Ponniyin Selvan
I have been reading Kalki's 'Ponniyin Selvan' for quite sometime and now I have completed it.
Part-I was not so interesting in the beginning. But then it was quite good. Part-III and IV were real good and I could not resist the curiosity to know what happens next. Part-V was okay but I think it was a bit dragging.
What I wonder is the way Kalki had thought so much and written it. Ooph! Each and every character thinks something and does something to achieve the goal. But one very nice thing is the morality that comes out of each character. Kalki has made sure that this is touched upon in every chapter.
About characters, Vanthiyathevan is the hero. Of course, he is the real hero, always getting into troubles, facing them boldly and emerging out of every struggle successfully.
Kalki has made a good point to put in all good qualities in Aathitha Karikalan but also show what caused his downfall.
Even Nandhini, who is the anti-heroine(maybe!!) has been portrayed and justified very well. Unlike many others Kalki had not potrayed her to be one with all negative qualities. She does show affection and sympathy towards some characters. Also, the reason for her actions are well-established.
Kundhavai is also the one great character who Kalki refers that for her intellect, she should have been born as a male. I also happened to hear that Vanthiyathevan then married another princess named Indirakumari when he went to conquer that kingdom. When he returned back, he was hesitant of how to convey this to Kundhavai. It so happened that when they went for an outing, she asked to write in a rock that "Vanniyathevan who is Indirakumari's husband...". Such is her intelligence. I used to wonder 'Is intelligence a male-thing?' But with no media, no communication means, locked in the andhapuram of the Chola palace, Kundhavai has surely acquired so much that she can rightly be called 'Arivukkarasi'.
Poonguzhali is one her kind. Kalki has shown variety in characters by sketching Poonguzhali. The simple life she leads and the distant dreams she has finally comes true one-fine day.
The list is too long and I have just mentioned a few.
Surely, Ponniyin Selvan is one of its kind.
Budding novelists should certainly read such classics(Now it has become a classic to me) as well. I am certain that this would instigate some essential skills that one should acquire to become a good writer.
Part-I was not so interesting in the beginning. But then it was quite good. Part-III and IV were real good and I could not resist the curiosity to know what happens next. Part-V was okay but I think it was a bit dragging.
What I wonder is the way Kalki had thought so much and written it. Ooph! Each and every character thinks something and does something to achieve the goal. But one very nice thing is the morality that comes out of each character. Kalki has made sure that this is touched upon in every chapter.
About characters, Vanthiyathevan is the hero. Of course, he is the real hero, always getting into troubles, facing them boldly and emerging out of every struggle successfully.
Kalki has made a good point to put in all good qualities in Aathitha Karikalan but also show what caused his downfall.
Even Nandhini, who is the anti-heroine(maybe!!) has been portrayed and justified very well. Unlike many others Kalki had not potrayed her to be one with all negative qualities. She does show affection and sympathy towards some characters. Also, the reason for her actions are well-established.
Kundhavai is also the one great character who Kalki refers that for her intellect, she should have been born as a male. I also happened to hear that Vanthiyathevan then married another princess named Indirakumari when he went to conquer that kingdom. When he returned back, he was hesitant of how to convey this to Kundhavai. It so happened that when they went for an outing, she asked to write in a rock that "Vanniyathevan who is Indirakumari's husband...". Such is her intelligence. I used to wonder 'Is intelligence a male-thing?' But with no media, no communication means, locked in the andhapuram of the Chola palace, Kundhavai has surely acquired so much that she can rightly be called 'Arivukkarasi'.
Poonguzhali is one her kind. Kalki has shown variety in characters by sketching Poonguzhali. The simple life she leads and the distant dreams she has finally comes true one-fine day.
The list is too long and I have just mentioned a few.
Surely, Ponniyin Selvan is one of its kind.
Budding novelists should certainly read such classics(Now it has become a classic to me) as well. I am certain that this would instigate some essential skills that one should acquire to become a good writer.
posted by Sowkan | 9:32 AM
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// I used to wonder 'Is intelligence a male-thing?' But with no media, no communication means, locked in the andhapuram of the Chola palace, Kundhavai has surely acquired so much that she can rightly be called 'Arivukkarasi'//
என்னவொரு அற்புதமான ஒப்புமை. சௌம்யா, உண்மையில் தங்களுக்குள் ஒரு நல்ல சிந்தனையாளர் ஒளிந்து கொண்டு கொஞ்சம் கொஞ்சமாக வெளி வந்துக் கோன்டிருக்கிறார். இரண்டு நாட்களுக்கு ஒரு முறையேனும் தாங்கள் பதிவு செய்யவும். தாங்கள் தொடர்ந்து கொடுத்து வரும் விமர்சங்களுக்கு நன்றி.
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