Puranaanooru 246 – Fire of the pyre
Sangam Lit
English - October 16, 2023 07:01 - 6 minutes - 6.24 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 listen to the emotional words of a woman, as portrayed in Sangam Literary work, Puranaanooru 246, penned by a Pandya Queen Perunkoppendu, wife of Pandya King Boothapandiyan. Set in the category of 'Pothuviyal Thinai' or 'Common Themes', the verse sketches the austerity expected in the life of widows.