Threads of Tamil heritage
The New Indian Express|December 19, 2024
Tamil literature is a treasure trove on a variety of topics from age-old systems of society and the changing landscape to celebrating the geography of Tamil Nadu.
SONU M KOTHARI
Threads of Tamil heritage

Tamil literature is a treasure trove on a variety of topics from age-old systems of society and the changing landscape to celebrating the geography of Tamil Nadu. "Tamil literature defines landscape into five: Ainthinai – Kurunji, Mullai, Neidhal, Marutham, and Palai. More than 100 poems have been written based on these classifications," points out Meenakshi Devraj, a historian.

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