Hero meets Heroine in festival…gives her gift and seduces her…. Kurunthokai 223
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Surprise Hug! – Kurunthokai 359
Back to Sangam literature. Another shade of love. குறுந்தொகை 359, பேயனார், மருதத் திணை – தோழி பாணரிடம் சொன்னது கண்டிசின் பாண பண்பு உடைத்து அம்ம மாலை விரிந்த … More
His son’s mother – Kurunthokai 8
How Sangam literature saved Kalaingar Karunanithi’s political career 50 years ago!
Flood of Passion – Kurunthokai 99
Another gem from Auvviyar of Sangam age. A poet par excellence, most of us know her songs on Adhigaman Neduman Anci. In way some of her poems were prelude to hero build up songs in Tamil cinema. But the side most of us don’t know is the sensitive and mostly aggressive love poems. This a poem from a lover lorn Thalaivan’s point of view.
He came many days! Kurunthokai 176
How to impress a girl? A note from 2000 year old poem!
Question of Desperation – Kurunthokai 156
Brahmins were respected for their negotiation skill during Sangam age and were valued as messengers. There is a puram poem where a Brahmin stopped war just thorugh his negotiation. He our hero who is full of love asks Brahmin messenger a crazy question. After all love makes a person crazy.
Sword of Separation – Kurunthokai 157
Poem on the feeling of Thalaivi due to her periods and the oncoming separation between Thalaivi and Thalaivan.
State of Love – before and after marriage – Kurunthokai 196
Simple poem which points out how men behave while in love and after marriage.
To think of you or not! Kurunthokai 102
Describe Auvvaiyar – most likely answer, old women with stick who sang proverbs and was disciple of Murugan and Eesan. This is one of the greatest Myths which you can safely debunk. In one of my other post I have written how at least 3 poets existed in Tamil Nadu with name of Auvvaiyar. The first one was of Sangam Age. A poet par excellence, most of us know her songs on Adhigaman Neduman Anci. In way some of her poems were prelude to hero build up songs in Tamil cinema. But the side most of us don’t know is the sensitive and mostly aggressive love poems.
Moss and the Touch – Kurunthokai 399
Probably one of the greatest visual imagery in Tamil literature. Any body who wants to understand the greatness of Sangam Tamil poets need to read the poem and see my visual representation. Nothing more to say from my end the picture would say the rest!
Childhood enemy to life partner…Kurunthokai 229
Poem on wedded love or arranged marriage… where they fight as kids but are inseparable as wedded couple..
Burning Eye- Kurunthokai 4- Audio recording
Kurunthokai 4 Situation: Thalaivi is seperated from thalaivan hence she utters this poem. நெய்தல் நோம், என் நெஞ்சே; நோம், என் நெஞ்சே; … More