Music in Pathinen Keezhkanakku Texts

Abstract

After the Sangam period, called the Post-Sangam period (Sangam-maruviya kālam). The literary works that emerged during this period are collectively known as the Pathinenkeelkanakku Noolkal. The works produced during the Sangam period are called Sangam literature. In the Post-Sangam
period, the literary works exhibit adaptations of and connections with Sangam literature.During the Sangam period, There are two Majar things such as: Akam (Love) and Puram (War) . Within such modes of life, social contradictions and conflicts were inevitable. in order to regulate and rectify these, ethical (Aram) literature emerged. Therefore, the Pathinenkeelkanakku works that arose during the Post-Sangam period are characterized by the concepts of ethics (Aram), morality (Neethi), Akam, and Puram.The objective of this study is to explain the fact that, although numerous ethical literary works emerged during the Post-Sangam period, the presence and functioning of Tamil music during this era remained comparatively limited.the research problem of this study is that, despite ethical concepts occupying a central position in the Post-Sangam period, the perspectives and scholarly attention of Tamil music researchers toward Tamil musical elements of this period are relatively less when compared to other historical periods.The scope of the study is confined to the Tamil musical references found in the Pathinenkeelkanakku texts. This research has been conducted using descriptive and historical research methodologies.the primary sources for the study include the musical references found within the Pathinenkeelkanakku works themselves, while the secondary sources consist of research articles, e-book records, and academic journals.