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Beyond belief
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From the towering temples of Tamil Nadu to the shrine of Shiva on
the River Kaveri, the rail journey from Kerala to the Bay of Bengal
is the perfect Indian adventure for historian and broadcaster
Michael Wood
India is the land of train journeys. The names on the departures
board alone stir the traveller's soul. The Howrah Mail, the Nilgiri
Express, the Jammu Tawi Fast - there's romance even in the Trichur-
Calicut Passenger. Having spent the last two years filming The Story
of India fo...
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Southern Express The state that witnessed a growth rate of 6.3 per cent during the 1990s can today boast of a literacy rate of 73.4 per cent and an ever- increasing pool of skilled professionals. IT and ites, hardware and real estate are key sectors wooing big ticket investors in to Tamil Nadu.
India Today
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Crowley prevents US assistance from being stopped to Tamil Nadu
India Abroad
; Haniffa, Aziz India Abroad 05-23-2003 Congressman Robert Menendez moved amendment since state owes four energy companies $150 million Congressman Robert Menendez, New Jersey Democrat and head of the House Democratic Caucus, is a staunch ally of India and a founding member of the Congressional
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In a place where nature provides, mankind deprives; The water of India's Cauvery River is critical to the farmers of Tamil Nadu. But this year, politics bottled it up.(WORLD)
The Christian Science Monitor
; Byline: Scott Baldauf Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor THANJAVUR, INDIA -- Drive through this corner of southern India, and you'll see the occasional lush green rice paddy, but mostly it's field after field of thorns. Once one of the major rice-growing regions of India, the fields of
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Tamil Nadu: Tamil Nadu--home to one of the world's oldest cultures--abounds with magnificent temples, colourful festivals and tea plantations that hark back to another time. (Incredible India).
Geographical
; Not for nothing is Tamil Nadu known as the Temple State of India--it positively teems with religious architecture, a rich legacy that reflects its unique cultural roots. Protected from external influences by the kingdoms of the Deccan Plain and sheer distance, Tamil Nadu boasts one of the last
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Dravidian dream: Rupert Isaacson visits Tamil Nadu, where he finds some of India's most spectacular temples and meets an indigenous tribe run by women who worship buffalo and practice polyandry. (Travel Tamil Nadu).(the Toda people)
Geographical
; ON THE BANKS OF THE SACRED GANGES, downstream from where it welled up amid Shiva's flowing locks, an elephant stood dreaming, oblivious to the cosmic conflict of gods, angels, demons and men. They struggled and fought around the great, peaceful beast, before ascending into heaven or descending into
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