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LIFE SKILLS IN CLASSICAL TAMIL LITERATURE, THIRUKURAL

MADHUSUDANAN.S1 & DR. R. NALINI2

1
PH.D. RESEARCH SCHOLAR, DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK,
PONDICHERRY CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, R.V NAGAR, KALAPET, PUDUCHERRY.
2
ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR,
DEPARTMENT OF SOCIAL WORK, PONDICHERRY CENTRAL UNIVERSITY, R.V NAGAR, KALAPET,
PUDUCHERRY.

ABSTRACT
Life skills refers to a large group of psycho-social and interpersonal skills which can help
people make informed decisions, communicate effectively, and develop coping and self-
management skills. Social work methods, tools and techniques have been extensively
practiced in different fields and social work professionals invariably use these life skills in
their day-to-day practices. Thirukural is a beacon and a guide to life. Though written
millenniums ago its principles are still relevant in present day contexts and stand as an
embodiment of human life. This paper superimposes and connotes the concepts of Thirukural
on ten core life skills listed by World Health Organization and attempts to understand the life
skills concepts in Indian contexts.
KEY WORDS: empathy, indianisation, communication, critical thinking, problem solving,
stress, thirukural.

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