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Letter to Umaiyal - Ruskin Bond
A letter to my daughter about the art of noticing everyday characters, the warmth of nostalgia, and the delightful memory of December 2025—when she skipped 'Apple' and 'Ball' to spell 'Ruskin Bond' as her very first words
Johneh Shankar
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Thiruvempavai -3
In the third stanza of this piece, the conversation shifts to the group of women who are waiting outside the hut for their friend to wake...
Johneh Shankar
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Thiruvempavai - 2
In the second stanza of this song, the women continue to try and awaken their friend, questioning her devotion to Shiva and suggesting...
Johneh Shankar
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Thiruvempavai - 1
In the first stanza of this song, a group of women are trying to wake up their friend who is still sleeping. Loosely depicting a...
Johneh Shankar
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Thiruvempavai: An Introduction
From the Internet: The Thiruvempavai is a collection of songs composed by the poet and saint, Manikkavacakar. It consists of 20 stanzas...
Johneh Shankar
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The Tamil Month of God Himself, Herself, Itself: Margazhi
Wassup, Vachaka perumakkale (Readers), Margazhi is here. And we should not only wake up early and enjoy adorning our doorsteps with...
Johneh Shankar
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