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The Myth of Kannaki: The Concept of Chastity and Power
Thursday, 10 January 2008 - 4:38 AM SL Time
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The Myth of Kannaki: The Concept of Chastity and Power
by Mala Kadar published October 13, 2003
Silapathikaram, the national epic, is hailed as the masterpiece of Indian literature - a showcase of the virtues of a Tamil society during the Sangam period. The woeful tale of Kannaki, the eternally suffering chaste wife who bore her husband`s unchasteful behavior, has emerged as the golden example of the powers that accrue to chaste Tamil women. Urged on by a patriarchal, hegemonic principle, the concept of chastity (Karpu) for Tamil women evolved as a form of learned self-denial of sexuality, tolerance, submissiveness and bashfulness that combined to form a benevolent power (sakthi).
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Cilapathikaram
Friday, 4 January 2008 - 11:17 PM SL Time
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Cilapathikaram, the story of Jewelled Anklets, is rooted in the ordinary lives of the early Tamils of the Pandyan Kingdom in the first century A.D. and is regarded by many as the national epic of the Tamil people.
Professor A.L. Basham writing in ` The Wonder that was India`` comments that Cilapathikaram has `` a grim force and splendour unparalled elsewhere in Indian literature - it is imbued with both the ferocity of the early Tamils and their stern respect for justice, and incidentally, it throws light on early Tamil political ideas.`` Today, some quarters may regard Kannagi as a suicide killer and a terrorist.
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