thereby‚ forming a quadrilateral. The principal objective of India’s most vaunted highway project is to connect most of the major agricultural industrial and cultural centers of India. Some of the more important centers being (Karnataka)‚ Chennai (Tamil Nadu)‚ Visakhapatnam (Andhra Pradesh)‚ Jaipur (Rajasthan)‚ Gandhinagar (Gujarat)‚ Mumbai and Pune (Maharashtra)‚ Bangalore‚ Bhubaneswar (Orissa)‚ Kolkata (West Bengal) and Kanpur (Uttar Pradesh). The Golden quadrilateral project was a cherished dream
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case‚ the dry spell and resulting starvation in the mid-1870s put a limit on the usage of these arrangements. The arrangements were resuscitated by Mysore in 1881‚ by which time Mysore was back in the hands of the Mysore rulers‚ while present day Tamil Nadu kept on remaining a piece of the Madras Presidency. Things reached a critical stage in 1910 when Mysore‚ thought of an arrangement to build a dam at Kannambadi town to hold up to 41.5 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) of water. The dam was wanted
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familiar with the South Indian Tamil language‚ his style would come across as a curious mixture of English and Tamil. While the syntax and grammar conform to English conventions‚ several of the idioms are clearly influenced by Tamil. Particularly in dialogue‚ as in the exchange between the astrologer and Guru Nayak‚ the language moves between standard English and dialect. Sometimes‚ it is evident that what he is providing is a literal translation of expressions in Tamil. The un-selfconscious skill with
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educational opportunities‚ where they were underrepresented. Some of the largest and best-organized Shudra castes were the ‘Yadavs in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar‚ Jats in Haryana and Punjab‚ Marathas in Maharashtra‚ Vokkaligas in Karnataka‚ and Gounders in Tamil Nadu.’ And during the recent
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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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negligible risk ". on the infrastructure With most people focusing their attention on the losses suffered by the fishing community‚ in the aftermath of the tsunami‚ Tamil Nadu’s (deprived of aid) coastal farmers have to come to terms with destroyed crops‚ damaged soil and devastated livelihoods. Scores of farmers in Tamil Nadu face an uncertain future as the water that engulfed their fields‚ washing away crops‚ has left the soil saline and uncultivable. Although the
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Tamirabarani River originates from the famous Agasthiyarkoodam Peak in Western Ghats‚Ambasumadram Taluk.It flows through Tirunelveli and Tuticorin . Etymology: The Thamirabarani contains traces of copper‚ hence its name (Thamiram means copper in Tamil). The copper content gives it a distinct reddish shade.The river has also been historically known as Porunai.Some scholars interpret the name Tamiraparani as Tamiram (copper) and Varuni (stream or river). They ascribe this origin as the bed of the
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was first told in the popular and influential 1917 Bengali novel by Saratchandra Chattopadhyay. The story has since become one of the touchstones of popular Indian cinema. This article is my attempt to compare the 3 Devdas films and the novel that inspired them and look at the elements that made this plot a popular theme in Indian Cinema – the association with Indian mythological tales; plot’s role in creating a self-destructive Indian protagonist; and the association the Indian audience places with
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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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was born and raised in Rameswaram‚ Tamil Nadu‚ studied physics at the St. Joseph’s College‚ Tiruchirappalli‚ and aerospace engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology (MIT)‚ Chennai. Kalam served as the 11th President of India‚ succeeding K. R. Narayanan. He won the 2002 presidential election with an electoral vote of 922‚884‚ surpassing 107‚366 votes won by Lakshmi Sahgal. He served from 25 July 2002 to 25 July 2007. Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam Tamil: born 15 October 1931) usually
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