Kambar (poet)

Kambar
Statue of Kambar, Marina Beach, Chennai
Statue of Kambar, Marina Beach, Chennai
BornKavichakravarthy Kamban
1180 (1180) CE
Therizhandur, Chola Empire
(present-day Kuthalam, Tamil Nadu, India)
Died1250 CE (aged 69-70)
Nattarasankottai, Pandya Empire
(present-day Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India)
OccupationPoet
LanguageTamil
Notable worksRamavataram

Silai Elupatu
Mangala Valtu
Saraswati Antati
Sadagopar Antati
Tirukkai Valakkam
Erelupatu
Kangai Puranam

Tondaiman
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Kambar or Kavichakravarthy Kamban (1180 CE–1250 CE)[1] was an Indian poet and the author of the Ramavataram, popularly known as Kambaramayanam, the Tamil version of the epic Ramayana.[2] Kambar also authored other literary works in Tamil, such as Tirukkai Valakkam, Erelupatu, Silai Elupatu, Kangai Puranam, Sadagopar Antati and Saraswati Antati.[2][full citation needed]

  1. ^ "Kamban." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2011. Web. 23 December 2011. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kampan
  2. ^ a b The Cyclopaedia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia By Edward Balfour