Today is Kartikai Deepam, a predominantly Tamil festival that has many interesting stories behind it (more later in the post). This is one of the oldest festivals of India, predating Deepavali and Navaratri. The Akanaṉūṟu, a book of poems dating back to the Sangam period (200 BCE to 300 CE), contains one of the earliest… Read More Sunday Scribblings #167: Lamps for Prosperity and Love, Ends & Starts