‘I recall the song you sang, on my daughters’ tenth birthday,’ said Pari, and he recited. ‘A husband mourns his…
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14. Vel Pari: Visit to a Harlot
‘No.’ ‘Never?’ ‘Never,’ I said. ‘You are a better person, just as was my wife, than I could ever be,’…
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13. Vel Pari: Apsara Maiden or Demon?
‘I missed my dear wife so painfully that one day, when brooding by the river, she appeared in my vision.…
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12. Vel Pari: Legendary Love
‘When you were in the forest, meditating, have you had visitations?’ ‘Visitations?’ ‘Apsara maidens out to test your resolve. Erotic…
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11. Vel Pari: Father or King
If Chitragandan took umbrage at my words or tone of delivery, he did not betray it. Instead he invited my…
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10. Vel Pari: My Father, the Vidhuan
‘As ruler of Parambu, the welfare of my people took precedence over personal considerations,’ said Pari. ‘That was until my…
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9_Vel Pari: Velirs and Vaanaras
‘Because of their mother’s untimely demise, I never celebrated my girls’ birthdays. I was cruel to my children, true. But…
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8_Vel Pari: Kapilar Meets Pari
7_Vel Pari: A Known Detractor
A breakaway Kalavar clan, under the chieftainship of an ambitious young warlord, Muradan, was Warmilan’s ardent supporter. The Kalavars, fierce…
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6_Vel Pari: To a Vine gave his chariot, Pari
Days later, when Pari returned to the river with an escort, lush green creepers of jasmine had claimed the royal…
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