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This poem is the verse 40 in the Kuruntokai anthology. The image of "red earth and pouring rain" evokes pictures of the first monsoon rains falling on the red-earthed hills typical of the Tamil lands to mingle with the dry, parched soil forming a cool, damp clay, and of the flowers blooming in the rain.
Verse 40 of the Kurunthogai inspired many down the centuries, chiefly by its powerful imagery in the words "red earth and pouring rain" which is considered very evocative. It is the inspiration behind the title of Vikram Chandra's award-winning English novel, Red Earth and Pouring Rain. [2]
Kaduvan Mallanār (also known as Madhurai Tamil Koothanār Kaduvan Mallanār) ... Kurunthogai (40) Authored a sole Sangam verse 454: Senkannanār:
Vaishnavism in Tamil Nadu is documented in ancient Tamil Sangam literature dating back to the 5th ... Natrinai, Kurunthogai and Divya Prabhandham. ... lines 35–40).
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