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The forgotten story of #Tamil's perished in the construction of 415km Siam(Thailand)–Burma Railway. During World War-II, Japan captured Thailand, to go forward into Burma, they built a railway using POW & indentured labor incl Malaysian plantation Tamil. Overall >1 Lakh died 1/4 Image
On 14th Dec 1941 Japan took control of Siam(Thailand), wanting to capture Burma and parts of India. To help move their Army, they started a 415km railway. Construction began in 15 Sep 1942 in Burma, involving >2.5lakh poor labor from Burma, Thailand and Malaysian Tamil's 2/4 Image
Japanese used somewhere between 40000 to 90000 poor plantation Tamils, luring them with the false promise of high wages. But the disease and tough work environment killed 16000 to 40000 Tamil's. The story and the blood of Coolie Tamils between 1850 to 1950 is forgotten 3/4 Image
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It took #India 75 years to revive an ancient tradition with the ceremonial sceptre of #Cholas called the #Sengol planned to be used once again as India inaugurates its #newparliament on the 28th of May. Read more about the ancient Indian coronation traditions in the thread.. Image
According to #AitareyaBrahmana when a new king assumed power he was sprinkled with the purifying waters of holy rivers while he knelt next to the throne. This tradition was followed from the time of #Manu right upto #Bharat the son of Dushyant & Shakuntala & hero of my 3rd book Image
The crown was placed on the head of the king who was also handed over the #RajDanda in many parts of the country as in the #Tamil tradition. According to #ShuklaYajurveda the priest blessed the newly crowned king with the following words... Image
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Dr Syed Taheer Hussain, Assistant Professor of Anesthesiology,Madurai Medical College #suspended by DME following the complaints of #sexual harassments by 41 students
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“Talks Innuendos, Touches Inappropriately”: Accused Of Sexual Harassment By 41 Students
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(DME) in #Tamil Nadu has suspended the doctor after the Vishaka committee found the allegations to be true. The Dean and chief of the Vishaka committee have revealed damning details about the sexual harassment through a press conference.
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Dr has been suspended following sexual harassment complaints against him. 23 women, including Professors, Post Graduate students and nurses have filed complaints against him.
It is alleged that he misbehaved with the patients as well in the operation⤵️⤵️⤵️
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Independent India has always been a vibrant democracy, except for the #Emergency years of #IndiraGandhi from 1975-77. That it has taken a decisive turn to religious majoritarianism under the #BJP and under #Modi since 2014 doesn't change that fact. (1/)
Democracy is not necessarily congruent with liberal values or even human rights. #Slavery was legal both in the democracy of Great Britain as well as the USA for almost a hundred years since the US' formation. Even a White woman was not considered equal to a man in America. (2/)
#Blacks in the #US did not have equal rights even after the abolition of slavery for another 100 years under #Lincoln, but we still think of the US in #1960 as a democracy.

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#Chapter8 of #StraightFromTheHeart by @rk_process9
Should you consider Machine Translation? Image
@rk_process9 #ChatGPT has generated more interest & debate in recent months than any other #tech in decades. It has accomplished tasks previously only seen in #scifi movies or read in fiction, marking a significant milestone in the field of #ai.
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In 1950, father of #AI - Alan Turing, devised a test where a #machine could be considered AI, if one can't differentiate its responses from a human's. If a machine can accurately #translate text from one language to another, like a human, it would pass the Turing test.
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#IPL is spreading hate amongst the citizens and minting money.

This is not a new analysis and it's known for most people but after watching yesterday's incident between #RCBvLSG this is the right time for all the cricket fans not to fall into this trap. 1/n
IPL has always been everything about #MONEY and #entertainment. The teams were based on most popular cities in #India so that each team will have larger fan following and representation, just like #football leagues. 2/n
The people behind #IPL were/are biggest #businessmen, #Celebrities from various fields and #politicians. It gathered enough attention when it got started as new league in 2008. Just because IPL has celebs backing doesn't mean it's gonna be a superhit league in the long run. 3/n
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🔴Why did the Indian Peace-Keeping Mission in Sri-Lanka Failed

24 March 2023 marks the 23rd anniversary of withdrawal of Indian troops from Sri Lanka. Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Ranjan Wijeratne as he watched turbaned Sikh soldiers of the Indian Peace-Keeping Force board a...
..ship while a military band played "Auld Lang Syne’ said "They came on a peace mission, but then they got bogged down". The Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan Civil War was the deployment of the Indian Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka intended to perform a peacekeeping role.
The deployment followed the Indo-Sri Lankan Accord between India and Sri Lanka of 1987 which was intended to end the #SriLankan Civil War between militant Sri Lankan #Tamil nationalists, principally the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (#LTTE), and the Sri Lankan military.
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கர்மாவின் ஒன்பது விதிகள் -

1. ஒன்றாம் விதி -

இந்த பிரபஞ்சத்தில் நாம் எதை செய்தாலும்
அது நமக்கே திரும்பி வரும்.

#Karma #LoveIt #Tamil

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2. இரண்டாம் விதி -

வாழ்க்கையில் எதுவும் தானாக நடப்பதில்லை.
நமக்கு தேவையானவற்றை நாம் தான் நகர்த்தி செல்ல வேண்டும்.

#Karma #LoveIt #Tamil

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3. மூன்றாம் விதி -

சிலவற்றை ஏற்றுக்கொண்டால் மட்டுமே
மாற்றம் நிகழும்.

#Karma #LoveIt #Tamil

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#MahatmaGandhi had a complex relationship with Maharashtra, where his mentor Gopal Krishna Gokhale hailed from.

This thread is about #Gandhi and his relationship with #Marathi (and #Maharashtra)

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#Maharashtra produced some of his staunchest supporters like Acharya Vinoba Bhave and Sitaram ‘Appasaheb’ Patwardhan, who was referred to as the ‘Konkan Gandhi,’ and his most bitter critics, like Dr #BabasahebAmbedkar and V.D. #Savarkar.
Eventually, a man from #Maharashtra--#NathuramGodse, killed #Gandhi.
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#Tamil nationalist movement leader #PazhaNedumaran claims on Monday, 13 February that #LTTE leader #VelupillaiPrabhakaran is alive and well.

It was believed that Prabhakaran was slain by #SriLankan forces in May 2009, when photos of his body were released
Pazha Nedumaran further said that they are in “touch with” Prabhakaran. Prabhakaran was the head of LTTE, a combatant separatist organisation which led a civil war for Sri Lanka’s Tamil minority

His family is in touch with me", claims Tamil Nationalist Leader Pazha Nedumaran.
Part1 of a video from 1989, where the LTTE chief Prabhakaran talks about Aryan - Dravidian Divide and about how he perceived the Indian State as Aryan enemies.
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மலரே குறிஞ்சி மலரே ❤️
Rebel Star
Mallige Hoove
#HBDKJYesudas
#kannadasongs
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புத்தகத்தின் பெயர்.: வாசிப்பது எப்படி?
எழுத்தாளர்.:செல்வேந்திரன் Image
படிப்பதற்கு மிக எளிமையாகவும் ஒரு சாமானிய னாலும் எழுதப்பட்ட.ஒரு புத்தகம் தான்.”வாசிப்பது எப்படி?” Image
இதற்கு முன் வாசித்து கொண்டிருந்தவர்களும்.இடையில் நிறுத்தியவர்களுக்கும்.எங்கிருந்து தொடங்குவது என்று.தெரியாமல் இருப்பவர்களுமான இது ஒரு தொடக்கநிலை புத்தகம். இந்த புத்தகம் ஜனரஞ்சகமான எளிமையாக புரிந்து கொள்ளும் வகையில்.கருத்திலிருந்து சிறிது பிசகாமல் புத்தகத்தை முடித்திருப்பார்
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Please watch this enlightening lecture by Dr. #Nagaswamy titled "Lecture on water management in olden days"

Where Appa talks in great detail about the water management by the great #Kopperunchinga #Kadavan chieftain highlighting his #Tamil and #Sanskrit inscriptions.

"பேணு செந்தமிழ்‌ வாழப்‌ பிறந்த காடவ கோப்பெருஞ்சிங்க"

#கோப்பெருஞ்சிங்கன், #காடவன், #செந்தமிழ், #கல்வெட்டு
This is the #Tamil portion of #Kōpperuñjiṅga #inscription
1 ஸ்வஸ்தி ஸ்ரீ -சகலபுவனச்சக்கரவத்தி காடவன் அவனி ஆளப்பிறந்தான் கொப்பெருஞ்சிங்கன்
2 திரிபுவனமாதெவி எரிகரை பல இடங்களிலும் உடைந்து எரியும் துருந்து மதகுகளும் முறிந்
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I watched #KantaraMovie today and was thrilled while watching the #Varaha #Worship scenes. Appa had narrated a story where some 20+ years back he travelled with forest rangers deep into the south Canara forest in the middle of the night to see Bhuta worship dance and ritual.

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He took some amazing photographs with his film camera very similar to the visuals in the movie. We are trying to locate those photographs. Will share it soon.

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I watched Rishab Shetty's interview in #Tamil and what a conviction in his #Hindu #Belief (#Deiva_Vazhipadu)! Appa would have loved this movie!

Congrats to the entire #KantaraMovie team for bringing out our regional traditions and culture to #entertainment field🙏.

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“The Athens of South India” - 'Madurai' c.500 bce
Megasthenese, Strabo 25BC, Pliny 75 AD Ptolemy 130AD mention of Madurai.

#Keeladi an excavation site in this small #Thread
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#Keeladi was an industrial area of #madurai dated back around 580 BCE determined from the excavated Artefacts
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The Keeladi residents used to burry their deads in North South direction
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#Keeladi were experts in Structural #Engineering. They had Plumbing System, Draining system, Water storage system
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Om Shanti 🙏🏼

Sallekhna Samadhi of #Jain monk 8Param Pujya Shri 105 Kshullak Satyanand Maharaj at Sri Kshetra, Ponnur Hills, #Tamil Nadu at 12.20 pm yesterday.

Sallekhna or Santhara is one ritual that has come a long way & consistently practiced for 2300+ years
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Memorial stones, Inscriptions, Chambers, Sculptures are some of the archaeological evidences of Sallekhana being an ancient practice. Sallekhana is always voluntary, undertaken after public declaration, and never assisted with any chemicals or tools.
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This ritual is mentioned in Agams like Acharang Sutra, Bhagavati Sutra, Tathvartha Sutra, Ratnakaranda śrāvakācāra, Puruşārthasiddhyupāya, Nava-pada-prakarana. Kannada literature Vaddaradhane, Lalitaghate etc. Tamil Sangam literature Sirupanchamoolam, Silappadikaram etc.
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The opening of a new big- name #Bollywood film was once a national event across #India , greeted by weeks of fanfare, long queues outside cinemas and halls packed to the rafters with audiences cheering and singing along.
But this year, with 77% of releases flopping at (1/16)
the box office, #cinema halls have been left earily quiet and Bollywood’s once unshakeable domination of the Indian film industry has begun to look uncertain.
“This year has been extremely poor for the Hindi film industry as far as the box office is concerned,” ..... – (2/16)
a disaster for an industry that relies on at least 10 big box office smashes a year for survival.
The blame for Bollywood’s recent failures has been attributed partly to Covid, ...As India’s usually committed cinema-going crowds were confined to their homes, there was (3/16)
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The opening of a new big- name #Bollywood film was once a national event across #India , greeted by weeks of fanfare, long queues outside cinemas and halls packed to the rafters with audiences cheering and singing along.
But this year, with 77% of releases flopping at (1/16)
the box office, #cinema halls have been left earily quiet and Bollywood’s once unshakeable domination of the Indian film industry has begun to look uncertain.
“This year has been extremely poor for the Hindi film industry as far as the box office is concerned,” ..... – (2/16)
a disaster for an industry that relies on at least 10 big box office smashes a year for survival.
The blame for Bollywood’s recent failures has been attributed partly to Covid, ...As India’s usually committed cinema-going crowds were confined to their homes, there was (3/16)
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Everyone who has visited Jaffna has probably walked past this mound of concrete.

Opposite Nallur Temple, just in front of Rio’s Ice Cream parlour, stands the now destroyed memorial to Lt. Col. Thileepan.

🧵A thread on rebuilding and resisting.

#tamil #eelam #srilanka

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35 years ago, 100,000 people flooded the streets as he launched a hunger strike for Tamil rights.

He was a medical student before becoming political leader with the LTTE. And he was just 23 years old.

His hunger strike lasted for 11 days. He died on September 26th 1987.

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The next year, a monument was constructed to honour Thileepan and his sacrifice.

As with many memorials to figures from the liberation struggle, it was revered by Eelam Tamils.

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reuters story about how #erdogan tamed #turkey's newsrooms. it boggles the mind why #kurdish #media are not even mentioned, despite them playing a big role in getting important stories out. #journalism reuters.com/investigates/s…
it's an institutionalized story from @reuters. example: if you check which papers don't get state advertising anymore as a financial punishment, you won't stumble upon #kurdish #media because they never got it in the first place - and would refuse it. #journalism
also the piece lacks historical perspective. it only says '... the turkish mainstream #media, once a more lively clash of ideas'. not really. some reporters have covered real stories about the #kurdish issue but the editorial lines always followed the state narrative - willingly.
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SS RAJAMOULI'S PROTEGE ASHWIN GANGARAJU TO DIRECT '1770'... V VIJAYENDRA PRASAD TO PEN SCREENPLAY... #AshwinGangaraju - who assisted #SSRajamouli in #Eega and #Baahubali [both series] - will direct the multi-lingual film #1770TheMovie.
Based on #BankimChandraChatterjee's #Bengali novel #Anandamath... #VVijayendraPrasad is writing the adapted story and screenplay of #1770TheMovie... Author and film-maker #RamKamalMukherjee is the creator.
#1770TheMovie will be produced by #ShhailendraKkumar, #SujayyKuttiy, #KrishnaKumarB and #SurajSharma... Will be made in #Hindi, #Telugu, #Tamil, #Malayalam, #Kannada and #Bengali... The team will lock the main lead before #Dussehra and will announce the cast by #Diwali.
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🧵1. On 18 July 2009, a mere two months after the end of the war in #SriLanka, a team of exiled
progressive #Sinhala journalists and #Tamil journalists came together and established @JDS.
2. In the post-war context, JDS played & continues to play a vital role on #accountability and
#justice issues related to Sri Lanka. Fueled by a moral obligation, the committed members of
JDS covered issues many feared to undertake.
3. Journalists within JDS chose to step forward and reveal evidence of war crimes and crimes
against humanity committed by the Sri Lankan Armed Forces (SLAF) during the final stages
of the war.
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தெளிவிலாக் கலங்கல் நீர்சூழ் திருவரங்கங்கத்துள் ளோங்கும்

ஒளியுளார் தாமே யன்றே தந்தையும் தாயுமாவார்

எளியதோ ரருளு மன்றே எந்திறத்
தெம்பிரானார்

அளியன் நம் பையல் என்னார் அம்மவோ கொடிய வாறே
brief meaning:
azhwar lamenting that namperumal does not seem to feel “நம்முடைய பையலான இவன் நமது கருணைக்கு உரியன்”
#tamil #TamilNadu
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