22. Sangam literature
Kapilar- he was a contemporary of Karikala chola
Madurai Nakkeerar- he is renowned for his most
famous work Thirumurukattuppadai.
23. Ancient Tamil religion
The ancient Tamil literature consists of the
great grammatical work Tolkappiyam,the
ten anthologies Patthupattu,the eight
anthologies Ettuttogai, the eighteen minor
works Pathinenkeelkanaku and the five
great epics, Silappadikaram, Manimegalai,
Sivaga-Cindamani, Valayapathi and
Kundalakesi.