Being especially fond of ancient Indic treatises on polity, statecraft and philosophy, Sitharaman also delved into Thirukkural by the great ancient Tamil bard Thiruvalluvar in her budget speech. "He ...

Misihami’s spirit was very much present at a function held in Jaffna on January 18. A cultural centre in Jaffna was named after Thiruvalluvar, the author of Tirukkural – a classic popularly known in ...