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Food policy of Siddhas
Get PDFOne of the basic needs of human being is food, food is needed not only to nourish the body but also to sustain life. This is the natural state of life. Siddhas have a completely different way of thinking from this natural way of life. The Siddhas who have the ability to control the body and soul are those who have renounced everything in life and are not those who have renounced life. Its influence can also be seen in the thinking of the body, life and food of Siddhas, where the idea of impermanence prevails
Dietary virtues exhibited by Trikatugam
Get PDFFood is one of the basic human needs. We need food to survive. Literature has recorded that the best virtue is to live by having what the body needs and sharing it with others. Thus, the purpose of this article is to investigate the dietary virtues expressed in Trikatugam, one of the scriptures
Human Nature and the Nature of Food
Get PDFEvery living being that has evolved on the basis of nature needs food very much to survive and develop itself on this earth. Every living being has its own energy. When all created beings are moving under the movement of the earth, food is the one essential requirement of the earth to increase its energy and to move again. The food consumed is varied. Animals that eat only plants are called herbivores, animals that eat only animals are called carnivores and animals are called omnivores. Based on this, there are variations in the eating pattern, habits and character of human beings depending on the nature of the food consumed
Chickpeas foods in Sangam Period
Get PDFLiterature is a historical and cultural document of the time in which it originated, even if it is fiction. In this way BC The Sangam literature is considered to be a document of the language, history and culture of the people who lived from the 5th century onwards. Among them are countless elements about pulses in food and food-related cultures. This article explains the pattern of pulses recorded in Sangam literature. Based on this special Ulundu plant, there were three types of food in the Sangam people namely Ulundu Koholkali Floatai, Ulundu Uotal, Ulundu Paniyaram (Tokka Ulundu). Similarly, there is plowed and tatar as food for horses
Food Habits of the Primitive Tribes and Paniyar
Get PDFToday, the tribals are the best examples of the various hierarchical developments in the skin, social and cultural history of mankind. In today's common sense, the word tribe is a term that generalizes all tribal groups living at different levels. The most primitive of the tribes are defined as the Adikudi. Aborigines are people who have been living in a land for a long time. They have their own habits and ways of life using their own language. They are self-sufficient on the land of their locality, its agricultural products and the local plants, trees and animals. They have their own arts and theistic theories and ritual theories
Women's Heroism: Regional Stone Monuments
Get PDFBoth in autobiographical and biographical literature information about women's heroism are completely different. Researchers always celebrate the relevance of both the literature and ignores about its differences. If this situation continues, the research resources will weaken. Therefore, differences and deviations receive special attention. This article seeks to re-examine the anthropological and ethnographic views on women that indicate that the patriarchy that prevails in the public domain in the society is being reversed in the areas of ritual and morality. As far as monuments are concerned, patriarchy exists on the social and moral level. By establishing that there have been no major changes in women's valor in the past, the emancipated female body is tied to the social law and morality that patriarchy has created to reserve it for male valor. By making fun of the heroic events, it pushes back the progress of other women. This article compares this concept with the local regional stone monuments
Karaikalammaiyar and Andal in Devotional Literature
Get PDFTamil language has a special place in the history of devotional literature. Saiva Nayanmars and Vaishnava Alwars have created Tamil as the 'language of devotion' due to its wealth which they created by combining scriptures. It is no exaggeration to say that devotional literature is the greatest asset of Tamil society. Karaikalammaiyar, one of the sixty-three Nayanmars, was the originator of Saivite devotional literature. She is the one who gained freedom of soul and salvation and brought pride to the female race. Similarly, Andal was one of the Vaishnava Alwars who lived in the tenth century. She is the only woman among the twelve Alwars celebrated in Vaishnava literature. It is said that life is useless in love, and if you want to reach God, you have to give up love. But the piety of Andal is different from the piety of other Alwars. Andal's hymns gave world a new devotion to womanhood. This review article has been written to highlight the innovation of the devotional tradition of Karaikalammaiyar and Andal in the history of Devotional literature
Moral literature shows women's life
Get PDFHappiness and pleasures are common to all people and if that happiness is received through chastity, they pave the way to lasting fame and permanent bliss. It is mentioned in the moral literature that common women attract men with the virtues of domesticity, chastity, beauty, art, etc. being able to get along with many people and having unlimited pleasure. A woman is called ‘Varaivin Magalir’ when she do not stay within limits. All messages attributed ‘Varaivin Magalir’ apply to men by reference. In Sangam literature these type of women are indicated by the names podumakalir, Kanigai. Parathai and Irumai pendir and so on. Prostitution is highly condemned in the literature of the Sangamaru period, as well as in eighteen anthologies. This article explains about prostitutes, their importance to materialism and so many things are explained very clearly
Parables in Maruthathinai
Get PDFNature evolved in every action of an ancient man who lived as part of nature and harmony with nature, all these are recorded in Sangam literature. Among them, the people of Marutham have lived in harmony with nature. In Sangam literary Marutha thinai songs, the heroine's statement is more than the number of other statements. Among the Sangam literature chiefs in the Marutha section, the first and most important material belonging to the Marutha section is illustrated. It is to explore the richness of life, love and sense of beauty embodied through the statement of the protagonist. This is the objective of this article. The historical records of small land kings and kings of the Sangam period can also be known in the heroine's statement. Through this article it can be felt that the heroine has expressed more suffering through songs in her chaste state than in her adultery
Feminist issues in Vairamuthu's works
Get PDFMen and women have separate levels of value in society. From ancient times, men were held in high esteem because of their physical strength and their ability to earn money. The idea that woman is not equal to man is still prevalent. Since women have been subservient to men from time immemorial, the aim and function of feminism is to make them aware and give them equal respect as men. A woman is a benevolent woman who gives birth and nurtures life and loves others. However, the suppression and suppression of women and femininity in society is widespread. In this way, Vairamuthu examines what Vairamuthu says about women through his poems