Read why I decided to translate the Kural in this excerpt from my preface on Beacon Broadside: A Project of Beacon Press.
You can read the excerpt on the Beacon Broadside website: https://www.beaconbroadside.com/broadside/2022/01/how-i-embarked-on-a-literary-translation-of-the-kural-the-classical-tamil-masterpiece.html