Ornaments in Silambu

Sindhu M
Department of Tamil, Dr.N.G.P. Arts and Science College, Coimbatore-641048, Tamil Nadu, India.

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Abstract

Ornaments are worn in order to enhance the natural beauty. The ornaments worn by the people of the Sangam period were in harmony with their life-style. While we know that both men and women wore ornaments, it is interesting to witness that an epic emerged centralising one particular ornament, i.e., Silambu. Knowing the ornaments wore by the different characters in Silappathikaram and through them understanding the course of the epic are the aim of this work.

Keywords

  • Ornaments,
  • Silappathikaram,
  • Silambu,
  • Sangam period,
  • Life style

References

  1. And Palampal, (1998) Studies in the History of the Sangam Age, Kalinga Publications, New Delhi, India.
  2. Chandrababu, B.S., Ganeshram, S., Bhavani C., (2011) History of People and Their Environs, Essays in Honour of Prof. B.S. Chandrababu, Bharathi Puthakalayam,
  3. Gnanambal, K., (1947) Home Life Among the Tamils in the Sangam Age, Printed at the Central Art Press, Chennai, India.
  4. Vijaya Ramaswamy, (2007) Historical Dictionary of the Tamils (Historical Dictionaries of Peoples and Cultures), Scarecrow Press, USA.

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How to Cite

M, S. (2020). Ornaments in Silambu. Indian Journal of Tamil, 1(1), 40–46. https://doi.org/10.34256/ijot2014

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