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Valluvar year, also known as the Thiruvalluvar year, is an officially recognized Tamil calendar system for use in Tamil Nadu. It is calculated on the basis of the supposed year of birth of the Tamil poet-philosopher Valluvar. When comparing it with the widely used Gregorian calendar, Thiruvalluvar year will have an additional 31 years. [1]
Thiruvalluvar Award is an annual award given by the State Government of Tamil Nadu, India, in memory of the ancient poet-philosopher Valluvar.It is given to those who have made an outstanding contribution towards the Kural literature and its philosophy.
Thiruvalluvar statue at SOAS, University of London A temple-like memorial to Valluvar, Valluvar Kottam , was built in Chennai in 1976. [ 111 ] This monument complex consists of structures usually found in Dravidian temples , [ 112 ] including a temple car [ 113 ] carved from three blocks of granite , and a shallow, rectangular pond. [ 111 ]
In his 1989 book entitled Thirumayilayin Thirukoilgal, S. Rajendran indicates that the temple was built in the early part of the 16th century. [2] The book also mentions that the temple's history is documented much earlier by Nathamuni Mudaliar in 54 Tamil verses in his work entitled Thirumayilai Thalapuranam, which chronicles the history of various Shiva temples in Mylapore. [2]
Thiruvalluvar University is a public state university in the city of Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India. It was established by the Government of Tamil Nadu, under the Thiruvalluvar University Act, 2002 (Tamil Nadu Act 32 of 2002). The university was named after the Tamil poet and sage Thiruvalluvar.
The government of India gives the status of Institute of National Importance (INI) to the top institutes in India through the act of Parliament. An institute with the status of INI plays a crucial role in teaching and developing highly skilled students in the state or country.
Government Arts college, cheyyar. Arignar Anna Government Arts College, Cheyyar, is a general degree college located in Cheyyar, Tamil Nadu. It was established in the year 1967. The college is affiliated with Thiruvalluvar University. [1] This college offers different courses in arts, commerce and science.
Poet Thiruvalluvar. The combined height of the statue and pedestal is 133 feet (41 metres), denoting the 133 chapters of the Thirukkural.This includes a 95-foot (29-metre) sculpture of Valluvar standing upon a 38-foot (12-metre) pedestal that represents the 38 chapters of Virtue, the first of the three books of the Kural text.