M y latest project, which I am currently working on, involves the tamil epic “Silapatikaram”, and for the last few weeks i’ve been wrestling with a problem. For those of you unaware of the epic, the ...

CHENNAI: Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa on Friday announced that the State government would present a new award in the name of poet Ilango Adigal who authored Tamil epic Silappathikaram, from this year ...

Most likely written by Indian prince and Janai monk Ilango Adigal during the dawn of the Christian era, Silappathikaram (The Anklet) is one of five great Tamil epics. Ragmala Dance Theater has smartly ...

Over two millenia later, India burned too, as thousands of women poured onto the streets, calling for equality, for justice, for safety. Bengaluru: “When the glorious Pandya, his dancers and his ...

THRISSUR: A sleepy village situated on the borders of Thrissur district, Mathilakam is considered to be the spot where Chilappathikaram, one of the five great epics of Tamil literature, was composed ...

“Silappadikaram is an unusual and unconventional literary work. It is both a play and an epic,” averred Tamil literatteur, Indira Parthasarathy in a dialogue he had with heritage buff Pradeep ...

Silappadikaram is regarded as one of the greatest works in Tamil literature for its details about Tamil culture and vivid portrayal of events. Its author Ilango Adigal, had named an array of flora ...

Chief minister J Jayalalithaa said in the assembly that the award would be presented to individuals credited with similar feat in the literary world and who spearhead the cause of classical literature ...

Samhita Arnia believes that it was a “series of synchronicities” that led her to the Silappadikaram, the Tamil epic that would go on to inspire her novel, The Prince, which releases tomorrow. A chance ...

The other day, I saw a deeply moving Bharata Natyam performance by the dancer, Priyadarshini Govind. All the items, as the announcer put it, were based on the Silappadikaram. The Tamil epic poem ...