Prime Minister Paid Tribute to Thiruvalluvar on Thiruvalluvar Day
About Thiruvalluvar
- He was a great Tamil philosopher, poet and thinker, thought to have lived in Mylapore, Chennai.
Key Contributions
- 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), and ibam (enjoyment).
- The Thiruvalluvar Statue was created by Indian sculptor V. Ganapathi Sthapathi in Kanyakumari, Tamil Nadu.
Values: Righteousness, Compassion, and Justice.
