Valluvar | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 15/12/2018

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Valluvar


00:01:12 1 Background
00:03:36 2 Date
00:05:38 3 Birthplace
00:06:25 4 Religion
00:07:51 4.1 Jainism
00:09:36 4.2 Hinduism
00:09:58 4.3 Buddhism
00:11:00 4.4 Christianity
00:12:39 5 Literary works
00:14:23 6 Memorials
00:15:58 7 See also



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Thiruvalluvar, also known as Valluvar, was a celebrated Tamil poet and philosopher. He is best known for authoring Thirukkuṛaḷ, a collection of couplets on ethics, political and economical matters, and love. The text is considered as one of the finest works of the Tamil literature.
Much of the information about Valluvar comes from legendary accounts, and little is known with certainty about his family background, religious affiliation, or birthplace. He lived in present-day Tamil Nadu state of India, and his floruit is dated variously from 4th century BCE to 7th century CE based on the traditional accounts and the linguistic analyses of his writings.
Valluvar has literally influenced every scholar down the ages since his time across the ethical, social, political, economical, religious, philosophical, and spiritual spheres. Because the life, culture and ethics of the Tamils are considered to be solely defined in terms of the values set by the Kural literature, the government and the people of Tamil land alike venerate Valluvar and his work with utmost reverence. He is known by numerous honorific designations, such as Saint, First Poet, Divine Poet, Brahma, and Great Scholar.