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Veerayuga Nayagan Velpari is a Language and Life that Brings out new Ideas
Get PDFLanguage is the life for human race and it is language that differentiates humans from other living things. Language is also a medium of exchange of information between human beings. Language has many meanings such as letter, word, syllable, term and so on. Words have spine-tingling power, and such words plays an important role in human life. This article explains how Venkatesan in his novel “Veerayuga Nayagan Velpari” has said about the elements of the language, writings and about the words and how they are interwined with the human life. Tolkappiyar's interpretation of some words, lifestyle of Parambu people, smoke language, daughter's language, business and language, language and love, language and the effects of language in the life of Parambu people have been highlighted in this article
Lifestyle of People as Expressed in Ettuthogai Antholog
Get PDFEttuthogai anthology gives a clear picture about the lifestyle of the Sangam era people. This article examines the internal life of both the husband and wife. These text shows us how the elders have shared the happiness, anger, regret, division, surrender, sharing of feelings, love etc. in their life. It can be known that the internal problems between the parents are solved either by themselves or by their friends and the family life is settled well. In the present era both the husband and wife who are aware of their situation can share their stress with each other and by doing so the marriage life will be pleasant without separation. Moreover, the text doesn’t give the solutions for love, division, and regret that appear between parents, but also for the physical and psychological sufferings caused by it. This article thus conveys that if the people of follows this technique in their life, then the resentment between husband and wife can be removed and they can live a contented life
The Principles of Realism in Natrinai
Get PDFThe definition of reality, the truths and types of truths of the Tholkappiar, and the views of other scholars on reality have been dealt with. The context and background of the realism that is mostly featured in the four hundred songs in Natrinai are given. The Natrinai songs are classified on the basis of realism. The majority of these realities are the result of a man and woman's love and separation. In particular, they repeatedly emphasize that the woman lead herself is the most affected by grief and sickness. It was evident that the circumstances of the time had been the cause of it. There was a time when women did not have the right to speak. At no point in time had the woman lead spoken of her love, desire, or longing. It is only through her sufferings in reality that one can see the position of the woman lead as perceived by her friend or birth mother
Life of Disabled People in Sangam Literature
Get PDFSangha literature is a very old literature both in terms of time and concept. The Sangam literature proclaims the high culture of ancient Tamil people. Society is an organization in which many people live together. Community is a subdivision of society; individual interest is safe guarded in a community living together as an ethnic group. A society is an environment where a man can live harmoniously both alone and in contact with other people. Both abled and disabled people live in this society. Disability happens both naturally and artificially. There are songs in literature that give confidence to disabled people that even if there are shortcomings, you can overcome the shortcomings and make progress in life. This article explores the value, lifestyle, and problems faced by disabled person during Sangam era
Sociological Thoughts in Pathupaatu
Get PDFEven after two thousand years, the lifestyle of the ancient Tamil people and social organization are being talked worldwide and it is because of the ancient Tamil literary texts. Literature is all about creating best ideas of society through words. So Tamil literature is an ark that records culture, tradition, about the social organization of Tamil people, the living conditions, nature, gift, virtue, valor, war, and the tradition of learning. Among them, the Sangam literary book Pathupaatu occupies a prominent place. The purpose of this study is to describe the social thoughts of the ancient Tamils through Pathupaatu. Religious status of Sangam Tamil people, poverty of poets, society based on wealth, professional society, virtues based on life, generosity and excellence in hospitality and character are well explained Pathupaatu
Social Problems and its Relationship in Arianachchi's
Get PDFAncient Tamil literary works of Sangam era describes the life style of the Tamil people. In the era of globalization, land-based lifestyles are changing and the landscapes of Tamil Nadu are Karisal, Kongu and Tanjore. Based on the novel Arianachi the biographical elements in these landscapes are analysed. This article tells about the novel Arianchi’s prologue, conflicts, conflicting ideas, its outcome, solutions and the social relationships that reveal social problems
Psychological issues in Selladha Panam novel
Get PDF‘Selladha Panam’ is a tamil novel that won the shahitya academy award for the year 2020. When “the Life partner” chosen by a women herself becomes a mistake, her life becomes a miserable one. When people who tie the wedding knot based on Love ends in a failure, it is considered that Love itself has failed by the Society. When Infatuation is believed as Love and the Partners who commit and engage their life in wedding knot based on these basic instincts sufferings and misunderstandings arose. Family life will not be a blissful one when there is no forgiveness and sharing of Love. Suspecting a women and making her subjunctive will lead only towards further problems. Freedom and free will is necessary for women, just like it is for men in Family Life. Inspite of Rectifying one’s mistake and leading an irresponsible life on the side of a Man will only makes the life of a women further miserable. This is Portrayed in the novel, where the mindset of a lady who suffers from all the above calamous. In a life full of Doubt and trouble, death seems to her as a door of escape. The title of the novel signifies this theme that “after a period of time and consequences in life, Money will be of no value Selladha Panam”
Traditions of Worship in Thiruvasagam
Get PDFThiruvasagam, the eighth of the twelve Thirumarais, divinely describes the methods of worship. Saivism is the oldest religion. Tirugnanasambandar, Thirunavukkarasar, Sundarar, and Manickavasagar are the four Saiva religion preceptors (Kuravars). It was because of these four that Saivism flourished. Manickavasagar was the one who worshipped the Lord in the Sanmarga system among these four Saiva saints. The methods of worshipping God, such as Right Conduct, Disciplined Acts, Ethics for the wellbeing of body and soul, and Enlightenment towards Lord Shiva, have also been explained. Through Bhakti Norma, the nature of many stages in the state of compassion, the warmth of love, humanity, compassion, and truthfulness are also explained. Through the path of devotion, the nature of the various stages of compassion, the warmth of love, humanity, kindness, and truthfulness are also explained. Manickavasagar was the root cause of the birth of the Sanmarga system. Next to that, it can be said that it was Vallalar and Bharathiar who took it to the people. It is the highest and most noble religion among the liturgical systems of worship. No one before or after Manickavasagar had the privilege of mingling with the Lord. His interconnection with God is also explained in this article
Worship of Goddess Kalaimagal (Saraswathi) in Tamil Tradition
Get PDFKalaimagal is worshipped as the God of education and the arts. In the early days, Kalaimagal worship was not part of the Tamil tradition. However, Goddess Kalaimagal worship has become inevitable in modern worship. The number of students praying and worshipping Goddess Saraswathi to pass the exams has increased today. This study examines the Koothanur temple, which is dedicated to Goddess Kalaimagal in Tamil Nadu, the worship practices performed there, and the views expressed by Kambar, Kumaragurubarar, Ottakoothar, Bharathiar, etc., who were the best in life by praising Kalaimagal and, thus, got rid of their sufferings in their lives. In today's context, it has been suggested that the worship of Kalaimagal occupies an essential place in the tradition of worship of the Tamils
Absurdism and the absurd hero Meursault
Get PDFAlbert Camus was awarded the Nobel Prize for literature in 1957. He was born in Algeria, colony of France in 1913. His major contribution for philosophy is his views on the ‘absurd’. It means not at all logical or sensible. It is a nihilistic outlook on life which he explored in his novels, plays and essays. What is the meaning of life? For this profound question, three philosophies (Nihilism, Existentialism, Absurdism) have tackled in three ways. Although these three philosophical thoughts are united in that life has no meaning, there are some differences between them. This article explores that distinction. Mainly this article focuses the philosophy of Absurdism and the absurdist protagonist Meursault (In Albert Camus’s The Stranger’) who expresses that thought