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  • ...that since 1967 the state of Tamil Nadu in India has been ruled by Dravidian parties?
  • ...that forthcoming Tamil film Aegan, starring Ajith Kumar, marks the directorial debut of choreographer Raju Sundaram?
  • ...that the film crew of the forthcoming Tamil film, Kanthaswamy adopted two villages near Madurai to give film profits to?
  • ...that Pratap Singh was the last ruler of Thanjavur to be officially referred to by the English East India Company as "His Majesty"?
  • ...that Unnale Unnale was the director Jeeva's final film before his death?
  • ...that Swami Vipulananda was the founding Professor of Tamil at both University of Ceylon and Annamalai University?
  • ..that the Basilica of Our Lady of Good Health (pictured) is one of the most frequented religious sites in India, drawing nearly 2 million pilgrims annually?
  • ...that the Sangam poems, an important source of ancient Tamil history, were composed by a total of 473 poets over a period of a few centuries?
  • ...that Sarangapani Temple is named after Sarang, the bow of Rama?
  • ...that the government of Korkai, an important industrial center of ancient Tamil country, employed convicts as pearl divers?
  • ..that the Roman merchants who traded with ancient Tamil country, used the monsoon winds to reduce the travel time between Egypt and India to forty days?
  • ...that the Kallanai dam, built by Karikala Chola to support agriculture in ancient Tamil country, is considered the oldest water-regulation structure still in use?
  • ...that Hindus in the ancient Tamil country worshipped different deities depending on the landscape of the region they lived in?
  • ..that Roman trade with India was so large as to drain gold resources from Rome and involved the despatch of 120 ships every year?
  • ...that Mother Theresa University, in Vilpatti Panchayat, South India, is the nation's only university exclusively devoted to women's issues?
  • ...that Indian Test cricketer Murali Kartik was expelled from the first intake of the National Cricket Academy due to indiscipline?
  • ...that Indian wicketkeeper Dinesh Karthik learnt to play cricket in Kuwait?
  • ...that the village of Naluvedapathy in Tamil Nadu, India remained unscathed by the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami because of a record 80,244 casuarina saplings planted on the coast two years earlier?
  • ...that the Periyar National Park, Thekkady is located around the Periyar reservoir formed by the backwaters of the Mullaperiyar dam?
  • ...that Kolachal was the location of a battle in 1741 where for perhaps the only time in Indian history, an Indian kingdom defeated a European naval force?