Climbing the coconut tree all by himself. Remembering Kasthuri Sreenivasan in The New Indian Express

Dhandapani... sorry Aattanathi is not only a fiction writer, but also an astrolger. He simply says that the horoscopes of many writers are in his hands ! My chat with him recently in The New Indian Express

What the great poet Thiruvalluvar said as Aninizharkadu is plenty in the Kongu region. When DFO Ganesan displayed a picture of such a thick cool forest, one could really feel that he should enter the woods any day in his life. I penned an article on this in The New Indian Express recently

The woods are lovely, dark and deep, but.. - Robert Frost

Kongunadu was a separate region in Tamil Nadu, where casteism or untouchability was never practised. In such a region of human harmony, taking oaths against inter-caste marriages or allowing a Brahmin priest to conduct weddings is against the age old Kongu culture.Prof Dr C.Subramaiam, former Vice-chancellor, Tamil University, Thanjavur, gives proof for this in his book Kongunaattu Mangala Vaazhthu Paadal. I penned an article on the unique culture of Kongunadu recently in The New Indian Express. The picture you see here is a Kongu Barber performing Prof. C.S's wedding decades ago.

After long years of penning her book " Suttum Vizhichudar" Kovai Uma Maheshwari proves her development in writing verse and comprehending womanhood in the modern era by bringing out her new book of poems " Ellorukkum Undu Punaippeyar" I reviewed some of her stanzas in The New Indian Express.

How many of us live our lives for the development of our mother tongue Tamil? But, the life lived by the veteran scholar Periyasamy Thooran is an example for Tamil teachers of schools, colleges and universities of the present day. Thooran's compilation of the ten-volume Tamil Kalaikalanchium, a universal encyclopedia will pronounce his name for eras. Indeed, I took pride, as I penned an article on him in The New Indian Express recently.

It is sad that Mrs Hema Karunagaran, Deputy Commissioner of Police in Coimbatore, passed away recently after battling cancer. Mr M Karunagaran, the District Collector of Coimbatore and the widower of the deceased, revealed himself days before the demise of his wife on how he was brought up in his native village and recollected the memories of his school days, inaugurating ' Sinthanai Muttram' a literary circle at the District Central Library, Coimbatore. I penned an article in the New Indian Express on his speech. He enjoyed reading it and personally called me to laud my creativity in the coverage.

Want to know how life was in Coimbatore in 1950s ? Just read Coimbatore- based novelist Pazhaman's " Kallikkenna Veli" I read the book in one overnight, as the flow in his writing did not allow me to sleep unless I knew the story of what really happened to ' Chandran' the hero of the novel. My review of the book in the New Indian Express.

Veteran Marxian literary critic, the visually challenged Kovai Gnani, has at last proved himself a great poet too by bringing out his book of poems " Kallum Mullum Kavithaikalum".Novelist Su. Venugopalan, Kovai Gnani and poet Arivan at Kovai Ilakkiya Santhippu. My article in the New Indian Express recently.

A Chat with the Star of " Oho" Productions

Having a chat with Sachu for the New Indian Express

Never thought of having a snap with Sachu, when I first enjoyed her dance for the number " Malarendra Mugam Ondru" in Sridar's block buster Kadhalikka Neramillai