Avvaiyar Wikipedia. The Avvaiyars Tamil Respectable Women was the title of more than one poet who was active during different periods of Tamil literature. The Avvaiyar were some of the most famous and important female poets of the Tamil canon. Abithana Chintamani states that there were three female poets titled Avvaiyar. Among them, Avvaiyar lived during the Sangam period c. CE and had cordial relation with the Tamil chieftains Vl Pri and Athiyamn. She wrote 5. 9 poems in the Puanu. Avvaiyar II lived during the period of Kambar and Ottakoothar during the reign of the Chola dynasty in the 1. She is often imagined as an old and intelligent lady by Tamil people. She wrote many of the poems that remain very popular even now and are inculcated in school textbooks in Tamil Nadu. These books include a list of dos and donts, useful for daily life, arranged in simple and short sentences. There is a very famous legend that is associated with Avvaiyar Tamil, a prominent female poetsethicistpolitical activist of Sangam period Tamil literature, and Naaval Pazham Jambu in Tamil Nadu. Avvaiyar, believing to have achieved everything that is to be achieved, is said to have been pondering her retirement from Tamil literary work while resting under Naaval Pazham tree. But she is met with and was wittily jousted by a disguised Murugan regarded as one of the guardian deities of the Tamil language, who later revealed himself and made her realise that there was still a lot more to be done and learnt. Following this awakening, Avvaiyar is believed to have undertaken a fresh set of literary works, targeted at children. These works, even after a millennium, are often among the very first literature that children are exposed to in Tamil Nadu schools. Name etymologyeditThe name Avvaiyar is a combination of Tamil word av vai with honorific suffix ar. Avvai refers to respectable elderly woman as the word ammai which means good woman in general term for a woman of any age. Thus the name Avvaiyar means a respectable good woman hence a generic title rather than a specific name of a person. Sangam age AvvaiyareditThe Avvaiyar who lived during the Sangam period is considered to be contemporary to poets Paranar,2Kabilar and Thiruvalluvar. She is attributed as the author of 7 verses in Naiai, 1. Kuuntokai, 4 in Akanau and 3. Thirukkural With Meaning In Tamil And English Pdf' title='Thirukkural With Meaning In Tamil And English Pdf' />An English translation of Poet Nakeerars ThirumurugAtruppadai The classical Tamil poem ThirumurugAtruppadai was sung by the learned poet Nakkeerar son of Madhuraik. Puanu. 2 Legend states that she was a court poet of the rulers of the Tamil country. She travelled from one part of the country to another and from one village to another, sharing the gruel of the poor farmers and composing songs for their enjoyment. Most of her songs were about a small time chieftain Vallal Athiyamaan Nedumaan Anji and his family. The chieftain had also used her as his ambassador to avert war with another neighbouring chieftain Thondaiman. The rest of her songs related to the various aspects of state governance. Although traditions claim that she was a sister of Kabilar, Thiruvalluvar and Athiyamaan, V. R. Ramachandra Dikshitar refutes this claim based on his studies that all four of them were most likely of different walks of life, thus from different caste backgrounds and hence impossible to be siblings. Tirukkovilur is an ancient temple town in Tamil Nadu. This is where the demon andhaka was killed by lord Shiva. Sangam epics recount that it was here that avvayar was blessed with a vision of her lord slaying andhaka and she has dedicated verses to the same. At great ancient temple of thillai chidambaram she sang Vinayakar Thiruakaval when lord Ganesha displayed his dancing form to her. Vinayakar Thiruakaval is an extremely esoteric work. Chola age AvvaiyareditThe medieval period Avvaiyar was the court poet of the Chola monarch and was the contemporary of Kambar and Ottakkuttar. She found great happiness in the life of small children. Her works, tticci and Konraiventhan, written for young children, are even now generally read and enjoyed by them. Her two other works, Mooturai and Nalvali were written for older children. All the four works are didactic in character they explain the basic wisdom that should govern mundane life. Thirukkural With Meaning In Tamil And English Pdf' title='Thirukkural With Meaning In Tamil And English Pdf' />The following quotes from Aathichoodi illustrate the simplicity of her style and profoundness of the messages Uyir EzhuthuEnglish translation Intend to do right things Anger is momentary do not take decisions during times of anger in haste Help others based on your capacity Never stop aiding Never boast Never give up enthusiasm Never degrade learning Begging is shameful Share what you eat Be virtuous Never stop learning or reading Never gossip Never compromise in food grainsanuvai thulaithezh kadalai pugatti Kuruga tharitha kuralThirukkural is as powerful as the energy of the seven large oceans compressed into a divided atom. Hot Mom And Son there. Thol Ulagil Nallaar Oruvar Ularael Avar Poruttu Ellarkum Peiyum Mazhai The rain falls on behalf of the virtuous, benefitting everyone in the world. Nandri Oruvarukku Seithakkal An Nandri Endru tharum kol ena vaenda nindru Thalara valar thengu Thaalunda Neerai Thalaiyaalae Thaan Tharuthalal Dont wait for a return benefit as to when a good deed done will pay back, but be just like that tall and erect coconut tree that drank water from its feet gives the benefit of giving that sweet water by its head. Her quote , has been translated as What you have learned is a mere handful What you havent learned is the size of the world and exhibited at NASA. Her famous works include In Muppandal, a small village in the Kanyakumari District of Tamil Nadu. Avvaiyar. By tradition, this is stated to be the spot where the great poet left the mortal world. Avvai VizhaeditAnnual Avvai Vizha is organised conducted by Government of Tamil Nadu to commemorate Avvaiyars contribution to Tamil literature. This festival is celebrated every year in the month of Panguni on Sadhayam star day. Avvai Vizha has been started by local community long time back and still continuing willingly. Now Govt of Tamil Nadu is continuing this function and adding more values. Local community, Tamil scholars and scholars from various fields participating with passion on this occasion and deliver their speech. Thirukkural With Meaning In Tamil And English Pdf' title='Thirukkural With Meaning In Tamil And English Pdf' />Avvai Vizha is conducted in the temple Avvayar situated at Thulasiyappattinam village, Vedaranyam, Nagappatinam District, in the temple premises of Arulmigu Visvanathaswamy Thirukovil. Also this place is referred to famous interaction between Lord Muruga Avvaiyar Suttapazham Venduma Sudatha Pazham Venduma. This temple is under the control of the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments Department. Legend has it that once the great king Athiyaman gave an eternal gooseberry. Here is a collection of popular Tamil eBooks, in PDF format, handpicked by TamilCube for your reading pleasure If you want to read one book before you die let it be. Nellikani fruit to Avvaiyar. This is a special and powerful fruit whoever eats it will have a healthy and long life. Athiyaman wanted Avvaiyar to eat the eternal fruit as she was the right person who could serve the Tamil community. If she could live forever, so would the Tamil heritage and language. Publication in the USeditIn 2. Red Hen Press published a selection of Avvaiyars poetry from the 1. Give, Eat, and Live Poems by Avviyar.