Tholkaapiyar's Theory of Kalaviyal in ‘Thenkoodu’ Poetry

'தேன்கூடு' கவிதைத் தொகுப்பில் தொல்காப்பியக் களவியல் கோட்பாடு - ஓர் ஆய்வு

Abstract

S.Seeni Naina Mohamed is a well-known poet and grammarian in Malaysia. In 2011, the ‘Thenkoodu” Tamil Anthology book was published. This Tamil Anthology book consists of Tamil Tradition Poetries which was written by the poet Seeni Naina Mohamed himself from the year 1958 until the year 2011. The poems in this book are written based on language, sociology, nature, and 12 other themes. This book”s ‘Love” themed poems have been chosen for this research. On the other hand, ‘Kalaviyal” is one of the parts in Tholkappiyam”s Porulathikaram which will explain the lifestyle of lovers, the ‘Aṉpiṉ aintiṇaikaḷ”. It has to be said that, Tholkaappiyar”s Kalaviyal theory was identified in S. Seeni Naina Mohamed”s ‘Love” themed poems in the ‘Thenkoodu” Tamil Anthology book. Furthermore, Tholkappiyar has stated 4 types ofKaḷavoḻukkam, which there are Kāmam puṇarcci, Iṭantalaippaṭal, Pāṅkoṭutaḻā”al, and Tōḻiyiṟkūṭṭam. This study identifies how the Kāmam puṇarcci and Iṭantalaippaṭal were described based on Tholkappiyar”s Kalaviyal theory in those S. Seeni Naina Mohamed”s ‘Love” themed poems in the ‘Thenkoodu” Tamil Anthology book. Hence, this research was designed as library research and uses the qualitative method to carry out this objective. Articles and books based on Tholkaapiyar”s Kalaviyal Theory and ‘Thenkoodu” Tamil Anthology book were used as the primary resources in this study.