Fall of Timbuktu (2012) many monuments in Timbuktu, and UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova visited the site and praised the Malian government. Fall of Timbuktu (2012) The Fall of Timbuktu took place during the war in northern Mali. This is one of the first clashes between the MNLA and Ansar Dine. On June 13, 2012, at approximately 10:00 am, an MNLA vehicle arrived at a station at the south-eastern entrance of Timbuktu City, on the Goundam Road. A quarrel started between the separatist fighters and Islamists who guarded the post, with the terrorists demanding that the men of the MNLA to lay down their
Education in ancient Tamil country hell; conversely, if a Shudra were to hear or utter the Veda, the penalty was that molten lead was poured into his ears and a hot stylus be thrust in his tongue, respectively. Education in ancient Tamil country Education was considered important in Ancient Tamizhagam as they considered the mind of the uneducated to be an "abode of darkness". The period of acquiring knowledge was during youth. The rulers and aristocrats of ancient Tamilakam were always conscious of their duties to their country. They considered development of education as an important duty. So the kings and chieftains took all measures