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The List of Tamil Proverbs consists of some of the commonly used by Tamil people and their diaspora all over the world. [1] There were thousands and thousands of proverbs were used by Tamil people, it is harder to list all in one single article, the list shows a few proverbs.
Selby, however, points to important differences. Tamil poems are conventionalised, and the descriptions of nature used in them have a clear and rigid symbolism. A reader who is aware of the symbolic significance of the various natural objects described in the poem can easily understand the various levels of meaning contained in the poem.
Here is one example of Thayumanavar's presentation of the highest thoughts of philosophy in simple Tamil: aRuLāl evaiyum pār enRēn—attai aRiyāde chuTTi en aRivāle pārthēn; iRuLāna poruL kaNDadallāl ennaiyum kaNDilan ennaDi tozhi. meaning, See everything through Love, says my teacher. But in my ignorance, I probed through my intelligence.
Hence, all people should be bound by one, same moral and legal code. நன்று and தீது do not come from others. Hence, humans are liable for both the pleasure and suffering they feel. Death is a natural part of the cycle of life, it is not new. Hence, this life must be made use of to its full potential.
In Tamil poetics, tinai (Tamil: திணை tiṇai "land", "genre", "type") is a type of poetical mode or theme.A thinai consists of a complete poetical landscape - a definite time, place, season in which the poem is set - and background elements characteristic of that landscape - including flora and fauna, inhabitants, deities and social organisation.
Tamil folk arts include music i.e. Naattupurapaattu, dance styles, songs, games, crafts, herbal medicine, food, sculpture, costumes, stories, proverbs, and mythology. Tamil folk art is characterized by its local, participatory, and open source character. Tamil folk culture often expresses village sensibilities, where most Tamils historically lived.
Early life. Metha was born in Theni in 1945. He completed an M.A., in Tamil Literature and worked as a Tamil professor at Presidency College, Chennai, for 35 years ...
In the Tamil literary tradition, it is conventional to regard the commentators on par with the author of the original work. [21] In line with the Tamil traditional practice of naming a work eponymous with the author, the exegeses written by the commentators, too, were named after the commentators.