Modern Literature & Special Works
Manonmaniam by Sundarampillai, Panchali Sabatham by Bharathiyar, Kuyil Pattu, Irattum Mozhithal by Kalameghapulavar for TNPSC.
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📚 Modern Literature & Special Works!
Manimekalai (Bharatiyar) - Panjali Sapadham - Quill Song - Bilingualism - Beautiful Chokanathar🎯
📊 MASTER COMPARISON TABLE - 5 works
| Creative | Teacher | Type | Period | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manimegala (Bharatiyar) | Bharatiyar | Poetry | 20th century | National consciousness |
| Panjali vow | Bharatiyar | Epic | 1912 | Mahabharata story |
| Quill song | Bharatiyar | Fantasy epic | 1912 | Love poem |
| Double entendre / pun | Kalamegha Poet | Pun | 15th century | A song with two meanings |
| Beautiful Chokkanatha Pillaithamil | Kumaragurubarar | Pillaithamil | 17th century | Praise for Madurai Soccer |
🎯 Breakdown by author
🔥 Bharatiyar (3 Works)
- Hourglass
- Panjali vow
- Quill song
Mahakavi - Father of New Poetry
😄 Kalameka Pulavar (1 work)
- Double entendre / pun
King of Puns - Humorous poet
🙏 Kumaraguruparar (1 work)
- Beautiful Chokkanatha Pillaithamil
Devotional Poet - Madurai
📚 Quick Memory Table
| Creative | Remembrance formula |
|---|---|
| Panjali vow | 🎯PaRathi +PaNdavar =PaThank you |
| Quill song | 🐦KuRal +Yipsi =Quill(Love Poem) |
| Double translation | ✌️TwoObject =Let it double(Kalamegam) |
| Beautiful Chokanathar | 👶A+SoKar = Kumaraguruparar |
🔥 Bharatiyar Works - Mahakavi!
Subramania Bharati (1882-1921)- Father of New Poetry 🎯
🔥 Bharatiyar - Brief Description
| birth | December 11, 1882- Ettayapuram |
|---|---|
| Death | September 11, 1921- Chennai (Elephant attacked) |
| Degrees | Mahakavi, revolutionary poet, national poet |
| Special | Father of New poetry, National consciousness |
💎 1. Manimekalai (Bharatiya song)
📝Note:This is not Sithalai Chattanar's hour cloud!
By BharatiyarNational consciousnessA poem with
| Type | National Poetry |
|---|---|
| Meaning | India's pride and sense of freedom |
| Special | Patriotism, awareness |
🎯TNPSC Tip:If you hear "Manimegala - Bharatiyar" →National Poetry
If you ask "Manimekalai - Seethalaichathanar" →Imperungappiyam
⚔️ 2. Panjali vow
| Teacher | Bharatiyar |
|---|---|
| Type | Epic / dignified |
| year | 1912 |
| By | Mahabharata - Draupadi Vow |
| areas | 5 part- Gambling, Arikulappuruman's skill, Duchadana's skill, Draupadi's vow, Bhima's vow |
📚 Synopsis:
- 🎲Gambling:Duryodhana gambles with Sakuni
- 👸Draupadi Smallness:Duchadana drags Draupadi
- 😠Vow:Draupadi vows to take revenge
- 💪Vow of Bhima:Vow to kill Duchadhana
🔥 Famous Lines:
"That the valiant Pandavas will win..."
"I will enter the fire, I will die..."
🐦 3. Quill song
| Teacher | Bharatiyar |
|---|---|
| Type | Fantasy epic / love poem |
| year | 1912 |
| Place | Puducherry (Period of Bharathiar's Stay) |
| areas | Part 3— Quill's arrival, romance, finale |
📚 Synopsis:
- 🐦 A quilt comes to the poet
- 💕 Quill falls in love with a crow
- 💔 The crow dies
- 😢 Quill also dies of grief
🎯 Features:
- 🌟 Tamil's firstFantasy epic
- 🎵 Music is fair
- 💖 The specialty of pure love
🔥 Famous Lines:
"Quile quile! Yell!"
"Love is a god..."
📚 Double entender (pun intended) & beautiful Chokkanatha Pillaithamil
😄 Double entendre / pun - Kalameka Pulavar
| Teacher | Kalamegha Poet |
|---|---|
| Period | 15th century(Vijayanagara Period) |
| Type | Pun/double entendre |
| Special | Two things in one song! |
| degree | King of puns, comic poet |
🎯 What is a pun?
Double meaning = giving two meanings to the same word/sentence
- ✌️ One song - two meanings
- 🎭 One object is object and other is object
- 😄 Humor + wit
📚 Kalameka Poet - Specialties:
- 🌩️black cloud= dark cloud (noun meaning)
- 😂 He has a sense of humor
- ✍️ Ability to sing poetry instantly
- 👑 Court poet of Vijayanagara
🔥 Famous pun examples:
1. Pun on Lotus:
"Lotus" = Flower + Lady (Lakshmi)
2. Pun about Mango:
"Ma" = Big + Mango
3. Pun about elephant:
"Hand" = arm + trunk
🏆 TNPSC Important:
| pun = | Bilingualism |
|---|---|
| King of puns = | Kalamegha Poet |
| Duration = | 15th century |
👶 Beautiful Chokkanatha Pillaithamil - Kumaraguruparar
| Teacher | Kumaragurubarar |
|---|---|
| Period | 17th century |
| Type | Pillaithamil(lower case) |
| God | Chokkanatha (Shiva) of Madurai |
| Seasons | 10 season |
👶 Pillaithamil – 10 Seasons:
| # | the season | Meaning | age |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Backup | Praying for God's protection | 1 month |
| 2 | Spinach | Red game | 2 months |
| 3 | Tala | lullaby | 3 months |
| 4 | Sappani | handshake | 4 months |
| 5 | the kiss | give me a kiss | 5 months |
| 6 | arrival | Habituation | 6 months |
| 7 | Ambuli | Summoning the moon | 7 months |
| 8 | Slight | Small house construction | 8 months |
| 9 | drum | Drumming | 9 months |
| 10 | Chariot | Chariot rolling | 10 months |
📚 Kumaraguruparar - Specialties:
- 🙏Maduraiplace of birth
- 📚 Murugan, devotee of Lord Shiva
- ✍️Muthukumaraswamy Pillaithamil- Murugan
- ✍️Beautiful Chokkanatha Pillaithamil- Shiva
- ✍️Meenakshiyammai Pillaithamil- Goddess
🎯 TNPSC Tip:
Kumaraguruparar Pillaithamils:
- Muthukumaraswamy →Murugan
- Beautiful Chokanathar →Shiva (Madurai)
- Meenakshiyam →Amman (Madurai)
🎯 TNPSC Important Questions & Shortcuts
📝 Important TNPSC Questions
Q1: Who is the author of Panjali Sapadam?
✅Bharatiyar
Q2: Who wrote Quill song?
✅Bharatiyar
Q3: Who is known as King of Puns?
✅Kalamegha Poet
Q4: What is bilingualism?
✅pun (one word has two meanings)
Q5: Who is the author of Ashaya Chokkanatha Pillaithamil?
✅Kumaragurubarar
Q6: On which epic is Panjali Sapatam based?
✅Mahabharata
Q7: Which type of poem is Quill Song?
✅Fantasy epic / love poem
Q8: Kalameghavara belongs to which period?
✅15th century (Vijayanagara period)
Q9: How many seasons are there in Pillaithamil?
✅10 seasons
Q10: What are the titles of Bharathiyar?
✅Mahakavi, revolutionary poet, national poet
💡 SHORTCUTS & MEMORY TRICKS
🧠 Bharatiyar Works Memorial Sutra:
"Ba-ku-mani"
- Pa= Panjali vow
- Ku= Quill song
- bell= Hourglass
🧠 Pillaithamil 10 season memory formula:
"Kase da sam muva asi sissy"
- Ga= protection
- Sec= Sugarcane
- Tha= Tala
- Sum= Sappani
- M= kiss
- W= arrival
- A= Ambuli
- C= small
- C= snare drum
- C= Chariot
🧠 Quick Matching Table:
| The king of puns | → | Kalamegha Poet |
| Father of new poetry | → | Bharatiyar |
| Pillaithamil poet | → | Kumaragurubarar |
| The epic Mahabharata | → | Panjali vow |
| Fantasy epic | → | Quill song |
⚠️ ATTENTION - CONFUSING QUESTIONS:
| question | correct answer |
|---|---|
| Manimegalai - Seethalaichathanar | Imperungappiyam |
| Manimegala - Bharatiyar | National Poetry |
| Another name for double translation | Pun |
📊 FINAL REVISION TABLE
| Creative | Teacher | Type | Period | Special |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manimegala (Bharati) | Bharatiyar | Poetry | 20th century | National consciousness |
| Panjali vow | Bharatiyar | Epic | 1912 | Mahabharata |
| Quill song | Bharatiyar | Imagination | 1912 | love |
| Double translation | Kalamegha Poet | Pun | 15th century | Two things |
| Beautiful Chokanathar | Kumaragurubarar | Pillaithamil | 17th century | 10 season |
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