DEEPER DIALOGUES FROM MARGINS

Five events held as part of Porombokkiyal 2025 shifted the spotlight on Unknown, unheard stories in the form of discussions and a play

- ANUSREE PV, RAKSHITHA PRIYA G

CHENNAI Kalai Theruvizha's Porombokkiyal is about making new conversations and gaining knowledge that one can probably find inside the walls of classrooms. The learning Community at Quest geared up on Sunday, September 28, with its spirits high-rare artefacts and tools from the rural pockets of Tamil Nadu arrayed near the entrance, photographs paraded with pride on the walls, with caption 'My happy place', the stairs and chairs filled with curious audience. Porombokkiyal 2025 consisted of four conversations and a play.

From the grit of palm tree climbers, the persistence of fisherfolks, the unapologetic lives of forest dwellers, the diligence behind percussions, and the young voices of North Chennai, the event was about learning and unlearning, about perspectives.