Naming conventions during Ramayana and Mahabharata

#LockdownTales As we watch re-telecast of Ramayana and Mahabharata, its fascinating to see how the warriors and other important characters are addressed. As I was thinking about it, Kiran KS, made my life easy by posting the following note on his FB timeline. This is so powerful…. even as we celebrate a few men in … Read more

Thanjavur Doll – Manjula

Yesterday we were watching Visu’s “Makkal Arangam” – for non-Tamilians, it’s a chat show that is conducted in remote and urban centres by an erstwhile film director Visu and the show has been running for more than ten years. Visu picks up interesting topics and gets participants to debate, some stories are heart rending, some … Read more