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22 Oct, 9 tweets, 3 min read
Unsolved mysteries of the 1990s. Who thought this was a good means of brightening up your morning commute?
Unsolved mysteries of the 1990s - How would someone teach this dance move?
Unsolved mysteries of the 1990s - Who thought women carry a bandanna around? And who the heck thought this was a killer move?
Unsolved mysteries of the 1990s - Who found this guy funny?
Unsolved mysteries of the 1990s - Who convinced this guy he could make it as a movie star?
Unsolved mysteries of the 1990s - Which retirement home was this poster originally intended for?
Unsolved mysteries of the 1990s - Who was behind the 'Pallo' plot to kill this guy's career?
Unsolved mysteries of the 1990s - What possessed me when I spent those 40 rupees on the ticket for this?
This is how the millennium ended. No wonder we all thought Y2K would unleash the Armageddon.

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22 Oct
What does a scientist do when she comes home from work in the middle of the night and her daughter isn't home?
According to 'Mission Mangal', she and her husband go to the joint where the kid is partying, knock back a couple and dance the night away.
Nachaniyas never stop their
propaganda for degeneracy.
A scientist who's grappling with a tough problem is asked by his colleague - 'Are you a virgin?'.
This is supposed to be a movie about science, for Pete's sake.
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22 Oct
Look at this table (h/t @by2kaafi )
TN HRCE has 4.75 lakh acres of land at it's disposal. Ask yourself this question
Why are only 17 homes out of 1138 in TN run by HRCE?
Look at this table from here - ssa.tn.nic.in/Statistics.htm
And the next table from here - tnhrce.gov.in/hrcehome/hrce_…
Now, ask yourself this question. What is happening to the revenue from those land grants?
Now look at this thehindu.com/news/national/…
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Why does an ad depict Karipur Koya's fantasy? What does that have to do with gold import tariffs? Discuss.
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24 Sep
I just read through the short 22-page judgement delivered by The Hon'ble Justice G R Swaminathan of the Madurai Bench in case of @trramesh vs TN HRCE regarding to Executive Office of Palani Murugan temple giving a contract for housekeeping. Judgement delivered on 22-09-2020 /1
has some far-reaching pronouncements
- It re-iterates the role of the Executive Officer, Fit Person and Trustees of a Temple as consolidated in Tamil Nadu Act 22 of 1959, that is, the defining law with respect to conduct of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments /2
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- The execution of all responsibilities of the Trustees can be entrusted to a Fit Person during a hiatus when Trust /3
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24 Sep
@strawsInTheWind sir had asked me to write about the tradition of Uzhavara Pani a few days back. Let me share the little I know. Uzhavarapani is a form of service where devotees take up the maintenance of temples as an offering to the deity. It is a form of Karma Yoga where /1
you take up the simplest of tasks, which anyone can do, namely sweeping, repair of wear and tear. Small town Tamil Nadu has many Uzhavara Kuzhus or volunteer groups that take this up. The Dharma Shastras place high merit on the following activities
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or nandavanams.
- Keeping water bodies clean and free of silt.
- Planting and maintaining shade giving trees along highways
A leading astrologer once told people, it doesn't matter what defects you carry in your horoscope. Doshas in a person's kundli are nothing but mala or /3
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22 Sep
Let us see what really happened in Madras Corporation Schools
Between 1950 to 1967 - number of schools went from 218 to 338.
Anna CM between 1967 - 69 - 11 new schools were opened.
1969 - 77 - 5 schools opened and 4 closed.
No change in enrolment
So much for DMK tom-tomming that they brought education to TN.
Across Madras State, what was the count of schools?
shodhganga.inflibnet.ac.in/bitstream/1060…
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