Lucidity is an aspect one wouldn’t attribute to Andal’s Thiruppavai, the Tamil devotional poem comprising 30 pasurams (stanzas), religiously sung by devotees during the month of Margasira. While ...

These words by the only female alvar (poet-saint), Andal, discuss the concept of water cycle in her collection, Thiruppavai.

CHENNAI: Set in the lush fields, the Thiruppavai depicts daybreak in the pastoral community as fragrant lotuses bloom, anaichaithan birds resume chattering, and cowherds engage in churning better. The ...

Come Dhanur maasam, many temples, including the Srivari Temple in Tirumala, replace the morning rituals like the Suprabhatam with Thiruppavai renditions. An anthology of 30 short Tamil poems composed ...

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While the motive of these workshops is for Indian-origin children to learn about their culture, it is also about the thousands of years of history. These words by the only female alvar (poet-saint), ...