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Aadi Festival of the South African Tamizhs

South African Indians of Thamizh Origin who were brought by the British as Indentured labourers from South India to Natal from 1860 to 1906 to work in the sugarcane plantations have some unique customs that they practice. Due to certain circumstances they had to adapt in their new environment, but also preserve their customs and traditions.

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T P Rajalakshmi

by herstories on April 30, 2021 10:30 am on April 30, 2021

Madras Central Railway Station. The movie reel box had arrived from Bombay by train. Thousands of people crowded the busy Wall Tax road through which the reel box was taken to Kinema Central- where the movie was to be screened. People all along the roads showered flowers, broke open coconuts on the roads, showed ‘arti’ and burnt incense sticks, welcoming the reel. “Watch for yourselves, the first talkie featuring your favorite star TP Rajalakshmi dance and sing in Tamil and Telugu” screamed the posters all along and “The famous drama artiste TP Rajalakshmi for the first time in a talking cinema”, announced loudspeakers in cars and automobiles. The first talkie of Tamil Cinema, Kalidas, rested squarely on the tender shoulders of a girl, who was barely 20, married at 7 and divorced at 11!

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Hannah Ratnam Krishnama @ Kamala Sathianathan Nivedita Louis 1898… Senate House, Madras University. The Graduation Ceremony is underway. The names are called out and students…

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