A thinai consists of a complete poetical landscape - a definite time, place, season in which the poem is set - and background elements characteristic of that landscape - including flora and fauna, inhabitants, deities and social organisation.The five tinais were kurinji (hilly/mountain region), palai ( parched/dry lands), mullai (pastoral tract), marutam (wet/ agricultural lands) and neital (coastal area).

Sangakaala Vaazhviyal

Tamil’s place in the Indian language pantheon is an important one. It is an ancient and highly developed language that evolved independently . After all, among Tamil’s more vehement assertions is the fact that it has ancient literature.
Tamil literature goes back to the Sangam Era, named after the assembly (sangam) of poets based in Madurai. Tradition holds that there were two earlier such sangams, the works of which have been lost. This podcast comprises of stories form ancient tamil literatures. It is an attempt to make the present generation know the values of our ancient Tamil literature.

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Tamil’s place in the Indian language pantheon is an important one. It is an ancient and highly developed language that evolved independently . After all, among Tamil’s more vehement assertions is the fact that it has ancient literature. Tamil literature goes back to the Sangam Era, named after the assembly (sangam) of poets based in Madurai. Tradition holds that there were two earlier such sangams, the works of which have been lost. This podcast comprises of stories form ancient tamil literatures. It is an attempt to make the present generation know the values of our ancient Tamil literature.

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