It is now common knowledge that in Kalki’s celebrated magnum opus Ponniyin Selvan, Raja Raja Chola marries Princess Vanathi.
But what if he had to travel through multiple universes, challenges and a curious situation where Vanathi and his brother fall in love instead? This is the premise of a piece of fanfiction written by anonymous blogger, Kovaipaavai, on Tumblr, the micro-blogging platform.
In its simplest sense, fanfiction is narrative fiction written by fans of a story, or a person, where the story arc changes in ways they want. .There are thousands of stories available online, in websites like Archive of Our Own (Ao3). And, so are the many published retellings of The Mahabharata and The Ramayana.
