YAANAI MALAI

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YAANAI MALAI- THE MULTIPLE FACETS OF MY MADURAI
- MANOHAR DEVADOSS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR 

* Manohar Devadoss- Scientist by profession, but an writer and has produced some exquisite pen sketches of Madurai.

* Has been suffering from Retinitis Pigmentosa - an eye disorder that slowly reduces vision.

ABOUT THE LESSON

* Madurai - existence for atleast 2400 yrs.

* Yaanai Malai lies in the North-Eastern outskirts of madurai.

* It has Palmyra trees.

* The paddy fields are nourished by monsoon rains, and large wells called Yettrams.
(Yettrams are large, sqaure irrigation wells. 
 It has long casuarina poles tied with a rope.
 A large bucket made of leather at one end and a counterpoise(balancing weight) at other enabling to draw water single handedly.)

* According to the author, the hill is like a silent witness to all that was happening in Madurai.

* Madurai is in south west of Yaanai Malai. So this monolithic hill looks like an elephant from this side.

* From Madurai it appears as a elongated Pyramid.

* During winter, small flocks of lily-white egrets are ready to feast upon the silvery fish in the shallow waters of the field.

* Borders of Paddy fields are lined up with Palmyra trees.

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