styles in the Tamil and French quarters‚ which are separated by a canal and unified by a grid iron plan. The Government Square is the only major green space in Pondicherry within the boulevards‚ surrounded by public buildings. The contrasting French and Tamil styles‚ and in many cases a harmonious blend of the two‚ called the ‘Franco-Tamil’ style‚ are a special feature of the town. In the French Town the buildings are in European style adapted to a tropical climate‚ whereas in the Tamil Town area they
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Summary : Poems of Subramania Bharati Reprinted Subramania Bharati (1882-1921)‚ supreme among twentieth century Tamil poets‚ has also been one of the major creative forces of the modern renaissance in Tamil Nadu‚ and has been described as Agastya incarnate who re-created Tamil. Although Bharati died young‚ his collected Poems make a volume of 600 pages‚ marked by opulence as well as variety‚ and noted alike for their vitality and musical quality as also their emotional and spiritual appeal.
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Chola Nadu (Tamil: சோழநாடு) is a region of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. It encompasses the lower reaches of the Kaveri River and its delta‚ and formed the cultural homeland and political base of the Chola Dynasty which ruled most of South India and parts of Sri Lanka and South-East Asia between the 9th and 13th centuries AD. Uraiyur served as the early Chola capital‚ then medieval Cholas shifted to Thanjavur and later cholas king Rajendra Chola I moved the capital to Gangaikonda Cholapuram
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Jallikattu. Both the central and state governments were given notices by the Supreme Court as well. To know about the ban on Jallikattu‚ first one has to be clear enough on the event called “Jallikattu.” It is a traditional sport event of the state Tamil Nadu. Significance of this sport stems from its being ancient; in fact‚ it is mentioned in the Sangam literature as Eru Thazhuvuthal. Even the English administrators had mentioned it as an important part of the Indian culture. The cultural significance
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thereby‚ forming a quadrilateral. The principal objective of India’s most vaunted highway project is to connect most of the major agricultural industrial and cultural centers of India. Some of the more important centers being (Karnataka)‚ Chennai (Tamil Nadu)‚ Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)‚ Jaipur (Rajasthan)‚ Gandhinagar (Gujarat)‚ Mumbai and Pune (Maharashtra)‚ Bangalore‚ Bhubaneswar (Orissa)‚ Kolkata (West Bengal) and Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh). The Golden quadrilateral project was a cherished dream
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The Murugan Temple situated at the top of the Palani hills one of the Six holy abodes The 16th Century Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health at the coastal town of Velankanni Tamil Nadu has the credit of having 34000 Hindu temples which are several centuries Old. The cities in ancient Tamil Nadu is believed to have revolved around the magnificent temples built by the Pallava‚Chola and Pandya empires and therefore most of the cities in the state have a lot of religious significance and
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Vedanthankal Lake Bird Sanctuary (Tamil: வேடந்தாங்கல் பறவைகள் சரணாலயம்) is a 30-hectare (74 acres) sanctuary located in the Kancheepuram District of the state of Tamil Nadu‚ India. The sanctuary is about 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Chennai on National Highway 45 (NH45) south of Chengalpattu. Vedanthangal is a home for migratory birds‚ such as pintail‚ garganey‚ grey wagtail‚ blue-winged teal‚ common sandpiper and some more.[1] Vedanthangal is about one and half hour journey from Chennai. It is one
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educational opportunities‚ where they were underrepresented. Some of the largest and best-organized Shudra castes were the ‘Yadavs in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar‚ Jats in Haryana and Punjab‚ Marathas in Maharashtra‚ Vokkaligas in Karnataka‚ and Gounders in Tamil Nadu.’ And during the recent
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Honey-Stream Contents Preface 6 PUBLISHERS VIEW 8 READERS’ REVIEW 9 1. Introduction 10 2. Wise Old Woman 11 2.1 General 11 2.2 First Auvaiyar 11 2.3 Second Auvaiyar 12 2.3 Third Auvaiyar 12 2.4 Attribution to Auvaiyar 13 3. TAMIL LANGUAGE 15 4. CHILDREN CHANNEL 17 4.1 General 17 4.2 Arthi Chudhi 18 4.3 Konrai Venthan 19 4.4 Muthurai 19 4.5 Nalvahi 19 5.0 MORAL MANNERS 20 5.1 Blameless Behaviour 20 5.2 Virtuous Vision 26 5.3 Wholesome Wisdom 31
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written in the ‘Sangam Age’‚ which is not a concrete time range. Some literature may have been written as long ago as 10‚000 BCE‚ but most was written from c. 400 BCE to c. 400 CE. of Between 350 BCE to 200 CE‚ South India (mostly Tamil Nadu) was ruled by the three Tamil dynasties of Chola‚ Pandya and Chera. The Cholas The heartland of the Cholas was the fertile valley of the Kaveri River‚ but they ruled a significantly larger area at the height of their power from the later half of the 9th
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