Thirukural Lady Zamindar Commentary
இந்தப் பக்கத்தை தமிழில் வாசிக்க: திருக்குறள் ஜமீன்தாரிணி உரை
The Thirukkural Lady Zamindar Commentary (Thirukkural Deepalangaram) (1928-1929) is a commentary on the Thirukkural written by Her Highness K.S.V. Lakshmi Ammal, Lady Zamindar of Marungapuri Zamin. It is considered the first commentary on Thirukkural written by a woman.
History
Thirukural Depalangaram was written by K.S.V. Lakshmi Ammal in 1928 and published in 1929. It was printed at Sadhu Printing Press, owned by Thiru.V. Kalyanasundara Mudaliyar. After a long interval it was republished by Saratha publications.
Evaluation
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 interprets it as a Hindu text. It includes later period myths on Thiruvalluvar in its preface. This book is considered as the first book on Thirukural written by a woman.
References
Thirukural Depalangaram - Internet Archives
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