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Chola Warlords: Who Were the Paluvettaraiyars?

Ponniyin Selvan I movie poster showing actor Sarathkumar as Periya Paluvettaraiyar and actor Parthiban as Chinna Paluvettaraiyar. In 2024, Oxford University Press published  Minor Majesties: The Paluvēṭṭaraiyars and Their South Indian Kingdom of Paluvūr, 9th–11th Centuries A.D ., a groundbreaking study by historian Valerie Gillet. In the book’s opening chapter, A Tentative Biography of the Paluvettaraiyars , Gillet delves into the lineage and origins of this influential fami ly.  These Chola warlords traced their lineage to the formidable Maravars, an ancient warrior tribe renowned for their valor. However, I believe that while the Paluvettaraiyars were indeed of Maravar descent, they likely forged alliances through intermarriage with those of the Kallar and Agambadiyar clans, further solidifying their power and influence. Prominent figures in the medieval Chola era, the Paluvettaraiyars played a pivotal role in shaping the empire’s political and military landscape. Through st...
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MH370 - Wrong Time to Joke or Take Revenge

A noble effort :) 

The world is aware that Flight MH370 is missing. The fate of over 200 humans is not known. To know more about what happened and what is happening, please search for reliable news in the media.

 Everyone who knows about it is upset with what has happened. When a family member does not return home on time, we will immediately pick up our phones and start calling even if it is just a 10 minute delay. 

 The family members of those in MH370 are in a much more critical situation. The best we could do at this moment is to pray for them or at least, not make a mockery of this entire situation.




Many heartless people in Facebook are taking advantage of this. They put up status updates which are insensitive to the current situation. To make matters worse, some irresponsible page admins share screenshots of such status updates.

 Take a look at some of these screenshots, it is fake. It is very obvious that someone purposely made those to take revenge on people who they hate. 

 They then share it on their troll pages which has thousands of fans so that it goes viral. As usual, those fans never use their brains to question the validity of the image.

 Monkey see, Monkey do!


Why is this done? There are only 2 main reasons.

The first is to tarnish the name of the victim via cyber attack. The second reason is of course to increase the "LIKES" of that particular page so that it becomes more popular with even larger following.

Because God opens the gate of Heaven for those with the highest number of LIKES in Facebook. The admin of the most popular Facebook page will be blessed with immortality up in the sky. 

Therefore, they will go to any extend just to achieve it.


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  1. Dr. Vinnith PullavarayarMonday, 10 March, 2014

    and there are dumbass members of a page who actually fall for these traps...

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