August 17, 2022 – Nandini Karky's Musings

In this episode, we listen to a tribute sung to a Pandya king, as portrayed in Sangam Literary work, Puranaanooru 3, penned for the king Karunkai Olvaal Perumpeyar Vazhuthi by the poet Irumpidarthalaiyaar. The verse is set in the category of ‘Paadaan Thinai’, celebrating the qualities of this Pandiya king, said to be the maternal uncle of the renowned ‘Karikaala Chozhan’ of the Sangam era.