[11:51:48] %Sundar☼18: Welcome everyone to my lecture on Tamil Nadu! Sometime back, Aelita had done a lecture, about India, but this is quite a different presentation, focusing on one state of India.
[11:52:14] %Sundar☼18: Every state of India has it's own sense of uniqueness, and thus different traits that distinguish from one Indian state to another.
[11:52:47] %Sundar☼18: I will be talking about Tamil Nadu, a state of India located at the southern hemisphere of the Indian sub-continent.
[11:54:09] %Sundar☼18: My personal background is that I was born in the U.S, and did not have the opportunity to have Tamil as a mother language. I had gone to Tamil Nadu personally 2 times during the course of my life. My parents however originated from Tamil Nadu.
[11:55:05] %Sundar☼18: As I continue to grow up to this stage in life, I got to understand that India was very diverse, not in the case with regions, but also in the case of languages as well.
[11:55:23] %Sundar☼18: The experience itself was very shocking that there was more than one Indian language (Hindi).
[11:56:07] %Sundar☼18: Anyway, that's it for my personal background. I will be talking about during the course of the lecture Tamil Nadu's Geography, General Culture, Economy, History, and my own personal experience in this state of India.
[11:56:21] %Sundar☼18: Now, onwards to talking about the Geography of Tamil Nadu!
[11:56:44] %Sundar☼18: Let's first talk about the area and climate of the state, before continuing any further.
[11:57:03] Krossfade: it's located at the tip of india
[11:57:28] %Sundar☼18: Well, I think it's to the side of the tip of India.
[11:57:46] %Sundar☼18: Tamil Nadu covers about 130,058 sq km, and is the eleventh-largest state in this country.
[11:58:23] %Sundar☼18: The Western, Southern, and North-Western regions of Tamil Nadu are very hilly and rich in vegetation.
[11:58:43] %Sundar☼18: Tamil Nadu is hugely dependent on monsoon rains, and is prone to droughts when the monsoon rain fails.
[11:59:33] %Sundar☼18: I have watched many movies that has shown that monsoon rains were responsible of helping people to farm, and thus succeed in their lives.
[12:00:19] %Sundar☼18: Anyways, the climate tends to be dry semi-humid to semi-arid.
[12:00:39] %Sundar☼18: This state has two periods of rainfall: south west monsoons and north east monsoons.
[12:00:56] %Sundar☼18: South West Monsoon rains occur between June and September, and south-west winds tend to be strong.
[12:01:21] %Sundar☼18: North East Monsoon rains occur between October and December, and north-east winds tends to be dominant.
[12:01:35] %Sundar☼18: And that's it for Area and Climate! Any questions before we continue on?
[12:01:51] Krossfade: no
[12:02:30] i M s~O_a_P_y?: nah not really you're doing great :P
[12:02:38] %Sundar☼18: Alright, if you have any questions regarding this and other sections of the lecture, please mention it at the end of this lecture.
[12:02:49] %Sundar☼18: Onwards to Wildlife!
[12:02:50] Krossfade: alright
[12:03:01] %Sundar☼18: There are about 2,000 species that are native to Tamil Nadu.
[12:03:23] %Sundar☼18: Tamil Nadu is known to have a big diversity of mammals due to it's sustenance of dry or moist dedicuous forests.
[12:03:43] %Sundar☼18: As there are many mammalian species that could be listed out, for this lecture, a few rare and vulnerable species will be mentioned.
[12:03:54] %Sundar☼18: .link https://vgy.me/Eno1l4.jpg, Bengal Tigers
[12:03:54] |html|<div class="infobox"><a href="https://vgy.me/Eno1l4.jpg"><img src="https://vgy.me/Eno1l4.jpg" width="400" height="300"/></a><br/><i>Bengal Tigers</i></div>
[12:04:39] i M s~O_a_P_y?: why are they named bengal
[12:04:40] %Sundar☼18: The Bengal tiger is a tiger population located in India. Ever since 2008, it has been considered as an endangered species due to poaching, loss, or fragmentation of habitat. It's population size in this country is estimated to be 2,226 individuals in 2014.
[12:05:00] xernn •_•: :(
[12:05:01] xernn •_•: ugh
[12:05:02] xernn •_•: humans suck
[12:05:10] Krossfade: we do
[12:06:01] %Sundar☼18: Sorry, was afk for a bit cuz of shit wifi.
[12:06:26] %Sundar☼18: i M s~O_a_P_y, it might be because they might have some relation to Bangladesh I think.
[12:06:42] i M s~O_a_P_y?: oh yeah they are found in sunderban iirc
[12:06:54] %Sundar☼18: Anyways, an interesting fact about Bengal tigers is that they are the national animal of both India and Bangladesh.
[12:07:04] i M s~O_a_P_y?: ooo cool
[12:07:07] %Sundar☼18: https://vgy.me/4fpxfK.jpg
[12:07:09] %Sundar☼18: Oops
[12:07:15] %Sundar☼18: .link https://vgy.me/4fpxfK.jpg, Nilgiri tahr
[12:07:15] |html|<div class="infobox"><a href="https://vgy.me/4fpxfK.jpg"><img src="https://vgy.me/4fpxfK.jpg" width="400" height="300"/></a><br/><i>Nilgiri tahr</i></div>
[12:07:42] %Sundar☼18: Nilgiri tahr is an ungulate unique to the states of Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Despite the name, it is similar to some species of goats.
[12:07:54] %Sundar☼18: Interesting enough that this is also the state animal of Tamil Nadu.
[12:08:12] %Sundar☼18: .link https://vgy.me/0xNaVE.jpg, Lion-tailed Macaque
[12:08:12] |html|<div class="infobox"><a href="https://vgy.me/0xNaVE.jpg"><img src="https://vgy.me/0xNaVE.jpg" width="235" height="300"/></a><br/><i>Lion-tailed Macaque</i></div>
[12:09:00] %Sundar☼18: Lion-tailed Macaque is an Old World Monkey that is unique to the Western Ghats in Southern India. It's population size is about 336 individuals, which are reported to be in zoos.
[12:09:25] %Sundar☼18: It was formerly an endangered species until it was proven by the Indian government that they are in good hands and are being protected by the authorities.
[12:10:02] %Sundar☼18: In the case of birds, there are many species of them which includes pigeons, falcons, hawks, migrant ducks, and occasionally pelicans.
[12:10:34] %Sundar☼18: An example of a species of birds that resides in Tamil Nadu is Nilgiri laughingthrush, which is an endangered species of birds that are unique to the Western Ghats of Tamil Nadu.
[12:10:50] %Sundar☼18: This species of birds are easily detected by it's loud series of nasal call notes.
[12:11:11] %Sundar☼18: Some species of marine animals that are native to Tamil Nadu includes dugong, dolphins, and turtles.
[12:11:20] %Sundar☼18: .link https://vgy.me/NC4eM1.jpg, Dugongs
[12:11:25] %Sundar☼18: >
[12:11:40] %Sundar☼18: Lio, Kid A is gone
[12:11:41] %Sundar☼18: :c
[12:11:41] #Lionyx ❤: thanks vgy
[12:11:44] #Lionyx ❤: oh
[12:11:49] #Lionyx ❤: @bumbadadabum is the person to tell about this
[12:12:00] #Lionyx ❤: I'll help you with the showimage tool
[12:12:02] %Sundar☼18: He must be doing repairs then, I suppose
[12:12:04] %Sundar☼18: Alright.
[12:12:13] #Lionyx ❤: !showimage https://vgy.me/NC4eM1.jpg, 440, 312
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[12:12:28] %Sundar☼18: Dugongs are medium-sized marine animals which belong to the Genus Sirenia.
[12:12:56] %Sundar☼18: The makority of insects that are native to Tamil Nadu are species of butterflies.
[12:12:59] %Sundar☼18: majority*
[12:13:03] %Sundar☼18: .link https://vgy.me/jXb6jI.jpg, Southern birdwing butterflies
[12:13:29] #Lionyx ❤: !showimage https://vgy.me/jXb6jI.jpg, 440, 290
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[12:13:59] %Sundar☼18: An example of a species of butterflies are the southern birdwing, which have been reported to be the largest butterfly in South India.
[12:14:20] %Sundar☼18: An interesting fact about this particular species of butterflies is that they serve as the state animal (though this is an insect) of Karnataka, India.
[12:15:09] %Sundar☼18: Most reptillian species that are native to Tamil Nadu includes chameleons, crocodiles, lizards, snakes, tortoises, turtles, and other species of skinks and geckos.
[12:15:56] %Sundar☼18: Some native species of amphibians that are unique to Tamil Nadu (especially in the Western Ghats) includes Kerala Hills frog, pigmy wrinkled frog, and Parambikulam wart frogs.
[12:16:14] #Lionyx ❤: !showimage https://vgy.me/Lpzpzs.jpg, 440, 291
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[12:16:22] #Lionyx ❤: spotty boi
[12:16:35] %Sundar☼18: This is an image of the Kerala Hills Frog.
[12:16:52] %Sundar☼18: Anyways, that wraps up Wildlife. Any questions before we continue on?!
[12:17:04] i M s~O_a_P_y?: woah they look cool
[12:17:21] Krossfade: they do
[12:17:45] %Sundar☼18: I suppose we don't, onwards to the population of Tamil Nadu! (except if someone has any last-minute questions)
[12:17:58] @warrdd: that looks beautiful
[12:18:24] %Sundar☼18: As reported by some sources, the population of Tamil Nadu (as of 2017) is about 79.79 million people.
[12:18:40] %Sundar☼18: By the end of 2018, it's calculated that the population will increase to be 80.81 million people.
[12:19:23] %Sundar☼18: If people are curious how people made this estimation, for the last couple of years, Tamil Nadu's population increased by 1.0976 million more people every year.
[12:19:54] %Sundar☼18: Onwards to Spoken Language! (since the rest of this topic of Area and Climate is short)
[12:20:17] #Lionyx ❤: language part best part
[12:20:18] %Sundar☼18: The official language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, is Tamil, at which 88.37% of the population speaks this language.
[12:20:40] %Sundar☼18: An interesting fact about the Tamil language is that it was recognized as the first classical language of India.
[12:20:53] %Sundar☼18: English is also considered as an official language, but for communication purposes.
[12:21:25] %Sundar☼18: There are other languages that are spoken in Tamil Nadu (such as Hindi, Telugu, Urdu, Punjabi, etc.), but from migrant people.
[12:21:35] %Sundar☼18: Onwards to the Capital of Tamil Nadu!
[12:21:50] Krossfade: chennai
[12:22:03] %Sundar☼18: Smh, you didn't have to spoil it! :(
[12:22:07] %Sundar☼18: Anyways, you are right.
[12:22:09] i M s~O_a_P_y?: lmao
[12:22:15] %Sundar☼18: The state capital of Tamil Nadu is Chennai, which is among the most visited cities in India by foreign tourists.
[12:22:19] +XpRienzo ☑◡☑: ~~What's Madras?~~
[12:22:46] %Sundar☼18: Chennai was formerly known as Madras, during the rule of the British. Coincedentally, Tamil Nadu was also formerly known as Madras State.
[12:23:08] %Sundar☼18: Chennai is also known to be the "Detroit of India", as it bases one-third of the automobile industry in India.
[12:23:25] %Sundar☼18: It's is home to the Tamil film industry; and Chennai is a location known as a main production centre.
[12:23:50] %Sundar☼18: And that's it for Area and Climate (topic)! Any questions before we continue on with the lecture?
[12:24:31] Krossfade: What about history?
[12:24:46] %Sundar☼18: That will be mentioned second-to-last before the lecture ends.
[12:25:18] %Sundar☼18: So do not worry about that Krossfade.
[12:25:29] Krossfade: ok
[12:25:31] %Sundar☼18: Otherwise, let us continue with the culture of Tamil Nadu!
[12:25:39] %Sundar☼18: Beginning with literature.
[12:26:10] %Sundar☼18: Tamil literature has existed for 2000 years, with the earliest period of literature being Sangam Literature, which persisted from 300 B.C.E to 300 A.D.
[12:26:41] #Lionyx ❤: !showimage https://vgy.me/EceH8J.jpg, 460, 285
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[12:27:06] %Sundar☼18: Sangam literature had been used to deal with everyday themes, as well as dealing with human relationship and emotions.
[12:27:26] %Sundar☼18: Much of Tamil grammar has been exclustively described in a book called Tolkäppiyam.
[12:28:01] %Sundar☼18: In the year of 1578, the Portugese published a book about Tamil grammar, utilizing old Tamil scripts, called Thambiraan Vanakkam, making Tamil the first Indian language to be printed and published.
[12:28:25] #Lionyx ❤: !showimage https://vgy.me/nnFasS.jpg, 220, 333
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[12:28:39] %Sundar☼18: This is the front cover of Thambiraan Vanakkam.
[12:29:03] %Sundar☼18: Tamil Lexicon, established by the University of Madras, is the first among dictionaries to be published in an Indian language.
[12:29:15] %Sundar☼18: And that's it for literature! Any questions before we continue on?
[12:29:59] %Sundar☼18: I suppose not, onwards to Festivals.
[12:30:21] Krossfade: What about the independence movement?
[12:30:31] %Sundar☼18: That's related to India's history Krossfade.
[12:30:36] %Sundar☼18: Not Tamil Nadu.
[12:30:50] %Sundar☼18: But, I do recall that there were some poets and writers who protested against the British.
[12:30:57] %Sundar☼18: Which were Tamillians
[12:31:41] %Sundar☼18: Did that satisfy your question to some degree Kross?
[12:31:50] Krossfade: yeah
[12:31:56] %Sundar☼18: Alright.
[12:32:02] %Sundar☼18: Pongal, which is a four-day harvest festival, is one of the most widely-celebrated festivals in Tamil Nadu.
[12:32:18] %Sundar☼18: The first day of Pongal, Bhogi Pongal, is celebrated by throwing away and destroying clothes and materials by burning them.
[12:32:27] %Sundar☼18: This symbolises the end of the old, and the emergence of the new.
[12:32:50] %Sundar☼18: The second day of Pongal, Surya Pongal, falls at first day of the tenth month Thai in the Tamil calendar.
[12:33:06] %Sundar☼18: I haven't noted what happens during this day in particular, but will tell you in another time.
[12:33:40] %Sundar☼18: The third day of Pongal, Maattu Pongal, is offering our thanks to the cows, for providing milk and helping to plough the fields.
[12:33:54] %Sundar☼18: Jallikathu, a bull-taming contest, is marked as a main event in this day.
[12:34:07] Aegii: is that like matadors?
[12:34:39] %Sundar☼18: From my knowledge, it's more of a person who's trying to go head on against a bull and taming him
[12:35:32] %Sundar☼18: The final day of Pongal is Kaanum Pongal, and marks the end of the festival. "Kaanam" is Tamil for "view".
[12:35:58] RosaDiaz: Hi qts
[12:36:00] RosaDiaz: how are you
[12:36:05] %Sundar☼18: Lecture Rosa.
[12:36:11] RosaDiaz: sorry ill sh
[12:36:38] %Sundar☼18: Another festival that takes place is Aadi Perukku, which is celebrated in the 18th day of the Tamil month Aadi, to celebrate the rising of water in the Kaveri river.
[12:36:56] TheJ3estPenguin: grats dp :O
[12:37:11] @Eyeliner 火: ty but there's a lecture going on atm
[12:37:21] TheJ3estPenguin: wait what
[12:37:25] %Sundar☼18: There are many festivals outside of the makor ones that are celebrated by the people once a year, but in a timely basis (people of different areas perform it in another time).
[12:37:44] %Sundar☼18: Penguin, I'm hosting a lecture lol
[12:37:58] Krossfade: *major?
[12:38:08] TheJ3estPenguin: mhm
[12:38:49] %Sundar☼18: I guess; anyways some other Hindu festivals that are celebrated includes Saraswati Poojai (Dasara), Krishna-Jayanti, and Vinayaka Chaturthi.
[12:39:05] %Sundar☼18: There are other festivals that are celebrated by people of different religions.
[12:39:21] %Sundar☼18: For example, Tamil Christians celebrate the holidays of Christmas, Easter, and Good Friday.
[12:39:32] %Sundar☼18: And that's it for Festivals! Any question before we continue on?
[12:39:38] Krossfade: what about diwali?
[12:40:02] %Sundar☼18: Diwali is among one of the most celebrated festivals in India. I forgot to add it in. Thanks for the reminder Kross.
[12:40:21] Krossfade: np
[12:40:38] %Sundar☼18: Anyways, let us commence with music!
[12:41:00] %Sundar☼18: The tradition of Tamil music originates back from the earliest time period of Tamil Nadu.
[12:41:16] %Sundar☼18: For example, many composed poems of the Sangam literature are mainly set on music.
[12:41:33] %Sundar☼18: Another form of music known in Tamil Nadu is pannisai, which is one of the classical music forms of Southern India.
[12:41:45] %Sundar☼18: Even today, pann (pannisai) songs are played in temple festivals.
[12:41:55] %Sundar☼18: This is one of the world's most oldest and richest musical traditions.
[12:42:11] %Sundar☼18: There have been countless songs that have been produced by artists, which has been handed down to generations of disiples.
[12:42:15] %Sundar☼18: disciples*
[12:42:40] %Sundar☼18: Folk singing remains popular in Tamil Nadu, especially in rural areas.
[12:43:09] %Sundar☼18: Some of the elements of folk singing is incorporated into Tamil film music.
[12:43:11] %Sundar☼18: .link https://vgy.me/Pi1Yd9.jpg, Urumee Mellam
[12:43:11] |html|<div class="infobox"><a href="https://vgy.me/Pi1Yd9.jpg"><img src="https://vgy.me/Pi1Yd9.jpg" width="400" height="265"/></a><br/><i>Urumee Mellam</i></div>
[12:43:34] %Sundar☼18: The Urumee Mellam is one of the most popular types of folk music in rural Tamil Nadu, often played with the urumee and the nadaswaram as the instrument of choice.
[12:43:52] %Sundar☼18: Tamil cinema is well known for it's talented artists, some examples being Ilaiyaraaja and A.R Rahman.
[12:43:59] %Sundar☼18: .link https://vgy.me/3xxuA7.jpg, A.R Rahman
[12:43:59] |html|<div class="infobox"><a href="https://vgy.me/3xxuA7.jpg"><img src="https://vgy.me/3xxuA7.jpg" width="400" height="300"/></a><br/><i>A.R Rahman</i></div>
[12:44:19] %Sundar☼18: This musician has created music for Tamil, Telugu, Hindi, English, and Chinese films.
[12:44:32] %Sundar☼18: The film music of Tamil Nadu is known for it's innovation and electricism.
[12:45:02] %Sundar☼18: And that's it for Music! Let's continue on with Film Industry!
[12:45:19] %Sundar☼18: Tamil Nadu is home to it's film industry, called "Kollywood".
[12:45:31] %Sundar☼18: Kollywood is a blend of words between Kodambakkam and Hollywood.
[12:45:39] %Sundar☼18: Tamil cinema is one of the largest industries of film production in India.
[12:45:47] %Sundar☼18: In Tamil Nadu, cinema ticket prices are regulated by the government.
[12:46:08] +XpRienzo ☑◡☑: ^That's in all Indian States
[12:46:17] %Sundar☼18: Ahh, that's reasonable.
[12:46:24] %Sundar☼18: There was an idea introduced by one Swamikannu Vincent about setting up "tent cinemas", a tent that covered open land close to a town or city in order to display films.
[12:46:37] %Sundar☼18: The first of it's kind was established in Madras as "Edison's First Cinemamegaphone".
[12:46:53] %Sundar☼18: And that's it for film industry! We are continuing on with Television Industry.
[12:47:04] %Sundar☼18: Oh wait.
[12:47:08] %Sundar☼18: .link https://vgy.me/ljyCXG.jpg, Tent cinema
[12:47:08] |html|<div class="infobox"><a href="https://vgy.me/ljyCXG.jpg"><img src="https://vgy.me/ljyCXG.jpg" width="400" height="267"/></a><br/><i>Tent cinema</i></div>
[12:47:18] %Sundar☼18: That's what a tent cinema is like.
[12:47:32] Krossfade: *Edison's Grand Cinemamegaphone
[12:47:47] %Sundar☼18: Oh, oops, sorry about that.
[12:48:00] %Sundar☼18: Anyways, there are currently more than 30 channels of different genres in Tamil Nadu.
[12:48:12] %Sundar☼18: The first regional channel for Tamil Nadu was DD Podhigai, made by Doordarshan.
[12:48:24] %Sundar☼18: The first private channel for Tamil Nadu was Sun TV, established in 1993.
[12:48:45] %Sundar☼18: During the year of 2006, the government has provided TVs to families at an estimated cost of $3.6 billion.
[12:48:59] %Sundar☼18: Arasu Cable was a government-run cable service that was a preferred mode of viewing television.
[12:49:13] %Sundar☼18: After 2010, Direct to Home has been increasingly popular, overtaking cable services.
[12:49:33] %Sundar☼18: Tamil serials take up most of the entertainment in Tamil channels, at which they are often led by one director, rather than a dew directors and writers.
[12:49:46] %Sundar☼18: They have that same vibe as Korean Drama ng;
[12:49:49] %Sundar☼18: ngl*
[12:50:03] %Sundar☼18: And that's it for television! Any questions before we continue on?
[12:51:21] %Sundar☼18: Alright then. Onwards to the Cuisine of Tamil Nadu (though most Cafe users know this already.)
[12:51:48] %Sundar☼18: Tamil cuisine is native to the people of Tamil Nadu, northern Sri Lanka, and people of Tamil descent living in other parts of India.
[12:52:00] %Sundar☼18: Tamil Nadu is famous for it's belief of serving others is a service to humanity, like other parts of India.
[12:52:19] %Sundar☼18: The traditional way of eating food is sitting down on the floor, setting up foods on banana leaves, and using your clean hands to eat the food.
[12:52:29] %Sundar☼18: Here are some examples of food eaten at Tamil Nadu
[12:52:35] %Sundar☼18: .link https://vgy.me/MOV7RN.jpg, Idlis
[12:52:35] |html|<div class="infobox"><a href="https://vgy.me/MOV7RN.jpg"><img src="https://vgy.me/MOV7RN.jpg" width="400" height="300"/></a><br/><i>Idlis</i></div>
[12:52:53] %Sundar☼18: Idlis are savory rice-cakes that is made from a fermented batter of rice and black gram flour. Often served with sambar and chutney.
[12:53:06] %Sundar☼18: .link https://vgy.me/i9n07j.jpg, Dosas
[12:53:07] |html|<div class="infobox"><a href="https://vgy.me/i9n07j.jpg"><img src="https://vgy.me/i9n07j.jpg" width="400" height="266"/></a><br/><i>Dosas</i></div>
[12:53:17] @warrdd: yum
[12:53:25] %Sundar☼18: Dosas are crepes made from a fermented batter of rice and black gram flours, and is often eating with sambar and chutney.
[12:53:34] %Sundar☼18: And this is why I normally use Idli batter to make Dosas. :P
[12:53:40] %Sundar☼18: .link https://vgy.me/bqfWzY.jpg, Pongal
[12:53:41] |html|<div class="infobox"><a href="https://vgy.me/bqfWzY.jpg"><img src="https://vgy.me/bqfWzY.jpg" width="400" height="252"/></a><br/><i>Pongal</i></div>
[12:54:10] %Sundar☼18: Pongal is a traditional cuisine at which rice is cooked in a mud-pot with water and milk, until there are some frothy bubbles that emanate out of the dish, giving the food dish it's soft texture.
[12:54:18] %Sundar☼18: .link https://vgy.me/2Bhy3n.jpg, Sambar
[12:54:18] |html|<div class="infobox"><a href="https://vgy.me/2Bhy3n.jpg"><img src="https://vgy.me/2Bhy3n.jpg" width="400" height="300"/></a><br/><i>Sambar</i></div>
[12:54:36] %Sundar☼18: Sambar is a lentil-based vegetable stew or chowder that consists of tamarind broth and freshly grounded spices.
[12:54:43] %Sundar☼18: .link https://vgy.me/vCk5uB.jpg, Rasam
[12:54:44] |html|<div class="infobox"><a href="https://vgy.me/vCk5uB.jpg"><img src="https://vgy.me/vCk5uB.jpg" width="400" height="300"/></a><br/><i>Rasam</i></div>
[12:54:53] %Sundar☼18: Rasam is a lentil soup that consists of pepper, coriander, and cumin seeds.
[12:55:18] %Sundar☼18: Now, you might think that Tamillians are vegetarians after seeing this five items, but there are a majority that are non-vegetarian
[12:55:24] %Sundar☼18: .link https://vgy.me/KMD1NW.jpg, Chicken Chettinad
[12:55:24] |html|<div class="infobox"><a href="https://vgy.me/KMD1NW.jpg"><img src="https://vgy.me/KMD1NW.jpg" width="400" height="267"/></a><br/><i>Chicken Chettinad</i></div>
[12:55:30] %Sundar☼18: .link https://vgy.me/rtpuWv.jpg, Mutton Chettinad Biryani
[12:55:31] |html|<div class="infobox"><a href="https://vgy.me/rtpuWv.jpg"><img src="https://vgy.me/rtpuWv.jpg" width="200" height="300"/></a><br/><i>Mutton Chettinad Biryani</i></div>
[12:55:44] %Sundar☼18: These are two examples of foods prepared with meat.
[12:56:04] %Sundar☼18: Anyways, that is it for the Culture topic of Tamil Nadu! Any questions before we continue on?
[12:56:51] %Sundar☼18: I suppose not; let's continue on with the Economy of Tamil Nadu!
[12:57:04] %Sundar☼18: .link https://vgy.me/gSpNz5.jpg, The Indian Rupee
[12:57:04] |html|<div class="infobox"><a href="https://vgy.me/gSpNz5.jpg"><img src="https://vgy.me/gSpNz5.jpg" width="400" height="267"/></a><br/><i>The Indian Rupee</i></div>
[12:57:24] %Sundar☼18: As everyone knows, the currency that used in Tamil Nadu is the same as every state of India: The Indian Rupee (INR).
[12:57:46] %Sundar☼18: Onwards to Agriculture, Fishing, and Forestry!
[12:57:56] %Sundar☼18: Agriculture is the mainstay of half of the working population at Tamil Nadu.
[12:58:08] %Sundar☼18: For many centuries, Tamil farmers had conserved scarce water in large irrgation resovoirs, or tanks.
[12:58:36] %Sundar☼18: Agricultural practices has improved during the mid-20th century through multiple croppings, the use of stronger and more productive staple crops, and the application of chemical fertilizers.
[12:59:04] %Sundar☼18: The principal crops for domestic consumption are rice, millets, and other cereals (wheat), as well as groundnuts and pulses.
[12:59:26] %Sundar☼18: Many farmers raise livestock, such as cows (for the dairy industry), goats, and sheep.
[12:59:49] %Sundar☼18: Tamil Nadu is one of India's top fish producers, and has an active forestry consisting of pulpwood, babul, firewood, bamboo, and rubber.
[13:00:10] %Sundar☼18: And that's it with this section, let us continue on with Resources and Power of the state.
[13:00:33] %Sundar☼18: The major minerals that are mined in Tamil Nadu are limestone, bauxite, gypsum, lignite, manesite, and iron ore.
[13:01:02] %Sundar☼18: The bulk of Tamil Nadu's energy comes from thermal stations, but hydro-electric plants provide an important secondary source of energy.
[13:01:12] %Sundar☼18: Tamil Nadu is also the leader in wind-power generation.
[13:01:27] %Sundar☼18: And that's it for Resources and Power, let us continue on with Manufacturing!
[13:02:10] %Sundar☼18: Tamil Nadu is one of the most industrialized states in India, at which the manufacturing sector accounts for 1/3 of India's GDP.
[13:02:33] %Sundar☼18: Some of Tamil Nadu's major industries are the production of automobiles, agricultural equipment, military vehicles, and railway cars.
[13:03:04] %Sundar☼18: Other manufacturing activities include textile millings, food processing, and the production of pharmaceuticals, chemicals, and electronic parts and equipment.
[13:03:24] %Sundar☼18: Tamil Naud is rich in handicrafts, such as brass, bronze, and copper ware, leather work, silk, and articles made from carved wood, palm leaves, and cane.
[13:03:37] %Sundar☼18: And that's it for manufacturing, let us continue with transporation!
[13:03:59] %Sundar☼18: In Tamil Nadu, there is a very well-developed network road which makes bus service available to all major towns and places of interest.
[13:04:06] %Sundar☼18: There are many railways that pass through the state.
[13:04:27] %Sundar☼18: 2 of India's main seaports are in Tamil Nadu; one in the North (by Chennai), and one in the South (by TUticorin).
[13:04:38] %Sundar☼18: The International Airport near Chennai is one of the largest airports in India.
[13:04:50] %Sundar☼18: However, there is another airport in Trichy that provides domestic and limited international service.
[13:05:06] %Sundar☼18: And that's it for the Economy of Tamil Nadu! Any questions before we continue on?
[13:05:54] %Sundar☼18: This is your last chance, because for the last two topics of this lecture, I will be going by very fast.
[13:06:13] %Sundar☼18: So, if you have a question, either say it now or after this lecture.
[13:06:54] %Sundar☼18: I suppose no one has questions, onwards to the History of Tamil Nadu! (Kross this is your answer)
[13:07:13] %Sundar☼18: Tamil Nadu has a very old history, dating back to 6,000 years ago.
[13:07:27] %Sundar☼18: It's history begins with the stablishment of the trinity of Tamil powers; specifically Chera, Chola, and Pandya kingdoms.
[13:07:37] %Sundar☼18: These kingdoms have favorable diplomatic and trade relations with distant lands.
[13:07:59] %Sundar☼18: Pandya has been dated in Greek Literature during the 4th century C.E, meeting with Roamn Emperor Julian.
[13:08:23] Krossfade: *roman?
[13:08:25] %Sundar☼18: Between the mid-6th century to the 9th century, there has been a war between Chalukyas of Badami, the Pallavas, of Kanchi, and the Pandyas of Mumbai.
[13:08:34] %Sundar☼18: Oh yeah, sorry, I meant Roman
[13:08:46] %Sundar☼18: Revival of Hinduism was going on in this period of time.
[13:09:02] %Sundar☼18: Ever since the year 850, the Tamil country was ruled by the CHolas, ruined by Rajendrachola Deva I.
[13:09:21] %Sundar☼18: From the mid-14th century, the Hindu kingdom of Vijayanagar, which included all of Tamil Nadu, came into existence.
[13:09:35] %Sundar☼18: There were Telugu-speaking governors and officials that were assigned a role in this administration.
[13:09:53] %Sundar☼18: In 1640, The East India Company set up a trading post in the fishing village of Chennai, with permission from the ruler.
[13:10:14] %Sundar☼18: From the mid-17th century to 1946m the Madras Presidency (Tamil Nadu) was controlled by the rise of British power.
[13:10:34] %Sundar☼18: Adter India's independece from the British in the year of 1947, the Madras Presidency became Madras State.
[13:10:49] %Sundar☼18: In 1953, some Telugu-speaking parts of Madras State separated from the land, becoming Andra Pradesh.
[13:11:08] %Sundar☼18: Madras State lost some land to Mysore (part of Karnataka) in 1956, before naming itself Tamil Nadu.
[13:11:19] %Sundar☼18: That's it for the History of Tamil Nadu.
[13:11:45] %Sundar☼18: Now, I've told you everything that you must know about it, but you haven't heard of my experience there when I was 8 or 9 years old.
[13:11:46] @warrdd: /announce thank you sundar18 for your informative lectures
[13:11:56] @warrdd: lecture*
[13:11:57] %Sundar☼18: smh warrdd i have one more left
[13:12:18] @warrdd: oh you do?
[13:12:22] %Sundar☼18: Personal Experience
[13:12:23] %Sundar☼18: lol
[13:12:40] @warrdd: go for it
[13:13:17] %Sundar☼18: I visited Tamil Nadu for the first time when I was 8 years old, just to visit relatives of India. My memory of being in India is a bit fuzzy, since I haven't been here for a long period of time.
[13:13:41] %Sundar☼18: During the course of my stay at Tamil Nadu (which was for 1-3 months), I mainly stayed with my relatives, and hardly went out, like for eating at a restaurant.
[13:14:01] %Sundar☼18: There was a time, however that I visited Trichy to meet up with some more relatives of mine, and got to experience a part of the city.
[13:14:21] %Sundar☼18: When it was time for my parents and I to leave India, we went on auto to Chennai, where we stayed in a hotel for the night before we left for the U.S.
[13:14:37] %Sundar☼18: I remember going on a tour around Chennai for sometime, and dealing with heavy rain, which made it hard to see the road.
[13:15:20] %Sundar☼18: One of my parents showed me an area where there was an "aquatic underground city" that had existed a few centuries (or millions of years in that case) ago, at which people had occupied the area, but I never got to understand it.
[13:15:43] %Sundar☼18: Next year, I visited Tamil Nadu again, as it was an emergency (personal, won't share).
[13:16:03] %Sundar☼18: I stayed in Trichy for a few days, and got to see the universities that my parents went to; at least the areas that were accessible to us.
[13:16:17] %Sundar☼18: I left for Chennai when it was time to leave (at which we were in India for about 1-2 months that time).
[13:16:28] %Sundar☼18: I had a fun time being in Tamil Nadu, and got to know my relatives better.
[13:16:52] %Sundar☼18: I do plan on returning soon to India, not only for visiting Tamil Nadu, but to go around the country-side and visit some other locations that I had desired to go to.
[13:17:02] %Sundar☼18: And that concludes by presentation! Any final questions you may want to ask?