During the independence protest period, the poet Subramanya Bharathi, (known as Bharathiyar) who was known as a great freedom fighter, had written many patriotic songs which are still prevalent among the Tamil nadu people.
In the classical Tamil literature there were many poets who were always held with high respect in Tamil nadu history. Some of the notable literary Tamil poets and their contributions were discussed above. Even though Tamil classical literature had many number of famous works, which were translated and placed at high respect, it is the Thirukkural written by Tiruvallur which is always held at high respect because of the author Tiruvallur’s way of presenting the poems and its virtues. In the Indian literature, Thiruvalluvar was a Tamil poet from south India, Tamilnadu. He is best known for writing Thirukkural, a collection of poems on personal behaviour, politics and financial aspects, and passion for love. The Thirukkural is considered as one of the finest works of the Tamil literature. The text written has been dated variously from 300 BCE to …show more content…
This literary work, Thirukkural is also known in some of the other names, such as Tamil marai (Tamil Veda), Poyyamoli (words that never fail), and Deiva nul (divine text) [5]. Translated into at least 40 languages as of 2014, Thirukkural is one of the most widely translated non-religious works in the world. [6]. Since the life, culture and ethics of the Tamil Nadu people are considered to be mainly defined in the terms of the values set by the Thirukkural, the Tamil Nadu government and the people of Tamil Nadu always uphold Thirukkural text with high respect and honour. Along with the Bhagavad Gita, the Thirukkural is also considered as a prime text nominated to be the national book of India, for which a declaration was passed at the Tamil Nadu Assembly in
In the classical Tamil literature there were many poets who were always held with high respect in Tamil nadu history. Some of the notable literary Tamil poets and their contributions were discussed above. Even though Tamil classical literature had many number of famous works, which were translated and placed at high respect, it is the Thirukkural written by Tiruvallur which is always held at high respect because of the author Tiruvallur’s way of presenting the poems and its virtues. In the Indian literature, Thiruvalluvar was a Tamil poet from south India, Tamilnadu. He is best known for writing Thirukkural, a collection of poems on personal behaviour, politics and financial aspects, and passion for love. The Thirukkural is considered as one of the finest works of the Tamil literature. The text written has been dated variously from 300 BCE to …show more content…
This literary work, Thirukkural is also known in some of the other names, such as Tamil marai (Tamil Veda), Poyyamoli (words that never fail), and Deiva nul (divine text) [5]. Translated into at least 40 languages as of 2014, Thirukkural is one of the most widely translated non-religious works in the world. [6]. Since the life, culture and ethics of the Tamil Nadu people are considered to be mainly defined in the terms of the values set by the Thirukkural, the Tamil Nadu government and the people of Tamil Nadu always uphold Thirukkural text with high respect and honour. Along with the Bhagavad Gita, the Thirukkural is also considered as a prime text nominated to be the national book of India, for which a declaration was passed at the Tamil Nadu Assembly in