".....as i finished "En charitram", the 700+ page auto bio of Dr.U V Saminatha Iyer (1855-1930) he went door to door searching for ancient manuscripts and if not for his efforts, Tamil would not have become a classical language....."
Inspired by the coverage and encouragement from him, I am set tocreate an audio book by gods grace, on Dr U ve Sa's " En Sarithiram" - His autobiography
You can buy the book from U.Ve.Sa Nool Nilayam which is present near Pamban Swamigal Samadhi Thiruvanmiyur. Many books of U.Ve.Sa are now out of print like his book on Gopala Krishna Bharathiyar. But you can take a xerox copy from the book they give there.
I have been meaning to re-read En Charithiram but never got the time. I just spent the last 1.30 hours in listening to the beautiful rendering. Thanks a lot, Sri for the invaluable service. You have a talent for rendering with the right intonations and make it interesting!
Only small thing - I think the name of the village is "uthama dhaana puram".. I seem to hear it as "uthama nadha puram". (dhaana vs naadha).
Question to group - Is there a English translation available? This one needs to be made into a documentary or even a movie...
Looking forward to hearing the subsequent chapters very soon!!! Deepa