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Thanjavur has been the cradle of arts for several Centuries. Be it painting, music, dance, drama, crafts or cuisine, Thanjavur has made a mark.
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Era of the opera
In ancient Tamil Nadu, dance, music and drama were closely intertwined and it is not always easy to separate these three art forms. Ancient Tamil literature mentions nadagam and koothu.
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Pulikaachal
Soak a fistful of tamarind, preferably a year old, in a glass of warm water for three hours.
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Offered on a different platter
Does one live to eat or eat to live? Ancient Tamil literature seems to favour a bit of both.
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Upholding rich legacy
A photo of many smiling children against a lovely house was my first introduction to Melaseval, a village an hour away from Tirunelveli.
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A fort and an epic
If the history of India is made up of battles, then our forts surely deserve more attention. Tucked away on the Thanjavur–Mannargudi Road in Tiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, Mahadevapatnam is but a blip on the map.
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Money mania
Counting numbers has never been a strong point of mine; the only time I didn't feel ashamed of it was when, a few months back, newspapers carried the loss to the nation from the CWG and Spectrum scandals.
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Old world charm
Published in 1908, ‘Aristocracy of Southern India,' by A. Vadivelu made for fascinating reading and I was overjoyed when a friend promised to take me to one of the Zamindars written about in the book.
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Grand old man of THAMIZH
It is important that February 19 is remembered for on this day in 1855 was born a man who did so much for Tamil as a language.
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About life in towns and villages
This column attempts at unravelling fascinating facts on the art and architecture of India and this week’s article throws light on the village life.
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Of music and Hindu history, carved in stone
If you are to participate in author and epigraphist Pradeep Chakravarthy’s heritage walks, then you have to be accompanied by a schoolgoing child.
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Dispelling darkness
A monthly column that highlights many fascinating facts about the heritage structures around the State, this one talks about gifts of lamps to the temples.
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Hailed by the Azhwars
Going on, Nammazhwar explains in the next 8 stanzas the overriding obsession of Parankusa Naayaki towards the Lord in Thirukurungudi.
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Rushes to the devotee's rescue
TIRUKKOLUR IS BIRTHPLACE of Nammazhwar's ardent devotee, Madurakavi, whose praise of Nammazhwar is always recited before reciting Nammazhwar's work.
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Rushes to the devotee's rescue
TIRUKKOLUR IS BIRTHPLACE of Nammazhwar's ardent devotee, Madurakavi, whose praise of Nammazhwar is always recited before reciting Nammazhwar's work.
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Temples that reverberate with history
DRIVING TO Pudukottai from Madurai to attend a marriage recently, it was hard not to be captivated by the small but impressive fort on the side of the road above the village of Tirumeyyam.
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Handsome and prosperous
IN SINGING the praise of the Lord of Thentirupperai, the last on the southern bank of the Tamiraparani, on the main Tirunelveli-Tiruchendur Road, Nammazhwar, again, assumes the role of the heroine.
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Pining for the Lord
PERUNGULAM (THIRUKULANDAI) is 8 km from Srivaikuntam on the Srivaikuntam-Tiruchendur bus route.
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Unsung but not forgotten
THE HARSH rays of the mid morning sun were effectively blotted out by the boughs of the Banyan tree as was the bird song by the crows.
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Shrines that Nammazhwar glorified
SPENDING SUMMER vacations in a fairly religious Vaishnavite household in Tirunelveli, it is next to impossible at not being taken to the nine Vishnu temples on either side of the Tamiraparani collectively known as the Nava Tirupati.
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