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Heavy metals – Ancient Tamil metallurgy
Not very often do we come across our glorious past. When the majority of Europe was in dark ages, people eating people, Tamizh kings were promoting arts and technology through a rich cultural spectrum. The picture above is just an example of what our ancients were capable of – when they didn’t have pesudo-tamizhs and [...]
Thanjavur – Brihadeeswara temple architecture
I once visited my friend’s house – an apartment built by one of the most famous builders in South India. It was 7 years old then, and I could see a lot of cracks running along the walls, the bathroom ceiling marked with seepage water-marks, not-so-good wall plastering, and..phew…a lot of other woes. Well, this [...]
For the love of elephants
What is the most graceful animal on earth? If you wake me up in the middle of my sleep and ask this question, I would say ‘Elephant‘. One look at the elephant – feels like emotions of power and force, love and gentleness have been superimposed to create an intriguing creature. South Indian temples are [...]
Stained glass art – Themed pic of the day
Art has been the centerpiece of all religions, old or new, on our planet. Ancient Indian civilizations, that collectively came to be known as the Hindus, were carving and painting on rocks for well over..
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