Singapore University of Social Sciences

The forces which make for literary output during this period are many. The vast development of printing; the struggle for independence; extensive development of literacy – all these factors have shaped the writing in Tamil Nadu, as in the rest of India. The three important aspects of modern poetry were: (1) spirit of opposition to imperialism (2) spirit of nationalism (3) social freedom. This course covers the growth of poetry in the 20th and 21st centuries, from the conventional to the modern, such as Haiku, Centriu and Kuku. “Puthukkavithai” or a new of poetry is another branch in the literary tradition which can be easily understood by anyone with a basic language education. The course also covers contemporary poems such as feminist poems and Dahlit’s poems.