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The ‘Deepavali Lehyam’
South Indians do not celebrate Diwali. Instead, the term used across South is ‘Deepavali’ This is probably the most festive occasion to celebrate a wide variety of foods. The list…
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The Three Damsels – Poetry – Srirangam Ramesh
Dear friends and folks, Given below is a Poetry 'Moondru Devi ’ by Subramania Barathi -Grossly translated into English. I have tried to go as close as possible to the…
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‘Poetry’ – Oh My God! (OMG) – Srirangam Ramesh
'Poetry' - Oh My God! (OMG) – Srirangam Ramesh Is there any pride in thinking of you all the time? Deep in every thought of mine, there is no space…
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ALEMAN VENKATA RAO (1889-1939) and SHESHA IYYENGAR (1888-1968)
VENKATA RAO A. (1889-1939) and SHESHA IYYENGAR (1888-1968) The names of these two scholars are usually taken in tandem because they worked as a team for a long time…
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The New Woodlands Hotel, Madras
The New Woodlands Hotel was founded by K. Krishna Rao, who was born to a Hindu priest in Kadandale near Mangalore on 21 October 1898. Poverty in the family forced…
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Udham Singh
Udham Singh "He is a mad man" - said Gandhi ! "His act was a senseless deed" - said Nehru ! "We condemn his act of terror and apologise and…
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Holiday with friends -2018
M.c. Koshy from Pune, Sudarshan from Chennai, Rajgopal Tupil from B'lore all at Trichy with me for the weekend. A visit to Kallanai and Mukkombu took us back to our…
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Interesting People – Elango -aka- Tinku!
Interesting People! Elango, lovingly called as ‘Tinku’ by us since the college days is an interesting combination of a Chemical Engineer, a trim entrepreneur with a sonorous voice in…
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Oh! Colourful Moon —Srirangam Ramesh
Easy to guess. What's the Tamil song? BTW , In the pic: - It took 10 years for the photographer Marcella Julia Pace to capture these 48 colours of the…
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The character of a human is bigger than any medal.
The character of a human is bigger than any medal. This is the scene from the men's high jump final at the Tokyo Olympics. Italy's Gianmarco Tambari faces Qatar's Mutaz…