One of the classics the Indian movie mogul S. S. Vasan produced was Avvaiyar (1953). Only a fistful of folks are aware Vasan had this project on his mind even when he established the Gemini ...

Pruiksma translated 60 of his favourite poems and published it as a book named Give, Eat and Live: Poems of Avvaiyar.

S ani neeradu (bathe in cool water) from Avvaiyar’s Aathichoodi is often misinterpreted as ‘have an oil bath on Saturdays’. This misinterpretation is also the most enduring memory ...

Avvaiyar was the title of more than one female poet who were active during different periods of Tamil literature. They were some of the most famous and important female poets of the Tamil canon.

Pruiksma translated 60 of his favourite poems and published it as a book named Give, Eat and Live: Poems of Avvaiyar. Pruiksma is next working on a project to translate the entirety of Avvaiyar ...