General Introduction :

Tamil Culture has come to interact with several other cultures in the course of its history. As a result, the present day Tamil Culture looks different, with many new exteriors, from what it was.. Mixing up of other languages in the use of Tamil, casteistic favouritism breaking the basic tenets of its culture, political squabbles tarnishing social values, the turning away of one section of the society from the path of virtue to the path of violence - these regressive developments have made a dent on the Tamil Culture. But at the same time, we also see the fast pace of women participation in every walk of life; we see progress in the economic conditions, in the sharpening of intelligence, and in the development of intellectual thinking. Remote villages in Tamil Nadu still retain the traditions of Tamil Culture. We offer you through this lesson glimpses into these varied elements in the texture of the present day Tamil Culture.