The irony of Republicans controlling all branches of government while
bankrupting the country, starting a war, sending money to fraudulent programs, violating the Constitution, giving corporations immunity...
but arguing that the biggest problem we have is “stolen elections.”
There is nothing modern or post modern here, if anything these women could be transported to VIjayanagara and no one would bat an eyelid. Portuguese travelers who visited Hampi in the 16th century observed that the royal court employed thousands of women as palace guards, wrestling athletes, musicians, and administrative clerks. They documented that during the grand Mahanavami festival, these palace women, along with the royal family, consumed massive quantities of wine and spirits during state celebrations.
Incels pushing this theory of "women don't drink saar' are just pushing Islamic and Victorian codes of morality. Our history pre Mlecha has detailed records of women (nobility and commoners) drinking freely.
In the work Manallosa, written by Chalukyan king Khamboja in the 12th century, there is an entire chapter on how drinking fine wines (both men and women) is a courtly and elite pursuit.
IN Madura Vijayam (written by the Vijayanagara queen, Gangadevi) there is a chapter in which she talks about thesensory descriptions of royal lovers reposing in palace gardens, where the women drink fine liquor to wash away their natural inhibitions, flush their cheeks a rosy red, and prepare for romantic trysts with their partners.
Kalingattu Parani (written by Cholar court poet Jayamkondar) references the romantic rituals of the courtly elite, where couples pass cups of sweet fermented palm toddy (Kallu) or sugar-based spirits to one another as a standard prelude to making love.
Naiṣadhīya Carita (written by Sri Harsha, the court poet of the Chalukyans) has a highly detailed description of a grand royal feast and wedding banquet. It features elite men and women indulging in exotic wines (Madira). Sriharsha uses intricate wordplay to describe how the wine glass acts as a medium for courtship with lovers playfully admiring the reflection of each other’s eyes in the ruby-colored liquids and comparing the sweetness of the wine to the sweetness of their lover's lips.
Purananuru describes women who actively drink potent, mature Kallu from communal jars. The poems detail them eating roasted meats and field fish alongside their husbands, laughing and singing under the shade of neem trees to celebrate the community's prosperity.
In the Perumpanarrupadai female farmers (Uzhavathiyar) finishing a grueling day of harvesting paddy or crushing sugarcane. To celebrate the yield, they sit with their husbands on the threshing floors and consume Thoppi (a thick, highly intoxicating rice-wine/toddy brew that had been fermented inside hollow bamboo shoots or earthen pots buried in the ground).
The Pattinappalai describes how fishermen and fisherwomen gather on the white sands of the beach under the shade of coastal trees. The literature explicitly notes that both men and women drink fermented palm toddy (Kallu) until they are heavily intoxicated, after which they dance hand-in-hand (Kuravai Koothu) to the beating of folk drums.
Kugathas Mathulan
Vijayakanth Vyaskanth
Absolutely thrilled to see these boys from Northern Part of our country breaking barriers and playing for Sri Lanka 🇱🇰
Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 Can - Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 will !
@mufaddal_vohra Man he's just a kid. A bit of immaturity and hot headedness from both sides but the talent is undeniable. Grown ass adults shitting on a 15yo need to get a life😂
Congratulations to Kuhadasan Madulan on a fantastic performance in the Super Over against IPL star Vaibhav Suryavanshi. It was great to see you step up under pressure and show what you’re capable of on such a big stage.
I’ve been following your journey and it’s always a pleasure to see your progress. Keep working hard, stay focused, and I’m sure bigger opportunities are ahead. Looking forward to the day you wear the Sri Lanka jersey and represent the country at the highest level.
@manav_triv55288@Lol_character7@KantInEastt Before you tweet next time, take some time and read the rights of a sovereign nation state. Besides, India accounts for only 10 percent of our total public external debt. The largest portion of our debt is based on sovereign bonds.
But I don't think expect u to understand nuance
@Lol_character7@KantInEastt Cute. If TN fisherman didn't use bottom trawling and destroy their entire eco system maybe they'd still have fish to catch.
@xFallenrealm@kavinsince2001@UpdatesChennai@Arunmozhi_Raaja Most people in colombo don't live in Colombo city limits proper, besides I'm not sure what you mean by workers. If you read the tweet properly I said 50% speak it, and that only about 30% is roughly ethnically tamil
@kavinsince2001@UpdatesChennai@Arunmozhi_Raaja Tamils account for something like 30 percent of the population within the city limits and something like 50% of residents living within the city limits speaks Tamil as their primary language, so this is a pretty stupid thing to say
If your vehicle insurance document isn’t with you and the police stop your vehicle for a check, you can now verify the insurance status from any phone by dialing *1338#, then entering the vehicle number. You can also check it by entering the insurance policy number instead (though honestly, who remembers that?).
Alternatively, you can send either the vehicle number or the insurance policy number as an SMS to 1338 and receive the active status via text message. You can also call 1338 directly. (It’s free of charge.)
This comes with the implementation of the digital insurance card system, effective from May 1, 2026. Physical insurance cards are no longer being issued. However, even if you can’t show the digital card, apparently you’re still expected to carry at least a photocopy of it. The USSD, SMS, and call options are there to verify the validity of that photocopy.
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I am challenging any death penalty opponent — there are millions of them, allegedly — to step up to the plate right now and explain why this guy should not be executed. His guilt is established beyond any doubt whatsoever. His crime is utterly savage and heinous. Tell us why he doesn’t deserve to die. Go ahead.
After a certain age, your parents slowly become your children. They ask simple questions, repeat stories, and depend on your patience the way you once depended on theirs. Very few understand this role reversal.What looks like innocence or inconvenience is really time coming full circle. Don't correct them harshly. Don't rush them. Care for them the way they once protected you. This is not a burden. It is repayment.
@sajkooler@methhettihewa I do believe that Sri Lanka had an arrangement to pay for Iranian oil with Ceylon tea for sometime now. Although I'm not too sure the average Iranian is too concerned with tea right about now
THIS IS ABSOLUTE CINEMA 🍿
Iran has offered to supply oil or anything that Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 needs because it stood with Iran in difficult times
"If Sri Lanka demands, we are ready to supply them extra oil. They are our friend" 🔥
Sanctioned Iran is helping friends while US and Israel who are superpowers are begging for help from their friends 😭😭
We have seen everything