Thiruvalluvar, commonly known as Valluvar, was an Indian poet and philosopher. He is best known as the author of the Tirukkuṟaḷ, a collection of couplets on ethics, political and economic matters, and love.
Tiruvalluvar (flourished c. 1st century bc or 6th century ad, India) was a Tamil poet-saint known as the author of the Tirukkural (“Sacred Couplets”), considered a masterpiece of human thought, compared in India and abroad to the Bible, John Milton ’s Paradise Lost, and the works of Plato.
Thiruvalluvar was born at Madurai, the capital of the Pandyas. He is regarded as an Avatara of Brahma. His wife Vasuki was a chaste and devoted lady, an ideal wife, who never disobeyed the orders of her husband, but always carried them out implicitly.
Thiruvalluvar, also known as Valluvar, was a well-known Tamil philosopher and poet. His most famous work, the Tirukkural, is a collection of couplets addressing morality, politics, the economy, and love. The book is regarded as a unique and highly esteemed piece of Tamil literature.
Thiruvalluvar, often referred to as the sage of Tamil literature, is a revered figure in South Indian cultural history. Legend has it that he was born to enlighten humanity through his profound wisdom and poetic insights.
Thiruvalluvar, commonly known as Valluvar, was an Indian poet and philosopher. He is best known as the author of the Tirukkuṟaḷ, a collection of couplets on ethics, political and economic matters, and love. The text is considered an exceptional and widely cherished work of Tamil literature.
Thiruvalluvar was a celebrated Tamil poet–philosopher, traditionally linked to the Sangam/post- Sangam intellectual milieu, revered as a moral teacher across South India.