Thirukkural

A petrol pump in Tamil Nadu's Karur is offering one-litre free petrol to school students driving with their parents for successfully reciting at least 20 couplets of Thirukkural - a classic Tamil text. Introduced on January 16 to commemorate Thiruvalluvar day, the fuel-pump owner K Senguttuvan said the aim was to inculcate the interest for Thriukkural in children. While the offer valid till April 16, around 176 people have availed the offer… read-more