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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

5 years

Majority of people who donated for the welfare of the family of Mr.Ramalingam were Indians from North. The goal: collect Rs.10 Lakhs in 30 days, Got: Rs.18 lakhs in one day. The people who want to divide TN in the name of Tamil Nationalism and Dravidianism lost says this tweet.

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Today is #TamilNewYear day. But which year? For e.g. it is 2024 in English Calendar. What is it in Tamil Calendar? It is 5125 years in Kaliyuga. This Kali epoch has a very special astronomical significance which is detailed in this thread. 1/n

Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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Today is #Ugadi / #yugadi . It is the first day of the New Year in the Luni-Solar Calendar followed in Andhra, Karnataka. So why is it named Yuga+Adi (Yugadi) means starting of the yuga? This is the day on which Kali Yuga started? How do we know that? 1/n

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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Pity that Tamil Nadu does not know some illustrious details about Sir Pitty Thyagaraja Chetty. So brace for some interesting stories. First who was he. A moneylender, capitalist weaver, hide and skin merchant and joint-stock banker who dominated local affairs of Madras 1/n

G. Sundarrajan

@SundarrajanG

2 months

You can sing, dance and walk in the name of “Road Show” in TamilNadu but TN will never accept you. Do you know where you are going to conduct your road show Mr.Modi? In Sir Pitti Theagarayar Nagar. Do you know who Sir Pitti Theagarayar is ? He was one of the founding

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Sreedharan K S

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Adyar River status at 11:00 AM on the Saidapet bridge. Water being discharged in the river. Still has capacity to carry water. Embankments also raised. #NivarCyclone #chennairains #Nivarpuyal

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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Zero Shadow day in Pune Latitude approximately 18.5 degrees North on May 13 . At Chennai 13.09 degrees North on Apr 24 . For other cities, the following link may be useful

Massimo

@Rainmaker1973

1 year

A zero shadow day is when the Sun does not cast a shadow of an object at solar noon. It happens twice a year for locations in the tropics This is in Pune, India, May 13 [read more: ] [source, u/chiuchebaba: ]

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Today is #Ugadi / #yugadi . It is the first day of the New Year in the Luni-Solar Calendar followed in Andhra, Karnataka. So why is it named Yuga+Adi (Yugadi) means starting of the yuga? This is the day on which Kali Yuga started? How do we know that? 1/n

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

7 years

@SuryahSG This article by @TrueIndology is a must read for those who have questions on mahisasura, durga & Aryan dalit divide

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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Here is a bit of cultural history. Was there a classless Tamil society? The oldest extant Tamil language book Tholkappiam talks about the existence of a hierarchical class structure in the society. மறபியல் 615-623 1/n

Saravanan Annadurai

@saravofcl

2 years

Requesting BJP president Annamalai to read history! Cultural History. Unfortunately they don’t teach that in WhatsApp University. 😩

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

5 years

TIL Stalin was arrested during MISA time but not under MISA. Based on the Shah commission report as informed by this interviewer.

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

5 years

@indictoday @avatans @vivekagnihotri @DimpleAtra @IndicAcademy @ShefVaidya @yoginisd Full house on 18th Apr at Sathyam Theatre Chennai. Saw young school/college going kids too. One comment very insightful, "wasted 100 hours on History in school, that was probably not history at all"

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

2 years

Where #Science meets #History the sad tale of a massacre at Ajnala in 1857 during the first war of Independence. Who were those unknown soldiers, the mystery explored by @gyanc7 & @NirajRai3 by the MtDNA analysis of skeletons. @ARanganathan72

Forgotten History Of The Ajnala Skeletons: A Project Which Made Us Cry

In 2014, a number of human skeletons were found in a well in Ajnala, Amritsar district, Punjab.Latest DNA and isotope analysis have revealed that the remains are of Indian victims of a forgotten...

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

2 years

These snippets, just like Google's targeted ad's gives a window to the person's mind. Looking at the document gave a lot of insights. A thread analyzing the document & screenshots. Will also explore how ancient texts have been interpreted across the world at various times. 1/n

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@angry_birdu

2 years

அனைவருக்கும் கிருஷ்ண ஜன்மாஷ்டமி வாழ்த்துக்கள்!

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

6 years

@TrueIndology @chambalion18 More details in this news article. Supreme Court cites this Chola King as a perfect judge

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

2 months

@labstamil Javagal Srinath conveniently omitted. Mayank turning Vegetarian also ignored. Ignorant that Pro Kabbadi players are not meat guzzling machines. Every food has its merits. The only demerit is to peddle agenda with parochial considerations. A thread in Tamil

Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

2 months

திராவிட திருநாட்டின் The Theory of Everything கோட்பாடு. இது கருத்துருவாக்கத்திற்கு எதிர் மறையாக உள்ள உண்மைகளை மறைக்கும். இந்திய வேக பந்து வீச்சாளர்களின் பட்டியலில் ஜவகல் ஸ்ரீநாத் 156 kmph தொட்டவர் ஆனால் இவர் பெயரை சொன்னால் அஜெண்டாவுக்கு பிரச்சினை 1/n

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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One additional point to ponder for the "Green Warrior" @SundarrajanG the area that he is glowingly talking about, T Nagar, was made by draining Long tank of Mylapore. Vani Mahal was the deepest point of the entire Long Tank of Mylapore 8/n

How T Nagar was built on a lake | History Times with Historian V...

Today it may be a busy commercial area but T Nagar, when planned in the 1920s was a beautiful residential colony. It was sadly built on a lake.

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

2 years

@van_vij @kalyanasc @realitycheckind Apart from the PhD degree, he also claims that he has read 1000 சாகைகள் of சாமவேதம். Impressive right. Only that 3 sakhas of Samaveda, Ranayanya, Kauthuma and Jaiminiya survive. It is mentioned in many places Samaveda had 1000 Shakhas and this gentleman has picked it from there.

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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Sir PT's fight against Brahminism started after his choke hold on Madras Corporation & using it for personal benefits were broken by CP Ramasami Iyer & GA Natesan. His sole purpose in life was to oppose. In 1916 this led to political anti-Brahminism, which soon became racial 5/n

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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You would have heard about Dr. TM Nair, the person, one of the core members of the Justice Party. You would be surprised to know that while Sir PT and his friends were dominating Madras Corporation, he opposed PT for their corrupt means. TM Nair was not able to beat PT. 2/n

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

7 years

@Sitara20016 Interesting, the only surviving Adivasis are in India. Mayans, Incas, Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece all gone @TulsiGabbard

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

3 years

One side effect of the #COVIDSecondWave on #vaccination is that those who were infected, say starting April, need to get vaccinated only starting June. That is about 80 lakh people till date. 1/n

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

2 years

Based on Tamil translation, contention is that Sudras are termed ஏவலன் & that they are of seven types and one of which is "வைப்பாட்டி மகன்". So Manusmriti mentions Shudras derogatorily. Let us analyze the veracity of this statement in this thread 1/n

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@angry_birdu

2 years

ஒழுங்கா படிச்சி தொலைங்கடா! சூத்திரர்களுக்கு ஏவலன் என்பதை அறியும் வகையில் பெயர் வைக்க வேண்டும்னு அதே புத்தகத்துல போட்டுருக்கு. அப்ப சூத்திரர்கள்தான் ஏவலர்கள். அந்த ஏவலர்கள் ஏழு வகைப்படுவர்... அதில் ஒன்று "வைப்பாட்டி மகன்"னு போட்டுருக்கு.

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

5 years

I can understand IT cell members of political parties peddling narratives. But Journos? Their fellow media says that LR has been sent for judicial assistance for the bribes given abroad (about $5M) and is also part of the chargesheet. As journos, report, let people interpret it.

Shabbir Ahmed

@Ahmedshabbir20

5 years

From 3.5 lakhs to 10 lakhs...🤣🤣🤣 Former Finance & Home Minister took 10 lakhs bribe it seems. For this the #CBI scaled the walls of his residence to arrest him & opposing his bail plea. 🤭 I expected some mind boggling revelation in the charge sheet 😓😓

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Sreedharan K S

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For all the talk about opposing Brahminical dominance, he would not eat foot not cooked by a Brahmin. He was friends with Desikachari who in turn was related to @the_hindu Kasturi group and surprisingly protested against European Corporation officials comment on Brahmins 4/n

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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1. சாதிய காரணங்களுக்காக வாஞ்சிநாதன் ஆஷை கொன்றார் என்ற கதையின் உண்மை பற்றி டெக்கான் ஹெரால்டு பல தரப்புகளை ஆராய்ந்து அதன் படி இந்த கதையை தோற்றிவித்தவர் ரவிக்குமார் ஸ்டீபன் என ஒரு சாரார் தெரிவித்ததாகவும் இதில் உள்ள முரண்பாடுகள் பற்றியும் பதிவிடுகிறது.

Subhash Palani

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வாஞ்சிநாதன் பெயர வைக்கனுமாம் !? யார் அந்த பார்ப்பன வாஞ்சிநாதன் சுதந்திர போராட்ட போராளியா ? இதோ பதில்: உயிருக்கு போராடிக்கொண்டிருந்த ஒரு பிற்படுத்தப்பட்ட கர்பினி பெண்ணை தனது காரில் ஏற்றிக்கொண்டு அக்ரகார தெரு வழியே மருத்துவமனைக்கு கொண்டு சென்ற ஒரு காரணத்திற்காக கொல்லப்பட்டவர்

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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திராவிட திருநாட்டின் The Theory of Everything கோட்பாடு. இது கருத்துருவாக்கத்திற்கு எதிர் மறையாக உள்ள உண்மைகளை மறைக்கும். இந்திய வேக பந்து வீச்சாளர்களின் பட்டியலில் ஜவகல் ஸ்ரீநாத் 156 kmph தொட்டவர் ஆனால் இவர் பெயரை சொன்னால் அஜெண்டாவுக்கு பிரச்சினை 1/n

anbeSelva Tamilnadu

@anbeSelva

2 months

மாயங்க் யாதவை கொண்டாடுகிறார்கள், 156 கிலோ மீட்டர் வேகத்தில் ஒரு இந்திய பவுலர் வீசுவதற்கு ஏன் 100 ஆண்டுகள் ஆனது? ஏனென்றால் பவுலிங்க்கு உடல் வலிமை அடிப்படையானது, ஆனால் கிரிக்கெட்டை மோனோபோலியாக வைத்திருந்த பார்ப்பன சமூகத்திற்கும் உடல் வலிமைக்கும் ரொம்ப தூரம், 1/N

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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You would be surprised to note that Sir PT formed an association with other people of his caste network and dominated the Corporation and worked towards using the power to protect their commercial interests 3/n

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

4 years

A well written article that is based on data that is camouflaged. Incidentally Dr. PT’s grandfather was schooled in England, inspite of the 2500 year old so called oppression of his caste.

Reality Check India

@realitycheckind

4 years

NEW: Examining Dr P Thiaga Rajan's defence of Dravidian model cc @dhume @WSJ @thenewsminute

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

4 years

Hmm. So Ashok converting to Buddhism after Kalinga battle is also not true. At this rate what needs to be “cancelled” is the education of history in India.

True Indology

@TIinExile

4 years

When Ashoka became Buddhist: 4th year of his rule. When he invaded Kalinga: 8th year. Ashoka was a BUDDHIST when he waged Kalinga war. After war,he killεd 18,000 Non-Buddhists who allegedly "insulted Buddhism". Whom do they finally blame? Yes, Hindus and Hinduism

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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So what was a struggle for regaining temporary loss of power, was storified into centuries of oppression which was then conveniently converted to a racial construct. Politically insecure British civil servants exploited this to build narrative 7/n

Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

2 years

This whole Brahmin, Non Brahmin division has interesting history. It was orchestrated by the British Civil servants of those time due to the insecurity brought in by reforms. They wanted a pliant ministry. Cardew in particular cultivated MDA and patronized SIPA 1/n

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

4 years

What is the cure for this malaise to jump on to conclusions on any topic under the sun without verifying facts? This is deadlier than Corona Virus as it attacks the society. Verified handles should be held to higher standards when they spread misinformation.

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@sumanthraman

4 years

Anti-CAA Protestors? They appear to be carrying saffron flags.

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

3 years

There is a wide spread misconception that Ganesh Chaturthi is a MH festival imported in 1890's by Tilak. But Madras Literary Society journal of 1833 - 34 mentions how Venayaca Chaturthe was celebrated in Vellore with the associated procession.

P. Chidambaram

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Happy Ganesh Chaturthi festival to all, especially the people of Maharashtra and Goa. May the festival bring happiness, prosperity and peace!

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Sreedharan K S

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From Mahishasura atrocity literature to this @TrueIndology has made it a habit of publishing articles based on original historical documents.

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@SreedharanKs

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@ChanakyaaTv வேலூரில் 1833-34 ஆண்டு வினாயக சதுர்த்தி ஊர்வலங்கள், தேரில் வினாயகர் உருவங்கள் எடுத்து சென்று கொண்டாடியதற்கான சான்று.

Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

3 years

There is a wide spread misconception that Ganesh Chaturthi is a MH festival imported in 1890's by Tilak. But Madras Literary Society journal of 1833 - 34 mentions how Venayaca Chaturthe was celebrated in Vellore with the associated procession.

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Sreedharan K S

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Though we know what he means by "Upper Caste" it would be interesting to note that PTR (b 1892) did his schooling in England in some of the top schools & colleges, became a lawyer, practiced law, went to politics. Permanently being ruling class though is beyond Kulam though🙂

Dravidian Insights

@dstock_insights

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Upper caste were the ones who broke from the Kula Kalvi Model (Hereditary Education Policy, New Vishwakarma Scheme), which stated you should only do what your father did, when they joined white-collar jobs 😂 @ptrmadurai

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@TimesNow @jsaideepak @VivekSrivastav_ @RShivshankar Even in the late 1800's the temple control was not with Brahmins, even in Brahmin dominated areas. Those castes that were interested in social mobility and increasing their power, actively bid for Temple offices.

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Sreedharan K S

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Interestingly the epoch of Kali which signifies a special conjunction was preserved in India, that too in TN. But it is in TN where a sustained effort is undertaken to break the connect with the past. #TamilPuthandu is a civilizational memory that should be preserved. 21/n

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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Remember TM Nair's opposition to Sir PT for corrupt practices. In 1917 he gave the famous "Spur Tank" speech laden with invectives against, Congress, Brahmins, Marwari's etc and commended Sir PT for the financial support. 6/n

Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

1 year

These snippets highlight the inconsistencies in Dr. TM Nair's speech. On one hand he claims that property and education rights were usurped by Brahmins entirely for themselves but also says P T Theyagaraya pledged 1 crore of ancestral property for the movement. 7/n

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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Shri Shri 108 economists were saying Indian economy is in the dumps. So if @PChidambaram_IN is using robustness of Indian economy as the basis for viability of NYAY will it not be Anyay?

Nandini 🇮🇳

@NAN_DINI_

5 years

And here come the insatiable, salivating crooks. Impatient to lay their hands on our hard earned money. Growing GDP, tax collections will help implement NYAY scheme: Chidambaram - Business Line

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Sreedharan K S

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@TrueIndology @Cuspoidal @ShefVaidya Majority of South Indian temples had non-brahmin lower caste priests as per Robert Caldwell in "Tinnevely Lectures" 1857 CE.

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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@Aabhas24 @mkstalin Not only that Justice party members harshly criticized the Mappilas in the Madras Legislature debates. They spoke hatefully about them as trouble makers. Shocking that DMK Govt chose to celebrate the 100 year anniversary. May be they should ban themselves

Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

3 years

@ARanganathan72 Here are some snippets from debates in Madras Legislative Assembly in 1921. The local administrator of Calicut had detained Yaqub Hasan. there were arguments for and against this. Justice Party was for the arrests. Here are how Mappilas are described by them.

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Sreedharan K S

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In 2016 @TrueIndology has demonstrated how diligent research can blow to smithereens the conceitedly cultivated "Their Stories" @rvaidya2000

RVAIDYA2000 🕉️

@rvaidya2000

7 years

2017-let us agree that wht is told/taught to us as Indian history is neither Indian nor history-Commie propoganda-reject it @TrueIndology RT

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Just as TN celebrates #TamilPuthandu we have #Vishu , #Baisakhi , #RongaliBihu , #PohelaBoishakh in other parts of the country. The names may be different but the occassion is the same. So it is better we focus on understanding the unity in diversity 20/n.

India in Pixels by Ashris

@indiainpixels

2 years

When do Indians celebrate their New Year?

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@sanjeevsanyal @Abhina_Prakash Talking of stones and music. Few temples in #Tamilnadu have unique stone pillars that produce musical tones.

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Sreedharan K S

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@mediacrooks @ArvindKejriwal IRS does not know the diff between "write off" & "waiver". This is a bigger scam @BDUTT @ndtv @smarket

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Most festivals in India are based on astronomical events, but unfortunately discussions are centred on North vs South rather than understanding the basis of festivals. In a way our ancestors integrated astronomical observations into our day to day life through festivals. 19/n

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Sreedharan K S

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To explore why Sunday is the weekend, we will have to discuss the following points 1. Why are there seven days in a week? 2. How did we get the names & what is the basis? 3. What is basis for designating some days as holidays? 4. How did we get 5 working days and 2 holidays 1/n

MuskMachaan!

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@SreedharanKs 👍🏼…. Similarly it would be better to explain why Sunday is weekend through the same study. That’s equally interesting too. It will be mind boggling how advanced as a civilization we are and how we are losing our way now

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People rhetorically ask why is DK not speaking against other religions. Here is an interesting history behind this stance. In the early days of Self respect movement material against Christianity was published. There was stiff opposition by Catholic magazine "Kings Rally" 1/2

We Dravidians

@WeDravidians

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Yes..We want to eradicate Sanatan Dharma..Do you know why? - Madam #ArulMozhi (Dravidar Kazhagam) Note : Edited Machine Translation of previous video.

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Unlike English Calendar there is also a name for this year. It is Krodhi. We also know that there are 60 years with a distinct name and after one set of 60 years is over, they repeat again. So the next obvious question is why only 60 years? 4/n

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Every 20 years, conjunction of Jupiter & Saturn happens almost 120 degrees away. After 3 such conjunctions they meet almost close to where they started off. This three sets of 20 yrs constitute a 60 yr period which is basis for Tamil Calendar cycle. 13/n

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But in TN, in the name of rationalism what we are seeing is trivializing of civilizational memories by creating memes on allegorical stories, alter history for political reasons, rather than use the codified astronomical observations for long term benefit of humans 18/n

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In short, a unique conjunction of all visible planets happened in Aries (Mesha) 5125 years before. Hence Yugadi (start of Yuga) and the solar transition into Mesha which heralds #TamilPuthandu happened on that day. If so why are they celebrated on different days now? 2/n

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@CommonSwadeshi @thenewsminute It is sinister. One gets the doubt that this is done to manage the headlines for international press and rating agencies. @sbabones explained how rating agencies rely on press reports to come up with ratings. Is expecting uniformity in reporting wrong @chitraSD ?

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@SreedharanKs

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@MaliniP @sgurumurthy While acknowledging that a sceptre was given to Pt.Nehru it is interesting that no one wants to investigate how it became a walking stick. Who in right mind would give a walking stick as a gift to a 58 year old athletic man, who was on the verge of taking over a large country.

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Due to relative speeds of revolution of Earth and Moon every lunar year is 11 days shorter than a Solar year. This is the reason for the drift. But there are times when both #Ugadi & #TamilNewYear were celebrated on the same day. One such occurence was in the year 1983. 3/n

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Hypocrisy? People who identify themselves as Dravidian Stocks talk about an imaginary immigration through Bolan / Khyber pass millennia ago and hold it against people who have been living in this land from time immemorial talking about rights to be given to immigrants.

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@saravofcl

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What a horrible hypocrite. He must be one such US Citizen.

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@SreedharanKs

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In TN too during the month of Karthigai, lamps are lit daily and kept in front of the house. On Kartik purnima day the festival of lights is celebrated. Most famous is the lighting of the lamp on the hilltop in Tiruvannamalai.

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@From_Himalaya

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Throughout the whole month of Kartik, Hindu Bengalis in village areas tie a lamp in a bamboo, and hang it from their roof. In Urban areas they use bulbs. This is known as "Akash-Pradip". Our ancestors will return on Krishna Chaturdasi & it guides them to their home.

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@tskrishnan புலால் மற்றும் அல்லாமல் வெங்காயம் பூண்டு போன்றவற்றை இன்றளவும் தங்களது உணவில் சேர்த்து கொள்ளாமல் இருக்கும் சமணர்களின் உணவு Jain Food என்று இன்றும் அறியப்படுகிறது. மகாவீர் ஜெயந்திக்கு இறைச்சி கடைகளை மூடுவதை கூட பொறுத்துக்கொள்ள முடியாதவர்கள் சமணத்தை ஆதரிக்கும் திருபுவாதம் வியப்பே

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@Vivek_here7 @JoeAgneya Rice had two independent origins one in Yangtse Valley and other in Ganga Valley has been the long held view in the history of rice. Major dispersals happened from Gangetic Valley and Yangtze Valley, with the meeting point supposed to be in Central Asia.

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@kalps1616 @Nidhi @the_hindu @abaruah64 @suhasinih @ndtv There is diff between Regret & Apology. While apology acknowledges a mistake outwardly, regret is feeling sad, disappointed over something

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@SreedharanKs

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This information of temple control being under select few is historically wrong. In Madras presidency, temple elections were initiated by 1863 act, much before SILF. Kumbakonam temple election was won by Mr.T.Ponnusami Nadar. 1/n

Karti P Chidambaram

@KartiPC

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@ShefVaidya Had it not been for Thanthai Periyar, access to temples would have been a monopoly for your ilk alone. The Hindi Hindutva brigade will never be able to comprehend the rational ethos of Periyar & the daily faith/practices of people in TN coexist in harmony.

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@SreedharanKs

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Let us analyze this tweet made by eminent journalist to explain the quality of #SanatanDharma debate in TN. A brief bio to inform that he is not a junior journo. Educated in @lcchennai worked in @polimernews @SunTV @news7tamil & presently editor in chief at @NewsTamilTV24x7 1/n

Nelson Xavier

@nelsonvijay08

9 months

The Baudhayana Sutra says that “making voyages by sea” (II. 1.2. 2) is an offense which will cause pataniya, loss of caste. பிராமணன் கடல் கடந்து போகக்கூடாது எனும் சனாதன தர்மத்தை மீறி கடல் கடந்து போனதும், மாடு, பன்றி இறைச்சி என காலம் இடத்திற்கு தகுந்த உணவு முறைக்கு மாறியதும்,

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While celebrating #Ugadi or #TamizhPutthandu we are not just observing the New Year, but also the civilisational memory of an astronomical epoch that would have been completely forgotten. Hence we should not allow politics to disconnect us from science and history. 14/n

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Tritiya is third day after #Amavasya & #Purnima . So what is special about #AkshayaTritiya . Astronomically speaking Moon is near the star of Rohini (Aldebaran) and Sun is approaching Karthikai (Pleiades). The two stars that is part of folklore across ancient civilizations 1/n

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திரைப்படங்களின் தாக்கத்தினால் வந்த புனைவுகளின் சான்று இந்த நந்தனார் கதை. நந்தனார் திரைப்படம் கோபாலகிருஷ்ண பாரதி அவர்களின் நந்தனார் சரித்திரம் என்ற சங்கீத நாடகத்தை தழுவியது. சேக்கிழார் அருளிய பெரியபுராணத்தில் திருநாளை போவார் சரிதத்தை கற்பனையாக்கி உருவானது தான் இந்த கதை. 1/n

பூதம்

@angry_birdu

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"கீழ் சாதியில் பிறந்தவர் கோவிலுக்குள் நுழையக்கூடாது என்பதால் நந்தியை விலக சொல்லி சிவன் காட்சி அளித்த தர்மம் நம் சனாதன தர்மம்!" - அண்ணாமலை

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Nice talk. True that only people with passion for a subject can write professionally. Someone being in a profession to earn a living cannot produce quality output. The recent piece by @TrueIndology in @SwarajyaMag is a good example of how passion transforms quality of an article.

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The answer to that is found in the Solar Calendar followed in another South Indian state, TamilNadu. It is possibly the only calendar that consistently keeps track of the number of year past the epoch Kali yuga. So what is special about the epoch 5124 years before? 2/n

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@SreedharanKs

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Thus for Jupiter & Saturn to meet again at the same constellation would take LCM of 12 & 30 which is 60. Thus if Sun, Moon, Jupiter & Saturn all started from Aries it would take about 60 years to meet there again. But this is assuming the revolutions to be whole numbers. 11/n

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@SreedharanKs

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Apparently there is a 60 year temperature cycle. Researchers while trying to investigate the cause have found Jupiter & Saturn influencing interplanetary dust which in turn modulates the formation of the clouds, thus, driving climate changes. 16/n

A 60‐Year Cycle in the Meteorite Fall Frequency Suggests a Possible Interplanetary Dust Forcing of...

Geophysical Research Letters is an AGU journal publishing high-impact, innovative articles on major advances spanning all of the major geoscience disciplines.

agupubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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@SreedharanKs

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Adyar river status at 14:00 hrs from roughly same locations on Saidapet Bridge. This is after sluice gates at #ChembarambakkamLake were opened. The stone pillar in the middle of the river still visible. Still sufficient capacity. #NivarCyclone #Nivarpuyal

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@SreedharanKs

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@rvaidya2000 @annamalai_k Here is how T Nagar was made. Long tank of Mylapore was drained. Vani Mahal was the deepest point of the entire Long Tank of Mylapore

How T Nagar was built on a lake | History Times with Historian V...

Today it may be a busy commercial area but T Nagar, when planned in the 1920s was a beautiful residential colony. It was sadly built on a lake.

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@SreedharanKs

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This photo is interesting. EVR is credited with reform of removing caste names. Started in 1927 & formal resolution passed in 1929. This photo is dated later than this epoch. In the same photo note there are other leaders without caste names 1/n

Living Temples Of Bharat

@Saigeet36566874

2 months

Spot that man who claimed to have abolished caste. For those who can't read Tamil. This pic taken at Covai Sengundar mahajana sangam, a caste based group.

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To those who think that giving money or gifts to voters to entice them to vote for someone is a recent phenomenon it will be interesting to note that even in the year 1888 during Kumbakonam Temple election silver coins were given to win people over 1/n

AnuNaganathan 🇮🇳🪷

@AnuNaganathan

2 months

Housemaid got Rs 1000 for attending 4 roadshows this week. DMK paid 300, other parties paid 200 and got water bottle, juice and bajji. I asked her to vote for 🪷 tomorrow, she was like ‘po’ma, yaaru kaasu kudikuranglo andha partyku dhan vote’u, illana vote poda poha maten’.

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@SreedharanKs

7 years

One of the major stations in Konkan Railway. Have pleasant memory of travels from Chiplun through tunnels & bridges.

Rajendra B. Aklekar

@rajtoday

7 years

Great! Sawantwadi Terminus, slowly taking shape on @KonkanRailway @sureshpprabhu

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Over the last few days TN Government - The ministers, officials, police, corporation staff have been very proactive and responsive. The ancient Siddha / Ayurveda remedies have to be codified in a scientific manner to enable prevention and detection. That would give us a headstart

Pandiarajan K

@mafoikprajan

4 years

Great work @SVaidhyasubrama sir ! We in the State Govt will be delighted to support in clinical trial phase! What would be the process & timeframe for this to hit the market? Can we do something to expedite the cycle time ? @CMOTamilNadu @OfficeOfOPS @Vijayabaskarofl

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It was a lazy afternoon. We were having lunch together, out of the blue he asked, did we all not come from a single human being so then why are we split into castes. I asked him are you asking this because of the recent debates on #SanatanaDharma ? He grinned and said 1/n

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@SreedharanKs

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@alok_bhatt Robert Caldwell's observation on how Indian's viewed early British rule and how that helped British maintain law and order. This book written in the context of South India

Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

2 years

@CNNnews18 @jsaideepak @parantapah @AnchorAnandN On the question of harmony asked by the student, here is an observation of Robert Caldwell on harmony between Hindus and Muslims in South of India and how Hindus viewed the early English rule. Elsewhere in the book there are insights as to how the English lost the goodwill.

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We have seen that the Indian Calendaring systems of days, months, years are entirely based on astronomical conjunctions. Hence we need to look at other conjunctions to solve this riddle. so we will have to look at those planets that have a longer period of revolution. 7/n

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Here are few excerpts from famous Spur Tank speech of Dr. T.M.Nair in the year 1917. 1. Let us first start with words used for media - "fraud, fake news, gutter newspaper like @the_hindu helps Brahmins build their selfish political power and prestige". Decent & kind words🙂1/n

Chitra Subramaniam

@chitraSD

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#KarnatakaPolls My takeaway is that nastiness & viciousness can never win, especially in south #India . Let that sink in. #democracy #Inde

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@SreedharanKs

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In April 1983 Tamizh Puthandu and Ugadi were on the same date.

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@SreedharanKs

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But the other time scales in English like 60 seconds, 24 hours & 12 months are in multiples of 6. In Indian calendars, grouping of years into a 60 year cycle fits into an order based on multiples of 6. But the question still remains why 60, why not any other multiple of 6? 6/n

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@SreedharanKs

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@van_vij @kalyanasc @realitycheckind In a book on Samavedam the absence of 1000 shakhas is stated. Also Ravana was a Samaveda scholar who lost everything because of his vanity and pride. Those who try to cheat or misuse in the name of Samaveda usually end up losing. Snippets from the book

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This whole Brahmin, Non Brahmin division has interesting history. It was orchestrated by the British Civil servants of those time due to the insecurity brought in by reforms. They wanted a pliant ministry. Cardew in particular cultivated MDA and patronized SIPA 1/n

Reality Check India

@realitycheckind

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@SreedharanKs wow ! you have posted this before. Unbelievable .. basically the british counted all nonbrahmins as Justice Party even though they were not even members.

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Traditionally time keeping is one of the important activities performed by human beings. In English Calendar starting from seconds, we have minutes, hours, months, years, decades & centuries. It is interesting to note that decades and centuries are grouped in multiples of 10. 5/n

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@SreedharanKs

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@SundarrajanG So who was Sir Pitti Theyagarayar? How was the T Nagar formed? A story that will show how easy a power struggle can be converted to racial oppression and an entire edifice built on lies

Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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Pity that Tamil Nadu does not know some illustrious details about Sir Pitty Thyagaraja Chetty. So brace for some interesting stories. First who was he. A moneylender, capitalist weaver, hide and skin merchant and joint-stock banker who dominated local affairs of Madras 1/n

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In his book "India that is Bharat" @jsaideepak had talked about the Christian nature of the Government of India act. The popular web series "The Crown" too has scenes on the association between British Royalty and Church of England. This one is when King Charles is taking over.

Sir Walter Raleigh

@NxlAnglo

2 years

God Save The King and Protestantism 🇬🇧

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@tskrishnan ஒவ்வொரு வருடமும் விநாயக சதுர்த்தி போது விநாயக வழிபாடின் தொன்மை, சான்றுகள், ஊர்வலங்கள் குறித்து கேள்விகள் சமூக வலைத்தளத்தில் உலா வரும். அதற்க்கு பல அறிஞர்கள் பதிலும் கூறி உள்ளார்கள். அவைகளை தொகுத்து ஒரு blogpost ஆக (in English)

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Vakratunda Mahakaaya Soorya Koti Samaprabha Nirvignam Kurume deva sarva karyeshu sarvada

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If you have to hear one interview, hear this. Very motivating. Has tips for coming back even when you are down and out. And about those who do not offer to say Sorry when they commit a mistake, what kind of professionals are they?

Sayema

@_sayema

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4 years back, a girl accused Sarvjeet of being a pervert. Media labelled him as 'Dilli ka Darinda'. Arnab stabbed his own conscience one more time.None heard his side of the story. He fought his battle and the court has acquitted him. What did he lose and win in these four years?

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Let us first look at Jupiter which takes approximately 1 year to move through a constellation. So it takes 12 years for one complete revolution. Just like there are 12 months in a year, we can imagine one Solar year as a month in the Jupiter year. Set of 5 such cycles is 60. 9/n

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@labstamil For a party that talks about scientific ethos, #TamilNewYear is as scientific as it gets in the context of New year. If they argue that the allegorical 60 year story is not rational, #Ugadi too has a similar story. Not sure they know it. In short quixotic thy name is Dravidam.

Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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Today is #TamilNewYear day. But which year? For e.g. it is 2024 in English Calendar. What is it in Tamil Calendar? It is 5125 years in Kaliyuga. This Kali epoch has a very special astronomical significance which is detailed in this thread. 1/n

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So @ActorMadhavan comment on Panchangam and Mars mission has lit up Twitter. While Maddy is wrong about how Mangalyan was injected into Mars orbit, the comments by some people on Panchangam being "unscientific" exposes their ignorance. A tweet thread on #Panchangam 1/n

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Jupiter and Saturn are the major planets in the solar system that are much larger than that of Earth, have a significant gravitational effect and fits nicely into scheme of things for a larger grouping of years. So let us explore if their periodicities provide a clue 8/n

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இன்று தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு. சரி எத்தனையாவது ஆண்டு? ஆங்கில காலண்டரில் 2024. தமிழ் காலண்டரில் என்ன? சென்ற ஆண்டு தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு தொடர்பாக எழுதிய இழையில் இந்திய காலண்டரில் மாதங்கள், வருடங்கள், யுகங்கள் எவ்வாறு நிர்ணயிக்க படுகிறது என்று எழுதியிருந்தேன் 1/n

Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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நீங்கள் விரும்பினாலும் விரும்பாவிட்டாலும் கலியுகம் 5124 ம் ஆண்டு தொடக்கம் 14 April 2023 என்பது உண்மை. இது தொடர்பாக வானியல் மற்றும் வரலாறு என்ன சொல்கிறது என்பதை பற்றி பார்ப்போம். 1/n

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Whatever be my apprehensions about #Aadhar my experience at the ration shop has convinced me about the rot that is prevalent in Public Distribution System that robs poor of their subsidies. Efforts to strengthen Privacy and Security of #UIDAI must be the priority. n/n

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@SreedharanKs

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A lie reported 1000 times, aka information warfare, is the biggest weapon against India & is the strategy of our enemies & we should not be gullible. Brilliant talk by @atahasnain53

Koi Sanjay Dixit ಸಂಜಯ್ ದೀಕ್ಷಿತ್ संजय दीक्षित

@Sanjay_Dixit

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भारत के खिलाफ हथियारों से लडाई नहीं लड़ी जा सकती, -Lt Gen Ata Hasnain at @JaipurDialogues 2017. Great to watch as ever. via @atahasnain53

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@SreedharanKs

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பார்ப்பனீயம் என்பது தகுதி இருந்தும் மற்றவர்களை படிக்க விடாமல் செய்வது. சாஸ்திரம் சம்பிரதாயம் என்று சொல்லி கல்வி/மொழி கற்பதை தடுப்பது என கூறுவார்கள். ஆனால் இந்த மொழி எதிர்ப்பு போராட்டம் மூலம் எப்படி அந்த தத்துவத்தயே நிலைநாட்டி சமவாய்ப்பை பறிக்கிறார்கள் என்று பார்போம் 1/n

பூதம்

@angry_birdu

1 year

சிஆர்பிஎப் தலைமை காவலர்களுக்கான தேர்வுகள் இந்தி மற்றும் ஆங்கிலத்தில் மட்டுமே நடக்கும் என்று ஒன்றிய அரசு அறிவிப்பு வெளியிட்டுள்ளது. தமிழர்கள் தங்கள் தாய்மொழியில் தேர்வெழுத முடியாது. ஆனால் இந்திக்காரர்கள் அவர்கள் தாய்மொழியில் எழுதலாம்!

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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நீங்கள் விரும்பினாலும் விரும்பாவிட்டாலும் கலியுகம் 5124 ம் ஆண்டு தொடக்கம் 14 April 2023 என்பது உண்மை. இது தொடர்பாக வானியல் மற்றும் வரலாறு என்ன சொல்கிறது என்பதை பற்றி பார்ப்போம். 1/n

Pudukkottai M.M.Abdulla

@pudugaiabdulla

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@newspapercuting தை 1 தமிழ் புத்தாண்டு ஜனவரி 1 ஆங்கிலப் புத்தாண்டு சித்திரை 1 சம்ஸ்கிருதப் புத்தாண்டு முகரம் 1 ஹிஜ்ரி அரபு புத்தாண்டு நீங்கள் விரும்பினாலும் விரும்பாவிட்டாலும் இதுதான் உண்மை

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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During the times of yore when timekeeping was integrally tied to observing the planets, stars & correlating them with weather & seasons these may have been important but why care about them now? We can look at two different perspectives 1.Scientific 2.Civilizational memory 14/n

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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@Ram_Guha This article by @dimple_kaul explains that INC itself was a crony of British rule @RajivMessage

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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On May 27 1953 EVR broke a mud idol of Ganesha and apparently told that he did with the intention to hurt the sentiments. S. VEERABADRAN CHETTIAR approached the courts. The case went all the way to Supreme Court. What happened? @nsitharaman 1/n

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@NewsTamilTV24x7

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என்ன பேசினாலும் எதுவும் செய்ய மாட்டோம் என்ற துணிச்சலா? - நிர்மலா சீதாராமன் ஆவேசம் #Chennai #NirmalaSitharaman #BJP #NewsTamil24x7

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Sreedharan K S

@SreedharanKs

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@TimesNow @jsaideepak @VivekSrivastav_ @RShivshankar Another interesting history is that SIPA, precursor to the Justice Party & eventually Dravidian parties were against legislative interference in temple affairs, but as soon as they came into power enacted the earliest of the HRCE acts.

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