{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"PoohsDen","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden","author_name":"Vinitha","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/author\/pooh_admin\/","title":"What is a kural? &#8212; PoohsDen","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"3KXqXCDygI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/what-is-a-kural\/\">What is a kural?<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/what-is-a-kural\/embed\/#?secret=3KXqXCDygI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;What is a kural?&#8221; &#8212; PoohsDen\" data-secret=\"3KXqXCDygI\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"This is a question that has been asked &#8220;twice&#8221; on this blog. How do I not dedicate a complete post to answer this question? Thirukural or kural is a collection of 1330 Tamizh couplets written by Thiruvalluvar. Thiruvalluvar is portrayed as a saint with a long beard and olaichuvadi (dried palm leaves and nail ~ I have no clue what the english word for olaichuvadi is. Anyone knows?). His images are seen quite frequently in the Govt of Tamil Nadu documents. His statue in Kanniyakumari is a must-see tourist destination. The couplets cover a wide range of topics from ruling land to education. They are short, precise and educational. They are a part of our Tamizh classes starting early on. They are quite easy to understand if you have taken a few years of Tamizh classes. It is amazing how applicable the words written centuries ago (no one knows the exact time period when Thirukural were written) are in today&#8217;s world. There is also some confusion\/claims of who the actual author was. Some believe it is a group of authors who penned down these couplets. There is also an interesting story about Vasuki, Thiruvalluvar&#8217;s wife serving sand. I am sure [&hellip;]"}