Natrinai 81 – Speeding mile and spreading smile

In this episode, we relish the life and love depicted in Sangam Literary work, Natrinai 81, written by Akamban Maalaathanaar, this being his only Sangam poem. The poem is set in the ‘Mullai’ landscape or the forest regions and revolves around the theme of patient waiting. Speaking in the voice of the man to his charioteer, the verse expresses the man’s wish to rush home at the end of his task, so that he could bask in his lady’s smile.