In this episode, we take a walk through the inner and outer world laid out in Sangam Literary work, Natrinai 79, written by Kannakanaar. The poem is set in the ‘Paalai’ landscape or the drylands and revolves around the theme of separation. Speaking in the voice of the lady to her confidante, the poem expresses the anxiety in the lady’s heart on perceiving the man’s intention to part away on a journey.