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World Meditation Day

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 Recently, the General Assembly of the United Nations, approved December 21 as the World Day of Meditation. It was proposed by Liechtenstein and supported by countries like India. Earlier, India proposed June 21 to be celebrated as the World Day of Yoga and it was approved as well. Yoga and meditation go hand in hand. These two things have been an integral part of Indian culture. If we trace through the history of Yoga or meditation in India, a few believe that it was first introduced during 5000 B.C. But since literary sources will not be available dating back to that period, we don’t have solid evidence. Even the prehistoric cave paintings depict only the social life of those times, but there is no proof for the practice of Yoga or meditation.  The most acceptable point of Yoga and meditation is that they belong to the vedic period. It is when social practices started getting printed as literary texts. Upanishads talk about Dhyana, which is meditation. But it would’ve been t...

Stylish pillars of Pallavas

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  A member from a group interested in architecture posted a picture of the pillars from a temple he visited recently. The column was based on a seated lion. He mentioned that it belongs to the Pallava architecture. I suddenly remembered that I saw a similar one somewhere recently. When I searched the album, I found a broken pillar with a seated lion as its base, and it was lying in a corner in the rockfort temple in Trichy. I am fond of lions. So, I clicked its picture accidentally. And the Pallava’s rock cut temple is at the top and the bottom of the rockfort hill. So, it was clear that the broken pillar belonged to the Pallava architecture. I was curious to know more about the Pallava style of columns. Then, I found that these columns evolved in three forms in different time periods. The earlier one belongs to Mahendravarma, the pioneer of rock cut temple architecture. This column has a floral capital, and the column is in octagonal shape that fits into a rectangular shaped base....

Periyar's advice to Appa

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  After quitting MBBS, my Appa did bachelor's degree in Economics and chose to take part in the Sub Inspector selection process. He was basically an athlete. So, though he was sure about the physical test, he was not very confident about the written test. And people around him scared him more by telling him that even if he was able to clear the written test, he might need a recommendation from some influential person. During college days, Appa used to be the Chairman and Boys hostel Secretary. And his favourtie Chief guest who he always invites for the cultural events is none other than the great legend Periyar. Under his influence, Appa became an atheist and he developed a strong opposition towards caste discrimination. So, he had contacts with some of the associates of Periyar. Through them, he reached Periyar and requested his recommendation. Periyar promised him that he would definitely recommend it but he just wanted Appa to wait for the results. And luckily, Appa got selected...

Gujarat wonders with the team Aatrupadai

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  The team Aatrupadai is a gang of like-minded youngsters and archaeological enthusiasts whom I met two years ago on a trip to learn about the Jain temples in Pudukottai. I came across them on facebook randomly and just took part in that heritage walk with some blind guts. But it turned out to be an awesome experience. Meanwhile, they have been conducting a lot of local heritage walks, but I couldn’t find time to join them. Suddenly, I found an advertisement regarding the heritage trip towards the Indus valley civilization. That was a sweet shock and I was already ready to join it.  But as far as I know, this is their first trip across the states. So, I had not many expectations but the main attractions were just two spots -Lothal and Dholavira. Ever since I started preparing for UPSC in 2003, I have been yearning to visit these spots. Like the icing on the cake, the other spots in the list were equally attractive. All of them were on my bucket list. I traveled all the way fro...

Girl, learn some self-defense

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  When she was raped, you came up with various reasons. You said she did not wear proper clothes. You said she was characterless since she was outside in the nighttime. You said she was moving freely with boys without knowing her limits. You said she must be arrogant since she was daring. You said her brought up must be bad since she fell in love. And whatnot?  Now, tell me one reason why a trainee doctor, who worked non-stop for about 36 hours and entered a seminar hall just to study and take a break since there was no resting place in the hospital where she has been pursuing her PG course, was raped and brutally murdered. I was not aware of the issue when it flashed on the news. I was out of town when it became sensational news.  When I returned home and when my mother asked me for the reason, I assumed that she might have had a fight with some boys, and that’s the reason they did this to her. But when I came to know that a civilian who worked there on behalf of the Pol...

Pugazh Chozha - the king and his sense of justice

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  Pugazh Chozha, one of the greatest kings of the Chozha dynasty, ruled the Kongu region from Thuraiyur by having it as the capital. Various chieftains paid him tribute, but since the transport was difficult for them, he shifted his capital to Karur. The famous Pasupatheeswarar temple is located here. He was an ardent devotee of Lord Shiva, so he spent a lot of money for the maintenance of the temple. To conquer and capture other kingdoms and to extend their empire is a rightful duty of every king. Pugazh Chozha sent his army to the surrounding kingdoms to extend his empire. While everyone surrendered to his supremacy, one of the chieftains called Adhigan refused to accept it or pay any tributes to him. Pugazh Chozha was angered by this act. He sent his army and waged a battle with Adhigan. His mighty army destroyed the army of Adhigan in no time and plundered his kingdom. They looted all the gold and precious stones and killed every person who opposed them. Soon, his army returned...

Kallakurichi deaths due to Illicit liquor

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  роЗрой்ро▒ு роЬூрой் 26 - рокோродை роТро┤ிрок்рокு родிройроо்.  роЪрооீрокрод்родிро▓் родрооிро┤роХрод்родைропே рокுро░роЯ்роЯிрок் рокோроЯ்роЯிро░ுроХ்роХுроо் роЪெроп்родி роХро│்ро│роХ்роХுро▒ிроЪ்роЪி роХро│்ро│роЪ்роЪாро░ாроп рооро░рогроЩ்роХро│். роЗродைрок்рокро▒்ро▒ி рокро▓ро╡ிрод роХро░ுрод்родுроХро│் роОро┤ுро╡родை роХாрог рооுроЯிроХிро▒родு. роОройроХ்роХு родோрой்ро▒ுро╡родை рокроХிро░ роиிройைроХ்роХிро▒рой். рооுродро▓ிро▓் роТро░ு роЕродிро░்роЪ்роЪிропாрой роЙрог்рооைропை рокро▓ро░் роЙрогро░ ро╡ேрог்роЯுроо். рокோродை роТро┤ிрок்рокு родிройроо் рооро▒்ро▒ுроо் рокோродை рокро▒்ро▒ிроп ро╡ிро┤ிрок்рокுрогро░்ро╡ு роЕро▒ிро╡ிрок்рокுроХро│ாро▓் роороЯ்роЯுроо் рокோродை рокро┤роХ்роХрод்родை роТро┤ிрод்родு ро╡ிроЯ рооுроЯிропாродு. роЗрой்ройுроо் роЕро┤ுрод்родрооாроХ роЪொро▓்ро▓ ро╡ேрог்роЯுрооெрой்ро▒ாро▓் роЕродை роТро┤ிроХ்роХро╡ே рооுроЯிропாродு. роородு роЕро░ுрои்родுрокро╡ро░்роХро│் роЕро╡ро░்роХро│ாроХро╡ே роиிройைрод்родாро▓் роороЯ்роЯுрооே роТро┤ிроХ்роХ роЗропро▓ுроо். роЖройாро▓் роЕродு роироЯро╡ாродு. роТро╡்ро╡ொро░ு рооுро▒ை родேро░்родро▓் ро╡ро░ுроо்рокொро┤ுродுроо் роЯாро╕்рооாроХ்роХை роТро┤ிроХ்роХ ро╡ேрог்роЯுроо் роОрой்ро▒ு роороХ்роХро│் роОродிро░்рокாро░்рок்рокродுроо் роЖроЯ்роЪிроХ்роХு ро╡рои்родாро▓் роХрог்роЯிрок்рокாроХ роТро┤ிрок்рокோроо் роОрой்ро▒ு роХроЯ்роЪிроХро│் ро╡ாроХ்роХுро▒ுродி роХொроЯுрок்рокродுроо் ро╡ாроЯிроХ்роХை. роиாройுроо் роЕродுродாрой் роиாроЯ்роЯிро▒்роХு роиро▓்ро▓родு роОрой்ро▒ு роиிройைрод்родேрой். роТро░ு рооுро▒ை роОройродு родрои்родை роЪிро▓ рокுроХைрок்рокроЯроЩ்роХро│ை роХொрог்роЯு ро╡рои்родிро░ுрои்родாро░். роЕродிро▓் роиிро▒ைроп рокேро░ро▓்роХро│ுроо் роЕродோроЯு роОройродு родрои்родை рооро▒்ро▒ுроо் роЪிро▓ роХாро╡ро▓ро░்роХро│் роЗро░ுрок்рокродைропுроо் роХрог்роЯு роиாрой் роХுро┤роо்рокிройேрой். роЕродெро▓்ро▓ாроо் роХро│்ро│роЪ்роЪாро░ாропроо் роХாроп்роЪ்роЪ рокропрой்рокроЯுрод்родрок்рокроЯுроо் рокேро░ро▓்роХро│் роОрой்ро▒ுроо் роТро░ு роХро│்ро│роЪ்...

роХро▒்рокройை родாроЬ் рооро╣ாро▓்.

 рокроЯிрод்родродிро▓் рокிроЯிрод்родродு. роЗродு роТро░ு роХро▒்рокройை роХродைропே. роЗро░ுрок்рокிройுроо் роироо் роиெроЮ்роЪை роЪро▒்ро▒ு роЙро▓ுроХ்роХுроо் роХродை. роЗродை роПродோ роТро░ு роЪிро▒ிроп рокுрод்родроХрод்родிро▓் рокроЯிрод்род роиிройைро╡ு. роЕрой்ро▒ைроп родிройроо் родрой் роХாродро▓் рооройைро╡ி рооுроо்родாроЬை рокро▒ிроХொроЯுрод்родுро╡ிроЯ்роЯு ро╖ாроЬро╣ாрой் роЙропிро░் роЗро░ுрои்родுроо் роироЯைрок்рокிрогрооாроХ роЕро▓ைрооோродிроХ்роХொрог்роЯிро░ுрои்родாро░். рооுроо்родாроЬுроХ்роХாроХ роТро░ு роиிройைро╡ு рооாро│ிроХை роХроЯ்роЯ рооுроЯிро╡ெроЯுрод்родு роЕродро▒்роХாрой роЪிро▒рои்род рооாродிро░ிропை родропாро░் роЪெроп்родுроХ்роХொроЯுроХ்роХுроо்рокроЯி роЖро╕்родாрой роХроЯ்роЯிроЯроХ் роХро▓ைроЮро░் рооро▒்ро▒ுроо் роЗрой்ройுроо் рокро▓ ро╡ிро▒்рокрой்ройро░்роХро│ுроХ்роХு роЪெроп்родி роЕройுрок்рокிропிро░ுрои்родாро░். роЕройாро▓் роЕро╡ро░்роХро│் роЪрооро░்рок்рокிрод்род роТро░ு рооாродிро░ி роХூроЯ роЕро╡ро░் рооройродிро▒்роХு роиிро▒ைро╡ாроХ роЗро▓்ро▓ை.  роЕрой்ро▒ைроп родிройроо் роЖро╕்родாрой роХроЯ்роЯிроЯ роХро▓ைроЮро░் роТро░ு рооாродிро░ி роОроЯுрод்родு ро╡ро░ுро╡родாроХ роХூро▒ிропிро░ுрои்родாро░். роЕро╡ро░ுроХ்роХாроХродாрой் роЕрой்ройроо் родрог்рогி роЙрог்рогாрооро▓் роХாрод்родுроХ்роХிроЯрои்родாро░் ро╖ாроЬро╣ாрой். роХро▓ைроЮро░ுроо் ро╡рои்родாро░்.  “ро╡рогроХ்роХроо் роЪுро▓்родாрой்.” “ро╡ாро░ுроЩ்роХро│் ро╡ிро▒்рокрой்ройро░ே! роПрой் роЗро╡்ро╡ро│ро╡ு родாроородроо்? роОро╡்ро╡ро│ро╡ு роиேро░роо் роиாрой் роХாрод்родுроХ்роХொрог்роЯிро░ுрок்рокродு?” “роЪுро▓்родாрой் роЕро╡ро░்роХро│ே, роиாрой் ро╡ро░ுро╡родாроХ роЪொрой்рой роиேро░род்родைро╡ிроЯ роТро░ு роорогி роиேро░роо் рооுрой்ройродாроХро╡ே ро╡рои்родிро░ுроХ்роХிро▒ேрой்.” “роУ! рокродроЯ்роЯрод்родிро▓் роиாрой் роХро╡ройிроХ்роХро╡ிро▓்ро▓ை. рооாродிро░ி родропாро░ா? ро╡ிро░ைрои்родுроХ்роХாроЯ்роЯுроЩ்роХро│்!” “рооூрой்ро▒ு рооாродிро░ிроХро│் родропாро░் роЪெроп்родிро░ுроХ்роХிро▒ேрой் роЪுро▓...

An amazing experience with Mr Ravi IPS!

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 Mr Ravi IPS is relieving from his service today. It must be a bit heartbreaking for him and many others like me also do feel the same as he feels. Though he is not directly familiar to me, I always have a huge respect for him. Because I have heard people speaking so high about him. And as a civil service aspirant, that too the one aspiring to become a Police officer, I always admired him. It was during 2017, my last civil services attempt, I cleared UPSC prelims, mains and got selected for the personality test. The government coaching centre for All India Civil Services Exam by the Tamil Nadu government usually conducts mock interviews for the aspirants, who gets selected for the personality test. Though it was my third personality test in UPSC, I never attended any mock interviews before. Since that was my last attempt, my mentor Ms Kumareswari of P.L.Raj IAS academy insisted me on attending a mock interview before moving to Delhi for the UPSC personality test. Until I stepped in...

рооройிродроо் рокோро▒்ро▒ு | A glimpse

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 Image source: Pinterest “роЪிро╡роХாрооி роЕроХ்роХா.. роХொроЮ்роЪроо் роХொрод்родрооро▓்ро▓ி роЗро░ுрои்родா роХுроЯுроЩ்роХ” роОрой்ро▒ роХுро░ро▓் роХேроЯ்роЯு роЪрооைропро▓் роЕро▒ைропிро▓ிро░ுрои்родு роОроЯ்роЯிрок் рокாро░்род்родாро░் роЪிро╡роХாрооி. “ро╡ா роХрооро▓ா” роОрой்ро▒ு роЪொро▓்ро▓ிропро╡ாро▒ெ ро╡ெро│ிропே ро╡рои்родро╡ро░ிрой் роХைропிро▓் рооுроЯ்роЯைропை рокாро░்род்родродுроо் родிроЯுроХ்роХிроЯ்роЯ роХрооро▓ா “роиீроЩ்роХ роЪройிроХ்роХிро┤рооை рооுроЯ்роЯை роЪாрок்рокிроЯ рооாроЯ்роЯீроЩ்роХро│ே?” роОрой்ро▒ாро░். роХрооро▓ாро╡ை рокாро░்род்родு рокுрой்ройைроХைрод்родு ро╡ிроЯ்роЯு “роЗрой்ройைроХ்роХு роЪро░ро╡рогройோроЯ роЪிроиேроХிродрой் ро╡ீроЯ்роЯுроХ்роХு ро╡ро░ாрой், роЪро░ро╡рогрой் роЕро╡рой роХூрок்рокிроЯ рокோропிро░ுроХ்роХாрой், роЕро╡ройுроХ்роХாроХ рооுроЯ்роЯை рокொро░ிропро▓் роЪெроп்ропро▓ாроо்рой்ройு ропோроЪிроЪ்роЪேрой்” роОрой்ро▒ாро░் роЪிро╡роХாрооி. “роЕрок்рокроЯிропா..роЖроЪ்роЪро░ிропрооா роЗро░ுроХ்роХே … роЪро░ро╡рогрой роОройроХ்роХு ро░ொроо்рок роиாро│ா родெро░ிропுроо். роЪிройேроХிродрой்ройு роЕро╡рой் ропாро░ைропுроо் роХூроЯ்роЯிроЯ்роЯு ро╡рои்родродே роЗро▓்ро▓ைропே?” “роОройроХ்роХுроо் роЕродு родாрой் роЖроЪ்роЪро░ிропроо். роПродோ рок்ро░ொроЬроХ்роЯ் ро╡ிро╖ропрооா роТро░ு рооாроЪрооா рокроХ்роХрод்родுро▓ роЗро░ுроХ்роХро▒ роиூро▓роХрод்родுроХ்роХு рокோроп்роЯ்роЯு ро╡ро░ாрой். роЕроЩ்роХ родாрой் роЪрои்родிроЪ்роЪாройாроо். роЗро╡ройுроХ்роХு рокாроЯ роЪроо்роорои்родрооா роиிро▒ைроп роЙродро╡ி рокрог்рогிро░ுроХ்роХாрой். роЕродாрой் роЪро░ро╡рогройுроХ்роХு рокுроЯிроЪ்роЪுрок்рокோроЪ்роЪு.” “роЪро░ிроХ்роХா..роХொроЮ்роЪроо் роХொрод்родрооро▓்ро▓ி роЗро░ுрои்родா роХுроЯுроЩ்роХроХ்роХா” роОрой்ро▒ாро░் роХрооро▓ா. “роЗродோ родро░ேрой்” роОрой்ро▒ு родிро░ுроо்рокிроп роЪிро╡роХாрооிропை “роЕроо்рооா, роЗро╡рой் родாрой் роОрой் роГрок்ро░ெрой்роЯ் ро░ாроЬா”” роОрой்ро▒ роЪро░ро╡рогிрой் роХுро░ро▓் роиிро▒ுрод்родро╡ே рокுрой்ройроХропுроЯрой் ...

I got trapped in the Republic Day parade security check | Unforgettable incident

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The sense of patriotism and the love for the tricolor was sowed strongly in my childhood days itself. And I hope the majority of the Indians will feel it high definitely on two days, Republic Day and Independence Day. Coming to mine, the credit goes to my father who was a police officer who used to hoist the tricolor in his station and that is how I learned that saffron comes at the top and the rest are known to all. Be it Republic Day or Independence Day I make sure not to step out without the tricolor over my chest. And also not let others stay void of it. So I always carry a bunch of flags and pins and offer them to people I come across. It also extends up to correcting people who wear it improperly and even have ended in arguments with the shopkeepers who had tied it upside down.  While Independence day gave us freedom, Republic Day gave us the sovereign power to rule ourselves. The preamble starts with “We, the people of India..” meaning that the citizens are the real masters ...

роЯிроЪроо்рокро░் 12 - роЗродு 28 ро╡ро░ுроЯ рокро┤роХ்роХрооро▓்ро▓ , рокрог்роЯிроХை ! || роиாрой் роХொрог்роЯாроЯுроо் родро▓ைро╡ро░் рокிро▒рои்род роиாро│்

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роЯிроЪроо்рокро░் 12 - роЗродு 28 ро╡ро░ுроЯ рокро┤роХ்роХрооро▓்ро▓ , рокрог்роЯிроХை ! роЗрой்ройைроХ்роХு роЪрооூроХ ро╡ро▓ைродро│ роХாро▓род்родுро▓ роЙро▓роХрод்родுро▓ роОрои்род рооூро▓ைропிро▓ роЗро░ுрои்родாро▓ுроо் ро╡ாро┤்род்родро╡ோ ро╡ாро┤்род்родு рокெро▒ро╡ோ роЪுро▓рокрооா рооுроЯிропுроо். роЖройா 28 ро╡ро░ுроЯроЩ்роХро│ுроХ்роХு рооுрой்ройாроЯி рокிро▒рои்род роиாро│ோроЯ роЙроЪ்роЪроХ்роХроЯ்роЯ роХுродூроХро▓рооே рокுрод்родாроЯை рокோроЯ்роЯுроЯ்роЯு рокро│்ро│ிроХ்роХு рокோроп் роирог்рокро░்роХро│் ро╡ாро┤்род்родு рокாроЯро▓் рокாроЯ роОро▓்ро▓ோро░ுроХ்роХுроо் рокெро░ுрооிродрод்родோроЯ роЗройிрок்рокு ро╡ро┤роЩ்роХро▒родு родாрой். роТро░ு роиாро│் ро╡ிроЯுрооுро▒ைропாрой роЮாропிро▒்ро▒ுроХிро┤рооைро▓ роороЯ்роЯுроо் рокிро▒рои்род роиாро│் ро╡рои்родுроЯро╡ே роХூроЯாродு, роЗрои்род роороХிро┤்роЪ்роЪிроп роЕройுрокро╡ிроХ்роХ рооுроЯிропாродுрой்ройு ро╡ேрог்роЯிроХ்роХிро▒ роЪூро┤ро▓்ро▓ роТро░ு рооாродрооே ро╡ிроЯுрооுро▒ைропா роЗро░ுроХ்роХро▒ рооே рооாродроо் родாрой் роОройродு рокிро▒рои்род роиாро│். ро╡ро░ுроЯா ро╡ро░ுроЯроо் роЕрок்рокா роОрой் рокிро▒рои்род роиாро│ை ро╡ிрооро░ிроЪைропாро╡ே роХொрог்роЯாроЯுро╡ாро░். рокுрод்родாроЯை, роХேроХ், роЗройிрок்рокு, рокிроЯிрод்род роЪрооைропро▓், рокிро▒рои்род роиாро│் родிро░ை рокாроЯро▓்роХро│்рой்ройு роОро▓்ро▓ாрооே роЗро░ுроХ்роХுроо். роЕрок்рокா роХாро╡ро▓்родுро▒ை роЕродிроХாро░ி, роЕродройாро▓ роиிро▒ைроп роХாро╡ро▓ро░்роХро│் ро╡ிро┤ாроХ்роХு ро╡ро░ுро╡ாроЩ்роХ. роЖройா роХோроЯைроХ்роХாро▓ ро╡ிроЯுрооுро▒ை роОрой்рокродாро▓் роирог்рокро░்роХро│் роКро░்ро▓ роЗро░ுроХ்роХ рооாроЯ்роЯாроЩ்роХ, роЗро░ுроХ்роХுроо் роЪிро▓ро░ுроХ்роХுроо் рокро░ிроЪு ро╡ாроЩ்роХ рооுроЯிропாродு, роПрой்ройா роЕрой்ройைроХ்роХு ро╡рогிроХро░் родிройроо் роОрой்рокродாро▓் роОро▓்ро▓ா роХроЯைроХро│ுроо் ро╡ிроЯுрооுро▒ைро▓ роЗро░ுроХ்роХுроо். роТро░ுрод்родро░் рокிро▒рои்род роиாро│ை роХூроЯ рооро▒роХ்роХாроо ро╡ாро┤்род்родு роЪொро▓்ро▓ுроо் роОройроХ்роХு роирог்рокро░்роХро│ோроЯ рокро│்ро│ிропிро▓...