Earlier this week, Legend of Ponnivala creator and director Dr. Brenda Beck met with renowned author and literary magnate Mr. Appadurai Muttulingam at his home in Toronto. Mr. Muttulingam is a leader in the Tamil literary community internationally, having won several prestigious awards for his work. He is also a founding member of Toronto’s Tamil Literary Garden.

Have you seen the new face of the Ponnivala Market? All of our available digital and print editions gathered together in one convenient location, just in time for Christmas or Pongal. Visit http://www.ponnivalamarket.com to check out what’s going on with the latest releases from Ponnivala publishing. We’re also very excited to announce the release of

A short while ago, we were pleased to announce that Series One of The Legend of Ponnivala had been made available on Amazon Kindle. Now, by popular request, we have a print edition of the entire Ponnivala legend in two volumes! Part One contains books 1-13 of our series. This is the story of the

This past weekend, Dr. Beck represented the Ponnivala legend at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Religion in Chicago. Among the highlights for this event were a trip to the museum at the Oriental Institute at the University of Chicago, and of course a screening of The Gates of Heaven (one of our

Dr. Brenda Beck attended the Social Services Network 2nd Annual Fundraising Gala, “Red Carpet Showcase,” on Saturday night. Also in attendance at the Sheraton Hotel event were dignitaries from across the South Asian community, Markham Mayor Frank Scarpitti, and of course Dr. Beck’s host SSN board member Aruna Dorai. Social Services Network provides a wide array

On Saturday, August 18th, “The Legend of Ponnivala: Death and the Queen” premiered at the MOSAIC International South Asian Film Festival of Mississauga. Appearing by invitation from festival organizer Dinesh Sachdev, this was the first major festival premiere for a Ponnivala movie. Several of the cast and crew were on hand for the premiere, including

This Tuesday, August 14, Dr. Brenda Beck stopped in at TTR (Toronto Tamil Radio) and TVI (Tamil Vision International) for a pair of interviews leading up to the premiere of Death and the Queen in Mississauga this coming Saturday. The radio interview with Siva Sinniah aired on Tuesday. The televised interview with Ravi Aathman on

The Sophia Hilton Foundation of Canada and Soft Science Associates are thrilled to announce the premiere of their new animated feature, Death and the Queen, at the Mosaic South Asian Heritage Festival, Saturday, August 18, 2012, 2:30PM at the Noel Ryan Theatre in Mississauga. Download full colour (PDF) posters: Small (5.04 x 8.92 inches): Click here

The Legend of Ponnivala (in Tamil) gets a thumbs up from venerable seniors’ group Brenda Beck spoke in Tamil this morning to about 35 seniors from the Senior Tamils Centre of Ontario at the invitation of its President, Maya Kandiah. The event lasted nearly 90 minutes and took place in the community hall attached to