Theyvapaalan S. JayaratnamFind them here.
FINDING DEEPAVALI
THE TRADITIONAL DEEPAVALI, WITH ITS EMPHASIS ON FAMILY, COMMUNITY, AND RELIGIOUS RITUALS, OFTEN EXCLUDES THOSE WHO DON’T CONFORM TO SOCIETAL NORMS. FOR ME, THIS FESTIVAL HAS ALWAYS BEEN A BITTERSWEET AFFAIR.
MY DEEPAVALI DIED WITH MY FATHER BY THEYVAPAALAN S JAYARATNAM
"I WAS NAMED AFTER THIS VERY GOD , DEVA BALAMURUGAN = DEVA BALAN = THEYVAPAALAN