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It is true that the great poet of modern times Mahakavi Subramaniya Bharathi aptly said that "Tamilnadu gave Valluvar to the world! And thereby gained the everlasting fame!" Parimelalhagar (c. 13th century CE), also known as Vanthuvarai Perumal, was a Tamil poet and commentator known for his commentary on the Thirukkural. He was the last among the canon of ten medieval commentators of the Kural text most highly esteemed by scholars. He was also among the five ancient commentators whose works had been preserved and made available to the Modern era, the others being Manakkudavar, Pari Perumal, Kaalingar, and Paridhi. The chapter ordering, and the verse ordering within each chapter, of the Tirukkural as set by Parimelalhagar has been accepted as the standard for numbering the Kural verses in the Modern era. Parimelalhagar was born in Kancheepuram in a Vaishnavite Brahmin family and is believed to have lived during the late 13th century CE. He is believed to have had a good understanding of Ahama, Siddantha and Vedanta, which are considered vital to unravel the riches of the Tirukkural, which helped him do justice to his commentary. He is believed to have written the commentary around 1271-1272 CE as indicated in an inscription at the Varadharaja Perumal Temple at Kanchipuram.- Courtesy: Wikipedia
