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Poondhamalli – Historic Place In Tamilnadu – Poovirundhavalli

Poondhamalli , also known as Puvirunthavalli, is a historic place in Tamil Nadu. It is located around 25 kilometers from Chennai on the way to Kanchipuram. In the epigraphs found at different places in Chennai, Pundamalli is variously mentioned as Poovirundhavalli and Puvirunthavalli. In ancient times, Poondhamalli was a colony (agrahara or Chaturvedi Mangalam) of learned Vedic scholarsand was known as Chera Pandya Chaturvedimangalam, as a result of its conquest by the Pandyas and by the Cheras. Poondhamalli and surrounding areas appears to have been a flourishing town during the reign of Kulothunga Chola II (1133 – 1150 AD) and the inscriptions mention that it was situated in the ancient territory of Mangadu – Nadu, a subdivision of Puliyur Kotam. An inscription from Tirusulam in Chennai, dates 1250 AD, in the reign of Kulottunga III, states that Poondhamalli was known as Uyyakondan Cholapuram. The area of Pundamalli was granted to Vedic scholars by the Chera king Ravi V

Pundarika Vittala – Musician

Pundarika Vittala is a musicologist of the 16 th century AD. He was born at Satanurva village near Shivaganga Hills in the South Indian state of Karnataka. His parents were Vittala Raya and Nagamba. A contemporary of Tansen and poet Tulsidas,Pundarika was well versed in Sanskrit and Kannada languages. He was expert on matters related to music and dance. Literary Words of Pundarika Vittala Pundarika Vittala is the author of a quartet of works on music. Sadragacandrodayam Nartananimayam Ragamala Ragamanjari. Sadragacandrodayam contains autobiographical details of the artist, beside his theoretical expostulations on the nineteen musical scales and sixty five ragas. Pundarika had dedicated this work to his patron, Burhan Khan. Ragamanjari mentions fifteen Parasikeya (of Persian origin) ragas some of which have now become defunct. According to the noted musicologists T.S.Parthasarathy , Pundarika Vittala was perhaps the only theoretician who was well versed in

An Anchored Boat Does Not Move – Life Symbolism

While rowing the boat, not only our oarsmen should be doing their job but we also should have lifted the anchor — the metal device used to prevent a boat from drifting. An anchored boat does not move. There is an interesting story in this regard: One moonlit night, some drunken men took it into their heads to go on a boat ride. They went to the river bank, hired a boat, sat at the oars and started rowing. They rowed and rowed the whole night. Early in the morning, when the effect of drink had gone, they found to their surprise that they had not moved an inch. ‘What is the matter? What is the matter?’ they asked one another. They had forgotten to raise the anchor! In the context of spiritual living too, we have to lift our anchors. As it is said by an eminent spiritual teacher, at the time of your spiritual practice are you able, at least to some extent, to free your mind from worldly matters and give your purified mind to God? That is the point. Lifting the anchor means