Volume 8, Issue 7

நற்றிணையில் பொருளாதார நிலை | Economic Conditions in Natrinai

Author

த. கௌசல்யா, முழுநேர முனைவர் பட்ட ஆய்வாளர், தமிழ்த்துறை, அரசு கலைக் கல்லூரி, உடுமலைப்பேட்டை | T.Kowsalya, Research scholar of Tamil department, Government Arts college, Udumalpet-642 126

Abstract

Natrinai, Natrinai, one of the Eight Anthologies (Ettuthokai) of Sangam literature, offers profound insights into the inner (akam) life and cultural practices of the ancient Tamils. The poems of Natrinai reveal that the early Tamil people sustained their livelihood through diverse economic activities adapted to their ecological environments. Agriculture, trade, animal husbandry, fishing, and other occupational practices constituted the principal means of meeting their material needs and ensuring economic stability. These productive activities not only strengthened the economic foundation of society but also contributed significantly to its social and cultural development. Against this background, the present study aims to examine the economic conditions of the ancient Tamils as reflected in the Natrinai poems, with particular emphasis on their occupations, production, exchange, and patterns of livelihood...

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