Puducherry Municipal Council. In the year 1969. A reception was organized for Periyar on behalf of the Puducherry Municipality on the first floor of the ancient building. My father, the poet Puduvaishivam, was then Deputy Mayor of Puducherry; a Member of Parliament. He was leading the ceremony. After the welcome ceremony, Periyar and my father… Continue reading Periyar in Pondicherry
In those days, if someone spoke wrongly to me, they would say, “What, you are speaking without even an ‘Eganai Moganai’ எகனை மொகனை.” “What the hell is that?” I thought about that for many days. I once asked my father. “He said it means that I speak without ‘Edukai’ and ‘Monai’. That is, one who… Continue reading “A Song without any rhyme” – Bharadhidasan
There were three revolutions that changed the world beginning in the eighteenth century. One was the political revolution called the French Revolution. The second was the industrial revolution in England that industrialized the world with modern machinery. The third was the Marxist philosophical revolution in Germany that proclaimed workers’ rights. Today (14.7.1989) is the day… Continue reading French Revolution and Puducherry
Although Marxist and Leninist literature was banned at that time, Singharavelar tried to read them and wrote articles and books in simple Tamil on the principles of communalism. At a time when the communist movement was banned in British India, the office of the Puduvai Murasu Magazine in Puducherry served as a bridge to bring… Continue reading Singaravelar and Puducherry
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