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Learning from Indian TV Advertisements
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . The Pitch-Madison Media Advertising Outlook 2009 study of the Indian advertising industry says: 1. Total advertising market grew 17% in 2008 and is projected to increase 2% in...
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No More Telegrams Stop
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . On 14th of July, the era of electric telegraphy will come to an end in India. Before the advent of electric telegraphy, the word “telegraph” had been used for semaphore...
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The Pathetic State of Haryana Farmers
. By T.V. Antony Raj . In 2011, Haryana farmers suffered damage to their crops, mainly wheat, due to water logging after the heavy rains. Waterlogged wheat fields The state government then had ordered...
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Have Some MPs Compromised India’s Sovereignty? Is Obama the Third Umpire?
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Narendra Modi, Chief Minister of Gujarat. In late 2012, it was reported that on November 26, 2012, a group of 25 Rajya Sabha MPs had written and signed a letter to US...
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World’s Oldest Living Person Lives in Gingee Town, in Villupuram District,...
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Gingee (Senji Junction) is a panchayat town in Villupuram district in Tamil Nadu, India. It is located between three hills. Nearby towns are Tindivanam (28 km away),...
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Who conferred the Title of “Father of the Nation” on Mahatma Gandhi?
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . We have to remember that India got its freedom from the British yoke not only because of Mahatma Gandhi, but also because of numerous other visionaries who toiled for the...
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State Bank of India Names and Shames Defaulters of Student Loans
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . P. Chidambaram, Union Finance Minister On July 3, 2013, Union Finance Minister P. Chidambaram told a press conference, after a meeting with heads of public sector banks and...
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Today is International Friendship Day!
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Today, is the first Sunday of August and we in India are celebrating Friendship Day. For many years, people the world over have celebrated Friendship Day. It has become a...
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Sterlite Industries Back in Business
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . The National Green Tribunal (NGT) in its judgment upheld its interim order of May 31, 2013, and has allowed the Tuticorin Copper Smelter of Sterlite Industries to continue to...
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It’s Snake Boat Race Day!
. By ttanvi Oh thithi thara thithey, thithey thaka they they tho… Oh thithi thara, thithey thaka they they tho… Oh thithi thara thithey, thithey thaka they they thom… When I woke up this morning I was...
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Man in the News: The Enigmatic Sant Shri Asharamji Bapu
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . . ”The media has created a controversy but what did I say that was wrong? One dog barked and more dogs (the media) joined in. Dogs will bark but they can’t harm an elephant’s...
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August 23: The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and...
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . . The International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition is observed annually on August 23rd. The Day commemorates the uprising that took place on...
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What Do American and Indian Movies Teach Us?
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . . Most of us are fools, for having nothing better to do than watch movies and soap operas, glued to the ‘idiot-box’. Here are a few things that I learned watching movies...
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Hindu Muslim Bhai Bhai
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Today, while Hindus all over the world are celebrating Krishna Janmashtami, I was flipping through my vast collection of photographs harvested from the World Wide Web. I came...
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Prayer Beads in Major Religions
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . . In many major religions and cultures, the device most used to help devotees to pray and meditate is the strand of prayer beads. Nearly two-thirds of the world’s population...
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Prayer Beads: The Hindu Japa mala
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . . The antiquity of the Japa mala, the Hindu rosary, is confirmed by its frequent inclusion in sculpture and painting along with Hindu deities such as Agni, Agastya,...
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Prayer Beads: The Buddhist Japa mala
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . . Buddhism is a religion indigenous to the Indian subcontinent that encompasses a variety of traditions, beliefs and practices largely based on teachings attributed to...
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Teacher’s Day 2013 in India
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . “Teachers like being appreciated, but they usually don’t expect recognition from students. When they get it, it does feel good,“ - Suma Padmanaban, Principal of Asan Memorial...
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Prayer Beads: The Islamic Subha / Masbaha / Tasbih
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him) proclaimed: “Worship is the pillar of religion.” . Salat, or prayer, is one of the Five Pillars, or essential rites in Islam. Recited five...
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Edgar Thurston: The Author of Castes and Tribes of Southern India
. . By T.V. Antony Raj . Edgar Thurston (1855-1935) was a superintendent at the Madras Government Museum. While holding his position at the museum, Thurston, educated in medicine, lectured in anatomy...
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