Tamil Nadu: India's Scandinavian Secret

by Guest Fri Sep 30, 2016 10:51 am

On the edge of the Bay of Bengal in South India is a town whose name in the local language sounds as mellifluous as its meaning: Tharangambadi, or “land of the singing waves”.
But in the early 17th Century, this tongue twister of a name proved too difficult for the incoming Danes, who altered it to Tranquebar, by which it is still known to this day.
Although most people have heard of India’s French colony of Pondicherry, it’s little known that the Danes colonised part of India – especially a corner far removed from the major trading cities of Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai.

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160929-indias-scandinavian-secret

by swapna Fri Sep 30, 2016 12:01 pm

Rashmun wrote:On the edge of the Bay of Bengal in South India is a town whose name in the local language sounds as mellifluous as its meaning: Tharangambadi, or “land of the singing waves”.
But in the early 17th Century, this tongue twister of a name proved too difficult for the incoming Danes, who altered it to Tranquebar, by which it is still known to this day.
Although most people have heard of India’s French colony of Pondicherry, it’s little known that the Danes colonised part of India – especially a corner far removed from the major trading cities of Chennai, Kolkata and Mumbai.

http://www.bbc.com/travel/story/20160929-indias-scandinavian-secret

interesting article, rashmun; thanks.

by Guest Fri Sep 30, 2016 12:52 pm

Is Jayalalitha dead and are they keeping it as a secret? That's the rumor. She's admitted at Apollo.

by silvermani Fri Sep 30, 2016 3:47 pm

Rumor is that she is already dead but the announcement will be made on a holiday(Saturday or Sunday) to avoid riots. People are being advised to not travel to Chennai over the next few days because of a potentially chaotic situation.

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