Sunday, January 30, 2011

269.Macchendra nath at Kadri, Mangalore

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An idol of sage Macchendranatha, the founder of Natha cult, Kadri, Mangalore. Alupa Emblem of twin fishes.  A statue of Chourangin...
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Sunday, January 23, 2011

268. Nanda Rulers of Tulunadu

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Many pages of earlier history of Tulunadu are obscure and have to be pieced together with random strings of data. A Nanda ruler of Tulu...
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Saturday, January 8, 2011

267. Forgotten words 3: Kairangala

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Among the list of ancient place names of Tulunadu, we find several names (or words) whose meaning is unknown at present. Such a condition ca...
Wednesday, January 5, 2011

266. Kordel 2: Archaic Kulshekar, Mangalore

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It appears that there are several ‘Kordels’(pron: korDel) in Tulunadu and at least two of these are in Mangalore city only! Apart from the...
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Sunday, January 2, 2011

265. KorĎēl : archaic Tannirbāvi & Koragas

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I heard some Tuluva uttering the word ‘KorDēl’ while I was in Mumbai last mid-November.  Mention of this ‘lost name’ had an electrifying e...
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Sunday, December 26, 2010

264. Genetic Assimilations: Ashoka Period

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Before Ashoka period Paisachi languages were in vogue in southern peninsular India, known as ‘Bekinata’ during Vedic period (ca.1700-1500BC)...
Tuesday, December 21, 2010

263. Forgotten words in Tulu language.2

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One and a half years ago, in this blog (post No. 123 ), we discussed about some of the strange words existing in Tulu language whose meaning...