An Evening Surprise

Rarely we come across a situations when we think, "what a co-incidence!". Consider this:

One fine morning in my office...was discussing about a topic in Tamil literature with my friend, Deepa. She has some in-depth knowledge on works in Tamil literature. We had a reference to Nandi-k-kalambagam during our conversation. Nandi-k-kalambagam was written by a poet whose elder brother was a king (The famous Nandivarman - a very rare name ofcourse!!). The (jealous) poet requested the king to be seated on a throne made of thatch. The first 99 stanzas praised the king as a warrior. He penned his 100th stanza in a very cruel fashion that it was something like, "I have praised you so much...but you do not wish to give me a share in your kingdom...why don't a fire set on you?". The king's thatched throne caught ablaze immediately and he died. She indicated that people do not generally read that piece of poetry because it is a belief that it will casue quarrel among brothers in a home.

Now comes the interesting part...on the very same evening, there was a heavy traffic jam on the way back home. I happened to get down the bus a stop before my usual stop; took a different route. I was truly astonished to see a name board in front of a wedding hall that read 'Nandivarman weds Deepa'. Isn't it something...