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Keezhadi- The Unraveling

After the initial exploration along the Vaigai belt and zeroing down on Keezhadi,  https://www.kavivenkatesan.com/2019/12/the-path-to-keezhadi.html , the ASI team led by Amarnath Ramakrishnan started the excavation. I Phase 1st Phase was started in June 2015 and around 40 trenches were dug. The first phase went on for around 6 months II Phase 2nd Phase was started in Jan 2016 and played a critical role in unraveling the existence of an urbanized and literate civilization. Thousands of artifacts were found and based on the radio carbon dating the age was determined to be around 3rd BCE (Dating back to 2300 yrs). ASI transferred* Amarnath after the second phase III Phase 3rd Phase started in Jan 2017, led by P S Sriraman of ASI and went on until September 2017. When the first two phase focused towards south of the excavation, the 3rd phase moved towards north. 10 people were involved in digging trenches where as in ...

The Path to Keezhadi - An Archeological Marvel

Significance of Keezhadi While all other sites excavated in TamilNadu are primarily burial sites (Adhichanallur, Korkai, Alagankulam etc.,) , Keezhadi is the first site where various evidences of urban civilization have been found. This discovery challenges the history of India, where it's being believed that the Indian civilization originated and evolved along the Indo-Gangetic valley.  There are numerous reference to urban civilization in the Sangam literature. But until Keezhadi was discovered, there was no archaeological evidence to corroborate the claims in the Sangam literature.  The Tamil civilization in those ages were believed to be of a proto-civilization. The discovery have produced indisputable evidences on urbanized civilization with brick walled constructions extending upto 500 metres with well evolved drainage systems. The most significant part of the discovery is that of the Thamizhi/Tamil Brahmi (родрооிро┤ி) scriptures found on earthen wares and ...

родிро░ுроо்рокிрок்рокாро░், роиிрооிро░்рои்родு роиிро▓்! - рокроХுродி II

рокродிро╡ு 1 рокெро░ிропாро░ுроХ்роХு ропுройெро╕்роХோро╡ிрой் рокாро░ாроЯ்роЯு: роЬூрой் 27 1970роо் роЖрог்роЯு роР.роиா ро╡ிрой் роиிро▒ுро╡ройрооாрой (роЗрои்родிроп рокிро░родிроиிродி) ропுройெро╕்роХோ роорой்ро▒роо் рокெро░ிропாро░ுроХ்роХு роХீро┤்роХ்роХрог்роЯро╡ாро▒ு рокாро░ாроЯ்роЯு родெро░ிро╡ிрод்родродு (рооொро┤ிрокெропро░்рок்рокு) "рокெро░ிропாро░், рокுродுропроХрод்родிрой் рокிродாроороХрой், родெрой்роХிро┤роХ்роХு роЖроЪிропாро╡ிрой் роЪாроХ்ро░роЯீро╕், роЪрооூроХ роЪீро░்родிро░ுрод்род роЗропроХ்роХрод்родிрой் родрои்родை, роЕро▒ிропாрооை, рооூроЯроироо்рокிроХ்роХை рооро▒்ро▒ுроо் роЕро░்род்родрооро▒்ро▒ рокро┤роХ்роХ ро╡ро┤роХ்роХроЩ்роХро│ிрой் рокро░роо роОродிро░ி!" The UNESCO Manram , an Indian representative of   international organisation of the United Nations , conferred on Periyar a glorious title the citation of which reads as " Periyar the prophet of New Age , Socrates of South East Asia , Father of the social Reform Movement , and Arch enemy of ignorance , superstitions , meaningless customs and base manners " - UNESCO 27-6-1970 рокродிро╡ு 2 роЕройைро╡ро░ுроХ்роХுроо் рооро░ுрод்родுро╡роХ்роХро▓்ро╡ி (роЪрооூроХроиீродி) : роЪроороХ்роХிро░ுрод родேро░்роЪ்роЪி рокெро▒்ро▒ро╡ро░்роХро│ே рооро░ுрод்родுро╡роХ்роХро▓்ро▓ூро░ிропிро▓் роЪேро░ родроХுродிропாройро╡ро░் роОрой்ро▒ роЕро╡ро▓роо் родрооிро┤роХрод்родிро▓் роЗро░ுрои்родродு!  (100% роЗроЯ роТродுроХ்роХீроЯு!) ...

родிро░ுроо்рокிрок்рокாро░், роиிрооிро░்рои்родு роиிро▓்! - рокроХுродி I

родிро░ுроо்рокிрок்рокாро░், роиிрооிро░்рои்родு роиிро▓்!  ( роиூро▒்ро▒ாрог்роЯை роХроЯроХ்роХுроо் роЪுропрооро░ிропாродை, роЪрооூроХроиீродி роЗропроХ்роХроо் ) рокродிро╡ு 1 роЪрод்родுрогро╡ு родிроЯ்роЯроо் (роЪрооூроХ роиீродி): 1 923 роЗро▓் роиீродிроХ்роХроЯ்роЪிропாро▓ுроо், рокிро▒роХு 1955 роЗро▓் роХாрооро░ாроЬро░ாро▓ுроо் родுро╡роЩ்роХрок்рокроЯ்роЯ роородிроп роЙрогро╡ு родிроЯ்роЯроо், роЪெрок். 15 1982 роЗро▓் роЪрод்родுрогро╡ு родிроЯ்роЯрооாроХ роОроо். роЬி. роЖро░ாро▓் роЕро▒ிрооுроХрокроЯுрод்родрокроЯ்роЯродு. рооைроп роЕро░роЪிрой் роиிродி роЕро│ிроХ்роХாрод рокோроХ்роХைропுроо், ро╡ிрооро░்роЪройроЩ்роХро│ைропுроо் роХроЯрои்родு 5 роЖрог்роЯுроХро│ிро▓் роЙро▓роХ ро╡роЩ்роХிропிрой் рокாро░ாроЯ்роЯை рокெро▒்ро▒родு.  родрооிро┤роХрод்родை рокிрой்рокро▒்ро▒ி роЗрод்родிроЯ்роЯрод்родை рооைроп роЕро░роЪு роиாроЯெроЩ்роХிро▓ுроо் 2002 роЗро▓் роЕрооро▓ாроХ்роХிропродு! рокродிро╡ு 2 роЪீро░்родிро░ுрод்род родிро░ுроорогроо் (роЪுропрооро░ிропாродை): роорои்родிро░роЪ் роЪроЯроЩ்роХுроХро│் роПродுрооிро▓்ро▓ா роЗрои்родு рооுро▒ை родிро░ுроорогроЩ்роХро│ுроХ்роХு роЪроЯ்роЯ роЕроЩ்роХீроХாро░роо் роЕро│ிрод்род рооுродро▓் рооро▒்ро▒ுроо் роТро░ே рооாроиிро▓роо் родрооிро┤роХроо். рооாро░்роЪ் 6 роЖроо் родேродி 1967 роЗро▓் родி.рооு.роХ роЖроЯ்роЪி роЕрооைрод்родро╡ுроЯрой் роЕрой்ро▒ைроп рооுродро▓்ро╡ро░் роЕро▒ிроЮро░் роЕрог்рогா роХைропெро┤ுрод்родிроЯ்роЯ рооுродро▓் роЖрогை! рокродிро╡ு 3 роиெро░ுроХ்роХроЯி роиிро▓ைроХ்роХு роОродிро░ாрой родீро░்рооாройроо் (роЪுропрооро░ிропாродை): роЖроЯ்роЪி роЕроХро▒்ро▒рок்рокроЯுроо் роОрой்ро▒ு родெро░ிрои்родுроо் роиெро░ுроХ்роХроЯி роиிро▓ைроХ்роХு роОродிро░ாрой родீро░்рооாройроо் роиிро▒ைро╡ேро▒்ро▒ிроп роТро░ே рооாроиிро▓роо் родрооிро┤роХроо்! роЬூрой рооாродроо்் 27 роЖроо் роиாро│் 1975 роЗро▓் роиெро░ுроХ்роХроЯி роиிро▓ைроХ்роХு роОродிро░ாрой рокро▓...

родроо்рокி, рооுрой்ройேро▒ு!

родроо்рокி, рооுрой்ройேро▒ு! роиீ роЕроо்рокாроХ роиிройைрои்родு роОроп்ро╡родெро▓்ро▓ாроо்  роОроо்'рооுро░роЪொро▓ி'ропிро▓்  роХро░ைрои்родродроЯா! роиிро░ாропுродрокாрогி роиீ!  роОроо்'рооுро░роЪொро▓ி'  рооீро▒ுрооாропுродроо் роПрои்родி ро╡ா роЕродுро╡ро░ை  роиாройெродро▒்роХு, роОроо்рооாропுродроЩ்роХூроЯ роЙроо்рокроХ்роХроо் родிро░ுроо்рок роЕро╡рооாройроЩ்роХொро│்ро│ுроо் роОроо்рооீро░்роЪொро▓்ро▓ே роЕродிроХрооுройроХ்роХு родроо்рокி, рооுрой்ройேро▒ு!

MyKitchen: Chicken Biryani

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Chicken Biryani Before lighting the stove The biryani that I'm talking about here is the one unique to Tamilnadu. People in Tamilnadu like the biryani to be little juicy and not dry like it is prepared elsewhere. Even if you are from other regions, please give it a try. This is one variation which you would like to savor now and then. There are references to 'роКрой்роЪோро▒ு' which roughly translates to 'meat rice' in ancient Tamil literature like Silappathigaaram and Puranaanuru. 'роКрой்роЪோро▒ு'was always prepared and served after a victory to mark the celebration. The tradition of 'роКрой்роЪோро▒ு' was discontinued, but got revived in a different form after Biryani was introduced to India.  But still the Biryani of Tamilnadu stands out from others by the following characteristics 1) Small grain rice is used, since a rice grain without any flavor on its own is preferred. The rice has to soak all the flavors of the masala and meat. Basmati is not prefe...

MySchoolMemoirs: The Sweet Souvenir

Prologue This narration is about the events that unfolded during our primary and high school buddies’ re-union after almost three decades. It is a harmonious journey, a journey that we would savor all along our lifetime. I have chosen appropriate musical terms as subheadings. A short description of the musical terminologies. Prelude: A short piece of introductory music Interlude: A piece of music rendered between parts of a song Melody: A sequence of satisfying musical notations Harmony: The combination of simultaneously sounded musical notes to produce a pleasing effect Counterpoint: Multiple contrasting melodies (contrapuntal motion) played together, resulting in a harmony. A signature feature of most of Maestro Ilayaraja’s compositions (‘Poomalaiye Thol Serava…’ is an easy example to understand counterpoints. Note the two voices simultaneously overlapping each other beautifully. Master of Masters!). Cresendo: A swelling and overwhelming sound(produces a c...

MySchoolMemoirs:GTG Pics

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