Sarvajna and Tiruvalluvar statue installation

Sarvajna and Tiruvalluvar are popular Kannada and Tamil poets respectively. Statues of Sarvajna in Tamil Nadu and Tiruvalluvar in Karnataka has been unveiled in August 2009 as a symbolic effort to bolster ties between the two India states whose relationship has been strained by issues related to sharing of Kaveri water and Hogenakkal water supply power project.

Sarvajna

Sarvajña was a sixteenth-century poet in the Kannada language. He is famous for his pithy three-lined poems which are called tripadis, "with three padas, three-liners", a form of Vachanas. He is also referred as Sarvagna in modern translation. In all, about 2000 three-liners are attributed to Sarvajna. Popular because of their alliterative structure and simplicity, they deal mainly with social, ethical and religious issues. A number of riddles are also attributed to Sarvajna.

Tiruvalluvar

Tiruvalluvar was a 3rd Century BC Tamil saint-poet who wrote the Thirukkural, a work on ethics in Tamil literature. Thirukkural is divided into three sections. Section one deals with Aram doing things, with conscience and honor, Section two discusses Porul realities or facts of life, and the Section three dwells on Inbam the worldly pleasures. The First section has 38 chapters, Second has 70 chapters and the Third 25 chapters. Each Chapters consists of 10 couplets or kurals thus making 1330 couplets in total.

Tiruvalluvar is believed to have lived 2000 years ago. His work Thirukkural is one of the literary works in the world translated the most number of times. According to Institute of Asian Studies, Thiruvanmiyur, Tamil Nadu, India, more than 80 translations are available.

Tiruvalluvar statue

Tiruvalluvar statue was unveiled in Ulsoor, Bengaluru by Tamil Nadu Chief minister M. Karunanidhi on 9 August 2009 in the presence of Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa.[1]

Sarvajna statue

Sarvajna statue has been unveiled in Ayanavaram park, Chennai maintained by Life Insurance Corporation of India by Karnataka Chief Minister B. S. Yediyurappa in a ceremony which was presided over by Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, M. Karunanidhi and Many Poets and Film Actors including Kamal Hassan, Rajanikanth [2]

References

  1. ↑ "Karunanidhi unveils Thiruvalluvar statue in Bangalore". The Hindu. 9 August 2009.
  2. ↑ "Yediyurappa unveils Sarvajna statue in Chennai". Deccan Herald. 14 August 2009.
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