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 12 Apr 2017 Rare Paintings
Temple at Rameswaram - 1809

This aquatint was taken from plate 9 of Salt's 'Twenty Four Views in St. Helena, the Cape, India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia and Egypt'. Viscount Valentia, George Annesley described this temple at Rameshvaram (in Tamil Nadu) as: "one of the most sacred and most sp... Read More
 12 Apr 2017 Rare Paintings
A cavern on the summit of Mt. Jetting, Rameswaram - December 1800

Pen-and-ink and water-colour drawing of a cavern on the summit of Mt. Jetting, Rameswaram by Colin MacKenzie (1754-1821) dated December 1800.

Inscribed on the front in ink is: 'A Cavern on the Summit of the Mountain of Jetting -... Read More
 5 Apr 2017 Sculpture
Sri Rama
Kerala, Chera Period, 11th Century
Copper alloy

Cast with the high ornamentation and expressive vitality of the Kerala style, this engaging and accomplished bronze is a rare sculptural depiction of Rama, the hero of India's great epic.

His expression is one of limitless vigor and abili... Read More
 24 Feb 2017 Rare Paintings
Shiva protecting Markandeya from Yama, the god of Death.
Painting, 1810, India

One legend relates the story of how Shiva protected Markandeya from the clutches of death, personified as Yama.

Mrikandu rishi and his wife Marudmati worshipped Shiva and sought from him the boon of begetting a son. ... Read More
 17 Jan 2017 Article/Essay
Essay:
Life is a Pongal
By Akanksha Damini Joshi

#JallikattuLearnings #LifeIsAPongal

There are two words. One is Entertainment. Another, Celebration.
Both carry a different psychological orientation.

#Entertainment You are feeling empty inside. You don't like the way it gnaws. You go for e... Read More
 15 Jan 2017 New Books
Digital Rare Book:
The Smile of Murugan - On Tamil Literature of South India
By Kamil Zvelebil
Published by BRILL - 1973

A comprehensive introduction to South Indian (Tamil) Sangam Literature, in the wide context of tradition and culture of ancient South India.

Kamil Václav Zvelebil (1927 - 20... Read More
 15 Jan 2017 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
The Treatment of Nature in Sangam Literature
(Ancient Tamil Literature)
By M. Varadarajan
Published by The South India Saiva Siddhanta Works Publishing Society, Tinnevelly - 1969

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The Sangam p... Read More
 13 Jan 2017 Article/Essay
Essay:
Jallikattu - its historical and cultural relevance
By Sparsh Sharma

Jalli in #Jallikattu means gold coins tied to the bulls’ horns. Kettu means to tie.

Brave matadors were eligible bachelors in the olden days. This is the reason why men used to display dare devilry.

The Spanish bullfi... Read More
 8 Jan 2017 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
A History of the Holy Shrine of Sri Venkatesa in Tirupati
By Sakkottai Krishnasvami Aiyangar
Printed at Ananda Press, Madras - 1939

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The cluster of hills which goes by the name ... Read More
 7 Jan 2017 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
The Cholas
By K.A. Nilakanta Sastri
Published by The University of Madras - 1935

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Book Extract:

On the history of the Colas, as on many other subjects of early Indian history, we had, till abo... Read More
 3 Jan 2017 Rare BOOKS
Digital Book :
ANCIENT INDIA
By Sakkottai Krishnaswami Aiyangar
Published by Luzac & Co., London - 1911

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Krishnaswamy Aiyangar was born in the village of Sakkottai near Kumbakonam on 15 April 1871. At the age of ... Read More
 2 Jan 2017 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
Historical Inscriptions of Southern India
Collected till 1923 and outlines of political history
By Robert Sewell
Edited by Sakkottai Krishnaswami Aiyangar
Published by Diocesan Press, Madras - 1932

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 2 Jan 2017 Article/Essay
The Swamimalai Murugan temple and the Tamil Calendar
By Raj Vedam

The Swamimalai Murugan temple near Kumbhakonam has existed since the Sangam Era (~500BCE), and later built ornately by the Cholas around 900 CE. The temple was heavily damaged in 1740 during the cannon exchanges between the Britis... Read More
 1 Jan 2017 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book :
Chronological Tables for Southern India from the Sixth Century A. D.
By Robert Sewell
Printed by E.Keys at The Government Press - 1881

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Robert Sewell (1845–1925) worked in the civil service of... Read More
 17 Dec 2016 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
TELUGU - ENGLISH DICTIONARY with Telugu words printed in the Roman, as well as in the Telugu character intended for the use of European Officers, Soldiers and others employed in the several Executive Departments under the Government of Madras.
By Rev.Peter Percival
Published by... Read More
 16 Dec 2016 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
TIRUTTANTA CANKIRAKAM or, A collection of proverbs in Tamil with their translation in English
By Peter Percival
Published by Jaffna Book Society, Jaffna - 1843

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Peter Percival published the fir... Read More
 16 Dec 2016 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
TAMIL PROVERBS with their English translation containing upwards of six thousand proverbs
By Peter Percival
Published by Dinavartamani Press, Madras - 1874

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Peter Percival published the first E... Read More
 16 Dec 2016 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
TELUGU - ENGLISH DICTIONARY with Telugu words printed in the Roman, as well as in the Telugu character intended for the use of European Officers, Soldiers and others employed in the several Executive Departments under the Government of Madras.
By Rev.Peter Percival
Published by... Read More
 16 Dec 2016 Rare BOOKS
Digital Rare Book:
ANGLO - TAMIL DICTIONARY with the Tamil words printed in the Roman, as well as in the Tamil character intended for the use of European Officers, Soldiers and others employed in the several Executive Departments under the Government of Madras.
By Peter Percival
Published by Pub... Read More
 16 Dec 2016 Rare Paintings
The Beach at Cape Comorin - 1860
by Robert Bruce Foote

Pen-and-ink and wash drawing of the beach at Cape Comorin (Kanniyakumari) by Robert Bruce Foote (1835-1912) in 1860. Inscribed on the front in ink is: 'R.B. Foote delt. 18.9.1860'; on the back: 'View of Cape Comorin, the Kumla Kumari Pagoda,... Read More