Intellectual Community

INTELLECTUAL COMMUNITY

1. Knowledge

Facts, information, interpretations acquired through experience or education or knowing about something or practical understanding is knowledge.

2. Types of Knowledge

1. Situational Awareness

Knowledge acquired about a particular context or moment or situation is called situational knowledge.

2. Natural Knowledge

Natural knowledge is not the knowledge about nature or the learned knowledge. It refers to naturally acquired knowledge.

3. Academic Knowledge

Knowledge acquired through education can be called literacy.

4. Knowledge to know the Truth

The inner knowledge in the spiritual realm means realizing the truth or transcending illusion and seeing the truth.

3. Some Technical Knowledge of Intellectual Community

The life and dreams of the ancient Tamils have formed the basis of the scientific and technological developments we use today. These are confirmed by Sangam literary references.

1. Concept of Atom

Current Opinion

An atom is a small particle that cannot be seen by our eyes, using atom, various technological developments have taken place today.

Opinion of Ancient Tamils

The following lines of Auvaiyar mentions that the Tamils had known about atom and nuclear fission thousands of years ago.

Proof: Auvaiyar

2. Pattern of Rainfall

Current Opinion

It is a scientific discovery that water evaporates and goes up and turns into clouds and falls as rain.

Opinion of ancient Tamil

But even in those days, it is said in Paripadal verse that the water in the sea turned into clouds and it rained.

Proof: [Paripadal 6:1-2]

3. Air Pollution Control

Current Opinion

Air pollution is increasing day by day due to the increasing number of industries and transport vehicles. It has been scientifically declared that trees should be grown to prevent this. The tree absorbs carbon dioxide from the air and releases oxygen. Hence, air pollution is reduced.

Opinion of Ancient Tamils

eve Keeping this in mind, thousands of years ago, people controlled air pollution by planting trees around sugar cane fields, planting trees on both sides of roads and making fences around residential areas.

Proof: [Pattinappalai]

4. Control of Noise Pollution

Current Opinion

Scientific researchers say that when the sound level is more than 100 decibels, hearing damage occurs and blood pressure, heartbeat, nervous disorder, brain damage, etc.,occur.

Opinion of Ancient Tamils

It is said that the people of Sangam period realised this 2000 years ago. The act of controlling the sound of bells from the Chariot of the King that the birds and animals eat together with their partners without disturbances. This indicates noise pollution control.

Proof: [Agananooru - 4]

5. The Secrecy of Childbirth

Current Opinion

In today's condition, a man's life is not without medicine. Medicine has developed to the extent of creating new life (cloning method).

The opinion of ancient Tamils

But there were Siddhas and Vaidyas in the Sangam era when there were no medical practices or procedures. Even at that time, the secret of child birth was mentioned by Thirumoolar in his Thirumanthiram.

Proof: [Thirumanthiram]

When a child is born,

(i) If there is excess stool in the blood, the child will have low grasping power.

(ii) If there is too much water in blood, the child will be born mute.

(iii). If there is excess stool and water in the blood, the child be born blind.

The same ideas are present in the advice of doctors today.

6. Medical Properties of Rudraksha

Current Opinion

To get rid of the skin problems, cancer, body temperature, etc., caused by the radiation of planets, doctors prescribe different sunscreen lotions for the face and body.

Opinion of Ancient Tamils

Thousands of years ago, it was known that the radiation from Rudraksha beads can stop the changes that the radiations of the planets can cause in our body.

That is why it can be known from literature references that Siddhas, Yogis, Rishis and Saints wear Rudraksha beads to cure the diseases.

7. Aeroplane (or) Airplane

Current Opinion

Due to today's Technology revolution, helicopters, airplanes, rockets, etc., are used to fly in the air.

Opinion of Ancient Tamils

The man who saw the birds in the Sangam Times, also wanted to fly in the sky. Even knowing that he had no wings, he did not give up his efforts. At that time, there are references to vimanas in the Sangam literature.

Proof: [Purananooru - 27]

The word 'Vanaoorthi' can be seen in the verse of Purananooru.

Based on the above proofs, we know from the literary references that the people of the Sangam Period excelled in knowledge.