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INDIA your Tamil Nadu

India Tamil Nadu, the land of the Tamils is the southern-most India state of Tamil Nadu is bordered by Puducherry, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh.India Tamil Nadu has had continuous human habitation since pre-historic times. Its long India history and Indian cultural traditions are among the oldest in India and the world. The ancient Indian Tamil kingdoms of Chera, Chola, Pallava and Pandya are of very ancient origins. They patronised a mature India culture which produced some of the oldest surviving Indian literature in India.Colonised by the East India Company, India Tamil Nadu was eventually incorporated into the Madras Presidency. After the independence of India, the India Madras State was created in 1956 based on India linguistic boundaries. The name of the Madras State was changed to Tamil Nadu in the year 1969. The politics of India Tamil Nadu has been dominated by DMK and AIADMK, who are of the Indian Dravidian movement which agitated demanding concessions for the 'Dravidian' population of India Tamil Nadu. Lying on a low plain along the Indian southeastern coast of the Indian peninsula, Tamil Nadu is bounded by the India Eastern Ghats in the north and Nilgiri, Annamalai Hills, and Palakkad on the west. The state has large fertile areas along the Indian Coromandel coast, the Palk strait, and the Gulf of Mannar. The fertile plains of India Tamil Nadu are fed by rivers such as Kaveri, Palar, and Vaigai, and by the northeast monsoon. Traditionally a manufacturing Indian state, Tamil Nadu is also a leading producer of agricultural products.The sixth most populous state in the Indian Union, Tamil Nadu has the largest Indian urban agglomeration nationwide. Increases in literacy have caused India Tamil Nadu to report the second lowest growth in population in India for the last decade. Globalisation brought increased export opportunities, making India Tamil Nadu the fifth largest economy among the states of India. In spite of all these TN has the most number of HIV positives in India declared in 2007.The growing demands for skilled labour have caused the increased number of educational institutions in India Tamil Nadu. It has the highest number of vocational training institutions in India. India Chennai, which was known until 1996 as Madras, is the fourth largest city of India and the state capital. Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Salem and Tirunelveli are other large cities (Corporations) of India Tamil Nadu.The art and culture of Tamils are among the oldest in India and the world. Great literature, music, dance and architecture have evolved from India Tamil Nadu over the past two millennia. India Tamil Nadu provided the cradle in which the rich musical tradition of India Carnatic music evolved. Many of the great composers such as Tyagaraja lived and flourished in India Tamil Nadu.India


India Tamil Nadu travel photos along your favourite choice, enjoy !
(I'll add some at the end of the gallery... maybe you like them too ?)

Dancing with wolves. Girls, girls, girls Nightriders of the sea
Sundown over Samanar Hill Firework in the sky Twinkeling Eyes
Sunrise at Mamalla beach Butterflies on the beach In the shade of a Government shop
Drifting straight into your living-room Nizamuthin Express SEA
Honey Buzzard ... do behave yourself on stage ! Sunbeams
Where are you going ? The man and his Parisal Good morning Mamallapuram
Road to nowhere. Jallikattu Magnolia
The Endless Coromandel Coast Kanniyampatti at dusk Clouds over Yercaud
Look at me That's what I call winnowing ! Life fading away in the shade
Enlightened Holy water Wisdom written on walls
Salt pans Bharata Natyam Would you be happy ?
Kannier Bakthi Madurai, here I come Look at my tissues
Rose Pudupatti Dooming out of the dark Kungumam
Fly the sky A Dog's Tale Walking in the sky
I said Wild thing ... A man from Rajasthan Competition
As old as her house The world upside down Jallikattu Spectator
As red stripes fade away ...... Say hello to Mr Bull Malapuram Blue
... and then the Quarrymen came Vaigai Colors Moon Eclips seen from Madurai / South-India
The vast enclosed fields A professional aberation ? Colors of the street
Lost Golden Glory Shy wondering eyes A Farmer
On the edge of light Rainboy The load man
Old Tamil Man The Family - The Religion Guard of the Mosque
Owl Fun on a Bamboo stick Talking Head
Devotion to Ayappan Young priest Ayappan Puja
Tamil Bride The Shore Temple A Lorry, Women
A fisherman from Mamallapuram My goat The new fishermen's fleet
A symphony of light in Red Free fall in between lines Sweet Reminiscence
Next generation of fishermen ? Fun in the kitchen Fool on the hill
A paradise for pastel painters Early morning at the lake The final steps
Samanar Temple cave A holy dip Parisal
No Doctor ! Sea Shore Temple Local Hairdresser
The potato loadman Selvam Watermelon
Pilgrim I Vaigai River Rainy |YummmmmmmmmmmY|
Who is looking at who ? Thannier How to eat a guava ?
Show or devotion ? A sweet heavenly dream. In between lines
Old is gold. (²) Will you still need me .... White
Making his account Cover Photoalbum Mangulam Village
Policemen, your friends Emancipation .... Coconuts are real sellers ....
Itcham Husband and wife Buy my tissues ...
Like a statue Till the last drop ... The gold of Tamil Nadu
White landscape Having a haircut Snapped on video
You are so beautiful .... Room for one more ? Early morning light.
Don't touch my mothers food. Sadhu One last pray ....
It's Independence Day ! Please, don't .... Looooook ...... !
A star on the moon Learn young, learn fair. Are You ever gonna make it like him ?
Glass Onion White Landscape II Do you sop also ?
The Balance Holy Flame Private entrance
Winding Road Going up in smoke. For generations to come .....
Magalier, magalier, magalier .... The night blower Birds of different feathers
Painting with light Lines of life Safe by mother, wondering
Tea Man Old woman and her buffalos Old Famer's Lady

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Buba Jafarli 24-May-2009 10:01
A gallery of masterpieces! Every shot is a gem here! Bravo, Oochappan! Big V.
photokhan 09-Mar-2009 11:19
Color, form and human spirit...what grounds for great photography.
But, then again, a crop is only as good as the farmer who plows that fertile soil.
As far as visual harvests go, this is a truly bountiful one.
My deepest (and moved) congratulations!
HB(PK)
matheyu 05-Mar-2009 08:51
your are great!!!
matheyu 17-Dec-2008 14:04
friend super!
maran 10-Sep-2008 10:19
wow wat a lovely picks man.i wish u to do great jobs>
karthi 21-Aug-2008 10:06
I had an opportunity to visit your blog on 21-Aug-2008, Really Amazing and excellent
Thaks a lot.
Maadhavan TJ 21-Jul-2008 07:53
It is amazing. I understood that even a normal thing can look very fantastic through an experts camera. I love your picture on my mother land.
olderhvit 12-Mar-2008 12:22
Always a pleasure going thru your galleries. Wonderful shots as always. V-
Raymond 14-Jan-2008 23:11
This is more than photography... you have managed what very few can do, to capture the soul of a people, a place... we can feel your images.
Very well done
M.sathiskumar 11-Jan-2008 08:34
Nice.....
gr.venkatraman 21-Dec-2007 10:44
senthamilnadu nama senthamil nadu, nam thanthayar naadu ithu nam thanthayer naadu
Shubhankar Ray 14-Oct-2007 20:23
Splendid Gallery. Would like to see more of your work
Ann DeCamp 14-Sep-2007 03:17
Fantastic gallery. Congratulations on wonderful, creative work
Bill Warren 11-Sep-2007 01:11
It is not my first or last visit--one of the treasure galleries on pBase
Adjacir Cidrão 03-Sep-2007 12:59
Beautiful Gallery.......... V
Petros Labrakos 06-Aug-2007 00:03
among the very best travel galleries at pBase
every single photo is an exciting new experience
Thanks for sharing your wonderful work!
(V)
Heidi Jonker 05-Aug-2007 07:46
Fascinating gallery!! Bravo!
Ricardo Munoz 04-Aug-2007 14:20
Oochappan
Your gallery is breath-taking, simply said, "beautiful".

Ricardo
New York City
Hervé Dugoujon — Instinct Numerique 31-Jul-2007 09:22
Very fantastic Gallery.
Colors, composition are so perfect. Thank's a lot for sharing such images.

Hervé
Mihai 31-Jul-2007 08:20
Very beautifull color, very beautiufuul photo, very beautifull gallery !!!Amazing work !!Big V !
Charukesi 31-Jul-2007 05:15
what an outstanding collection of images! you have brought the culture alive here. great work!
Gabriel Perez 30-Jul-2007 06:35
Simply fascinating and wonderful
regards from Mexico
Eugene Choy, Photography (Singapore) 29-Jul-2007 16:45
Wonderfully taken. The portraits are vivid. Great shots!
Agnieszka Grzedzinska 29-Jul-2007 16:24
Amaizing, beautiful gallery, one of my favourite now! Voted
Peg O'Brien 29-Jul-2007 14:11
Stunningly beautigul gallery, Oochappan. Vote
Johan Gerrits 29-Jul-2007 13:43
Fabulous work oochappan, Tamil Nadu will be proud of you, you captured there spirit an beauty so well, Big ***.
Gary Eckert 29-Jul-2007 10:59
Fantastic work.
Charles Lasnier 29-Jul-2007 07:52
Bright, colorful, and intense.
Scotty Graham 29-Jul-2007 05:51
You have nailed it!! Awesome gallery!!
Luis Marcos 28-Jul-2007 09:15
Amazing work!
RadioWonder 28-Jul-2007 04:21
Perfect in every way...
GMV

http://www.pbase.com/radiowonder/brain_waves
Guest 27-Jul-2007 21:52
wow what an eye you got there..Fabulous collection....Big Vote!!

From a fellow indian
Vibhor Jain
Eirik Johnsgård 27-Jul-2007 20:09
beautiful:)
John Amato 27-Jul-2007 16:58
Captivating gallery. Thank you for bringing this to us. Voted.
Jeff Waldorff 27-Jul-2007 16:18
Bravo! A gorgeous gallery with great expression, light, and color. Big Vote
Ch. F. 27-Jul-2007 14:30
Photos magnifiques ! Bravo
William Hartshorn 27-Jul-2007 09:14
Spectacular Gallery of imagery !! ~V~
carlo cruz 27-Jul-2007 04:27
i admire your pictures but more than that, i enjoy your stories. keep it up. thanks for sharing! V
kayjaynz 26-Jul-2007 20:30
Wonderful gallery, great colour and light.
Harshita 26-Jul-2007 17:28
This is exactly how i always imagined the world to look at my India as...u sure got the eye..u must add more INDIA YOUR...(STATE)series with other indian states.Ur pics created a deep urge in me to go grab a good camera and start clicking. UR AWESOME!Give us more!!!
Matthew Mannell 26-Jul-2007 14:42
Incredible gallery so many wonderful images. Vote!
Gary Collins 26-Jul-2007 05:18
Spectacular Gallery. Stunning images. V
Julie Bird 26-Jul-2007 02:31
Masterful use of photography and post-production techniques. V
Roozbeh Shivayi 25-Jul-2007 11:21
Fantastic collection of colorful India.
Lisa W. 24-Jul-2007 23:06
WOW - I have seen some great photo's on Pbase but this is jaw dropping beautiful. Mega Votes!!
rakes 24-Jul-2007 16:27
Simply beautiful.
Very well excuted.
suriya nuntasukhon 24-Jul-2007 15:18
great work from professional photographer
Vikas Malhotra 24-Jul-2007 14:42
The most fabulous gallery of tamil nadu ever, each photograph is a masterpiece, stunning and thanks for sharing this with us. Excellent, now would love to spend time in TN. Cheers.
Michael Pettersson 24-Jul-2007 09:40
Great gallery! GMV!
Patricia Lay-Dorsey 24-Jul-2007 09:22
You have been on my favorites list for a long time, but seeing these photos all together like this takes my breath away. You capture the beauty, joy and pain of the Tamil people and region with such artistry and compassion. Thank you for sharing your gift with us.
RAJENDRAN 24-Jul-2007 04:44
good work. good colours.
RAJENDRAN 24-Jul-2007 04:40
Ada namma alu kooda kalakkarappala.oochappa sabas.i expect a good oothappam photo from oochappa.(summa jally)koopidu 9894281576 valthukalai neradiya petrukolka. nanri. vanakkam.
Guest 24-Jul-2007 02:30
Simply stunning!
G. Phillips 24-Jul-2007 02:28
Great compositions - well done! V
Cyrus Khamak 24-Jul-2007 01:22
Stunning images with great captures and rich colors, v
Wendy O 24-Jul-2007 01:13
Wow! Amazing work. Vote!
Galina Stepanova 23-Jul-2007 14:10
Superb travel gallery.
david procter 23-Jul-2007 13:30
There's no better travel photographer here.
Steeped in human values and your passion for India.
What a gallery!
v
Zane Paxton 23-Jul-2007 06:07
Really extraordinary and inspiring images! Very well presented and I love the stories.
Bill Harris 22-Jul-2007 22:50
You make wonderful pictures, with both action and composition. An excellent photographer, and one of the best galleries I've seen.
Zoltán Balogh 22-Jul-2007 11:51
Excellent gallery: congratulations, voted and saved as favourite! I have found lots of pleasure in your pics!
Sofia Solomennikova 21-Jul-2007 18:45
An excellent gallery depicting all the diversity and uniqueness of India with some highly artistic shots, V.
James Pan 21-Jul-2007 14:49
You paint so well with your camera and vision. I love the texture, pattern, composition. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful and enchanting culture!
gowri 21-Jul-2007 11:14
you love faces and people alright!!wonderful
Didier Vanderperre 21-Jul-2007 02:20
Very impressive work, big vote !
Apostolos Tikopoulos 20-Jul-2007 19:34
Wonderful collection of India captures. V.
Eric Saint Martin 20-Jul-2007 15:47
really wonderful gallery
voted
rakes 20-Jul-2007 04:27
well thought out with beautiful colors and good composition
Ladislav Chrast 19-Jul-2007 19:20
Great gallery! V
Canadian 19-Jul-2007 15:39
A pure joy of fine photography! Rarely does one come across such originality and photographic mastery as in the work here, which is head and shoulders above vast majority of other pbase contributors. Congratulation and admiration!
Jennie Marie Schell 19-Jul-2007 14:13
Fantastic work! V
olivier bruning 19-Jul-2007 13:17
an incredible collection!! big Vote
krunal 19-Jul-2007 08:28
as always ur galleries have a special sense of colour
vote
James 19-Jul-2007 01:55
Beautiful gallery. Your colors and perspective capture the essence of the moment...well done. ~V~
Tine Verheyden 18-Jul-2007 17:59
such a fantastic gallery

excellent work! V
Ladislav Chrast 18-Jul-2007 16:51
Wonderful gallery! V
Chad Ramsey 17-Jul-2007 14:34
Stunning images! V
Sandi Whitteker 17-Jul-2007 13:11
Wonderful gallery. Takes me back to my travels. Nice memories. V
Richard Cobby 15-Jul-2007 17:15
Oh my this is really something special. Wonderful, powerful
images with such depth, colour and meaning.
These atributes can only be achieved by a top notch photographer.
My congratulations -
Regards from UK - Richard
James Stockhorst 15-Jul-2007 16:54
Amazing - you just sold me a 16mm ,
Richard Calmes 14-Jul-2007 14:01
Master work by a master artist! V
Steve Viscot 13-Jul-2007 17:01
outstanding series -v
Paul James 13-Jul-2007 05:05
oochappan,

...beautiful colors and angles; beautiful people.
Bravo!

PJAMES
Giancarlo Guzzardi 12-Jul-2007 06:40
images of incredible beauty...unic!
Giancarlo Guzzardi 12-Jul-2007 06:40
images of incredible beauty...unic!
Steve Jones 11-Jul-2007 21:28
Great gallery. I have added you to favorites. Want to see more. Vote
maximzar 10-Jul-2007 13:20
The pieces of art. Great eye!!! BIIG vote
Guest 09-Jul-2007 15:48
Powerful eye!
Scubalex 07-Jul-2007 13:00
Absolutely stunning pictures.. Voted
Scubalex 07-Jul-2007 12:59
Absolutely stunning pictures.. Voted
enny jameson 06-Jul-2007 20:11
very impressive, all images are masterpieces, great work, compliments.
Eldar Kadymov 07-Jun-2007 16:21
Very impressive, spectacular and professional work ! V
Gideon Davidson 27-May-2007 03:59
What a wonderful selection. Beautiful work!
kyoung k kim 15-May-2007 12:33
Excellent gallery! wonderful colors..
Ali Majdfar 12-May-2007 11:20
This is another great gallery, stunning work. GMV
Joy Miller 12-May-2007 05:04
Wonderful gallery, all excellent interesting and colorful shots. vote.
olderhvit 11-Apr-2007 10:59
Impressive gallery....Absolutely great shots. V
__MESS__ 05-Mar-2007 06:05
Impressive photos, thanks for sharing, voted
Marc Demoulin 03-Mar-2007 13:11
Outstanding selection! Vote.
marc
Michael Pritchett 02-Mar-2007 03:03
You have a truly wonderful gallery here. I recently travled to India as well (I welcome you to visit my galleries) and I loved it. Your pictures were an absolute joy to view. Voted for sure!
KAI-WING LEUNG 23-Feb-2007 04:31
All nice shots! Wonderful gallery! Voted!
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