Preface to Thirukkural by V.V.S.Aiyar
Preface to Thirukkural Varahaneri Venkatesa Subramaniam Aiyar, also known as V.V.S. Aiyar was an Indian Revolutionary from Trichurapalli, Tamilnadu. He fought against British Colonial Rule in India. He was also a Tamil writer and is considered as the father of modern Tamil short story. He translated the R amavatharam of Kambar and Thirukkural in English. V.V.S.Aiyar translated the entire work of the Thirukkural text in English prose, which became the first complete English translation by a native scholar. Aiyar’s work is considered by various scholars as the most scholarly of all the English translations made until then, including those by native English Scholars. Aiyar translated the Thirukkural in 962. The Need for his Translation V.V.S.Aiyar starts his work with a preface, in whi...