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Results of Google Books search for തുറവൂർ നാരായണ ശാസ്ത്രി - Malayalam script name of my ancestor Thuravoor Narayana Sastri - and variations

This post has moved to https://tnarayanasasthri.blogspot.com/2023/04/results-of-google-books-search-for.html on 14 Apr. 2023.

Expression of gratitude to Dr. K.G. Paulose for mentioning in his 2013 Vyangyavyakhya book, my family ancestor Thuravoor (Turavur) Narayana Sastrigal as eminent traditional (Sanskrit) scholar and transcriber of Vyangyavyakhya in 1915

This post has moved to https://tnarayanasasthri.blogspot.com/2023/04/expression-of-gratitude-to-dr-kg.html on 14 Apr. 2023.

Sanskrit drama author Bhattasri Narayana Sastri (1860-1911/1918) IS NOT my ancestor Thuravoor Narayana Sastrigal (TNS)

This post has moved to https://tnarayanasasthri.blogspot.com/2023/04/sanskrit-drama-author-bhattasri.html on 14 Apr. 2023.

Dr. Christophe Vielle of UCLouvain - Institut orientaliste, Belgium, provides key answers to my questions on my ancestor Turavur Narayana Sastrigal's Sanskrit/Devanagari transcription work on Vyangyavyakhya

This post has moved to https://tnarayanasasthri.blogspot.com/2023/04/dr-christophe-vielle-of-uclouvain.html on 14 Apr. 2023.

My ancestor Turavur Narayana Sastri named in 21st century books & journal as 1915 Sanskrit transcriber of ancient Tapatisamvarana-dhvani & Subhadradhananjaya-dhvani (Vyangyavyakhya) Kerala drama commentaries related to Kutiyattam

This post has moved to https://tnarayanasasthri.blogspot.com/2023/04/my-ancestor-turavur-narayana-sastri.html on 14 Apr. 2023.

Other names of my ancestor Thuravoor Narayana Sastrigal like R. Narayana Sastri and Turavur Narayana Sastri, and books mentioning them

This post has moved to https://tnarayanasasthri.blogspot.com/2023/04/other-names-of-my-ancestor-thuravoor.html on 14 Apr. 2023.

I am looking for help from Malayalam script readers to see if my great-grandfather name is mentioned in a history of Kerala literature book

This post has moved to https://tnarayanasasthri.blogspot.com/2023/04/i-am-looking-for-help-from-malayalam.html on 14 Apr. 2023.

Burst of 133 signatures on 8th & 9th May 2020, taking total signatures of our (change.org) petition (against Madhusudan Naidu spiritual fraud) to around 550

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Given below are the contents of an update (slightly edited to fix typos) dated 10th May 2020 to our change.org petition - https://www.change.org/p/sathya-sai-devotee-fraternity-worldwide-we-condemn-spiritual-fraud-madhusudan-rao-naidu . Burst of 133 signatures on 8th & 9th May 2020, taking total signatures of our petition to around 550 10 MAY 2020 — Sai Ram brothers & sisters, At around 11:20 PM Indian Standard Time on 10th May 2020, the total signatures on our petition are shown as 551. The petition has 2 or 3 test signatures and so we have close to 550 signatures on our petition. I was surprised to see a burst of 133 signatures, all from India, on 8th and 9th May 2020. To put this burst in context, Dec. 2019 had 6 signatures, Jan. 2020 - 3, Feb. 2020 - 2, Mar. 2020 - 1, Apr. 2020 - 2 and from May 1st to May 7th 2020 we had no (0) signatures. I don't know the reason for this burst of signatures. But this shows that people continue to see our petition and ...

Was surprised to see a small "knowledge panel" on Google against my name - Ravi S. Iyer

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Last updated on 10th May 2020 I thought I should inform readers that searching for my name with initial S (as Ravi S. Iyer or as ravi s iyer) on Google, shows a "knowledge panel" associated with me and my work. But what is a Google knowledge panel? From https://support.google.com/knowledgepanel/answer/9163198?hl=en : "Knowledge panels are information boxes that appear on Google when you search for entities (people, places, organizations, things) that are in the Knowledge Graph. They are meant to help you get a quick snapshot of information on a topic based on Google’s understanding of available content on the web. Knowledge panels are automatically generated, and information that appears in a knowledge panel comes from various sources across the web. In some cases, we may work with data partners who provide authoritative data on specific topics like movies or music, and combine that data with information from other open web sources." A couple or so days ag...

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