In 1956 ‘The Sinhala Only Act’ replaced English as the official language in the country with Sinhala‚ not recognizing the rights of the Tamil minority to speak their language (ibid.). Sinhala became the only language of state institutions and the educational systems creating a decrease in formal education and restricting access to state recourses amongst the Tamil minority (Thiranagama 2013). The ‘Sinhala Only Act’ marked the beginning a highly authoritarian majority rule through democratic institutions
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Nayaka‡ Medieval Andhra Pradesh‚MedievalKarnataka Naidu ‡ Rayalaseema‚ Tamil Nadu‚ Karnataka Naicker‡ South Tamil Nadu ‡ Shared by other groups Regions with significant Population in IndiaAndhra Pradesh 50‚00‚000 Tamil Nadu 10‚00‚000 Karnataka 5‚00‚000 Orissa 15‚000 Maharashtra 5‚000 Regions with significant Population around the worldU.S.A 60‚000 U.K 20‚000 South Africa 2‚000 Australia 3‚000LanguagesTelugu (Mother Tongue) Kannada Tamil ReligionHinduism‚ Budhism edit Kamma (Telugu: కమమ్) or the Kamma
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relationships that revolve around three cousins from Kerala who move to Bangalore. The film received Kerala State Film Awards for Best Actor and Best Actress awards to Nivin Pauly and Nazriya Nazim respectively. Bangalore Days was later remade in Tamil as Bangalore Naatkal. Bangalore Days is an Indian Malayalam-language movie. Wikimedia Commons Jacobinte Swargarajyam starred Nivin Pauly‚ Renji Panicker‚ Lakshmy Ramakrishnan‚ Sreenath Bhasi‚ Ashwin Kumar‚ and Sai Kumar in the lead roles. It is a
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Bama is the pen-name of a Tamil Dalit woman‚ from a Roman Catholic family. She has published three main works: an autobiography‚ Karukku‚ 1992; a novel‚ Sangati‚ 1994; and a collection of short stories‚ Kisumbukkaran 1996. Karukku means palmyra leaves‚ which‚ with their serrated edges on both sides‚ are like double-edged swords. By a felicitous pun‚ the Tamil word Karukku‚ containing the word hare‚ embryo or seed‚ also means freshness‚ newness. In her foreword‚ Bama draws attention to the symbol
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2. INTRODUCTION Rameswaram is called as “Corridor of faith”. Rameswaram is a famous religious destination in the state of Tamil Nadu in India. The name “Rama Eswaram” itself shows the Hindu religion gods Raman and Eshwran. Rameswaram is also known as Pamban Island because Pamban Bridge connects the island to the Indian Territory. According to Hindu mythology‚ Rameswaram is the place where the Hindu god Rama constructed a bridge‚ across the sea to Lanka to rescue his wife Sita from her abductor
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THAVAN IJRMM Vol-01: No- 01 Oct-Dec 2011 1 A Research Approach to Paint Industry in India-A Study Of Its Marketing Strategies in Tamil Nadu A Research approach to paint industry in India-A Study of its marketing Strategies in Tamil Nadu 1K. Jayachitra and 2Dr. D. Ilangovan 1Research Scholar in Commerce‚ Annamalai University‚ Annamalai Nagar-608 002. jayachitrakps@gmail.com 2Professor of Commerce Annamalai University‚ Annamalai Nagar-608 002. dil2691@yahoo.co.in Introduction Paint has
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The politics of land reform and land settlement in Sri Lanka By Sunil Bastian Introduction It is possible to analyse land reforms using a variety of frameworks. The most common one found in literature‚ especially among those concerned about the economy‚ is to link the land reform debate with the objective of achieving agricultural growth. For others who are concerned with rights‚ the purpose is to ensure land rights and poverty alleviation. In recent times the notion of rights based development
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expand the Tamil language by transforming Vasantham Central into a standalone Tamil language channel. Vasantham took over the frequency of Central. This was done to increase the outreach and cultural understanding of Indian and non-Indian communities. (Pace‚ 2001/2002‚
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Summary : Poems of Subramania Bharati Reprinted Subramania Bharati (1882-1921)‚ supreme among twentieth century Tamil poets‚ has also been one of the major creative forces of the modern renaissance in Tamil Nadu‚ and has been described as Agastya incarnate who re-created Tamil. Although Bharati died young‚ his collected Poems make a volume of 600 pages‚ marked by opulence as well as variety‚ and noted alike for their vitality and musical quality as also their emotional and spiritual appeal.
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3.3 Area profile Map of Salem district of Tamil Nadu Salem District is a district of Tamil Nadu state in southern India. Salem is the district headquarters and other major towns in the district include Mettur‚ Omalur and Attur. Salem is a Geologist’s paradise‚ surrounded by hills and the landscape dotted with hillocks. Salem has a vibrant culture dating back to the ancient Kongu Nadu. As a district‚ Salem has its significance in various aspects; it is known for mangoes cultivation‚ silver ornaments
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