This long thread 🧵provides a partial list of architecturally great "ancient" temples in #TamilNadu.
Temples are listed in the format of "Place", "District" - "Temple Name"
(Photos are from the internet, source unknown)
Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur dt - Sri Payaraneeswarar Temple 1/n
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Since, many are discussing abt Indus(Sindhu) river, this thread 🧵help you to understand the Indus river basin.
Indus is the river of high altitude, it has an basin area of 11,65,500 sqkm(India, Pak, Afghan, China) with ~6200 TMC water available. it originate at Tibet(China) 1/n
Indus river is bounded by the Himalayas on the east, by the Karakoram & Haramosh ranges on the north, by the Sulaiman & Kirthar range on the west. India has 3,21,289 sqkm of Indus basin(Incl PoK), 2,38,877 sqkm in the Indian Administrated region with ~2600 TMC water available 2/n
In India, the river streams of Indus river originate in Upper Himalaya, Shivalik, Pir Panjal, Karakoram ranges. It spread across J&K-Ladakh(192773 sqkm incl PoK, 110361 sqkm excl PoK), Himachal (51406 sqkm), Punjab (50313 sqkm), Haryana(9927 sqkm), Rajasthan(15800 sqkm) 3/n
Tamil's across Myanmar celebrated Thaipusam, they have varied facial features due to assimilation. Tamil's form the lowest strata of Myanmar society. After Sri Lankan hill country Tamil were given SL Citizenship. Myanmar has the most number of stateless Tamils in the world 1/4
Myanmar is estimated to have 15 to 30 lakh indians, in that Tamils form the Majority. Myanmar is home to 4th largest Tamil community in the world after India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia. They are also the poorest Tamils, voiceless community without proper health and education 2/4
Tamils were brought to Myanmar by wealthy Chettiars for working in a rice field. Increasing the Myanmar farmland by multifold. Tamil's problem started after Japanese occupation of Burma in WW2, then Ne Win closed Tamil schools, took over land. Many Tamils left in next 30yrs 3/4
Reliance industries bought 5286 acre SEZ land for 2200Cr Rs.41.6 L per acre). The land parcel located next to Navi Mumbai airport & JNPT port.
The land next to main road in my village in Virudhunagar dt is worth 50+L per acre
Feeling proud, My village = Navi Mumbai Airport 1/3
The land transaction has complex web of ownership. The NMIIA owns the NMSEZ land, 74% of NMIIA owned by DIPL, 26% by CIDCO. DIPL is owned by UIHPL. Which is 32% owned by Jai corp (Anand jain), 35% by SKIL, 33% by Mukesh Ambani group. Now DIPL sold its stake in NMIIA to RIL 2/3
After announcing this news Jai corporation stock price went down by 40% in few days 😂. Industrial lands are typically sold cheap to motivate industries. TN govt gives land in Siruseri SIPCOT for 8 cr per acre, Oragadam for 1.7 Cr. Navi Mumbai SEZ sold for 41.6 L, cheapest 😜 3/3
China unveiled its cutting-edge J-36 jet. As per my experience, with the present setup, India can never manufacture a 6th gen jet. We have chaotic, bureaucratic aircraft design, development, and Manufacturing ecosystem. With ADA doing the project management role 1/4
Most of the design work carried by 30+ DRDO labs, NAL.etc. Different DRDO lab follow long procedure to even communicate between one-another. Highly paper oriented bureaucratic visionless system. These design are manufactured by HAL, BEL.etc. DRDO-ADA-HAL-BEL a nightmare combo 2/4
I had visited most the these organization, I had worked in companies like L&T defense, GE..etc. I can visibly feel the difference. DRDO-HAL-BEL wonot work in sync. Whenever, I visit DRDO, first thing they say is, I am Scientist-C, he is Scientist-B, Hey I am distinguished 3/4
Many wondered, why i am posting against CITU and Communist. My interest in Geography started when I was reading about the Coolie system, migration of Tamil labour across the world, and their struggle. It is a fearful, bloodiest and forgotten episode in Tamil history. 🧵 1/n
19th century was the darkest period in TN history. Cursed by nature with the worst famine (1877) that killed 1/4th of the state, left scars across community. The state was also going through many internal conflict, and wars (1759 to 1850), without any caring leadership 2/n
Tamils have to migrate outside their birth place across the world to Sri Lanka, Burma, Fiji, Guyana, Suriname, Martinique, Guadeloupe, Malaysia, Mauritius, Seychelles, Reunion, South Africa, Singapore.etc. Many died during the travel, those reached the shores worked as slaves 3/n
If I were to be Samsung, if the option is between shifting the factory or accepting CITU. I will choose shifting the factory. People have no idea, what is the actual consequences of allowing CITU inside the production line. It is better to save the Brand name than factory 🧵 1/n
If a company allow CITU, they will loose the control over their production line, for high tech electronics company, it is like committing suicide. You can't control quality, u cant change the low quality employee. Political party (CITU is full of poltics) will dictate it 2/n
High tech electronics appliances has many components, even single assembly issues will create bad quality product, unhappy customer. Within a year, a company will loose the market. Most importantly its brand name. Samsung brand name more important than a manufacturing plant 3/n