The Words You Can’t Eat
Kurunthokai #325 By: By: Kumar Punithavel Unlike in many ancient literatures, Tamil literature is blessed with a number of female laureates and Nanaakaiyaar (நானாக்கையார்) is
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The Evolution of Tamil Numerals
Kumar Punithavel Recently, I chanced upon an article titled ‘Ancient numbers in the land of Ramanujan’, in the 29th December 2021 edition of ‘The Hindu’
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The worlds first human composting facility
Alternative funeral arrangement By: Kumar Punithavel One of the most trying moments in a person’s life is when a dear and near person dies. Here
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Adventurous Love
By: Kumar Punithavel Kalithokai is a collection of poems from the Tamil Sangam era. This poem, number 37 was composed by Kapilar, who had contributed
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A Mother’s Duty
By Kumar Punithavel Ponmudiyaar was a poetess from the fighting clan (மறக்குடி) who lived in the Sangam era, which is said to be from six
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