International Research Journal of Tamil Literary Studies

Volume 1, Number 1, Year 2020
Articles

TRACING THE TRAJECTORY OF THE CONCEPT OF KUDI IN TAMIL LITERARY SOURCES FROM SANGAM TO BHAKTHI ERA

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  • Mohana A
Mohana A
Department of Tamil, Thiagarajar College, Madurai- 625009, Tamil Nadu, India.

Published 2020-06-30

Keywords

  • Thevaram,
  • Appar,
  • Tirukkural,
  • Silappadhikaram,
  • Sivathambi

How to Cite

A, M. (2020). TRACING THE TRAJECTORY OF THE CONCEPT OF KUDI IN TAMIL LITERARY SOURCES FROM SANGAM TO BHAKTHI ERA. International Research Journal of Tamil Literary Studies, 1(1), 8–15. Retrieved from https://vahaipublication.com/index.php/irjtls/article/view/2

Copyright (c) 2020 Mohana A

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Abstract

The socio historical formation of each society is based on the negotiations of class contradictions in each society at a particular historical juncture.  Literature can be used as a resource to trace its dynamics to some extent.  Prof. Sivathambi has attempted to establish the notion of tinai as the basis of Tamil social unit and also emphasized the need to study the formation of Tamil society in each era based on the occupations of the people, production relations, formation of commercial systems and the State. This paper is an attempt to study the semantic realm of the word ‘kudi’ in select Sangam texts (Purananuru and Madurai Kanchi), Tirukkural, Silappadhikaram and Appar’s Thevaram.

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