Long Long ago, Thanjavur was ruled by Maharaja Serfoji II. Serfoji ascended the throne in 1798. Serfoji devoted his life to the pursuit of culture and Thanjavur became renowned as a seat of learning. Serfoji's love of learning and thirst for knowledge led him to enrich Sarasvati(saraswathi?) Mahal Library, which was a Palace Library.
OK..before the monologue becomes boring, let me take u there. Visit the virtual Sarasvathi Mahal
Check out
* Charles Le Brun's Human Physiognomy Charts
* Opthalmic Case Sheets
* The oldest printed book available in this Library is an atlas dated back to 1692, 1693 and 1696.
* Paintings collection.
Wish u had lot of kings like Serfoji!
January 19, 2006
Punjab gears up for tourists
Punjab is welcoming tourists this time around. The state government has identified two tourist circuits. Circuit One will focus on heritage and religious monuments, while Circuit Two will draw the limelight on the freedom movement.
Lots of promising news in the article in Business Standard.
- The state government had sought a grant of Rs 20 crore for the conservation of old monuments
- The Punjab State Tourism Development Corporation has for the first time in past 25 years reported a profit of Rs 50 lakh.
- For the first time in this year 20 crafts persons from Saarc countries would participate in annual Crafts Fair at Surajkund.
- The state government has drawn a grant of Rs 15 crore to be spent in four years for the restoration of heritage monuments
Lots of promising news in the article in Business Standard.
- The state government had sought a grant of Rs 20 crore for the conservation of old monuments
- The Punjab State Tourism Development Corporation has for the first time in past 25 years reported a profit of Rs 50 lakh.
- For the first time in this year 20 crafts persons from Saarc countries would participate in annual Crafts Fair at Surajkund.
- The state government has drawn a grant of Rs 15 crore to be spent in four years for the restoration of heritage monuments
January 18, 2006
January 17, 2006
Knock! Knock! Oolai-chuvadi Irrukka?
This is would be the question that 2,000 NSS volunteers, including 200 from Bharathidasan University, would be asking in all houses in Tiruchi, TamilNadu.
It would mean: Do you have palm manuscripts in your house?
Sign of good times ..I should say.
There is enormous wealth lying idle in the ancient palm manuscripts. Serious organized effort should be put in, to bring those gems outside. Great to hear that Union Ministry of Culture under its `National Mission for Manuscripts' programme, had sanctioned Rs.20 lakh for tracing the manuscripts. I just hope the money is utilized properly & we unearth forgotten history.
This information was shared in a function organized to celebrate the golden jubilee of Tiruchi Tamil Sangam.
It would mean: Do you have palm manuscripts in your house?
Sign of good times ..I should say.
There is enormous wealth lying idle in the ancient palm manuscripts. Serious organized effort should be put in, to bring those gems outside. Great to hear that Union Ministry of Culture under its `National Mission for Manuscripts' programme, had sanctioned Rs.20 lakh for tracing the manuscripts. I just hope the money is utilized properly & we unearth forgotten history.
This information was shared in a function organized to celebrate the golden jubilee of Tiruchi Tamil Sangam.
January 13, 2006
Pongal - O - Pongal
"May the pot of prosperity boil over
May the Pongal that we cook,
the fragrance of turmeric
the taste of sugarcane, ginger and honey
Bring the joy of Pongal into our homes
May the blessings of the Sun God flood our lives"
Happy Pongal to all of U.
//Pongal signals the end of the traditional farming season, giving farmers a break from their monotonous routine.'Boghi' is celebrated on January 13, 'Pongal' on Jan 14, 'Maattuppongal' on Jan 15, and 'Thiruvalluvar Day/Kaanum Pongal' on Jan 16.//
May the Pongal that we cook,
the fragrance of turmeric
the taste of sugarcane, ginger and honey
Bring the joy of Pongal into our homes
May the blessings of the Sun God flood our lives"
Happy Pongal to all of U.
//Pongal signals the end of the traditional farming season, giving farmers a break from their monotonous routine.'Boghi' is celebrated on January 13, 'Pongal' on Jan 14, 'Maattuppongal' on Jan 15, and 'Thiruvalluvar Day/Kaanum Pongal' on Jan 16.//
January 12, 2006
Colourful Jaipur
Those who are around..Make it to Jaipur Heritage Festival
Its great to have all the details of this kind of festival on the web. I'm impressed with the content & layout of the website.
Keep up the good work guys.
Its great to have all the details of this kind of festival on the web. I'm impressed with the content & layout of the website.
Keep up the good work guys.
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In a bit of unintended humor, Wall Street closed Apple's stock Tuesday, the day the company unveiled its first Intel processor-based computers at Macworld, at $80.86.
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