Exhorting everyone to follow in the footsteps of Swami Sakhajanandar, who established educational institutions in Chidambaram under Nandanar’s name, benefiting the Dalit community, the governor ...

Finally the sakhi sets out, with the nayika observing her every step. In Gopalakrishna Bharathi’s ‘Nandanar Charitham’, the underprivileged devotee is not able to see Shiva in Thirupungur.

Falling short of funds to undertake social activities, the sabha, at the behest of Natarajan, pooled in money received from a play about the life of Nandanar, a saint. But they were still strapped ...