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Several scholars attribute all the poems in the later anthology Kalithokai to one poet, possibly Nallanthuvanār, and believe that they were erroneously assigned to five poets (Pālai to Pālai Pādiya Perunkadunkō, Kurinji to Kapilar, Marutham to Maruthan Ilanākanār, Mullai to Chōlan Nalluruthiran, and Neythal to Nallanthuvanār) due to ...
Devaneya Pavanar. Perunchithiranar (Sangam poet) Perunchithiranar (Tamil nationalist) Perunthevanar. Meenakshi Sundaram Pillai. Ponmudiyar. Eelattu Poothanthevanar. Andal Priyadarshini. Pulamaipithan.
This collection contains 2381 poems in Tamil composed by 473 poets, some 102 anonymous. [13] [14] Of these, 16 poets account for about 50% of the known Sangam literature, [13] with Kapilar – the most prolific poet – alone contributing just little less than 10% of the entire corpus. [15] These poems vary between 3 and 782 lines long. [12]
The history of Tamil literature follows the history of Tamil Nadu, closely following the social, economical, political and cultural trends of various periods. The early Sangam literature, dated before 300 BCE, contain anthologies of various poets dealing with many aspects of life, including love, war, social values and religion. [1]
Thiruvalluvar, commonly known as Valluvar, was an Indian poet and philosopher. He is best known as the author of the Tirukkuṟaḷ, a collection of couplets on ethics, political and economic matters, and love. The text is considered an exceptional and widely cherished work of Tamil literature. [ 7 ]
Subramania Bharati. C. Subramania Bharati[a] (IPA: / ˌsuˈbrəˌmənˈjʌ ˈbɑːˌrʌθi /; born C. Subramaniyan 11 December 1882 – 12 September 1921) was an Indian writer, poet, journalist, teacher, Indian independence activist, social reformer and polyglot. He was bestowed the title Bharati for his poetry and was a pioneer of modern Tamil ...
Biography. Avvaiyar is considered to be contemporary to poets Paranar, [5] Kabilar and Thiruvalluvar. [6] She is attributed as the author of 7 verses in Naṟṟiṇai, 15 in Kuṟuntokai, 4 in Akanaṉūṟu and 33 in Puṟanāṉūṟu. [5] Legend states that she was a court poet of the rulers of the Tamil country. She travelled from one part ...
Avvaiyar (Tamil: ஔவையார்) was a Tamil poet who lived during the period of Kambar and Ottakoothar during the reign of the Chola dynasty in the twelfth century. [ 1 ] She is often imagined as an old and intelligent lady by Tamil people. Many poems and the Avvai Kural, comprising 310 kurals in 31 chapters, belong to this period.