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Arunachalam, M. An Introduction to the History of Tamil Literature. Tiruchitrambalam: Gandhi Vidyalayam, 1974.
———. Ballad poetry (Peeps into Tamil literature). Tiruchitrambalam: Gandhi Vidyalayam, 1976.
———. Festivals of Tamil Nadu (Peeps into Tamil culture). Tiruchitrambalam: Gandhi…
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Alf Hiltebeitel is Professor of Religion and Human Sciences, George Washington University, United States. He received his PhD in History of Religions from the University of Chicago. The focus of his research has been the great epics of India (specifically the Sanskrit epics Mahabharata and Ramayana…
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This video captures the enactment of the final battle of Kurukshetra in Thakkolam village, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu.
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Koovagam is a village in the Ulundurpettai taluk located at a distance of 25 Km from Villupuram district, Tamil Nadu. It is famous for its annual festival of transgender and transvestite individuals, which takes place for eighteen days in the Tamil month of Chitirai (April/May) at Koothandeswarar…
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The disrobing of Draupadi is a central episode in the Bharathakoothu cycle of performances. This video clip captures how the Mahabharata episode is performed in the Arugavur village of Tamil Nadu. Performed in the early morning after an all-night performance of Koothu, the endless growth of…
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Pre-war negotiations between Duryodhana and Krishna from the all-night play 'Krishna’s Embassy' ('Krishnan Tutu') composed/written by Kalavai Kumarasami Vattiyar – an episode from the Mahabharata as performed in P. Rajagopal’s style of Kattaikkuttu theatre. Performed at the Kattaikkuttu Sangam…
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Made by Krish Ganga Vision and directed by Delhi-based Tamil theatre director K. Penneswaran, this documentary profiles the legendary Koothu teacher (Tamil: Vāttiyār) Purisai Kannappa Thambiran. Koothu teachers compose songs and scripts for Koothu theatrical productions, train actors for…
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This module presents the Mahabharata festival of Tamil Nadu (Bharathakoothu), its settings, rituals, storytelling (Piracankam), theatre (koothu), festivities and practices in a series of photo essays. Bharathakoothu is a large-scale festival that takes place nearly for a month in the northern…
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