"If it is true that liberal education should "liberate" by demonstrating the cultural values and norms foreign to us, by revealing the relativity of our own values, then the "discovery" and enjoyment of Tamil literature, and even its teaching should find its place in the systems of Western training and instruction in the humanities." - Kamil Zvelebil in his book, The Smile of Murugan , The Tamil literature of South India
Water lily's stem when peeled of
its fibrous outer layer shines bright. But what does it have to do with
a woman? When flowers and fish and moon are metaphorical to women's
beauty what does a stem, a peeled stem have to do with her appearance?
