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64 Zoo Lane is a children's television programme (show) created by An Vrombaut. It features a 9 year old girl named Lucy who lives at 64 Zoo Lane, next door to a Zoo. Every night she is told a story by the animals present there. Characters include Georgina the Giraffe, Nelson the Elephant, Tickles and Giggles the Monkeys, and Molly the Hippopotamus. The programme (show) emphasises friendship and responsibility. After the story ends Lucy is normally asleep (certain episodes have her yawning then

Arutprakasa Vallalar Chidambaram Ramalingam (Tamil: அருட்பிரகாச வள்ளலார் சிதம்பரம் இராமலிங்க அடிகள்), (5 October 1823 – 30 January 1874), whose pre monastic name was Ramalingam, is commonly known in India and across the world as Vallalar (Tamil: வள்ளலார்). He was one of the most famous Tamil Saints and also one of the greatest Tamil poets of the 19th century and belongs to a line of Tamil saints known as gnana siddhars (gnana means higher wisdom). The Suddha Sanmarga Sangam was spread and

Samak Sundaravej (June 13, 1935 – November 24, 2009) (Thai: สมัคร สุนทรเวช; RTGS: Samak Sunthorawet) was a Thai politician who briefly served as the Prime Minister of Thailand and Minister of Defense in 2008, as well as the leader of the People's Power Party in 2008. Samak was born in Bangkok, Thailand to Phraya Bumrungrajabhariphan (Samien Sundaravej) and his wife Khunying Umphan Bumrungrajabhariphan (Umphan Sundaravej). He was of Chinese descent (ancestral surname Lee (李)) and had five

The Sangam period (ca. 200 BCE to 200 CE) was characterized by the co existence of three main religions: Hinduism, Buddhism and Jainism. The monarchs of the time practiced religious tolerance and openly encouraged religious discussions and invited teachers of every sect to the public halls to preach their doctrines. During the Sangam age, Hinduism, including Vedic Brahminism, had become a popular religion among the people. Siva, Murugan, Krishna, Balarama and Kali were some of the popular

The Indian subcontinent is home to a variety of fighting styles. In Sanskrit they may be collectively referred to as śastravidyā or dhanurveda. The former is a compound of the words śastra (sword, weapon) and vidyā (learning), meaning knowledge of the sword or knowledge of weaponry . The latter term derives from the words for bow (dhanushya) and knowledge (veda), literally the science of archery in Puranic literature, later applied to martial arts in general The Vishnu Purana text

Michael Madhana Kamarajan is a 1990 film directed by Singeetam Srinivasa Rao, starring Kamal Haasan and Crazy Mohan. Kamal had distinguished each character with his body language and language lingo for example Michael has a husky voice, Madan an English accent, Kameshwaran speaks Palakad Tamil and Raju madras language. The film tells a story of quadruplets. The screenplay is credited to Kamal himself, while the story is by Kadher Kashmiri. The movie opens with a ballad sung by travelling singer

Delhi Ganesh is a veteran Tamil film actor, who mostly acts in supporting roles and is perhaps best known for his role in Kamal Hassan comedies and films like Nayagan and Michael Madana Kama Rajan. He has acted in more than 400 films from 1980 to present. He was a member of the 'Delhi' drama troupe in Nanganalloor, Madras, along with another popular actor Delhi Kumar (Who would act as Madhavan's father in the tamil film Dum Dum Dum). Ganesh worked in the INDIAN AIR FORCE (defence) from 1976 to

Manorama (born Gopishantha Tamil:கோபிசாந்தா) is a veteran Tamil actress who has acted in more than 1500 films, 1000 stage performances, and a few television serials . She is affectionately called as Aachi by Tamil people . She holds a Guinness World Record for acting in most number of films. Manorama was born as Gopi Shantha to Arumuga Clockudaiyar and Ramamitham on 26 May 1943 at Mannargudi, Tiruvarur district of Tamil Nadu. Later her family moved to Pallathur near Karaikudi owing to poverty .

The period between the 4th century and 6th century CE is known as the Golden Age of India because of the large achievements Indians made in the fields of science, technology, engineering, art, dialectic, literature, logic, mathematics, astronomy, religion and philosophy during the Gupta Empire. The decimal numeral system, including the concept of zero, was invented in India during this period. The peace and prosperity created under leadership of Guptas enabled the pursuit of scientific and