1. Francis Day and the unknown woman of San Thome who made him found Madras
2. Agent Greenhill who took over Madras and the above named lady from Day
3. Elihu Yale and his dalliances with Mrs Catherine Nicks, Catherine Hynmer and Hironima de Paiva
4. Robert Clive and Mary Maskylene
5. Hastings and Baroness Imhoff
6. Our own Murugan who if you recollect courted Valli with an ardour that is unmatched
7. Thomas Parry and his Miss Bronickam, Mary Ann Carr and native maid Chillie
8. John Binny and his unknown lady from whom he had two kids – Belmina and Charles
9. Laurence Hope and her unknown Indian lover for whom she wrote Pale Hands I loved beside the Shalimar
10. Sita Devi of Pithapuram and HH Pratapsingh Rao Gaekwad of Baroda
11. Rukmini Devi and GS Arundale
12. Sarojini Devi and Govindarju Naidu
13. Dharmapuri Subbarayar and Kumbhakonam Balamani
14. Dharmapuri Subbarayar and Veena Dhanam
15. Ariyakkudi and KS Dhanam
16. Gemini Ganesan (Love King) and his ladies
17. KB Sundarambal and SG Kittappa
But isnt that enough? I can think of at least 20 more…
How about ms ?
I am glad that in your list of lovers of tamizh nADu ‘s talai nagar, you have atleast included one pair of lovers who are totally tamizh nADu. The very tamizhk kaDavuL and one of his consorts have made your list.
The way the European saint’s day is taking hold in Bharath, I’m not sure if youngsters from pazhani and TiruchendUr are going to like your appropriating their kaDavuL and consort exclusively for Chennaip paTTinam.
Saint Valentine stands for all embracing love, not for the amorous kind alone. After the giant-sized cards have been read and chocolates have been consumed, we do hope love stays on and triumphs. If Hallmark makes up its mind to further fill its coffers, is there a ManmathA’s day which lies hidden in the almanacs?
Anyhow, good to speak of love any day.
Thanks to St. Valentine, even in the remote parts of the world, we see a lot of smiles and the word love on the lips of millions of people…
What about MS and Mr. Sadasivan?
The mukhari javali nenemandu ne balamani, is that on kumbakonam balamani ?
Hi! Yes.
Regards
Sriram V