Posts Tagged ‘ Tamil ’

Navarathri Golu

October 14, 2010
Navarathri Golu

As a kid the most awaited festival for me after Deepavali was Navarathri Golu. Golu is a display of clay dolls, usually in odd tiers(3, 5, 7, 9), during Navarathri in South India. Idols of Gods and Goddesses are usually displayed on the tiers, some dolls depict  mythological events. A village setup which depict...

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Hand written Magazine

March 17, 2010
Hand written Magazine

Writing was considered to be a reliable form of transmitting information. Today we transmit information through digital form. Which is considered to be more reliable and secure than physical writing. Writing has gone through vast changes. Earliest writings could be traced to rocks and cave inscriptions. In ancient time, writing was done in pictorial...

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Engineering in Tamil medium!

February 28, 2010
Engineering in Tamil medium!

We often hear about the importance of education in mother tongue (native language). There is a strong division among people who support education in mother tongue and those who do not support it. In India, most people prefer to send their kids to English medium schools over other mediums. There is a strong historical...

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War, Election…NOW PEACE!

February 1, 2010
War, Election…NOW PEACE!

Winning war isn’t everything, also winning election isn’t everything, but finding a strong political solution for the age old ethnic crisis of Sri Lanka is everything. After winning the high drama filled presidential election, Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa said,”… From today onward, I am the president of everyone, whether they voted for me...

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Let Peace Prevail

January 25, 2010
Let Peace Prevail

Someday this land will be free of war and there will be peace in this country, come back to me then… என்றாவது ஒரு நாள் இது யுத்தம் இல்லாத பூமியாக மாறும், விடியல் வரும், அன்றைக்கு திரும்ப வா… Those are the lines which Shyama says to her daughter Amudha during the final scenes of the movie Kannathil Muthamittal...

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