Remembering Vedanayagam Sastriar, the prodigious poet of Thanjavur

[ad_1] This week promises to reprise the literary genius of Vedanayagam Sastriar, whose 250th birth anniversary is being observed on September 6 and 7 at Thanjavur. Known for his oeuvre of Tamil Christian evangelical songs and compositions, Sastriar’s works form the bedrock of early Protestant worship in southern India. With H.A. Krishnapillai of Palyamkottai, and…

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Uniforms and bicycles distributed to primary schoolchildren in Thanjavur

[ad_1] School Education Minister Anbil Mahesh Poyyamozhi distributed tablet computers to teachers and uniforms and bicycles to students at Thanjavur on Monday. Participating in the “Muperum Vizha” at the Thanjavur Corporation Nilagiri Municipal Colony High School, the Minister distributed tablet computers to the primary school teachers, uniforms to children of Classes I to VIII and…

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