Pudukkottai Heritage

Samava Sarana, Sittannavasal

I wrote about our exploration of Sittannavasal by bicycle earlier. Later during 2000s I had a chance to understand the […]

I lived in and around this town. This has many historical buildings, fit to be museums, but encroached by Government […]

Kiran and I had a memorable early morning journey to Narttamalai (nārttāmalai/नार्त्तामलै) before two decades. I can’t quite recall how […]

We, few boys of age between 11 and 13, traveled to Sittannavasal from Pudukkottai by our bicycles. I think it […]

Kiran and I traveled to Kunnandarkoil. Kiran had already read the documentation and was on his way to verify his […]

Though just a few kilometers from my native place, I haven’t visited Kudumiyanmalai (Kuṭumiyāmalai / कुडुमियामलै) in a long time. […]

Have you been to Thirumayam? If you are a orthodox Vaishnavite, it is a revered divyadesam – one of the […]

Kodumbalur (கொடும்பாளுர் / Koṭumpāḷūr / कोडुम्पाळूर्) is a hamlet near my birthplace. When something is so near and freely available, […]

Bronze sculpting is one of the unique skillsets of ancient India. The Dancing Girl bronze from the Harappan civilization is […]

Pray for it, let it be bestowed, Wish for it, let it rain down like a snow. Take a stand […]