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Avvaiyar 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.
Avvaiyar (Tamil: ஔவையார்) was a Tamil poet who lived during the Sangam period and is said to have had cordial relations with the Tamil chieftains Vēl Pāri and Athiyamān. She wrote 59 poems in the Puṟanāṉūṟu. [1] A plaque on a statue of the poet in Chennai suggests the first century BCE for her birthdate.
Thani Tamil Iyakkam's Bharathidasan, freedom fighter, Tamil writer, poet. During the 18th and the 19th century, Tamil Nadu witnessed some of the most profound changes in the political scene. The traditional Tamil ruling clans were superseded by European colonists and their sympathisers. The Tamil society underwent a deep cultural shock with the ...
Bharathi's poetry expressed progressive and reformist ideals. His poetry was a forerunner to modern Tamil poetry in different aspects and combined classical and contemporary elements. He penned thousands of verses on diverse topics like Indian Nationalism, love, children, nature, glory of the Tamil language, and odes to prominent freedom fighters.
Thiruvalluvar, (Tamil: திருவள்ளுவர்) commonly known as Valluvar, was an Indian poet and philosopher.He is best known as the author of the ...
Kapilar or Kabilar (Tamil: கபிலர்) was the most prolific Tamil poet of the Sangam period (c. 3rd century BCE to 3rd century CE). He contributed 206 poems, or a little less than 10% of the entire Sangam-era classical corpus by 473 ancient poets. [1]
Bharathidasan's works can be found at the open access Tamil literature repository Project Madurai. [8] He remained a prolific [9] writer and poet till he died on 21 April 1964, [2] a week before his 73rd birthday. He was awarded the Sahitya Academy Award [2] posthumously for his Tamil play [5] Pisiraandhaiyaar. [2]
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