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The colonial town of Puducherry has been home to some of India's greatest poets, spiritual seekers, and visionaries, especially during British rule. It possesses the rare virtue of being both a political refuge and a spiritual haven for several luminaries who, on their part, were both freedom…
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‘Cilappadikaram’, which means, ‘the story centering around the anklet’ (an ornament worn by young Tamil girls before they are married, as vouched for by the Sangam poems), is an unusual and unconventional literary work, as it could be aptly described as both a play and an…
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Manikodi has an iconic place in modern Tamil literature. Well into the late 20th century, writers claimed descent—a claim that was often contested—from the journal, and called themselves, Manikodi Ezhuthalargal, or ‘Manikodi writers’. On the other hand, many writers, especially of leftist…
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