'A Life Unwritten' is one among my favorites from the stories by Sudha Murthy.

Here she narrates a story from the life of her father, a medical Doctor.

We underestimate the power of motivation or help at the right time.

But to someone in need it might have the power to change their entire life.

Entailing Tales is back with yet another gem from your favorite Sudha Murthy's Series after more than a year.

Sit back and enjoy.

Are your days getting tough?

Can I tell you the present struggle is leading you to something more beautiful than what you have ever experienced?

Your every role model will have a story of struggle, of perseverance, of the unusual path that they might have taken.

Will you believe me if I say your in the phase of your life where you are writing a similar inspiring story of YOU ?

It is not the problem but the way we react to it that changes your life for good or even otherwise.

The final volume of one of the greatest Tamil novels ever penned, PONNIYIN SELVAN – THE PINNACLE OF SACRIFICE barrels towards a startling end that will leave the listeners breathless.

Will Pandyan conspirators achieve the nefarious end they thirst for?

Characters for reference :

Arulmozhi : One of the two protagonist. Youngest son of Sundara Chozha. Ponniyin Selvan

Murugaiyan: Elder brother of Poonkuzhali. Husband of Rakkammal. Boat Man

Rakkammaal : Sister-in-law of Poonkuzhali

Kundavi : The Chola princess. Second child and only daughter of Sundara Chola. Lover of Vandiyadevan

Mandakini : The Mute Queen. The deaf and mute mother of Nandini and Madurantaka. Love interest of Sundara Chola

Anirudha Brahmarayar : The Prime Minister of Sundara Chola's Court and a trustful intimate close friend of him

Acharya Bhikshu : The head monk in Chudamani Vihara of Nagapattinam who saves Arulmozhivarman

Sundara Chozha : The emperor of Chola empire

Ravidasan : Antagonists of the novel. Bodyguards of the late Veerapandiyan

Nandini : Pazhuvoor Princess and wife of Periya Pazhuvettraraiyar. The main antagonist of the story

Aditha Karikalan : Eldest son of Sundara Chola, the crown prince

Malayaman : Father-in-law of Sundara Chola and maternal grandfather for his children

Elder Pazhuvettaraiyar :  The chancellor and treasurer of the Chola kingdom. Nandini’s husband

Vandiyadevan : The brave, adventurous and sarcastic warrior prince of Vaanar clan. Bodyguard and close friend of Aditha Karikalan in Kanchi. Lover of Kundavi. Second protagonist

Vaanathi : Shy and innocent Kodambalur princess.Friend of Kundavai

Azhwarkadiyan Nambi :  A Veera Vaishnavite spy who works for the Prime Minister of Chozha dynasty. Foster brother of Nandini

Younger Pazhuvettaraiyar : The chief in-charge of Thanjavur fort.

Senthan Amuthan : A flower seller. He is a close friend of Vandiyathevan

Sembiyan Maadevi : Wife of Gandaraditya. Grandmother of the 3 Chozha siblings

Aditha Karikalan : Eldest son of Sundara Chozha, the crown prince

Thirukovalur Malaiyaman : Father-in-law of Sundara Chola and maternal grandfather for his children.

Parthibendra Pallava: Friend of Aditha Karikalan

Kanthamaran : Prince of Kodumbalur. Friend of Vandiyathevan

Elder Pazhuvettarayar : The chancellor and treasurer of the Chola kingdom. Nandini’s husband

Maduranthakan : Adopted Son of Sembiyan Maadevi. Mandakini's actual son

Manimekalai : Princess of Kadamboor. Younger sister of Kandan Maran and daughter of Kadamboor Sambuvaraiyar. One-sided love of Vandiyadevan

PONNIYIN SELVAN - THE JEWELLED CROWN

It's the calm before the storm

As we are coming close to the Climax, all the main characters are approaching the Chozha territory.

Will Aditha Karikalan accept Nandini's invitation and go to Kadambur Palace or listen to Vandiyadevan and stay back?

Mandakini gets abducted. By whom and for what? Does Poonkuzhali save her aunt?

Will Arulmozhi recover and come back?

Listen to the Book 4 of Ponniyin Selvan in capsule size.

Characters for reference :

Kundavi : The Chola princess. Second child and only daughter of Sundara Chola. Lover of Vandiyadevan

Mandakini : The Mute Queen. The deaf and mute mother of Nandini and Madurantaka. Love interest of Sundara Chola.

Anirudha Brahmarayar : The Prime Minister of Sundara Chola's Court and a trustful intimate close friend of him

Arulmozhi : One of the two protagonist. Youngest son of Sundara Chozha

Sundara Chozha : The emperor of Chola empire

Ravidasan : Antagonists of the novel. Bodyguards of the late Veerapandiyan

Nandini : Pazhuvoor Princess and wife of Periya Pazhuvettraraiyar. The main antagonist of the story

Aditha Karikalan : Eldest son of Sundara Chola, the crown prince

Malayaman : Father-in-law of Sundara Chola and maternal grandfather for his children

Vandiyadevan : The brave, adventurous and sarcastic warrior prince of Vaanar clan. Bodyguard and close friend of Aditha Karikalan in Kanchi. Lover of Kundavi. Second protagonist

Parthibendan : Friend of Aditha Karikalan

Kanthamaran : Prince of Kodumbalur. Friend of Vandiyathevan

Elder Pazhuvettarayar : The chancellor and treasurer of the Chola kingdom. Nandini’s husband

Maduranthakan : Adopted Son of Sembiyan Maadevi. Mandakini's actual son

Manimekalai : Princess of Kadamboor. Younger sister of Kandan Maran and daughter of Kadamboor Sambuvaraiyar. One-sided love of Vandiyadevan

PONNIYIN SELVAN - THE SLAYING SWORD

We left the story at sea in Book 2 The Storm. 

Prince Arulmozhi Varman jumps into the sea to save his friend Vandiyathevan from a burning ship. Both, the prince and Vandiyathevan end up adrift in the sea. The boat girl, Poonkhuzali rescues them.

New ideas and plots are devised in the Kadambur Palace. The Sword is preparing itself for The Day, its long awaited Day.

Characters for reference :

Arulmozhi Varman : One of the two protagonist. Ponniyin Selvan. Youngest son of Sundara Chozha

Poonkuzhali : A boat woman, she was born and raised in Kodikkarai. Mandakini's niece. Senthan Amuthan's cousin

Aacharya Bhikshu : The head monk in Sudamani Buddha Viharam of Nagapattinam

Elder Pazhuvettaraiyar :  The chancellor and treasurer of the Chola kingdom. Nandini’s husband.

Vandiyadevan : The brave, adventurous and sarcastic warrior prince. Bodyguard and close friend of Aditha Karikalan in Kanchi. Lover of Kundavi. Second protagonist.

Kundavai Devi: The Chola princess. Second child and only daughter of Sundara Chola. Lover of Vandiyadevan

Nandini : Pazhuvoor Princess and wife of Periya Pazhuvettraraiyar. The main antagonist of the story

Maduranthakan : Son of Sembiyan Maadevi

Aditha Karikalan : Eldest son of Sundara Chola, the crown prince

Sembiyan Madevi : Wife of Gandaraditya. Grandmother of the 3 Chozha siblings

Mandakini : The Mute Queen in Lanka. The deaf and mute mother of Nandini and Maduranthaka. Love interest of Sundara Chozha

Azhwarkadayan Nambi : A Veera Vaishnavite spy who works for the Prime Minister of Chozha dynasty. Foster brother of Nandini

PONNIYIN SELVAN - THE STORM

The events take place in Sri Lanka where Arulmozhi Varman  is stationed for Battle of Lanka.

The flashback of how he got the name "Ponniyin Selvan" and the early days of Sundara Chozha in Sri Lanka is revealed in this episode.

Meanwhile there is trouble in the Sea. There storm and whirlwind. Will Ponniyin Selvan survive the storm?

Character description :

Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan : The brave, adventurous and sarcastic warrior prince of Vaanar clan. Bodyguard and close friend of Aditha Karikalan in Kanchi. Lover of Kundavi.

Azhwarkadiyan Nambi :  A Veera Vaishnavite spy who works for the Prime Minister of Chozha dynasty. Foster brother of Nandini.

Nandini: Pazhuvoor Princess and wife of Periya Pazhuvettraraiyar . The main antagonist of the story. She was born in Madurai and grew up in a priest family along with royal children in Pazhayarai till her youth

Elder Pazhuvettaraiyar:  The chancellor and treasurer of the Chola kingdom. Nandini’s husband

Ravidasan : Antagonists of the novel. Bodyguards of the late Veerapandiyan

Madurantaka : Son of Sembiyan Maadevi who was raised as a Shaivite

Kundavai Devi: The Chola princess. Second child and only daughter of Sundara Chola. Lover of Vandiyathevan

Senthan Amuthan: A flower seller. He is a close friend of Vandiyathevan

Younger Pazhuvettaraiyar: The chief in-charge of Thanjavur fort. Younger brother of Periya Pazhuvettaraiyar. Father-in-law of Mathuranthakar

Sundara Chola alias Parantaka II : The emperor of Chozha empire

Aditha Karikalan: Eldest son of Sundara Chozha, the crown prince and the commander of Northern troops in Sundara Chola's reign

Parthibendra Pallava: Friend of Aditha Karikalan

Poonguzhali:. A boat woman, she was born and raised in Kodikkarai.

Ponniyin Selvan: One of the two protagonists of the story after whom the novel was named. The youngest son of Sundara Chola. Beloved of all people and soldiers of the Chola kingdom

Aniruddha Brahmarayar: The Prime Minister of Sundara Chola's Court

Mandakini Devi ("The Mute Queen"): The deaf and mute mother of Nandini and Madurantaka. Love interest of Sundara Chola

PONNIYIN SELVAN is a historical fictional novel written by Kalki Krishnamurthy in Tamil.

It tells about the early days of Arulmozhi Varman who later becomes Raja Raja Chozha , the greatest Chozha Emperor. 

Kalki has explored the entire range of human emotions in these five volumes. No wonder its a magnum opus. Ponniyin Selvan is a greatest novel from the treasures of Tamil literature. 

The novel is admired for tightly woven plot, vivid narration, the wit of the dialogue, and the way in which the power struggle and intrigues of the Chola empire were depicted.

New Floods is the Volume 1 of the 5 Books. The story unfolds with the journey of the protagonist Vandhiyadhevan to the capital Thanjavur. 

This chapter introduces many of the 30+ characters from the story. Not many can read the 2000+ pages of the story beautifully writtenin Tamil and hence Entailing Tales bring the crux of this masterpiece. 

Characters in order of appearance:

Vallavaraiyan Vandiyadevan : The brave, adventurous and sarcastic warrior prince of Vaanar clan. Bodyguard and close friend of Aditha Karikalan in Kanchi. Lover of Kundavi. Second protagonist.

Azhwarkadiyan Nambi :  A Veera Vaishnavite spy who works for the Prime Minister of Chozha dynasty. Foster brother of Nandini

Nandini: Pazhuvoor Princess and wife of Periya Pazhuvettraraiyar. The main antagonist of the story

Kandhamaaran : Prince of Kodumbalur. Friend of Vandiyathevan

Elder Pazhuvettaraiyar:  The chancellor and treasurer of the Chola kingdom. Nandini’s husband.

Ravidasan : Antagonists of the novel. Bodyguards of the late Veerapandiyan

Madurantaka : Son of Chembiyan Maadevi

Kundavai Devi: The Chola princess. Second child and only daughter of Sundara Chola. Lover of Vandiyadevan

Vaanathi: Shy and innocent Kodambalur princess.Friend of Kundavai.

Younger Pazhuvettaraiyar: The chief in-charge of Thanjavur fort.

Sundara Chola alias Parantaka II : The emperor of Chola empire.

Vanavan Mahadevi: Empress of the Chola empire. Daughter of Thirukovalur Malaiyamaan.

Sembiyan Maadevi : Wife of Gandaraditya. Grandmother of the 3 Chozha siblings

Aditha Karikalan: Eldest son of Sundara Chola, the crown prince

Thirukovalur Malaiyaman : Father-in-law of Sundara Chola and maternal grandfather for his children.

Parthibendra Pallava: Friend of Aditha Karikalan

Ponniyin Selvan: One of the two protagonist. Youngest son of Sundara Chozha

The oldest and longest-reigning monarch and queen in history, Queen Elizabeth is one of the most important and influential women in the world.

Queen Elizabeth was an extraordinary person, who lived an extraordinary life.

Throughout her reign, and seven decades of extraordinary change and challenge, Her Majesty was the epitome of duty, stability, wisdom and grace.

The End of a Historic Era with the demise of Queen Elizabeth.

Listen to know interesting facts about Her Majesty.

Happy Republic Day to India.

‘A Wedding in Russia’ is a story from the book ‘How I taught my Grandmother to Read and Other Stories’ written by Sudha Murthy.

A true incident from her life strikes a great contrast between a tradition in Russia and India.

How often do we remember the Freedom Struggle, the Freedom Fighters and respect the Sacrifices for the freedom which is their gift to us?

Listen to this wonderful story and see if your heart has something to say.

What is AJINOMOTO or MSG (Monosodium Glutamate)? 

What is the magical flavour or taste Ajinomoto adds to our food? 

Why is almost the entire World dreading this 110+ year old product? 

MSG is used commonly in Asian cuisines. 

Americans long standing prejudice against Asian eating customs coined Chinese Restaurant Syndrome. This lead to racial biased Journalism and spread fear. 

But till date there has not been any proven Scientific claim against Ajinomoto. 

Listen to the story of AJI-NO-MOTO and decide for yourself if Ajinomoto is good or bad ⁉️