Mullai Land: Food, Clothing, and Dwellings
முல்லை நிலம்: உணவு, உடை, உறையுள்
Abstract
Sangam literature stands as the historical repository of the Tamil language and the treasure house of culture. It would not be an exaggeration to say that Sangam literatures are the living cultural elements that will elevate our social values to a higher level without change in the coming social transformation. This literature consists of 2381 songs written by 473 poets and roams the earth as Tamil's treasure house. It elegantly explains human activities in beautiful verse lines - people's cultures, customs, pastimes, valor, love, and occupations. The aim of this article is to study the food, dwellings, and clothing of the Mullai land people in a way that reveals the lifestyle of our ancestors
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Ibid., Poem 225.
Ibid., Poem 13.
Ibid., Poem 93.
*Purananuru*, Poem 109.
*Akananuru*, Poem 152.
*Natrinai*, Poem 276.
*Akananuru*, Poem 82.
*Ainkurunuru*, Poem 253.
*Kurunthogai*, Poem 214.
*Akananuru*, Poem 278.
*Paripadal*, Poem 17.
*Natrinai*, Poem 64.
*Pathitrupathu*, Poem 25.
Saami, P.L., *Sangha Ilakkiyathil Pullina Vilakkam* (Explanation of Animal Imagery in Sangam Literature), p.4.
*Akananuru*, Poem 82.
Ibid., Poem 148.
*Natrinai*, Poem 288.
*Ainkurunuru*, Poem 298.
Ibid., Poem 281.
Ibid., Poem 287.
*Natrinai*, Poem 83.
Arulnambi, *Maasatra Sutru Soozhalum Manitha Maembaadum* (Unpolluted Environment and Human Development), p.47.
*Kurunthogai*, Poem 160.
Ibid., Poem 207.
*Kurunthogai*, Poem 3.
*Akananuru*, Poem 118.
*Natrinai*, Poem 168.
*Ainkurunuru*, Poem 219.
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