Author: Eric Alagan
Team builder and jack of all trades - trying to master some.
Silapathikaram Video 3: Mystery of the Anklets
https://youtu.be/VWjmf_ejuCQ How can two sets of anklets, one in Poom-Puhar another in Madurai, be identical? Answer in Chapter One. Click…
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Poetic Hyperbole in Ancient Tamilakam
The poet, Kapilar of Vel Pari legend, like all poets of his era, was given to exaggerations. Sometimes the superlatives…
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Silapathikaram Video 2: Polygyny vs Polyandry
The civilized valued a woman's virginity. The tribals valued the woman. https://youtu.be/0Sp_zOFExlo Amazon Look Inside:Â https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NDPN6RN/ Goodreads Book Reviews:Â https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43883197-song-of-the-ankle-rings Comments are…
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War Animals of Ancient South India
Updated 5 Nov 2019 @ 9.25 am Singapore time. - Tiger skin – usually from a tiger hunted by the…
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Silapathikaram Song of the Ankle Rings Book Trailer
A simple book trailer. Turn on the audio. Hope you like it 🙂 https://youtu.be/WFiaTan4N9I Amazon Look Inside: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07NDPN6RN/ Goodreads Book Reviews: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43883197-song-of-the-ankle-rings…
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Bard and Benefactor
Bards of ancient South India praised the military victories of kings and received fabulous gifts. When the kings embarked on…
Happy Deepavali
Happy Festival of Lights - Deepavali - Diwali (there are other regional names in India). The Festival of Lights is…
Silapathikaram Video 1 Song of the Ankle Rings
Two strong female characters. One questions her lover’s morality. The other brings down a king. Remorse. Revenge. Redemption. https://youtu.be/ImTfW1R7YI4 Amazon…
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Beauty in Ancient Tamilakam
Interesting how society’s ideals change over time. I could never understand this modern aversion to hair on limbs - especially…
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