Thirukural - An Abridgement of Sastras Those who are not well versed in Tamil and who have a great desire to study Tirukkural, need not worry.if you read what is in your Dharma sastra in your own language or in Sanskrit,you have read the Tamil Tirukkural as it contains the same concepts. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Our Indian Government honored Padmabhushan award of 2018 to Dr.R.Narayanaswamy. he became the first Director of Archaeology 1966 to 88. He also served as the first vice Chancellor of the Kanchipuram University and advisor to the Government of India to the UNESCO Project in documenting cultural Property. He has written over 50 books that are known for authenticity and appreciated all over the world. His articles have been published in all the major languages of the world by UNESCO.