Foreword
This blog is written with the sole purpose of taking the wisdom of Tiruvalluvar (The Weaver-Sage) of 2nd Century BCE to young minds. The book of 1330 couplets in 133 chapters was written in Tamil. The book talks about the duties and responsibilities of Householders, Ascetics, Rulers/Leaders.
18 Chapters from the section on householder’s duties, rules of conduct and responsibilities are covered in several posts, supplemented with video recordings. Many sources were referred and the posts written. Tirukkural is a literary masterpiece as well as a detailed code of conduct. While its greatness and the reverence given to this book and the author (name not known - but goes by TiruValluvar) by the Tamil speaking population cannot be denied, my purpose here is not so much to praise the author or the poetic beauty of the work as to render the teaching to be of benefit to young minds, especially those who have not studied Tamil as a language as part of their curriculum.
I am a Tamil native and had Tamil as the medium of instruction in my pre-college education. I am a Civil Engineer by profession and retired as a Professor of Civil Engineering in 2005. I have tried to get ideas from several books and articles and compiled these posts.
Readers are invited to give their comments in the blogs. If pressed for time and cannot go through these in detail, at least pass on to potential leaders of tomorrow.
This blog contains mainly the following topics as covered in Tirukkural supplemented with additional details and support information:
Importance of
Pleasant Words
Gratitude
Impartiality (justice/equity)
Self-control
Decorum
Not envying
Not Coveting
Refraining from Slander
More will be added in due course.
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