Tuesday, October 14, 2008
170 finds of Roman coins in India reported so far, how many more went unreported?
What heart doesn't beat faster at the thought of digging up lost treasure? Yet, the frequency with which hoards of Roman coins have been dug up in India has made news of such discovery commonplace, and the news rarely find a place in the media.The Hindu of Chennai is an exception, as it is on many other counts. On Sunday, June 20, 1998, it carried a story by its Staff Reporter in Madurai:
"A team of archaeologists, which examined the Roman gold coins found recently at Nathampatti village near Srivilliputhur, was able to assess the exact date of the coins and the kings who issued them. According to a press release from Mr. C. Santhalingam, the Archaeological Officer of Tirumalai Naicker Mahal in Chennai, the three-member team comprising Mr. V.Vedachalam, Mr. C. Santhalingam and Mr. C.Chandravanan, under the directions of Mr. Natana. Kasinathan, Director of Archaeology, examined the coins.
"The coins were unearthed when the local people were engaged in laying water pipes. They (obviously, the coins - not the pipe-layers) were handed over to the police.
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Labels: archaeologists, chennai, coins, discovery, india, Madurai, media, Nathampatti village, Roman gold coins, Srivilliputhur, treasure, water pipes
Wednesday, October 1, 2008
Amar Seva Sangam in Tirunelveli empowering the disabled
Amar Seva Sangam, a non-profit established in 1981 by S. Ramakrishnan in Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu, helps the disabled help themselves. It does so by using state-of-the-art technology and building an almost self-sustaining campus that manufactures orthotics and conducts research and providing rehabilitation, vocational training, as well as nursery school, library, and not least, medical care. In addition, it helps women with special programs and takes part in relief work in natural calamities. (For more details or to contribute visit www.amarseva.org).
Ramakrishnan became a quadriplegic following an accident in 1975 when he was in his fourth year of engineering studies. After intense self- rehabilitation, he turned to helping others in his situation.
The organization has been headed since 1992, by S. Sankara Raman, a young accountant affected by muscular dystrophy and a wheel chair user, who left his lucrative practice at Chennai, and joined Ramakrishnan.
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Ramakrishnan became a quadriplegic following an accident in 1975 when he was in his fourth year of engineering studies. After intense self- rehabilitation, he turned to helping others in his situation.
The organization has been headed since 1992, by S. Sankara Raman, a young accountant affected by muscular dystrophy and a wheel chair user, who left his lucrative practice at Chennai, and joined Ramakrishnan.
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Labels: Amar Seva Sangam, chennai, disabled, natural calamities, rehabilitation, S. Ramakrishnan, Tamil Nadu, Tirunelveli, vocational training
Thursday, March 27, 2008
Aurangazeb was even handed with Hindus and Muslims
The debate over whether Mughal Emperor Aurangzeb was anti-Hindu or not has taken a new turn in Chennai with the largest Tamil Muslim group saying he was a victim of distorted history.
Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) said one of the biggest charges against Aurangzeb was that he demolished the Vishwanath temple in Varanasi (Kashi).
"That was a fact. But late historian Bishma Narain Pande's research efforts exploded many myths about Aurangzeb's rule. He explained why Aurangzeb razed the temple at Varanasi," TMMK leader M.H. Jawahirulla, who is a university professor himself, told IANS.
He razed the temple because the Maharani of Kutch, the wife of one of the Hindu Rajput kings loyal to Aurangzeb, was dishonored and robbed inside the temple.
Meanwhile, the Chennai police on March 6, had shut down an art show on Aurangzeb at the Lalit Kala Akademi in Chennai following protests. Francois Gautier, a expatriate French journalist, curated the show. Police said the exhibition of 40 paintings and documents on Aurangzeb had the potential to disrupt communal harmony.
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Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam (TMMK) said one of the biggest charges against Aurangzeb was that he demolished the Vishwanath temple in Varanasi (Kashi).
"That was a fact. But late historian Bishma Narain Pande's research efforts exploded many myths about Aurangzeb's rule. He explained why Aurangzeb razed the temple at Varanasi," TMMK leader M.H. Jawahirulla, who is a university professor himself, told IANS.
He razed the temple because the Maharani of Kutch, the wife of one of the Hindu Rajput kings loyal to Aurangzeb, was dishonored and robbed inside the temple.
Meanwhile, the Chennai police on March 6, had shut down an art show on Aurangzeb at the Lalit Kala Akademi in Chennai following protests. Francois Gautier, a expatriate French journalist, curated the show. Police said the exhibition of 40 paintings and documents on Aurangzeb had the potential to disrupt communal harmony.
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To read the ePaper, visit : http://www.newsindia-times.com
Labels: Aurangzeb, chennai, Hindu Rajput, Lalit Kala Akademi, Mughal Emperor, muslims, Tamil Nadu Muslim Munnetra Kazhagam, Varanasi
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