The Four Types of Varunathar Culture in Sangam Literature

Abstract

The Sangam literature clearly captures the way of life and cultural characteristics of the ancient Tamils. It is the Sangam literature that reveals the antiquity and venerability of the Tamil people even today. Literature is composed of beautiful songs that are rich in ideas and imagination. It is through these verses that the backgrounds of the Brahmins, Kings, Vellalas, and Merchants who existed at that time can be understood. The occupations, customs, rituals, etc., of the people who lived in ancient society can be traced back to the Sangam literature. The Tamil language is the classical language of the world's languages. Literature in this language has innumerable details about culture. But in today's environment, culture is only found in the books we read. The purpose of this article is to reveal that the only truth is the idea that everyone, from the common man to the educated, is changing according to the times and the environment.