Natrinai 216 – A woman scorned
Sangam Lit
English - January 30, 2020 07:36 - 6 minutes - 6.42 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 hear the laments and lore around a woman jilted in love, as depicted in Sangam Literary work, Natrinai 216, penned by Madurai Maruthan Ilanaakanaar. Set in the agricultural landscape of ‘Marutham’, the verse speaks in the voice of the courtesan to her friends, so as to convey a message to the lady through the lady’s friends, listening nearby.