Kural: the great book of Tiru-Valluvar

By:

Rajagopalachari, C

Publication details: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 2018. Mumbai:Description: xvi; 187 p. pb; 18 cmISBN:

9788172764708

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

894.81109 RAJ

Summary: This book contains selections from the living verses of the immortal Tamil Poet-Saint Tiru-Valluvar. The selections are made with the acumen native to Rajaji and are explained in the English which is his own. They are sure to enrich the reader's mind. Tirukkural is a poetic composition of great antiquity in the Tamil literature. The first book of Kural is perhaps the most appreciated work in Tamil Literature. It deals with the duties of man as a householder and as an ascetic whereas the second book of Kural deals with policy in wordly affairs including state-craft, full of interest for the scholar and the historian. This volume consists of selections from the first and second books of Kural with text in Tamil and translations and notes in English and gives to non-Tamil readers, a comprehensive idea of this justly famous classic of Tamil literature.

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This book contains selections from the living verses of the immortal Tamil Poet-Saint Tiru-Valluvar. The selections are made with the acumen native to Rajaji and are explained in the English which is his own. They are sure to enrich the reader's mind.
Tirukkural is a poetic composition of great antiquity in the Tamil literature. The first book of Kural is perhaps the most appreciated work in Tamil Literature. It deals with the duties of man as a householder and as an ascetic whereas the second book of Kural deals with policy in wordly affairs including state-craft, full of interest for the scholar and the historian. This volume consists of selections from the first and second books of Kural with text in Tamil and translations and notes in English and gives to non-Tamil readers, a comprehensive idea of this justly famous classic of Tamil literature.

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