Natrinai 93 – The sound of drumbeats

In this episode, we empathise with the pain of parting, portrayed in Sangam Literary work, Natrinai 93, written by Malaiyanaar, this being his only Sangam poem. True to his name which means ‘a man of the mountains’, the verse is situated in the lush mountain country of ‘Kurinji’. The verse speaks in the voice of the confidante to the man, expressing the consequences of the man’s delaying his formal union with the lady.