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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: Mesmerising Nallavarkkellam by Great Ilaiyaraaja 1978

T.M. Soundararajan TMS Tamil Song Stamp MSV

If you look at the 1940s, 1950s and 1960s scenes, (TMS) was the top male singer, singing a reported 10,138 songs from 3,162 films and over 11 different languages. Image source: Wikipedia

However, when Ilayaraaja came into the industry, TMS was not keen to sing for him. Apparently, he did not think highly of this “new” director. If not mistaken, he only sang about 7 songs for the maestro so it is rather rare to find TMS singing for ‘s composition.

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Outbreak 2021: I Finally Got My First COVID19 Vaccination Done

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It is said that as of 17th July , based on the progress around the world, it is estimated that 1 billion people has been full vaccinated whilst 1.04 billion people have been partially vaccinated. One of the plus points in recent days is that is leading on the number of daily doses administrated per 100 people. Chart source: Our World In Data / Mathieu, E., Ritchie, H., Ortiz-Ospina, E. et al

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Malaysia 101: Critical Political Satires by Sage Hero That Nails the Point

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Cambridge defines satire as a way of criticizing people or ideas in a humorous way, especially in order to make a political point or a piece of writing that uses this style. Image source: Austin Kleon/Flickr

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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: Sivaji Ganesan’s Tearful & Moving Engey Nimmathi by MS Viswanathan 1964

Puthiya Paravai Engey Nimmathi Tamil Sivaji MSV Viswanathan

(meaning New Bird) was a that was produced and acted by the Nadigar Thilagam, Sivaji Ganesan. It was ‘s maiden movie that he produced under his own production company, Sivaji Productions. Image source: Smule

It is reported that Puthiya Paravai is a remake of an earlier Bengali which is itself inspired by the film Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958).

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History 101: Japanese Fascinating Tactical War in Malaya & Singapore 1941

Singapore Burning Japanese World War 2 Colin Smith Tactics Books

If one wants to read about the attack on Malaya and subsequently stronghold in the Far East, and how they won the battle, this book titled “Singapore Burning: Heroism And Surrender In World War II” by Colin Smith is a great read.

The 620++ pages analyses in the detail the British High Command’s decisions and blunders that caused the fall of Singapore causing almost 85,000 Allied soldiers to be captured as prisoners of war.

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Technology 101: Our Brave Fire Rescue Service

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Red has been the universal colour of fire rescue trucks all around the world whilst yellow or green is the usual colour for fire rescue trucks stationed at airports (as it is more visible in low lights). Image source: Wikiwand

Some of them are capable of carrying up to 17,000 litres of water in the truck. Given the vast types of truck manufacturers and fire fighting equipment suppliers, every country had its unique fire trucks based on the infrastructure and fire fighting missions.

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Customer Service 101: KFC, Please Buck Up Your First Level Customer Service!

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What constitutes good ? According to this website, there are 8 rules that need to adhere to if a wants to provide good service with the very first rule being to answer your phone. Infographic source: The Balance

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Nostalgic Tamil Song 101: Mesmerising Kovil Mani Osai by Great Ilaiyaraaja 1978

Kizhakke Pogum Rail Tamil Song Kovil Mani Osai Ilaiyaraaja 1978

Kizhakke Pogum Rail (transl. Eastbound Train) is a 1978 Indian -language romantic drama , directed by Bharathiraja, starring newcomers Sudhakar and Raadhika. The film had a musical score and songs by and was released on 10 August 1978. Image source: Amazon

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