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Question
There are many literary sources to reconstruct the history of the Sangam age. In this context explain the literary importance of Tirukurral.
Solution
Tirukurral: It was written by Tiruvalluvar. It consists of 1330 couplets, dealing with three main topics namely - Aram (Dharma), Porul (Artha), and Inbam (Kama). It is considered a sacred book by the Tamils and has been translated into many Indian and European languages.
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