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| | Sri Ramakrishna Math : The Vedanta Kesari, November 2005 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-04) |
 | | The Coromandal Coast (a probable derivative of the word cholamandalam, meaning the circle [mandalam] or the area of Cholas, the great Tamil rulers), India's eastern coast, was shaken on December 26, 2004 by mighty tidal waves, Tsunami, that left thousands dead, with an unprecedented damage to property. |
 | | Tsunami changed the coastal life forever--it altered the topography, shifted several villages, wiped out sandy stretches along the sea-belt, destroyed the fragile eco-system, and added a new word to our vocabulary. |
 | | They lived there, in their village, located on a small island, a 25-30 acres of semi-arid land, some 700m inside the sea. |
| www.sriramakrishnamath.org /magazine/vk/2005/11-5-1.asp (1070 words) |
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