Karaikkal Ammaiyar’s works- Arputha Thiruvandhaathi, Irattai Manimaalai and Mootha Thiruppathigam are the first Indian literary evidences available till date, for a list of exceptional events
Category: Dance of Tamils
The dance of Shiva in Thiruvalangadu and karana Vishnukrantam
Saivism, the word derived from its principal deity Shiva hails Him as the omnipresent andomnipotent of all Gods. He mystically reveals Himself in the form
Musical Instruments of the ancient Tamils: Part IV- THIMILAI AND IDAKKAI
Thimilai and Idakkai The basic features of thimilai and idakkai and their similarities with thudi, damarugam and udukkai were already discussed. To point out again,
Musical Instruments of the Ancient Tamils : Part I- An Introduction
instruments in darasuram airavatheswarar temple panel- chendu thaalam (concussion), veenai (string), kuzhal (wind), ilai thalam (concussion) and idakkai (percussion) Early Tamil literature, an ocean of
Natya Sastra in the Tamil Spectrum- (History of Dance in Tamil Land and Natya Sastra- Part II)
Natya Sastra in the Tamil Spectrum, the second part of the series, ‘History of Dance in Tamil Land and Natya Sastra’ was published (August 2023)
History of Dance in Tamil Land and Natya Sastra- Part I
My recent research paper, ‘History of Dance in Tamil Land and Natya Sastra -I’ was published (August 2023) in varalaaru.com, a monthly web magazine for South