Tamil — Autumn Season In

We don’t have "sweater weather" for long. But we have that specific moment—usually around Deepavali or Karthigai—when the humidity drops to zero. The mosquitoes vanish. You can finally sleep without the fan on full speed. And the sound of Puliyotharai (tamarind rice) being packed for school trips fills the kitchen.

And they wouldn’t be entirely wrong.

If you ask a Tamil friend, “What is the Tamil word for Autumn?”, you will usually get a blank stare. Followed by: “Illayae? We only have Summer, Rain, and Winter?” autumn season in tamil