Friday, July 22, 2011

284. Vorkady : An Ethnonym

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“Eeru Enmura Deyyu? Moole balle Orkaaduda kurle jaitu paadla” Translation from Tulu: “ Are you Deyyu of Enmur? Come here, and listen: Go an...
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Saturday, July 16, 2011

283. Aggargona, Agumbe: Aga/Agher tribes

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A river flowing by Kumta town and to the South of piligrimage centre of Gokarna in Uttara Kannada District is known as Aghanäshini. Aghanäsh...
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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

282. On the quest of Kavrady

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How an object interests a person for its antiquity and/or customs!  This is a matter for study.  This statement is proved true when t...
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Tuesday, June 28, 2011

281. Koda tribes: Kodavur, Kodagu

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Our antique Place names have preserved invaluable vestiges of history that would have been mostly inscrutable otherwise in the absence of...
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011

280. Last Rites : A book review.

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  “Tuluvara Maranottara Kriye – Tulu Jānapada Samskāra ”, (Kannada ). By Narayana A. Bangera, Mitrapatna. Dombivli Tulu Welfare Associatio...
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Saturday, May 14, 2011

279. Sorake, Sornadu, Swarga

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   While travelling from Vitla to Punacha in Bantval Taluk, Dakshina Kannada, you may find an interesting place name usually written as ‘Sw...
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Friday, May 6, 2011

278. ‘Pula’ and ‘Pola’ & their Derivatives

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Meanings of words evolve over a period of time from their initial usage to current usage.  Original meanings may eventually become dim and...