These are some great tips and hacks. I've never heard about the snake in the hole but it makes complete sense. I have done the flap on the drain several times. We also used to do the PVC T patch a lot. Drill a hole and screw a valve on quick. The whole Teflon tape thing is obvious. I have not done it like that and don't have leaks. They're wrapping it around the whole thing anyways after he puts it in the threads only.
The Supreme Court has reportedly directed the Tamil Nadu government to identify land for Navodaya schools in every district within three months, in a case that has brought the state’s long-standing two-language policy and resistance to Hindi back into the spotlight.
I have always respected Tamilians.
They are the only people who had some balls to stand their ground and say, WE WANT ONLY TWO LANGUAGES.
They did not simply surrender to pressure.
And I will say this openly after 1936, we Odias became pussy.
From 1947 onwards, I can say this with 100% confidence, Odia survived in large part because Tamil Nadu and the Tamil people refused to simply accept Hindi hegemony.
The way Tamilians agitated.
The way they defended Tamil.
The way their governments stood their ground.
The way ordinary people responded.
That resistance gave other Indian languages breathing space.
That is why Tamilians have my highest order of respect.
Even today, look at the way Tamil Nadu protects its linguistic identity. Government and people often speak with a remarkably united voice on the language question.
Now look at us Odias.
Where is our unity?
We are scattered.
We fight among ourselves.
We claim our own dialects as separate identities and sometimes even treat them as separate languages instead of strengthening the larger Odia linguistic identity.
We don't have a unified voice.
Our governments become suckers to Modi and his politics, while many of our own people are themselves suckers to Hindi.
We respect Hindi more than Odia.
We happily switch to Hindi even when speaking Odia should be completely natural.
We Odias need to ask ourselves a very uncomfortable question
If Tamilians could protect Tamil for decades despite enormous political and cultural pressure, why the hell can't we protect Odia?
Tamilians protected Tamil.
Who will protect Odia?
பட்டிமன்றம் என்றாலே நம் நினைவில் தோன்றுவது பேராசிரியர் சாலமன் பாப்பையா அவர்களின் முகம்தான். அவருக்கென்றே அமைந்த நகைச்சுவை கலந்த அறிவார்ந்த இயல்பான பேச்சு நடை தமிழ் மக்கள் உள்ளங்களைக் கொள்ளைகொண்டது. 60 ஆண்டுகளுக்கும் மேலாகப் பட்டிமன்றங்களில் ஒலித்த அந்தக் குரல், அந்தத் தமிழ்க் கடல் ஓய்ந்துவிட்டது.
தமிழாக வாழ்ந்து மறைந்த ஐயா அவர்களின் தனித்துவமான அந்தக் குரல், அவருடைய புகழ் தமிழ் நெஞ்சங்களில் என்றும் ஒலித்துக்கொண்டே இருக்கும்.
ஐயாவின் தமிழ் என்றும் வாழும்!
பட்டிமன்றம் என்றாலே அவர்தான். பேராசிரியர் சாலமன் பாப்பையா அவர்களின் தலைமையில் ஒளிபரப்பாகும் இந்தச் சிறப்புப் பட்டிமன்றமே, அவர் பங்கேற்ற இறுதிப் பட்டிமன்றம்.
ஒரு சகாப்தத்தின் கடைசி மேடை.
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