Classics on Education »
Macdonell’s history of Sanskrit literature
Unknown to Indians the historic facts about Mahabharatha & Ramayana
Educated Indians, even the best of their kind, might not be able to tell correctly the historic facts about our great Classics, our Vedas, Epics, Brahmanas,Sutras etc., Our Education is at fault greatly. But more to the point, our traditional gurukula education [...]
Why I don’t read American literature? »
America a superpower / American literature not supreme!
In any standard anthology of English literature or world literature there is no chapter, not even a honourable mention of American literature! Why? A question that should engage Indian writers in English as well as those who write in Indian languages which have ancient literatures and literary traditions.
American [...]
A Tribute : Dom Moraes, my friend »
Poets make news in Britain,
Why poets don’t make news in India?
He belonged to the early years of Freedom and idealism, when subtlety mattered, reticence was a sign of culture and understated elegance was still a way of life. The more noisy, tabloid variety of celebrity status didn’t become still a new vulgarity! So, Dom belonging [...]
Macdonell’s history of Sanskrit literature »
Historic facts about Mahabharata & Ramayana
Educated Indians, even the best of their kind, might not be able to tell correctly the historic facts about our great classics, our Vedas, Epics, Brahmanas, Sutras etc. Our education is at fault greatly. But more to the point, our traditional gurukula education was based on caste and as such [...]
Tamil literature’s high point »
Tamil Literature’s modern pioneers of short story
Remembering TMC Raghunathan, heir to Pudumaipithan
The Thirties, when the Freedom Movement was at its height there arose a new Tamil literary movement, commonly called, the “Manikodi” group of writers. This group, as we can see now, is heir to the nationalist poet, Subramanya Bharati’s soul stirring nationalist poetry. When [...]
Literature and society »
How literature shapes nations and peoples?
The immediate provocation for writing this piece, however, came my way unexpectedly. First, the latest issue of The Economist magazine carried a page in the “Books and Arts” section a brief writeup on The Abbey Theatre, Dublin. For those who may not know anything about this historic institution , noots [...]
Tamil Renaissance literature »
Va.Ra (Va.Ramasamay Iyengar)
The inventor of modern Tamil prose style
Va.Ra (a biography) by Chitty (pages 336)
An Ordinary Man, life of Chitty by Narasiah (pages 224)
My interest in Tamil literature lately has been triggered off by a series of unexpected developments. Just not long ago I received ,unexpectedly, a long, some 15 page review of my poetry [...]
Salem, Tamil literature hub? »
Salem in Tamil Nadu seems to be emerging as a centre for Tamil literary centre. May be Salem citizens might even claim they are already in this position!
Salem in Tamil Nadu seems to be emerging as a centre for Tamil literary activities. May be Salem citizens might even claim they are already in this position! [...]
American literature : Why I don’t read American literature? »
America a superpower. American literature not supreme!
In any standard anthology of English literature or world literature there is no chapter, not even a honourable mention of American literature! Why? A question that should engage Indian writers in English as well as those who write in Indian languages which have ancient literatures and literary traditions. [...]
Literature and society : W.B.Yeats and Tagore »
How literature shapes nations and peoples? provocation for writing this piece, however, came my way unexpectedly. First, the latest issue of The Economist magazine carried a page in the “Books and Arts” section a brief writeup on The Abbey Theatre, Dublin. For those who may not know anything about [...]