This episode comprises of a story from the sangam literature Purananuru. It is a conversation between the great poet Kabilar and the chera king Kadungo about the importance of physical strength and knowledge.

VANMAYUM MENMAYUM

Tamil’s place in the Indian language pantheon is an important one. It is an ancient and highly developed language that evolved independently . After all, among Tamil’s more vehement assertions is the fact that it has ancient literature.
Tamil literature goes back to the Sangam Era, named after the assembly (sangam) of poets based in Madurai. Tradition holds that there were two earlier such sangams, the works of which have been lost. This podcast comprises of stories form ancient tamil literatures. It is an attempt to make the present generation know the values of our ancient Tamil literature.

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Tamil’s place in the Indian language pantheon is an important one. It is an ancient and highly developed language that evolved independently . After all, among Tamil’s more vehement assertions is the fact that it has ancient literature. Tamil literature goes back to the Sangam Era, named after the assembly (sangam) of poets based in Madurai. Tradition holds that there were two earlier such sangams, the works of which have been lost. This podcast comprises of stories form ancient tamil literatures. It is an attempt to make the present generation know the values of our ancient Tamil literature.

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