Thought his site in its initial avatar primarily dealt with kalki's immortal works, ponniyin selvan ( refer sps sirs, note to new comers), the discussions arising out of the historical background of this novel has spurred us to look into the culture and lifestyles of ancient south india on a marco level. there are various thread which have come as offshoots of these. for eg, this one analyses how education was imparted in the days gone by