![]() During that period, Arulmozhivarman endeared himself to the people of Lanka with his deeds. After the Lanka king Mahindan fled to the mountains, the Chozha soldiers were idle for some time. At her insistence, he achieved fame by fighting valorously in the battlefield at Lanka. She wanted her companion, her beloved Vanathi, the Kodumbalur Princess, to marry Ponniyin Selvan.Īrulmozhi would not cross the line drawn by Ilaya Piratti. ![]() Ilaya Piratti, as she was respectfully addressed by the people, loved her younger brother deeply and firmly believed that even though Arulmozhi had no claim to the throne he would one day achieve great stature. His elder sister Kundavai Devi, however, was loved even more by the people. Ponniyin Selvan was the treasure of all the Chozha people. He was therefore known in the palace as well as the Chozha country as Ponniyin Selvan. Everybody thought it was Mother Kaveri who had rescued the child. She placed him in the boat and disappeared. As everybody stood shocked a lady rose from the river holding aloft the missing prince. As a child, while sailing on the River Kaveri with his family he tried to pick a flower from the river and fell overboard. The synopsis Kalki prepared has been translated below and provides a brief summary for the reader's convenience and enhanced enjoyment.Īrulmozhivarman, who later attained historical fame as Raja Raja Chozhan was the second son of the Emperor Sundara Chozhar. We hope that whoever reads this book will also have read the previous three volumes - The First Floods, The Cyclone and The Killer Sword. Thaaye: mother/a senior or important lady. Kalapathi: the captain of the Chozha ship.Īppane: an affectionate way of addressing an equal. Mandakini: a Karaiyar woman (a deaf mute) whom Sundara Chozhar fell in love with when young the person who rescued Ponniyin Selvan from the Kaveri. Kodumbalur Poodhi Vikrama Kesari: the elder Kodumbalur chieftain the General of the Chozha forces in Eezham. Rakkammal: his wife, an avaricious woman. His son: the boatman who rows the Pandya conspirators across. Thyaga Vidanga Karaiyar: her father, the keeper of the lighthouse at Kodikarai. Poonkuzhali: a boat girl who rows Vandiyathevan across to Eezham. His mother: a mute, skilled in traditional medicine. Sendhan Amudhan: a young man in charge of the temple garden. ![]() Parthibendran: a Pallava prince, confidant of Aditha Karikalan.Īzhwarkadiyan Nambi, also known as Thirumalai: a Vaishnavite, Aniruddha Brahmayar's spy. Thirukkoilur Malayaman: a princely chieftain and grandfather of Aditha Karikalan also known as Miladudaiyar. Vallavarayan Vandiyathevan: a warrior of the royal but impoverished Vana clan, friend and emissary of the Crown Prince. Sengunnan Sambuvaraiyar: Lord of Kadambur. Ravidasan (a magician), Soman Sambhavan, Idumbankari, Devaralan: Pandya conspirators. Nandini Devi: his queen, the Pazhuvoor Rani.Ĭhinna Pazhuvettarayar: his brother, Kalanthaka Kandar, the Commandant of the Thanjavur fort. Periya Pazhuvettarayar: Lord of Pazhuvoor, Keeper of the Treasury, Chancellor of Sundara Chozhar's Court. Kundavai Devi (Ilaya Piratti): Sundara Chozhar's daughter.Īnirudha Brahmarayar: Sundara Chozhar's Prime Minister. Maduranthaka Thevar: their son, a prince raised as a renunciate.Įmperor Paranthaka Sundara Chozhar: reigning monarch.Įmpress Vanamadevi: Sundara Chozhar's queen, daughter of Thirukkoilur Malayaman.Īditha Karikalar (Crown Prince), Arulmozhivarmar (Ponniyin Selvan): Sundara Chozhar's sons. Sembianmadevi: dowager queen, widow of Emperor Kandaradithar. The Privilege of Travelling in a PalanquinĮmperor Kandaradithar: the late monarch of the Chozha empire. This book or any portion thereof may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever without the express written permission of the publisher except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.Ģ1. Read moreĭigital/Electronic Copyright © by Pustaka Digital Media Pvt. Married to Uma who is an accomplished translator of French and Tamil books and Managing Trustee of the SOS Children's Villages of India-Chatnath Homes and the Karna Prayag Trust, KN has a son Ramgopal, daughter Gayathri and a granddaughter Niveditha. KN is also an enthusiastic traveller, trekking in Himalayas being a favourite hobby. Steeped in South Indian history, its arts and culture, KN is an avid reader of all the novels “Kalki” wrote, and is an accomplished player o of the percussion instrument the mridangam. He has occupied a number of important positions like the President of the Association of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, President of the Automobile Research Association of India, Chairman of the Southern Region of the Association of Indian Engineering Industry, Member of the Senate of the Annamalai University. He is an industrialist and heads companies that manufacture automobile components. An engineer by profession, Karthik Narayanan (1938) was born in Calcutta and had his early education in Tuticorin.
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