Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan

Kalki's Ponniyin Selvan
Author: Kalki
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2016
Genre: Historical fiction, Tamil
ISBN: 9788183455473

Historical novel on the life and reign of Rajaraja I, active 985-1014, King of Chola dynasty.

Parthiban's Dream

Parthiban's Dream
Author: Kalki Krishnamurthy
Publisher: Ratna Books
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2022-03-04
Genre: Tamil fiction
ISBN: 9788194756088

Parthiban Kanavu (Parthiban's Dream) was a novel Kalki R. Krishnamurthy penned as a weekly serial beginning 1941 in Kalki, the magazine that he had founded. Written in simple and elegant prose, Parthiban Kanavu is a breezy fictional historical romance in which good triumphs over evil and the lovers overcome obstacles posed by dynastic affiliations, intrigue and separation to be united in matrimony. The novel was an instant hit and was made into a Tamil film starring Gemini Ganesan, Vyjayanthimala and S.V. Ranga Rao in 1960. Parthiban Kanavu is an important milestone in Kalki's illustrious literary career. It offered tantalizing perspectives of his literary style and what would be his more critically acclaimed works that followed. Vivid descriptions of nature, flora and fauna formed memorable backdrops against which Kalki's gripping plots unfolded. While the stories he told were timeless ones of valour, romance and hope, his characters never conformed to the binaries of good and evil, instead portraying the various shades of grey and ambiguities that encapsulate what it means to be human. Kalki's characters communicated his unequivocal views on politics and war. That religion and politics are an undesirable and combustible combination, that the adverse impact of wars on the environment and civilians far outweighs the political gains, and that civilians ought not to be harassed when a war is under way - are recurring themes.

Ponniyin Selvan Comics Volume 1 in English

Ponniyin Selvan Comics Volume 1 in English
Author: Kalki Krishnamurthy
Publisher: Nila Comics
Total Pages: 378
Release:
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN:

Ponniyin Selvan is the pinnacle of Tamil Historical Novels. The way the Cholas ruled the country in a straight forward manner, with Love, Valor and Piousness has been brought to our eyes through this book in a grandeur and realistic fashion by the Legend writer Kalki. In today's, internet dependent world, we just wanted to take this fantastic novel to the kids and youngsters through this initiative of Nila Comics. We are sure kids, youngsters and ardent readers of this Novel will like this.

Ponniyin Selvan

Ponniyin Selvan
Author: Kalki
Publisher:
Total Pages: 454
Release: 2019-12
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9789388860024

Ponniyin Selvan is Kalki R Krishnamurthy's magnum opus, set in 10th century Tamil Nadu, exploring the early life of Emperor Rajaraja the 1st. It might have been written more than 60 years ago, but this saga is timeless, reeling in readers with a gripping plot interwoven with intrigue, conspiracies, mystery, romance and adventure. Fresh Floods is Book 1 of a total of five volumes. Who is the rightful heir to the ancient Chozha throne? Will Madhuranthakar-son of the eldest son-or Aditha Karikalan-the grandson of the younger-wear the crown? And will justice prevail in this struggle for power? Follow our young, enthusiastic hero Vallavarayan Vandhiyathevan on his fascinating journey, as this historical fiction based on real characters and incidents unfolds at a spell-binding pace, delving deep into human tendencies, desires, personal motives, political ambitions and the fight to gain power at all costs.

Ponniyin Selvan - The Killer Sword - Part 3

Ponniyin Selvan - The Killer Sword - Part 3
Author: Varalotti Rengasamy
Publisher: Pustaka Digital Media
Total Pages: 457
Release: 2021-02-28
Genre: History
ISBN:

When I started translating Kalki’s Ponniyin Selvan in 2010, blissfully unaware of the depth and the magnitude of the work, several people tried to dissuade me. One potential publisher even lured me with an offer to translate another work of Kalki. Reason: there were already many translations around. Yes, there were. But most of them, though done with utmost sincerity, failed to create the emotional bond with the readers which the original author had effortlessly done in the Fifties when Ponniyin Selvan was serialised in a popular magazine. I did not rush up. I did not have a target or deadline. I let the translation work progress in its own pace. That explains the six long years I spent for this project. I read and re-read the first draft a dozen times before handing it over to my editors. There were many points of contention. There were issues where we could not reach a consensus easily. Finally the hard copy was ready for publication in 2016. The publisher had jitters and so did I. We got ready rough copies of two volumes. I gave it to two of my friends, who had read the original more than sixty times, with a mandate to read them in one go. They did and said “This is the best you can do in English.” The work culminated not when the book was released by a former Central Minister in 2016, not even when it went for three editions but when an ardent fan of Kalki sent a mail to me in 2019. “It was as if Kalki himself rendered his great work in English.”

The First Floods Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1

The First Floods Ponniyin Selvan - Part 1
Author: C.V.Karthik Narayanan
Publisher: Pustaka Digital Media
Total Pages: 244
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9352859545

An engineer by profession, Karthik Narayanan (1938) was born in Calcutta and had his early education in Tuticorin. He is an industrialist and heads companies that manufacture automobile components. He has occupied a number of important positions like the President of the Association of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, President of the Automobile Research Association of India, Chairman of the Southern Region of the Association of Indian Engineering Industry, Member of the Senate of the Annamalai University. Steeped in South Indian history, its arts and culture, KN is an avid reader of all the novels “Kalki” wrote, and is an accomplished player o of the percussion instrument the mridangam. KN is also an enthusiastic traveller, trekking in Himalayas being a favourite hobby. Married to Uma who is an accomplished translator of French and Tamil books and Managing Trustee of the SOS Children's Villages of India-Chatnath Homes and the Karna Prayag Trust, KN has a son Ramgopal, daughter Gayathri and a granddaughter Niveditha.

Ponniyin Selvan Tamil பொன்னியின் செல்வன் (தமிழ்) The Set of Five Books

Ponniyin Selvan Tamil பொன்னியின் செல்வன் (தமிழ்) The Set of Five Books
Author: Kalki Krishnamurthy
Publisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB
Total Pages: 1914
Release: 1954-07-10
Genre: Foreign Language Study
ISBN:

The Set of Five Books : 1. Ponniyin Selvan: Pudhu Vellam (Book 1) 2. Ponniyin Selvan: Sularkatru (Book 2) 3. Ponniyin Selvan: Kolai Vaazh (Book 3) 4. Ponniyin Selvan: Manimagudam (Book 4) 5. Ponniyin Selvan: Thyaga Sigaram (Book 5) About the Book: Ponniyin Selvan (Tamil: பொன்னியின் செல்வன், English: The Son of Ponni) is a 1940-page 20th-century Tamil historical novel written by Kalki Krishnamurthy. Written in five volumes, this narrates the story of Arulmozhivarman (later crowned as Rajaraja Chola I), one of the kings of the Chola Dynasty during the 10th and 11th centuries. பொன்னியின் செல்வன் தமிழில் எழுதப்பட்ட கல்கி கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தியின் வரலாற்றுப் புனைகதை நாவல். இந்த நாவல் முதன்முதலில் 29 அக்டோபர் 1950 முதல் 16 மே 1954 வரை கல்கியின் வாராந்திர பதிப்புகளில் தொடராக வெளியிடப்பட்டது, மேலும் 1955 இல் ஐந்து பகுதிகளாக புத்தக வடிவில் வெளியிடப்பட்டது. ஐந்து தொகுதிகளில் அல்லது சுமார் 2,210 பக்கங்களில், இது அருள்மொழிவர்மனின் ஆரம்ப நாட்களின் கதையைச் சொல்கிறது ( அருள்மொழிவர்மன்), பிற்காலத்தில் பெரிய சோழப் பேரரசராக விளங்கிய முதலாம் இராஜராஜ சோழன். கல்கி அதற்கான தகவல்களைச் சேகரிக்க மூன்று முறை இலங்கைக்கு வருகை தந்தார். பொன்னியின் செல்வன் தமிழ் இலக்கியத்தில் இதுவரை எழுதப்பட்ட மிகப் பெரிய நாவல் என்று பலரால் பரவலாகக் கருதப்படுகிறது. இது முதலில் 1950 களில் கல்கி என்ற தமிழ் மொழி இதழில் ஒரு தொடராக வெளியிடப்பட்டது, பின்னர் ஒரு நாவலாக ஒருங்கிணைக்கப்பட்டது. வாரந்தோறும் வெளியிடப்படும் இந்தத் தொடருக்கான மோகம், இதழ் புழக்கத்தை உயர்த்தி 71,366 பிரதிகள் என்ற அதிர்ச்சியூட்டும் எண்ணிக்கையை எட்டியது - புதிதாக சுதந்திரம் பெற்ற இந்தியாவில் சராசரி சாதனை இல்லை. இன்றும், நாவல் அனைத்து தலைமுறையினரிடையேயும் ஒரு வழிபாட்டு முறை மற்றும் ரசிகர் பட்டாளத்தை கொண்டுள்ளது. இறுக்கமாக பின்னப்பட்ட கதைக்களம், தெளிவான கதை, உரையாடலின் புத்திசாலித்தனம் மற்றும் சோழப் பேரரசின் அதிகாரப் போராட்டம் மற்றும் சூழ்ச்சிகள் சித்தரிக்கப்பட்ட விதம் ஆகியவற்றிற்காக புத்தகம் தொடர்ந்து பாராட்டப்படுவதோடு விமர்சகர்களின் பாராட்டைப் பெறுகிறது. இந்த நாவலின் திரைப்படத் தொடர் தழுவல் இந்தியத் திரைப்படத் தயாரிப்பாளர் மணிரத்னம் இயக்கும் தயாரிப்பில் உள்ளது. Ponniyin Selvan is a historical fiction novel written in Tamil by Kalki Krishnamurthy. The novel was first serialized in weekly editions of Kalki from 29 October 1950 to 16 May 1954, and was published in book form in five parts in 1955. In five volumes or about 1940 pages, It tells the story of the early days of Arulmozhivarman (Arulmozhivarman), the first Rajaraja Chola who later became a great Chola emperor. Kalki visited Sri Lanka three times to collect information. Ponni's Selvan is widely considered by many to be the greatest novel ever written in Tamil literature. It was first published as a serial in the Tamil language magazine Kalki in the 1950s, and later consolidated into a novel. The craze for the weekly series boosted the magazine's circulation to a staggering 71,366 copies - not an average record in newly independent India. Even today, the novel has a cult following and fan base among all generations. The book continues to receive praise and critical acclaim for its tightly woven plot, clear narrative, witty dialogue and depiction of the power struggles and intrigues of the Chola Empire. A film adaptation of the novel is in the works to be directed by Indian filmmaker Mani Ratnam. About the Author : ராமசுவாமி கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி (9 செப்டம்பர் 1899 - 5 டிசம்பர் 1954), அவரது புனைப்பெயரான கல்கியால் நன்கு அறியப்பட்டவர், ஒரு இந்திய எழுத்தாளர், பத்திரிகையாளர், கவிஞர், விமர்சகர் மற்றும் இந்திய சுதந்திர ஆர்வலர் ஆவார். அவர் இந்து கடவுளான விஷ்ணுவின் பத்தாவது மற்றும் கடைசி அவதாரமான "கல்கி" என்ற புனைப்பெயரைத் தேர்ந்தெடுத்தார். அவர் 1941 இல் டி சதாசிவம் இணை நிறுவனராக இருந்து கல்கி என்ற பெயரில் ஒரு பத்திரிகையை நிறுவினார். கல்கியின் எழுத்துக்களில் 120 சிறுகதைகள், 10 நாவல்கள், 5 நாவல்கள், 3 வரலாற்று காதல்கள், தலையங்கம் மற்றும் அரசியல் எழுத்துக்கள் மற்றும் நூற்றுக்கணக்கான திரைப்படங்கள் மற்றும் இசை விமர்சனங்கள். Ramaswamy Krishnamurthy (9 September 1899 – 5 December 1954), better known by his pen name Kalki, was an Indian writer, journalist, poet, critic and Indian independence activist. He chose the nickname "Kalki", the tenth and final incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu.He co-founded D Sathasivam in 1941 and founded a magazine called Kalki. Kalki's writings include 120 short stories, 10 novellas, 5 novels, 3 historical romances, editorial and political writings and hundreds of film and music reviews.

The Pinnacle of Sacrifice - Volume 1 Ponniyin Selvan - Part 5

The Pinnacle of Sacrifice - Volume 1 Ponniyin Selvan - Part 5
Author: C.V.Karthik Narayanan
Publisher: Pustaka Digital Media
Total Pages: 306
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9352859529

An engineer by profession, Karthik Narayanan (1938) was born in Calcutta and had his early education in Tuticorin. He is an industrialist and heads companies that manufacture automobile components. He has occupied a number of important positions like the President of the Association of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, President of the Automobile Research Association of India, Chairman of the Southern Region of the Association of Indian Engineering Industry, Member of the Senate of the Annamalai University. Steeped in South Indian history, its arts and culture, KN is an avid reader of all the novels “Kalki” wrote, and is an accomplished player o of the percussion instrument the mridangam. KN is also an enthusiastic traveller, trekking in Himalayas being a favourite hobby. Married to Uma who is an accomplished translator of French and Tamil books and Managing Trustee of the SOS Children's Villages of India-Chatnath Homes and the Karna Prayag Trust, KN has a son Ramgopal, daughter Gayathri and a granddaughter Niveditha.

Ponniyin Selvan - The Supreme Sacrifice Part 5

Ponniyin Selvan - The Supreme Sacrifice Part 5
Author: Varalotti Rengasamy
Publisher: Pustaka Digital Media
Total Pages: 859
Release: 2021-02-28
Genre: History
ISBN:

When I started translating Kalki’s Ponniyin Selvan in 2010, blissfully unaware of the depth and the magnitude of the work, several people tried to dissuade me. One potential publisher even lured me with an offer to translate another work of Kalki. Reason: there were already many translations around. Yes, there were. But most of them, though done with utmost sincerity, failed to create the emotional bond with the readers which the original author had effortlessly done in the Fifties when Ponniyin Selvan was serialised in a popular magazine. I did not rush up. I did not have a target or deadline. I let the translation work progress in its own pace. That explains the six long years I spent for this project. I read and re-read the first draft a dozen times before handing it over to my editors. There were many points of contention. There were issues where we could not reach a consensus easily. Finally the hard copy was ready for publication in 2016. The publisher had jitters and so did I. We got ready rough copies of two volumes. I gave it to two of my friends, who had read the original more than sixty times, with a mandate to read them in one go. They did and said “This is the best you can do in English.” The work culminated not when the book was released by a former Central Minister in 2016, not even when it went for three editions but when an ardent fan of Kalki sent a mail to me in 2019. “It was as if Kalki himself rendered his great work in English.”

The Killer Sword Ponniyin Selvan - Part 3

The Killer Sword Ponniyin Selvan - Part 3
Author: C.V.Karthik Narayanan
Publisher: Pustaka Digital Media
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2018-01-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 9352859502

An engineer by profession, Karthik Narayanan (1938) was born in Calcutta and had his early education in Tuticorin. He is an industrialist and heads companies that manufacture automobile components. He has occupied a number of important positions like the President of the Association of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, President of the Automobile Research Association of India, Chairman of the Southern Region of the Association of Indian Engineering Industry, Member of the Senate of the Annamalai University. Steeped in South Indian history, its arts and culture, KN is an avid reader of all the novels “Kalki” wrote, and is an accomplished player o of the percussion instrument the mridangam. KN is also an enthusiastic traveller, trekking in Himalayas being a favourite hobby. Married to Uma who is an accomplished translator of French and Tamil books and Managing Trustee of the SOS Children's Villages of India-Chatnath Homes and the Karna Prayag Trust, KN has a son Ramgopal, daughter Gayathri and a granddaughter Niveditha.