Thirukkural for Everyone: Book 1: Virtue — 2,000-Year-Old Tamil Wisdom in Simple English, with a Modern Story for Every Couplet - Softcover

Ashokan, Mohan Kumar

Softcover

ISBN 13: 9798186443483

Verlag: Independently published, 2026

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The Thirukkural has guided people for 2,000 years. Now it speaks to you — clearly, simply, and in a way you'll never forget.

The Thirukkural is one of the world's greatest works of wisdom: 1,330 short couplets by the Tamil poet-saint Thiruvalluvar, on how to live a good and meaningful life. But for many readers — especially those who cannot read Tamil script — this treasure has felt locked away.

This book opens it up.

Thirukkural for Everyone — Book 1: Virtue presents all 380 couplets of the first section of the Thirukkural (Aram / Virtue), each on its own page, in four easy parts:

• The couplet in easy English letters (Tanglish) — so you can read the actual sound of the Tamil, even if you've never learned the script.

• A simple English translation — the plain meaning, in clear everyday language.

• A short explanation — what the couplet really teaches.

• A modern story — a small, relatable tale set in today's world (offices, families, friendships) that brings the ancient idea to life.

Whether you are a Tamil speaker reconnecting with your roots, a member of the global Tamil diaspora, a curious reader of world wisdom, or a parent who wants to share these timeless values with the next generation — this book makes the Thirukkural simple, practical, and alive for today.

Covering 38 chapters on virtue — from gratitude, kindness, and truthfulness to self-control, compassion, and doing no harm — this is wisdom you can actually use, one page at a time.

Book 1 of a three-book series (Virtue · Wealth · Love).

Begin your journey into 2,000 years of wisdom today.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Independently published
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2026
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 13: 9798186443483
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 423
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