Agriculture in the Social Structure of Palanthamil

Abstract

Sangam Literatures are the source of insights into the culture and milestones in the development of human life. In proverbial songs based on love and heroism, they compiled the best of the remaining songs that had been destroyed by the ocean, termite, and the flood, and named it Sangam literature. Sangam Tamilians lived a life of luxury by setting up separate departments of five lands Kurinji, Mullai, Marutham, Neithal and Palai lands and setting up separate flats for their inner life and heroic outer life. People who lived in each land had set up businesses and adapted their lives to suit that land. People in every land, they joined together and made their businesses better. Agriculture was the main occupation among them. In each land they adapted their way of life according to the social environment of the land. Food is the basic need for human life. They used new agriculture techniques to cultivate the land and increased productivity to fulfill their needs. They had two types of agriculture lands, wet and dry lands. Dry land agriculture was featured in Kurinji and Mullai. Wetland agriculture featured in Marutham and Neithal. Its significance is expressed in the Sangam literature songs.