Natrinai 19 – Fragrance of a festival
Sangam Lit
English - February 06, 2019 07:41 - 6 minutes - 6.46 MB - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsBooks Arts History Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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In this episode, we relish the scent of Sangam Literary work, Natrinai Poem 19, written by Nakkannaiyaar, a female poet from two thousand years ago. This imagery-rich poem is set in the ‘Neythal’ or the coastal regions, in the words of the lady’s confidante to the lady’s man, who seems to be departing to his village.