Tholkappiam, a grammatical treatise in Tamil is the most ancient one, age of which is considered by most as of the fifth or sixth century BC. The archaeological and historical evidences prove that Tholkappiam had emerged some two thousand five hundred years ago. Tholkappiam an age old Tamil grammar has many singularities such as grammar of spoken and written tongue, grammar that has recorded the past expertise of grammatical traditions, grammar in which the 'Porulathikaram' the two folded walks of life, the Aham and Puram, grammar not only deals with the usage of language but also speaks of the cultural history and the geographical and environmental studies of ancient Tamil land, the psychological contemplations and metaphysical quests of the ancient Tamil people and above all the verse making techniques of age old Tamil tradition. The Tamils are being fortunate to recover Tholkappiam intact without any loss which has escaped from huge deluges that usurped a lot of many valuable works of their glorious ancestors.
This book written by a well-known Tamil scholar Prof.K.V.Balasubramanian presents a birds's eye view of the illustrious grammatical treatise of eminence. Though not fully dealt with the original work and the very valuable commentaries of the work, almost all the essential and basic material has been provided in a nutshell.
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