டாக்டர் கே.கே.பிள்ளை அவர்கள் எழுதிய தென் இந்திய வரலாறு புத்தகம் 1958-ல் வெளியானது. தெற்கின் வரலாற்றை சுருக்கமாக அறிய உதவும் நூல். இரண்டு பாகங்கள் கொண்டது. கி. மு முதல் கி.பி 13ஆம் நூற்றாண்டு வரை இந்நூலில் (தொகுதி 1) பேசப்பட்டுள்ளது. துவங்கும் போதே ஆசிரியர், தெற்கின் வரலாறு சரிவர எழுதப்படவில்லை என்ற வருத்தத்தை பதிவு செய்கிறார். இந்த முதல் பகுதியை படிக்கும் போது அதேதான் தோன்றுகிறது. இந்த வரலாறு நான் இவ்வளவு ஆண்டுகளுக்கு பிறகு அறியும் … Continue reading தென் இந்திய வரலாறு (தொகுதி-1) – புத்தகம்
Trip to Kaveri Crossing – 1 (Vendipalayam Barrage)
Since reading the book about Kaveri, marked places that are of historical importance on the river shore. Those are mostly ancient temples, bridges, falls and confluences. While this one is not of historic importance but a crossing near Erode on the river Kaveri. It is the next roadway bridge after Bhavani Kooduthurai, the familiar railway … Continue reading Trip to Kaveri Crossing – 1 (Vendipalayam Barrage)
ஒரு புளியமரத்தின் கதை – Book
It’s been many years that I read fiction or novels. Somehow the interest got changed with misunderstanding of its ‘not real’ thought. Getting back to classic novels or literature, with the realisation of experiencing the book for one self and the learning it would bring to. Actually started with Underground, with in couple of pages … Continue reading ஒரு புளியமரத்தின் கதை – Book
நடந்தாய்; வாழி, காவேரி – Book
This travelogue written by Thi.Janakiraman and Chitti was first published in 1971. With their friends, authors made two trips through the banks of Cauvery in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu. Book takes us through the hills, temples, people and interesting conversations within the group during the course of the trip. 50 years later, most of the … Continue reading நடந்தாய்; வாழி, காவேரி – Book
Schools and Education
We have been looking for schools in the last few weeks. My kid is in a waldorf school now and they are shifting to a campus that is far away from our home. So we thought to change now and started looking for schools both in main stream and alternate. Alternative or other system of … Continue reading Schools and Education
Stop at KRP dam
On the way back home, we stopped at Krishnagiri dam for sight seeing. It’s 4 km from the highway and few kms before Krishnagiri junction. Monkeys welcomed us in the ticket counter, paying the entrance fee we stopped in front of the park. Park is at the front side of dam, well maintained and large … Continue reading Stop at KRP dam
A Short Detour
Trip from Chennai to Erode had been mostly tiring with traffic, breaks which lead to long hours of journey. This time we took a short detour to 1008 shiva temple near Salem for a break. This temple is in a small hill with 1007 Linga/ Nandhi statues surrounding the hill. And the last shiva in … Continue reading A Short Detour
நூறு நிலங்களின் மலை – Book
I had this book in my reading list for some time. After last trip, immediately picked up this book. Reading books about travelling and places gives some indirect experience of places through the author's eyes. It takes me through virtual travelling to beautiful places during the mundane days. This book by writer Jeyamohan is his … Continue reading நூறு நிலங்களின் மலை – Book
Trip to Mangrove forest
On the last day of our trip and way back to Chennai, we planned to visit Mangrove forest at Pichavaram. Started around noon from Kumbakonam, took close to 2 hours to reach Chidambaram (~70 kms). Since there are no good restaurants around Pichavaram, we took lunch from Palagaram.com (lunch was decent, their badam milk was … Continue reading Trip to Mangrove forest
Trip to Kumbakonam
It was day 2 of our 3 days trip to Thanjavur, Kumbakonam and Chidambaram. Kumbakonam is a temple town, almost every street has a temple. There are quite a few famous temples but we planned to visit only the architectural sites. After visiting Thanjavur temple, we chose to visit rest of the 3 complex Chola … Continue reading Trip to Kumbakonam
