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First Name : J Secrist
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From : Texas USA
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URL :
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Date : 5/ 09/09
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Comments : A well prepared and illustrated presentation on traditional architecture in a warm climate. I am inspired.
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First Name : J Secrist
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From : Texas USA
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URL :
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Date : 5/ 09/09
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Comments : A well prepared and illustrated presentation on traditional architecture in a warm climate. I am inspired.
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First Name : mathan.s
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From : colombo
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URL : maathan98@gmail.com
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Date : 2009/04/11
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Comments : thanks to gave unknown information about the tamil(hindu) traditional houses. i need more information about the traditional court yard system for my studies. can i contact with u.
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First Name : Elena
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From : Malaysia
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URL :
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Date : 28 Dec 2008
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Comments : Im not an ethnic indian. But I love tamil and hindi movies mainly because of the themes on extended family togetherness personified by the traditional central courtyard houses. I love the houses featured in yor website and hope to get more info on them. M
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First Name : romi sebastian
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From : kerala
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URL :
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Date : 18-12-08
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Comments : very interesting.....lot of hard work gone into the study and compiling. very interesting... need more people to contribute and update.
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First Name : Sangaralingam
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From : Ireland
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URL :
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Date : 06th June 2008
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Comments : Excellent effort to record our hertige.
Best wishes
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First Name : Vannithamby
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From : Tellippalai
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URL :
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Date : 23.05.08
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Comments : Luckily by chance I visited your site. Its really great to know of people of your like.
I wish you focus your attention on the origins of tamils in Sri Lanka. I mean the so called Iyakkar and Nakar and I beleive the tamils owe their ancestry to Nakars.
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First Name : Indah
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From : indonesia
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URL :
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Date : 15february2008
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Comments : very comprehensive. Wish to have discussion
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First Name : somee
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From : chennai
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URL :
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Date : 4.1.2008
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Comments : good work.
thank you.its verry usefull work for tamils.
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First Name : Veeru Ananda Kumar
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From : Malaysia
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URL : www.cupidsbrokenarrow.blogspot.com
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Date : 18/9/2007
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Comments : Hello..its good that you have put up this site...the young generation of people..which their heritage comes from jaffna are losing their tradition..u have created awareness of our land of heritage...kind regards...and keep the good work going..
kind rega
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First Name : Siva
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From : Australia
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URL :
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Date : 18 August 2007
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Comments : Good work; very valuable information on the net
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First Name : Thevaguru
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From : Canada
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URL :
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Date : 22 April 2007
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Comments : Good Venture.
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First Name : inthu
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From : canada
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URL :
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Date : 17-02-2007
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Comments : good work
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First Name : Apimanju
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From : Jaffna
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URL :
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Date :
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First Name : Bhaaminy
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From : Colombo, Sri Lanka
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URL :
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Date : 12/11/2006
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Comments : It was my pleasure finding your website. Its a good resource to know about Jaffna buildings architecture. I enjoyed reading it and knowing about traditional buildings of Jaffna. Thank for the very well documented article. bhaamss@yahoo.com
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First Name : Selvan
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From : Jaffna
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URL : http://www.yarlnews.com
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Date :
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Comments : very nice site visit www.yarlnews.com
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First Name : mike
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From : England, UK.
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URL :
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Date : 03/06/06
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Comments : A very pleasant website. I enjoyed it a lot,I will be back soon.
many thanks.
Mike.
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First Name : Arungkaran
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From : Ariyalai,Jaffna
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URL : arungkaran@gmail.com
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Date : 05.05.2006
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Comments : Dear Sir!
I cant seem to have heard your name any before. But your initiative is marvellous. Its a major drawback in our community that we lack interst in documentating our lands heritage. Im really happy about having an opportunity to get to know about
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First Name : Ram
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From : UK
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URL :
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Date : 14/04/2006
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Comments : I am very much pleased to view, read & understand your web page on a remarcably useful subject. It is a well documented article on a very interesting subject. Where can i get a Thissaweerasinghe Mudaliyars life style in 18th century in jaffna.
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First Name : Sukumar
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From : Sandrapragas
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URL :
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Date : 22-03-06
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Comments : Well done, an excellent site - clear,accurate and fascinating. I am an UK based architect and have researched the traditional buildings of Kerela and Tamil Nadu with which the buildings of Jaffna share many features. I was particularly fascinated by your
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First Name : Thanabalasingam
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From : Jaffna
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URL :
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Date : 20 Mar 2006
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Comments : Well done Nathan. Keep on contributing esence of our culture to the new generation. Thank you. It is a great work and valuable informations.
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First Name : jiva parthipan
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From : London
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URL : www.dxwm.org - then click on jiva
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Date : 19-3-2006
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Comments : Absolutely thrilled about your site.our family ancestralhomes in Jaffna had a thinnai untill my parents family decided to build a concrete monstrosity on top of it. the architecture is so suited to the climate and lifestyle. Since so much of the old build
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First Name : Uruthiravinayagan
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From : Nallur
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URL :
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Date : 22.12.2005
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Comments : An invaluable reference source for future buildings. A very scarce atlas of Tamils architectural heritage. Keep up the excellent work.
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First Name : Alana
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From : N. Ireland
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URL :
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Date : 5/12/05
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Comments :
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First Name : Jeyanthan Jay K
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From : Winnipeg Canada
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URL : thamilan@mts.net or thamilar@gmail.com
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Date : Oct/15/2005
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Comments : Excellent work,I appriciate your time
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First Name : Raj
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From : Suthumalai
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URL :
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Date : 23.07.2005
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Comments : Greetings, I think it’s a tremendous approach to create an online document for Jaffna architecture. I would like to bring to your attention that photos under Suthumali Puvaneshwari Amman temple are not seem to be correct. You may want to re-verify them.
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First Name : kathiravelu
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From : usa
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URL :
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Date : june 13 05
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Comments : appreciate the wealth of information you have provided.perhaps this page needs to be linked other popular tamil sites
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First Name : V. Jeyanthan
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From : UK
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URL :
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Date : 04-05-2005
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Comments : Thank you so much. Your work is invaluable. Please continue your research in this. I will definetly recommned it to others. It would be nice if you could transfer your site so that the pictures you put up are larger and clearer. Please also consider resea
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First Name : The Raja Jerry Remigius Kanagarajah
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From : The Netherlands
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URL : www.jaffnaroyalfamily.org
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Date : 19-04-2005
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Comments : Vanakkam!
Dear Mr. Myooranathan.
You have done a great work, please keep up your good work.
May God Bless You!
Raja J.R.Kanagarajah
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First Name : Thanabalasingam
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From : United Arab Emirates
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URL :
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Date : 20th Feb 2005
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Comments : You have done a very comprehensive works on decorations in traditional building at Jaffna.Extremely useful articles.
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First Name : Kumaralingam Pathytharan
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From : sri lanka - jaffna
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URL : www.tamilsociety.com
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Date : 20.11.2004
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Comments : it is nice documentary
I also did architecture and now I am in jaffna.
guru@mousegroup.net
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First Name : sarangan
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From :
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URL :
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Date :
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Comments : NIce web site.
Please keeep me posted, after updates.
take care
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First Name : Arianna
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From : The Netherlands
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URL :
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Date : 05-10-2004
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Comments : Well i haven been in Jaffna last december for voluntary services and I must say Iam impressed. Also i have seen the dutch historical churches and houses!!!
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First Name : pirahas
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From : balasingam
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URL : pirahasb.8m.com
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Date : 09-04-2004
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Comments : Good Job.
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First Name : Singam
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From : kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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URL : singam@mhsaviation.com
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Date : 03/September/2004.
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Comments : Fnatastic work with good information. My parents are from Karainagar. Is there a map of Karainagar or Jaffna available and how do I get it.
Thank you.
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First Name : LAKSHMI
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From : TAMILNADU
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URL :
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Date : 21.08.2004
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Comments : HELLO SIR!
i am a architecture student and i have intrest in housing.this has given me good knowledge and helped me a lot.thanks for u.
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First Name : nakkeeran
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From : colombo
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URL :
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Date : 29july 2004
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Comments : I thank you to doing to this site and Very impressive work. I appreciate the hard work of the designer.
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First Name : Winslow WijaRatnam
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From : Siimerath, Germany
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URL : winslow@ariyam.de
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Date : July 24th,2004
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Comments : Nice to read about buildings of Jaffna,I still remember the old houses 1st Cross, 2ns Cross Street.
Large airy rooms,large windows,open
varandahs.Our family home built in 1800s at Barr Lane, Tellipallai was a good old Tamil building style, water well, d
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First Name : Nilarka
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From : Kolkata, West Bengal
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URL :
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Date : 30th May,2004
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Comments : by birth Naan oru thamizhan illai, but due to Tamil influences in my chilhood, I am involved in actively preserving Tamil tradition. This site is a praiseworthy attempt in this direction
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First Name : SIVAGURU
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From : SUGANTHAN
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URL :
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Date : 08/05/2004
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Comments : Valuable information & congrats for your excellent effort, please link this site with all other popular tamil sites so more and more people can visit.
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First Name : Visakan
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From : London,England,U.K.
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URL : -
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Date : 01/09/03
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Comments : Im only 11 but Im fascinated about our Tamil heritage especially Jaffna as my parents and relatives from that region of Sri lanka. P lease keep updating your website.
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First Name : Dr.S.Jayabarathi(JayBee)
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From : Sungai Petani, Kedah, Malaysia
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URL : http://www.oocities.org/kadaaramweb/, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/agathiyar/
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Date : 20th August, 2003
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Comments : You have done a very noteworthy work.
Your detailed description of the Jaffna village and houses is a worthy and valuable contribution to the Web Tamildom.
The sketches are very good.
Real architects work:-)
I hope that more and more people will wr
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First Name : alessandro
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From : rome
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URL :
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Date : 25/05/03
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Comments : good website
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First Name : Naushad Usoof
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From : Katunayake, Sri Lanka
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URL : naushadusoof@hotmail.com
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Comments : Very Informative and interesting
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First Name : sarada
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From : USA
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URL :
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Comments : The site was a great help in my research, for traditional houses in Srilanka.
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First Name : Ranjith Dayaratne
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From : Bahrain
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URL :
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Comments : Excellent work, and excellent site. I wish you keep developing this site since this information will be lost unless someone like you records the way you do.
By the way, I am the editor of SLA architect (Sri Lanka) from the SLIA and we are putting toge
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First Name : Greg
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From : New Zealand
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URL :
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Comments : Excellent reading. Pity I did not read it before visting Jaffna last month. I will send you a link to the photos I took.
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First Name : Dennis McGilvray
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From : Univ. of Colorado USA
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URL :
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Comments : This is a fascinating new website, one that prompts me to think more about the traditional architecture of the Batticaloa region where I conduct anthropological fieldwork.
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First Name : S.Jeyasankar
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From : Dept of FineArts,Eastern University Sri Lanka.
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URL :
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Comments : Dear Friend,
I'm very happy with your work and i'll introduce this site to our students and to the people who are interested in this subject matter.
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