ponniyan selvan
Fact of ponniyan selvan
Some booksellers estimate that 4000 to 5000 copies of the novel are still sold every year, no mean feat for a Tamil book. Many publishers have released editions of the novel, which is out of copyright, but its Ananda Vikatan’s books — first published in 2011 — that continue to be the biggest seller. This is because the edition reproduces the original paintings from Kalki, drawn by Maniam (T.V. Subramaniam).
The artist’s son, Maniam Selvan, says that the work remained an intrinsic part of his father’s life even years after it was first serialised.
“The first episode of the serialised novel was published in Kalki on October 29, 1950. But the magazine was in stores on October 27, the day I was born. Appa came home with the book to see his newborn son and he made a diary entry saying Saraswathi’s (the name of his wife) selvan and his own selvan were born,” he said.
Though he was named Loganathan at birth, he chose to be known as Maniam Selvan (son of Maniam) when beginning his own career as an artist.
Rajaraja Chola Empire
Arulmozhi Varman won the provinces of Venadu, Kollam after Kandalur Salai. He conquered the Eastern and Western Chalukyas and a few parts of Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. Tanjore was the capital of the Chola Kingdom and Rajaraja 1 is said to have taken command over some parts of Sri Lanka and Maldives too. History has it that there was a mystery around the death of king Rajaraja Cholan's elder brother Aditya Karikalan.