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Thirukural Lady Zamindar Commentary

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இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: திருக்குறள் ஜமீன்தாரிணி உரை

Thirukural Lady Zamindar Commentary (Thirukural Depalangaram)  (928-1929) A commentary on Thirukural written by Lady Zamindar of Marungapuri Zamin Her Highness K.S.V.Lakshmi Ammal.It is considered the first commentary on Thirurukkual written by a woman.

History

Thirukural Depalangaram was written by K.S.V. Lakshmi Ammal. ‎ on 1928 and published on 1929. It was printed at Sadhu Printing Press, owned by Thiru.V..kalyanasundara Mudaliyar. After a long interval it was republished by Saratha publications

Evoluation

Thirukural Depalangaram was published with a lot of forewords from senior Tamil scholars of that period. Umamahesvanara, Na.Mu.Vengktasami Nattar, Pandit Asalambigai , Dr.Muthulakshmi Reddy , Ra. Ragavaiyangar are the foremost among them.

K.S.V.Lakshmi Ammal’s commentary on Thirukural is considering it as a Hindu text, it includes later period myths on Thiruvalluvar as preface. This book is considered as the first book on Thirukural written by a woman.    

References

Thirukural Depalangaram - Internet Archives


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