I bought a book in the book fair 'Kaalap pEzhaiyum Kavidhaich chAviyum' by our CM Kalaignar. It was an attempt of writing tamilnadu history chronologically in kavidhai format. He wrote in his own style which makes the reading easier and enjoyable. It starts from Karkaalam and ends with 12th century, the decline of cholas.
The book is available in Poompukaar publications. The publisher told that Kalaignar couldnt continue after cholas as he became CM then. Surprising point is 4 chapters are exclusively for Rajaraja. And he gives the references also like which theory was taken from which book and author.
This is Anandh and am a new member in this group. I started reading Ponniyin Selvan in December last year. The book was so engrossing that I finished reading all the volumes within December thanks to some sleepless nights. It was a difficult read, as I had to read all the volumes from the internet (one drawback of being in USA) - but it is worth the pain.
Kalki's words are amazing and absorbing. Eagerly waiting to read the other books of Kalki. I am equally amazed by this active group, which is vibrant for many years now.
I now have a new found interest towards Indian history and have started reading the "Colas" by Nilakanta Sastri. It is interesting to see public libraries here in US have copies of this book. Now I have both the first and second edition - currently reading the first edition. I see some difference in the facts w.r.t Uttama Cola between this book and PS, may be the second edition will give me a clear picture.
I am interested to know what other books are available about Indian history. I will try to collect this book by CM when I visit India. Please suggest me on indian historical books.
Thanks for maintaining such an active group, Anandh.