Love of life in Bharatiar Poetry

Bharathiyar is known as Mahakavi in the world of poetry. He fought for the country and its people. He has expressed many ideas for the unity and liberation of the people through his works. Such ideas are also based on nature. Plants, birds and animals play a major role in protecting nature. People need to understand the nature of these creatures. In order to make the present day people also understand, Bharathiyar has indicated the virtues and virtues of living beings through his poems. His poems like Pappa Pattu, Kannan Pattu and Kuyil Pattu feature birds like sparrow, crow, hen and cuckoo. Bharathiyar has pointed out the special characteristics of birds by linking them with the characteristics of the people. This article explains what Bharathiyar said from the point of view of preserving them

Pari's Hospitality in Velpari Novel

One of the Kadai Ezhu philanthropists is credited with giving his chariot to Pari Mullai Kodi and is hailed as superior to the Moovendhars in philanthropy. Similarly, poet Kapilar is respected by the Moovendhars among the poets of the Sangam age. A contemporary of Barry. Knowing the great fame of Pari, Kapilar is curious to know why Pari got such a specialty, Pari and Kapilar meet. Hospitality is one of the most important characteristics of the Tamil family. The purpose of this article is to study through the novel Velpari how Kapilar was hospitable to Kapilar who came to see Pari

Religious Traditions in Tamil Nadu during the Devaram Period

Tamil devotional literature which was prevalent in Tamil Nadu during the Devar period was heavily influenced by Sanskrit literature. On this basis, it is known that many ancient historical incidents have been mentioned in the songs of Devaram. Birth of Gods, the manner in which their relationship is taught, the historical events of the gods, and their heroic deeds can be seen in the devaram. This article explains about the daughter of Umai Malaiyarasan, God Murugan Sivashakti, the story of Brahma and Vishnu searching for a foothold, the story of Vishnu's, the attributes of Shiva bearing Umadevi and Vishnu with half of his body and about the belief in the worship of natural objects such as the moon, Ganges, and Navagraha. It is worth noting that mythological information about the characteristics of minor deities, Indra, Varuna, Agni, Atatiku Balakas, etc., etc., are scattered throughout the Devaram. The purpose of this article is to explore all these in detail

Sister R.S. Subbalakshmi's Role in the Renaissance of Hindu Community : A special study based on the Educational standard of Tamil Nadu women in 19th and 20th Centuries

The rise and fall of Hindu Community in India is a historical phenomenon. There are various personalities who dedicated themselves to the renaissance of them, regardless of victory or defeat in their efforts. Though the Hindu community seemed to advance in a number of fields in Tamil Nadu especially during the 19th and 20th centuries despite various forms of oppression and destruction. Under- age marriage was among many other factors that resulted in the backwardness of the society. In such a backdrop, the role played by a number of female personalities was immensely commendable for the reawakening activities. R.S. Subbalakshmi, Dr. Muthulatchumi Rettiyar, Sarojini Naidu, etc are a few to be added to the list of the reformers who tirelessly put all their efforts for the reawakening of Tamil women. Most notably, R.S. Subbalakshmi successfully carried out her mission towards the educational renaissance of widows. Her service has to be specially noted for her careful forward without getting caught into the clutches of the British rulers, instead obtaining their cooperation and support. She carried out her educational activities adopting the modern educational reforms of the British, while preserving the national heritage of India. The Institutions such as Saratha Ashram, Sri Saratha United Women Society, Sri Saratha Vidyalayam, which played a major role in the educational renaissance of the South Indian women, were established by her. She had to encounter untold hardships to operate those Institutions which brought a turning point in a number of educated women. Since she undertook her activities irrespective of societal differences, the rulers, philanthropists and well wishers offered their fullest support and assistance. Her activities were pioneer for the creation of other social organizations and Institutions. She is to be regarded as a forward thinker who always thought of the well being of not only the women of Tamil Nadu but of the whole South India

War Equipments in Kalavali Naarpathu

From the ancient days to till today man has been using various types of tools to survive and protect himself. The present new tools are exemplary that the man have gradually reached the stages of development in his life through some types of tools. In that way, the Sangam literature, which is the repository of the cultural life of the Tamil people contains information about many types of instruments, equipments and tools. Kalavali Naarpathu is one text among the Eighteen anthologies which appeared after the Sangam literature. This book is based on battlefield news. All the songs in this book end with the word 'Kalathu'. The songs in it are very imaginative and metaphorical. It also talks about elephant war. This article brings out the news about 'war tools' as recorded by Poikaiyar in Kalavali Naarpathu

A Study on the Role of Tamil Films in the Teaching of Social Issues

The impact of movies on women's empowerment has been enormous. Movies have always been one of the most essential sources of entertainment in our modern lives. In movies art, technology, commerce, entertainment, and aesthetics all come together. All four elements play a vital role in the present, as seen by the variety of their manifestations. Movies are about technology, business, and entertainment, while cinema is about aesthetics. Society has a significant influence on film, which is reflected in them. Through the big screen, the film has attempted to reflect and promote awareness about societal issues as well as women's empowerment and reelection since its inception. Casteism, politics, social discrimination, the zamindari system, untouchability, women empowerment, national integration, and so on. The main goal of this research paper is to comprehend the role of movies in the influence of women's empowerment. The following main areas have been considered: the importance of movies, movie tools, learning with movies, and examples, media in development communication, the effect of mass media on motivation, and the positive impact of movies on societies. The secondary data was thoroughly examined based on the study and was available on various mass media related to movies with social messages

Kamban's New Creative Strategy and Iraniyan's Story

The Kamba Ramayanam is a unique cultural repository of Tamil society, a treasure of the arts, and an epic in which the Supreme God has incarnated in this soil, bearing a human form. The learners will be well aware of the poetic ability of Kambar, who flavoured the fruits that had been soaked in the heart of Valmiki, the primordial poet, and who then amplified the taste of that fruit. In more than 10,000 of the six chapters, Kambar, who records the divinity of Rama and the greatness of his human birth, brings through it many sub-stories, introduces them, and gives a flavour to the epic. In this way, this article examines the necessity of the Iraniyan story in the Yuddha Kandam (Chapter on War), the creative strategy of the epic scholar to include this subplot in between, and the reason for this

Kanngi Valakkurai Epic and Religious and caste dominance of the Tamil Community

“Kannagi Valakkurai” is as an Epic based on Silapathikaram. It has been compiled by V.S.Kandaih in 1968 and it is sung during the rituals in Kannagi temples in Batticaloa District of Sri Lanka.  Kannagi Valakkurai is an important epic which talks about the micro-politics of Eelam’s religion and caste. This research reflected that the caste and religion of the people of Eelam have the influence in the epic of “Kannagi valakkurai”. Further, this study was done with the analytical methodology

Techniques in Tamil Haiku Poetry

Tamil haiku poems are characterized by the unique characteristics of expressing the feelings, such as mild sadness, mild humor, it have only three lines, it is very simple, it has emphasis on all life, it resembles the nature of lightning in a vortex system and it also express innermost feelings.  Symposium itself has given the boom to Tamil poetry which everyone desires. However, the metaphor technique, irony technique, symbolic technique, question answer technique, narrative technique, title technique, component technique, myth technique, criticism technique, pun technique, figurative variety technique, dark technique, are studied well in this type of poetry. These kind of techniques popularised the Tamil Haiku poems. Tamil haiku poems are written in a question-and-answer format, with present-day justice, matching the justices found in old mythological and epic stories, and criticizing contemporary political and social justice. With such types of Tamil poems, the poet's opinion is revealed in a subtle way, and the value and beauty of the Tamil language is enhanced

The usage of Oṭu, Ōṭu Urupu found in Thirukkural

Tirukkural is considered to be the most important book among the Patinen kilkkanakku book. Tirukkural explains the basic qualities necessary for humans to live harmoniously in their inner lives and to live with pleasure, harmony, and well-being in their outer lives. Similarly, the verrumai urupu is an important element in Tamil grammar. Tolkappiyar defines verrumai urupu as eight. In such verrumai urupu, the third verrumai urupu has five terms. Its karutta or karuvipporul consists of two terms, al and an. Both are synonymous. The Utanikalccip consists of three terms, oṭu, ōṭu and uṭaṉ. All three give the same meaning. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to identify and explain the use of different forms of oṭu and ōṭu in tirukkural. This study was carried out with a qualitative approach. In this way, this research has been carried out in a descriptive approach using books, and research articles suitable for library research. All information has been analyzed based on the objective of the study. The research data has been classified according to the purpose of the study and analyzed in the text analysis method. Based on that, 1330 tirukkural 24 kural oṭu and ōṭu found An explanation is also given for the eight kural selected in it. Through this study, it is possible to know the usage of oṭu and ōṭu in tirukkuraḷ