KURAL 877 and SUN TZU
This Kural has two policy decisions. Tell not your difficulties to an untried friend. Show not softness unto your enemy. These precepts have an important place in statecraft as well…Continue Reading →
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THE FOOD CULTURE OF THE KURAL AND BRIYANI
Food represents the culture of a people. The items of food they eat, their ways and means of food preparation…
KURAL 740 AND CONFUCIANISM
Kural 740 which occurs in chapter 74 emphasises the importance of the ruler for the smooth functioning of the state.…
TRANSLATION OF KURAL AND OTHER TAMIL WORKS
Translation by definition always entails some loss of the original substance. Tamil classical literature has entered the mainstream world literature mainly due to the translation device. All translations are sooner…Continue Reading →
THE NEW AVATAR OF THE KURAL
Thiruvalluvar, the esteemed author of the Kural did not create anything fitting the description of a religion. But in recent…
THE MYSTERY OF THE KURAL AUTHOR'S BIRTH
KURAL SCHOLARS HAVE COME TO THE CONCLUSION THAT THE KURAL WAS WRITTEN BY A SINGLE PERSON whose name, place and…
THE KURAL AND THE GOLDEN AGE OF TAMIL LITERATURE
CLASSICAL TAMIL LITERATURE originated in the Sangam age which falls approximately between 300 BC and 500 AD. The Sangam period is known as the Golden Age of Tamil Literature. A.K.Ramanujan…Continue Reading →
THE VEDAS AND THE KURAL
Originally there was only one Veda, the Rig Veda. According to the scholars who made an in-depth study it was…
VALLUVAR THE LIVING POET, HE LIVES IN HIS VERSES
Valluvar is a poet, thinker and teacher. He is not a mystic philosopher, neither is he a messiah or prophet.…
LOVE & LUST IN THE AKHAM MODE
It is appropriate to quote Dr. Eva Wildon of the Pondichery French Institute of Oriental Studies (Ecole Francaise d’Extreme-Orient), from her introduction to the 17 volume study of Tamil Grammar…Continue Reading →
PROHIBITIONS
Tirukural, the chief ethical work in the Tamil language sets forth excellent moral principles of universal application, enjoins on all…
EDUCATION
“ARIVU” is a Tamil word used in the Kural with a special meaning. This language is distinguished for the large…
PERSONAL RELATIONS
Man is a social animal, except for hermits he cannot live in isolation. This truth is reflected in the Kural. Another truth that is evident on a close study is…Continue Reading →
HEALTH & DIET
Enumerating the main features of a successful nation-state Kural 734 states that a country without widespread hunger, epidemics and the…
HOSPITALITY
The hospitality industry is a major money making venture involving millions of people directly and indirectly in its promotion and…
ECONOMY
Ancient India produced two treatises on wealth creation, management and investment almost contemporaneously in Tamil and Sanskrit, from the South and North respectively. The Tamil treatise is embedded in the…Continue Reading →
STATECRAFT
Statecraft covers Governance, ruler and subject relations, revenue of the state, taxation and the means of creating revenue. Ruler expects…
ABOUT KURAL
The Kural is the most translated secular work in the world, which deals with ethics, morality and human values. Up…