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Thiruthi Ezhuthiya Theerpugal
Puthukavithaiyin aatral...
- GenresPoetry
136 pages, Paperback
First published February 1, 1979
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Vairamuthu
55 books672 followersVairamuthu was born to Ramaswamythevar and Angammal of Mettur in a middle-class family. When he was four, the village gave way to Vaigai Dam and the family moved to Vadugapatti village, a farming community in Theni near Periyakulam.
The ambience of the village is said to have inspired him to write poems. According to him, Tamil and Rationalist movements of the sixties stimulated his poetic zeal. The speeches of Periyar & Anna, the writings of Karunanidhi and the works of eminent poets like Bharathi, Bharathidasan and Kannadasan and the life in the countryside shaped the young poet's thinking. At the age of fourteen, he was inspired by Thiruvalluvar's Thirukkural to write a Venba compilation of poetry, strictly adhering to the Yappu grammar rules of Tamil poetry.
He joined Pachaiyappa's college in Chennai where he was acclaimed as the best speaker and poet. While in his second year of B. A. and barely nineteen years of age, Vairamuthu published his maiden anthology Vaigarai Megangal. It was prescribed for study in Women's Christian College. Thus, he achieved the distinction of a student poet whose work was taken into the curriculum while he was still a student.
His second work, Thiruththi Yezhudhiya Theerpugal, in pudhu kavidhai (free verse) form was published in 1979. He made his film debut in the succeeding year when he set lyrics for Bharathiraja's Nizhalgal.
source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vairamuthu
The ambience of the village is said to have inspired him to write poems. According to him, Tamil and Rationalist movements of the sixties stimulated his poetic zeal. The speeches of Periyar & Anna, the writings of Karunanidhi and the works of eminent poets like Bharathi, Bharathidasan and Kannadasan and the life in the countryside shaped the young poet's thinking. At the age of fourteen, he was inspired by Thiruvalluvar's Thirukkural to write a Venba compilation of poetry, strictly adhering to the Yappu grammar rules of Tamil poetry.
He joined Pachaiyappa's college in Chennai where he was acclaimed as the best speaker and poet. While in his second year of B. A. and barely nineteen years of age, Vairamuthu published his maiden anthology Vaigarai Megangal. It was prescribed for study in Women's Christian College. Thus, he achieved the distinction of a student poet whose work was taken into the curriculum while he was still a student.
His second work, Thiruththi Yezhudhiya Theerpugal, in pudhu kavidhai (free verse) form was published in 1979. He made his film debut in the succeeding year when he set lyrics for Bharathiraja's Nizhalgal.
source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vairamuthu
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February 11, 2015
A fast and light read of anthology of poems which addresses issues on social justice, poverty, status of women. The poems sometimes sound too sentimental instead of being emotional, too patriotic than with any public spirit and pretty much common place than poetical. If you are looking for a light veined read after a heavy mash up, go for it. You may pick few pearls.
November 23, 2014
இலக்கியம் என்பது சமுதாயத்தில் உள்ள நல்லவை தீயவை இரண்டையும் பிரதிபலிக்க வேண்டும்...
இது அப்படி ஓர் படைப்பு....
30 வருடங்களுக்கு முன் எழுதப்பட்ட இது, படிக்கும் பொழுது இன்று எழுதியது போல் தோன்றியது... காரணம் இன்னும் நமது சமூகத்தில் பல(ர்) மாறாமல் இருப்பதே :-(
இது அப்படி ஓர் படைப்பு....
30 வருடங்களுக்கு முன் எழுதப்பட்ட இது, படிக்கும் பொழுது இன்று எழுதியது போல் தோன்றியது... காரணம் இன்னும் நமது சமூகத்தில் பல(ர்) மாறாமல் இருப்பதே :-(
May 5, 2014
Marvelous......Superb....Great....Explains the current mind set of the nation clearly and boldly at many places
January 21, 2015
excellent
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