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Two thousand years have passed since Thiruvalluvar wrote Thirukkural. Yet, people today acknowledge its relevance across the world and its rich content is still being researched by several organisations. The Tamil Sangam of Greater Washington hosted an international conference to promote awareness of the masterpiece — that deals with the gamut of life — among Americans and youth of Indian origin. The three-day conference, conducted at Maryland, U.S., focussed on understanding Thirukkural as a guide to humanity on how to lead a good life. Thiruvalluvar was also compared with other philosophers of the world to reveal the genius of the author who composed the pride of Tamil literature. A 2.5-foot Thiruvalluvar statue was donated by V.G. Santhosam and V.G. Selvaraj of the VGP Group of Companies, at the conference co-sponsored by cultural and literary organisations in India and abroad. V.C. Kulandaisamy, chairman of the conference, and George Hart, a Tamil scholar in the U.S. and professor of Tamil at the University of California, Berkeley, were notable participants. K. Lakshmi
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