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  2. Tamil script - Wikipedia

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    The Tamil script (தமிழ் அரிச்சுவடி Tamiḻ ariccuvaṭi [tamiɻ ˈaɾitːɕuʋaɽi]) is an abugida script that is used by Tamils and Tamil speakers in India, Sri Lanka, Malaysia, Singapore and elsewhere to write the Tamil language. [5]

  3. Tirukkural translations into English - Wikipedia

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    The first English translation by a native scholar (i.e., scholar who is a native speaker of Tamil) was made in 1915 by T. Tirunavukkarasu, who translated 366 couplets into English. The first complete English translation by a native scholar was made the following year by V. V. S. Aiyar , who translated the entire work in prose.

  4. Laxmi Singh - Wikipedia

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    Laxmi Singh (born 2 May 1974) is a 2000 batch IPS officer of Uttar Pradesh cadre, who is currently serving as the Inspector General (IG) of Uttar Pradesh Police. [1] She became the first woman police commissioner of Uttar Pradesh on 28 November 2022.

  5. Lakshmi Narasimha - Wikipedia

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    The devas proceed to pray to Lakshmi, who appears before her consort. She soothes Narasimha, assuring him that both his devotee and the world had been saved. Hearing his wife's words, the deity is pacified, and his appearance also becomes more benign. As a result, Lakshmi Narasimha is venerated as a representation of gentleness and peace. [3]

  6. Lakshmi Holmström - Wikipedia

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    Lakshmi Holmström MBE (1 June 1935 – 6 May 2016 [1] [2]) was an Indian-British writer, literary critic, and translator of Tamil fiction into English. Her most prominent works were her translations of short stories and novels by contemporary writers in Tamil, such as Mauni, Pudhumaipithan, Ashoka Mitran, Sundara Ramasami, C. S. Lakshmi, Bama, and Imayam.

  7. R. K. Laxman - Wikipedia

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    R. K. Laxman was born in Mysore in 1921 in a Tamil [citation needed] Hindu family. [5] [6] His father was a headmaster and Laxman was the youngest of eight children: six sons and two daughters. [7] [8] His elder brother was novelist R.K. Narayan. Laxman was known as "Pied Piper of Delhi". [9]

  8. Lakshmi Stuti - Wikipedia

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    Lakshmi chose Vishnu as her consort, spiritually residing herself within his chest, restoring the providence of the devas. After the amrita (nectar of immortality) had been offered to the devas, they were able to vanquish the asuras in battle, and the sovereignty of the three worlds was restored to Indra.

  9. The Singh Twins - Wikipedia

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    The Singh Twins' work is influenced by Indian miniature paintings, but deals with British contemporary culture, as well as topics such as globalisation and migration. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] In 2002, their work was the subject of an exhibition at the National Gallery of Modern Art in New Delhi , making them only the second British-born artists, after Henry ...