Vol. 4 No. S-8 (2022): Volume 4, Issue S-8, Year 2022
Articles

Political Satire in the Collection of Kaiyoppam

Jesintha Grace M. S
Department of Tamil, Nirmala College for Women, Coimbatore -641018, Tamil Nadu, India

Published 2022-07-20

Keywords

  • Politics,
  • Membership,
  • Law,
  • Kaiyoppam,
  • Morality

How to Cite

M. S, J. G. (2022). Political Satire in the Collection of Kaiyoppam. International Research Journal of Tamil, 4(S-8), 93-99. https://doi.org/10.34256/irjt22s813

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Abstract

Poetry penetrates human minds and deepens the light of life. In poetry of this nature, poets use a variety of techniques to convey their thoughts to others. Since the satire in them first refers to a literary genre, then the strategy has become systematic. Poet Puviarasu often used this element in his poems and was one of the leading poets of the Vanambadi movement who inspired the development of modern poetry. Diverse, he expresses the misfortunes of today's society in a simple way through his poetry. In his poems, we can see his loud thinking, anger and determination to oppose the ruling class. One who embodies the political and social tragedies in his poems with an satire. Although the regime and power have threatened the people, Tamil poets and thinkers have never accepted the powers of the state as such. Tamil poets are those who think that governance is better only if there is a norm for politics. Political honesty and morality are like two sides of the same coin. But today he is not only pointing out the geopolitical politicians, who have witnessed aspiring leaders fighting for the chair in assembly and parliaments, but also pointing out their rhetoric, actions, powers, and political conduct in their poems and expressing the tone of satire. The purpose of this article is in his long poem, he satire all the possible actions that take place in political systems and powers.

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