Brihadeeswara Temple, Thanjavur
We visited the Brihadeeswara Temple at Thanjavur on Dec 29, 2022 along with our dear friends Sanjay and Seema Drabu. What a magnificent temple Raja Raja Chola has built ! We were left speechless.
Raja Raja Chola
Ponniyin Selvan – Samadhi
On Dec 25th we visited the samadhi of the great emperor Raja Raja Chola aka Ponniyin Selvan near Kumbakonam. Very sad to see him lie beneath an asbestos roofed shed 🙁
A Gas Cylinder ..
On seeing a gas cylinder being used for road laying work in the morning I remembered the Coimbatore blast on Oct 23rd. Thankfully the Sangameswarar temple built by Karikala Chola stands !!
Ponniyin Selvan Book #5 Vol 2 – The Pinnacle of Sacrifice
This is the concluding portion of Kalki’s 5 book Magnum Opus “Ponniyin Selvan”. The story is so unforgettable !!
Ponniyin Selvan Book #5 Vol 1 – The Pinnacle of Sacrifice
The final book, The Pinnacle of Sacrifice, in the Ponniyin Selvan series is split into two volumes ….here is the review of the first volume
Book Review – Ponniyin Selvan #3 The Sword
In this book, the conspiracy is moved further and Nandini decides to use Veera Pandiya’s sword to assassinate Aditha Karikalan… Arulmozhi Varmar is thought to be lost at sea or worse drowned.
Book Review – Ponniyin Selvan #2 The Storm
This is a review of Book #2 – The Storm. Ponniyin Selvan is a 5 book series that the legendary Kalki Krishnamurthy wrote. Just spellbinding.
Book Review – Ponniyin Selvan #1
Have been reading Kalki’s magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan. Just about to complete the 5th book in the series. This is the review of book 1.
Vijayalaya Chola
Read about one battle that Vijayalaya Chola snatched from the jaws of defeat …. what an amazing awe inspiring bunch the Chola emperors were!