விவசாயம் சார்ந்த புழங்குப்பொருட்கள் / The Instruments of Agriculture

Abstract

Human society must adapt to the circumstances and times in which it lives. Community adoption has developed many approaches to designing the natural world according to one’s purpose. The development of civilization is increasing day by day. Natural resources are constantly evolving into cultural and artistic works. ‘Kathir arival’ (sickle) is a tool used to cut crops with the help of a hand before the advent of machines. The 'kuthil' (Coconut leaves Tent) was used to store the paddy for the next seed; the 'kizhar' was used to pump water from the pond. They use a tool called a ‘mugavai’ to pump water by hand with the help of a long rope from deep wells. News about the uses of agricultural commodities and their uses, such as the interest in the harvest, and the small bamboo basket used for sowing, other minor instruments that are used widely are seen in the Tamil literary sources. They are scientific and interesting to know about the use of agricultural instruments. So, this article is aimed at revealing how ancient agricultural instruments were used in agriculture and their importance to the Tamil academia and the others who are interested in the methods.

Keywords

• instruments
• agriculture.