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Thiruvalluvar Day
- 17 Jan 2024
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Thiruvalluvar Day was celebrated on 16th January as part of Pongal to commemorate the Tamil sage for his contributions to literature.
- Saint Thiruvalluvar, also known as Valluvar is believed to have lived in Mylapore (now part of Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
- He is best known as the author of the Tirukkural, a collection of couplets on ethics. He is said to have been a weaver by profession and a Jain by religion.
