Silappadigaram
The story of Silappadigaram, or The Killer
Anklet has been attracting me for several years for two reasons.
(1) It was written
some 1400 years ago by a Prince turned Jain Saint, Illangovadigal
in the Sangam age Tamil poetry, which reflected the culture and
the life style of the people of that time in the Southern parts
of India.
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Manimegalai
After writing
the story of Silappadigaram, or the Killer Anklet, I thought this
story will not have a good finish, unless I write the story of
Manimegalai, in continuation of the earlier story for the reason
Manimegalai, the daughter of Kovalan and Madhavi, was compelled
by her mother to renounce the worldly life in her prime youthful
days.
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