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Nadu is a term used to mean land, country, place, domicile, etc. in the Dravidian languages of southern India, north-east Sri Lanka, and south-west Pakistan. Nadu is also a term or command used in the BDSM lifestyle, with roots derived in Gorean practice. This practice is based on the books. Further details may be found here: Gor Places with names including ''Nadu'' include: *Tamil Nadu, one of the 28 states of India *Karnataka, a southwestern Indian state, original appellation Karu Nadu *Ancient Tamil regions in southern India **Chola Nadu **Pandiya Nadu **Kongu Nadu **Tondai Nadu *List of feudal states of Kerala, City-states in present-day Kerala state, South India **Eranad, erstwhile province in Kerala, India **Kadathanadu, city-state, feudatory of Kolathunadu **Kolathunadu, a former kingdom on the Malabar coast of India **Parappanad, medieval Indian city-state **Valluvanadu, former Indian kingdom **Desinganadu, former name of Kollam/Quilon city in Kerala, India **Nanjil Nad ...
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Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu (; , TN) is the southernmost States and union territories of India, state of India. The List of states and union territories of India by area, tenth largest Indian state by area and the List of states and union territories of India by population, sixth largest by population, Tamil Nadu is the home of the Tamil people, who speak the Tamil language—the state's official language and one of the longest surviving Classical languages of India, classical languages of the world. The capital and largest city is Chennai. Located on the south-eastern coast of the Indian peninsula, Tamil Nadu is straddled by the Western Ghats and Deccan Plateau in the west, the Eastern Ghats in the north, the Eastern Coastal Plains lining the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait to the south-east, the Laccadive Sea at the southern Cape (geography), cape of the peninsula, with the river Kaveri bisecting the state. Politically, Tamil Nadu is bound by the Indian sta ...
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Malayala Nadu
''Malayalanadu'' was a Malayalam-language Indian literary magazine published from 1969 to 1984, under the editorship of S. K. Nair. Based in Quilon, Kerala, the magazine emerged as one of the leading literary periodicals of its era. ''Malayalanadu'' played a significant role in shaping the cultural landscape of Kerala during the 1970s and early 1980s. Beginning ''Malayalanadu'' was established in 1969 by S. K. Nair, a successful businessman and cashew broker based in Quilon, Kerala. Nair was actively involved in cultural and literary circles. He was inspired to launch a magazine by his friend K. Balakrishnan, the publisher of ''Kaumudi Weekly''. Following nine months of preparation, the inaugural edition was launched on 18 May 1969. The first editorial committee comprised V. B. C. Nair, Parakkode N. R. Kurup (''Janayugom'') and Perumbadavam Sreedharan. Notable works featured in the debut edition included Kakkanadan's novel ''Parankimala'', G. Vivekandan's novel ''Ammu'', Thakazhi ...
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Kongu Nadu
Kongu Nadu, also known as Kongu Mandalam, is the geographical region comprising the western and north-western part of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Tamil Nadu and in some instances, parts of southeastern Karnataka and eastern Kerala. The region covers an area of roughly with a population of over 27.4 million. The geography of the region is diverse, with the Western Ghats, Western and Eastern Ghats traversing along the Deccan plateau. The Kaveri river, Kaveri, Bhavani river, Bhavani, Amaravati River, Amaravati and Noyyal River, Noyyal rivers are the important non-perennial sources of water. Coimbatore, Tiruppur and Salem, Tamil Nadu, Salem are the largest urban areas in the region. The majority of the people in the region speak Kongu Tamil, a variant of Tamil language. While the region is a significant contributor to the Economy of Tamil Nadu, economy of the state, disparity remains within various districts in the region. In the ancient Tamilakam, i ...
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List Of Feudal States Of Kerala
''Kerala'' was first epigraphically recorded as ''Cheras'' (Chera dynasty, Keralaputra) in a 3rd-century BCE rock inscription by the Mauryan emperor Ashoka of Magadha (Mahajanapada), Magadha. It was mentioned as one of four independent kingdoms in southern India during Ashoka's time, the others being the Chola Empire, Cholas, Pandya Empire, Pandyas and Athiyamān, Satyaputras. The Cheras transformed Kerala into an international trade centre by establishing trade relations across the Arabian Sea with all major Mediterranean and Red Sea ports as well those of Eastern Africa and the Far East. The dominion of Cheras was located in one of the key routes of the ancient Indian Ocean trade. The early Cheras collapsed after repeated attacks from the neighboring Chola Empire, Cholas and Rashtrakuta Empire, Rashtrakutas. In the 8th century, Adi Shankara was born in Kalady in central Kerala. He travelled extensively across the Indian subcontinent founding institutions of the widely influenti ...
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