Jana Gana Mana in tamil

நீ அனைத்து மக்கள் மனதில் ஆட்சியாளர் ஆகிறது,
இந்தியாவின் தலைவிதியை வழங்கு.
உமது பெயர், பஞ்சாப் இதயங்களை தூண்டு
சிந்து, குஜராத், மராட்டிய,
டிராவிட், ஒரிசா மற்றும் வங்காள.
இது விந்தியாவின் மற்றும் மலைகள் எதிரொலிக்கிறது,
இமயமலை, இசை கூடு
ஜமுனா கங்கை மற்றும் ஜபம்
இந்திய கடல் அலைகள்.
ஆசீர்வாதம் பிரார்த்தனை,
மற்றும் பாராட்டு மூலம் பாட,
அனைத்து மக்களின் சேமிப்பு
உன் கையில் காத்திருக்கிறது.
இந்தியாவின் தலைவிதியை நீர் வழங்கு,
வெற்றி, வெற்றி, உமக்கு வெற்றி.

UNESCO World Heritage Sites in India & South Asia

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McMaharaja

The Big Bang Theory a Tv Serial episode on no beef being served in the McDonald's restaurants in India.

Raj: Oh, beef, I’m going to miss you so much. Do you know, at the Mumbai McDonald’s, you can’t get a Big Mac? All you can get is a Chicken Maharaja Mac. And the special sauce, curry, which, in India believe you me, is really not that special.

Lost Tamil Rupee Symbol

Unicode Data
Name	TAMIL RUPEE SIGN
Block	Tamil
Category	Symbol, Currency [Sc]
Combine	0
BIDI	European Number Terminator [ET]
Mirror	N
Index entries	tamil rupai RUPEE SIGN, TAMIL TAMIL RUPEE SIGN rupai, tamil
Comments	rupai
Version	Unicode 4.0.0 (April, 2003)

Six Myths of Indian Election

1. Women vote according to wishes of their husband.

2. Muslims vote heavily and as a Bloc.

3. The young vote distinctly and independently.

4. High turnout leads to defeat of the Ruling party.

5. There is widespread apathy towards Politics.

6. Indians don't cast their vote, they vote their caste.

source: BBC World News

Tamil on Outlook Magazine Cover

With Tamil Unicode friendly site increasing online its not suprising to see this very functional font on a national magazine. The Rahman Outlook issue's cover story head was printed in tamil on the double Oscar winner's sublime face with its very characteristic still dumb smile. Its was written in a very kollywoodish tone 'Our Rahman'.

Time to look out more language issue from this national level magazine.

NDTV 7 Wonders of India

Tamil Nadu entries in NDTV 7 Wonders of India:
1. Vivekananda Memorial, Kanyakumari
2. Rameshwaram
3. Marina Beach, Chennai
4. Santhome Cathedral, Chennai
5. Vellore Fort, Vellore
6. Group of monuments at Mahabalipuram
7. Thanjavur Chola Temple
8. Pichavaram Mangrove Forest
9. Mathur Hanging Bridge
10. Trichy Rock Fort
11. Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
12. Chettinad Palace, Chennai
13. University of Madras, Chennai.

The Story of India

புரட்சி தலைவி, புரட்சி

Famous BBC interview with Karan Tapar.

Mile Sur Mera Tumhara [High Quality]

Mile Sur... in high quality.

Historical flags of India

1526 - 1857
Flag of the Mughal Empire
A green flag with a crescent

1674 - 1818
Flag of the Maratha Empire
A saffron flag with two pennants

1885 - 1947
Flag of the Governor-General of India
A Union Flag with the Star of India

18?? - 1947
Imperial Indian Blue Ensign Flag used mainly in World Wars
A Union Flag at the corner with the Star of India

1880 - 1947
Imperial Indian Red Ensign Flag used to represent India in International events
A Union Flag at the corner with the Star of India

Amul Butter Ads

With no hoardings in Chennai, Amul & Indian ads at Spencer's junction a miss.

List of Tallest Statues in India

1) Hanuman Murti in New Delhi; New Delhi, India. 53 m (174 ft).
2) Lord Shiva of Murudeshwara; Murudeshwara, district of Uttara Kannada, Karnataka, India. 37 m (122 ft). Completed 2006.
3) Statue of Padmasambhava in Namchi (depicts the Guru Rinpoche); Namchi, India. 36 m (118 ft).
4) Mindroling Monastery Buddha statue; Dehradun, Uttarakhand state, India. 32.6 m (107 ft).
5) Lord Shiva of the Har-ki-Pauri, Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. 30.5 m (100 ft).
6) Thiruvalluvar Statue (depicts Tiruvalluvar); Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu, India. 29 m (95 ft) standing on a 11,5 m pedestal. 40.5 m (133 ft) total height. Completed in 2000.
7) Hanuman of the Ram Tirath temple; Amritsar, Punjab state, India. 24.5 m (80 ft).
8) Hanuman Vatika; Rourkela, Orissa state, India. 23 m (75 ft).
9) Maitreya Project; (depicts Maitreya); Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. 152 m (500 ft).


Lord Murugan statue; Batu Caves, Gombak, Malaysia. 42.7 m (140 ft). Completed in January 2006.

Nobel laureates of India

1. Amartya Kumar Sen, Economics, 1998
2. Har Gobind Khorana, Medicine, 1968
3. Mother Teresa, Peace, 1979
4. Ronald Ross, Physiology or Medicine, 1902
5. Rudyard Kipling, Literature, 1907
6. Rabindranath Tagore, Literature, 1913
7. Subrahmanyan Chandrasekhar, Physics, 1983
8. Sir Chandrasekhara Venkata Raman, Physics, 1930
9. V.S.Naipaul, Literature, 2001

The other Indian Wonders

Yes, Taj Mahal made it to the list of New7Wonders. What other monuments from India made the preliminary list, here is the list. Propable next time to vote.

1. Meenakshi Temple, Madurai, India
2. Golden Temple, Amritsar, India
3. Brihadeshwara Temple, India
4. Arunachaleshwara Temple, Tiruvannamalai, India
5. Bahubali Gommateshwara Statue, Shravanabelagola Karnataka, India
6. Mahabalipuram, Tamilnadu, India
7. Lotus Temple, New Delhi, India
8. Ranakpur Jain Temple, India