SANGAM AGE Flashcards
THERE EXISTED THREE SANGAMS (ACADEMY OF TAMIL POETS) IN ANCIENT TAMIL NADU POPULARLY CALLED?
MUCHCHANGAM.
SANGAMS FLOURISHED UNDER THE ROYAL PATRONAGE OF?
PANDYAS.
FIRST SANGAM?
- HELD AT MADURAI.
- NO LITERARY WORK OF THIS SANGAM IS AVAILABLE.
SECOND SANGAN?
- HELD AT KAPADAPURAM.
- ALL LITERARY WORKS PERISHED EXCEPT TOLKAPPIYAM.
THIRD SANGAM?
AND IT WAS FOUNDED BY?
- HELD AT MADURAI.
- FOUNDED BY MUDATHIRUMARAN.
- VOLUMINOUS LITERATURE PRODUCED BUT ONLY A FEW HAD SURVIVED.
TOLKAPPIYAM INCLUDES?
- EIGHTEEN GREATER TEXTS- ETTUTOGAI, PATTUPPATTU.
- EIGHTEEN LESSER TEXTS- PATHINENKILKANAKKU.
- TWO EPICS- SILAPPATHIGARAM AND MANIMEGALAI.
TOLKAPPIYAM AUTHORED BY ______ IS THE EASIEST OF THE TAMIL LITERATURE.
TOLKAPPIYAR.
IT IS A WORK ON TAMIL GRAMMAR BUT IT PROVIDES INFORMATION ON THE POLITICAL AND SOCIO ECONOMIC CONDITIONS OF THE SANGAM PERIOD.
ETTUTOGAI CONSISTS OF?
ETTUTOGAI OR EIGHT ANTHOLOGIES CONSIST OF 8 WORKS.
1. AINGURUNOORU
2. NARRINAI
3. AGANAOORU
4. PURANANOORU
5. KURUNTOGAI
6. KALITTOGAI
7. PARIPADAL
8. PADIRRUPPATTU
PATTUPPATTU CONSISTS OF?
PATTUPPATTU OR TEN IDYLLS CONSIST OF TEN WORKS.
1. THIRUMURUGARRUPPADAI
2. PORUNARARRUPPADAI
3. SIRUPANARRUPPADAI
4. PERUMPANARRUPADAI
5. MULLAIPPATTU
6. NEDUNALVADAI
7. MADURAIKKANJI
8. KURINJIPPATTU
9. PATTINAPPALAI
10. MALAIPADUKADAM
BOTH ETTUTOGAI AND PATTUPPATTU WERE DIVIDED INTO TWO MAIN GROUPS, THAT IS?
- AHAM (LOVE)
- PURAM (VALOUR).
PATHINENKILKANAKKU CONTAINS____ WORKS MOSTLY DEALING WITH_________.
18 WORKS, ETHICS AND MORALS.
TIRUKKURAL IS AUTHORED BY?
THIRUVALLUVAR.
GAJABHAHU 2 OF SRI LANKA AND CHERAN SENGUTTUVAN OF THE CHERA DYNASTY WERE CONTEMPORARIES.
THIS IS CONFIRMED BY?
SILAPPATHIGARAM AS WELL AS THE DIPAVAMSA AND MAHAVAMSA.
CHERAS. THEIR CAPITAL WAS VANJI AND THEIR IMPORTANT SEAPORTS WERE TONDI AND MUSIRI.
THEY HAD THE ________ FLOWERS AS THEIR GARLAND.
PALMYRA FLOWERS.
INSCRIPTIONS AND TEXT THAT PROVIDES INFORMATION ABOUT CHERAS?
- THE PUGALUR INSCRIPTION.
- PADIRRUPPATTU.