In this episode Kannagi proves Kovalan's innocence by throwing in the court the other jeweled anklet of the pair. The king accepts his mistake. Kannaki curses the king and curses the people of Madurai, tearing off her breast and throwing it at the gathered public. The king dies. The society that had made her suffer, suffers in retribution as the city of Madurai is burnt to the ground because of her curse

Silapathikaram Episode-12

Tamil’s place in the Indian language pantheon is an important one. It is an ancient and highly developed language that evolved independently . After all, among Tamil’s more vehement assertions is the fact that it has ancient literature.
Tamil literature goes back to the Sangam Era, named after the assembly (sangam) of poets based in Madurai. Tradition holds that there were two earlier such sangams, the works of which have been lost. This podcast comprises of stories form ancient tamil literatures. It is an attempt to make the present generation know the values of our ancient Tamil literature.

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Tamil’s place in the Indian language pantheon is an important one. It is an ancient and highly developed language that evolved independently . After all, among Tamil’s more vehement assertions is the fact that it has ancient literature. Tamil literature goes back to the Sangam Era, named after the assembly (sangam) of poets based in Madurai. Tradition holds that there were two earlier such sangams, the works of which have been lost. This podcast comprises of stories form ancient tamil literatures. It is an attempt to make the present generation know the values of our ancient Tamil literature.

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Silapathikaram Episode-12

Silapathikaram Episode-12