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For far too long, Asian Americans have been overlooked in conversations on climate change and the natural world. In a Yale School of Climate Change Communication report that purports to reveal which racial groups care most about climate change, for instance, the results for Asian Americans were unavailable, raising concerns over the low sample size. However, the inability to retrieve data on Asian communities whether because of language barriers or questions over which ethnic groups are considered Asian American reveals a more insidious concern: that Asian Americans have always been an afterthought in the national imagination.
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We often hear that Indian rulers throughout history never invaded other countries – never established colonies in foreign lands. The above statements are made, no doubt, to extol the virtues of our Hindu/Buddhist civilization – its emphasis on high philosophy, a penchant for peace, and deep-rooted spiritual (as opposed to materialistic) values. History generally bears out the validity of these statements. There are, however, some very notable exceptions.
The earliest example of foreign invasion (to Lanka) comes from Ramayana, whose historicity is, at best, questionable. But we cannot deny that the ethos for foreign invasions clearly finds favor in Ramayana. Of course, gods like Rama are judged differently from mere mortals like us. Then, there is in a famous Bengali poem, the legend of Vijaysingha, a prince from Bengal, subjugating the same Lanka (a favorite whipping boy, it seems) and rechristened it Simhala. A similar legend, I am told, exists in Sri Lanka that
The 34-year-old software engineer from Chennai has been collecting banknotes for about 10 years. Annamalai Rajendran has collected banknotes from around 410 countries in the world. | Photo Credit: ANI
Chennai: There are many around the world who love to collect coins and currencies from different countries. An engineer named Annamalai Rajendran turned his passion into a record-making feat.
He made his name in Asia as well as India Book of Records for collecting banknotes from around 410 countries. The collection is one of a kind as it includes some rare currencies as well that belong to the 16th and 17th centuries.
The 34-year-old has a penchant for knowing more about countries around the world as well as their customs and traditions. He has kept the hobby going in order to bring about an even balance between his work and personal life.