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Date:	9/24/05 - 9:37 PM
Name:	William McGhee
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Location:	Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Comments:	I originally got on this site to gather research for a mini project I had to do for World History, but this website has so many topics and has taught me so many things, I plan to visit it again in my spare time. There are so many places that I want to visit and this site gives me a chance to become familiar with [their] culture.

Date:	9/24/05 - 5:16 PM
Name:	Agung Rama
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Location:	Europe/Asia.
Comments:	It is clear to most learned people that modern accounts of our history are very flawed and it is about time that we started to look at the evidence correctly so that people can get a true and accurate understanding of who we are what we were and where we really came from. If we look at the Vimanas references it is easy to know that as is the understanding accepted could not have known about all the things accounted in the ancient text and given drawings for them and manuals on how to fly them. It would be wonderful to find out what the metals were and the fuel was and maybe one could be built Rasa one of the missing fuel parts that cannot be understood maybe there will be some reference one day in texts that make it easier for us to say o then that must be. Through out the earth people are finding ruins underwater thousands to millions of years old how is this possible and then some so-called expert scoffs and says they are natural formations what do they think we are worms just because we have 30% the same genes as some does not make us one. Ancient bowls parts of machines found in rock millions of years old give us credit let the earth know the truth. Thank you Agung.

Date:	9/22/05 - 9:50 AM
Name:	Sunitha
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Location:	Bangalore, India.
Comments:	There are several reasons for us to be proud of our religion and culture. In this age and generation when we seem to be questioning the rightness of everything that our forefathers believed, this site is a gentle reminder that we are on the right path.

Date:	9/21/05 - 5:05 PM
Name:	N P Rao
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Location:	Vijayawada, AP, India.
Comments:	It is great site and I came to know while in the US through friends here. It is thought provoking subject linking our ancient culture. It greatly helps in sharpening our present day thinking process and to catch up the train. We haven't missed the train. I congratulate the author for posting such a nice and valuable site. Keep it up.

Date:	9/20/05 - 6:06 PM
Name:	Saurav Upadhyay
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Location:	United States of America.
Comments:	Dear All, Fantastic work. This is the most enlightening and impressive collection of Sanatan Dharma (Eternal Religion). Let it be known to the world of Hindus our heritage so that once again we can rise from our ashes to rule the world in mind and spirit and make world a better place to live in. Let me know if I can help you with this effort anyway. Regards, Saurav.

Date:	9/17/05 - 3:33 AM
Name:	Krishan Sharma
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Location:	Delhi, India.
Comments:	Very interesting & valuable information for the Vedic treasure we had. The epic stories & evidences reveal that we had had the treasure of spiritual power. Good work by you.

Date:	9/16/05 - 3:51 AM
Name:	AV Srikanth
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Location:	Bangalore, India.
Comments:	Dear Ms. Sushama Londhe, Truly a magnificent work of yours to collate such a diverse portfolio of articles under the head called "Sanatana Dharma". I personally congratulate you for the depth of the information you have provided and appreciate the research you have done on each of the wide array of topics which are available in this website. I am sure this will be a ready reckoner for all people who are interested in knowing more about Hinduism aka Sanatana Dharma. Best wishes, A V Srikanth.

Date:	9/13/05 - 8:00 PM
Name:	Constance Hix
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Location:	Los Angeles, USA.
Comments:	I am truly inspired. You have helped me tremendously with my Hinduism class and I look forward to using your site to further my knowledge. Thank you so very much.

Date:	9/13/05 - 5:57 PM
Name:	Sridevi
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Location:	United States of America.
Comments:	It is a wonderful site and I have no words to express my appreciation and thanks. It really overwhelmed me with pride. It has really been an enlightening experience. I'm referring this site to all my family and friends. Thanks.

Date:	9/12/05 - 9:11 AM
Name:	Kashmira Khambatta
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Location:	Mumbai, India.
Comments:	Very informative site. I am impressed.

Date:	9/12/05 - 3:13 AM
Name:	Dr. D.V.Krishna
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Location:	Visakhapatnam, AP, India.
Comments:	Namaste, Visiting this website has inspired me to such an extent, I have downloaded the contents and I have put up an exhibition "Glory of India" on the occasion of Sri Ramanavami celebrations in steel plant township, Vizag. It was a grand success. Children were very much impressed by the show. I suggest the like-minded people to put up such shows at their places. I believe propagating this Sanatana Dharma is like the humanity, because this Dharma teaches how to co-exist with mutual respect. I thank and congratulate all those responsible for bringing up this site. JAI HIND!

Date:	9/12/05 - 12:56 AM
Name:	Ramnath Narayanswamy
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Location:	Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore, India.
Comments:	Dear Ms. Londhe: I want to express my profound gratitude to you (and I am positive that I speak for a lot of men and women of our country) on the utterly splendid job that you have done with this remarkable website that speaks in a moving way to heart of every Indian. Incidentally, I author a bi-monthly column in the Deccan Herald on spiritual matters and these can be accessed at www.deccanherald.co.in There is a Google search on the webpage and if you enter my name, you can access the pieces. I am deeply moved by your effort and please keep up the good work. In the contentious world of today, the deep and profound wisdom of India can do much for world as much as our own people. Yours sincerely, Ramnath Narayanswamy.

Date:	9/11/05 - 5:23 PM
Name:	Yodha Vikramaditya
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Location:	India.
Comments:	The work you have done is beyond words. Thank you for the creation of this website.

Date:	9/7/05 - 4:10 PM
Name:	R. Ramphal
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Location:	New York City, New York, USA.
Comments:	Namaste Ms. Londhe, I greatly admire you for creating this wonderful website. It is a resource that I use daily to help me find out more about my ancestral homeland, India, and about my beloved religion Hinduism. Good Luck and God Bless, R. Ramphal.

Date:	9/7/05 - 10:33 AM
Name:	Vivek Bhatt
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Location:	Bangalore, India.
Comments:	Dear Sushama ji, I have read your entire website and I think it is quite brilliant. You have done a great job in putting so many aspects of Hinduism in this magnificent website. Thanks a lot. Warm regards, Vivek.

Date:	9/4/05 - 12:37 PM
Name:	Jagadish Chauhan
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Location:	India.
Comments:	This site is extraordinarily wonderful in giving facts and right way of thinking on Hinduism. I have seen many Western researchers comments on Hinduism, but their way of thinking/understanding does not come to the actual original thoughts on Hinduism. Understanding and commenting on Hinduism can be done only by those who, actually practice Hinduism and has good "PUNYA" from previous janmas by which one can have Buddhi in this janma to think about religion (which only can give Mukti). God will be happy on your effort to put Vedic knowledge for the public in the right sense. I also wish that recent renewal of practice of Hinduism by Lord Swaminaryan should be included in this site as it gives the right way of practicing Hinduism in the Kaliyuga. Thank you, thank you very much!

Date:	9/2/05 - 2:43 AM
Name:	Chandrika
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Location:	New Westminster, Canada
Comments:	A wonderful site - gives so much insight into the Hindu religion and way of life past and present. I read parts of it nearly everyday. As an older English woman who has reason to believe herself to have had a Hindu past life a long time ago, your site is giving me the inspiration to further pursue my desire to adopt the Hindu 'religion' and way of life - reclaim my past. My name Chandrika I gave to myself as my own recognition.

Date:	9/1/05 - 2:58 PM
Name:	Rajender Razdan
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Location:	North Potomac, MD, USA.
Comments:	I've been enjoying your site for over 3 months now and keep finding new and fascinating information. I notice that you have quotes on Hinduism from a huge variety of people. You do point out poet T.S. Eliot's use of Hindu symbols in his poetry (specifically The Wasteland). I don't know if you are aware that T. S. Eliot wrote (in 1933) that the great philosophers of India "make most of the great European philosophers look like schoolboys" which is quite an unexpected remark from a man who devoted his career to a defense of the European tradition and who had studied under Bertrand Russell, Josiah Royce, R. G. Collingwood, Harold Joachim, and Henri Bergson. (see, for example, http://ccbs.ntu.edu.tw/FULLTEXT/JR-PHIL/ew33375.htm). Please keep up your terrific work. (Note: Thank you for the information and link. It has been added to the chapter on Quotes).

Date:	9/1/05 - 6:41 AM
Name:	Nilesh Upadhyay
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Location:	Delhi, India.
Comments:	Visited the site....Glad...ended with tearing eyes.

Date:	9/1/05 - 2:57 AM
Name:	Shailendra Kumar
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Location:	Patnacity, Patna Bihar. India.
Comments:	Whosoever came up with this great idea to showcase India with a beautiful collection has touched my heart and soul. Reading through such literature gives sense of immense pride and pushes me to explore more and more about my country. Kudoes to the website developers.

Date:	8/31/05 - 8:31 PM
Name:	Amardev Pawar
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Location:	California, USA.
Comments:	Namaskaar....This is my second entry because I wanted to mention something that was cleared up here which had been confusing me and many others and that is that if the caste system was brought in by "Aryan" invaders which ranks people by their color then how come the Dravadians in the south where the Aryans obviously never reached has such a rigid caste system and its not based on color because they are all dark!...this was a great point. This also proves that Aryan does not mean pure for color white as Hitler thought but pure as in civilized people or culture..meaning pure and not ignorant. I also like to thank " A tribute to Hinduism" for not only guiding me to the truth and strengthening my Hindu belief but also by giving me a dear friend by the name of Ranjay Kumar.

Date:	8/31/05 - 5:21 PM
Name:	Dr. Dipak Chakrabarti
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Location:	Cardiff, United Kingdom.
Comments:	Most interesting. Wonderfully done.

Date:	8/31/05 - 3:44 PM
Name:	Gautam Kumar
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Location:	Phoenix, AZ. USA.
Comments:	Fantastic site. Keep it up!

Date:	8/31/05 - 9:13 AM
Name:	Aviva Maxwell
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Location:	London, United Kingdom.
Comments:	Thank you for the wonderful information.

Date:	8/31/05 - 5:03 AM
Name:	Naresh Shard
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Location:	United Kingdom.
Comments:	Wonderful site one must visit.

Date:	8/30/05 - 11:20 PM
Name:	Ludmila
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Location:	Tokyo, Japan.
Comments:	Hello, I'm looking for Indian palmistry school where studied the world famous palmist Cheiro. I'll appreciate very much if you have some helpful information regarding this matter. Sincerely, Ludmila.

Date:	8/30/05 - 2:01 PM
Name:	Srinibas
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Location:	Bharat Varsh.
Comments:	I have never seen such a Great work on Hindu awareness. Vande Mataram.

Date:	8/30/05 - 1:09 PM
Name:	Marc
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Location:	France.
Comments:	Great site! It is especially very interesting for its many little known historical information. A really excellent synthesis of Hindu culture and civilization!

Date:	8/28/05 - 7:37 PM
Name:	Proud to be a Hindu
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Location:	United States of America.
Comments:	Thank you for such a wonderful site. It has helped me in a very personal way.

Date:	8/28/05 - 11:15 AM
Name:	G.S.Sriraam Chander
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Location:	Chennai, Tamilnadu. India.
Comments:	This site is very excellent and it has a valuable and rare information that I never heard or seen. Now, I am feeling proud and grateful about my country. My hearty wishes to the developers of the site. VANDE MATHARAM!

Date:	8/27/05 - 10:37 PM
Name:	Nira Rajpal
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Location:	Canada.
Comments:	Fantastic! An Excellent site. Just found it and will study it. I know by the time I finish reading this I'll gain a lot of information on Hinduism. Thank you.

Date:	8/27/05 - 12:03 AM
Name:	Manoj Kumar Bachani
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Location:	Hyderabad, Pakistan.
Comments:	You have done an excellent work, it really explains what Hinduism is and the riches of Hinduism. I will suggest this site to my non-Hindu friends Excellent work. Keep it up. Jai Hind! Jai Hinduism!

Date:	8/23/05 – 2:56 PM
Name:	Mukesh Patel
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Location:	London, United Kingdom.
Comments:	Hi, A wonderful site, I am overwhelmed by the in depth contents of the site, it does proud to our rich heritage. I am certainly informing many people about this site to learn about our civilization. Proud to be a HINDU! OM SHANTI SHANTI SHANTI.

Date:	8/23/05 - 6:46 AM
Name:	Ananthi Ganesh
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Location:	Sivakasi, Tamilnadu, India.
Comments:	Keep it up!

Date:	8/21/05 - 3:25 AM
Name:	Hindu Admirer
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Location:	Philadelphia, USA.
Comments:	Absolutely awesome site!!! Knowledge beyond average human understanding and the eternal quest for the meaning of life and science can be found here. I am in great admiration for the person who created this site. Incredible job. It is a sweet coincidence and I am still in awe to have chanced upon this site. I happened to have a keen interest in theoretical physics and the science of cosmic and after reading books on these topics felt it was not enough and cannot answer so many questions that still pondered in my head. I knew that Ancients (Indians/Hindus) already know the science that we are trying to figure out today and must have that knowledge stored in our Sanskrit books. And then I found this site and what a wonderful gift it is for me. I as a True Hindu join my hands in “quest for the eternal truth of life” to Hinduism!!

Date:	8/18/05 - 11:03 AM
Name:	Sujoy Dutta
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Location:	New Delhi, India.
Comments:	Hinduism precedes all recorded history of mankind and this web site exceeds all the other Hindu web sites put together. God bless you all who created this web site. God bless all humanity. Om Shanti.

Date:	8/17/05 - 1:13 PM
Name:	Ragu
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Location:	Malaiyur, than Tanah melayu and Malaya, Malaysia.
Comments:	Om! I am feeling very great here while stating my comment. I am proud of my ancient ancestors which I believe are the South Kalingas but still I don’t think the other kingdom of the ancient times are weaker or greater. All Hindus pray the same way. They can pray whichever God they like in Hinduism. This site is a great achievement in the modern world to provide such valuable material. This information can disappear if not taken care of. One day all might be gone without any trace. But let the mankind of the Hindu origin bare the truth of it in some form of a soul, air, water, dirt, let them remember that their religion was once was guide for them, to create their own one. OM!

Date:	8/17/05 - 5:50 AM
Name:	Ramesh C Manghirmalani
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Location:	California, USA.
Comments:	Excellent website. It covers most of the aspects of Hinduism. It is really a great feeling to be an INDIAN and me as a part of the INDIAN Culture.

Date:	8/16/05 - 6:27 AM
Name:	Vijay Luthra
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Location:	Caribbean.
Comments:	A site amazing in its scope and depth, a commendable job. A small correction: in the first block (beginning with Oppenheimer's quote of Gita's verse) the penultimate paragraph (beginning with "The Bhagavad Gita gives us a perfect example of this predominance of the subjective outlook."), has a typographical error. The word 'because' in the last sentence ("Acting in this way thou wilt not because stained by guilt.") should read 'become.' Congratulations on your dedication and success. Regards VL. (Note: Thank you for pointing out the typographical error. I will correct it soon).

Date:	8/13/05 - 6:24 AM
Name:	Navin Daswani
Site:	http://www.musicandchants.com/
Location:	India.
Comments:	A wonderful site for everyone. Must visit site. Keep up your good work. From www.musicandchants.com

Date:	8/10/05 - 1:22 PM
Name:	Gopinatha Pai
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Location:	Purakad, Kerala. India.
Comments:	I think this is the most useful and rich website I have ever seen in my life. I belong to Gowda Saraswatha Brahmin of Dvaitha Vaishvava sect of Hinduism. We have a Guruparambara of 5000 years of unbroken lineage and present our Kashi Madhadhipathi is H.H Sudheendra Theertha Swami Guru Maharaj. I bow my head at his lotus feet and pray for the web master of this beautiful site.

Date:	8/5/05 - 8:11 AM
Name:	Ramani
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Location:	Chennai, India.
Comments:	This is a great work- You have done a great service to society. God be with you. regards Ramani.

Date:	8/4/05 - 3:42 PM
Name:	Shantanu
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Location:	New York. USA.
Comments:	A Tribute to Hinduism in Book form... Dear Sushama, I wrote to you several months ago about the possibility of bringing this out in a book form. I tried replying to the email that I had received but it seemed to bounce back. I may have found an answer to our difficulties. Do email me back whenever you have a moment. Namaskar, Shantanu.

Date:	7/30/05 - 2:11 AM
Name:	Rajender Razdan
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Location:	Potomac, Maryland, USA.
Comments:	While looking at your section on "Women in Hinduism" I noticed that there was no mention of a very famous saint revered by all Kashmiri Hindus and even some Kashmiri Muslims. I am talking about Saint Lalleshwari (commonly known as Lala Ded, or grandmother Lalla in Kashmir). In Kashmir, some people consider her a poet, some consider her a holy woman and some consider her a sufi, a Yogi, or a devotee of Shiva. Some even consider her an avatar. Every Kashmiri has some sayings of Lalla on the tip of his tongue. A link to a description of Saint Lalleshwari can be found at: http://ikashmir.org/new/displaymore.php?subitemkey=821&itemid=217&subchnm=Saints%20and%20Sages&subchkey=38&chname=Religion Also for more on Kashmiri Shaivism I would suggest the following link: http://www.kashmirshaivism.org/. (Note: Thank you for your suggestion and the links. This information will be added in the next update to the site).

Date:	7/29/05 - 11:32 PM
Name:	Rajender Razdan
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Location:	Potomac, Maryland, USA.
Comments:	I came across your site for the first time thanks to someone on www.jihadwatch.com who had referenced it. Going through it was a wonderful experience for me. It is not only the vast volumes of data that you have collected but also the neatly distilled manner in which you have presented these that makes this site so enjoyable to read. And the lovely photographs and paintings that intersperse these pages are just exquisite. Clearly this work has been a labor of love. Thanks and my sincere pranams.

Date:	7/27/05 – 9:59 PM
Name:	Teresa Gaddy
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Location:	Tennessee, USA.
Comments:	Egypt has nothing on India! I have learned so much this past week from this web site. I want to learn more! And I want to travel to India.

Date:	7/27/05 – 9:27 PM
Name:	Govinda Prabhu
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Location:	New York, USA.
Comments:	Sushama, You have done a great job by creating this web page. Your web page helps every person know all about our religion. Unluckily, your description about Yugas under "Concept of Time" - Introduction to Hinduism chapter is totally confusing. If you are following Swami Yuketeswar's theory, then you have to explain that in detail. I wish you would rewrite the whole chapter so that people will not be confused. According to the Bhagavad Gita (8.17), the Srimad Bhagavatam (3.11.19), the Vana parva of the Mahabharatha, and books such as Am I a Hindu? of Kirtha Yuga or Satya yuga (golden or truth age) is 1,728,000 years; Treta yuga is 1,296,000 years; Dvapara yuga is 864,000 years; and Kali Yuga is 432,000 years. One Maha Yuga is 4,32 million years. Each kalpa is composed of 1,000 maha yugas. A kalpa is thus equal to 4.32 billion human years. A kalpa is a single daytime period in the life of Brahma, the creator god. Two kalpas are a day and a night of Brahma. The lifespan of Brahma is 100 Brahma years, or 72,000 kalpas, or 311.04 trillion human years.. Once again, if you want to follow Swami Yukteswar's theory that the length of the yugas are Satya Yuga, 4800 years; Treta Yuga, 3600 years; Dwapara Yuga, 2400 years; and Kali Yuga, 1200 years, then you have to describe that theory in detail. It will be a very good idea if you can re-write the chapter presenting both theories. Once again all of us are very grateful for your informative web page. (Please note: Thank you for your suggestions. More details by Swami Yuketeswar will be added in the future).

Date:	7/27/05 – 9:21 PM
Name:	Arjun
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Location:	Adelaide, Australia.
Comments:	Wow….What an amazing site. Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to put this entire site together. Hinduism rules!

Date:	7/26/05 – 11:49 PM
Name:	Puspita
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Location:	Bali, Indonesia.
Comments:	I'm very interesting in reading all the history. And I am surprised too.

Date:	7/26/05 - 5:21 AM
Name:	D B Bhaaskara
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Location:	Moscow, Russia. & Hyderabad, India. (Bharat).
Comments:	Really had a great chance to see this wonderful web site. My heartiest regards to this editor and lets all get more information and benefits and let it go on for generations! All the Best! D B Bhaaskara.

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