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From: Sridhar Srinivasan (ss_at_clihouston.com)
Date: Tue Feb 08 2000 - 07:27:09 PST
Dear BhagavatOthamas: Sri Vasudevan's series on Kannan perra veNNaikkalvi is simply enchanting, to say the least. Sri MGV's anubhavam (involvement) and exposition of Azhwaar aruLiccheyal's is infectious and uplifiting. It is such a pleasure to read his descriptions because they overcome the language barrier. Most translations and narrations in English appear commonplace, especially if one has been exposed to the original in tamizh or sanskrit. This is because it is very difficult to reproduce the emotional and evocative states inherent in the original. However, Sri MGV transcends these barriers because he is directly communicating an experiential state rather than re-narrating from comprehension. My sincere thanks for this wondrous effort, and may our dear Kannan spur Sri MGV to scale newer heights in his discoveries of Kannan's cheshtithangaL and their descriptions. aDiyEn, sridhar