The Sacred Kural; Or, The Tamil Veda of Tiruvalluvar


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This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. So that the book is never forgotten we have represented this book in a print format as the same form as it was originally first published. Hence any marks or annotations seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature.




Tamil Literature


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Readings from Thirukkural


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Thirul Kural, The Immortal Didactic Scripture Also Esteemed As Uttar Veda Or Later Vedas, Was Composed By The Ancient Tamil Saint-Poet Thiru Valluvar In The 2Nd Century A. D. It Has Also Got The Reputation Of Being The Highest Translated Scripture Of The World In Some 75 Indian And Foreign Languages. Its Wholesale Verse Translation In Oriya Was Done By This Author In The Year 1993. It Is Astonishing To Find The Saint-Poet Deal With As Many As 133 Topics Of Primary Human Interest On Dharma (Piety), Artha (Economics) And Kama (Love Not Lust) In Ten Couplets Under Each Topic Which Are As Much Valid Today As They Were In Ancient Times. The Reader Is Invited To The Treat Of The Illuminating Scripture In The Pages Of This Book.




Weaver's Wisdom


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Satguru Sivaya Subramuniyaswami, a living legend, yoga master and author of Merging with Siva, recognized the immense value of the Tirukural in 1949 as a young seeker in Sri Lanka. Decades later, he instructed two of his swamis to translate it from classical Tamil into American English, and had an renowned artist in South India illustrate the 108 chapters. Here is the fruit of those efforts, the gentle, profound world of Asian ethics and simple humanness. Yet, Weaver's Wisdom's universality makes it a book you can share with anyone. It contains fortune cookies you can snack on before sleep or at anytime. Its charming wit and common sense will uplift and inspire you and your whole family.




The Classical Age


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Contents: Introduction, The Empires of Ancient India, The Vakatakas, Post- Mauryan India, Political Order and Ideas, Social and Political Thought and Institutions, Kulyavapa, Dronavapa and Adhavapa, South India, The Age of Imperial Kanauj, The Mudrarakshasa the Web of Diplomacy, Valmiki, Vyasa and Kalidasa, R.C. Dutt s Translation of the Epics, Classical Literature, Conclusion.




The Smile of Murugan


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