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Arts in Karur, the Glossary

Karur is mentioned in a number of old Tamil works of literature.^[1]

11 relations: Akanaṉūṟu, Chera dynasty, Karur, Kuṟuntokai, Literature, Naṟṟiṇai, Poet, Puram, Purananuru, Sangam literature, Tamil language.
Karur district
Tamil art

Akanaṉūṟu

The Akananuru (literally "four hundred in the akam genre"), sometimes called Nedunthokai (lit. "anthology of long poems"), is a classical Tamil poetic work and one of the Eight Anthologies (Ettuthokai) in the Sangam literature.

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Chera dynasty

The Chera dynasty (or Cēra), was a Sangam age Tamil dynasty which unified various regions of the western coast and western ghats in southern India to form the early Chera empire.

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Karur

Karur is a municipal corporation in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

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Kuṟuntokai

Kuṟuntokai (குறுந்தொகை, meaning the short-collection) is a classical Tamil poetic work and traditionally the second of the Eight Anthologies (Ettuthokai) in the Sangam literature.

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Literature

Literature is any collection of written work, but it is also used more narrowly for writings specifically considered to be an art form, especially novels, plays, and poems.

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Naṟṟiṇai

Natrinai (நற்றிணை meaning excellent tinai), is a classical Tamil poetic work and traditionally the first of the Eight Anthologies (Ettuthokai) in the Sangam literature.

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Poet

A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry.

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Puram

Puram (Lit. exterior) is one of two genres of Classical Tamil poetry.

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Purananuru

The Purananuru (literally "four hundred in the genre puram"), sometimes called Puram or Purappattu, is a classical Tamil poetic work and traditionally the last of the Eight Anthologies (Ettuthokai) in the Sangam literature.

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Sangam literature

The Sangam literature (Tamil: சங்க இலக்கியம், caṅka ilakkiyam, Malayalam: സംഘസാഹിത്യം, saṅgha sāhityam), historically known as 'the poetry of the noble ones' (Tamil: சான்றோர் செய்யுள், Cāṉṟōr ceyyuḷ), connotes the early classical Tamil literature and is the earliest known literature of South India.

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