International Research Journal of Tamil Literary Studies https://vahaipublication.com/index.php/irjtls <p><strong>International Research Journal of Tamil Literary Studies (E-ISSN: 2582-7030)</strong> gives keen scope to understand and evaluate the classical antiquity of Tamil Language and Literature and modern trends in it. The Journal mainly focuses on the thrust areas such as History of Tamil Language and Culture, Folk Arts, Temple Studies, Siddha Medicine, Tamil Linguistics, Tamil Criticism, Tamil Literature, Creative writing in Tamil Language, Tamil Literature and Psychology, Women in Tamil Literature, Eco-criticism, Comparative Literature, World Literatures in Tamil Translation.</p> Vahai Publication en-US International Research Journal of Tamil Literary Studies 2582-7030 A DESCRIPTIVE PERSPECTIVE OF THE BACKGROUND TO THE NOVEL RESURRECTION AND LEO TOLSTOY'S CONVERSION https://vahaipublication.com/index.php/irjtls/article/view/58 <p>This article sets out to illustrate the background of the Resurrection novel. Writer and Philosopher Tolstoy’s this novel based on true story. Russia’s major historical event also sets the stage for the writing of this novel. Tolstoy wrote this novel to protect the live hoods of Dukhobors. By the time he finishes writing this novel, Tolstoy facing a number of legal issues and health problems. Regarding the drastic actions of the Russian military, this article also explains how Tolstoy helped the Dukhobors&nbsp;&nbsp; immigrate to Canada.</p> Nandhini P Veeralakshmi S Copyright (c) 2023 Nandhini P, Veeralakshmi S https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 2023-07-30 2023-07-30 1 6 10.34256/vp2331