#PonniyinSelvan novel is famous for its characters, history and plot twists. Did you know that its geographical descriptions are accurate? Come, let us travel along Vandhiyathevan to retrace the hero's journey in modern day Tamilnadu, with google map links and images! (A thread)

Vanakkam, Namaste! Look who's back after 1.5years of being incorrectly deplatf0rmed. Thanks to your wishes and motivation on Tamil Labs 2.0 yesterday, made a fresh appeal and got Thamizh Labs 1.0 reinstated!

If you liked this thread on Ponniyin Selvan Route Map, it has been expanded into a 300 page book - a complete retelling of the PS novel along with the 100 locations and their google map links. Available for Rs.99 at Amazon, do read: amzn.to/3PpapoF

There is a 1000+ year old ancient Chola temple at the heart of Chennai, and not a lot of us know about it. Parakesari Parantaka Chola's inscription mentions this place as Velichcheri. This Sapta Matrika temple of Chola period is at Velachery today (1/5)

Last year today, Mani Ratnam's Ponniyin Selvan 2 released. A dream project from MGR to Kamal, the baton was finally passed on to Mani, who put together an amazing cast and crew together. Did the films do justice to the vision of the source writer Kalki? An analysis (1/12)

Today is Thirunaaraiyoor Nambiyaandar Nambi's guru poojai (Vaikasi Punarapoosam). The story of how Nambi was asked by Rajaraja to discover and compile the Shaivite Thirumurais is fascinating. A thread on this miraculous Sthala Puranam (1/9):

Book Review of Dushyanth Sridhar's much discussed recent book: 'Ramayanam Vol 1' In this book review, we'll discuss it all: What was exceptional, what was good, what was okay, what can be improved, and yes, what was controversial. And if this book is recommended or not. (1/10)

Today is Aadi 18, the day Vandhiyathevan commences his journey from Kanchi to Thanjavur, kicking off the proceedings of Ponniyin Selvan! Come, let us travel along Vandhiyathevan to retrace the hero's journey in modern day Tamilnadu, with google map links and images! (A thread)

1/n Grammar lessons on Old Tamil: Are you a native Tamil speaker who is passionate about reading Old Tamil poems but are intimidated by the archaic language and can’t exactly follow translations and commentaries into modern formal Tamil? Are you a native Tamil speaker who was