Thread by @unagaswamy

1. The year was 2000 and Dr. #Nagaswamy travelled frequently to the temple town of Uttaramerūr, near Kāñchipuram.

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2. He was immersed in the remarkable features of this village. Its Village assembly hall had transacted the village administration for over five hundred years which still exists in its original position with all its records.

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3. After frequent visits to this village, Dr. #Nagaswamy wrote one of his best selling books உத்தரமேரூர்
/Uttaramerur in Tamil and English. Excerpts of this best seller has been translated into French.

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4. Below is an article that appeared in "The Hindu" newspaper about this fascinating book:

thehindu.com/news/national/…

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5. My sister told me a fascinating story relating to this book. One gentleman, a resident of Uttaramerūr frequently visited our house in Chennai, purchased the English and Tamil versions in bulk and sold it in his village.

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6. This continued for several years and after that gentleman passed away, his wife continued to visit Appa to purchase these books in bulk and continued to sell it in her village.

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7. At one point all books had been sold and Appa only had one physical copy each of the English and Tamil versions. She then took xerox copies of the book, bound them and continued to sell the booklets in her village.

@kalabaski, @SreeIyer1

8. உத்தரமேரூர்/Uttaramerur books are now available as epub/pdf to purchase. If you are interested in purchasing these books authored by Dr. #Nagaswamy, please email [e-mail].
NOTE: Physical copies are not available at this stage.

@kalabaski, @SreeIyer1

9. Adding tags for wider reach #Uttaramerur, #உத்தரமேரூர் 🙏.