@AnirbanM I have a thread of six posts focusing on the first song of Ponniyin Selvan

https://mastodon.online/@weareji/109315945551169435

I also prepared a four page intro for my friends who hadn't read the novel, because as you rightly pointed out, there are a multitude of characters with their own agendas & knowing the background & details of the Chola royal family does help. Unfortunately Mastodon doesn't allow Word or PDF files to be attached, so can't link it here.

#PonniyinSelvan #mastindia #PS1 #Kalki #epic