“The padhigam I am going to teach you today is Angamum Vedhamum…” said my Guruji, Mrs. Shyamala Krishnadas. Later that evening, while researching that Thevaram, I came across two temple towns—Thirumarugal and Thiruchengattankudi. What brilliance the child saint Thirugnanasambandar had, composing verses that beautifully wove together two places so close to each other...
Going out with childhood friends for a day trip is exciting and a temple trip after months and perhaps years of planning fructified recently and the destination was the Yoga Narasimha temple, a 108 Divya Desam at Sholingar, a few hours drive from Chennai. The three of us decided to start early and grab breakfast on the way. A little tip — it’s best to eat before...
What a wonderful view of the sky and the sea! I loved sitting in the balcony enjoying the ocean breeze and catching up on my reading. I had just finished reading a collection of short stories written by a friend which was partly spiritual. My thoughts flew back in time, more than 5 decades to 1971. I was naïve, and new to Chennai. The steel chair felt cold against my...