timeline of Dantivarman and Vijayalaya match??
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December 2011
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Living Chola Descendants
As I have stated earlier in the forum, their presence has been recorded in the telugu works of Tanjore and Gingee Nayaks namely Raghunadhabyudayam and Sahitya Ratnakara and the letters of Jesuit father Pimenta from the 15th century. (Attaching the p…
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December 2011
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Karthigai deepam - oldest Tamil festival
Excellent Excellent!! Hope someone translates the entire agam and puram. So that illiterates like me can enjoy! - Karthik Kalingarayar
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December 2011
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7m Arivu
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November 2011
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7aam arivu film - surya as bodhidharma
Shaolin legends mention a "Vajramushti" martial art taught by a prince from Kanchipuram as the starting point of their Kung-fu. But Tanlin (506-574AD), a disciple of Bodhidarma in his work "Two Entrances and Four Acts" mentions:…
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September 2011
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cheras
Dear Shankar, Cheras called themselves Agni vamsis or agni kulam. Read the following in an article about "Fireworship in ancient tamilakkam". "All of them the sun, the moon and the fire were considered as manifestations of the prime…
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mail2karthikp
August 2011
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Pallavarayars of Pudukottai
Dear Gopal, We have ample information on the Thondaimans. But very little about the Pallavarayars who ruled the same piece of land before them. I was checking if some our forum members would have any information on them.
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August 2011
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Chola descendants - Proof from Vijayanagar literature
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July 2011
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Chola descendants - Proof from Vijayanagar literature
Naresh, Awesome!!!! I wonder even if my relatives would know such details. I was long awaiting your reply on the subject!! I have been reading "Perambalur maavatta thadayangal" by Nadana Kasinathan and he has listed out all the inscripti…
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July 2011
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PSVP - 9th Annual Meet - 3rd July 2011 - THIRD SESSION
Thanks a lot SPS Sir. Everything about the meeting was special. Dr. Padmavathy's knowledge about cholas was astounding, Kalinga Balu Sir's brief but wonderful speech, Vairam and Vijay's presentations and Shankaranarayanan's ram…
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July 2011
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CHENNAI MEET ON 3RD JULY SUNDAY - MEENAKSHI BHAWAN, 44/1 GN CHETTY RD, CH17
I am looking forward to meet all the members of the PS group with great enthusiasm. Please count me in.
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mail2karthikp
June 2011
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Madras Club - Do not wear Dhoti Inside
I have my own doubts about this. I have been to the MRC and I once found the Chettiar himself sitting there wearing a dhoti!
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June 2011
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anyone knows the history of udayarpalayam jameen
This was the book I was talking about: http://www.tamilheritage.org/old/text/ebook/THFUdayarpalayam.pdf I should credit our member Senthil Ramachandran for discovering this amazing website. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ponniyinselvan/message/4565…
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June 2011
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anyone knows the history of udayarpalayam jameen
I am not sure about the Kaduvetti- Kadavar surnames or their connection with the Kadavarayars (though kadavarayars were vanniyars too). They are just known by Udayars (preceded by a sentence in praise of their family if you look at the proper title)…
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May 2011
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anyone knows the history of udayarpalayam jameen
Hi Gandhi Sir, Interesting facts. Our own U.Ve.Sa (Thamizh thatha) has written a book on them. I shall provide the name and the link soon. But are sure about the 'telugu' part??? My family is related to the Udayar Jameens themselves, bu…
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May 2011
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Chola descendants - Proof from Vijayanagar literature
Hi Raj, Thanks for observing. Actually, its one of the reasons for my interest in chola history. officials. Whether the Vijayanagar nayaks copied it from cholas or cholas copied it from hoysalas is not clear. As for the etymological root, it is of…
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March 2011
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Chola descendants - Proof from Vijayanagar literature
My knowledge about Kachirayars come from my inquiries within my family. I have two sets of kachirayar relatives, one from a village called thiagavalli(also called naduthitu since it is sort of an island) near cuddalore. They claim origin from anothe…
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February 2011
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Chola descendants - Proof from Vijayanagar literature
Shash & Sankar, Thanks a lot for your reply. This is all the impetus I needed.I will sure keep digging but I am severly limited in means, to secondary literature and word of mouth in this search. A direction from someone with a little authority…
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February 2011
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Chola descendants - Proof from Vijayanagar literature
No sign of activity here in this thread.. Looks like people in this group are not intrested on chola descendants or fed up with the topic.. Atleast a simple acknowlegdement would have lifted my spirits!! :) Anyways, I stumbled upon this piece of i…
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February 2011
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Chola descendants - Proof from Vijayanagar literature
Remember seeing their family in "Acchamillai" show by actor Lakshmi in Jaya TV long back.. Heard that a Chozhanar contested in the last state assembly as an independ and lost. They must be still living in any of the villages in @ around t…
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February 2011
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