The reason I was eager to know about the book was that, the review mentions 3-4 other persons (not our Ravidasan & co.) who are members of a 'kadigai' who take revenge for their king Veerapandya. I don't remember the names. I will try to post them.
"how Aditha Karikalan is revenged by some Pandya citizens for the cruel murder of their king Veerapandya!!!!!!!!!" This is not my view. This is the rough abstract of what I understood from the review. I haven't studied history enough to make such definitive statements :)
--- In ponniyinselvan@yahoogroups.com, Karthikeyan_K@D... wrote: > Dear Dr.Jaybee, > > The reason I was eager to know about the book was that, the review > mentions 3-4 other persons (not our Ravidasan & co.) who are members of > a 'kadigai' who take revenge for their king Veerapandya. I don't > remember the names. I will try to post them
Probably, the author bases his perspective on this:
A 'kadigai' is a college of sorts.
Brahmins were students and teachers in a kadigai. REvidasan happens to be a Brahmin. He is a 'kiraviththan'. The Vedas have different methods of reading - paatams. Kramam is one them. A 'Kramavidh' is an exponent of this style of reading.
There are other styles such as 'ganam', 'jata', etc. A 'ganapaati is someone who excels in 'ganam'.
A 'Kiramaviththan' is someone like a 'ganapaati'.
:-)
But Kalki and Vikraman consider them to be members of the formidable and dangerous 'Thennavan aapathudhavigaL', the personal body guards of the Pandya king.
There is something that 'udhaikkiRaan' here. Because, when the AapathudhavigaLs fail in protecting their king, they commit suicide. They might ascend the funeral pyre of the king..... or just slit their throats by themselves... Harakiri.
Which is what?
Better make up your minds. Before I post my article.
Saththiram, saavadi, college, or martial arts academy.
By the way.....
Have you heard of the 'Occam's Razor'?
Regards
JayBee
> > "how Aditha Karikalan is revenged by some Pandya citizens for the cruel > murder of their king Veerapandya!!!!!!!!!" > This is not my view. This is the rough abstract of what I understood > from the review. I haven't studied history enough to make such > definitive statements :) > > luv and luv only, > S.Karthikeyan, > Junior Software Engineer, > Dell Inc. > Ph: +91-80-8419110 Extn:77629 > Mobile:+91-80-31850189 > http://bidjanagar.topcities.com > http://vijayanagar.topcities.com > -------------------------------------- > We are such insignificant creatures on a minor planet of a very average > star in the outer suburbs of one of a hundred thousand million galaxies. > So it is difficult to believe in a God that would care about us or even > notice our existence. > > -Stephen Hawking. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jaybee555 [mailto:jaybee555@y...] > > > It supposedly deals with "how Aditha Karikalan is revenged by some > > > Pandya citizens for the cruel murder of their king > > > Veerapandya!!!!!!!!!" > > > > How do you know that REvidasan and company are Pandyan > > citizens. Who knows what their motives were? > > > > Regards > > > > JayBee
> By the way..... > > Have you heard of the 'Occam's Razor'? > Dr. Jaybee,
Tried to read about it on the net and this is what I found.
For the benefit of others, the following is Occam's Razor "one should not increase, beyond what is necessary, the number of entities required to explain anything"
Kadigai is not a novel to look forward to. I got it from kamal with great expectations and was greatly disappointed.
Dr.Jaybee was right in pointing out the thennaven abathudavigal stuff. There is a very vague mention about a training school for the abathudhavis in K.A.Neelakanda sastri's Pandiyan Kingdom. Other than that not much info.
Dr.JB aiya started some very interesting threads in agathiyar on this - I think he did'nt conclude them nor wrote all he knew. There he wrote about the 100+ people who participate with a king (pandiya) in a "virundhu" and who declare that they will live and die with the king. For this, they enjoyed certain privilages. I think Dr.JB quoted from an islamic traveller of those times whose travellogues have survived.. Mikka anbudan Gokul.S
PS: Sorry if my interactions are limited - due to busy office work I am not able to participate as much as I want to.
> Kadigai is not a novel to look forward to. I got it from kamal with > great expectations and was greatly disappointed.
I must say, I was rather disappointed too. G, did you notice something? In "Udaiyaar", BK had depicted AK's death as done by spirits and evil forces...but in Kadigai, its back to proper human resources.:-)
Weird.
BTW...anyone know if Udaiyar is going to get completed?