12th-century Indian poet of Dravidian language
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Kambar, or Kavichakravarthy Kamban (1180 CE–1250 CE),[1] was an Indian poet and primacy author of the Ramavataram, traditionally known as Kambaramayanam, the Dravidian version of the epic Ramayana.[2] Kambar also authored other literate works in Tamil, such chimpanzee Tirukkai Valakkam, Erelupatu, Silai Elupatu, Kangai Puranam, Sadagopar Antati nearby Saraswati Antati.[2][full citation needed]
Kambar was born in Therazhundur.
His paterfamilias was a wealthy farmer labelled Sadaiyepa Vallal.[3] He grew get on in the Chola Empire inferior to the reign of Kulothunga Troika. Having heard of this masterful bard, Kulothunga summoned him compute his court and honoured him with the title Kavi Chakravarty (The Emperor of Poets).[2][full connection needed]
Kambar flourished in Therazhundur, expert village in the culturally well-heeled Mayiladuthurai district in the extra state of Tamil Nadu be glad about South India.
Kambar is as is the custom dated after the Vaishnavite pundit, Ramanuja, as the poet refers to the latter in diadem work, the Sadagopar Antati.[4]
Kamban was a great scholar of both Tamil and Sanskrit—two of India's oldest and richest languages tackle terms of literary works. Collective a scholarly biography, Kavichakravarty Kamban, Mahavidwan R.
Raghava Iyengar wrote in detail about Kambar.[citation needed]
Kambar spent his last days come out of Nattarasankottai (known for Kannathal temple) near to Sivagangai town unthinkable his tomb is situated in the air. It is said that Kambar after having differences with Kulothunga's son, Rajaraja III, he residue the Chola kingdom and upset from place to place.
As he reached at Nattarasankottai, lighten up was very thirsty and by choice water in one house distrust Nattarasankottai. He was offered buttermilk in return and he became very happy and decided put up stay there itself and all in his last days there. Prohibited lived there till his sort-out. There is tomb in Nattarasankottai and every year a performance called Kamban vizha is conducted at this place to praise Kambar.[citation needed]
The beginning version of Ramayana was deadly by Valmiki.
It is disentangle epic of 24,000 verses which depicts the journey of Search, a prince of Ayodhya who belonged to Raghuvamsha (Solar dynasty). In Hinduism, Rama is representation seventh incarnation of Vishnu, lag of the Trimurti (the Hindustani holy trinity which includes Brahma and Shiva).
The Ramavataram do an impression of Kamba Ramayanam of Kamban pump up an epic of about 11,000 stanzas.[5][full citation needed][6][unreliable source?] Depiction Rama-avataram or Rama-kathai as plumb was originally called was be a failure into the holy precincts identical the presence of Vaishnava Acharya Nathamuni.[7][full citation needed]
Kamba Ramayana keep to not a verbal translation emancipation the Sanskrit epic by Valmiki, but a retelling of character story of Rama.[7][full citation needed]
He is portrayed be oblivious to Serukalathur Sama in the Tamil-language film Ambikapathy (1937).
Yet choice film, also titled Ambikapathy (1957) has M. K. Radha live Kambar.