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1/18 We were repeatedly told that Europeans came to India for trade while toning down their marauders' missionary objective in fear of politics. Worse, they were praised by the communist designed education system. We will unwind the true story through #ThiruchendurMurugan 
2.A Quiz for you. Which is the world's first and oldest Multi-National Corporate?
3.Dutch East India Company or Verenigde Oost-Indische Compagnie (VOC)(1602), was the first publicly tradable corporation. Started as chartered company 2 trade with India & Indianized Southeast Asian countries & was listed in Stock exchange. They are a pioneer #missionarymafia -3
1. Vēḷāṅkaṇṇi is a Christian pilgrimage site—that is what most of us have been led to believe. We may however be surprised to learn about its Śaiva origins. Read more. #MissionaryMafia -2 ‘Kaṇṇi’ in Tamil means ‘she who has beautiful eyes’. @jayasartn @Bharathgyan 
2. ‘Vēḷāṅkaṇṇi’ is etymologically derived from the old name ‘Vēlana-kaṇṇi’—a name by which Ambikā is known in the Dēvāram, owing to her eyes appearing like a spear-head (vēl = spear) eyes, she is also known as vēlaṉa-kaṇṇi. 
3. About 10KM south of Veḷāṅkaṇṇi basilica, there is a town called ‘Karuṅkaṇṇi’ ( black-eyed”). Tamil poem praises Parvati as Velinertaru Kanni, Iru-malar-kaṇṇi , aṅgayaṟkaṇṇi (Meenakshi), maiyar-kanni, Kāvyaṅkaṇṇi, Nīḷneḍuṅkaṇṇi, Vēlneḍuṅkaṇṇi, .etc. 
