<p>Not too many missed taking a peek at the statue, which had been kept covered for 18 years.<br /><br />For many Tamils in the city, this is an occasion to celebrate. Says Gayathri Ravikumar, homemaker, “The statue is a symbolic reminder of the tirukural. The State has to be lauded for taking a step forward to break regional barriers.”<br /><br />Who is Tiruvalluvar?<br /><br />Tamil poet who wrote the Tirukural, an ancient literary work on ethics in Tamil.<br /><br />Thirukural is divided into three parts: Section one deals with ‘Aram’ -doing things, with conscience and honour, section two discusses ‘Porul’ - realities or facts of life, and section three dwells on ‘Inbam’ the worldly pleasures.<br /><br />Tiruvalluvar lived sometime between the second century BC and the eighth century AD</p>
<p>Not too many missed taking a peek at the statue, which had been kept covered for 18 years.<br /><br />For many Tamils in the city, this is an occasion to celebrate. Says Gayathri Ravikumar, homemaker, “The statue is a symbolic reminder of the tirukural. The State has to be lauded for taking a step forward to break regional barriers.”<br /><br />Who is Tiruvalluvar?<br /><br />Tamil poet who wrote the Tirukural, an ancient literary work on ethics in Tamil.<br /><br />Thirukural is divided into three parts: Section one deals with ‘Aram’ -doing things, with conscience and honour, section two discusses ‘Porul’ - realities or facts of life, and section three dwells on ‘Inbam’ the worldly pleasures.<br /><br />Tiruvalluvar lived sometime between the second century BC and the eighth century AD</p>
