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Rational Thoughts of Sami Chidambaranar

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Tamil writer and magazine writer. Dravidian activist. Impressed by Periyar's ideals, he gets lost in his self-respect movement. He has written more than sixty books such as essays, poems, short stories, plays, literary studies. His play Aputhiran or Social Worker is a poetic play on rationalism written by Agavalpa. The author has created this poem-drama based on the story of Auputra in Manimegalai. The play condemns the evils done in the name of God and in the name of caste. Also, through this play, the teacher has shown the excellence of Tamil language, the superiority of Tamil civilization and Tamil virtue. This article examines Samisithambaranar's views on rational thought through this play.

Source: Zenodo (CERN European Organization for Nuclear Research)

DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.13761602

Author: MUTHTHARASI – Art Literary Culture Tamil Journal

Language: English

Topic: South Asian Studies and Diaspora

Subfield: Philosophy

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: green

OpenAlex ID: W6893068771

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