Eric Alagan's Blog, page 23
August 22, 2019
5_Vel Pari: The Pictograms are Kallan but not the Killer
‘I serve the throne,’ said Prime Minister Chitragandan. He meant that in a literal sense. The prime minister had served …
5_Vel Paary: The Pictograms are Kallan but not the Killer
‘I serve the throne,’ said Prime Minister Chitragandan. He meant that in a literal sense. The prime minister had served …
August 18, 2019
4_Vel Pari: Warrior Deaths
One of the gods must have heard my plea. For hard ground under the mud gave the wheels traction. I …
4_Vel Paary: Warrior Deaths
One of the gods must have heard my plea. For hard ground under the mud gave the wheels traction. I …
August 15, 2019
3_Vel Paary: Oh, My Gods
I knew Paary well enough. He would not allow the brigands to capture him for ransom. Honour demanded a fight …
August 11, 2019
2_Vel Paary: Not for Gold
In the spring month of Chithirai, in the Fourteenth Regnal Year of King Vel Paary’s Rule, the wheels crushed the …
August 8, 2019
1_Vel Paary: The Chronicler
This is my journal of the time spent with Vel Paary, a son of the vast and storied Bharata lands. …
August 4, 2019
Vel Paary: The Tamilakam War
Starting Friday 9 August 2019, I’ll serialise the first three chapters of my forthcoming literary historical novel Vel Paary: The …
May 16, 2019
Lotus in the Muck
When his minister Sendrakar left the world, Raja Katasuria did not have a ready replacement. Sendrakar was an old and …
May 9, 2019
Village life in ancient Tamilakam
Ancient Tamilakam was a country of villages, and each village was a self-contained unit with farms, orchards, water sources, cottage …
