In this episode, we shall get drenched in the downpour of Natrinai Poem 5, written by Perunkundroor Kizhaar, on the Kurinji landscape. As we have seen before, this pertains to the mountainous regions of ancient Tamil land. These words are spoken by the lady’s confidante to the lady, on the subject of her man’s parting away.

In this episode, I share with you, my exploration of Tamil Sangam literary work, Natrinai Poem 4. This poem has been written by Ammovanaar, on the ‘Neythal’ landscape which includes the sea and coastal regions.

In this episode, I present to you reflections from Natrinai Poem 3, written by Ilangeeranar, a poet who dealt predominantly with the ‘Paalai’ landscape of desert wasteland and adjoining regions. This is a poem, in which a man has something to say to his heart.

In this episode, we will soak in Natrinai 2, a poem by Perumpathumanār, set in the landscape of ‘Paalai’, which is a dry, desert area and lands in its vicinity. This is a poem as narrated by those who see a man and his lady in the desert.

In this episode, we meet our first poem in our Sangam travels. Natrinai Poem 1, written by Kabilar, set in the landscape of ‘kurinji’ or the mountainous regions, in which a lady replies to her confidante, on the subject of her man’s intention to part away from her.

In this introductory episode, I’m going to share with you how my mind journeyed from a quaint village of two thousand year old poetry and ended up in the techno city of this twenty-first century podcast. Listen on…