Happy to inform you that the Tiruppur Tamizh Sangam has selected my short story collection "Madhurakavi" for Tirupur Tamilsangam Illakiya Virudugal 2010. Judges were Mr. Ponnuswamy (former VC, Madras Univ) and Mr. Maalan (well known writer/Journalist).
Wanted to share this news first with the group members who were instrumental in bringing out the writer in me and many others..
My thanks go with Tiruppur Tamizh Sangam, honorable judges, my guru Dr.Kalaikkovan, SPS, varalaaru.com team, esteemed researchers, readers, well wishers, friends...
and a big circle that binds all of us together: PS group!
Congratulations! This is really wonderful news. Like Vijay said, there are many many more to come. :) May you write so much more and bring more laurels.
But from the response by the Publishers, readers - it is apparent that OUR GROUP MEMBERS should be TOPPING in various fields like Fiction, History related, Music-related, Biography etc., etc., and it has become expectation of members to look for their New works !!
There will be several awards and recognitions to all our dear Friends.. and we are looking forward to be part of such great accomplishments over the period of time.
Dear gokul that is great news.... a true honour to one of the first few writers of the group... still eagerly awaiting the Serar Kottai KR Sri
If I can stop one heart from breaking,I shall not live in vain; If I can ease one life the aching,Or cool one pain, Or help one fainting robin, Into his nest again, I shall not live in vain. Emily Dickinson
Very soon I will be writing a series of articles in this Website, on the Chola Temples in Karnataka state. The first in this series will be titled as "The Amman Temple (Kolar-Amma temple)built by Rajendra Chola - 1 at Kolar in Karnataka State"
The Temple Priest of Kolar Amma Temple showed me a small stone image sculptured on the wall niche inside the mandapam before the Karuvarai of this temple, and said that it was the image of "Raja Rajendra Chola". Photographs of this image and of the interior & exterior of this temple have been taken, and will be up-loaded to PSVP Files, once my article on this temple is posted in this website very soon.
I think it will be a good contribution to the "Chola Hiatorical Studies", should any Research Scholar of PSVP venture to study and write a Research Article on the subject "Images of Rajendra Chola - 1 (both in stone and in icons)"
In addition to the image said to be of Rajendra Chola - 1 at Kolar temple, I understand that there are stone Images also at Kalahasti temple in Andhra Pradesh and at a Chola Siva Temple at Nandi Hills in Karnataka state.
I also saw a stone omage about 2 1/2 feet tall at Mukthi Nateshwara temple in Nelamangala district in Karnataka state, said to be that of Kulothunga Chola - 1. But the villagers there said it was that of "Raja Rajendra Chola". Discussions on same with photos of this image will be posted in this Website soon.
Thanks sir- Me and Saurabh had been there and we took all the images there for safe custody.
In fact the Priest allowed us inside the old sanctum( Pre Rajendra) and we took those images also. However inside the new sanctum ( that belongs to Rajendra period), taking images was not allowed.