Kambar (poet)

Kambar
Kambar
	Statue of Kambar, Marina Beach, Chennai
Born	Kavichakravarthy Kamban; 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 ; Mangala Valtu; Saraswati Antati ; Sadagopar Antati ; Tirukkai Valakkam ; Erelupatu ; Kangai Puranam ; Tondaiman ;

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]}

^ "Kamban." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2011. Web. 23 December 2011. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kampan
^ ^a ^b The Cyclopaedia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia By Edward Balfour

[1] "Kamban." Encyclopædia Britannica. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Encyclopædia Britannica Inc., 2011. Web. 23 December 2011. https://www.britannica.com/biography/Kampan

[The_Cyclopaedia_of_India_and_of_Eastern_and_Southern_Asia-2] The Cyclopaedia of India and of Eastern and Southern Asia By Edward Balfour

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Kambar
Statue of Kambar, Marina Beach, Chennai
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 Mangala Valtu Saraswati Antati Sadagopar Antati Tirukkai Valakkam Erelupatu Kangai Puranam Tondaiman