celebrated in Tamil Nadu‚ a southern state of India. For as long as people have been planting and gathering food‚ there has been some form of harvest festival. Pongal‚ one of the most important popular Hindu festivals of the year. This four-day festival of thanksgiving to nature takes its name from the Tamil word meaning "to boil" and is held in the month of Thai (January-February) during the season when rice and other cereals‚ sugar-cane‚ and turmeric (an essential ingredient in Tamil cooking) are
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I was born in Scarborough‚ my background is Srilankan and I speak Tamil. My personal culture is rooted in some Canadian culture however it is mostly influenced by the Tamil culture. My family is huge‚ my dad has 11 siblings and my mom has five siblings in total I have 31 first cousins. The majority of us are all close. A word that I will use to describe my personal culture will be mellow and peaceful. My family and I practice the religion Hinduism. Like every Hindu‚ we celebrate Diwali. On this
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mostly Buddhists being the majority and the minority being mostly Hindu and are called Tamil‚ has been going on for many of years. Finally in 1983 the ethnic tensions finally spilled over into civil war. The civil war has been mostly between the government of Sri Lanka and the militant organization called the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. The LTTE are fighting for an independent Tamil state called‚ Tamil Eelam. The government of Sri Lanka has relied heavily on two of the four faces of power
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destruction of the society in Sri Lanka by causing an estimated 64‚000 deaths since 1956. The violence came in the form of wars and riots‚ the riots being anti-Tamil riots where numerous Tamils were killed and millions of worth of property was destroyed in the years 1956‚ 1958‚ 1971‚ 1977 and 1983. The war came in the form of the civil war between the Tamil militia group‚ the LTTE and the Army of Sri Lanka which have battled for control over the Jaffna peninsula. This civil war again caused the loss of many
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Vedanthankal Lake Bird Sanctuary (Tamil: வேடந்தாங்கல் பறவைகள் சரணாலயம்) is a 30-hectare (74 acres) sanctuary located in the Kancheepuram District of the state of Tamil Nadu‚ India. The sanctuary is about 75 kilometres (47 mi) from Chennai on National Highway 45 (NH45) south of Chengalpattu. Vedanthangal is a home for migratory birds‚ such as pintail‚ garganey‚ grey wagtail‚ blue-winged teal‚ common sandpiper and some more.[1] Vedanthangal is about one and half hour journey from Chennai. It is one
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and simplified Chinese writing o National-type School (Tamil) (Sekolah Jenis Kebangsaan (Tamil)‚ SJK (T))‚ Tamil-medium All schools admit students regardless of racial and language background. Malay and English are compulsory subjects in all schools. All schools use the same syllabus for non-language subjects regardless of the medium of instruction. The teaching of the Chinese language is compulsory in SJK(C)‚ and Tamil language is
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the beginning of the Tamil month of Thai | January 14 | Pongal is one of the most popular harvest festival of South India‚ mainly Tamil Nadu. Pongal falls in the mid-January every year and marks the auspicious beginning of Uttarayan - sun’s journey northwards. Pongal festival lasts for four days. Celebrations include drawing of Kolam‚ swinging & cooking of delicious Pongal.[1]. This day is coinciding with Makara Sankranti. | | | | | Thaipusam | the full moon in the Tamil month of Thai | January/February
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Honey-Stream Contents Preface 6 PUBLISHERS VIEW 8 READERS’ REVIEW 9 1. Introduction 10 2. Wise Old Woman 11 2.1 General 11 2.2 First Auvaiyar 11 2.3 Second Auvaiyar 12 2.3 Third Auvaiyar 12 2.4 Attribution to Auvaiyar 13 3. TAMIL LANGUAGE 15 4. CHILDREN CHANNEL 17 4.1 General 17 4.2 Arthi Chudhi 18 4.3 Konrai Venthan 19 4.4 Muthurai 19 4.5 Nalvahi 19 5.0 MORAL MANNERS 20 5.1 Blameless Behaviour 20 5.2 Virtuous Vision 26 5.3 Wholesome Wisdom 31
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programme in order to give recommendations for follow up activities and further professional development for Master Trainers and teachers. 2. Introduction 2.1. Three organisations‚ The British Council (BC)‚ UNICEF and Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) Tamil Nadu collaborated on an ambitious programme to develop the skills of English language teachers in government primary schools. The project aimed to improve the English language teaching methodology of over 40‚000 Class 5 teachers across the state
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The Chola Dynasty Chola dynasty or Chozhan dynasty (Tamil: சோழர்‚ சோழன்) was a Tamil dynasty which was one of the longest-ruling dynasties in Southern India. The earliest datable references to this Tamil dynasty are in inscriptions from the 3rd century BC left by Asoka‚ of Maurya Empire; as one of the Three Crowned Kings‚ the dynasty continued to govern over varying territory until the 13th century AD. The heartland of the Cholas or Chozhas was the fertile valley of the Kaveri River‚ but they
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