Having closely studied the different forms of music in Tamil Nadu for the past 34 years, ... says, “The great poet Avvaiyar had sung oppari after the death of Athiyaman.

“Bhoomi Thiruthi Un,” Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman stressed early in her Budget speech, invoking Tamil saint poet Avvaiyar, which translates to, ‘Tend to your land, do not be ...

Avvaiyar was the title of more than one female poet who were active during different periods of Tamil literature. They were some of the most famous and important female poets of the Tamil canon.

Avvaiyar is said to have written couplets, or single quotes, for each letter of the Tamil alphabet. The collection of these single lines quotes is referred to as Athichudi.

Avvaiyar was a Tamil saint-poet, best known for Athichudi, a collection of over 100 verses on the positive habits a person needs to adopt for a happy life. Like Thiruvalluvar, ...

CHENNAI: For Thomas Hitoshi Pruiksma, the Japanese American who translated the Tirukkural to English, the journey to discovering Tamil and its literary treasures began when his dream of travelling ...

One of the classics the Indian movie mogul S. S. Vasan produced was Avvaiyar (1953). Only a fistful of folks are aware Vasan had this project on his mind even when he established the Gemini ...

Avvaiyar in a low bun Biswajit Balasubramanian gives a modern interpretation to some legendary Tamil poets in his latest graphic art series displayed at Hotel J C ...

Avvaiyar was the title of more than one female poet who were active during different periods of Tamil literature. They were some of the most famous and important female poets of the Tamil canon.