Siant Thiruvalluvar

About

• He is also called Valluvar and was a Tamil poet-saint.
• The period when he lived is debated between the 3^rd - 4^th century or the 8^th – 9^th century.
• He is thought to be linked to Jainism. However, Hindus claims that Thiruvalluvar belonged to Hinduism.
• Dravidian groups count him as a saint, as he dismissed the caste system.
• His Contributions: He contributed to the Tirukkural or ‘Kural’ to the Sangam literature.

About Tirukkural

• It is comprised of 133 sections of 10 couplets.
• Each is divided into three books: Aram (virtue), Porul (government and society), and Kamam (love).
• It is written in Tamil Language.