The aim of the research work is to emphasize the contribution of women’s music in the Sangam Period. In every event of life from birth to death, music is a profuse mode to express feelings and emotions through different forms of music. Poems of Sangam pieces of literature like Pathitrupatthu, Thirumurugatrupatai, Poorunaratrupatai, Madhuraikanchi, and Purananooru contain numerous mentions of the various instruments according to the circumstances. They all give us a glimpse of the great heritage of Tamil society and the contribution of women in music. This article explores some musical instruments and their players and points out shows the major role of women in Tamil traditional music.

Theology has been around since ancient times in human history. Vaishnavism is unique in the times when it blossomed in that sense. Vaishnavism is the religion in which Tirumal is the absolute deity. Servants who nurtured Vaishnavism were called ‘Azhwars’. Twelve Azhwars received the blessings of Tirumal who immersed the people in the Vaishnava faith. The collection of hymns they bestowed is called Nalayira Dhiviya Prabandham. Vaishnava philosophies developed through philosophical discourses and commentaries. The rhymes of the Azhwars embody the concept of philosophy. One of the peculiarities of Vaishnavism is that the Lord has five stages. These stages are the state of transcendence (vastness), the state of the ocean (strategy), the state of birth (vipavam), the state of karandurai (interdependence) and the hierarchy (archai). These five types are glorified in the hymns of Periyarwar. In that sense, this article explains the levels of divinity and other related concepts found in the Periyazhwar poems.

Literature reveals the norms of life required not only for an individual but also for the society surrounding him/her. The Sangam Literature that is considered the most ancient literature of the Tamil Community contains various teachings on the right ways of life. In Sangam literature, my research focuses on Kalitthogai, which records the secular life of Tamil ancestors, who lived 2000 years ago. Within Kalitthogai, Palaikkali contains in abundance, the profound and valuable insights of good-hearted people. In Palaikkali, Perungadungo has put into song, beneficial ideas which society can apply for a purposeful living. My research seeks to highlight the valuable insights given in Palakkali about the impermanence of certain aspects of life and discusses them in detail.

In this article, the researcher describes the architecture of St. Thomas Church located in Virapandianpatnam, Thoothukudi District, Tamil Nadu. We come to know that this church is built in the Gothic style of architecture having many of the gothic church structures. Gothic architecture is known to have begun in the western part of France in the 12th century. This architecture entered India through the British, the French and the Portuguese colonization and it was largely imitated in the churches constructed by them in Tamil Nadu. This article describes the architecture of the famous church St.Thomas Church that was built from the earliest times at the arrival of Christianity and the distinctive features of Gothic architecture. It also decodes as well as the Gothic architecture found in the above church.

In Kanniyakumari, the Church art and architecture of the Christian faith has the presence of Gothic style in general. In the region, it has been greatly influenced by those of the western nations and has been influenced by the artistic and architectural traditions of the western culture and tradition. Altars, statues, pulpits, crosses, bells and belfries of churches along with other household items are among the many things that form part of the sacred art of the Indian churches. The style of the church was most patronized and is generally referred to as British style which includes Neo-Gothic and Gothic Revival architecture. This paper seeks to highlight the uniqueness of gothic architecture found in the Church Our Lady of Ransom in Kanniyakumari.

Literature and grammar originate from society and are based on the flourishment of arts and literature. Thus, “Tolkappiyam” is a symbol of the Tamil language and a treatise about the pride of the language and literary merit of the Tamils. Tamil linguistics and life are reflected in this work. A philologist or a literary creator is the one who is the master of a certain language. When trying to examine work on the basis of language, one can find the origin and development of the language and the interaction of another language. In that case, Tolkappiyam is based on linguistic research that is largely based on the folklife of the Sangam Tamils. If we look at the words, they decode the origins of “Tolkappiyam” as Kumarimunai. Hence, this article expands on the hypothesis that the origins of “Tolkappiyam” could be Kumarikandam (Lemuria).