History · From State to Empire
UGC NET June 2013 History
The writer of the Kural, the famous Tamil classic, was
AKamban
BOttakuttan
CPuglendi
DThiruvalluvar ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Thiruvalluvar — The writer of the Kural was Thiruvalluvar, so the answer is Thiruvalluvar.
Explanation
★The writer of the Kural was Thiruvalluvar, so the answer is Thiruvalluvar.
★The Tirukkural is a classic Tamil text of short, two-line couplets.
★It deals with virtue, wealth and love in a concise, proverbial style.
★It is praised with titles such as the Tamil Veda and the divine book.
★Thiruvalluvar is honoured as one of the greatest poets of the Tamil language.
★The work has been translated into many languages of the world.
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