A pure love on the former president and the missile man of India Dr A P J Abdul Kalam a 32-year-old Tirupur man took shape as a 1,330 handwritten postcards with one Thirukkural on each card. At a stretch of 22 hours straight, he has finished writing all 1,330 Tamil couplets with their explanation in English. This hard effort is S Vijayakumar's attempt to mark Kalam's 89th birth anniversary.

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S Vijaykumar has told, "During my childhood days in Theni, I was inspired by Kalam and his writings. I developed an interest for Thirukkural while getting to know more about the late scientist. Over a period of time, I learnt many couplets and its meanings by heart." He extended that he wanted to do something special for Kalam's birth anniversary which falls today, October 15 through his effort in a good way. The love for Thirukkural combined with its meaning insisted him to write all kurals on 1,330 postcards, which will be sent to top officials, including Chief Minister Edappadi K Palaniswami and Collector K Vijayakarthikeyan, President of India Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi. In the second batch, the cards will reach some dignitaries across the country.

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Various people across the globe are inspired by both Kalam and Thirukkural. People are using their known skills to highlight the 1330 couplets. A drawing artist mother of a special child is creating a paint album visualizing one kural a day in one page, conceptualizing ‘look says the Kural’.

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