Tamil Script Book: Learner's Manual - Sankaran Radakrishnan

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Tamil Script/Sankaran Radhakrishnan TAMIL LITERATURE The recorded history of the Tamil literature can be grouped broadly into seven periods. They are: 1. Sangam Period - 3 rd Century BCE-2 nd Century CE 2. Later Sangam Period - 2 nd Century CE- 6 th Century CE 3. Pallava Period - 6thCentury CE-9 the Century CE 4. Chola Period - 9 th Century CE-12 th Century CE 5. Nayak Period 3 rd Century CE-17 th Century CE 6. European Period - 17 th Century CE-19 th Century CE 7. Present Period - 20 th Century CE onwards For our purposes, the Tamil literature may broadly be classified into: (i) (ii) (iii) (iv) Sangam Classics Bhakthi or Devotional Literature Ethics, and Modern Literature (i) Sangam Classics The early Tamil literatures are called Sangam Classics. Though there are controversies over the time of the Classics, generally the period between 200 BCE and 500 CE is considered the period of Sangam. Sangam Classics are mostly descriptive. They describe nature, human feelings, love, lovers, husband-wife relations, war, etc. Pathuppattu, an anthology of ten poems, and Ettuthokai, a collection of eight anthologies, are two major Sangam Classics. The following are known as Pathuppattu. 1. Thirumurukarruppadai 2. Porunararruppadai 3. Perumpanarruppadai 4. Sirupanarruppadai 5. Mullaippattu 6. Maduraikanchi 7. Nedunalvadai 8. Kurinchippattu
Tamil Script/Sankaran Radhakrishnan 9. Pattinappalai 10. Malaipadukadam The following are known as Ettuthokai. 1. Narrinai 2. Kurunthokai 3. Aynkurunuru 4. Pathirruppathu 5. Paripadal 6. Kalithokai 7. Agananuru 8. Purananuru In addition to these, there is another set of poems known as Pathinenkizhkankku that includes the following: 1. Naladiar 2. Nanmanikkadikai 3. Iniyavai Narpathu 4. Inna Narpathu 5. Kar Narpathu 6. Kalavazhi Narpathu 7. Thinaimozhi Aymathu 8. Thinaimalai Nurrayamathu 9. Aynthinai Aymathu 10. Aynthinai Ezhu pthu 11. Thirikadugam 12. Thirukkural 13. Asarkkovai 14. Pazhamozhi Nanuru 15. Sirupanjamulam 16. Mudumozhikkanci 17. Elathi 18. Kaynnilai
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Chart I: Vowels, Consonants, Second
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Appendix I: Hand-movements: Tamil a
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