Cmp 5u1c4h

Communication & Media Production

R.Vishal

(Game Art & Design)

Communication and Media Production For my CMP module I was given a brief which stated that i had to select a Regional language and select a few quotes which i personally like. And from those few quotes we would be made to select one and make a digital game that expresses or symbolizes the quote and communicates with my target audience. I chose the regional language TAMIL which is also my mother tongue and selected a few quotes so as to research on it and to understand the complete meaning of the quote and to look up on the content involved in it so I could express my ideas and thought processes in them.

TAMIL Tamil (தமிழ் ) is a dravidian language spoken predominantly by people from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu,other parts of India and most parts of Singapore,Mauritius and Malaysia. It is also regarded as the oldest language in the world by many historians. Tamil has a very old heritage and is very much known for its grammar and literature. The two earliest manuscripts from India were recorded to be written in Tamil. Tamil has had many sensational quotes and here we are going to see 5 quotes that have inspired me.

TAMIL AROUND THE WORLD The language of Tamil is spread all around the world . Tamil is an official language in the countries of Mauritius,Singapore,Malaysia,India and Sri Lanka. Tamil is a dependant entity in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu and the Union territories of Puducherry and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Tamil speakers make approximately 1.6 % of the world’s population.

Mostly Spoken Scarcely Spoken Not Much Spoken

THE TAMIL SCRIPT The Tamil script has 12 vowels , 18 consonants and one special character ,the “akku” . “Akku” is classified in Tamil grammar as being neither a consonant nor a vowel. The script is syllabic ,not alphabetic. The complete script ,therefore ,consists of 31 letters in their independent form and an additional 216 combination letters - a total of 247 combinations ( uyirmeyye uttu) The Tamil script is written from left to right.

TAMIL GRAMMAR Tamil grammar can be divided into 5 parts : Eduthu (letter)

Sol ( word) Porul ( meaning)

Yappu (poetic structure) Ani (Poetic decoration)

The first book on Tamil grammar was Agathiyam but the scripts of Agathiyam was never available.

TAMIL GRAMMAR CONTUINED……. Today Tholkaappiyam is accepted as the first book on Tamil grammar . Tholkaappiyam is classified into 3 adhigaarams and each adhigaaram has 9 chapters allocated to it. 1. Ezuthadhigaaram - the introduction & categorisation of Tamil characters and the maathraas of Tamil. 2. Solladhigaaram- Single letter words,multi letter words,sandhi words and classification of words according to origin . 3. Poruladhigaaram - classification of nouns based on human and non human aspects.

TAMIL LITERATURE Sangam ,Medieval & Modern

SANGAM LITERATURE SANGAM literature normally written in the form of poetry can be classified into 2 categories - they are Melkanakku Noolkal & Keezhkanakku Noolkal. Melkanakku Nookal consists of of 8 books of small verses (Ettuththogai) and 10 books of long verses (Paththuppaattu). Ettuththogai books : n’atrinai, kurunthokai , pathitruppaththu,paripaadal,aingurunooru,kalithogai,aganaanooru,p uranaanooru. Keezhkanakku Nookal : this comprises of 18 books on human morals.

MEDIEVAL LITERATURE - Kaappiyam Kaappiyam describes the story of a incomparable hero and also consists of many sub stories . Kaappiyam usually embodies the good qualities that a man should have ,the n necessary do’s & do not of the citizen of a country , love and about the means to obtain salvation . Tamil Kaappiyam can be divided into aimperum Kaappiyam (big) and ainchiru Kaappiyam (small) Aimperum Kaappiyams : Silappathigaaram,manimegalai, nakuthanaar etc. Ainchiru Kaappiyams: thoolamozhithevar,neelakesi, yasodara kaaviyam.

Raja Raja Chozhan-1 ( With his Apprentice ) This was said to have been found on the walls of Brihadeeswarar temple(Tanjore)

MODERN LITERATURE All literatures written after the 19th century from the period of Mahaakavi Bhaarathi are known as modern literatures .Some examples are : 1. Bhaarathiyaar kavidhaigal - Bhaarathiyaar left an indelible mark as the poet of Tamil nationalism and Indian freedom . His moving tribute to his mother tongue is a reflection of the hold that those words continue to have on Tamil minds and hearts .

2. Kalki’s Novels - is the author of 35 volumes of short stories , novels ,essays ,travelogues . He is recognised and appreciated more as a writer of social& historical events.

FAMOUS TAMIL NOVELS IN MODERN ERA Modern era consists mostly of short &long stories .Therefore ,the top 2 short stories by Kalki is discussed below :

1. Tiger king : The story revolves around a king whose death at the hands of a Tiger had been foretold by astrologers when he was born. He tries to reverse the fate spelled out for him and the author uses thinly-veiled satire to walk the reader through the king’s attempts which later prove futile ,in a manner that makes them laugh

2. Otrai Roja : This story is about 2 strangers a young man and a young woman - who meet on a train from Tirunelveli to Chennai .They have failed in their respective exams and plan to end their life . Things take a different turn from here and their problems slowly dissolves at the end .

Well-Known Tamil Poets SUBRAMANIYA BHARATHI Subramaniya Bharathi was a great tamil poet born in Ettayapuram in the tamil district of Thoothukudi.He was a very famous Poet and Freedom fighter from Tamil Nadu. He was also famously known as Subbaiya, Sakthi Dasan, Mahakavi and Mundaasu Kavignar. He has done many literary works. The most important of them are Panjali Sabatham, Kannan Paatu, Kuyil Paatu and Dhesiya Geethangal. He died at the age of 38 by the accidental stomp of a temple Elephant in Madras.

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Thiruvalluvar Thiruvalluvar is a famous tamil poet who was very much known for his work of Thirukural which is very much based on improving ethics of the society suitable for all ages. His original name is although not known.

TAMIL QUOTES

TAMIL QUOTES There have been many tamil quotes that have been existing ever since the language took the change from scriptual bases. I had asked many people of how the quotes vary from subject to subject to many a well known language teachers of mine and the answer they told me was that Tamil Quotes were a bit concentrated on developing the morals and ethics of the soceity rather than just being precise and decision based.

Points Obtained About Tamil Quotes From my tamil teachers….. # They are more morality based. # They vary from time to time although # # #

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Script Remains the same Never Stress or emphasize on a particular community Explain the quote with comparison to the given Point and Situation Based on Real Life Scenarios.

FAMOUS QUOTES IN TAMIL LITERATURE - POST SANGAM

Quote analysis & meaning: ● Meaning : “The mark of wisdom is to discern the truth from whatever source it is heard ”. Analysis: ● This is a quote from an ethics book known as Thirukural by Thiruvalluvar. As seen in the quote above , the book is a comprehensive manual of ethics , polity and love, containing 1,330 kural divided into chapters of 10 .