Sangam literature

 Sangam literature

Sangam literature is the name given to the earliest available Tamil literature. The Sangam age roughly extends between 300 BC and 300 AD*, although most of the work is believed to have been composed between 100 CE and 250 CE.

The word ‘Sangam’ literally means association. Here, it implies an association of Tamil poets that flourished in ancient southern India.

The Ancient Tamil Siddhar Agastyar is traditionally believed to have chaired the first Tamil Sangam in Madurai. This period is known as the Sangam Period.

The three chief Tamil kingdoms of this period were the Cheras, the Cholas and the Pandyas. The term Sangam was coined by later scholars. 

In total, there are about 2300 poems that are attributable to 473 poets.

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