Thirukkural...

Today is nostalgia day...i was just remembering my school days and it was full of memories..

the disclipine of christianity, the school playground, the teachers, the richness of tamil language and its literature...

I rate thirukkural as the best one among the vast repertoire of tamil literature...it offered many persons food for their imagination...you can learn many things from it....if one masters in understanding the thirukkural, then he can master his own life....(probably the secret behind the tamilians success all over the world) ...it is really a researcher's delight ....

Thirukkural is the masterpiece of Tamil literature with the highest and purest expressions of human thought. It is written in the form of couplets (two line poems) expounding various aspects of life. It contains 1330 couplets, divided into 133 chapters of 10 couplets each.

Thirukkural has three major parts. The first part deals with Aram (Virtue), the moral value of human life. It has 38 chapters. The second part is on Porul (Wealth), the socio economic values of men in a civilized society. It has 70 chapters. The third part is on Kamam or Inbam (Love), the psychological values of life. It has 25 chapters.

Thirukkural was written by Thiruvalluvar, who is believed to have born 30 years before Jesus Christ. The Tamil Calendar is dated from that period and referred as Thiruvalluvar Aandu (Year). One can find Thiruvalluvar as a moral philosopher, political scientist and master of public administration in the first two parts of Thirukkural and a creative artist in the third part, depicting the fascinating aspects of lovers.

Thirukkural's immortality and universality are unquestionable. Its ethics and values are applicable to all religions, countries and time. It has been translated in over 60 languages of the world.

I will try to post some of the important kurals which will help one in life....