Tamil Nadu

Unnale Unnale Tamil Movie Watch Online

2011-05-11T23:26:00.000-07:00

Unnale Unnale is a 2007 Tamil musical and romantic film. Directed and co-written by Jeeva and produced by Oscar Ravichandran its stars Vinay Rai, Sadha and Tanisha Mukherjee in the lead roles. Raju Sundaram and Lekha Washington, prominent actors from the south Indian film industry, played the roles of the lead character's friends in the movie.

The film revolves around the aftermath of a relationship between a careless man and a serious woman. Despite being in a relationship, the latter walks out on the former due to his antics with other women. However, the man changes his ways and on a business trip to Melbourne, he encounters another woman. This other woman's personal assistant turns out to be the man's former lover. The events that follow and who the man eventually gets together with form the crux of the story.

The film opened to Indian audiences after several delays, on 14 April 2007, coinciding with the Tamil New Year. Despite receiving mixed reviews on the actors' performances, the film went on to win the box office battle on Tamil New Year's Day and become a major hit at the South Indian box office.[3] Owing to its success, it was later dubbed into the Telugu language as Neevalle Neevalle.[4] Furthermore, the film is also set to be remade into Hindi, with both Sadha and Tanisha Mukherjee reprising their roles.[5] Unnale Unnale was the last film that director Jeeva completed before his death.

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Tamil online movies - Baashha

2011-05-06T14:11:00.000-07:00

Watch superstar Rajnikanth in this blockbuster Tamil movie Baashha starring Superstar Rajni, Nagma, Raghuvaran, Vijaykumar, Janakraj, Devan, Sasikumar & Anand Raj. Directed by Suresh Krishna, Music composed by Deva.

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Sabarimala makara jyothi truth nakkeeran report

2011-04-15T06:54:00.000-07:00

This video clearly explains what Makara Vilakku / Jyothiis and how people are faked.

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Gunaa - Tamil Movie

2011-04-11T02:51:00.000-07:00

Watch Gunaa (1991) full length Tamil Movie starring Kamal Haasan, Roshni, Rekha, Girish Karnard, Sarath Saxena, Janakraj & S.P. Balasubramaniam. Music by Maestro Ilayaraja. Guna is about a mentally unstable person, who dreams of a beautiful, Goddess-like girl. He even happens to meet one such girl at a temple. Believing this girl to be the girl of his dreams, Guna abducts her and keeps her in a lonely place. Slowly, a beautiful relationship develops between the two of them. The kidnapped girl understands him and starts looking at him in a different light. Meanwhile, the police and the girl's relatives try to trace her. What happens once the police closes in on them forms the crux of the story.

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Vijaykanth beating candidate - Tamil nadu election 2011

2011-04-11T02:09:00.000-07:00

Vijaykanth beating his candidate while he is doing election campaign.

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Hiphop tamizhan Adhi's EZHUVOAM VAA - the official election anthem

2011-04-10T11:24:00.000-07:00

Hiphop Tamizha's Collaboration with the Government of India.Released by the Election Commission of India.

Hiphop tamizhan Adhi's EZHUVOAM VAA - the official election anthem for the state elections 2011.

Seeman Speech In Tirupur - Tamil nadu election 2011

2011-04-07T10:38:00.000-07:00

Tamil actor seeman election speech in tirupur. He speak against Congress and DMK.

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Kathal Azhivathillai Tamil Movie Watch Online

2010-05-16T06:33:00.000-07:00

Final over of the IPL 2010 final - CSK Winning moment

2010-05-14T01:53:00.000-07:00

Chennai vs mumbai final over of the IPL 2010 final match

Chennai Super Kings

2009-05-06T03:07:00.001-07:00

Chennai Super Kings (CSK) is the Chennai based franchise of the Indian Premier League. The team is led by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, currently the captain of the Indian cricket team, and coached by Stephen Fleming. The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium (often referred to as Chepauk) is the Super Kings' home ground.

The Chennai Super Kings are a part of the eight club Indian Premier League. The franchise is currently owned by India Cements, who paid US$91 million to acquire the rights to the franchise for 10 years in 2008. N. Srinivasan, Vice-Chairman and Managing Director of India Cements Ltd., is the defacto owner of the Chennai Super Kings, by means of his position within the company. He is also the Secretary of the BCCI.

Krishnamachari Srikkanth, former captain of the Indian Cricket Team, is the brand ambassador for the franchise, and former Indian opener V. B. Chandrasekhar is the Chief Selector.

Chennai Super Kings did not have an icon player. This allowed the Super Kings to bid successfully on Mahendra Singh Dhoni and Muralitharan, two of the six A listed players. At the time of the bidding, Dhoni's US$1.5 Million was the highest bid for any player and still remains the highest bid for any Indian player.

In February 2009, the Chennai Super Kings purchased Andrew Flintoff for USD1,550,000, $600,000 above his base price, making him, along with Kevin Pietersen the highest paid IPL player.

Districts of Tamil Nadu

2008-10-28T10:38:00.000-07:00

Blow list show state of Tamil Nadu, in southeastern India is divided into 32 districts. i lived in two districts thoothukudi(22) and in Coimbatore. Soon i will post some information about each districts.

Chennai District
Coimbatore District
Cuddalore District
Dharmapuri District
Dindigul District
Erode District
Kanchipuram District
Kanyakumari District
Karur District
Krishnagiri District
Madurai District
Nagapattinam District
Namakkal District
Nilgiris District
Perambalur District
Pudukkottai District

Ramanathapuram District
Salem District
Sivaganga District
Thanjavur District
Theni District
Thoothukudi District
Tiruchirapalli District
Tirunelveli District
Tiruvallur District
Tiruvannamalai District
Tiruvarur District
Vellore District
Viluppuram District
Virudhunagar District
Ariyalur District
Tirupur District

Madurai

2008-10-05T23:05:00.000-07:00

Madurai is one of the oldest cities of India. During the 16th and 18th centuries, Madurai was ruled by the Nayak Emperors, the foremost of whom was Tirumalai Nayakar. The Sangam period poet Nakkeerar is associated with some of the Tiruvilayaadal episodes of Sundareswarar - that are enacted as a part of temple festival traditions even today.

As early as the 3rd century BC, Megasthanes visited Madurai. Later many people from Rome and Greece visited Madurai and established trade with the Pandya kings. Madurai flourished till 10th century AD when it was captured by Cholas the arch rivals of the Pandyas.

The Cholas ruled Madurai from 920 AD till the beginning of the 13th century. In 1223 AD Pandyas regained their kingdom and once again become prosperous. Pandian Kings patronised Tamil language in a great way. During their period, many master-pieces were created. "Silapathikaram", the great epic in Tamil was written based on the story of Kannagi who burnt Madurai as a result of the injustice caused to her husband Kovalan. In April 1311, Malik Kafur, the general of Alauddin Khilji who was then the ruler of Delhi, reached Madurai and raided and robbed the city for precious stones, jewels, and other rare treasures. This led to the subsequent raids by other Muslim Sultans. In 1323, the Pandya kingdom including Madurai became a province of the Delhi empire, under the Tughlaks.

The 1371, the Vijayanagar dynasty of Hampi captured Madurai and it became part of the Vijayanagar empire. Kings of this dynasty were in habit of leaving the captured land to governors called Nayaks. This was done for the efficient management of their empire. The Nayaks paid fixed amount annually to the Vijayanagar empire. After the death of Krishna Deva Raya (King of Vijayanagar empire) in 1530 AD, the Nayaks became independent and ruled the territories under their control. Among Nayaks, Thirumalai Nayak (1623-1659) was very popular, even now he is popular among people, since, it was he who contributed to the creation of many magnificent structures in and around Madurai. The Raja Gopuram of the Meenakshi Amman Temple, The Pudu Mandapam and The Thirumalai Nayakar's Palace are living monuments to his artistic fervor. Madurai started slipping into the hands of the British's East India Company. In 1781, British appointed their representatives to look after Madurai. George Procter was the first collector of Madurai.

Now after India's independence, Madurai is one of the major districts of Tamilnadu State. Later on Madurai district was bifurcated into two districts namely Madurai and Dindugul Districts. In Madurai District, there are 15 State Assembly constituencies and two parliament constituencies.

Madurai is famous for its temples.The Aappudaiyaar Koyil Tevara Stalam and the Koodalazhagar Divya Desam are the most important temples one should rarely miss to go. In the vicinity of Madurai is Tirupparamkunram, one of the 6 padai veedu shrines of Murugan (glorified in Madurai Sangam Nakeerar’s Tirumurugaatruppadai). Also in the vicinity of Madurai is Alagar Koyil, one of the prominent Divya Desam shrines of the Sri Vaishnavite faith

The best places to visit in maduri

Sree Meenakshi Temple
Thirumalai Nayak Palace
Gandhi Museum
Thirupparamkundram
Azhagar Kovil
Vandiyur Mariamman Teppakulam
Places to be visited around and nearby Madurai
Package Tour

Chennai District

2008-10-01T10:03:00.000-07:00

The Chennai District is a district in the state of Tamil Nadu. The district is a city district which means that it does not have a district headquarters. Most of the city region of Chennai comes under this district. It is divided into five talukas; namely Egmore-Nungambakam, Fort Tondiarpet, Mambalam-Guindy, Mylapore-Triplicane and Perambur-Purasawalkkam.

In 1996, the Tamil nadu government renamed Madras to Chennai providing the reason that 'Chennai' was the city's traditional name while Madras was one derived during colonial rule. The reasons for this name change is somewhat ambiguous as by no means clear that "Madras" is of foreign origin.

Chennai district is listed as the "most advanced" district in Tamil Nadu. It had a resident population of 4,343,645 as of 2001, excluding the huge commuter traffic from neighbouring districts. . Chennai district is the present gateway to the South of India. Chennai district is 350 years old.

Like other metropolises in India, chennai is experienced signifant economic growth in the last 15 years. It has several options for mainstream entertainment with malls, multiplexes, restaurants and Hotels at nearly every major commericial district. Pubs and lounges however are restricted to only hotels in Chennai, due to legal restrictions on the sale of liqor.

Climate

Chennai has mainly two seasons - Summer and Monsoon. It does not enjoy the South-west monsoon, but gets its bountiful rains from the North-east monsoon from October through December, thus amounting to about 125-150 cm of rainfall annually. December to February are the mildest months temperature-wise.Climate is humid pretty much throughout the year because it is on the coast. Summers are very hot and humid.

Famous places in chennai

In chennai we have so many places to visit this are the some place which are comming to my mind VGP, marian beach, Kapaleswar temple, San Thom Cathedral

How to reach chennai :

we can reach chennai by train, bus and plane.

Tamil Poets

2008-10-01T09:49:00.000-07:00

Here are the list of tamil poets in tamil nadu who are most famous people all over in india.

This are the some other poets in tamil nadu Vaali, Pa. Vijay, Mu Metha, L. S. Kandasamy.

Auvaiyar

2008-09-30T23:08:00.001-07:00

Auvaiyar (Tamil:ஔவையார்)(also Auvayar) was the name of more than one poet who was active during different periods of Tamil literature. They were some of the most famous and important female poets of the Tamil canon. Among them, Auvaiyar I lived during the Sangam period (c. first and second century C.E.) and had cordial relation with the Tamil chieftains, Pari and Athikaman. She wrote 59 poems in Purananuru (புறநானூறு).

Auvaiyar II lived during the period of Kambar and Ottakkuttar during the reign of the Cholas in the 13th century C.E. She is often imagined as an old but intelligent lady by Tamil and primarily referred by them as Auvai.

Auvaiyar II wrote many of the poems that remain very popular even now and are inculcated in school text books in the State of Tamil Nadu. These books include a list of dos and donts, useful for daily life, arranged in simple and short sentences.

Abithana Chintamani states that there were three female poets in the name of Auvaiyar.

Sangam age Auvaiyar

The Auvaiyar who lived during the Sangam period was the court poet of the rulers of the Tamil country. She travelled from one part of the country to another and from one village to another, sharing the gruel of the poor farmers and composing songs for their enjoyment. The Purananuru poet wrote most of her songs on the small time chieftain Vallal Athiyamaan Nedumaan Anji and his family. The rest of her songs related to the various aspects of state governance.

Chola age Auvaiyar

The medieval period Auvaiyar was the court poet of the Chola monarch and was the contemporary of Kambar and Ottakkuttar. She found great happiness in the life of small children. Her works, Aathichoodi and Konraiventhan written for young children, are even now generally read and enjoyed by them.

Her two other works, Mooturai and Nalvali were written for older children. All the four works are didactic in character — they explain the basic wisdom that should govern mundane life.

Auvaiyar Quotes

The following quotes from Aathichoodi illustrate the simplicity of her style and profoundness of the messages:

ஆத்திசூடி

அறம் செய விரும்பு Be desirous of doing virtue

ஆறுவது சினம் It is the nature of anger to temper in time

இயல்வது கரவேல் Never stop learning

ஈவது விலக்கேல் Don't prevent charity (Always be charitable)

உடையது விளம்பேல் Avoid words that could hurt ( Don't boast of your possessions)

ஊக்கமது கைவிடேல் Don't give up perseverance

எண் எழுத்து இகழேல் Don't despise learning

ஏற்பது இகழ்ச்சி Acceptance (begging alms) is despicable

ஐயமிட்டுண் Eat after donating (to the needy)

ஒப்புர வொழுகு Act virtuously

ஓதுவது ஒழியேல் Don't give up reading (scriptures)

ஒளவியம் பேசேல் Don't carry tales

"Thol Ulagil Nallaar Oruvar Ularael Avar Poruttu Ellarkum Peiyum Mazhai" - The rain falls on behalf of the virtuous, benefitting everyone in the world.

"Nanri Oruvarku Seithakal An Nanri Enrum Thalaravalarthengu Thaan Unda Neerai Thalaiyaalae Thaan Tharuthalal" - A good deed will pay back, as the coconut tree that gives the benefit holding on its head, for the water you pour in its feet.

Her quote "Katrathu Kai Mann Alavu, Kallathathu Ulagalavu" has been translated as "What you have learned is a mere handful; What you haven't learned is the size of the world" and exhibited at NASA

Ilango Adigal

2008-09-30T22:55:00.001-07:00

Ilango Adigal (Tamil: இளங்கோ அடிகள்) was a Tamil poet, who was instrumental in the creation of Silappathikaram, one of the five great epics of South India. Prince Ilango Adigal was the brother of the Chera king Cheran Chenguttuvan (in modern day Kerala), in South India.

Ilango Adigal was born in the Chera dynasty that ruled parts of what is now known as Kerala, but formed part of the Tamil Land . He was the second son to his father,but a saint told him that he will become the king instead of his first brother senguttuvan.so ilango became a saint and Senguttuvan his brother, became the king after his father's death.

However, Ilango and the Cheras are still remembered more for the contribution to Tamil literature rather than for Senguttuvan's military expeditions, when he conquered the entire country. Ilango Adigal wrote Silapathikaram which was the first Tamil (or is it in any language) epic that was written about a common man. As a matter of fact, most of the tamil epics are all about common men and how they led their life rather than on kings and queens. A common man's story written by a King.

Silapathikaram was a feminocentric epic, centered around Kannagi, theme that was also a first of its kind in a man centric world. It is clear Ilango was an orthodox Hindu as he is said to have attended a Vedic yajna. There is no evidence that he was a Jain.

Thiruvalluvar

2008-09-30T22:47:00.000-07:00

Thiruvalluvar (Tamil: திருவள்ளுவர்) is a celebrated Tamil poet who wrote the Thirukkural, an ethical work in Tamil literature. He is claimed by both the Tamils who practice Hinduism and the Tamils who practice Jainism as their own. Nevertheless, some consider him as a Jain showing internal textual evidence from Thirukural.

Thiruvalluvar's period (based on the Thirukkural per se) is between the second century BC and the eighth century AD.

Both Thiruvalluvar's faith and identity are disputed. His disputed identity includes a low-caste Hindu(Paraiyar), Jain, Buddhist, high-caste Hindu, Brahmin and half-Brahmin.

Traditional accounts

Most of the Researchers and great Tamil Scholars like George Uglow Pope or G.U. Pope who had spent many years in Tamil Nadu and translated many Tamil texts into English, which includes Thirukkural, Karl Graul (1814–1864) had already by 1855 characterized the Tirukkural as 'a work of Buddhist hue'. In this connection it was then of particular interest that Thiruvalluvar, It should be noted that Graul could have been subsuming the Jains also under the name of the Buddhists (Graul 1865: xi note). The name Valluvan was/is a common name representing his caste/occupation rather than his proper name. The Priests are called valluvan.

The name Thiruvalluvar (ThiruValluvar) consists of Thiru (a polite Tamil word, similar to Mr) and Valluvar (a polite name for Valluvan, according to Tamil tradition).

There are a few legends abound about the birthplace of Thiruvalluvar. One legend associates him to Madurai, the ancient capital of the Pandya rulers who vigorously promoted Tamil literature. According to another he was born and lived in Mylapore, a part of present day Chennai city and travelled to Madurai to submit his work, the Thirukural, for approval of the king (Pandian) and his college of poets.

There are, also, traditional stories citing the Tamil Sangam of Madurai (the assembly/conference of eminent scholars and researchers conducted on a regular basis) as the authority through which Thirukkural was introduced to the world. Thiruvalluvar might have spent most part of his life in Madurai because it was under Pandia rulers that many Tamil poets flourished. There are also recent claim by Kanyakumari Historical and Cultural Research Centre (KHCRC) that Valluvar was a king who ruled Valluvanadu in the hilly tracts of Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu.

Thirukkural

Thirukkural is one of most revered works in the Tamil. It consists of 133 athikarams or chapters. Each athikaram consists of 10 kurals (rhyming Tamil couplets) thus making 1330 kurals in total. Each couplet consists of four seers in the first line and three seers in the second. A seer is a single or a combination of more than one Tamil word. The first Kural is Agara Muthala Ezhuthellam Aathi; Bagavan Muthatrey Ulagu.

Thirukkural is divided into three sections. Section one deals with Aram doing things, with conscience and honor, for the good of the less fortunate, the second discusses Porul realities or facts of life, and the third dwells on Inbam the pleasures that a man and a woman experience in the course of their relationship. There are 38 chapters in the first section, 70 chapters in the second and 25 chapters in the third section.

There is a huge (133 feet tall) statue of Thiruvalluvar showing his first three fingers. The statue is carved out of rock and erected at the southern tip of India (Kanyakumari) where the Arabian Sea, the Bay of Bengal, and the Indian Ocean confluence. The 133 ft denotes Thirukkural's 133 athikarams and the show of three fingers, to denote the three themes Aram, Porul, and Inbam.

Kambar

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Kambar (Tamil: கம்பர்) was a Tamil poet. Kambar is popularly known for authoring Ramavatharam, (popularly known as Kambaramayanam), the Tamil version of Ramayana, or the Story of Rama, one of the oldest epics in human history inspired by the Sanskrit epic.

The original version was written by Sage Valmiki. This epic of 24,000 verses tells of a Raghuvamsa prince, Rama of Ayodhya, whose wife Sita is abducted by Ravana, a mighty emperor. In Hindu mythology Rama is considered to be the Seventh incarnation of God Vishnu, one of the Hindu holy trinity (Brahma and Shiva completing the trinity).

Kamban flourished in the 12th Century in Therazhundur, a village in the culturally rich Thanjavur District in the modern state of Tamil Nadu in South India. Kamban was a great scholar of India's two ancient and rich languages, Sanskrit and Tamil. Mahavidwan R. Raghava Iyengar in a scholarly biography,Kavicakravarty Kamban writes in detail about this 12th century poet.

The Ramavataram or Kamba Ramayanam of Kamban is an epic of over 10,000 verses, of 4-lines each. Kamba Ramayana is not a translation of the Sanskrit epic by Valmiki, but an original retelling of the story of the God Rama. The poetic work is well known for its similes. It is therefore so great that one is amazed by the imagination created.

Legend has it that the entire episode was written in one night by Lord Ganesha. Ganesha is said to have written the poems that Kambar dictated to him during the night, as Kambar procrastinated the work till the day before the deadline set by the King. There is a saying that Kamban veetu kattu thariyum kavi paadum, loosely meaning Even Kamban's loom can pen a poem.

Kambar has also written literary works like Er Ezhupathu (seventy songs on the greatness of agriculture) and the Mangala Vazhthu (praising the greatness and benovalence of the Kongu Vellala Gounder who were his patrons, Sadayappa Vallal also belonging to the community).

Vairamuthu

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Vairamuthu, born in 1953 in Theni district of Tamil Nadu is a noted Tamil poet and lyricist. A Staunch Dravida kazhagam follower with strong political leaning towards the DMK and their DK parents.His fans consider him to be the true inheritor of Kannadasan although its far from true for Kannadasan was far greater in depth and lyricism.Vairamuthu is subject of much hype amongst Political circles due to his strong political leaning.

He has been awarded the National Film Award five times in the Best Lyrics category. His literary contributions are well-respected among the DMK and DK followers. He is a recipient of Kalaimamani Award and Tamil Nadu State Government award thrice for his contribution to Tamil literature.

He made his foray into the tinsel world in 1980 with his superhit number `Ponmalai Pozhudhu' in `Nizhalgal', and since then Vairamuthu has never looked back.Today, he stands tall as a five-time winner of national award.

He has constantly teamed with master-composer A. R. Rahman and ace director Mani Ratnam. The trio have delivered several musical hits including Roja, Bombay, Alaipayuthey and Kannathil Muthamittal.

Early life and Education

Vairamuthu was born in a rich farming community of Vadugapatti village, Theni District near Periyakulam. His father was Ramaswamy Thevar and mother AngammaL. The ambience of the village is said to have inspired him to write poems. Tamil and Rationalist movements of the sixties is said to have stimulated the poetic zeal in him. The speeches of Periyar & Anna, the writings of Karunanidhi and the works of eminent poets like Bharathi, Bharathidasan and Kannadasan and the life in the countryside shaped the young poet's thinking. While he was fourteen, he acquired the ability to write Yappu type of Venba poetry.

In his school final exam in Tamil, Vairamuthu stood first in the entire Madurai District and won a silver cup.After completing his school education, he joined Pachaiyappa's college in Chennai where he was acclaimed as the best speaker and poet.When he was in his second year of B.A. and barely nineteen years of age, Vairamuthu published his maiden anthology, Vaigarai Megangal. It was prescribed for study in the Women's Christian College. Thus, he achieved the distinction of a student poet whose work was taken into curriculum while he was still a student.

His second work, Thiruththi Yezhudhiya Theerppugal, in pudhu kavidhai form was published in 1979. He made his film debut in the succeeding year when he set lyrics for Bharathiraja's Nizhalgal.

Literary Influences

he is strongly influenced by Shelley,Keats,Khalil Gibran, Firdausi and Nizami have had a greater impact on him.

Vairamuthu is among those who take pride in the Tamil heritage and swear by the traditional form's capacity to convey with ease modern and even complicated ideas. He is not, however, averse to change or modernism and he uses with equal felicity free verse (puthu kavithai in Tamil), wherever it suits him. For him, content is more important than the form.

With 5,600 songs to his credit, he has published nine collections of poems for the discerning readers. His writings have also extended to genres such as novel, essay, biography and travelogue. In fact, 20 of the 32 books he has published in the last 30 years are in prose.

Notable Works

On the literature front, his notable works include Innoru Desiya Geetham, Indha Pookkal Virppanai-kkalla, Sigarangalai nOkki, Villodu Vaa Nilave and many others numbering to 30.

He has also introduced some foreign poets and their works to Tamil in his Ella Nadhiyilum En Odum. Some of his works are translated into Telugu, Kannada and Malayalam. The trend continues into hundreds of his film lyrics are translated into Hindi. His Chinna Chinna Aasai fascinated a Japanese troupe touring India so much, that they broke language barriers by singing the song during their shows.

Thanner Thesam

This Riviyal kaaviyam is about the 'sea odyssey'. Kalaivannan is the hero; Tamilrojaa is the heroine. A lot of scientific facts about the sea, water, and the universe are sown in this modern poetry(pudhukk kavidhai). The work depicts the adventure of fishermen's life at sea. "read".

Kallikattu Idhikasam

Kallikkattu Edhikasam (the epic of Kallikkadu, in literal translation) is one of his novels. It tells the agonising tale of a marginal farmer of a riverbed region of the Theni belt in southern Tamil Nadu. Kallikattu Ithikasam" - a confluence of various emotions like sadness, sufferings and depression -- crammed his mind for more than four decades. Finally, when it exploded, the natives of `Kallikadugal' found their biographies in the book. But with a silver lining. The novel won him the Sahitya Akademi award for Best Literary Work in 2003.

Karuvachi Kaaviyam

This depicts powerfully the facets of rural life in a remote corner of our State, was serialized in a popular regional weekly,Ananda Vikatan and won accolades. Owing to its huge popularity, the series was released as a novel

Kannadasan

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Kannadasan (Tamil: கண்ணதாசன்) (24 June 1927 – 17 October 1981) was a famous Tamil poet and lyricist, who lived in Tamil Nadu, India. He is frequently called kavi arasu Kannadasan (kavi arasu means 'king of poets' in Tamil language).He was born in small village by name Sirukudalpatti near karaikudi. He wrote thousands of popular songs for Tamil cinema. He won the Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize for his novel Cheraman Kadali in the year 1980.

His given name at birth was Muthiah. However, when he passed away at the age of 54, on October 16, 1981, millions of Tamils remembered him only by the name Kannadasan. For Tamils all over the world, he epitomised their poetry style. Even those who couldn't read the poetry of Kamban or the maxims of Valluvan, could hum the compositions of poet Kannadasan.

A number count of his publications shows a tally of 109 volumes, which include 21 novels and 10 slim volumes of essays on Hinduism, captioned Arthamulla Indu Matham (Meaningful Hinduism). In addition, he produced about 4000 poems and approximately 5000 movie lyrics, between 1944 and 1981, all with an eighth grade education at the formal level. He was also an excellent example of this century's Tamil goliard.

There is no doubt that he had a penetrating eye and keen observational powers. He also did not live a cocoon-type of life. He dipped into everything that Tamil Nadu could offer - wine, women, drugs, politics, polemics, atheism and religious sanctuary. After enjoying everything, what he did was remarkable - he composed verses about all his experiences, with reflective self-deprecating humour, irony, and biting sarcasm. These verses touched the sympathetic chords of Tamils from all walks of life - school boys, undergrads, housewives, farmers, manual labourers, plantation workers, middle class representatives and even upper class elites.

Atheism to Hinduism

Muthiah was a staunch atheist and a follower of the Dravidian atheistic movement. He had great love for the Tamil language and culture, and excelled in Tamil literature, prose and poetry. He once read the Thiruppavai of Andal, and was amazed at its mystic poetry, that was to have a deep and everlasting impact on him. After a lot of introspection, he decided to reconvert back into Hinduism, christened himself Kannadasan, dug deep into understanding Hinduism, and wrote his series of books on Hinduism.

"Yesu Kaviyam," the epic on the life of Jesus Christ was the last book written by the late Tamil poet laureate, Kannadasan

Poets laureate

Kannadasan was a poet Laureate when he died.

A house in Sirukootalpatti is now a memorial for the Tamil film music's evergreen favourites. The Kannadasan memorial museum was inaugurated on June 25.

Tamil

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Tamil (தமிழ் tamiḻ ) is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in India, Sri Lanka and Singapore. Tamil is also spoken by significant minorities in Malaysia, Mauritius, Vietnam, Réunion as well as emigrant communities around the world.It is the administrative language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, and the first Indian language to be declared as a classical language by the government of India in 2004, followed by Sanskrit. Tamil literature has existed for over two thousand years. The earliest epigraphic records found date from around the third century BCE. The earliest period of Tamil literature, Sangam literature, is dated from the 3rd century BC to 6th century AD.

Tamil is one of the ancient languages of the world with records in the language dating back over two millennia.Its origins are not precisely known, but it developed and flourished in India as a language with a rich literature. With an estimated 30,000 inscriptions, Tamil has the largest number of inscriptions in South Asia.

Tamil has the oldest extant literature amongst the Dravidian languages, but dating the language and the literature precisely is difficult. Literary works in India were preserved either in palm leaf manuscripts (implying repeated copying and recopying) or through oral transmission, making direct dating impossible. External chronological records and internal linguistic evidence, however, indicate that the oldest extant works were probably compiled sometime between the 2nd century BCE and the 10th century CE.

Tamil scholars categorize the history of the language into three periods, Old Tamil (300 BC - 700 CE), Middle Tamil (700 - 1600) and Modern Tamil (1600-present). Epigraphic attestation of Tamil begins with rock inscriptions from the 3rd century BC, written in Tamil-Brahmi, an adapted form of the Brahmi script. The earliest extant literary text is the Tolkāppiyam, a work on poetics and grammar which describes the language of the classical period, dated variously between the 3rd century BCE and 5th century CE.

The Sangam literature contains about 50,000 lines of poetry contained in 2381 poems attributed to 473 poets including many women poets. Many of the poems of Sangam period were also set to music. During the post-Sangam period, important works like Thirukkural, and epic poems were composed, including Silappatikaram, Manimekalai, Sīvakacintāmani, Valaiyapathi and Kundalakesi which are known as the five great epics. The Bhakthi period is known for the great outpouring of devotional songs set to pann music, including over eight thousand Tevaram verses on Saivism and four thousand verses on Vaishnavism.The early mediaeval Period gave rise to a popular adaptation of the Ramayana in Tamil, known as Kamba Ramayanam and a story of 63 Nayanmars known as Periyapuranam.

Ooty

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Udhagamandalam

(Ooty) Udhagamandalam (Ooty), the capital of Nilgiri district, is popularly known as the "Queen of hill stations' among the tourist circuits. It is situated at a distance of 105 km away from Coimbatore. The height of the hills in the Nilgiri range varies between 2280 and 2290 metres, the highest peak being Doddabetta at a height of 2623 metres.

The Tea

The establishment of numerous tea estates made Ooty famous. Lofty mountains, dense forest, sprawling grasslands and miles and miles of tea gardens greet the passengers on most routes. The annual Tea and Tourism Festival attracts crowds in huge numbers. Visit Ooty during this festival, when tea lovers from all over the world converge. An occasion not to be missed!

Botanical Garden

Botanical gardens are a major tourist attraction for those who visit Ooty, one of the most popular hill stations of India. They sprawl over 50-acres and lie on the lower slopes of Dodabetta peak, which is the highest point in Ooty.

Hills and Views

Udhagamandalam (Ooty), the capital of Nilgiri district, is popularly known as the "Queen of hill stations" among the tourist circuits. It is situated at a distance of 105 kilometres from Coimbatore

Kalhatty Falls The Kalhatty falls are located on the Kalhatty slopes at about 13-km from Udhagamandalam on the Udhagamandalam - Mysore Kalhatty ghat road. Also known as the "Kalahasti Falls", the water here cascades down a height of 122m.

Mudumalai Wildlife Sanctuary and National Park

The Mudumalai wildlife sanctuary is located where the Nilgiri Hills, the offshoot of the Western Ghats meet the Eastern Ghats. The Mysore - Ooty highway runs through the sanctuary, following the course of the Mayyar River, which separates Mudumalai from Bandipur.

Ooty Lake

The beautiful Ooty Lake is a favourite haunt of tourists. It was constructed in the year 1825, through the initiatives of Mr. John Sullivan, the then Collector of Coimbatore. This lake was built in order to provide an irrigation tank to the people.

Significance - Udhagamandalam

Historical

It is believed that the name Nila, has been in use for over 800 years since, the King of the Hoysalas Vishnu Vardhana, who ruled from 1104 to 1141 AD seized the Nilgiris Plateau. His general Ponisia recorded this fact in 1117 AD with mention of Todas. The name Nilgiri was due to the blue haze, which envelops the range with most distant hills of considerable size.

This Nilgiri territory came into possession of the East India Company as part of the ceded lands, held by Tipu Sultan, by the treaty of Srirangapatnam in 1799. Rev. Jacome Forico, a priest was the first European who visited Nilgiris in 1603 and released his notes about the place and people of Nilgiris. In 1812 surveyor William Keys and Macmohan visited the top of the plateau.

In 1818, Wishand Kindersley, Assistant and Second Assistant to Collector of Coimbatore visited this spot and submitted their experience report to the Collector of Coimbatore Mr. John Sullivan. Settlement in Udhagamandalam began in 1822 with the construction of the Stone House by John Sullivan, the then Collector of Coimbatore. The bungalow, which is locally called "Kal Bangla", is one of the landmarks of Udhagamandalam and is now the Chamber of the Principal of the Government Arts College.

How To Get There - Udhagamandalam
By Rail

Ooty is on the narrow gauge railway, connected to Mettupalayam (47 km), which is directly connected to Coimbatore and Chennai. The famous toy train connects Ooty with Mettupalayam and Coonoor.

By Road

A good network of roads and national highways connect Ooty with all major towns and cities. There are regular bus services to and from Coimbatore, Trichy, Bangalore, Madurai, Kanyakumari, Mysore, Palghat, Calicut, Tirupati and other important destinations in South India. Ooty is also well connected with major cities of Kerala and Karnataka.

Local Transport

Taxis, tourist cabs, auto rickshaws are available in plenty. There are no standard rates except tourist cabs. Town buses are also available to all important places. Conducted sight seeing tours are arranged by the private operators and the Government Tourism Development Corporation. By Air Coimbatore, 105 km from Ooty, is the nearest airport.

Places To Stay - Udhagamandalam

Accommodation is available at the luxurious and economy class hotels, lodges, and resorts in Ooty. Both Indian and Western style accommodation and food are available. Prior booking is advisable, especially during the summer months

This place is near to my home town. we usualy usualy go by bike with my friends with lots of fun.

Tamil TV Channels

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Below are the tamil movie channels list in diffrent category which are telecasting around the world. This list are taken from wiki.

Indian Public Channel

DD-Podhigai (Tamil) (DD 5) - DD - stands for DoorDarshan

Sri Lankan Channels

Shakthi TV - Privately owned pro-Eelam General entertainment channel telecasting in Sri Lanka.

Nethra TV - Government owned General entertainment channel part of the Rupavahini corporation telecasting in Sri Lanka and East Asia.

DAN Tamil Ozhi - Pro-Government and anti-Tamil channel telecasting in Sri Lanka and overseas in a bad quality.

Deepam TV - Pro-LTTE General Entertainment Sri Lankan Channel.

Thendral TV - A New General Entertainment channel telling the truth about the Sri Lankan state terrorism against the Tamil population in Tamil Eelam.

Children

Cartoon Network (Tamil) - Cartoon channel in India

Chutti TV - Children's channel in Tamil from Sun Network

Galaxy Chellams - Cartoon channel in Malaysia

Toon Disney in Tamil - Cartoon channel in India

aadungada tamil masala

General Entertainment

Astro (satelite TV) Box Office - Latest Tamil movies in Malaysia

Galaxy Athiradi - Action-related channel in Malaysia

Galaxy Masala - Tamil music and variety channel in Malaysia

Galaxy Nakshatra - An entertainment channel in Malaysia

Galaxy Gold 9 - Tamil entertaiment channel in Malaysia

Galaxy Surya - 24 hrs Tamil interactive channel in Malaysia

Galaxy Thendral - 24 hrs Tamil documentary channel in Malaysia

Galaxy Kollywood - 24 hrs Tamil movie & news channel in Malaysia

Imayam TV - Family entertainment channel

Jaya TV - General family entertainment channel

Jaya TV Plus - Tamil News

Kalaignar TV - A new 24 Hour Tamil channel from Chennai, TamilNadu, run by Mr. M. Karunanidhi.

Karan TV - Entertainment Tamil Channel for overseas Tamilians

Makkal TV- A true Tamil channel speaking in unadulterated tamizh with good content

Mega TV - A brand new Tamil channel in India, 24 Hour Tamil family entertainment channel from Chennai,

NTT - National Television of Tamil Eelam

Raj Digital Plus - Tamil entertainment channel.

Raj TV - Tamil entertainment channel.

Sakthi TV - Family Entertainment Channel

STAR Vijay - STAR Network's Tamil entertainment channel.

Sun TV - South India Media giant Sun networks' Tamil entertainment channel.

Tamilan TV - Family entertainment channel

sakti TV - Tamil entertainment channel.

Tamil One - Family entertainment with daily news and movies in Canada.

Tamil Vision International - Family entertainment channel based in Canada. Largest Tamil media network in North America.

Vasanth TV - New Tamil Channel from Vasanth & Co.

Win TV - Family entertainment channel

Zee Tamil - General entertainment channel from Zee group.

Comedy Thirai

Nitharsanam TV -Tamil eelam channel.

Religion

Shruthi TV - First and only Hindu channel in Sri Lanka.

Salvation TV - First Tamil Christian Channel for Songs.

OM TV - Hindu Regligion Channel

Angel TV - Christian Channel

Aashirvatham TV - Christian Channel

SHIVA TV -Hindu channel

LORD MURUGA TV -Hindu channel

Lifestyle

Astro Vaanavil - Tamil cultural and lifestyle-related channel from Malaysia

Makkal TV - Tamil art & culture channel

BBC Tamil News - Tamil news channel from USA, Canada, Malaysia and Japan

Galaxy Ullasam -Malaysia`s first life-style and travelling entertaiment.

Movies

Astro Vellithirai - Tamil movie channel from Malaysia

Astro Box Office Movie Thanggathirai-24 hrs pay-per view tamil channel from Malaysia

TBO - Tamil Box Office cinema channel from Singapore

Galaxy Nakshatra Plus - Tamil movie channel in Malaysia

Galaxy Vairam -24 hrs Tamil classic channel in Malaysia

Galaxy Platinum -24 hrs 80`s Tamil movie channel in Malaysia

Galaxy EXpreSS -24 hrs Tamil blockbusters in Malaysia ( COMING SOON )

Ktv-tamil entertainment chanel

Raj Digital Plus - Tamil Entertainment Channel

Music

Sun Music - Tamil music channel from the Sun Network.

Raj Musix (channel) -Tamil music channel from the Raj network

Isai Aruvi (channel) -Tamil music channel from the Kalaignar Groups

Jaya Max (channel) -Tamil music channel from the Jaya Tv Neywork

Galaxy Osai -Tamil music & interactive channel in Malaysia

SS music - Tamil music channel.

News & Business

Sun News - Tamil news channel from the Sun Network.

Galaxy News- Tamil news channel from Galaxy Network in Malaysia

Jaya Plus - Tamil news channel from Jaya Tv Network

Raj News 24x7 - 24Hour News Channel From Raj TV Group

Kalaignar News - Coming soon From Kalaignar Tv

Zee News tamil - Coming Soon From Zee Group

RAJ NEWS -Tamil news channel from raj group

Internet Protocol Television

TVI On Demand

Tamil IPTV

Amoung this famous tamil channel in tamil nadu is Sun TV, Vijay TV, Jaya TV, Kalaignar TV. Personally i feel now a days vijay tv doing a great job in tamil nadu. The famous shows in vijay tv is Jodi number one, Lolu saba, neeya nana, Coffee with Annu and soon.. total vijay tv is a entertinment package.

Coimbatore

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Coimbatore District is one of the most affluent and industrially advanced districts in this state . It had a population of 4,271,856 as of 2001. The literacy rate of the district is 76.95%. The headquarters of the district is Coimbatore city, the second largest city in Tamil Nadu, which is located approximately 497 km from Chennai and 330 km from Bangalore ( Karnataka state capital ) . It is highest revenue yielding district in the state.

There are most of the place and theme parks to see in and around coimbatore. (i.e Ooty, black thunder theme park)

Famous cities and towns in coimbatore

Tirupur - One of Asia's largest hosiery and garment centre.
Pollachi - Major agricultural trading centre.
Udumalaipettai - Paper and textile industries.
Mettupalayam - Agriculture (arenut and betel) centre.
Palladam - Agricultural and Windfarm and Powerloom.
Pongalur - Major poultry center.
Avinashi - A town near Tirupur.
Gudalur - A Panchayat town.
Valparai - A hill town known for Tea, Coffee and pepper plantations
Kottur-Malayandipattinam A major panchayat town
Anaimalai - A panchyat town
Navamalai - A tribal village with an EB Camp

Kodaikanal

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Kodaikanal located amidst the folds of the verdant Pali hills is one of the most popular serene hill stations in India, which mesmerises any visitor. With her wooded slopes, mighty rocks, enhancing waterfalls and a beautiful lake, Kodaikanal is a charming hill station.

Kodai is situated at an altitude of about 2,133-m high and covers an area of 21.45-sq-km. The hill town is renowned for its educational institutions of international repute. The pride of Kodaikanal is the 'Kurinji-flower', which blossoms once in 12 years. The hill-plantain fruits and plums are known for their freshness and taste

Berijam Lake

Berijam Lake located at a distance of 21-km from Kodaikanal in Tamil Nadu is one among the beautiful lakes of South India. Spread over an area of 24 hectares, the lake is star shaped and is known for its pure water.

Kodaikanal Trekking

Head for Kodaikanal in the Palani Hills for small-time trekking. You can take short treks and hikes to tourist spots close by as well to local viewpoints. Overnight treks are also possible here where one can spend a night at a local village.

How To Get There - Kodaikanal

By Road

Kodaikanal is connected by road with Chennai (520-km), Ooty (264-km), Trichy (197-km), Coimbatore (175-km), Kumili (160-km), and Madurai(120-km). Regular bus services are available from Madurai, Palani, Kodaikanal Road, Theni, Dindigul, Tiruchirapalli, Kumuli (Thekkady) and Coimbatore. Additional buses ply during the season. Taxis and vans are available for local transportation. There are no auto-rickshaws in Kodaikanal.

By Air

The nearest airport is at Madurai (120 km from Kodaikanal).

By Rail

The nearest railway stations are the Kodai Road Railway Station (80-km) and the Palani Railway Station (64-km). Places To Stay - Kodaikanal Kodaikanal offers good accommodation facilities to the tourists. The TTDC run Hotel Tamil Nadu on Fern Hill Road is one example where comfortable accommodation is provided to tourists.

Climate - Kodaikanal The climate of Kodaikanal is pleasant throughout the year, but the best time to visit Kodaikanal is from April to June and from September to October.

Bharathidasan

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Bharathidasan (Tamil: பாரதிதாசன்) (April 29, 1891 - April 1, 1964; also spelt Bharatidasan) was a twentieth century Tamil poet and rationalist whose literary works handled mostly socio-political issues. His writings served as a catalyst for the growth of the Dravidian movement in Tamil Nadu. In addition to poetry, his views found expression in other forms such as plays, film scripts, short stories and essays. He was mentored by Mahakavi Subramanya Bharathi (after whom he called himself "Bharathidasan"). But Bharathidasan, unlike Bharathi rarely used words derived from Sanskrit in his works; also Bharathidasan's works were more political.

Life

Bharathidasan was born in Pondicherry. His original name was Subburathinam. He underwent formal education in Tamil literature, Tamil grammar and Saiva Sidhantha Vedanta under reputed scholars. He also studied at the Collège Calvé in Pondicherry. In 1909, he was introduced to Subramanya Bharathi, and his interactions with the Mahakavi had a major impact on him. He initially worked as a Tamil teacher in the French territory of Karaikal.

He actively participated in the Indian Independence Movement and through his writings openly opposed the British and the French Government. He was sentenced and imprisoned by the French Government for voicing views against the French Government that was ruling Pondicherry then. He was a strong supporter of Periyar and an important member of the Suya-Mariyadhai (meaning Self-Respect) Dravida Movement (also known as the Anti-Brahmin movement), founded by Periyar. Biggest leader Pavalareru Perunchitthiranaar's Friend.

During the Atheist's conference in Chennai, he signed a document having the words "I am an undying atheist".

Throughout his writing career he was encouraged by political leaders such as Annadurai and M. G. Ramachandran. In 1954 he was elected to the Pondicherry Legislative Assembly. He remained a prolific writer until he died in 1964 in a hospital in Chennai.

Literary Works

Bharathidasan penned his works under different pseudonyms such as Puduvai Kalaimakal, Desopakari, Desabhaktan, Anantapotini, Swadesamitiran, Tamilarasu, Tupleks, Kirukkan, Kindalkaran and the name by which he known today - Bharathidasan. As he was a staunch follower of Anti-Brahmanism, many of his works were anti-Brahmin in nature. Often he talked of "Tamil Race" and "Aryan Race" as polar opposites.

His works include

Srimayilam Suppiramaniar Thuthiyamuthu
Sanjivi Parvathin Saaral
Edhirpaaraadha Mutham
Kaadhal Ninaivugal
Nalla Theerppu
Alagin Sirippu
Kudumba Vilakku
Pandiyan Parisu
Irunda Veedu
Tamil Illakiyam
Amaidhi - Oomai
Saumiyan
Kavingyar Pesugiraar
Kadhala Kadamaiya
Hindi Ethurppu Paadalgal
Kannagi Puratchik Kaapiyam
Manimekalai Venpa
Panmanithiral
Tenaruvi Isai Paadalgal

Subramania Bharati

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Subramania Bharati (Tamil: சுப்ரமணிய பாரதி) (December 11, 1882 - September 11, 1921) was a Tamil poet from Tamil Nadu, India, independence fighter and reformer. Known as Mahakavi Bharati (the laudatory epithet Maha Kavi meaning Great Poet in Tamil), he is celebrated as one of India's greatest poets. Bharati was prolific and adept in both the prose and poetry forms, and his rousing compositions helped rally the masses to support the Indian independence movement in South India. Bharati lived during an eventful period of Indian history; his contemporaries included other prominent leaders of the Indian independence movement such as Mahatma Gandhi, Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Sri Aurobindo and V.V.S.Aiyar.

Early life

Bharati was born to Chinnasami Subramania Iyer and Lakshmi Ammaal on December 11, 1882 in the Tamil village of Ettayapuram. Bharati was educated at a local high school called "The M.D.T.Hindu College". He learnt music from very young age and at 11 was invited to a conference of Ettayapuram court poets and musicians for composing poems and songs. It was here that he was conferred the title of "Bharathi" (Goddess of learning). Bharati lost his mother at the age of 5 and his father at the age of 16. He married his cousin Chellamal in 1897, at the age of fourteen. After an early marriage, Bharati, curious to see the outside world, left for Benares in 1898. The next four years of his life served as a passage of discovery, when Bharathi discovered a country in tumult outside his small hamlet. Bharati worked as a school teacher in Madurai Sethupathy High School (Now a Higher Secondary School) and as a journal editor at various times in his life.

Literary career

Bharati had an exceptional love and devotion towards his mother tongue Tamil language, which he considered as the sweetest of all the languages known to him. He has written in one of his poems, 'Of all the languages I know, I have not heard a sweeter language than Tamil' (யாமறிந்த மொழிகளிலே தமிழ்மொழி போல் இனிதாவது எங்கும் காணோம்). He was fluent in many languages including Bengali, Hindi, Sanskrit, Kutchi, French and English and frequently translated works from other languages into Tamil. He had a voracious appetite for learning ancient and contemporary Tamil literature and derived astonishing insights from the ancient poems. He emphasized that musicians should not sing songs which they don't understand and should learn from Hindustani musicians how to train their voices. He was not a simple propagandist poet, however noble his patriotic and humanist sentiments were. He was also a seeker of beauty and philosophic wisdom. As a national poet, as a poet with a universal vision and as a poet of beauty and truth, he is comparable to some of the great poets of the world. Hence his claim to a lofty place in the great galaxy of world poetry.

A number of his creations are about nature. Both Bharati and Shelley were soaring spirits and loved the sparrow and the skylark respectively as symbols of freedom. But Bharathi is not content with the mindless joy of the sparrow; he wants to fly in the sky like a bird so that he can see the endless hills, springs, rivers and the sea. But the human body does not give him full freedom and he also recognizes that the very growth of human civilization is a hindrance to experiencing the bliss of the bird. But he never wants to surrender his humanity. He is alive to the fact that in the world of the bird, there is no intellectual joy of man. Whereas Shelley is unwilling to return to the earth because of its sadness (our sincerest laughter with some pain is fraught), Bharathi’s sparrow asks man to give up not life but desire. Bharathi’s poetry is not an escape from but into life.

Journalism

As a journalist, Bharati was the first in India to introduce caricatures and political cartoons to his newspapers; they were satirical and angry hand-drawn illustrations of the poet that improvised heavily on the works of his inspiration Thomas Nast. He published and edited various journals such as Swadeshamitran, India, Vijaya, and Bala Bharatham.

Innovation in Tamil poetry

Bharati was a pioneer in introducing a new style of Tamil poetry. Until then the poems had to follow the strict syntactic rules set down by the ancient Tamil grammatical treatise Tolkappiyam. Bharati broke this syntactic bonds and created a prose-poetic style known as the puthukkavithai (modern poems).

Literary output

Bharati's was a prolific writer and in his short life he produced numerous poems short and long, essays, prose-poetry and fiction. He wrote poems in both the conventional as well as his new style of puthukkavithai. His works may be broadly classified into these heading

Autobiography (சுய சரிதை)
Patriotic songs (தேசிய கீதங்கள்)
Philosophical songs (ஞானப்பாடல்கள்)
Miscellaneous songs (பல்வகைப் பாடல்கள்)
Devotional songs (தோத்திரப் பாடல்கள்)
Commentary on Gita (பகவத் கீதை முன்னுரை)
Kannan song, Kuyil song (கண்ணன் பாட்டு, குயில் பாட்டு)
Panchali's Vow (பாஞ்சாலி சபதம்)
Chandrika's story (சந்திரிகையின் கதை) (an unfinished novel)
Pappa Pattu (பாப்பாப் பாட்டு) (Songs for the Children)
Leaders

To know more about Bharathi check wiki.

About Tamil Nadu

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Tamil Nadu is one of the states of India. It lies on the eastern coast of the southern Indian Peninsula bordered by Puducherry, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. It is bound by the Eastern Ghats in the north, the Nilgiri, the Anamalai Hills, and Palakkad on the west, Bay of Bengal in the east, Gulf of Mannar, Palk Strait in the south east and Indian Ocean in the south. It is the eleventh largest state in India by area and the seventh most populous state.

It is the fifth largest contributor to India'sand the most urbanised state in India. The state has the highest number (10.56%) of business enterprises in India,remarkable compared to the population share of about 6%. It is one of the foremost states in the country in terms of overall development. It is home to many natural resources, rare flora and fauna, grand Hindu temples of Dravidian architecture, beach resorts, multi-religious pilgrimage sites and three UNESCO World Heritage Sites.

Geography and climate

Tamil Nadu covers an area of 130,058 square kilometres (50,216 sq mi)
Tamil Nadu is the eleventh largest state in India.
Tamil Nadu has 31 districts.
Tamil nadu Population in 2001 - Total: 62, 405, 679 (Male : 31,400,909) (Female : 31,004,770)