Question

What is Thinai?

Answer 1

1. Thinai is a poetic theme, which means a class or category.
2. It refers to habitat or ecozone with specific physiographical characteristics.
3. The concept of Thinai is presented in the Tamil Grammar work of Tholkappiyam.
4. Sangam poems are set in these specific ecozones and reveal the human life has deep relationships with nature.