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The Monsoon Cloud: Poet Kalamekam and his irreverent Poetry

by Suganya Anandakichenin
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Book cover type: Paperback
  • ISBN13: 9789358528336
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Subject: N/A
  • Publisher: Ratna Sagar
  • Publisher Imprint: PrimusBook
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  • Pages: 144
  • Original Price: INR 450.0
  • Language: English
  • Edition: N/A
  • Item Weight: 180 grams
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A wordsmith, an extempore poet and a satirist, Kāḷamēkam (also known as Kāḷamēka Pulavar; fifteenth century) is widely known for his taṉippāṭals or ‘self-contained verses’, on a panoply of topics. These splendid but notoriously provocative verses were composed during a transitional phase of Tamil literature, by now in deep conversation with Sanskrit poetics and poetic language, thereby yielding an incredibly rich and innovative poetry. Kāḷamēkam sings of courtesans, fellow humans, of gods, of animals, praises them, derides them, and insults them, using sarcasm, dry wit, and criticism, combined with śleṣas and yamakas, samasyās and nindāstutis. The Monsoon Cloud seeks to introduce this brilliant poet and his timeless and influential poetry, while analysing his humour, worldview, personal values, and devotion.

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