On a hot summer day in my native place Attangudi Muthupattanam, I was spending my vacation in my ‘‘Appathas” house. One fine day, a fellow came inside my house where I and my Appatha were chatting in our Thinnai. He asked my Appatha “Achi, Do you have any old materials for sale”. My Appatha immediately denied saying “There is nothing for sale”. He went off.

SP. VR. Subbiah

Author of Chettinadu Manvaasanai Kathaigal

மனமென்ற கோவில்

தீபாவளிக்கு இன்னும் நான்கு நாட்களே இருந்தன!.

By Alagu Vairavan

Thai Poosam

Thai Poosam, an important religious festival that is celebrated for Lord Muruga, falls every year in the Tamil month of "Thai" (January/February). On this day the full moon is in transit through the brightest star "Pusam "in the zodiac sign Cancer and the planet Guru is said to be the presiding deity.

By Alagu Vairavan

Navarathri (nine nights) is an auspicious Hindu festival where devotees worship the divine Mother Devi Durga, a ten-armed goddess who destroyed evils and brought peace in the uni-verse. The divine power of Durga comes in three forms of energies, considered to be a com-bination of the Trinity of goddesses, Parvathi, (goddess of power and strength), Lakshmi (the goddess of wealth) and Saraswathi (the Goddess of knowledge and learning).

Kritika Sukumar, daughter of Mala and Suku V. Sukumar, gave a scintillating debut of Bharathanatya Arangetram during the summer of 2009 at Robbinsville High School, New Jersey.  A junior at West Windsor Plainsboro High School South, Kritika has been learning the ancient art since the age of seven and came under the advance tutelage of Kalaimamani Ramya Ramnarayan for the past six years.

என் தந்தையும் தேசமும்! - மு.உண்ணாமலை