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Vallavarayan Vanthiyathevan

March 28, 2008 in Articles

This article is based on Gokul ‘s Facts and Fiction series.

Vallavarayan Vanthiyathevan was a real personality who existed in Chola regime under Rajaraja and before[1]. His origins and clan are subjects of great debate. Sadasiva Pandarathar suggests that he might have belonged to eastern chalukya but without offering much evidence to support his claim. From evidences gathered so far[2] he is a Rashtrakuta king and absolutely nothing to prove his connectivity with Vaanar Kulam. We don’t know why Kalki strongly believed his clan is Vaanar Kulam. Read the rest of this entry →

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Kundavai

March 28, 2008 in Articles

This article is based on Gokul ‘s Facts and Fiction series and Kamal‘s response.

The first prominent and probably the most dominant Kundavai in the entire chola reign was certainly Rajaraja’s sister, who was immortalized in tamil literature by Amarar Kalk[1]. Read the rest of this entry →

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Nandhini

March 28, 2008 in Articles

This article is based on Swetha ‘s message sent to Group.

Nandhini is a fictional character created by Kalki. There are lot of mysteries around her. One of them is who is her father and lover. Few places Veerapandiyan portrayed as her father and few places as lover.

Most of the evidences are pointing to the fact that Veerapandiyan is her lover[1] Read the rest of this entry →

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Mathuranthaka Uttama Chozhan

March 28, 2008 in Articles

This article is based on Gokul ‘s Facts and Fiction series.

Speaking about Mathuranthaka there is a historical Mathuranthaka Uttama Chozha and Senthan amudhan turned Mathuranthaka with respect to Ponniyin Selvan[1]. Senthan Amudhan is a fictional character, personification of soft hearted men of great character and ideals. He is also human and down to earth and says he will prefer Poonguzhali over Sivabhakthi sloka. Read the rest of this entry →

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Aniruddha Brahmarayar

March 28, 2008 in Articles

This article is based on Gokul ‘s Facts and Fiction series.

The name Aniruddha is derived from one of the Vyuha manifestations of Lord Vishnu. Altogether there are 4 forms (Vasudeva, Pradyumna, Sankarshana and Aniruddha)[1]

Anbil was a recognized town in chola regime, probably because of its proximity to Uraiyur. Today it is a small village near Trichy. There is a Vishnu temple of ancient origins located here. (Lord name is Appak kudathan) Read the rest of this entry →

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Ravidasan Panchavan Brahmadhirajan

March 28, 2008 in Articles

This article is based on Gokul ‘s Facts and Fiction series.

Ravidasan is a real historical character in the novel Ponniyin Selvan. He and his associates are portrayed as Pandiyan Abathudavigal who conspired to kill Sundara Chola’s heirs (Adithya Karikalan & Arumozhi) to revenge Veerapandiyan’s Murder.

Adithya Karikalan’s Murder is mentioned in the Thiruvalangadu copper plates. These copper plates are quite sentimental in expressing this untimely death of Adithya Karikala[1], Read the rest of this entry →

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