All the three articles are very informative and paving way for intensive and purposeful discussions.
They covered the religious aspects of Thanjai Rajarajeswaram - Karuvurar - hear-say stories etc.,
They also covered Sundarar - Cheramanperumal nexus - calling Adi Sankara as their contemporary!
They also covered a comparitive history of Chola - Chera Dynasties. As you rightly pointed out, Pazhuvettarayar as Chera King! There are several Panjavanmadevis - who are supposed to be the daughters of various Pazhuvur Kings, married to those in Chola Thrones!
I am sure, Gokul, Kamal, Ram, Krupa, Lavanya, Pavithra and others are also thrilled by the sensational material. I know for sure, that already Gokul, Kamal and others are having some excellent materials to off-load.
I would like to make a humble suggestion to our PS Group:
(1) If a small group - within our large Group - scan through all the 2864 mails and provide highlighs - related to the above subjects - Rajarajewaram - Sundarar - Cheramanperumal - Pazhuvettarayar - Panjavanmadevi - Kandalurchalai -& other Chera mentions - then it would be easier to have the gist compared against your present three mails;
(2) We can provide the materials to the acknowledged historians and quickly verify facts, filter and provide a synopsis;
(3) Obviously we have to compare them with Sastry - Pandarathar - SRB - Sethuraman and other great historians and arrive at agreeable views.
I am not able to foresee whether PS shall continue to be the platform for such intensive discussion or should we take it to Varalaru. In that case, we can make a mention to PS Group that such detailed discussion is on-going in Varalaru.
We would love to organise a Seminar in Tamilnadu if persons of your calibre are able to attend the same from such a long distance.
Looking forward to receive more purposeful similar materials,
Dear Sri, The article on cheras is very useful - covers lot of unknown info. Certain doubts naturally raise - since the author has not given evidence to some of the facts - but overall it is very good.
The location of udagai has been a subject of debate among the historians - and so is the information of kulasekara azhvar and cheraman perumal. In fact it is not possible to date the period of these two saints with such an accuracy.
We will take these up for discussions in the days to come.
I watch Don Bradman, Sir Gary Sobers, Gawaskar & Tendulkar playing the game. Great players! Great stuff ??! Dear Sri, Thanks for setting the ground ablze. Other National players seem to be watching!! Common - join the bunch and enjoy. Fondly, SB