Word: nadu
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...Oberoi adds that the large and mostly prosperous Indian diaspora fuels this craze. "For them it is an issue of self-esteem and community sentiment," she says of the 20 million Indians settled abroad, or Non-Resident Indians (NRIs), as they are known. "In the southern state of Tamil Nadu, for instance, dowry has ceased to be a demand," she says. "But the groom's side insist that the wedding be a spectacular affair...
...feel like we have had an electric shock. We do not know what to do," his brother G.V. Palanivel told the NDTV news channel from the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. "He has been a driving force for all of us, the guiding force...
...lower castes, the rise and (apparent) decline of Hindu nationalism and the decline and (apparent) resurgence of the Gandhi-Nehru dynasty. Luce also takes a stab at explaining the big regional differences in economic development within India. For example, a senior bureaucrat in the southern state of Tamil Nadu candidly tells Luce that about 30% of public funds meant for promoting literacy, roads and electrification in his state are "diverted"?embezzled by bureaucrats?versus 70% in the north. The result: half of Tamil Nadu now lives in cities, where the standard of living tends to be higher, whereas...
...amendment to create a new section of the constitution in which laws are beyond judicial review. Last week, the Court, which has long held that the move was invalid and has created a repository for tainted laws, heard arguments for and against the right of the state of Tamil Nadu to use the amendment to reserve government jobs for the underprivileged. The Court has yet to hand down its decision...
...world. "Andre 3000 is wild and crazy. He's got the energy of a little kid," says Benjamin. "I'm totally opposite from that, way more calm. I have friends that call me Turtle." Indian Ocean Jan. 10, 2005 They are burning bodies on the shore of Tamil Nadu in southern India, and Manikimuttu, 24, whose grandfather is among the 60 or so in the pyre, is crazed with grief, one moment scooping water into cooking pots and throwing it on the flames, the next collapsing in uncontrollable sobs. They are collecting bodies from the normally green lawn in front...