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Hindraf, an Indian NGO is proposing to do a protest rally to hand over a petition to the British High Commission end of this week. You would have also heard (likely in disbelief) of the legal suit against the British Government for a cool USD4 trillion – that would have made all Indians in Malaysia millionaires. Image source: Malaysiakini
Probably one of the greatest Tamil movie lyricists, the poet Kaviarasu Kannadasan (Kaviarasu meaning King of Poets and Kannadasan meaning Servant of Lord Krishna) is no stranger to the masses when you listen to the old songs from MGR & Sivaji acted movies. It is said that he wrote lyrics for more than 5,000 songs and also wrote poems and books. Image source: Chennai Online Read More »History 101: In Memory, Great Poet Kaviarasu Kannadasan – 1927 – 1981
(circa 1850: Five people from the Malay Archipelago; from left to right, two Dayaks or Dyaks from Borneo (a Saghai Dayak and a Loondoo Dayak), and three natives of Java (a priest, a lady and a gentleman). Original Artwork: Engraving by R Anderson after a drawing by A Huttula. Image source: Pinterest)