Comments on Naadodi: Daughters' Lament, A poem from the Purananooru

paarivallal ruled piran malai.It is near Singampun...

2009-03-06T11:16:00.000-05:00

paarivallal ruled piran malai.
It is near Singampunari in Sivagangai District.

very nice enjoyed reading it. Kadal kadanthu poi s...

2005-12-07T10:19:00.000-05:00

very nice enjoyed reading it. Kadal kadanthu poi sandai potta mannargal pathi kooda kelvi patrukome. North india enna periya matter.

A most interesting read. BTW, have you read trasla...

2004-06-13T12:38:00.000-04:00

A most interesting read. BTW, have you read traslations of some of these by the poet A. K. Ramanujan. I think it is published by Colombia University Press. I'd like to know what you think of them. All told, I think Sangam literature, notably this verse set is important in that it offers a window into everyday life of the period. A detail which is impotant given that we don't have clear histories. But like almost everything else involving classical literature in India, they are viewed entirely out of context and with little critical subtext. I would like to hear if you have any more of these.