Thiruvalluvar Thiruvalluvar, a Tamil poet and philosopher, is best known for his work, Tirukkural. ‘Tirukkural’ etymologically means the ‘holy couplets,’ i.e. a text having two lines with seven words each…
Avatars Traditional accounts portray each Alvar as an incarnation of a divine aspect of the Supreme Maha Vishnu, as follows: • Poigai Alvar: Panchajanya (Vishnu’s conch) • Bhoothath Alvar:…
Paleolithic Age The Old Stone age in Tamil Nadu is estimated to be from 5 lac years to 15000 BCE. The people of the Old Stone age were using the…
Classical Literature Sangam Literature is divided into Epics and other Literature. Epics that are prominent in Sanga Ilakkiyam: 1. Silappathigaram and 2. Manimekalai. Elango Adigal authored the epic Silappathigaram. Seethalai…
Tamil powers of the Sangam Age Cheras Chera Kingdom is said to have spread over the West Coast starting from Konkan on the Northern side to Kollam on…
Prominent Rulers: The first great Chola king is Chola Karikala. Karikala’s grandfather would appear to be Verpaharadakkai Perunarikilli. He was a contemporary of Kudakko Nedumseraladan, the Chera king, and they…
Spread of Buddhism Buddhism has been one of the centrifugal life forces of Tamil culture and Literature. The Tamil language and its literary and grammatical traditions had their veins fertilized…
Freedom Fighters and their role Thillaiyadi Valliammai • The story of Thillaiyadi Valliammai is about one tiny indomitable flame of bravery that held against the mighty blows of colonial rule…
CULTURE TEMPLE ARCHITECTURE India’s diverse culture, history and exceptional architecture are reflected on the temple walls that have been preserved through the centuries. With the rise of Hinduism, India witnessed…
MAHENDRA STYLE • All monuments in this style are subterranean rock-cut excavations usually known as cave-temples. • The cave temples excavated consists of pillared verandah with a shrine cut into…
MONOLITHIC TEMPLES • The more outstanding achievement of Mamalla would be the cut-out shrines or vimanas, popularly called Rathas, • They are large sculptures of architectural models carved out of…
RAJASIMHA STYLE • With the reign of this king a new epoch in the history of south Indian architecture started. From this period onwards structural buildings alone are met with.…
