Ponniyin selvan

After a long time, I read a novel in Tamil. "Ponniyin selvan" By Kalki krishnamurthy. It is a 2400 page novel. It is available at tamil.net. Since the novel is in tamil, I was able to enjoy is much more. It is a nice feeling to read something in your mother tongue (tamil, in my case). Also I read much faster in tamil. Must have completed reading this novel in record time. I recommend this book to everyone who can read tamil. I would rate this book on par with the LOTR. While reading the book you can feel that you are being transferred to the 10th century Chola dynasty. The depiction of the Caveri delta is mind blowing. It makes me sad to think about the current state of the caveri delta, which is being slowly transformed into a desert because of the political issues between the state governments of Tamil Nadu and Karnataka.