Topic Index : posts 1-66

Tulu language
1. Tulu Language: Origin and Evolution/Feb.07
13.The Tulu script: Origin and Revival/Apr 07
14. Evolution of the Kannada script. ./Apr 07
43.Evolution of Tulu language. ../Oct 07

Tulu words
2. Traces of Tulu-Kannada-Dravida words in ..Sumerian .. /Feb.07
5. Mundkur, Munder /Feb.07
7 .Banta, Bantu /March 07
8. Banta, Bantu II. /March 07
15. A charming Tulu word: naDeer. ./Apr 07
25.Pala and antiquity of Tulu words /June 07
36.Planets as Tulu proper names. /Sep 07
41.Origin of the word: Tulu I. ../Oct 07
42.Origin of the word: Tulu II. ../Oct 07
45.Origin of the word: Bant’ ../Oct 07
57.A word that traveled: Ayana./Dec 07
63.Baikampadi./Dec 07
64.Puraal and Polali./Dec 07
65.Mayi-kala at Mangalore/ Jan 08

Evolution- Migration-Pirak
3. Pirak,Prak and Prakrit /Feb.07
31.Tulu migration from Pirak1000-600BC. ./Aug 07
37.Early human migrations. /Sep 07
44.The scale of human migration.. ../Oct 07
46.Proto-Tulu migration Stage I ../Oct 07
48.Early Tulu Stage II: 2000-800BC../Oct 07
51.Stage III: Migration from Pirak. 800-500BC. ../Oct 07


Religious concepts/cults: Origin
4. Brahma worship. Brahma and Bermer./ Feb.07
6. Bermer II. /Feb.07
26.Origin of the concept of Brahma. /June 07
28.Significance of Brahma./Aug 07
32.Animal and Spirit worship /Sep 07
33.Brahma-Vishnu-Mahesha. /Sep 07
34.Ten incarnations of Vishnu. /Sep 07
35.Ancient Spirit worship: Horse-mounted Heroes. /Sep 07
50.The legend of Rama. ../Oct 07
54.The legend of Bali./Nov 07
60.The original Rama./Dec 07
62.Characterization of Spirits..1../Dec 07


Moolasthana-Taravada
9. The Moolasthana Concept. /April 07
18. Location of Moolasthanas ./Apr 07
19. Moolasthana. ./Apr 07
30.Multan and Moolasthana. ./Aug 07
66.Taravada concept


Fruits,Tubers and Food
10. Evolution of culinary habits./Mar 07
11. Boiled grains to steam cooked Idlis/Mar 07
12. Rotis: Early oil free roasted vegetarian food./Apr 07
20. Earliest popular fruit.:(Jack). ./Apr 07
21.Taste of Tulunadu. ./Apr 07
22. Taste of Tulunadu.2 ./Apr 07
23. Boiled grains to Idlis: An update. /May 07
24.Chakku palam>Jack fruit. /May 07
25.Pala and antiquity of Tulu words /June 07
27.The Sweet Potato. /June 07
29.The Rice: Vrihi and Arih. ./Aug 07
47.Mundevu (Pandanus). ../Oct 07
61.Native tubers/Dec 07

Mangalore geography -history
16. Mangalore: Kudla and Nitria. ./Apr 07
17. Historic Mangalore:Port of Bukkapatna. ./Apr 07

Evolution-Early Munda civilization
37.Early Human migrations/Sep 07
38.Earliest Indian tribes. /Sep 07
39.One human family../Oct 07
40.Early evolution of words and languages. ../Oct 07
49.Early human settlements in Southern India. ../Oct 07
52.Munda aborigines of Karavali./Nov 07
53.More on Munda influence on Tulu./Nov 07
55.Identity of Neolithic south Indians. /Nov 07
56.Assimilation of Indo-Aryans. /Dec07
58.Evolution of Early Communities./Dec 07
59.The less evolved ancient tribes/ Dec 07

Ruminations
Language and Culture /Feb.07
Random Ruminations /March 07
A Tulu stage play: Kariyajjerna Kathekulu. ../Oct 07