Thought positions of the Woman-lead in Natrinai

Abstract

This article aims to find out how the stances of the woman-lead's (Thalaivi) are situated in Natrinai, which is the first piece of Etthuthokai literature (the eight anthologies). The Sangam era speaks about women, i.e., the position of women in the love life of a man and a woman. Women of the Sangam period are depicted as heroic women in literature. Women were known to meet their men at all hours of the day and night, to protect crops, to be brave in their actions, and to be messengers for the king. The content of this article has been chosen with the aim of analysing the position of women in Natrinai. The woman's morals, lifestyle, grieving for the absence of a man, mission, etc. have been investigated through descriptive analysis. Not only that, the situation of Sangam women and women today has also been studied through a comparative analysis.