Sphoorthi Theatre

It’s nice to denote each day of the year for some specific reason called Name Day. A name day is a custom in some countries in Europe and Latin America that has been practiced for long.  In other words, it is better to be called as “World Commemorative Days”. This is nothing but celebrating a day of the year that is addresses common issues or a thought.  This celebration is similar to individual’s  birthdays. The list is common with certain added variations-Like International Days of United Nations slightly varies from International Days of UNESCO  and so on… Starting from March 1 st -Zero Discrimination Day,  March 3 rd  as World Wildlife Day, March 8 th –International Women’s Day, March 20 th World Sparrow Day, World Storytelling Day,  March 21 st World Puppetry Day, World Dowm Syndrome Day, World Poetry Day, March 22 nd World Water Day, March 26 th World Tuberculosis Day… the list is never ending. Again, each country has added importan...

I while reading an article about manuscripts, recollected my grandmother’s narratives of interesting stories, riddles, puzzles, sayings in Tamil called Pazhramuzhi and also about Palm leaf writings. She was a genius, intelligent and of course woman with extraordinary memory. Infact, she learnt or gained knowledge only by listening as she was illiterate. She wanted to go to school and learn but as it was a taboo in those days, especially for girls. In order to please her, her father presented her with a palm leaf written OM on it. She preserved it for long. Her father that is my great grandfather use to recite Ramayam and other Maha kavyam all inscription written on palm leaf. These palm leaf were bundled up and was called a book in those days. The past of Indian culture can be traced in the ancient manuscripts. These manuscripts are the simple historical evidence that have great research value. It is estimated that India possesses more than five million manuscripts. Our ancesto...