Culture of the Tamil Society as Portrayed in Ponniyin Selvan.

The article examines the portrayal of the culture of the Tamil during the reign of Emperor Sundara Chozhar in the ninth century A.D. in the novel "Ponniyin Selvan" by Kalki. In writing the Indian historical novel, Kalki is said to have adhered, though not strictly, to the patterns of Akam when he speaks of love between the central characters. The novel showed that there were separate quarters allotted for every class of people. It also indicated the influence of astrology on the Tamil people.