Legend of Ponnivala to Air in India
January 2014
The Sophia Hilton Foundation of Canada is very excited to announce that The Legend of Ponnivala will soon be on the air again, this time in Tamilnadu on the Thanthi TV network! This is a very exciting announcement, as we have been working hard to have the series come to televisions around the world, and
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Dr. Beck Attends Tamil Literary Garden
September 2013
On Saturday, September 28, Dr. Brenda Beck was invited to give a short talk on the Ponnivala epic to the Tamil Literary Garden in Toronto. The event was very well-attended, and while Dr. Beck’s talk wasn’t the main feature this time, the reception was very warm. Several in attendance opted to purchase copies of the
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The Legend of Ponnivala breaks new ground with iPad
September 2013
The Legend of Ponnivala has teamed up with Digital Maxim to break new ground. Introducing their new interactive ebooks for iPad, the team hopes to create a new bar for interactivity in ebook design and implementation. Over the past year, Digital Maxim has been working on developing a proprietary software set that will enable future
As The Legend of Ponnivala opens, a group of aboriginal artisans and merchants controls a cluster of trade routes that pass through a marginal area known as Ponnivala. Soon a colonial power from the East sends in farmers to cut down the trees and begin tilling the rich local soil. Those farmers squabble amongst themselves
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Ponnivala at FeTNA 2013
July 2013
Friday and Saturday, July 5 & 6, The Sony Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto was the venue for FeTNA 2013. Hosted by the Canadian Tamil Congress and presented in conjunction with ATN Canada, the event featured the best and brightest in Tamil talent and scholarship from across North America and around the world.
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Teachers’ Luncheon at ATN
June 2013
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Two Folk Horses from Tamilnadu
April 2013
Two lovely folk horses from Tamilnadu now have a permanent home in the garden of a storyteller who lives in Gore’s Landing Ontario. These great beasts stand close to 15 feet tall and they survive the rigours of winter in Canada quite well. They have lived in Gore’s landing since 2001. Before that these two
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ATN Signs “The Legend of Ponnivala” for Canadian Broadcast – Animated epic series to air spring 2013 – GORE’S LANDING, ON (March, 2013) – The Sophia Hilton Foundation of Canada and Soft Science Associates, Ltd., creators of the animated “Legend of Ponnivala” series, have signed on with the Asian Television Network for Canadian broadcast of
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Dr. Brenda Beck at UWO
February 2013
Dr. Beck was invited by the English Department at London’s University of Western Ontario to deliver four separate presentations. Three of these were given to classes, and a fourth was a general lecture open to faculty and students. A number of people in attendance expressed considerable interest in the Ponnivala project. Several even picked up
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Ponnivala Education Project Kicks Off in Scarborough
February 2013
Dr. Beck and the Sophia Hilton Foundation experienced an excellent kick-off reception this morning for our new, semester-long program for grade six students at the Sathya Sai School in Scarborough, Ontario. The Sathya Sai School is a private, non-denominational, co-educational day school of 160 students from Junior Kindergarten to Grade 6 that balances both academic
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