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Neighbours
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The Tirukkuṟaḷ makes hospitality a householder’s duty. Does it still bind in a block of flats?
I read the Tirukkuṟaḷ with my children in Tamil, a couplet or two after dinner. Last week we reached the chapter on hospitality, in the part on the householder's life (the Tirukkural has a Book corner page). Valluvar is very direct: the…
Started by Thamarai Raman4 replies -
Your neighbour’s apples fall into your garden. Whose apples are they?
An everyday case with a surprisingly long legal history. A tree grows on your neighbour's side of the wall. Its branches hang over, and every autumn a good part of the crop drops onto your lawn. You did not plant it, water…
Started by The Editors3 replies