Mughals & their Hindu Slave industry/trade – some facts & notes
January 21, 2023
One of the many persistent & elaborate myths of ‘Mughals’ is that they were particularly egalitarian & that their rule was ‘just.’ Of course, they treated their citizens/subjects equally, irrespective of their religions.
But the fact is that they were hopeless & dastardly bigots – and singled out their Hindu subjects for terrible ill-treatment, one of which is the subject of this post – namely, ‘Slavery of the Hindus’ – including exporting & gifting of them – and making enormous profits out of the ‘trade’ so-called. Read the rest of this entry »
TK Akhilan’s thoughtful & fabulous reflections on Richard Hamming’s thought-provoking, evergreen essay
January 17, 2023
A couple of posts ago on this blog, there was this recommendation of Mahamaho Richard Hamming’s brilliant essay: You and Your Research.
And, then Sriman, young TKA has actually read it in full (may be one of a very few who committed that crime?), reflected on it and has been sweet enough to share his thoughts… His essay is reproduced verbatim, below – with his permission. Read the rest of this entry »
ஆட்டுப் பொங்கல்: அண்ணாதுரை(அ7): “ஆட்டுக்குத் தாடியும், நாட்டுக்கு கவர்னரும் தேவையா?” == ஈவேரா: “திருட்டுத் திராவிடனுக்கு மூளை தேவையா?”
January 16, 2023
அருஞ்சொற்பொருள்:
அண்ணாதுரை (அ7) = ‘அறிஞர்’ அண்ணாவின் அறிவியலறிவு(ம்), அக்மார்க் அரைகுறை அலப்பறை அற்பமே – என்பதன் சுருக்கம். Read the rest of this entry »
Tamil Dating Industry: ‘Sangam Age’ spins & our lovely Tamil Hysteriagraphy – quick notes
January 5, 2023
A query from a young man:
> I was reading your blog and in several articles you have talked about dating sangam literature and how they are not as old as they are claimed to be. Could you please refer me to papers or books regarding this? Most of the respected authors I have come across seem to date the oldest of our Tamil poems to at least 1st century CE. Apologies if you’ve linked references and I’ve missed them.
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> I was reading your blog and in several articles you have talked about dating sangam literature and how they are not as old as they are claimed to be. Could you please refer me to papers or books regarding this? Most of the respected authors I have come across seem to date the oldest of our Tamil poems to at least 1st century CE. Apologies if you’ve linked references and I’ve missed them.
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ரிச்சர்ட் ஹாம்மிங்: நீங்களும் உங்கள் ஆராய்ச்சியும்
January 2, 2023
ஒவ்வொரு வருடமும் நான் தவறாமல் ‘மறுவாசிப்பு’ செய்யும் நற்கட்டுரைகள், நனிபுத்தகங்கள் என, பலப்பல இருக்கின்றன. Read the rest of this entry »
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