S. Vasanthi

Abstract: 

Thirukkural was written in Tamil around the end of the first century B.C.E., during this period outstanding didactic poetry primarily to Jainism were written. Tirukkural was not only a book that preaches moral and art of living leading a life of virtue in the society. Apart from these facts the condition of social and economic perspectives are prevalent in Thirukkural. The recent developments in the field of archaeology, epigraphy of Tamil country needs to be reviewed in the context of the great work Thirukkural. It is right time to analyse and review the old available data’s with the light of currently available material and interprets them with the present scenario with historic perspective.