The first mention of the name Thiruvalluvar was found in the 10th century in a text called Thiruvalluvarmaalai.The Tamil poet Mamulanar of the Sangam period mentioned that Thiruvalluvar was the greatest Tamil scholar.
To commemorate this great poet, India Post issued a stamp of Thiruvalluvar having the face value of 15 Naya Paisa.Uttarakhand Chief Minister Harish Rawat on 19 December 2016 unveiled the statue of renowned Tamil poet and philosopher Thiruvalluvar on the premises of Mela Bhawan in Haridwar. His seated statue is also seen outside the SOAS, University of London. Many temples like memorials and statues are built to honour him. He is celebrated and appreciated in Tamil Nadu. These have contributed to Tamil science, literature and ayurvedic medicines. Thiruvalluvar is also credited with the writing of texts on medicine, Gnana Vettiyan, and Pancharathnam. Due to its historical importance, this text has been translated into several languages and had been widely studied by the European scholars. A part of this text also talks about the Jain moral code and strong ascetics like vegetarianism and nonviolence. It is considered as significant literary work as it reveals information about ethics, politics, economics and love.
It has 1330 couplets, divided into 133 sections of 10 couplets each. His one of the outstanding ancient work is ‘Tirukkural’. Thiruvalluvar is one of the Tamil poet and philosopher who was supposed to have lived in between the c.300 BCE to 700 CE.
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