The Madras High Court on Thursday directed Cuddalore Collector to constitute a special team of revenue officials and surveyors to identify 27.86 acres of lands reportedly missing from 105.76 acres donated in the 19th century by the followers of Sri Ramalinga Swamigal, popularly known as Saint Vallalar, who founded the philosophy of Samarasa Sudha Sanmarga Sathya Sangam in 1865. However, …
The DMK government in Tamil Nadu, as part of its electoral promise, has decided to construct a Vallalar International Centre in Vadalur, at a cost of Rs. 99.99 crore on a land measuring 3.18 acres at a spot close to where St. Vallalar attained siddhi 149 years ago. Born two centuries ago, Ramalinga Adigalar or Ramalinga Swamigal is known as …
Other than the occasional Thiruvarutpa songs in Carnatic concerts and devotional events, the poetry of the 19th century Tamil saint Vallalar is not used in mainstream music. A classical heavy-weight shedding his Carnatic skin and segueing into Rock, Jazz and Blues to render ancient Tamil text is certainly unusual; but Sanjay does it with felicity in collaboration with composer Sean …
Chief Minister M K Stalin launched a virulent attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making a wild allegation that temples in Tamil were being appropriated by the DMK government and that the income from the places of worship was being misused. Speaking at an event organized by the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments department to celebrate the 200th anniversary …
