Eric Alagan

Popular culture shows Queen Panchali passively resisting, clinging to her clothes, as Dushasana rips them off in open court. Really? In her situation, what would you do? Yes, that's what Alagan...

Popular culture shows Queen Panchali passively resisting, clinging to her clothes, as Dushasana rips them off in open court.Really?In her situation, what would you do?Yes, that's what Alagan portrays...

How do you entice readers who are not fans of war stories to read a novel that traces 18 days of battles?Alagan used the war as a backdrop to present a tapestry of stories encompassing adventure,...

How do you entice readers who are not fans of war stories to read a novel that traces 18 days of battles? Alagan used the war as a backdrop to present a tapestry of stories encompassing adventure,...

Mahabharata: The BeginningAbridged and adapted with a hefty dose of realism that brings the myths and legends into the world of reality. Is Yudhishthira, the first-born Pandava, the rightful heir to...

Abridged and adapted with a hefty dose of realism that brings the myths and legends into the world of reality.Is Yudhishthira, the first-born Pandava, the rightful heir to the Hastinapura throne?Is...

The truth is finally out!Thanks to recent discoveries by researchers from all over the world, we now know that the English East India Company pillaged India, looted--a word borrowed from...

The truth is finally out!Thanks to recent discoveries by researches from all over the world, we now know that the English East India Company pillaged India, looted--a word borrowed from...

In classical Tamil, Senkonmai means Righteous Sceptre. In latter centuries it became senmai, or when shortened even further--sen. Kol is the wooden rod used by a shepherd to guide and protect his...

Vel Pari: The Tamilakam War.Legend to Realism.Were the legends surrounding Pari true? Are there rational explanations to his outlandish deeds? Did he gift his chariot to a jasmine vine? He did not...

Legend to Realism.Were the legends surrounding Pari true? Are there rational explanations to his outlandish deeds? Did he gift his chariot to a jasmine vine? He did not have an heir. Why did he not...