Kuruntthokai Mullai Thinai Songs: From the Perspective of Cultural Geography

Abstract

How the geography of particular landforms affects the cultural ecology and the cultural landscape of that land has been studied on the basis of cultural geography through the songs of the Kuruntthokai - Mullai Thinai songs. The matches between Mullai Land and Mullai Thinai laid down by Tholkappiyar have been examined. It has been studied how natural elements such as rain, clouds, flowers, land, entertainment, animals, and birds influence the culture of Mullai land, which is referred to as the forest and land nearer to the forest. It has also been studied how herds of cattle, agricultural lands, food, and clothing form the unique cultural landscapes of the land.