They are today mainly poor leather workers and agricultural labourers‚ although there are references in ancient literature and stories‚ which allude to their important role. The Madiga community is known as the Mang in Maharastra‚ the Chakkaliya in Tamil Nadu and possibly the Matang in North India.” George W. Briggs writes: “The great leather-working caste of the Telugu country is the Madiga. He lives on the outskirts of the village. He is described as coarse and filthy‚ as a cater of
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India’s 11th President A.P.J Abdul Kalam or Avul Pakir Jainulabd-een Abdul Kalam was born on 15th October 1931. He is an Indian Scientist and administrator who served as president of India from 2002 to 2007. Mr Kalam was born in Rameswaram‚ Tamil Nadu. He studied physics at the the St. Joseph’s College‚ Tiruchirappalli‚ and aerospace engineering at the Madras Institute of Technology (MIT)‚ Chennai. Before he became the president he worked as an aerospace engineer with Defence Research and Development
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AQUATIC FLORA OF PULICAT LAKE‚ NELLORE DISTRICT‚ ANDHRA PRADESH S.K.M.BASHA‚ E.RAJYALAKSHMI‚ P.UMA MAHESWARI NBKR Medicinal Plant Research Centre‚ Vidyanagar – 524413‚ SPSR‚ Nellore (Dt) Mail : drskmbasha@gmail.com‚ Swathisayani@yahoo.co.in ABSTRACT Aquatic plants are those which grows in or near water and are either emergent‚ submergent‚ suspened or floating type. They exists in two forms namely microphytes and macrophytes. Microphytes include
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Social Scientist Religious Symbols in Political Legitimation: The Case of Early Medieval South India Author(s): Kesavan Veluthat Source: Social Scientist‚ Vol. 21‚ No. 1/2 (Jan. - Feb.‚ 1993)‚ pp. 23-33 Published by: Social Scientist Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/3517836 . Accessed: 18/07/2011 09:22 Your use of the JSTOR archive indicates your acceptance of JSTOR ’s Terms and Conditions of Use‚ available at . http://www.jstor.org/page/info/about/policies/terms.jsp. JSTOR ’s Terms
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The PIO Tamils in South Africa have a long history. Although some research reveal that Indian Tamils had settled in South Africa many years ago‚ it’s only under the indentured system that a large number of Tamils arrived in South Africa. Tamil indentured workers were recruited to replace slave worker worldwide. Most of the indentured workers who went to South Africa were from South India. The first batch of Indian workers went in 1860 and good number of them decided to stay back in South Africa
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after the Times of India‚ it is the second most widely read English newspaper in India with a readership of 1‚558‚379 (Avg. Circulation Jul-Dec 2012) people. The Hindu has its largest base of circulation in southern India‚ especially in the states of Tamil Nadu‚ Kerala and Andhra Pradesh. It is printed at 20 locations across eight states. Objective: The two newspapers‚ i.e. The Times of India and The Hindu generally have two different set of target audience‚ each catering to different set of
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Landslide Landslides are downward and outward movement of slope materials such as rock debris and earth‚ under the influence of gravity. Strategies for Landslide Risk Treatment Landslide risk treatment is the ultimate objective of the risk management process which aims to mitigate the effects of the hazard. This encompasses a five-pronged strategy comprising: i) Treating vulnerable slopes and existing hazardous landslides. ii) Restricting development in landslide-prone areas. iii) Preparing
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SIVAGANGA DISTRICT Sivaganga District has been carved out from composite Ramnad District as per G.O. MS. No. 1122 Rev. Dept. Dated. 6.7.84 and the District was functioning from 15.3.85 as per G.O Ms.No. 346 Rev. dept. Dated: 8.3.85. | THE HISTORY OF SIVAGANGA: The Kingdom of Ramnad originally comprised of the territories of Ramnad‚ Sivaganga and Pudukottai of today. Regunatha Sethupathy alias Kilavan Sethupathy‚ the 7th King of Ramnad reigned between 1674 and 1710
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Market Survey garbattis‚’ also known as ‘incense sticks‚’ are made from aromatic plants and essential oils extracted from plants or animal sources. When lightened‚ these release a fragrant smoke which finds use in the religious activities‚ prayers‚ and therapeutic and aesthetic purposes. Agarbattis have been used since times immemorial as an integral part of Hindu deity worship in India. There are about 10‚000 agarbatti manufacturing units in the country including tiny‚ small and medium‚ besides
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