November 25, 2024 10.17PM

கற்றது கைமண் அளவு, கல்லாதது உலகளவு What you have learned is a mere handful,\ What you haven't learned is the size of the world
— Avvaiyar, 1st Century BCE

Avvai is tortured by the knowledge that she can’t read all the books of the world.

We’re exploring the meaning of her name, whether nominative determinism plays a part in her disposition.

10:17pm on November 25, 2024 from Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada


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