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Study Project Article A study to include Thirukkural in school syllabus

Introduction to the research The Tirukkural or Thirukkural or shortly the Kural, is a classic Tamil sangam literature consisting of 1330 couplets or kurals, dealing with the everyday virtues of an individual. Considered one of the greatest works ever written on ethics and morality, it is known for its universality and non-denominational nature. It was authored by Thiruvalluvar. The Indian education system has often been criticized for its failure to impart the essential values of life ethics, comion, inclusive thinking and brodedness to students. This has resulted in a situation where highly educated people, who are engaged in public service, display little empathy for the real sovereigns of India the common people. Thirukkural, by saint-poet Thiruvalluvar, should be incorporated in the school curriculum across the country: the Tamil classic will help the coming generations to grow up in thinking & feeling as gentle citizens. The inclusion in school curriculum of the classics of Indian literature, which contain ideas for the empowerment of the weakest, would be one way to remedy the country’s current climate. In the early 18thcentury, Western Indologists, highly impressed by Thirukkural, translated it into most of the European languages. Dr. G.U. Pope, who translated it into English, had ranked it with the best of world literature of all languages.

Area of Research This research is a broad literature work, this research comes under case study of Thirukural and its moral values.

Objective of research The objective of this article is to have a detailed study on how incorporation of thirukural in the school curriculum will help for basic moral and ethical values deriving from our own classics.

Sample or Focus of study There are 1330 poems in 133 chapters (each chapter consists of 10 poem). These 133 chapters are under broad classification of 3 parts

(1) Dharma (moral code) (2) Artha (wealth code, covering politics and istration) and (3) Kama (love code). We will focus on Dharma & Artha which could act as a tonic for the upgrade of the individual in schools.

Limitations of the research Covering all 1,330 couplets of the Thirukkural is a vast task hence we restrict with less number of couplets which preaches moral values. Also, the third chapter (Kamathupal, that deals with the relationship between a husband and wife) is not considered in this study.

Approach of Research The area of research itself indicates this as one of the Case study research. It is a form of qualitative research that is focused on providing a detailed of incorporation of kural in curriculum and its impact among students. It is driven by curiosity or interest in a subject with Extensive curriculum review.

Process of Research The researcher who undertakes this research is going to read and analyse the values taught from various couplets and relate it to current educational system and showcase how it affects the student’s transformation in this modern life.

Use of Research "After evaluating the current education system and resultant behavior in society, it could only be said that we are lacking in many aspects, including morality." Hence, it is the need of the hour to teach Thirukkural to students.This study will emphasize that “Thirukkural” alone would lead the younger generation on the righteous path”.