Tamil Literature

In Tamil: Ponniyin Selvan is widely considered by many to be the greatest novel ever written in Tamil literature. It was first published as a series in the Kalki, a Tamil language magazine, during the 1950s and was later integrated into a novel. The craze for the series, which was published weekly, was such that it elevated the magazine circulation to reach a staggering figure of 71,366 copies - no mean achievement in a newly independent India.

அறிமுகமே தேவை இல்லாத காலத்தை வென்ற காவியம் - பொன்னியின் செல்வன். அமரர் கல்கி எழுதிய புகழ் பெற்ற இந்த தமிழ் வரலாற்றுப் புதினம் சோழப் பேரரசை அடிப்படையாகக் கொண்டு எழுதப்பட்டிருக்கிறது.

Written by Thiruvalluvar in Tamil 10,000 years ago, Thirukkural and its Pearls of Wisdom is as relevant today as it was when written. Hence, it is known as a book for all ages. The Thirukkural is a classic Tamil sangam literature consisting of 1,330 couplets or Kurals. The Tirukku is one of the most important works in the Tamil language. This is reflected in some of the other names by which the text known, such as Tami Marai (Tamil Veda), Poyyamozhi (words that never fail) and Deiva Nool (divine text).

அமரர் கல்கி எழுதிய அற்புத வரலாற்றுப் புதினம் ‘சிவகாமியின் சபதம்’. பல்லவ சாம்ராஜ்யத்தினை நம் கண் முன்னே நிறுத்தும் அதிஅற்புத காவியம் இது.

அமரர் சாண்டில்யனின் அற்புதமான புதினம் ஒலி வடிவில் 42 மணி நேரம் ஒலிக்கும் இந்த ஒலிப்புத்தகத்தில் 40க்கும் மேற்பட்ட சிறந்த கலைஞர்கள் பாத்திரங்களுக்கு உயிர் கொடுத்துள்ளார்கள்....

அமரர் சாண்டில்யனின் அற்புதமான புதினம் ஒலி வடிவில் 42 மணி நேரம் ஒலிக்கும் இந்த ஒலிப்புத்தகத்தில் 40க்கும் மேற்பட்ட சிறந்த கலைஞர்கள் பாத்திரங்களுக்கு உயிர் கொடுத்துள்ளார்கள்....

While it lived, the tamarind tree stood at the crossroads of a small village in Southern India. For more than fifty years it was a benevolent observer, offering shade without discrimination. It bore witness to laughter and tears, to tragedy and simple pleasures, and to the history of the village itself as it transformed from the old ways of bullock-led carts to a bustling community of social, political, economic, and ecological change.

ராஜேந்திர சோழனின் கல்வெட்டு குறிப்புகளிலிருந்து பழந்தமிழர் கடல் கடந்து செல்வதும் அந்நாடுகளின் வாணிபத்தில் மட்டுமின்றிப் போர்களிலும் கலந்து கொள்வதும் சர்வ சகஜமாக இருந்ததென்பதை அறிந்தேன்.

In Tamil: Ponniyin Selvan is widely considered by many to be the greatest novel ever written in Tamil literature. It was first published as a series in the Kalki, a Tamil language magazine, during the 1950s and was later integrated into a novel. The craze for the series, which was published weekly, was such that it elevated the magazine circulation to reach a staggering figure of 71,366 copies - no mean achievement in a newly independent India.

Ponniyin Selvan is widely considered by many to be the greatest novel ever written in Tamil literature. It was first published as a series in the Kalki, a Tamil language magazine, during the 1950s and was later integrated into a novel. The craze for the series, which was published weekly, was such that it elevated the magazine circulation to reach a staggering figure of 71,366 copies - no mean achievement in a newly independent India.

சிவகாமியின் சபதம், கல்கி எழுதிய புகழ் பெற்ற தமிழ் புதினமாகும். 12 வருடங்களாக கல்கி வார இதழில் தொடர்கதையாக வெளிவந்த இக்கதை பிறகே ஒரு புதினமாக வெளியிடப்பட்டது.

This is an epic tale of victory and defeat...of the vanquished Asura people, a story that has been cherished by the oppressed outcastes of India for 3,000 years. Unlike Ramayana, the story of Ravanayana has never been told...until now. Perhaps the time has come for the dead and the defeated to speak.

Ponniyin Selvan is widely considered by many to be the greatest novel ever written in Tamil literature. It was first published as a series in the Kalki, a Tamil language magazine, during the 1950s and was later integrated into a novel. The craze for the series, which was published weekly, was such that it elevated the magazine circulation to reach a staggering figure of 71,366 copies - no mean achievement in a newly independent India.

Ponniyin Selvan is widely considered by many to be the greatest novel ever written in Tamil literature. It was first published as a series in the Kalki, a Tamil language magazine, during the 1950s and was later integrated into a novel. The craze for the series, which was published weekly, was such that it elevated the magazine circulation to reach a staggering figure of 71,366 copies - no mean achievement in a newly independent India.

The Sundara Kandam has a value of its own. The essence of the entire Ramayana has been encapsulated in the Sundara Kandam. It is the story of Sita and Hanuman's bhakti. It is certain to invoke feelings of faith, unalloyed happiness, and peace.

In Tamil: Kalvanin Kadhali is the story of a dacoit and his beloved, Muththaiyan and Kalyani. At the PoonkuLam village, Kalyani falls for good-hearted Muththaiyan. Circumstances brand Muththaiyan a dacoit, but Kalyani remains steadfast in her love. Evading the police, Muthaiyan leads the life of an exile in the forest. When things come to a head, Muththaiyan and Kalyani decide to run away to some far-off place and settle down to marital bliss.

Ponniyin Selvan is widely considered by many to be the greatest novel ever written in Tamil literature. It was first published as a series in the Kalki, a Tamil language magazine, during the 1950s and was later integrated into a novel. The craze for the series, which was published weekly, was such that it elevated the magazine circulation to reach a staggering figure of 71,366 copies - no mean achievement in a newly independent India.

தநதயன உழபபல வழ வரமபமல தன வழககயன ஒவவர மககயமன கல கடடததலம, தனனடய மடவய பரதனமகக கணட அதல வறறயம பறறரபபவன நளன. தனகக எத வணடம எனற மடவடககத தரயத பதயவள நதர.

‘நான்’ என்று சொல்வது போலத் தமிழில் இதுவரை யாரும் சரித்திரக் கதை எழுதவில்லை என்பதால், அது மாதிரி ஒன்று நாமே எழுதினால் என்ன என்ற அசட்டுத் தைரியத்துடன் எண்ணத் தொடங்கினேன்.

சிவகாமியின் சபதம், கல்கி எழுதிய புகழ் பெற்ற தமிழ் புதினமாகும். 12 வருடங்களாக கல்கி வார இதழில் தொடர்கதையாக வெளிவந்த இக்கதை பிறகே ஒரு புதினமாக வெளியிடப்பட்டது.