Tamil Nadu (/ˈtæmɪl ˈnɑːduː/ tam-il-nah-doo; Tamil pronunciation (help·info); Tamil: தமிழ்நாடு; literally "Tamil Country") is one of the 28 statesof India. Its capital is Chennai (formerly known as Madras)‚ the largest city. Tamil Nadu is a land most known for its monumental ancient Hindu temples and classical form of dance Bharata Natyam.[5] Tamil Nadu[6] lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by theunion territory of Puducherry‚ and the states of Kerala‚ Karnataka
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Sime Darby Plantation Sdn. Bhd.’s first multinational corporation in Malaysia is one of the largest corporations in the whole of Southeast Asia. The company has a long history of international trading activities and is one of the most internationally integrated companies. The company‚ which has focused concentration on how the management gained internationalization knowledge and experience when operating the organization‚ has been a Malaysian multinational from its foundation as it became a Malaysian
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Lanka and India. Early life Velupillai Prabhakaran was born in the northern coastal town of Velvettithurai on November 26‚ 1954‚ to Thiruvenkadam Velupillai and Vallipuram Parvathy. Thiruvenkadam Velupillai was the District land Officer in the Ceylon Government Angered by what he saw as discrimination against Tamil people by successive Sri Lankan governments‚ he joined the student group TIP during the standardization debates. In 1972 Prabhakaran founded the Tamil New Tigers (TNT) which was a successor
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The Evolution of African Americans in the Military The Evolution of African Americans in the Military Throughout the history of the United States‚ citizens of every race and ethnicity have answered the call to duty in order to defend the democratic ideals this great nation was founded upon. More so than any American war‚ World War II is thought of as the greatest American war‚ which pitted the “shinning light” of democracy against the looming shadow of the Axis powers which covered all of Europe
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British character "The British are definitely romantic‚ much more romantic then Italians ..." Generally British people are polite. During my first visit to London I remember seeing a man in the underground asking for information from a ticket seller. The latter didn’t replay and the man said "Thank you very much"‚ started working off‚ and then turned around and said "fuck you‚ stupid". So‚ for me‚ the British
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England and India never did understand one another. (Prasad 37) Undilute East had always been too much for the West; and soulful East always came lap-dog fashion to the West‚ mutually asking to be not too little and not too much‚ but just right. (Prasad 37) The struggle of individuals caught between tradition and modernity‚ or between India and the west‚ is a very common theme in Indian literature. This struggle is evident in Nectar in a Sieve‚ as Rukmani often finds herself battling between her
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Difference between Zakat and Tax First I would like to say that Zakat is related to religion and tax is related to government. In no way Zakat and tax can go together; they are different in many respects. While zakat has a religious sanctity‚ tax is not like that. Tax is collected from all citizens of a country. The government collects tax for the overall development of the country; On the other hand‚ Zakat is only imposed on Muslims. Zakat is fixed as per the Holy Quran and cannot be changed by
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ABSTRACT: This paper is an exploration of the letter songs among the Mappilas of Kerala in the second half of the twentieth century. The letter songs are an indication of simultaneous deprivation and accumulation of power. On the one hand it displays a jealous guarding of boundaries‚ thus establishing the kernel of a capitalist economy‚ thus signaling a transformation from the earlier anti-capitalist ethic which characterized the community‚ and a newly acquired material prosperity. The locus
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Maddie Eaton Women Missionaries Even before women were valuable enough to cast a vote in America‚ there were women chosen by God to do extremely powerful ministry for the kingdom of God. Mary Slessor‚ Margaret Marsh‚ and Amy Carmichael each had a distinct calling from God to serve overseas. These women overcame many obstacles like health deficiencies and doubt from others to take the gospel to all nations. Their inspiring stories are worth telling for generations to come. Mary Slessor was a hardworking
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Nationalism is exclusionary by definition. In a well-argued essay‚ compare the positive and negative effects of nationalism within a multicultural or multiethnic society. In your answer‚ discuss the problems that a multicultural society poses to the formation of national identity and why you do or do not believe that nationalism is compatible with the liberal state’s emphasis upon individual rights and freedoms. “The Age of liberal democracy is also the Age of nationalism” (Bernard Yack‚ 2003)
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