Thiruvalluvar Day

Thiruvalluvar Day

On Thiruvalluvar Day, Union Minister for Home and Cooperation extends warm greetings to the people.
The way to a devout life has been illuminated for ages by the divine wisdom and life teachings imparted by Thiruvalluvar.
The first Thiruvalluvar Day celebration took place on 17th-18th May 1935.
It is currently celebrated as part of Pongal celebrations and is often observed in Tamil Nadu on either January 15 or January 16.

Regarding Thiruvalluvar:

A Tamil poet-saint by the name of Thiruvalluvar, also known as Valluvar.
He is revered by Tamils of all castes and religions as a cultural and moral figure.
His family history, place of religious affiliation, and birthplace are all mostly unknown.
It is thought that he once resided in Chennai's Mylapore neighborhood, which is now a town.
According to some versions, he lived between the eighth and ninth centuries.
Maraimalai Adigal, a Tamil orator, writer, and the founder of the Pure Tamil movement, estimated Valluvar's birth year to be 31 BC, whereas Kamil Zvelebil, a Czech expert on Indian literature and linguistics, estimated Thiruvalluvar's life span to be approximately 500 AD.
Some refer to him as a Hindu, while others claim that he was a Jain. Dravidian communities see him as a saint since he rejected the caste system.

Works:

Thirukkural, the main work of Thiruvalluvar, is composed of 1330 couplets (kurals), which are divided into 133 sections, each of which has ten couplets.
Three sections of the text provide teachings on dharma, artha, and kama (virtue, wealth and love).

Social importance:

Within the Mylapore Ekambareswarar temple complex, a temple with the name Thiruvalluvar was constructed at the beginning of the 16th century.
One of the largest auditoriums in Asia can be seen inside Valluvar Kotam, a religious memorial that was constructed in Chennai in 1976.
In Ulsoor, close to Bengaluru, a second statue of the renowned Tamil poet was unveiled in 2009.
Additionally, a statue of Valluvar was placed in Russell Square, London, in front of the School of Oriental and African Studies.
Kanyakumari also has a Thiruvalluvar statue that is 133 feet tall.
The Thiruvalluvar University was founded by the Tamil Nadu government in the Vellore district in October 2002.

Source: PIB

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