ponniyi Selvan

THE ANCIENT OF KALKI'S PONNIYAN  SELVAN

THE ANCIENT OF KALKI'S PONNIYAN SELVAN

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Ponniyin Selvan (transl. The Son of Ponni) is a historical fiction novel by Kalki Krishnamurthy, written in Tamil. The novel was first serialised in the weekly editions of Kalki from 29 October 1950 to 16 May 1954, and released in book form of five parts in 1955. In five volumes, or about 2,210 pages, it tells the story of early days of Arulmozhivarman (அருள்மொழிவர்மன்), who later became the great Chola emperor Rajaraja Chola I (947 CE – 1014 CE). Kalki visited Sri Lanka three times to gather in…