The earliest bhakti poems were composed in Tamil, a classical Indian language, in praise of the two great gods of Hinduism — Shiva and Vishnu. While the poet-devotee adopts many attitudes in ...

Thilakarajah first started writing poetry in school. He encountered Velupillai’s work in his Tamil literature syllabus and ...

Tamil identity, freedom struggle, and erudite leaders discussed in Nirmala Lakshman's book during a conversation with ...

Her poem ‘High and Dry’ is about the river Gomti, a tributary of the Ganges. According to Hindu belief, the river is the ...

He has translated Thirukkural, poems by Bharathiyar and Bharathithasan, and Aathichudi. Yu Hsi is the only foreigner so far to receive "Thiruvalluvar Award" from Tamil Nadu. This interview in ...

She translated 36 selected poems written by poets with Aboriginal backgrounds. Azhiyal spoke to RaySel on her motivation for translating the poems, achievement and aspirations.

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, known for her eclectic reading habits, began her eighth budget presentation with a quote ...

Peter Balakian’s Black Dog of Fate will be published in Tamil by the Thadagam Press in Chennai, India later this year.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will release the compendium of complete works of great Tamil poet and freedom fighter Subramania Bharati on December 11 at his official residence here. According to ...