I dashed out the door and raced down the carriage track to the impressive iron-gate where Old Watchman, in…
Author: Eric Alagan
Story teller, environmentalist, team builder, and jack of all trades - trying to master some.
Haiku: New Beginning
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Welcome 2019
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9. Silappatikaram: Mother, Mistress of the House
‘Kannagi! Stop hiding behind the window and peeping out at the street. What will people think?’ That was Mother calling…
8. Silappatikaram: Poom-Puhar
We lived in Maruvur District, the seaport side of Poom-Puhar. The city itself lay on the northern banks of the…
Haiku: Friendship
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Merry Christmas
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7. Silappatikaram: Betrothed at Birth
When Mother could not conceive again, she grew worried, and sought to assure my father. She said, ‘I remain of…
6. Silappatikaram: Kannagi’s Destiny Foretold
Father named me Kannagi but not once did he use that name. Instead, he drew from a chest full of…
Haiku: Tears
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