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- Malaysia (27892 bytes)
80: ... the [[Aceh|Sultanate of Aceh]]; and the attacks only stopped in [[1641]], when the [[Netherlands|Dutc...
88: ...ho wanted a more pro-Malay system, and demanding only single citizenship as opposed to the dual-citize...
105: ...ount Ruler or ''[[Yang di-Pertuan Agong]]'', commonly referred to as the king. Kings are selected for ...
154: ...1]]. [[Gross Domestic Product|GDP]] in 2001 grew only 0.3% due to an estimated 11% contraction in expo...
156: ...all external debt(50 billion, 2004 est), make it unlikely that Malaysia will experience a crisis simil... - Caste (32815 bytes)
5: ...part of the Rig Veda (the "family books," (2-7). Only the Purusha Sukta hymn (Rig Veda 10:90) mentions...
20: ...e Brahman the privilege of reading the Veda, but only so far as it is taught and explained to them by ...
39: ...eir caste duty was to slay enemies.They were the only caste allowed to rule.
60: ...''[[Manusmriti]]'' it is asserted that there are only four varnas, which leads one to the conclusion t...
72: Unlike the Varna caste system, where one could not ch... - India (27950 bytes)
5: ...imes onwards, though its contemporary use is unevenly applied due to domestic disputes over how repres...
71: ...n small towns and villages. While India receives only around three million foreign visitors a year, to...
79: ... second most populous country in the world, with only China having a larger population. Language, reli...
85: ...to the land are [[Sanskrit]] and [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. The number of [[Indian languages|mother tongue...
99: ...ebrated by people belonging to all religions in [[Tamil Nadu]]. - Mango (12190 bytes)
34: ...name of the fruit comes from the [[Tamil language|Tamil]] word ''man-kay'', which was corrupted to ''mang...
36: ...nd size. The mango is reputed to be the most commonly eaten fresh fruit worldwide. Mangos also readily... - Tsunami (29462 bytes)
4: ...hy they generally pass unnoticed at sea, forming only a passing "hump" in the ocean.
18: ...aking, tsunamis generated from these mechanisms, unlike the ocean-wide tsunamis caused by some earthqu...
21: ... a tsunami is better understood as a new and suddenly higher sea level, which manifests as a shelf or ...
22: ... ships and boulders can be carried several miles inland before the tsunami subsides.
28: ...bed, unlike surface waves, which typically reach only down to a depth of 10 m or so. - History of the world (21975 bytes)
14: ...different from one another that they almost certainly must have been independent in origin. At this ti...
16: ...gence of complex state societies in [[Crete]], mainland [[Greece]] and central [[Turkey]]. In China, p...
39: ...as almost all of [[Eurasia]]'s landmass, missing only [[western Europe]] and [[Japan]].
41: ...In southern India, three prominent [[Tamil people|Tamil]] kingdoms emerged, [[Chera]]s, [[Chola]]s, and [...
48: ...o one of the most remarkable forces growing from only a few followers to become the basis of a series ... - Diwali (5677 bytes)
4: ...rsha Pirappu]] are celebrated in [[Kerala]] and [[Tamil Nadu]] respectively. These festivals occur at ab...
5: references: [http://www.hindutemple.org/brochures/tamil_new_year_celebrations_2003.htm] and - History of India (31279 bytes)
20: ...e, such as Spices and Silk. Initially interested only in trade with India, the Europeans took advantag...
61: ... Pandya kingdom were composed in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. The ports of southern India were involved in t...
162: ... policies, she called for elections in [[1977]], only to suffer electoral defeat at the hands of [[Mo...
168: ...sassins, apparently [[Sri Lanka]]n [[Tamil people|Tamil]] extremists, killed him. In the elections, Congr... - Literature (25676 bytes)
5: ...zation|historical periods]]. Popular belief commonly holds that the literature of a [[nation]], for e...
9: ...as well as letters. To others, a literature must only include examples of text composed of letters, or...
54: ...y the aesthetic richness typical of poetry using only prose
62: ...]]s and the modern [[psychological novel]]. In mainland Europe, the [[Spain|Spaniard]] [[Miguel de Cer...
248: :[[Tamil literature]] - Atlantis (41399 bytes)
12: ...]]'' (21e - 25d) and his ''[[Critias]]'' are the only written accounts of Atlantis; in these Plato giv...
20: ...nd described a class of [[earthquake]]s that suddenly, by a violent motion, opened up huge mouths and ...
23: ...world: it showed an inner continent, a compact mainland surrounded by sea, and this was surrounded by ...
36: ...ct that is absent in Plato, who describes them mainly as a military threat to the Greeks), and describ...
38: ...e references to this, and the myth was published only posthumously, in the ''[[Silmarillion]]'' ([[197... - Snake (17266 bytes)
40: ...oorly known. Snake [[skeleton]]s are fragile and unlikely to [[fossil]]ize. However, it is generally ...
59: ...ssive species exist, most will not attack humans unless startled or injured, preferring instead to avo...
62: ...tly closed. They shed their skin periodically. Unlike other reptiles, this is done in one piece, lik...
68: ...to be long and thin, and to accommodate them all only one lung is functional. Also, many organs that ...
72: ...tion of its belly-muscles. This mode is usually only used by very large, heavy snakes, such as large ... - Fennel (5358 bytes)
14: ... bases which form a sort of [[bulb]]. It comes mainly from [[India]] and [[Egypt]] and it has an [[ani...
32: ...' ([[Hindi]], ''mouri'' [[Bengali]], ''shombu'' [[Tamil]] ) It is strongly aromatic anise-flavored spice ...
49: ...ps off the fennel bulb so that you are left with only the bulbous part. Now cut it into quarters and f... - Ancient India (31279 bytes)
20: ...e, such as Spices and Silk. Initially interested only in trade with India, the Europeans took advantag...
61: ... Pandya kingdom were composed in [[Tamil language|Tamil]]. The ports of southern India were involved in t...
162: ... policies, she called for elections in [[1977]], only to suffer electoral defeat at the hands of [[Mo...
168: ...sassins, apparently [[Sri Lanka]]n [[Tamil people|Tamil]] extremists, killed him. In the elections, Congr... - Rajapalayam (dog) (1552 bytes)
24: ...] [[dog breed|breed]] of [[dog]]. It is found mainly in the southern parts of India. It is also known...
26: ... place called Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar Dist in [[Tamil Nadu]].
28: ...ess, it is possible that it could become extinct unless devotees manage to increase interest in the br... - Roman commerce (14626 bytes)
29: ...ike grain and construction materials were traded only by sea routes, since the cost of sea transportat...
31: ...artners in southern India were the [[Tamil people|Tamil dynasties]] of the [[Pandyas]], [[Cholas]] and [[...
58: ...artners in southern India were the [[Tamil people|Tamil dynasties]] of the [[Pandyas]], [[Cholas]] and [[...
69: ...ercury (mythology)|Mercury]], who was originally only the god of the mercatores and the grain trade{{F... - Yoga (18820 bytes)
23: ...he practitioner to pursue his or her own path to enlightenment, depending on personality and inclinati...
28: ... Yoga is religion and that religion is Hinduism. Only when the word "religion" is defined as "adoratio...
65: ...o meditation on a corpse! While much tantra certainly, through its many texts (see kaularvatantra, mah...
86: [[Swami Sivananda]] (born in [[Pattamadai]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India in [[1887]]), one of the greatest y... - Bullfighting (25773 bytes)
12: ...likattu]], takes place annually in the state of [[Tamil Nadu]], [[India]].
85: ...''Death in the Afternoon'': "Bullfighting is the only art in which the artist is in danger of death an...
95: ...nish bullfighting is a traditionally male sport. Only recently have a very small number of women ever ...
124: ... impression of a ''corrida'' is based on the "cleanliness" of the kill; prolonged suffering is regarde...
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