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Divine Works of Thirumuruga Kirubhanandha Vaariyaar
Get PDFSamiyanna, a Shiva devotee, lived in the steep Veera Saiva tradition in Kangeyanallur. His life partner is Tanjammal. Mallya was born as their fourth son. He was popularly known as Mallayadasar as he traveled from village to village. Mallyadasar - Kanakavalli Ammaiyar couple have eleven children. A baby boy was born on Friday, the ninth day of Document Monday. He is the warrior of Thirumuruga Kripananda. Born with a womb in the womb, the warrior was well-educated enough to pick up texts and read them when he was five years old. At the age of eight Venpaa became a singing power. He started composing songs like Virutham as he had the energy to sing hard venpa. By the age of ten he had memorized ten thousand songs. The best Murugan devotee. He lived a life of penance, performing daily spiritual discourses. He is a profound scholar in many fields such as religion, literature, oratory, writing and music. At the age of nineteen he married Amirthalakshmi, the daughter of his maternal uncle Sivaguru Mudaliar. He was very attached to Arunagirinath. The music with Iyal was taught to the warrior by his father. His father was the guru of Tamil grammar, Thevaram, Thiruvasakam, Tirupugal, historical hymns etc. Chief Minister Palanisamy has announced that his birthday will be celebrated as a state festival from 2021. The purpose of this article is to examine his religious work
Individual Theory of Tholkappiyam
Get PDFThere are many ancient language families in the world. Among them, the Dravidian language family is considered essential. The grammatical system and its trends have changed at various stages in the grammar composed in Tamil among the other languages. Grammar is about explaining those rules. The concept of individual theory develops by interpreting the structure of a language with structural order, using a specific grammatical theoretical concept for a given language over a period of time. Individualism does not operate in the context of any language, but it can construct the grammar of a language written over a period of time. The concepts of grammar are written under the categories such as, summation, type, extension, genealogy, etc., by using social, political, and academic problems to present individual theory. The interpretation of the structural order of language as a separate text without a linguistic background is consistent with the concept of individualism
Characteristics of Telugu in Middle Dravidian Languages
Get PDFTelugu language can be mentioned next to tamil in terms of antiquity and pronuncication. Telugu is spoken in andhra pradesh and place like south africa in our indian country telugu is the second most widely spoken language after hindi. It is a literary language like tamil. Those who study the reson for the name o this language will think in various ways that the word thrillingam was changed to telugu and it is also believed that the word ‘Tenuge’ which meens sweetness was given knowing that it was telugu. Many grammars have been written in the language from the western country. Northern Scholars, such as nannayapattar have written a number of literatures in this language. The language, which is spoken by more people than tamil is thriving with a variety of creativity. In terms of gender discrimination, telugu can be seen to be different from other dravidian languages the sound and writing script of the telugu language are considered to be the most excellent. The people of chennai who migrated to places like sumatra and java are considered as telugus. That is why the telugu language is still existing as very prominent today. 
Dravidian ideology of Iyothee Thass Pandithar in the Tamil cultural arena
Get PDFHave created religions and sastras in Indian society and kept people from living together. Such thinking has grown into an ideology and pervaded the nation. It is in this context that Dravidian ideology, which has emerged in the Tamil landscape, has developed into an ideology of liberation from the superstitions and oppression of the people. Scholars such as Caldwell, Ayothee Thasar, and Periyar have played a major role in the formation and development of such progressive ideology. This article aims to examine the ideas put forward by Ayothee Thasar in line with Dravidian ideology in the life cultures of the Tamil people
Ecological feminist perspective: Writing nature and internal expression in Allur Nanmullaiyar songs
Get PDFNature is paramount in the history of mankind. Nature was close to human beings when they lived as an ethnic group in primitive society. Ethnic peoples lived in forests, mountains, land s, seas and arid lands. Here, the mother is given priority. The mother had a unique identity in this community. Mother lived in harmony with nature. She traveled across the land. There were no restrictions on homosexuality or male sexuality. She chose to live with men who were physically and mentally strong. Her choice is uncontrollable. It is possible that her land brought her closer to natural life. She was permanently housed when her mother became pregnant and had to stay in one place. Adam wandered the fields for food and engaged in the business of collecting food. She was made homeless by the presence of the woman. Immersed with nature, she brought natural food to the farmer who was in need of food near her place of residence. The prosperity of the crop brought happiness to the wanderer for food. He gave up the wave and snatched the crop from the woman. Thus the woman was alienated from nature. This is where we approach a female creator. There is a need to explore the natural expressions in the songs of the 41 female creators who sang Sangam poems. The article explores the co-occurrence of nature and intimacy in the songs of Allur Nanmullaiyar in the study
Ecology in Lakshmi Saravanakumar's novel ‘Kanagan’
Get PDFThe primary cause of deforestation is Man and also, he is the first to suffer from deforestation. The study is set to illustrate this under the title ‘Ecology in the Kanagan novel’. The novel sets out to explain who is responsible for deforestation and why they are doing it. The destruction of elephants at the instigation of big bosses also highlights the irresponsibility of forest officials who do not see them. The novel also reveals that the hill people, ‘Pali’, are being blamed for the ongoing deforestation and killing of elephants for their selfish ends. Along with these, the medical team that visits from time to time in the name of medical help can find out about the rare herbaceous plants in the forest, which are known to steal vines and eventually become extinct. The novel depicts the opposition of the hill people to this disgrace and sets out to bring about social change which is caused as a consequence of that. This article explains the role that elephants play in augmenting forest resources and the benefits they bring to wildlife. It also suggests that elephants have evolved into tools that work for humans during the twentieth century. Laws enacted by the government to protect wild elephants are being scrutinized in this review article. The tigers are threatened as an endangered species, revealing the steps taken by the government to protect the tigers. The study also says that the people have to protect the forests and the rare species of elephants and tigers that live in them from the brink of extinction
Azha. Valliyappa's Songs in the Point of View of Dravidian Ideology
Get PDFChildhood is the foundation of everyone's life. It is quite necessary that children are guided properly in this phase. The thoughts sown in the minds of children help them to lead their life in a great way. So, these good thoughts should be taught to them through subject matters that interest them. Children's Literature does the exact same thing. Children's songs that are composed with simplicity and musicality attract them and amuse them greatly. Children's Poet Azha. Valliyappa has contributed many poems, short stories, dramas and novels to Children's Literature. Children are his exclusive audience. Writing for children is an art. Whatever a child listens to, reads and writes are registered in her mind and it has a long-lasting impression because there are no worries for children. Their minds are as fresh as a clean slate and whatever is written on it is well learnt by them. What they learn help them grow into matured people. A sword meant for warfare can't be used to sharpen a pencil. Similarly, any advice that is forcefully instructed to anyone can never bring fruitful results. Azha. Valliyappa has clearly understood it and he has given children many rational thoughts in a language that can be easily understood by them
Gratuity of Ethnic Community
Get PDFThis thesis will explain the societal functions of an ethnic community (sirur people). This community comesunder thesirur kings and they have no naming tradition. Muvendars are having the tradition of establishing their name in public but thesesirur’snames have not been found in any literature. They habituated in two different typical places named ooirandsirur. Sirur denotes that a limited population habituated in a place. Sirurpeople do not have much wealth to donate, So they stake their possession objectsto keep their benevolence. It is learned that the sirur people borrowed money to meet their basic food needs. They always have the tradition of sharing whatever they have with others instead of keeping it for them. Further, these traits do not exist in other communities. It shows that the virtue of hospitality belongs to the housessirur people. Sirars goes to the war field as a soldier under the orders of the king and it helps them to earn the sufficient income they need instead of living on the meagre income available in their provenances. Sirur people received sufficient money by working as a soldier and soon they become a superior economy (in marudhanilathur) with high possession as a community. Due to social development, They declared war against the king (vendar) and they are defeated by the king which destroyed the sirur community
A Study on Kadha Kalam – A Retelling of the Mahabharatham
Get PDFThe retelling of great epics has been a great success in recent times both at the international and national levels. Retelling is a technique that authors use to present their offbeat perspective on the great epics or characters of the epics. It gives novel dimensions, raises eccentric questions and voices for the voiceless and suppressed characters of the epics. Ramayana and Mahabharatham are the two famous Indian epics that have been retold in many Indian languages by many authors of different times. One of such retellings is Katha Kalam by Devakanthan written in the Tamil language, which sheds a different light on the story of Mahabharatha. The author tries to give possible explanations for the mythical attributes and incidents described in the epic. This article analyzes the novel through psychological and feminist lenses
Psychological Characteristic Expressions of Different Human Beings as Shown in the Collection of Short Stories ‘Appa Vaasam’
Get PDFThe literary form of the short story is one of the most creative literary forms in today's literary world. The short story is the most appropriate literary form that is very easy to explore social issues. The short story format is optimal for recording thoughts like characteristics, behaviors, feelings, psychology, etc of an individual. In that aspect, Meenasunder's short story collection 'Appavasam' registers several community-based issues. In these community-oriented stories, much space is given to individual feelings. It gives prominence to individual sense and behavioral characteristics. It refers to individual psychological messages as well. In this way, the study sets out to record the traits and qualities of human beings that are manifested due to human mental perceptions in the collection of short stories ‘Appa Vaasam’ based on diverse research sites. On behalf of the Adithravidar Welfare Department of the Government of Tamil Nadu, under the Arts and Culture Division, the work was selected as the best work of the year 2010 and awarded the prize-winning work