Amarar Kalki's Sivagamiyin Sabadham
Kalki a.k.a R Krishnamurthy is an icon in Tamil literature. His Sivagamiyin Sabatham and Ponniyin selvan novels are revered as works of a genius.
Sivagamiyin Sabatham is set in the Pallava era, portraying the life and love of Sivagami, the dancer. Kalki paints the ancient landscape with vivid images of the Pallava times and soon we are on time travel going back to the 7th century. Kalki’s words paint a thousand pictures with the central themes of love, honor and friendship woven around the central character Sivagami.
The novel was written in 1944 and was originally serialized in the weekly Kalki for 12 years.
In this podcast I too aim to capture some of the magic of Kalki’s words and convey the emotions of the characters.
The novel is divided into 4 parts:
- Paranjothi's Journey
- The seige of Kanchi
- The monk's love
- The Shattered Dream
I hope you enjoy the podcast as much as I enjoyed creating it.
Let’s go back in time…
Episodes
In this chapter titled "Vaakuvaadham" (Argument) Paranjothi receives a letter from Mahendra Pallava to come to Kanchi immediately with Mamallar. He also writes to Paranjothi to arrest Mamallar if he r...
In this chapter titled 'vidu padagai' Paranjothi and Mamallar meet and the village folk get to know that the young man who had come with Aayanar is actually the prince. Soon it is time for Mamallar t...
In this chapter titled "Chandiran Saatchi" (With moon as the witness), Paranjothi comes in search of Mamallar to the Mandabapattu village. Prince Mamalla is thrilled to know that he has come, but Siv...
In this chapter titled "Thyaga pooti" (Competition to sacrifice), prince Mamalla tells Sivagami that he is ready to renounce his princely status so that he can be with Sivagami while she pursues her d...
In this chapter titled "pudhiya pirapu" (new birth), Mamallar and Sivagami sit under the Magizha tree in the outskirsts of the village while Aayanar inspects the rocks around that area for carving sta...
In this chapter titled "Kalvaro Neer?", Sivagami dances in the village temple and the villagers are awestruck by her dance.
In this chapter titled "Nandhi Medai", Gundodharan describes to the people of Mandabapattu village, how Mamallar fought in the battle of Pullalur
In this chapter titled "varaverpu" (Welcome), Gundodharan introduces Aayanar and Sivagami to the people of the village where they were washed ashore after the floods and introduces Mamallar as Aayanar...
In this chapter titled "mottu vedithdhu" (blossoming of the bud), Sivagami reflects back on the past. She recollects her first meeting with Mamallar as a young girl and how naive she was at that time ...
In this chapter titled "Magizha Marathadiyil", prince Mamalla and Sivagami catch a few moments alone under a tree in the island on to which they were washed ashore. They talk about Sivagami's childhoo...
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