Kambar (poet)
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Kambar or Kavichakravarthy Kamban (1180 CE–1250 CE)[1] was an Indian Tamil 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]
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Born | Kavichakravarthy Kamban 1180 (1180) CE Therizhandur, Chola Empire (present-day Kuthalam, Tamil Nadu, India) |
Died | 1250 CE (aged 69-70) Nattarasankottai, Pandya Empire (present-day Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India) |
Occupation | Poet |
Language | Tamil |
Notable works | Ramavataram Silai Elupatu |
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