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Sumeetha’s 2022 Year in Books
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Sumeetha Manikandan
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in Chennai, India
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November 2012
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Ponni's Beloved - Volume 1: New Floods, An English Translation Of Kalki Krishnamurthy's Ponniyin Selvan
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1954
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10 editions
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The Storm (#2 Ponni's Beloved - An English Translation Of Kalki Krishnamurthy's Ponniyin Selvan)
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1954
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36 editions
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The Sword - Ponni's Beloved Volume 3: An English Translation Of Kalki Krishnamurthy’s Ponniyin Selvan
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30 editions
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The Crown (Ponni's Beloved, #4)
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1954
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26 editions
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Epitome of Sacrifice - Ponni's Beloved Volume 5: An English Translation of Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan
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1954
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17 editions
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The Perfect Groom
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2013
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2 editions
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Love, Again
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2015
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These Lines of Mehendi
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A Jar of Stories
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Ponni's Beloved (Kindle Editon All Volumes): An English Translation of Kalki Krishnamurthy's Ponniyin Selvan
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Chapter 7 – The Monkey without a Tail
Manimeghalai stood still in front of the mirror, wondering whether she had indeed seen the face or not.Did she really see it or was it a dream? If it was a dream, shouldn’t she be sleeping?
She touched her face to confirm that she was indeed standing in the Pazhuvur Queen’s chambers in front of her mirror. She turned around and saw that she couldn’t have imagined the face in the dark as the la Read more of this blog post »
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Sumeetha Manikandan
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Jawahar Surti's review
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Epitome of Sacrifice - Ponni's Beloved Volume 5: An English Translation of Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan:
"Overall, for the entire series of Ponniyin Selva - 4.5/5
This was a very interesting reading with history of the Cholas as a backdrop.. Thoroughly enjoyed.." |
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Sumeetha Manikandan
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Dinesh Balachandran's review
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Epitome of Sacrifice - Ponni's Beloved Volume 5: An English Translation of Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan:
"Epic. Reading the English translation did make it feel a little weird. Some words in Tamil do not translate that easily to English but that said the author has done considerable justice to the original. The writing does not feel forced. The ending of"
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Epitome of Sacrifice - Ponni's Beloved Volume 5: An English Translation of Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan:
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Venma Jojo's review
of
Epitome of Sacrifice - Ponni's Beloved Volume 5: An English Translation of Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan:
"Epitome of sacrifice
If u are a lover of historical fiction this is a very enthralling read. I highly recommend it. The movie is no where near the beauty of this book. " |
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Sumeetha Manikandan
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Swathi’s review
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Epitome of Sacrifice - Ponni's Beloved Volume 5: An English Translation of Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan
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Hi Swathi,
Attempting to answer a few questions - 1) I think Adithya Karikalan killed himself. That's where nandini was egging him on as well. 2) Mandaki ...more " |
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Sumeetha Manikandan
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Sumeetha Manikandan
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Sumeetha Manikandan
answered
Anaupamya Sarasvatī Gopalkrishnan's
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The story revolves around the assassination of Chola Crown Prince and the uncertainties about who will ascend the throne next.
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It will be released in September.
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“With the first line of Mehendi, she forgot her troubles and delved into the beautiful world of checkered patterns and intricate lines.”
― Love, Again
― Love, Again
“I thought that there is yet hope for someone who was caught in the river’s whirlpool, but none exists for those who are trapped in the vortex of a beautiful woman’s eyes.”
― Ponni's Beloved - Volume 1: New Floods, An English Translation Of Kalki Krishnamurthy's Ponniyin Selvan
― Ponni's Beloved - Volume 1: New Floods, An English Translation Of Kalki Krishnamurthy's Ponniyin Selvan
“The mist wishes to have the sun but what does the sun do - it burns so fiercely that the mist disappears.”
― Ponni's Beloved - Volume 1: New Floods, An English Translation Of Kalki Krishnamurthy's Ponniyin Selvan
― Ponni's Beloved - Volume 1: New Floods, An English Translation Of Kalki Krishnamurthy's Ponniyin Selvan
“Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.”
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“My childhood in Corfu shaped my life. If I had the craft of Merlin, I would give every child the gift of my childhood.”
― My Family and Other Animals
― My Family and Other Animals
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