Warming up for Indian Independence

Hi,
Our motherland is all set to celebrate the Independence day.
This post and the next few will have Freedom as their central theme.

But, first we unclue the previous post.
1. Gajendra moksham underscores this state; get it Sarah, angadi in remix (11) - Saranagadhi
2. Our North Indian map gets twisted for the full moon; in this part of the world (8) - Pournami
3. Varam tha! Juxtapose for some botanical matter (8) - Thavaram
4. The pan Diya notoriously filtered to form a clan of rulers (8) - Pandiyan
5. Yarn Aman spun fetches a Shiva's principal devotee (8) - Nayanmar
6. The Guru - in colloquial terms (8) - Vathiyar
7. Gap Air India nun filled brings out a smile (8) - Punnagai
8. Have tried best for some success! (5) - Vetri

The Freedom count-down - starts from this post!

1. Surya losing heart with a distorted itch leads to self-rule (8)
2. Gang loses tail, hid together with Bapu (6)
3. Up, Up & flex for the outcome of legendary march to Dhandi (4)
4. Ah! I'm Sabesan! Direct way to Bapu's profound tool (6)
5. Our tricolor! Mu. Varatharajanar - in short - can help start it (9)
6. Radha.K! Goes back for the fabric of freedom (6)
7. Has a gay tram's wild ride gone the dissident's way? (11)

Regards
Vijay

Back, at last!

Know itz been quite a while now; anyways, am glad to be back.

Thanks to popular demand (how I wish there truly is such a compelling reason!)...

First, our ritual of cracking the previous post's clues..

To Cricket, with love!

1. The maid Ana.M employed directly for a stadium (8) - Maidanam

2. At any Nataka deftly repacked for the gamechanger (11) - Attanayagan

3. Suez without a point in endless hall renders the spin (6) - Suzhal

4. Lakshman drew one then; now, cross this at the risk of being stumped out (5) - Rekha

5. Thanks to Ravi-Anna in disguise; composer used it to make these clues (8) - Varnanai


Now, a mixed bag of clues: (a mixed bag actually denotes the setter is clueless to think of any common, binding theme for this post...:)

1. Gajendra moksham underscores this state; get it Sarah, angadi in remix (11)

2. Our North Indian map gets twisted for the full moon; in this part of the world (8)

3. Varam tha! Juxtapose for some botanical matter (8)

4. The pan Diya notoriously filtered to form a clan of rulers (8)

5. Yarn Aman spun fetches a Shiva's principal devotee (8)

6. The Guru - in colloquial terms (8)

7. Gap Air India nun filled brings out a smile (8)

8. Have tried best for some success! (5)

Happy cracking!

Regards
Vijay