Coimbatore Regional Drum Beat: Kongu Regional Special

Coimbatore Regional Drum Beat: Kongu Regional Special: வீட்டில் நல்லதுக்கும் கெட்டதுக்கும், கோவில் விசேஷங்களுக்கும், தவறாத வாத்தியம். கோவை வடவள்ளி சக்தி மாரியம்மன் கோவில்: 24th May 2023: Two Troupes playing at Coimbatore Vadavalli Sakthi Mariamman Koil: வீரபாண்டி மற்றும் சாமி நாயக்கன்பாளையம் குழுவினர்: Veerapandi & Sami Naicken Palayam Troupes. Recorded in a live performance on 24th May 2023 at Coimbatore on iPhone 14 Pro.

கோவை மண்டலத்தின் கொட்டு மேளமும் "தப்பு"த் தாளமும்: #drumbeats #kongu #nativebeats #kottu hts:/https://youtu.be/L4Cj2npTsEU

South Indian Native Drum Beats

Rev. Bishop Dr Robert Caldwell: Comparative Grammer Linguist of Dravidian Languages: From Ireland to India on a Mission

During British rule in India, Christian Missionaries also came in from different parts of Europe, to spread the Gospel message. These missionaries used the approach of providing for primary needs of tribes and scheduled castes of India, through building of health care facilities and schools / colleges. They learnt Tamil language as an essential means of communication. Quite a few mastered the language and some outsanding ones are: (1) Veeramaa Munivar: an Italian named Constantine Joseph Beschi, who wrote "ThaembaavaNi" and "Sadhuragaraathi". Also translated ThirukuraL, Thevaaram and Thirupugazh into Latin and other European Languages. (2) G. U. Pope: a Canadian, who translated ThirukuraL and Thiruvaasakam into English. (3) The "Comparative grammer Linguist of Dravidian Languages, Rev Bishop Dr Robert Calwell. He built the first CSI church in Tinnevely District (Tirunelveli). Coming from Ireland, he settled himself at a small village, Idayangudi (4 KM from ThisayanviLai, 66 KM from Tuticorin and 75 KM from Tirunelveli in South India. His birth and death centenaries are celebrated by Tamil Nadu Government, establishing a museum at the small house (17'x11') he lived between 1841-1883, with his wife Eliza Caldwell. He mastered Tamil and later other Dravidian languages and wrote the "Comparative Grrammer of Dravidian Languages. He also wrote other important research records in Tamil, "Relationship of Hinduism and Christianity" (bringing out words and phrases from Tamil included in the Bible), "Records of the early history of Tinnevely Mission" and "Political & General History of the District of Tinnevelly". Dr Robert Caldwell built the church in 1942 and in 1958, a new church was built nearby. TN Govt has preserved both the original church and the residence as a heritage site, added with a museum. Dr Robert Caldwell's brother from London sent a special 4-bell instrument to toll in the church and it actually produces an unique music (added at the end of this video), every time it tolls. Dr Robert Maxwell passed away in Kodaikanal in 1883 and wished that his body be buried in the church where he spent most of his life. Not only his body, but also his wife's body (labelled "Mother of Isreal rests here) are under the carpet of the pulpit area of the Church of Idayangudi. An Irishman, born on May 07, 1814, came into India as a Christian Missionary and ended up as a Tamil Scholar. I attended a wedding at this church on Nov 21, 2022 and the opportunity presented the insight for this video and background research details.

ஒப்பிலக்கண அறிஞர் ரெவெரென்ட் பிஷப் டாக்டர் ராபர்ட் கால்டுவெல்: Rev. Bishop Dr Robert Caldwell #csi

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Kerala~God's own Country

Kerala~God's own Country:

This video is on "Traditional Kerala", as seen away from Highways, Cities, Malls, Theme Parks and other Tourist Places or Metros, with elevated lifestyle from Petro Dollars: The High Literacy rate in the country, leading to a disciplined population that follows Traditions, be it Hindus or Christians or Muslims or Jews, both in life style, including native food and culture. This is something that one cannot see or even visualize when travelling on highway. This video on rural sides, takes in the scenery and narrates the crop diversity, classification of lands / altitudes, with crops (Rice, Tapioca, Areca, Teak, Pepper, Rubber, Coffee, Cardamom, Tea, Flowers etc) and the significance of traditional rituals, behind what is showcased for tourists. Tamil Poet Bharathiyar quoting Kerala twice in his poem "Sindhunadhyin Misai.." is quoted with examples of Kerala's contribution to value add the music, acting etc in Tamil Cinema. Please SUBSCRIBE to this channel FLOWER VALLEY DrKV for more such videos, tap the NOTIFICATION icon, add your COMMENTS to encourage and SHARE with your friends.

கடவுளின் தேசம் கேரளா~பாரம்பரிய கிராமங்கள் வழிக்காட்சிகள்:God's Own Country #kerala #entekeralam #hd

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Use and Throw ~ Technology at its peak..

Use and Throw ~ Technology at its peak..

"Use and Throw" நம்மை Ball Point Pen துவங்கி, Old Age Home வரை கொண்டு வ்ந்து, இன்று Quikr இல் வந்து நிறுத்தியிருக்கிறது....!

இனி, கணவன் ஆவலாகப் Photo எடுத்தால், மனைவி அந்த மொபைலில் Quikr Apps டவுன்லோட் ஆகி உள்ளதா என்று கவனமாகப் பார்க்க வேணும்..!

(Images sourced through: Google Images)

Biological Control ~ Backfiring in India (Weed Control with Insects) ~ an insight

Biological Control ~ Backfiring in India (Weed Control with Insects) ~ an insight

Prickly Pear (Tamil: Sappaathik Kalli) Opuntia dillenii, is a menacing weed on road sides and field bunds in India and Sri Lanka and it is one of the earliest success stories for use of bio-control agents.In this case, a mealy bug (Tamil: Maavup Poochi) was used. This bio-control agent is called, Dactylopius tomentosus.

Based on this success story, many countries (Australia, Cuba etc) used different bugs (Species of Dactylopius on different species of Opuntia). Nearly five decades later, in India, we still find Opuntia dillenii coming back to life and still the insect (Dactylopius tomentosus) clinging on to its dear life.

Opuntia is too strong and comes back to life, in the very same place where it perished after being sucked sapless by the bug. Science has learnt a certain lesson here..Nature does fight back !.

Prickly Pear on the road side (Near Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu, India : Dec 08, 2013)

Close-Up shots showing mealy bug (white blobs), still clinging onto the cactus (Location: As above)

The second lesson that Bio-control Advisors learnt from this particular insect is that once the main host (in this case Opuntia) is not available aplenty, then the bio-control can also turn into a pest damaging crops. A very valuable lesson learnt, as mealy bug today is a serious threat on commercial farms / plantations of Papaya, Rose and also to home garden plants like Hibiscus, Custard Apple, Guava, Crotons, Plumeria, Mussaenda, Poinsettia etc.

This bug has a white wooly covering and pesticides cannot penetrate the cover the kill the insect at later stages. Dichlorvos is the only compound (with its vapourizing action) that is found effective to clean by swabbing. This guy (Mealy bug) is sedantary and cannot move by itself. Therefore, it attracts ants by secreting a syrupy concoction, liked by ant brotherhood, who for returning the favour, transport the mealy bugs from one host plant to another. Hence, as an additional precaution, ant powder is applied at the base of host plants to prevent this transport getting anywhere nearer.

This is how a successful Bio-control agent has turned into a pest !

Who said Bio-control agents are host specific..? 

Ask our papaya growers and rose farmers in India !

Save Our Native Seeds..

THE RIGHT TO SAVE SEED

Came across a recommendation in the Net to look-up a a video titled " The Right to save seed"...

Good one.

"The Right To Save Seed is an animated movie which explains when farmers can resow their seed in Europe. With the help of Magnum, Agata, Dali and Mona Lisa — four varieties of potatoes that really exist — the movie covers different legal situations with humour and a lot of creativity!

Even though farmers have made their own seed over centuries, they are not able to resow all the seed they buy, or can only resow it if certain conditions are met. Resowing is sometimes prevented by the seed sale contract, sometimes by the contract that ties them to the buyer of their crop, and sometimes by intellectual property rights.

The Right To Save Seed is an animated movie which explains when farmers can resow their seed in Europe. With the help of Magnum, Agata, Dali and Mona Lisa — four varieties of potatoes that really exist — the movie covers different legal situations with humour and a lot of creativity!

Even though farmers have made their own seed over centuries, they are not able to resow all the seed they buy, or can only resow it if certain conditions are met. Resowing is sometimes prevented by the seed sale contract, sometimes by the contract that ties them to the buyer of their crop, and sometimes by intellectual property rights.

Inspired by Grocery Store Wars, by Free Range Studios, Shabnam Anvar (PhD in Seed Regulation), Mathieu Eisinger (Producer), Jeanne Rouchel (Producer and Designer) and Olivia Zarcate (Legal Infography) used colourful creativity to translate a complex legal situation into a fun story for all. Their goal: help farmers and consumers choose their choice of seed and food knowing what the implications are."

The link is:

http://truththeory.com/2013/10/27/the-right-to-save-seed/

To me two bits of information came to mind:

1985: An article in the (then alive) "The Illustrated Weekly of India" by Tom Alwarez, captioned "The Great Gene Robbery". It highlighted how popular traditional Indian Rice varieties maintained in germplasms at MP and Orissa made its way to IRRI, Philippines.

1989: Asia Pacific Weed Science Society Conference in Seoul, (South) Korea: After my presentation of a Weed Science paper was over, I got into another session where a Thai Professor was listing out "local" varieties for herbicide resistance. One of the varieties had a funny sounding name and I waited for the visual. The variety's name was "Muttumanickam".

With IR-8, rice varieties ushered-in Taichung Native-1 gene pools into India. We got higher yields. More pests and diseases. We lost our gene pool and tracing back our "roots".

Transplanted Rice in mature stage

Germplasm (varieties) at IRRI, Philippines

Wild Rice Harvesting in 19th Century

Photos from

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oryza_sativa

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_rice

Indian Spice : Kalpaasi is a Lichen, acutally !

Indian Spice: Kalpaasi is a Lichen, actually !

In India, spices (for flavor) and condiments (for flavor and taste) are used a lot in native cuisine. Biriyani is no exception. Recently, read in a magazine about the source of one of the spices, Kalpaasi. This is collected from forests by native tribals. Famous Western Ghats (Western chain of mountains) in South India has this rich resource.This ash coloured, flattened, dry matter is collected from tall trees and sometimes from rock surfaces of interior forests. Sometimes, during rainy periods, people slip during the process and even lose their lives. 

Looking at the picture in the magazine (Kungumam : Tamil Weekly: 28.OCT.2013 / www.kungumam.co.in), something struck me. This is actually a lichen (pronounced "li'ken"), unlike other Spices and Condiment, which are from higher plant sources.  

 Parmelia sulcata

 Plastimatia glauca

Plastimatia herrei

[Pictures are by Derrick Ditchburn: www.dereila.ca)

Lichen is an unique association of two organisms, a fungus and an alga(e) or moss, who co-exist in a mutually beneficial live-in relationship.One helps in rooting into the host (tree or the holding surface) and the helps in making food by photosynthesis. A clean example of give-and-share policy. Most important thing is, lichens are full of nutrients and are rich in antibiotics.Yellow lichens have poisonous compounds, but green and grey ones are edible in many countries.

So, it is in fact interesting to connect Science with ethnic food (A common spice that has nutrient values and antibiotic properties, after the condiment in Indian Cuisine, Turmeric with antiseptic properties, went waging intellectual property wars beyond continents). Should some one go for patenting or GIS marking Indian Kalpaasi ? It is about time..