When Shuzo Matsunaga made the first Japanese translation of the Kural text in 1981,[1][2] he also translated it into Korean, thus making it the first translation of the Kural literature into Korean.[3] In 2015, the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, J. Jayalalithaa, announced the allocation of ₹ 3.6 million towards translating the Kural text into Korean.[4][5] The translation was released by the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu K. Palaniswami on 23 May 2017.[6] The first copy of the translation was received by Consul General of the Republic of Korea in Chennai Kim Hyung Tae.[7]
In 2024, another translation of the Kural was made by P. Sahaya Darcius, a philosophy student and the secretary of the Korea Tamil Sangam (KTS) in South Korea, who has also translated the Manimekalai into Korean.[8]
↑Saqaf, Syed Muthahar (31 March 2016). "Tamil scholar passes away". The Hindu. Salem: Kasturi & Sons. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
↑Padmanabhan, S. (2000). Thiruvalluvar, a universal poet (Released on the occasion of unveiling of the 133-feet high statue of the immortal bard Thiruvalluvar). Nagecoil, India: Kanyakumari Historical and Cultural Research Centre. pp. 60 pages.
↑Polilan; K. Gunathogai; Lena Kumar; Tagadur Sampath; Mutthamizh; G. Picchai Vallinayagam; D. Anbunidhi; K. V. Neduncheraladhan, eds. (2019). Tiruvalluvar 2050 (in Tamil) (1 ed.). Chennai: Periyar Enthusiasts Group. p. 686.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)
