The Naladiyar, a classical Tamil poetic work, was written by Jain monk KoαΉαΉar. It consists of 400 poems, providing ethical and moral guidance through narratives, anecdotes, and proverbs.
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Bama is a famous women dalit literature in tamil. She wrote some famous dalit works and not published into book forms.
Kalingathu Parani is a Tamil poetic work written by poet Kambar. It is considered one of the five great epics of Tamil literature.
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Gnanamuthu Victor Pilendran has written: 'Tamil Catholic literary tradition of Sri Lanka' -- subject(s): Christian literature, Tamil, Christianity and literature, Tamil Christian literature
Thirukkural. An ancient tamil literature book.
David C. Buck has written: 'Tamil Dalit literature' -- subject(s): Dalit authors, Tamil literature, History and criticism, Congresses, Tamil Authors
M. Raghava Aiyangar has written: 'Some aspects of Kerala and Tamil literature' -- subject(s): Tamil literature, History and criticism, Kerala in literature
The Tamil epic Silapathikaram was written by the poet Ilango Adigal. It is one of the Five Great Epics of Tamil literature and is considered a literary masterpiece.
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Tamil is older than Telugu, according to linguistic scholars :*Classical Tamil (Sangam literature ca. 3rd BC or Older, defined by Tolkappiyam)Classical Telugu (Dravidian language, Kakatiya literature, 9th AD)SOURCES :* Encyclopedia Britannica (2008), "Telugu literature", Quote: "The literature, beginning in the 10th or 11th century.* Zvelebil, Kamil (1997), The Smile of Murugan: On Tamil Literature of South India: On Tamil Literature of South India