Just looked at this message briefly (I've to attend a meeting this morning). a) matururaik kAJci is not considered "early CT" text. See Zvelebil, ... b) there...
Some related matrials: Let me give an old post from Indology @ Liverpool archives: Now I'm tending towards what Tamilologists have all along been saying. The...
... Dear NG, the book (F.Gros's translationarunaca of paripATal, published in 1968) has 326 pages (and no index :-) I will look for the passages where he...
... Thanks for the offer. Whenever you can is fine. Because this is about a person whom I knew. Meanwhile, I'll give what KZ says about Gros-KA discussions on...
... It is exactly such statements that betray lack of musicological approach to Tamil prosody. We often hear this from philologists who lack musicological...
... PC> > > ...even now nATTUp pATals (country songs) including tAlATTu ... Haven't seen any expert (musicologist, philologist, or something else) write that...
... who ... This is not related to the main argument. We are not arguing primarily about the dates of these texts but the prosodic basis for dating them. So...
... The loan words from Sanskrit, themes from Sanskrit texts, and archaelogically verifiable presence of Romans (yavanar) etc. increase too. ParipaaTTu,...
... Is this a paper or a book? He gave me some of his papers, will check. Thanks, N. Ganesan From memory: VPKS was pleased to know where the instrument ...
... Dear JLC, The numerous mention of kIran as sangam poets' name seems to refer to conch shell cutters. To me, it looks like it's the remainder from Indus...
... Almost all Tamil experts agree that ParipADal, Kalittokai is late among the sangam texts (8 tokai + 10 pATTu). As far as attestation in literature is...
... This is another reason cited. But it is questionable. A frequently cited Sanskrit themes is mention of Mahabharatham references in kalittokai. Dating on...
... Btw, in names like paTumarattu mOci kIran2, maruttuvan2 mOci kIran etc, what does mOci stand for? A special type of bangle maker? Lakshmi Srinivas...
... Considering the meaning of the verb, "mUcutal", and numerous phrases such as "mUcu vaNTin2am" in CT and later, my guess is the conch-shell cutters who also...
Dear Friends, ... Those who are interested, are invited to visit Agathiyar groups and go through the discussions that took place there in 1999. The discussion...
I visited GKCP about 2 years back with my wife. What struck me were these 1. The contrast between it's sheer size and the effort that must have gone into that...
... http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_1749000/17496 ... There is nothing in the article to siggest that the boats used were catamarans....
... http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_1749000/17496 11.stm (Have the broken part together to read the BBC news) ... Thor Heyerdahl, from...
... http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/world/south_asia/newsid_1749000/17496 11.stm ... If kappal < kampu + al is correct, then this invokes a comparison with...
... Dear Chandra, You have raised many important questions which I think experts need to address carefully. Regardless, I will give my two cent's worth....
... Thanks, Subramanian Ganesh, for translating CiRRampalam/Cittampalam as "Tiny Hall". Experts of religion do consider your explanation as correct. See Paul...
... There are boats and boats. The design and method of propulsion is very important in determining how far the boat can go and what sea conditions it can...
... NG> > The seafaring activities of the ancient Indians is well NG> > recorded (eg., IVC). ... Don't know whether you read academic books. IVC seals have...
... I guess you mean "kampu" = "stick, wooden bar" etc. Sounds reasonable. We may also consider kappu = pit, dug-out, etc., in other Dravidian languages. We...
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