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Saran Shanmugam

3 years

My day by day travel experience driving on the Pamir highway in Tajikistan & Wakhan corridor in Tajikistan hugging the Afghanistan border. Pamir Highway was part of the old silk road & connects Afghanistan,Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan & Tajikistan

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Saran Shanmugam

@saranstm

10 months

I do not belong to BJP nor vote in India. I am just a Tamil Hindu. I heard 1st hand what Udhaya spoke in Tamil about eradicating Sanatan Dharma. I t is a textbook definition of Genocidal call as per UN norms .Onus is on TN Hindus to defend against this assault on your identity

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10 months

"BJP twisted, magnified my words, made whole country talk about me": Udhayanidhi Stalin on row over Sanatan remark Read @ANI Story | #UdhayanidhiStalin #BJP #DMK

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Annamalai is impressive. Unless one is very well read, it is not easy to quote Lee Kuan Yew and 9/11 report for a single answer on why cops (and firefighters) need to be paid well

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Rice polishing which became popular in 1960s is the biggest armageddon descending on the rice eating population. The layer below the husk in the rice called aleurone & layer below, subaleurone contain protein, fat, minerals, vitamins, fibers. Below it is the soft layer

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4 years

Instagram is the new age Romilla Thapar shaping the Indian youth. This is the Achilles heal which will hurt India 20 years down the road.

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3 years

WWII was started by Britain to stop the land grabbing by Nazis. Nazis' genocides were not discovered until after June 1944 when the allied forces entered Germany. So this stopping the fascists story was a retrofit. By then, Churchill had killed 4M+ Bengalis by starving them.

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2 years

The city Chennai did not exist before 1996.

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2 years

A Murugan temple at Moncure, North Carolina, USA is under construction. Once constructed, it is going to be stunning with a large Murugan statue. It will have a library too with a collection of Sangam literature (Pic: scr shot from the )

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5 years

Was born in my mom's village in Salem Dist, TN, India. Did not have a birth certificate. Filed a case in the court in 2011.Took a year to get it. Had to go through VAO, Tashildar & submit affidavit to the court. That is how u do it. Not protesting & exposing ur child & killing it

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@ANI

5 years

Nazia, Shaheen Bagh protestor whose 4-month-old infant passed away: My son had caught cold, there was no other health issue. We'll still go to protest for our country. We don't have any documents, what will we do? We demand that Modi ji & Amit Shah ji should take back CAA&NRC.

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"Informed Chennai Crowd" ignorantly opposed Muthiah Muralidharan's biopic. Murali is a descendant of Indentured workers who went from TN just 100+years back from TN to SL & has roots in TN. He visits his Kuladeivam routinely at my village in TN & married to a Tamilian in TN

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6 months

Many of these dog breeds can be made gentle with proper training.But many pet owners in India want fancy breeds but want to pay zilch to hire trainers & shirk their moral responsibility. Eg. video-dog owner is nonchalant about her dog biting the little boy

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@saranstm

6 months

Good GOI is banning some dangerous breeds. The breeds banned should also include 1. Breeds not suited to India due to its heat. Eg. Huskies. 2. Breeds that can't be confined to apartments with those 2 km walks once a day. Like Belgian Malinois. That is animal cruelty.

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11 months

TN Tamils might think it is a pride to defer from the rest of India in matters of the country but it hurts the Tamilians globally. DMK abandoned the ThaniNaadu (Separate country) call in 1963. But the underlying murmur for separatism by Dravidians hurt the SL Tamil movement +

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2 years

Chameleon changing colors - what an incredible species...

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2 months

I didn't look at the budget. But we were talking about a relative yesterday who has 15+ acres of land. Runs a village style loan finance company. All cash dealings. He doesn't need money. But pledges jewels in bank for loans in anticipation of a waive off. Waive off happens +

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3 months

Jakarta is home to 11m people. Capital of a still developing country. But what strikes me is it is so clean. I ventured into the small lanes/side roads. Traveled to other parts of Indonesia. Similar situation. Not sure it is their inherent culture

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2 years

Pure veg tag in a restaurant has nothing to do with discrimination. Even many non-veg eating people look to eat veggie foods on certain days of the week for religious reasons primarily. Pure veg is that extra assurance that non-veg is not cooked in that restaurant.

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2 years

We messed with a healthy staple food our ancestors gave. This is what makes our idlis & dosais unhealthy. So the choice is moving back to what our ancestors gave - handpound or unmilled rice.

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9 months

If someone had asked me before this 55ft Hanuman Murthy was built in a temple in Brampton, Canada, I would have said,"No one in Canada would bother". Now I am surprised at the hate this innocuous action from the harmless Hindu community has triggered

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3 years

My observation in this Afghanistan fiasco - Western media is an extension of Western power. Indian media is an extension of Western power too & a handicap for India in the geopolitical maze.

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3 years

All those hearts in the US which bled for "250 million" Indian farmers earlier this yr does not bleed for 1300+ Million Indians including the "250 Million"farmers. Couldnt hear a peep from these for the removal of embargo on raw materials meant for manufacturning Vaccine in India

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2 years

Balinese Hindu girl at Ubud going to do her daily morning prayer & offer Canang Sari to the Almighty God, Ida Sang Hyang Widi Wasa (Acinthya or Brahman as in Atman/Brahman). Red flowers represent Brahma, yellow flowers stand for Shiva (Mahadeva) & blue or green represent Vishnu

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2 years

Sharing without comments....

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2 years

Kashi Tamil Sangamam, establishing the cultural links between North & South India should be welcomed by Tamilians for multiole reasons. Ome of them is the celebration of connections our Tamil Kings strived to have -case to point- Rajendra Chola built this Sacred Lion well to

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5 months

Dravidian Clown, I am an American citizen in the American Social Media platform. And I am covered by my country's 1st Amendment, i.e. Freedom of Speech. Your police have clarified zilch. The video here is crystal clear. Both of you can take a hike.

தோழர் சைக்கிள் சூசை @TamilisaiOffice அக்கா Army

@sura1104

5 months

@tnpoliceoffl need stern legal action on this @saranstm for spreading fake news which you already clarifies

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Rashmi Samant, 1st Indian woman elected as the Pres. of the Oxford Univ Student Union.Resigned amidst intolerance she faced. Twitter removed her handle citing that she created it when she was 13 (11 yrs ago). But Licypriya, 9 yr old activist, has been operating verified account

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2 years

Magnificent Bayon in the Angkor Thom, capital of Khmer empire (in Today's Cambodia). Today Bayon is a Hindu temple with a Shiva Lingam.The pic on the right -3D rendered image of how it might have looked during the glorious days of Khmer empire.Left:today's pic.Pic cr: ASEAN

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Rajamouli said it right when he insisted RRR is a Telugu movie. Tamil industry grew independent of Bollywood. Credit should go to Ellis Duncan,an American Director, who revolutionalized Tamil Industry directing films from 1936-50. Cataloging Tamil industry as Bollywood would

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3 years

Indians who support the guy from NZ should remember this - you will be treated like a dirt in NZ consulate when you seek a visa for NZ.

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2 years

which contains only starch (carb). By polishing the aleurone layer to make the rice soft and tasty to eat, the fiber, resistant starch, 'many' minerals, vitamins were lost. Net effect - hypertension due to lack of insoluble fiber, cancer due to loss of resistant starch induced

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My grandfather as a poosari in Annamar temple (pic), Mollipalli(near Tiruchengode) would also do discourse of Ramayanam/Mahabaratham to village people.The irony of the Dravidians,who have a Non-Tamilian as the ideological head & claim there are no Gods, talking about Tamil Gods🤦

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@amutharasan_dmk

8 months

சொந்த நாடு இல்லாமல் அகதிகளாக கைபர் போலன் கனவாய் வழியாக வந்த ,அடையாளம் இல்லாத ஆரியக்கூட்டம் , தங்களுக்கான கடவுளை கற்பனை கதாப்பாத்திரத்தை உண்மையாக்கும் முயற்சியில் ஈடுபட்டுள்ளனர். கடவுளை இரவல் வாங்கவேண்டிய அவசியம் தமிழர்களுக்கு இல்லை

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2 years

Thread - Historically Indians were using cold pressed edible seed/vegetable oils. Then they started messing with these oils around the time they were messing with the rice (started Polishing). In 1930s, they started started converting unsaturated fats in the oils to saturated - a

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3 years

Had a video call with 2 Turmeric farmers from Erode. They were in simple white khadi shirts.They introduced themselves in tamil,the lang very respectful. And just like that,they switched to flawless english.That is Kongu belt for you-hardworking,simple people but very resourceful

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10 months

I am an Independent voter & an Indian American & a Hindu American. I will watchout for the reactions of the Dems. Deliberate mocking of an Indian name/Hindu name is just despicable.

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@EricAbbenante

10 months

Donna Brazile refuses to say Vivek Ramaswamy's name properly, and Bill Maher calls her out on her racism "I just feel there's something wrong with everybody refusing to say his name. I think there's a little racism there" "I know we don't like him but just say his name right"

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gut bacteria, artificially increased GI causing diabetes, loss of balance of macros (protein, fat gone), loss of minerals like zinc (though bioavailability of iron increased) thus losing vital immunity, loss of vitamins like A causing devastation among children.

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and he repeats it. He employs north Indian workers in the farm. He or his son doesn't venture into the field. This is how farming has turned lucrative in India, stepping on the spines of salaried people who underwrite these shenanigans.

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5 months

Jean Dreze was part of the politburo called NAC during UPA. This NAC was an extra-constitutional body (illegal) , made up of unelectables & had overarching powers & the PM of India was subservient to this NAC.

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@_YogendraYadav

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Jean Dreze chooses and weighs his words carefully. When he says these elections are “as good as rigged” everyone should sit up and take note.

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1 month

If you are not ready to tip 20% in the restaurants in US, don't eat out. The tip helps restaurant workers, students including those from India who depend on the tip.

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@vjgtweets

1 month

Indians traveling in America: Please don’t be like this clown. Restaurants in America pay _less_ than minimum wage precisely b/c customers are expected to tip. If you eat out, tip 20% minimum, unless gratuity is included. Restaurant workers depend on it.

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2 years

A heart warming msg from Indian FM, Dr Jaishankar,"Today we are rebuilding, restoring, re-energizing our civilization, our task is all over the world". India will renovate Angkor Wat & Preah Vihear temple in Cambodia.India is already renovating Ta Prohm

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A democratically elected PM for 3rd term is a threat to the democratic institutions. But an Extra-constitutional NAC, which had foreigners & unelectable Indians who exercised more powers than the PM of India for 10 yrs was not a threat between 2004-2014.

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1 year

I know Kannadigas are very accommodating. My sis-in-law was talking to her landlord in Bangalore. He switched to Tamil to make her comfortable though I could see he was not remotely fluent.Some from outside strive every sinew to turn these good people into language chauvinists

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This Paati (grandma), 82 years old, does weight training. She says she got inspired seeing his grandson doing weighttraining,tried it and got hooked to it. Check out her deadlifts in the video. What an inspiration. 😍😍

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4 years

😂 Very appropriate question to Kamal. Got it from Facebook

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Churchill's crime was known to Lord Wavell who begged him to release the grains for Bengalis when he was appointed viceroy in June 1943, 1 year before the allied Normandy landings happened & the extermination camps were discovered later.

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2 years

Stunning glacier collapse in Kyrgyzstan -

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6 months

Asked my cousin in Coimbatore about the ground situation & the chances for Annamalai. His response 👇

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Musharraf was born in India but he remained a true soldier of Pakistan. I.K.Gujral, born in Pakistan, as the PM of India, dismantled the capability of RAW. The effect was seen in a series of attacks in India in 2000s including the 2008 Mumbai attack

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In US, the opinion in favor of Nazis were shaped by the NYTimes' journo in Germany, Guido Enderis. US wouldn't have entered WWII if the Pearl Harbor bombings by the Japanese Haa r happened. No one knew the purpose of WWII as stopping the fascists when the war started.

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Good GOI is banning some dangerous breeds. The breeds banned should also include 1. Breeds not suited to India due to its heat. Eg. Huskies. 2. Breeds that can't be confined to apartments with those 2 km walks once a day. Like Belgian Malinois. That is animal cruelty.

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6 months

#Pitbull , #Bulldog , #Rottweiler and More: Centre Orders States To Ban 23 'Ferocious' Dog Breeds

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10 months

Genghiz Khan believed that India had done him no harm. If he wanted to be in heaven's good graces, he must leave the inhabitants of India to their own devices. pic: snippet from the book,Mongol Empire Its Rise And Legacy by Prawdin,Michael +

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2 years

SC going by the anecdotal evidence instead of referring to studies done by institutions like IIT Kanpur on the pollution factors in the capital region. The lives of fireworks workers of Sivakasi & their families are mortgaged just like that.

LawBeat

@LawBeatInd

2 years

@ManojTiwariMP Court: Are you a permanent resident of NCR? Have you seen the condition after Diwali?

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Am seeing Dravidian handles taking a potshot at other Indians using Cowurine jibe.This is the Tamil culture I know - pic 1 (cr: Quora) Cowdung is used in Tamil houses' floors as a disinfectant Pic 2 (cr:kaveripak) Pumpkin flowers in cowdung on Kolams adorn homes in TN in Dec esp.

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Today is a sacred day for a micro-minority religious group in India,Jains #MahaveerJayanti . His followers are vegetarians. Here,this guy is taunting them citing their 24th Tirthankara, Bhagawan Mahaveer, whose Jayanti it is today &cooking beef.What kind of perversion this is?

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@AyyanarRajavel

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மகாவீரர் ஜெயந்தி ஸ்பெஷல் எங்கள் வீட்டில் மாட்டுக்கறி.

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This news has affected me at a a personal level since reading it. This young boy is slapped with the draconian National Security Act. All for what? Bcos he desecrated the iconoclast E.V.Ramasamy's statue. Hypocrisy & fascism running hand-in-hand in Tamilnadu. #JusticeForArun

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2 years

Unpopular opinion - the Indian Naval insignia should have had a combined representation of Kalingas, Cholas & Chatrapathi Shivaji. Kalingas were one of the earliest seafarers from India, if not the oldest.

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Balinese will be celebrating Saraswati day on Dec 16th. They avoid reading/writing in books on that day as all the books are offered to Saraswati. In the evening, religious books are read to honour the goddess. Pic: Saraswati from Besaki temple, Bali, Replica is in Washington DC

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Thought Annamalai will not make a mistake before the elections. Why did he do it? Take him to the nearby Annamar temple.

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8 months

Both my in-laws in Delhi had turned atheists after their Son's death 14 years back. Today my Mother-in-law called my wife, wished her for Diwali, asked her to say prayers and light the lamp tomorrow (Jan 22nd). #PranaPratishtha

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@saranstm

4 years

Do not be a spokesman for the entire Tamil clan. You assert for yourself. I have these identities - Tamil and a Hindu - like 2 eyes of mine.

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@savukku

4 years

We assert. We are not Hindus. We are Tamils. Sanghis have no place in this state. Just get lost

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9 months

Message sent - Indians, skip Maldives & Thailand beaches. Lakshadweep is there, not to mention Andaman islands.

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@htTweets

9 months

#InPictures | Prime Minister #NarendraModi goes snorkelling in #Lakshadweep , shares pictures

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A SC judge from Bengal recused herself from Bengal rapes/violence case without stating what was the conflict of interest. SC judges with no transparency or accountability to Indians make impactful decisions which will touch every Indian's life. Scary to think.

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Tharman Shanmugaratnam, President of Singapore, enters the office in traditional Tamil style accompanied by Mayilaattam dancers (Tamil Traditional Peacock dance)

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10 months

Today's view from my yard......

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6 months

Patanjali's issue is it made outrageous claims. But I have not heard that its products are unsafe. But what is the SC going to do with the companies that are feeding toxic levels of sugars to children & adults under the claim of energy drinks. For many middle-class people +

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The sad part is this guy does not see a young girl's video testimony as a prima facie evidence. His communal prejudice blinds him. And he thinks he is a social justice warrior. Dei, if you have a heart, think about the girl.

Thaiyaan

@thaiyaan

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Adei casteist enslaved brahmin boot licker u r spreading fake video to incite riots, from US. FYI nobody had taken any procession supporting the murderers like the brahmins in Kashmir, when Asifa, 8 yr old, was cruelly murdered by the brahmin priests, the u certified "ethical".

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India is a country where an adult lady's complaint will get the in-laws' family, extended family & the children in the family in prison & the imprisoned family need to prove out the innocense #498a .But a dying minor girl's video evidence is dissected, insinuated & called as false

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Punjab is always the blue-eyed boy of GOI.Punjab's industrialization was underwritten by GOI at the expense of states like Bihar using Freight Equalization policy.Punjab farmers' wealth unwritten by GOI paying MSP higher than marketprice filling FCI with excess grains from Punjab

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Fascinating information by PM Modi while inaugurating the chess Olympiad in Chennai - Sathuranga Vallabhanathar temple, Poovanur,TN. The temple dedicated to Siva, who won over Pandhyan king's daughter's hand in marriage after winning her in a game of chess. She was Parvati Devi.

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One of the less popular Cholas but deserves to be known to Indians is Konchenganan who belongs to Early Chola period around 3rd BCE. He built the famous Jambukeswarar temple in Tiruvaanaikaaval. He built a total of 70 temples. He is 1 of the 63 of the Nayanars or Shaivate saints

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2 years

One poison which hasn't entered my home in the last 15 years is soft drink like coke.

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A friend was going, "we are not Hindus. We are Tamilians" etc. Told him, "we respect the identity of our Tamil Christian, Tamil Muslim, Tamil Jain brothers. Likewise you will respect the identity of Tamil Hindu brothers". Haven't heard from him since yesterday night.

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In Uzbekistan, many ud ask my religion & greet me with folded hands, "Namaste" instead of their traditional "Salamalaikum". These r conservative people who were sensitive with their greetings. Why do u get triggered if people use "Om Shanthi" for their co-religionists?

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Have interacted with 100s of Indian Americans, many Brahmins in US. Have close friends across diverse communities/linguistic groups from India. Never once saw casteism discussed or encountered casteism. An isolated incident of perceived slight cannot be remediated by laws

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My frustrated wife who is from Delhi on hearing Kejriwal's call for disclosing vaccine formula (sorry folks who do not speak Tamil difficult to translate it) - oxygenaa produce panni nottitaaram. Ippo vaccine productionla notta poraaru. 🤫

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Delhi HC initiated contempt of court against center in the oxygen supply issue to Delhi. Now the audit discovered that Delhi exaggerated oxygen requests by 4X. HC should be pulled up by the parliament so the judiciary does not get involved frivolously with executive decisions

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So it started - one privileged set of citizens burn stubble illegally causing the air quality to go down in NCR as they didnt want to use crop residue management machines. Another side, lakhs of workers & their families are losing their livelihoods due to the discriminatory ban.

Newsum

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Tamil Nadu: 1.5 lakh people left jobless after firecracker ban

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At Situ Gunung Tourist Park in Sukabumi, West Java, Indonesia - what a way to see the nature

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as the GOI was wary of the separatism voices in TN that it did not subscribe to a separate country for SL Tamils in SL inspite of the discriminations/pogrom faced by SL Tamils.

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Desecrating a periyar statue in Tamilnadu is perceived as a threat to the nation - invites National Security Act. Destroying 1000+ mobile towers in a state bordering a hostile country has zilch action from the Indian security agencies.

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A childhood friend's father is putting in his retirement papers at 79. He used to be in a different field. Completed SAP when he was ~ 54 years so he can move to US to be with his only daughter, my friend. He took up an IT job. Worked for another 25 years in his 2nd career.

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I don't understand why NRIs & Indian Americans are getting triggered by my claim that Indian UPI payment system adoption is massive & complete? Why is it difficult to acknowledge something good happening in India?

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@saranstm

2 months

Ok. UPI is Greek to me. I am still in the 20th century payment modes - cash & card. India has zoomed past me.

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Was talking to my in-laws wishing them for Deepavali when I heard clear, continuous fireworks/crackers sound on the phone in the background. They live in Kalkaji, Delhi. A senseless non-scientific approach to control pollution will only attract contempt from the people.

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Was talking to a close friend, caucasian, today. His 1st visit to India, on a business trip, was in 2019. I was there. So took him to Hampi. He said, "I can't explain to my wife about Hampi. Nor pics do justice. Place is magic. She wants to go there. Need to take her sometime"

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be a disservice in today's situation when Bollywood is afflicted with its self inflicted malaise. Movies like Baahubali, RRR, Karthikeya 2 is a recipe offered by Telugu industry to Bollywood. It is upto Bollywood to take it.

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If he is the son of one of the richest people in the world, you typically expect a spoilt rich brat flaunting his parents' wealth (many calm down later is a diff story). On the contrary, Anant Ambani is a revelation - a down-to-earth, hardworking kid.

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@saranstm

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At least the Indian family would pay for the cruise in Italy. An Italian family used Indian Air Craft carrier as a cruise in India for their vacation 37 years back.

The Emissary

@TheEmissaryCo

4 months

As India's income inequality increases (due to development), being garish with wealth display will not be taken well.

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My maternal grandparents lost their lands due to back to back drought seasons & had to rely on cows & buffaloes selling their milk for a living - there are lakhs of such people whose livelihood is dependent on dairy industry. PETA and its moral standing can take a hike.

PETA India

@PetaIndia

3 years

@Rssamul Demand 4 vegan means world plant milk/dairy alternatives market will be USD$52.58 billion by 2028. Plants in vegan milks are abundant in India. Good news for Indian farmers. Unilever is into vegan foods: . Why can't Amul? Smart businesses respond to trends.

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My money & I would give it give it to the priests. Who are these HRCE rascals in between? Priests were arrested for taking home the money from their archanai thattu? Contributed by Devotees? 😡😡😡

KishoreIyer

@KishoreIyer5

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What sort of barbarism is this? Any time the donations received on the plate are for the priest, not HR&CE! This has to be fought tooth and nail! Less donations on plate - > less number of priests wanting the job -> destruction of temple rituals & functions -> destruction of

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A new Hindu temple is coming up near my place. The pond is gorgeous, and the temple is to be built next to it.

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I do not get this strong backlash to Vivek from the Indian Americans. If they do not want to support him, it is ok. But the very strong opposition to him is not ok considering that IA need to get the political power in view of groups like Equality Labs fomenting trouble for IA

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India's ministry of external affairs is mulling a “world democracy report” as well as a “global press freedom index” to be brought out by an independent Indian think tank

India mulls new democracy report, freedom index by local think tank

The discussions to do this were going on before recent reports by Freedom House and V-Dem Institute downgraded India’s democratic rankings.

www.hindustantimes.com

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2 young boys from India - dead in US - one from Purdue University & another from Georgia doing his MBA. 💔. At somepoint in one's life, youthful indiscretion is replaced by parental instincts, whether you have a child or not. From that moment, news like this affects you more.

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What Canada has is a western privilege. Until India is a $10T economy, where it can exert influence globally, it does not have the luxury to do what Canada does.

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"I will rip you apart"- if I say this in the corporate world, I will be heavily penalized by the HR. Milords think they can use such crass language. This is not a one-off. 2 Milords did the same in Nupur Sharma's case. Parliament should impeach 1 & set an example of the Milords

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@saranstm

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Yogi bio - 20+ year parliamentarian experiences. Holds a math degree. Last period as MP -questions asked - 303, private bills presented-3, debates-57. For comparison - Rahul Gandhi as MP- 50,0,2. Yogi has Gorakmutt admin incl schools/colleges too. Not your average obscure Joe

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@saranstm

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Brahmins do not worship Murugan. That is why they do not have names such as Subramanian, Karthik etc. 🤦‍♂️

Megha Kaveri (She/Her)

@meghakaveri

4 years

Since the ‘Jai Ram’ politics could not create any vibration across Tamil Nadu, a visibly upset BJP seems to have decided to adopt Lord Muruga, who is fervently worshipped in non-Brahmin Hindu households.

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Where is caste in the choice of food? This pure veg demography is an untapped market segment till now. Just like the growing vegan demography in the west - Saying this as a non-vegetarian - nothing wrong in it.

Maanvi

@Maanvi2501

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Next time someone says, "Where is caste in India?" please show them this tweet and a bunch of people responding "wow, great product market fit" to what is essentially a move that strengthens caste segregation.

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