Poetry of India 10/100: Thiruvalluvar’s Tirukkural on Virtue and Everyday Conduct
Part 10 of The Poetry Pulse’s 100-part journey through India’s poetic heritage.The Tirukkural, attributed to the Tamil poet-philosopher Thiruvalluvar, is a classic collection of concise couplets on virtue, social life and love. Its compact form invites slow reading: a few words must carry a complete ethical argument. Rather than reproducing a full modern translation, this article explores how to …
