வேள்பாரி நாவலில் இனக்குழு வாழ்வியல் / Lifestyle of Ethnic Group in the Novel Velpari

Abstract

The contemporary researches have the tradition that apply the components of Anthropology to Ancient Literature. The Novel “Velpari” shows the ethnic group’s lifestyle in front of our eyes. Among the various ethnic groups, the novel describes about the Velir group in a detailed manner. The basic attitude of the ethnic group is to stand with their own power and not depending on others with self sufficiency. The same lifestyle was followed by Pari (Pari Vallal) of the Parambu Hills. He has not declared him as a King. He lived with the common people and Panars (Artists of Music and Dance) and lead a simple lifestyle in a happiest way. The novel describes the story of Velpari who defeated the Three Kings (Chera, Chola, Pandia) who wish to destroy the Velir group using his courage and wisdom. The objective of this article reveals the formulation of ethnic groups, their independent nature and the self sufficient lifestyle and their cultural identities through the novel “Velpari”.

Keywords

• novel
• velpari
• velir group
• ethnic group life style.