Tamil literature
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Tamil literature includes a collection of literary works that have come from a tradition spanning more than two thousand years. The oldest extant works show signs of maturity indicating an even longer
Sage Agastya, Chairman of the first Tamil Sangam, Madurai, Pandiya Kingdom. Statue in Tamil Thai temple, Karaikudi, Tamil Nadu.
Ilango Adigal (c. 100 CE) wrote Silappathikaaram, one of the Five great epics.
Thiruvalluvar wrote Thirukkural (c. 300s BCE), taught in schools today.
Kambar (c.1100 CE) wrote the Tamil 'Raamaayanam'.
Five Great Epics
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The Five Great Epics are five Tamil epics according to later Tamil literary tradition. They are Cilappatikāram, Manimekalai, Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi, Valayapathi and Kundalakesi.
Tamil literature
…These are: the Eighteen Greater Text Series (Pathinenmaelkanakku) comprising the Eight Anthologies (Ettuthokai) and the Ten Idylls (Pattupattu), the Five Great Epics and the Five Minor Epics. Tolkaappiyam, a commentary on grammar, phonetics, rhetoric and poetics is dated from this period. குறிஞ்சி – தலைவன் கூற்று…
Commentary on Silappathikaram
Ilango Adigal is the author of Silappatikaram, one of the five great epics of Tamil literature.
Statue of Kannagi at Chennai Marina Beach.