Cultural Icons
- Thirumuruga Kirupananda Variyar, scholarly saint
- Madurai Chinna Pillai, grass-roots activist
- Vyjayanthimala, Bharatanatyam dancer & she introduce semi-classical dance in Bollywood.
- Rukmini Devi Arundale, Bharatanatyam dancer, founder of Kalakshetra
- Balasaraswati, Bharatanatyam dancer
- Alarmel Valli, Bharatanatyam dancer
- Chitra Visweswaran, Bharatanatyam dancer
- Padma Subramanyam, Bharatanatyam dancer
- Medha Hari, Bharatanatyam dancer
- Pithukuli Murugadas, musician known for his songs on Lord Murugan
- K. B. Sundarambal, actress, singer
- Sirkali Govindarajan, vocalist and Carnatic music exponent
- Sirkali G. Siva Chidambaram, vocalist and Carnatic music exponent
- T.M.Soundararajan, vocalist and carnatic music exponent
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“The primary function of myth is to validate an existing social order. Myth enshrines conservative social values, raising tradition on a pedestal. It expresses and confirms, rather than explains or questions, the sources of cultural attitudes and values.... Because myth anchors the present in the past it is a sociological charter for a future society which is an exact replica of the present one.”
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