15th January is celebrated as Thiruvalluvar Day.
About Thiruvalluvar
- He was a great Tamil philosopher, poet and thinker, thought to have lived in Mylapore, Chennai.
- Known for his Tamil literary work ‘Tirukkural’, a collection of couplets on matters like ethics, politics, economics and love.
- Tirukkural has been classified under three major headings: aram (righteousness), porul (wealth), ibam (enjoyment).
- Thiruvalluvar Statue was created by Indian sculptor V. Ganapathi Sthapathi in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu.
- India’s first Thiruvalluvar Cultural Centre will soon be inaugurated in Singapore.
Values: Righteousness, Compassion, and Justice.