Prabha Shares

  A member from a group interested in architecture posted a picture of the pillars from a temple he visited recently. The column was based on a seated lion. He mentioned that it belongs to the Pallava architecture. I suddenly remembered that I saw a similar one somewhere recently. When I searched the album, I found a broken pillar with a seated lion as its base, and it was lying in a corner in the rockfort temple in Trichy. I am fond of lions. So, I clicked its picture accidentally. And the Pallava’s rock cut temple is at the top and the bottom of the rockfort hill. So, it was clear that the broken pillar belonged to the Pallava architecture. I was curious to know more about the Pallava style of columns. Then, I found that these columns evolved in three forms in different time periods. The earlier one belongs to Mahendravarma, the pioneer of rock cut temple architecture. This column has a floral capital, and the column is in octagonal shape that fits into a rectangular shaped base. As

  After quitting MBBS, my Appa did bachelor's degree in Economics and chose to take part in the Sub Inspector selection process. He was basically an athlete. So, though he was sure about the physical test, he was not very confident about the written test. And people around him scared him more by telling him that even if he was able to clear the written test, he might need a recommendation from some influential person. During college days, Appa used to be the Chairman and Boys hostel Secretary. And his favourtie Chief guest who he always invites for the cultural events is none other than the great legend Periyar. Under his influence, Appa became an atheist and he developed a strong opposition towards caste discrimination. So, he had contacts with some of the associates of Periyar. Through them, he reached Periyar and requested his recommendation. Periyar promised him that he would definitely recommend it but he just wanted Appa to wait for the results. And luckily, Appa got selected