The Thiruvalluvar Day is celebrated on January 15 or January 16. It is celebrated as a part of Pongal (or Sankranti) celebrations in Nadu. The day is celebrated to honour the contribution of the Tamil poet Thhiruvalluvar to tamil literature. Thruvalluvar wrote Thirukkural.<\/p>\n
Except from his literary works, nothing else is known about Thiruvalluvar. There is no information about his family, birthplace and religious affiliation. However, a few people believe that Thiruvalluvar lived in Mylapore, Chennai. In 16th<\/sup>century, Ekambareshwar (Lord Shiva) temple was built in Mylapore. Thiruvalluvar is believed to have born under a tree in the temple complex. Some others believe that he was born in 8th<\/sup>century. Also, the Tamil Nadu Government built Valluvar Kottam in 1976 for the poet. A 133-foot statue was built in kanniyakumari for Thiruvalluvar.<\/p>\n Thirukkural<\/strong><\/p>\n Thirukkural has 1330 couplets. They are divided into 133 sections. Each section has ten couplets. The entire text is divided into three parts. They are dharma, artha and kama. Dharma means virtue. Artha means wealth. Kama means love. The couplets define moral living, ideal characteristics of every relationship in the world, moral responsibilities of every human born in the earth.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"