Thiruvalluvar was a Tamil poet and philosopher ^[1] who wrote the classic of couplets of Tamil , Thirukkural .

Memorials [ change | change source ]

• A temple-like memorial to Thiruvalluvar, Valluvar Kottam, was built in Chennai in 1976.
• There is a 133-foot tall statue of Thiruvalluvar erected at the southern tip of the Indian subcontinent Kanyakumari where the Arabian Sea , the Bay of Bengal , and the Indian Ocean converge, the 133 feet denote Tirukku?a?'s 133 Chapters or athikarams and the show of three fingers denote the three themes Aram , Porul , and Inbam , i.e. the sections on Morals, Wealth and Love. ^[2]
• There is also a statue of Thiruvalluvar outside the School of Oriental and African Studies in Russell Square, London.

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Other websites [ change | change source ]

• Thirukkural Oli Pathipu: Thirukkural Audio book
• Dialogue and History Constructing South India,1795?1895, Eugene F.Irschick,UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA PRESS
• [1] Page 70
• Thirukural ? Another site which is categorized by chapters

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