Sunday, February 5, 2012
Interesting Facts in Sourshtra
Here are some interesting facts about Sourashtrians and our language!!!.....
1. There are 438 languages in India. 13 of them are becoming extinct... Sourashtra is one of them.
2. The first time that Ramayana was written in Sourashtra, it was written using the Telugu script.
3. Sri Venkata Ramana Bhagavathar was the chief disciple of the famous Karnatic music composer, Thiagaraja.
4. Because Sourashtrians were brought to Madurai for Nayakar's Kingdom, most of our ancestors were part of the Royal Court.
5. Depending on what region Saurashtrians live in India, they have their own dilect of Sourashtra. The dialects share lexical similarities varying between 77% and 96%
6. One of the most famous temples in Gujarat, is the Somanathar Temple, which was known to be a Sourashtra Temple.
7. There were many Sourashtrian freedom fighters that fought for Independence with Gandhi, inlcuding L.K. Thulasiram.
8. The first Sourashtrian to become a state minister was S.R. Radha from Kumbakonam.
9. The first Sourashtra newspaper was called the Sourashtra Money which was started in Kumbakonam and ran by Panda R. Govindasami. The Sourashtra Times of Madurai was started by S.D. Gnaneswaran, which still exists today.
10. During the late 1960's, "Horad Vano" was a popular Sourashtrian commedy play.
Thanks to Rekha Panda https://sites.google.com/site/sourashtrayouthassociation/Home/history/interesting-facts
1. There are 438 languages in India. 13 of them are becoming extinct... Sourashtra is one of them.
2. The first time that Ramayana was written in Sourashtra, it was written using the Telugu script.
3. Sri Venkata Ramana Bhagavathar was the chief disciple of the famous Karnatic music composer, Thiagaraja.
4. Because Sourashtrians were brought to Madurai for Nayakar's Kingdom, most of our ancestors were part of the Royal Court.
5. Depending on what region Saurashtrians live in India, they have their own dilect of Sourashtra. The dialects share lexical similarities varying between 77% and 96%
6. One of the most famous temples in Gujarat, is the Somanathar Temple, which was known to be a Sourashtra Temple.
7. There were many Sourashtrian freedom fighters that fought for Independence with Gandhi, inlcuding L.K. Thulasiram.
8. The first Sourashtrian to become a state minister was S.R. Radha from Kumbakonam.
9. The first Sourashtra newspaper was called the Sourashtra Money which was started in Kumbakonam and ran by Panda R. Govindasami. The Sourashtra Times of Madurai was started by S.D. Gnaneswaran, which still exists today.
10. During the late 1960's, "Horad Vano" was a popular Sourashtrian commedy play.
Thanks to Rekha Panda https://sites.google.com/site/sourashtrayouthassociation/Home/history/interesting-facts
Saturday, February 4, 2012
KUSO 19th Annual Day Celebration
KUSO proudly announces the celebration of the 19th Annual Day at A.V. Varadachar Memorial Art Association (R) (Behind Nataraja Theatre), A.V. Varadachar Road, Seshadripuram, Bangalore - 560 020 on Sunday, the 5th February 2012 at 9.00 am to 6.00 pm.
You are requested to attend the function and make it a grand success.
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Friday, January 20, 2012
Free Accommodation for Palkars visiting Hyderabad
Mr R Narasimhan from Langar House, Hyderabad, has announced during the Jan 2012 Hyderabad Sourashtra Association (HSA) meeting, that he can provide free accommodation to upto 4 Palkars visiting Hyderabad. The location is centrally location for site-seeing as well. Palkar Professionals coming to Hyderabad in search of jobs are also welcome to use this facility. Food arrangements are not included. Please call 9441583780 to confirm availability before arrival.
Max Duration: 15 days
Contact details:
Mr. R. Narasimhan
9-2-179, Langar House,
Golconda, Hyderabad – 500 008
Phone No: 9441583780
Thanks for sharing Mr. Sripreeta Devarajan
Wednesday, January 18, 2012
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