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Psychology in Tamil Folk Songs
Get PDFAll Tamil literature is a gift given to us by our forefathers. All literature expresses the life values of the people. In this way, folk literature, which is unwritten literature, reflects human feelings. A man expresses his subconscious thoughts and beliefs through folk literature. In folk literature that includes folk songs, folk tales, fables, proverbs, etc., man expresses his life experiences from birth to death. Folk In literature, man expresses his life records from birth to death. In lullabies, events such as a mother's love for her child and making children realise the importance of relatives are important to human life. The way agriculture is expressed in special kummi songs, the subconscious impressions of man through faith in God, the subconscious impressions of man through themangu songs, the expression of male and female relationships through themangu songs, the characteristics of grooms who collect dowry from women through marriage, and indicate social disorders This review article is intended to reveal women lamenting the loss of their mothers in the metaphorical songs that express their characteristics at the end of human life, and women who have lost their husbands are marginalised in society due to their helpless condition
Educational Ideas in Moral Tamil Literature
Get PDFIn the Pathinenkilkanakku collection of books that arose in order to uphold righteousness, and in the moral books that followed them, the poets have expounded educational thoughts with interesting songs. Our forefathers have sung songs in Tamil texts even before western scholars have spoken about the importance of education. The kings of the Sangam age ruled the country with the help of learned men. An uneducated person, even if he had acquired a great deal of wealth, was treated with contempt. The authors of the moral books, who know the importance of education, have not only mentioned righteousness in their books but have also praised education in many songs. Thus, the songs of the poets of the moral book become the subject of study under the categories of merits of education, method of obtaining education, method of education, mode of expressing education, and the status of the unlearned
Poetical Techniques of Netunelvaatai
Get PDFOne of the most elaborately written books in the Patuppattu anthology is Netunalvatai. The reason is that it is a book with a very subtle focus on how the wind, which is the gift of nature and the breath of human life, is consistent in both its two stages. Because it is fundamentally contradictory, its specialness is multiplied. Akama? (Whether it is internal or domestic life). Purama? (Whether it is external or public life), that is the contradiction. Therefore, this article is meant to highlight the poetic techniques featured in such a special book. This article is an attempt to bring out the aesthetic and subtle content of Netunelvaatai and take it to the world of study. Moreover, this article examines its techniques in order to analyse the merits of Netunelvaatai and to further explore unknown phenomena and guide further studies through the microscopic aspect
A study of the Somaskanda Murtham in the Hindu cultural tradition
Get PDFSemaskanda Murtham is a form of expression of elements of the Hindu cultural tradition such as religion, art, science, philosophy and faith. The sages who are special to Lord Shiva are one of the three sages Somaskanda Murtham is one of the sixty-four Shiva deities worshiped by vegetarians. This study is titled Somaskanda Murtham a Study in the Hindu Cultural Tradition, with the aim of highlighting the importance of Somaskanda Murtham in the Hindu Cultural Tradition. This study is carried out with the aim of exploring the theory. Somaskanda Moortham Historical and theoretical ideas have been the basis of this study since antiquity. This study forms a descriptive study. Performed with analysis, comparison and historical analysis when appropriate. This study clarifies the philosophy of Somaskandar Murtham, Somaskandar Murtham in literature, Somaskandar Murtham in Agama, Somaskanda Murtha portrait structure, Somaskanda sculptures. It is hoped that such research and their findings will help to illustrate the present and future generations
The Influence of Thirumurukautpai on the Local Proverbs of Vilavankode
Get PDFThe proverbs that have been growing forever without dying are spoken among the people and followed in life. From time immemorial, idioms have been used by people belonging to different communities to identify the objects used in their customs and to discover previously known facts indicating their characteristics. Proverbs are used by the elderly to give advice to youngsters and to help people improve their lives. Some proverbs have different meanings depending on the context in which they are used. Sociology is the study of people's development status, culture, customs, and economic status. Faith in God occupies a very important place in the proverbs used by the people of the Vilavancode region. It is noteworthy that the concepts found in proverbs are found to be applicable to all times. Proverbs focus on a variety of themes
Transgender in Silappathikaram
Get PDFSilappathikaram is the first Tamil epic. In this epic that is written by Ilangovadikal, there are records of transgender people living on the margins of society. As Tolkappiyar has recorded transgender people as masculinity challenged, Ilangovadikal too referred transgender as masculinity challenged. Silappathikaram talks about ‘Pedik Koothu (folk play)’ which can only be played by transgender people. Madurapathi, the deity of the Pandyas, one of the three crowned Kings, is understood to be in the bisexual transgender form. Silappathikaram beautifully captures the transcendental imagery of transgender people. It also records that transgender people worked as maids in the harem for Venmaal, the wife and queen of Senkuttuvan. Besides, Silappathikaram registers transgender people as trustworthy. Furthermore, worshiping them in the form of deities and through recording their images, it is clear that the society of the day regarded transgender people as equals without distinction
A comparative perspective of fact in Thirukkural and Thiruvarutpayan
Get PDFIn Tamil Nadu, literature is one of the prime sources of information on religion, culture, history, philosophy, social customs, beliefs, etc. Literature that originated in the history of Tamil Nadu from time to time identifies the unique features of those times. In the development of Tamil literature, the period in which moral literature originated is called the Moral Era distinctively, which is the same time where many philosophical works of literature refer to the period of origin as the period of philosophical ethics. This study reveals the uniqueness and the generalities of God as claimed in Thirukkural and the God as portrayed in the literature of Thiruvarutpayan that originated in the philosophical period. In particular, this article gives a comparative basis for the ideas that come to mind in the 36th chapter on the power of realization in Thirukkural, and on the three elements that can be found in Thiruvarutpayana, viz., God, Life, and affection
‘Pannirupaattiyal (The Twelve Songs) and the Novel, ‘Prabandha Deepikai’
Get PDFThe life and cultures of human society are of a changing nature from time to time. Literature reflects the cultural norms that prevailed at that time. Grammars are those that characterize literary norms and preserve the richness of language. The separate category of such grammar is the Paattiyal. The earliest of the fully available Paattiyal books by time is the twelve hymns. The three disciplines of epigraphy, terminology, and ethnology consist of 360 volumes. Many Paattiyal books have appeared before this book. None of them are fully available today. The oldest of the texts is the Pannirupaattiyal, the period of which is the tenth century AD. Generally, there are three sections of Paattiyal texts. It is necessary to think about the nature of the compositions, the part that explains the prabandhams, the section on the sequel, the second section that is the grammar of the literary genres, and the nature of the Paattiyal texts
Social and Cultural Theory Exposed by Gunasekaran’s Drama of ‘THODU’
Get PDFA country controls and rules another country by its social, political and economical power as it is called colonization. This colonization activity has started from Aryan invasion on Dravidian people and their culture. From 19th century many countries ruled by Portuguese, Dutch, Roman countries. They explored on another country and ruled it as slave. Later The slavery system tried to break its chain and got freedom by political way. Even though the colonized countries got freedom from rued country, their footpath of colonization never vanished and developed based on new world and technology. K.A. Gunasekaran written a drama of “Thodu” which discloses that every nation must have self thinking and its effects on their country by their principle. By this play he wants to recover the Corner people and Tribes people from slavery system
Sangam Tamil and Kalaignar
Get PDFAll the glories of Tamil sung by Sangam poets during the Sangam period, Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi tried to write in a simple style in the weekly magazine 'Kungumum'. As a result, today we have in our hands a great "Sangam treasure". Yes, many have studied the Sangam literature. Very few have searched for the treasure of Sangam literature out of interest and love for Tamil and brought it to the people. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi's works are multifaceted in signification. Regarding Sangam literature, he selected some songs and divided them into internal and external genres and gave an explanatory speech in his own style as to heroism and love. He regarded the Sangam literature from a new angle, enjoyed it, and made it understandable to the common people. Kalaignar M. Karunanidhi can also be mentioned in that line. This article examines some of the poems in his work from the Kalaignar's point of view