Is â€˜The Braided Riverâ€™ a travelogue, a personal pilgrimage, a historical search for origins and beginnings or a political commentary?

Chronicle of a great river, its peoples, conflicts and myriad stories

The slim volume is valuable in that it draws readers into the world of Tamil writing of which they would otherwise be deprived

A telling account of how real women feel, imperfectly rendered in English

It is not always that a journalist gets a chance to be part of history in the making

Dive into Arts, Indian Culture, Heritage, and Dance in a celebration of creativity and tradition.