Oldest manuscripts used by an individual to write a book on Thirukkurals
The record for using the oldest manuscripts to write a book on Thirukkurals was set by Dr. Saiva. Sarkunan (born on July 27, 1972) of Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu. He wrote a book featuring all 1,330 Thirrukurals titled ‘Vattezhuththil Valluvam’ (ISBN: 978-81-90944-25-0), consisting of handwritten 1500-year-old manuscripts, as confirmed on January 25, 2023.