Tamil famous writers

Famous Tamil writers & poets

Tamil literature stretches over two thousand years — from Sangam poets to revolutionary modernists.

திருவள்ளுவர்
tiruvaḷḷuvar
Thiruvalluvar — author of the Thirukkural, 1,330 couplets on ethics, polity and love
Meaning: Thirukkural — Tamil literature's most translated work
~5th century BCE – 1st century CE
அவ்வையார்
avvaiyār
Avvaiyar — poetess revered as the Sangam-era grandmother of Tamil moral wisdom
Meaning: Aathichudi, Konrai Vendhan — first lessons for Tamil children
Multiple poets across Sangam to medieval era
சுப்ரமணிய பாரதி
cupramaṇiya pārati
Subramania Bharathi — revolutionary modern Tamil poet, anti-colonial firebrand
Meaning: Panchali Sabadham, Kannan Pattu, hundreds of national songs
1882–1921
கல்கி கிருஷ்ணமூர்த்தி
kalki kiruṣṇamūrtti
Kalki Krishnamurthy — historical novelist who shaped modern Tamil storytelling
Meaning: Ponniyin Selvan, Sivagamiyin Sabadham, Parthiban Kanavu
1899–1954
ஜெயகாந்தன்
jeyakāntaṉ
Jayakanthan — Jnanpith laureate, modern realist novelist
Meaning: Sila Nerangalil Sila Manidhargal — pioneering social realism
1934–2015 · Jnanpith 2002

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