[Y-Indology] Tsunami and Solempattai, Tamil Nadu

December 28, 2004

Dear Mr Allen W. Thrasher,

There is no village named Solempattai in Tamilnadu

which forms part of the list of Census Villages or

Revenue Villages. Hence, it has to be a small hamlet

that doesn't normally figure in Government records of

villages. There is a village called Sholagampatti in

Thanjavur district which shows close resemblance.

If we can know some more detail such as name of the

district, or region we may zero on and gather inputs.

However, I am getting in touch with the Relief

Commissioner of Tamilnadu who is my counter part in

Tamilnadu. I hope, we may get some info.

This is for now,

Regards

R.Balakrishnan,

Special Relief Commissioner, Orissa, India

--- Allen W Thrasher <athr wrote:

> A member of the public has asked for help in

> locating a Catholic

> orphanage in Tamil Nadu where she sponsors a boy.

> She is very concerned

> to know if he has been injured or killed by the

> tsunami. The orphanage

> is supposedly in Solempattai, TN, but she sends her

> donations and

> letters to Angelo Project, Sacred Heart Foundation,

> with an address in

> St. Thomas Mount, Chennai. She is not sure whether

> the orphanage is

> there or the letters are forwarded to someplace else

> in the state. I

> have been unable to find any town or village named

> Solempattai in the

> sources available to me. She is sure about the

> spelling. The American

> foundation that makes the connection between orphans

> and individual

> sponsors is still closed for the Christmas holiday.

> Does anyone know

> anything about Solempattai, Tamil Nadu? Is it a

> neighborhood in

> Mylapore or elsewhere in Chennai?

>

> I have already checked the Indian Christian

> Directory with no success,

> searched on every search engine, sent an email to

> the Archbishop of

> Madras, etc.

>

> I'd be most grateful for any help. Please feel free

> to forward as

> appropriate.

>

> Thanks,

>

> Allen Thrasher

>

> Allen W. Thrasher, Ph.D.

> Senior Reference Librarian

> Southern Asia Section

> Asian Division

> Library of Congress

> Jefferson Building 150

> 101 Independence Ave., S.E.

> Washington, DC 20540-4810

> tel. 202-707-3732

> fax 202-707-1724

> athr

> The opinions expressed do not necessarily reflect

> those of the Library

> of Congress.

>

December 28, 2004

Dear Mr Allen W Thrasher,

There is a village called Sholampettai. It is possible

that Sholampettai is mispelt as Solempattai.

Thanjavur is about 300 KM away from Chennai as you are

aware.

However, I am trying to ascertain as to whether any

village called Solempattai or Sholampettai got

Tsunamied.

Regards,

Balakrishnan