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Thanks for the clarification. I realised that we should've thought of the layout changes before going ahead with copyediting. Let me come up with my suggestions in a while. -- Sundar\talk \contribs 07:37, 7 December 2008 (UTC)
Dravidian parties and media
Hi Ravi, thanks for your response. Sorry start a new thread, but thought this is better than messing up your archives. Getting straight to the point now, I do agree that Tamil cinema would have survived without Dravidian politics, but the question would be in what direction. A few people seem to point that if not for Parasakthi it was have been a few more decades that would have taken for Tamil filmdom to wither off mythological subjects. Within this context even Ellis R. Dungan's movies used to be on mythology. DMK movies were wound around the protagonist himself rather than a pie in the sky. The Indian nationalistic themes in movies like Roja and Bombay itself is seen by this article as to coincide with the DMK and AIADMK starting to play key roles in central union ministries. I don't think I can manage to finish with the article anytime soon anyways. Let me know what you think. How about a noncommittal title of Popular media and Dravidian politics? BTW I'm working on it since a reviewer of Dravidian parties article pointed out that the role of film industry on DP has been taken for granted and needs to spelt out for sake of western readers. I do not think that it can be done in the main article more than what it is said there already. Or should I go for it? Wiki San Roze†αLҝ 03:47, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi again Ravi. I been working on the DP and media and been a slow progress since I do not want to carry any bias. The problem am facing is that authors like Hardgrave, Dickey and Forester seem to ridicule Congress for being naive on the power that movie media could carry. Well, the problem right now am facing is not on the neutrality per se. I'm sure if I can't fix it, someelse will raise the issue and help it get fixed. The work so far can be seen here (void the lead - I will summarise the article once its almost done). If you can have a quick glance at it, you would realise that its solely on Cinema and DPs. There is so much to say in the cinema alone that including on other media seems like an overkill. I reckon that I will try finish this for now and probably think about other media. Let me know if you have any suggestions on this. Cheers Wiki San Roze†αLҝ 10:56, 12 December 2008 (UTC)
Wow you met Jimbo? Thats brilliant!!! On JJ, yes some of the movies she acted did have content on Dravidian ideologies. For example, Aayiratthil Oruvan, where she dances with MGR to a political propaganda song "Atho antha alaigal pola" which makes references about enslaved communities. Then there is Adimaippen. But as Sara Dickey points out [1] these were MGR movies rather than Jayalalitha's movies. Although being a successful star herself she had to bank on MGR's image as his leading lady. BTW, I undid your edit and rephrased the sentence on NSK. Hardgrave actually points that NSK was the only non-Brahmin. Nevertheless, you are right on Bhagavathar and co, who were not Brahmins. Let me know if you have more concerns. Cheers Wiki San Roze†αLҝ 02:38, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
Yes you are right on Padayappa that some reviews did say so. I have fished out a reference which states that [2]. But I would think expanding too much on it would be unfair on Parasakthi or most such movies of 50s and 60s. What do you think about the recent fasting protests by film personals on Hogenakkal and Eelam issue? Wiki San Roze†αLҝ 03:04, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
Done! I reckon we can consider Vivek to have more social messages in his scripts than any contemporary stars. S.Ve. Sekar used to have a remark on Ramjanma bhoomi in his dramas, where when the leading lady would say Raman irukum idam thaan intha seethaiku Ayothee and he would reply Ayotheeyae Ramarukanu theriyalai. :D Probably comedians are doing much better with propaganda these days. I got some second thoughts about adding Hogenakkal to the article. Firstly its not Dravidian politics. But most importantly, it was a retaliation on cinema halls being attacked rather than for social cause itself [3]. As for Eelam issue, they just made speaches and thats it. No one added such messages to their films as far as I know. I guess I will leave it for others to add if they think fit. Wiki San Roze†αLҝ 03:21, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
Sorry Ravi, I was too drowzy and left between the conversation. I will look for references that will clasify then as such, or atleast close to that. The papers I have read so far just differentiate the films as early DMK movies and MGR & SSR movies. They seem to explain MGR and SSR movies not as personality cults, but as an outcome of the evolution of the idea to effectively use films for politics. DMK leadership realised, especially after Sivaji's departure, that the actors should be tainted with Dravidian ideologies (so as to gain loyalty). DMK and DK were the only organisations with Dravidian ideologies that time. A branded Dravidian actor would either have to stay with DMK or just retire. DMK would still cash on if the star was with DK (like M. R. Radha). Moreover personifying the star with the ideology helped them creat larger than life protagonists, who when appears in a public meeting will draw huge crowds. The personality cult came with a cost for the stars. When MGR called Kamaraj engal thalaivar, it is said, that his then released movie lost the box office. I am not sure which movie it was though. But the point is MGR's personality cult (or even SSR's) were indispensable outcomes. We can hardly compare that with Rajinikanth or Sarath Kumar. Larger than life heros became a matter of fact in Tamil movies after MGR. You can hardly point out any star since 1970s who didnt't try to thrash 100 goons in one blow (except for a few like Prathap Pothan or Mohan). Those who were successful ventured their luck into politics. From Annadurai's Velaikari to MGR times, Dravidian parties (read DMK) used movies as a media for propaganda. Post MGR era left a void in the minds of Tamil fans and thats where Rajini and co come in. They were not politicians, but stars. Vijayakanth and TR are the only ones right now who are more political than stars. So coming back the point. I am not sure we can compare MGR/SSR with that of Rajini/Sarath/Vijayakanth. But as for comparing NSK with Kamal Hassan and Vivek, I reckon is possible. Will try to sort this out without WP:SYNTH and WP:OR soon. In the meanwhile I will get back to its mother article (Dravidian parties) too. Wiki San Roze†αLҝ 13:07, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
Hi
MY Great, great, great, great, great, grand father from my fathers mothers side is from Sirkali. He left an inscription so we know, others are local. Most coastal Sri Lankans of all ethinicities have simialr connections but all most 99.99% will deny it or have no interest in finding out due to racialist views.Taprobanus (talk) 04:18, 8 December 2008 (UTC)
Caste related articles and Wikipedia is a nightmare, no doubt. You would think that a historical people such as Velirs will be left out of this argument. But we have perople trying to subsume that article by simply redirecting it to a modern caste article such as Vellalar. No wI have to spend time on this. Taprobanus (talk) 17:23, 9 December 2008 (UTC)
Raja of Panagal
I suggest that some smaller sections need to be merged. I suggest that "foundation of the justice party be merged with "early political career" (if needed, they can be subsections under a container section). Similarly, the minister for development thing and the CM thing can be merged to form "In government". Although "Reforms" pertains to the CM tenure, it can be moved to the end after "Late years" as the other sections are about "chronological phases". -- Sundar\talk\contribs 17:09, 13 December 2008 (UTC)
No problem. I think "Reforms" section should either be a sub-section of CM section or moved tp just before "Honours" section. "Ideology" and "Anti-Brahmin movement" can be merged as both of them are very small on their own. The merged section can be called "Ideology" or "political views" or some such thing and moved to the top. -- Sundar\talk \contribs 13:50, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
Yes, that would be a problem. One way to avoid level-4 references will be using ";" instead of sections. But, otherwise, we can leave it separate. In any case, it should be moved down, IMO. -- Sundar\talk \contribs 14:07, 14 December 2008 (UTC)
DYK for S. A. K. Durga
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Hey Ravi. I came across in this book about animosity between Tamils and Telugus in Justice party. Do you have any details about who were involved and what was the actual issue on the table? Cheers Wiki San Roze†αLҝ 09:44, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks! Oh aren't admins supposed to be the good guys? Am I a good guy? I'm evil and far too ego centric and fixated with world domination on my own terms than serving an administration and not being paid for it!Being a non admin means I can bend the rules and be more liberal with the way I speak to lemonheads on here. The Bald OneWhite cat 12:31, 17 December 2008 (UTC)
Your changes are good. I've made some minor edits after that. If we can't merge sections, we should either add more meat to them or group them as subsections of containing sections. -- Sundar\talk \contribs 13:58, 19 December 2008 (UTC)
I agree that it would be next to impossible to find his photo on the net. If we can get a printed photo in a book, we can scan it and use it under fair-use. Even the British library has only one reference about him. -- Sundar\talk \contribs 05:48, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
Re: P. T. Rajan
Ooops, I do not know either. I can ask someone. BTW, I'm currently working on expanding C. N. Annadurai. Wiki San Roze†αLҝ 13:35, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
C. N. Annadurai
Hi again Ravi. I am almost there with Annadurai's article. I think its a 5 fold expansion (not including infobox, tags and figure legends) from here to now. My calculations say so. What do you think? Wiki San Roze†αLҝ 16:43, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks. Actually without the tags, templates and infobox the article size was 4956 (close to 5k) when I took it to my sandbox here. I will work on expansion a bit, but I doubt I can find time. I'm off work from yesterday and travelling a bit till mid Jan. So probably won't find time. Can forget the DYK or just can try nominate and see. :D Wiki San Roze†αLҝ 17:07, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks mate, thats a good idea. Will do that soon after I grab a bite. Will be on and off as much as I can get access to check and time to spare. If I don't get back on time for this, have a wonderful New Year 2009 and a nice pongal too. Ciao Wiki San Roze†αLҝ 17:17, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
I realised that some info on the evolution of idea of Dravida Nadu to state autonomy was missing. After adding that with quotes from Annadurai it seems to be fine. Can you do me a favour if you can please? I have a hook nominated here. Would it be possible for you to keep an eye on it please? I will try to come in as time permits. Cheers Wiki San Roze†αLҝ 19:00, 20 December 2008 (UTC)
Ayyanr
I am on a short break but will get back to you with sources, Ayyanar is a Kaval deivam but considered to be head of the group of local village deities. Eventually he gets his own Kaval deivams such as Veerans. The concept changes from place to place but in general he is a primary Kaval deivam or leader of a group of deities that protect the village.Taprobanus (talk) 18:34, 24 December 2008 (UTC)
Dalits
Looks good except Birsa Munda is not a Dalit but an Adivasi and and the Indian consitituition recognizes the Munda people as ST not as SC.Taprobanus (talk) 02:59, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
How about File:Tbio.jpg and then we ask permission from the admin to add the pic ?Taprobanus (talk) 06:36, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Image:Tbio.jpg
Are you sure that this one is a fair-use image? I feel it is more likely that the uploader would have found the image at some website. And, by the way, I feel it is better that we avoiding adding present-day politicians to the infobox. As far as Mayawati is concerned, she is a national-level leader and a possible PM candidate. But as far as Thiruma is concerned, I find it difficult to even regard him as the undisputable leader of Tamil Dalits. There are other leaders like Krishnasamy who are in competition with him for the position. I personally feel that it would be better to have someone else. There are too many politicians and legendary figures in the infobox. Maybe, we shold have some sportspersons, scientists or non-political individuals.-RavichandarMy coffee shop 07:55, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
Hello Ravichandar84! I just wanted to wish you and your family a merry Christmas! May this Christmas be full of great cheer and holiday spirit. Have a great day and a wonderful New Year, from The Bald OneWhite cat 11:31, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks! And to you as well! Hope the new year will be productive one for everyone (and a quiet one too!). Fowler&fowler«Talk» 23:23, 25 December 2008 (UTC)
Ayyanar
Dumont, Louis 1970, A Structural Definition of a Folk Deity of Tamil Nad: Aiyanar the Lord. In:Dumont (Ed.): Religion, Politics and History in India. Paris.
The article is a mess, at one point I had #1 but no longer. Ayyanar article should include all angles, village deity albeit the cheif one(#2 says that), its relationship to Ayyappan (a modern invention from Madurain in 1950's), a Buddhist influence and use amongs Sinhalese also. Taprobanus (talk) 06:38, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
Thirumavalavan
I noted that you reverted edits made by me regarding Thiruma's unwavering support for the LTTE citing violation of BLP. I think that it is Thirumas uncompromising support for the banned LTTE (just like vaiko), which has got him quite a lot of notoreity and notability, hence mention of it should be made either as a sperate section, or say a "political views" section.Kerr avon (talk) 11:47, 26 December 2008 (UTC)
Help with script
I noticed Taprobanus was a tad busy, and that you were also seeming to be an expert on Tamil culture and language so I wish to request you to please check over the Tamil script I added on:
I have not used Tamil script in a while, but have found convenient software to transliterate quickly. Thank you for your work in editing Tamil articles.Pectoretalk 04:01, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
Actually I have already placed the Tamil script on the pages. I just wanted to know if you could check it over, but you can do that anytime. Thanks for the help.Pectoretalk 04:24, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
Happened to notice above, when I came to wish you a Happy new year. Minor fix to 1, 2 and 5 from the list above has been done. VasuVR (talk, contribs) 13:18, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
Thanks for the help. In terms of my attempt at transliteration, are there any errors I am consistently making? Or is it just some isolated misspelling? Pectoretalk 03:37, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
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Happy Christmas
Happy Christmas, mate! And thanks for the Holiday wishes. Cheers, BlackPearl14[talkies!•contribs!] 20:59, 27 December 2008 (UTC)
Re:Bhaktavatsalam
Hi Ravi! I'm afraid that I am not aware of what his initials stand for. I can try to look into limited view books and papers which need access once am back to work. But thats about a couple of weeks to go as per the current plan. Sorry about that. Cheers Wiki San Roze†αLҝ 20:34, 28 December 2008 (UTC)
Hey mate. I just thought of some info that would be nice to go to M. Bhaktavatsalam article. Firstly his ministry was well known for its corruption. Illegal hoarding of rice causing artificial scarcity was one of the critics on his government. He infamously claimed holding documental evidence of DMK's role in anti-Hindi agitation which he could never produce. I read somewhere on how two politicians, Jayalalitha and Bhaktavatsalam, made claims of holding evidence of foulplay (JJ on Janaki's involvement in MGR's death). In both cases the alegations backfired, although not as much as to JJ. In other words, Bhaktavatsalam had contributed greatly to Indian independence movement, but later got his image tarnished very badly. This article talks a bit of his fall from glory during the 60s. I see that TN CMs articles are getting into good shape now. Looking forward to get back! Personally, O. Panneerselvam article will be fun to edit. :( Wiki San Roze†αLҝ 12:52, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
Sengunthar
Heya,
Sengunthar/ Kaikolar are not vellalar. Cheers, ShivNarayanan (talk) 02:17, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
re: Raja of Panagal
I don't think a photo is mandatory, but I'm not up-to-date with GAC. -- Sundar\talk \contribs 16:41, 29 December 2008 (UTC)
Please go ahead and nominate it. Any lingering issues can be fixed reactively. I do expect feedback regarding the sections and flow. -- Sundar\talk \contribs 04:53, 30 December 2008 (UTC)
No, you haven't. I was adding a greeting to the Yellow Monkey's page, and there's a </div> missing from the end of your edit.
As you're active at the moment, and as it's obviously near midnight where you are, I saw no reason not to spread the goodwill.
May 2009 be all the things you want it to be!
Cheers, Pdfpdf (talk) 14:00, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
Oh. Sorry. I wrongly assumed you were in a similar timezone.
OK. Happy New Year in approx 4.5 hours!!
BTW: Did you realise that (as far as I know) there are only three "half hour" time zones, and that you and I are in two of them? (The third is in Afghanistan.) I'm in Adelaide, a beautiful place to live. Where are you? Pdfpdf (talk) 14:12, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
Yet another sorry - I have 5 windows open at the moment! I will be with you in 5-10 minutes.
And yes, it's about 12:50 on 1/1/2009 here at the moment. Pdfpdf (talk) 14:19, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
Oh. OK. I'll catch up with you at another time then.
Quick answer:
We have 3 time zones in Winter: GMT +8hrs, +9.5hrs and +10hrs
And in summer, we have 5 time zones!! (Yes, five!): GMT +8, +9.5, +10, +10.5 and +11
If you wish, I'll explain in more detail when you are back on-line.
Have a wonderful New Year 2009!!! It is great to have known you and hope to work a lot with you through 2009. Cheers Wiki San Roze†αLҝ 14:50, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
An outstanding New year to you too.Dineshkannambadi (talk) 14:59, 31 December 2008 (UTC)
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