Puranaanooru 57 – A plea for the trees
Sangam Lit
English - November 23, 2022 12:22 - 4 minutes - 3.86 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 a plea to a warring king, as depicted in Sangam Literary work, Puranaanooru 57, penned about the Pandya King Ilavanthikaipalli Thunjiya Nanmaaran by the poet Kaaviripoompattinathu Kaarikannanaar. Set in the category of 'Vanji Thinai' or 'King's prowess', the verse focuses on the acts of a king in the middle of a siege.