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S. Jayaraman
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Kanchan Bhattacharyya
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Written by Thiruvalluvar in Tamil 10,000 years ago, Thirukkural and its Pearls of Wisdom is as relevant today as it was when written. Hence, it is known as a book for all ages. The Thirukkural is a classic Tamil sangam literature consisting of 1,330 couplets or Kurals. The Tirukku is one of the most important works in the Tamil language. This is reflected in some of the other names by which the text known, such as Tami Marai (Tamil Veda), Poyyamozhi (words that never fail) and Deiva Nool (divine text). The work is dated to sometime between the third and first centuries BCE and is considered to precede Manimekalai and Silappatikaram, since they both acknowledge the Kural text.
Please note: This audiobook is in Tamil and English.
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- Paul Ambar
- 11-28-24
Couldn’t understand a lot of it
The translation in English was only in 60% of the book so I missed the other 40% which was unfortunate.
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- Rajashekar Chintalapati
- 01-17-19
Incomplete English translation
This audiobook contains 1330 kurals, each kural is read in Tamil first and followed by English translation. Nearly 50 kurals were missing English translation.
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