Among the three great kingdoms of South India the Cheras, the Cholas and the Pandyas, the Pandyan Kingdom had existed longer from since the ancient times till the 14th century AD. The capital city of the Pandyan Kingdom is Madurai, Tamil Nadu, which should have been their stronghold for more than 2000 years. So such… Read More »

Ashokamitran (85), an eminent Indian writer and a short story specialist passed away yesterday (23 March 2017) after a brief illness due to Asthma. He was survived by his wife Rajeshwari Thyagarajan and three sons. Born in Secunderabad on 22 September 1931, His real name was Jagadisa Thyagarajan. When his father died in 1952, he… Read More »