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Pages From An Old Volume of Life

by Oliver Wendell Holmes

Pages From An Old Volume of Life

C. Subramania Bharathiyar Padalkal - Part I

by C. Subramaniya Bharathiyar

It contains 52 patriotic songs under five chapters of Poet Bharathiar.

C. Subramania Bharathiyar Padalkal - Part II

by C. Subramaniya Bharathiyar

Bharathiar’s songs are eye openers and in the nature of awakening the spirit of the readers. This is a collection of Poems of Wisdom (25 Poems), Variety Poems (11 Poems) and Autobiography in poetic format.

C. Subramaniya Bharathiyar Songs - Part III

by C. Subramaniya Bharathiyar

Kannan pattu comprises 23 chapters each in which the poet considers God Krishna in various roles as mother, father, servant, king, disciple, guru (teacher), child, lover, master, deity and so on. Kuyil pattu (Songs of Cuckoo) praises the glory of cuckoo in 9 chapters.

Mahakavi Subramania Bharathiyarin Vinayakar Naanmanimaalai

by C. Subramaniya Bharathiyar

The national poet Bharathi was believed to have composed these poems glorifying the Manakkula Vinayakar of Puducherry in forty verses.

Paavendar Bharathidasanin Ethipaaratha Muttham

by Bharathidasan

Comprises 32 chapters in two parts: The first part picturises the deep love of Ponmodi, the hero and Poongothai, the heroine which was opposed by the parents resulting in the hero’s exile to the north.Unable to bear the separation, Poongothai proceeds in search of her lover while he was on his way back home following the rift he had with a saint in the north. While both meeting surprisingly at a jungle she exchanged a kiss with her lover but unfortunately the hero was killed by a villain. She also dies. In the second part the author regrets the unending tears of the parents of the lovers.

Tamizhachiyin katthi

by Puratchikavignar Bharathidasan

In this tragic story, the villain, attracted by the beauty of a village woman cleverly separated her from her husband. On realizing the assault on her chastity the heroine stabbed the villain with a knife.

Yer Ezhupathu and Tirukkai Vazakkam of Kambar

by Kambar

In Yer Ezhupathu: (Plough Seventy) Poet Kambar is all praising the profession of agriculture right from ploughing the land till harvesting in seventy verses. In Tirukkai Vazhakkam, he praises the qualities of benovalence of Velalar community in sixty verses.

Kumara Kuruparar's Mathurai Kalampakam

by Kumara Kuruparar

Venpa is one of the poetic formats of classical Tamil. Poet Kumara Kuruparar glorifies Lord Murugan of Tiruchendur in sixty one verses. Sakalakalavalli Malai is a nine verses poem praising Goddess Saraswati (God of Wisdom). Neethi Neri Vilakkam is a 101 verses poems preaching morals and ethics everyone should bear in mind.

Saraswati Antati & Satakopar Antati of Kambar

by Kambar

Andhathi is a classical poetic format of verses wherein the last word of a verse will be the first word of the next verse and so on till the end of all verses. Saraswati Andhathi belongs to this format wherein Poet Kambar is profusely glorifying Goddess Saraswati with whose boon Kambar was believed to have been bestowed with poetic skill. In Satagopopar Andhati Kambar pays rich tributes to Saint Nammazhwar, one of the twelve vaishnavite Azhwars. Poet Kambar lauds God Vishnu as the greatest of all Gods and Nammazhwar who composed chanting verses on God Vishnu as the greatest of all Azhwars.

Kapilar Akaval

by Kapiladevar

Akaval ia a poetic form. In this poem Kapilar narrates the mortality of life and emphasizes all are equal by birth and no one is superior by birth alone.

Kandar Anubuthi, Kandar Alangaram,Vel/Mayil/Seval Viruttham and Tiruvakuppu of Arunagiri Nathar

by Arunagiri Nathar

Kandar Anubhuthi: In this composition of 51 verses the poet, in his inimitable style of ‘sandham’(Tune), worships Lord Murugan for protection and salvation. Kandar Alangaram: Arunagirinathar offers his favourite deity God Murugan not a garland of flowers (poomalai), but a garland of songs (paamalai) in 107 verses. It describes the different manifestations of Muruga in each temple and how He showers mercy on the devotees. Vel –Mayil-Seval Virutham: Vel is a sharp Weapon adorning the hand of God Murugan, Mayil (Peacock) is His Vehicle (Vahana) and Seval (Rooster) is His Flag. Virutham is the tempo of the lyrics. Arunagirinathar glorifies the three- Vel, Mayil and Seval, each in six viruthams.Vel is a symbol of intellect, Mayil represents splendor and majesty and Seval wakes up people from darkness to dawn.

Tirukkovaiyar (aka Tiruchitrambalakkovaiyar)

by Manikkavachakar

As a staunch devotee of Lord Shiva, Manikkavachakar in 25 chapters containing 400 verses visualize the state of happiness of life in 25 stages and emphasizes that the life attains complete happiness in mixing and mingling with Lord Shiva.

Works of Auvaiyar:Atichuti, Konrai Vendan, Muturai and Nalvazhi

by Auvaiyar

i) AticuTi: contains 109 morals in one line with few words ii)Konrai Vendhan: 91 one line moral verses the first letter of each starts with alphabetical and consonants order. iii) Muturai: contains 40 verses of four lines each preaching morals and ethics. iv) Nalvazhi: contains 40 verses of advises of good deeds that will lead to a good life.

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