Aathichudi is always kept as the first Tamil lesson for kids learning Tamil.There are 108 single-line quotations available which are listed below with English translation. Aathichudi is a play school initiative by a group of three IT enthusiasts, who has the vision and passion to redefine the way, the child education system perceived in India. See more ideas about Moral stories for kids, Tamil stories and Moral stories. Let us celebrate the first granny of the world who gave nursery rhymes with life messages in each one of the verse. Aathichudi is a popular collection of single line verses written by great Tamil poetess Avviyar. Explore chellamecs board Aathichudi Kadhaigal on Pinterest. Whereas the things you do not know is the size of the world”. Your knowledge can be captured in the palm of a hand, Now, that translates into saying that the sum of “There is an old Tamil proverb by a wise old lady named Avvaiyar that goes like this (in Tamil): In Singapore Parliamentary debates on 17 th October 2011, Mr Vikram Nair (Sembawang) Member of Singapore Parliament, quotes What we have yet to learn is like the whole world”Ĭosmic Questions Avvaiyar quoted in Singapore Parliament
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“What we have learned is like a handful of earth, NASA on “Cosmic Questions Exhibited” Avvaiyar’s quote The popularity of this poignant quote of Avvaiyar is not only limited to the Tamil land but have spread far, in the west to USA and in the east to Singapore. One of her most popular verse on what we know, what we learnt is: Let us here see the alphabetical sequence of a simple beautiful value laden Aathichudi.Īvvaiyar also interacted with Lord Muruga, Skanda on the beauty of the Tamil language.Īvvai Vizha, the day for this grand old lady Avvaiyar, is celebrated every year in the month of Panguni (mid-March to mid-April) on Sadhayam star day. For then back in England moral values and philosophy was start only in Theological Institutions. Probably he misread inculcating good values to the young children as philosophy. “It is Peculiar that Indians teach Philosophy to their Children”. He was in India in 1840’s in Tirunalveli, Madras and Bangalore. Pope a British educationist and Christian missionary who settled in India. This idea of inculcating value as the first lessons to young child was intriguing to Dr. Each verse of the poem was not only alphabetically sequential but also had a simple life message that the children could learn as their first lessons and inculcate their import in their lives. In the method of teaching the children, she composed very short single line verse, in the exact sequence of the alphabets. These works, even after a millennium, are often among the very first literature that children are exposed to in Tamil schools. Her works, Aathichudi and Konrai Venthan, written for children, are even now read and enjoyed by them.
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She found great happiness in the life of children. Avvaiyar is a prominent female poet of Tamil literature.