Aadal, Paadal, Vilaiyaadal
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AlbakiReads Editorial Tamil games, songs, and cultural memory
Tamil games, songs, and cultural memory
Meenakshi Balganesh examines traditional Tamil pastimes alongside the songs, riddles, and ritual practices connected with them. The book introduces games including ammanai, panthattam, and kazhangu, addressing how they are played and how particular songs were composed for their rhythms and occasions. It also turns to water-based recreation and river rituals as represented in Sangam literature. By linking play to oral tradition and literary sources, the volume traces continuities between older customs and games still practiced in villages of Tamil Nadu. The emphasis falls on the cultural knowledge carried through recreation, performance, and shared memory.
Good fit for readers who enjoy
- Readers interested in traditional Tamil games and folk practices
- Those exploring connections between Tamil literature and everyday cultural life
- Adults seeking material on Sangam-era customs and oral traditions
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Traditional gamesTamil folk songs and riddlesSangam literatureRitual and recreationCultural continuity
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Book Overview Would you like to learn how to play the game of ammanai, juggling the balls (panthattam) or kazhangu? When you do so, can you sing songs ...
Would you like to learn how to play the game of ammanai, juggling the balls (panthattam) or kazhangu?
When you do so, can you sing songs in the form of riddles about the three gods- Brahma, Vishnu and Siva- matching the words to the speed with which the ammanai balls are thrown up and caught?
Yes, you can learn about such interesting games, how they are played, how the songs were composed for each particular game, what their themes were about and more from the various chapters of this book.
Do you know about the water-sports played by our Tamil ancestors? There are also rituals, while enjoying a swim in the rivers - our Sangam literature portrays this beautifully.
This book will take you back in time and describe to you how they are sung and played. You can also understand how some of these games and songs played and sung by our great grandmothers have stood the test of time as they are still being played in villages of Tamil Nadu.
Come, let us look at these in detail and admire the intelligence of our ancestors and appreciate a part of Tamil Literature........
Book Details Format: Paperback | Pages: 216 | Language: Tamil | Publisher: HARPERCOLLINS 360 | ISBN: 1645877132
FormatPaperback
Pages216
LanguageTamil
ISBN1645877132
EAN9781645877134
PublisherHARPERCOLLINS 360
Publication Date2019-06-28
AccessoriesNo Accessory
ConditionNew
Product TypeQUALITY PAPERBACK BOOKS
Weight0.53 Pounds
Length8.0 Inches
Width5.0 Inches
Height0.49 Inches
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