As the Tamil poet Avvaiyar wrote 2,000 years ago: “A woman’s strength is not in her silence, but in her voice.” It’s time we listened. Not just to the mother. But to the woman who might ...

During the question hour, AIADMK MLA OS Manian asked whether the government would come forward to establish an Avvaiyar Knowledge Repository in Thulasiyapattinam in the Vedaranyam Assembly ...

Construction work is on in full swing for establishing a memorial for Avvaiyar at Thulasiyapattinam village near Vedaranyam. The memorial, dedicated to the revered Sangam-era poet Avvaiyar ...

Ancient Tamil literature describes several varieties too. Avvaiyar, an ancient Tamil poetess, bemoans the loss of her friend, a local king, remembering his generosity in sharing his drink.

NAGAPATTINAM: Chief Minister MK Stalin on Wednesday virtually laid the foundation stone for a memorial dedicated to Sangam-era poet Avvaiyar in Thulasiyapattinam village near Vedaranyam in the ...

Chennai: Chief minister M K Stalin on Tuesday presented the Avvaiyar award 2024 to writer Faustina Soosairaj alias Bama. The award also includes `1.5 lakh and a citation to encourage women writers ...

AATHICHUDI is well known among Indians, particularly South Indians. Aathichudi was established by the legendary poet Avvaiyaar. This poetry book teaches values, wisdom, good habits, and morals.

That's what makes them so special," said Dr Seetha Rajivkumar, head of the department of architecture at Adhiyamaan College of Engineering in Tamil Nadu. Rajivkumar's research focuses on analysing ...

At first our professors didn’t even notice that we were becoming one another. Only after Avvaiyar required that we speak in pure Tamil three times a week (Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays) did the ...

“It has become comical that every time Modi comes to Tamil Nadu, he starts quoting (Tamil saint) Thiruvalluvar and Avvaiyar but he’s against Tamils and the party is imposing Hindi on us ...

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman has quoted from sources as diverse as Rabindranath Tagore, Pandit Dinanath Koul, woman-saint poet Avvaiyar, Kalidasa and Pisiranthaiyar , in her Budget speeches.