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"name": "Sudhangan",
"bio": "\nSudhangan born Rangarajan (4 October 1958 – 12 September 2020) was an Indian Tamil journalist, reporter, editor, television presenter, columnist, political analyst and actor who also acted in few films and television soap operas. He was regarded as a pillar of investigative journalism in Tamil media and was well known for his publications based on Tamil cinema and politics. He had also published short stories and a novel. He was also well known for close links with prominent politicians of Tamil Nadu including late Jayalalitha.\nHe pursued an interest in reading and writing reports at his young age. He pursued his early career as a reporter for Tamil weekly Thisaikal in 1978. After working for about six months with Thisaikal, he joined the Kumudam magazine as a freelance reporter. He eventually had to change his birth name of Rangarajan to Sudhangan soon after joining the Kumudam group in order to avoid naming confusions with another Kumudam editor Ra. Ki. Rangarajan who had already achieved success in the journalism.\nHe then left the Kumudam magazine and joined the Vikatan group in 1982. He joined the Junior Vikatan as an editor and he literally introduced new reporting methods and techniques especially paving way for investigative journalism. He also became the chief editor of the magazine and served in the position until 1992. He also later joined the Tamil weeklies Dinamani and Tamilan Express.",
"raw_bio": "Sudhangan born Rangarajan (4 October 1958 – 12 September 2020) was an Indian Tamil journalist, reporter, editor, television presenter, columnist, political analyst and actor who also acted in few films and television soap operas. He was regarded as a pillar of investigative journalism in Tamil media and was well known for his publications based on Tamil cinema and politics. He had also published short stories and a novel. He was also well known for close links with prominent politicians of Tamil Nadu including late Jayalalitha. He pursued an interest in reading and writing reports at his young age. He pursued his early career as a reporter for Tamil weekly Thisaikal in 1978. After working for about six months with Thisaikal, he joined the Kumudam magazine as a freelance reporter. He eventually had to change his birth name of Rangarajan to Sudhangan soon after joining the Kumudam group in order to avoid naming confusions with another Kumudam editor Ra. Ki. Rangarajan who had already achieved success in the journalism. He then left the Kumudam magazine and joined the Vikatan group in 1982. He joined the Junior Vikatan as an editor and he literally introduced new reporting methods and techniques especially paving way for investigative journalism. He also became the chief editor of the magazine and served in the position until 1992. He also later joined the Tamil weeklies Dinamani and Tamilan Express.",
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"name": "Sukirtharani",
"bio": "\nSukirtharani is an Indian feminist poet who is widely acclaimed for her contribution to contemporary Dalit and Tamil literature.\nSukirtharani is also a Tamil teacher at the Government Girls High School in Ranipet District, and has a master's degree in economics and Tamil literature. Her works include six published collection of poems. The works themselves have been described as celebratory towards the female body and a chastisement of the oppressive caste system which encapsulate a dual experience of being born both a female and a dalit. Her works have also been noted to have an eco-feminist approach to them. She has featured alongside the poets Kutti Revathi, Malathi Maithri and Salma in Lakshmi Holmström's translated compilation Wild Girls Wicked Words. Holmström in her anthology describes Sukirtharani as one who seeks \"an infant language with all the rough and physical reality of new birth, sticky with blood\".\nShe has received a number of awards such as the Thevamagal Kavithoovi Award, the Pengal Munnani Achiever Award and the Puthumaipitthan Memorial Award.",
"raw_bio": "Sukirtharani is an Indian feminist poet who is widely acclaimed for her contribution to contemporary Dalit and Tamil literature. Sukirtharani is also a Tamil teacher at the Government Girls High School in Ranipet District, and has a master's degree in economics and Tamil literature. Her works include six published collection of poems. The works themselves have been described as celebratory towards the female body and a chastisement of the oppressive caste system which encapsulate a dual experience of being born both a female and a dalit. Her works have also been noted to have an eco-feminist approach to them. She has featured alongside the poets Kutti Revathi, Malathi Maithri and Salma in Lakshmi Holmström's translated compilation Wild Girls Wicked Words. Holmström in her anthology describes Sukirtharani as one who seeks \"an infant language with all the rough and physical reality of new birth, sticky with blood\". She has received a number of awards such as the Thevamagal Kavithoovi Award, the Pengal Munnani Achiever Award and the Puthumaipitthan Memorial Award.",
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"name": "U. V. Swaminatha Iyer",
"bio": "\nUttamadhanapuram Venkatasubbaiyer Swaminatha Iyer (19 February 1855 – 28 April 1942) was a Tamil scholar and researcher who was instrumental in bringing many long-forgotten works of classical Tamil literature to light. His singular efforts over five decades brought to light major literary works in Tamil and contributed vastly to the enrichment of its literary heritage. Iyer published over 90 books in his lifetime, on a variety of matters connected to classical Tamil literature, and collected over 3,000 paper manuscripts, palm-leaf manuscripts and notes of various kinds.\nHe is affectionately called Tamil Thatha (literally, \"Tamil grandfather\").\nUtthamadhanapuram Venkatasubramanian Swaminathan was born on 19 February 1855 in the village of Suriyamoolai near Kumbakonam in present-day Tamil Nadu.",
"raw_bio": "Uttamadhanapuram Venkatasubbaiyer Swaminatha Iyer (19 February 1855 – 28 April 1942) was a Tamil scholar and researcher who was instrumental in bringing many long-forgotten works of classical Tamil literature to light. His singular efforts over five decades brought to light major literary works in Tamil and contributed vastly to the enrichment of its literary heritage. Iyer published over 90 books in his lifetime, on a variety of matters connected to classical Tamil literature, and collected over 3,000 paper manuscripts, palm-leaf manuscripts and notes of various kinds. He is affectionately called Tamil Thatha (literally, \"Tamil grandfather\"). Utthamadhanapuram Venkatasubramanian Swaminathan was born on 19 February 1855 in the village of Suriyamoolai near Kumbakonam in present-day Tamil Nadu.",
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"name": "Umaru Pulavar",
"bio": "\nUmaru Pulavar was a Tamil Muslim poet from Tamil Nadu, India. Umaru Pulavar was born in 1642 in the town of Nagalapuram in Thoothukudi district. He is celebrated as one of the greatest Islamic poets of India.\nUmaru pulavar's forefather was from Nagalapuram, before moving to Ettayapuram where the poet was born. Umaru Pulavar's literary talents flourished under Kadikai Muthu Pulavar that is only in Tamil language (Tamil: கடிகை முத்து புலவர்), court poet of the Ettayapuram Zamin. At the age of 16, Umaru Pulavar stole the national limelight by winning a literary debate with Vallai Varundhi, a renowned poet from North India. Umaru Pulavar was then made the court poet of the Ettayapuram Zamin. But he was not able to learn Arabic grammar. While learning the Arabic language his master went for his essential work for earning money. His family and heirs were awarded with Pulavar title by government of Tamil Nadu, and they carry the initial before their bio initial. Pulavar died on 28 July 1703. PF Nazeer, one of his last heirs with some unpublished work poems died recently of cancer. His family has set up a trust for education and social reforms for poor people on his anniversary.\nHe was commissioned by Seethakaathi, to pen Seerapuranam considered to be one of the best works in Tamil Muslim literature until date, depicting the biography of Nabi. It contains 5,027 poems in three ‘Kandams’ (parts), which are Vilathathu Kandam, Noobuvathu Kandam and Hijurathu Kandam. Each of the ‘Kandams’ narrates various stages of the life of Nabi.",
"raw_bio": "Umaru Pulavar was a Tamil Muslim poet from Tamil Nadu, India. Umaru Pulavar was born in 1642 in the town of Nagalapuram in Thoothukudi district. He is celebrated as one of the greatest Islamic poets of India. Umaru pulavar's forefather was from Nagalapuram, before moving to Ettayapuram where the poet was born. Umaru Pulavar's literary talents flourished under Kadikai Muthu Pulavar that is only in Tamil language (Tamil: கடிகை முத்து புலவர்), court poet of the Ettayapuram Zamin. At the age of 16, Umaru Pulavar stole the national limelight by winning a literary debate with Vallai Varundhi, a renowned poet from North India. Umaru Pulavar was then made the court poet of the Ettayapuram Zamin. But he was not able to learn Arabic grammar. While learning the Arabic language his master went for his essential work for earning money. His family and heirs were awarded with Pulavar title by government of Tamil Nadu, and they carry the initial before their bio initial. Pulavar died on 28 July 1703. PF Nazeer, one of his last heirs with some unpublished work poems died recently of cancer. His family has set up a trust for education and social reforms for poor people on his anniversary. He was commissioned by Seethakaathi, to pen Seerapuranam considered to be one of the best works in Tamil Muslim literature until date, depicting the biography of Nabi. It contains 5,027 poems in three ‘Kandams’ (parts), which are Vilathathu Kandam, Noobuvathu Kandam and Hijurathu Kandam. Each of the ‘Kandams’ narrates various stages of the life of Nabi.",
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"name": "Thenkachi Ko. Swaminathan",
"bio": "\nThenkatchi Ko Ayya. Swaminathan (1946 – 16 September 2009) was a Tamil orator, television personality and author of various Tamil books. He had served as deputy director of All India Radio, Chennai.\nSwaminathan was born in Thenkachi a small village in Perambalur, Tamil Nadu to Tamil parents. He graduated in agriculture from the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore.\nHe started his career in a government office as Agricultural Extension Officer. He resigned his job to do farming in his agricultural lands. Seven years later in 1977 he joined All India Radio, to make speeches on agricultural topics.",
"raw_bio": "Thenkatchi Ko Ayya. Swaminathan (1946 – 16 September 2009) was a Tamil orator, television personality and author of various Tamil books. He had served as deputy director of All India Radio, Chennai. Swaminathan was born in Thenkachi a small village in Perambalur, Tamil Nadu to Tamil parents. He graduated in agriculture from the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University, Coimbatore. He started his career in a government office as Agricultural Extension Officer. He resigned his job to do farming in his agricultural lands. Seven years later in 1977 he joined All India Radio, to make speeches on agricultural topics.",
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"name": "Tamilvanan",
"bio": "Tamilvanan (Tamil: தமிழ்வாணன்) was a Tamil language author and publisher based in Chennai. He was the founding editor of the widely influential magazine Kalkandu; it published fiction, articles about state politics and Tamil cinema, and pages of factoids. It also had a vibrant 'Question and Answers' section, in which the editor's idiosyncrasy was promoted. Tamilvanan and his magazine were closely associated with the Dravidian socio-political movement, although he was a totally non-communal man.\nTamilvanan's novels feature the detective hero Shankarlal, who travels the world solving crimes and battling criminals in countries around the world. Improbably, he is instantly recognized and mobbed by fans and admirers everywhere he goes. The novels often contain a good deal of factual information about the settings, which served to educate the Tamil audience about countries to which, at the time, relatively few Indians could obtain visas or afford to travel.\nIn the books, Shankarlal frequently travels with his wife Indra and his servants, Kathrikai (the nickname means \"eggplant\", a reference to his fat belly and tuft of hair) and Manickam. The detective wore a black hat and sunglasses whenever pictured, and was famous for drinking great quantities of tea.\nDespite all the foreign settings and situations, Tamilvanan's language was pure Tamil language, avoiding common English or Hindi loan words in favor of their Tamil equivalents. Nonetheless, all the hall-marks of a journalistic genius were visible in his work.",
"raw_bio": "Tamilvanan (Tamil: தமிழ்வாணன்) was a Tamil language author and publisher based in Chennai. He was the founding editor of the widely influential magazine Kalkandu; it published fiction, articles about state politics and Tamil cinema, and pages of factoids. It also had a vibrant 'Question and Answers' section, in which the editor's idiosyncrasy was promoted. Tamilvanan and his magazine were closely associated with the Dravidian socio-political movement, although he was a totally non-communal man. Tamilvanan's novels feature the detective hero Shankarlal, who travels the world solving crimes and battling criminals in countries around the world. Improbably, he is instantly recognized and mobbed by fans and admirers everywhere he goes. The novels often contain a good deal of factual information about the settings, which served to educate the Tamil audience about countries to which, at the time, relatively few Indians could obtain visas or afford to travel. In the books, Shankarlal frequently travels with his wife Indra and his servants, Kathrikai (the nickname means \"eggplant\", a reference to his fat belly and tuft of hair) and Manickam. The detective wore a black hat and sunglasses whenever pictured, and was famous for drinking great quantities of tea. Despite all the foreign settings and situations, Tamilvanan's language was pure Tamil language, avoiding common English or Hindi loan words in favor of their Tamil equivalents. Nonetheless, all the hall-marks of a journalistic genius were visible in his work.",
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"name": "Pushpa Thangadorai",
"bio": "Sri Venugopal (Tamil: ஸ்ரீ வேணுகோபால்) (1931 – 10 November 2013) was a Tamil language author of religious pilgrimage travelogues, who also wrote fiction under the name Pushpa Thangadorai (Tamil: புஷ்பா தங்கதுரை).\nSome of his most famous novels are:\nOru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu was made into a film starring Kamal Haasan.\nAn excerpt of En Peyar Kamala was translated into English by Pritham K. Chakravarthy and published as part of The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction in 2008. Volume 2 of The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction featured Highway 17, a 1980 comic written by Pushpa Thangadorai and illustrated by Jeyaraj, starring a motorcycle-riding female detective called Karate Kavitha.",
"raw_bio": "Sri Venugopal (Tamil: ஸ்ரீ வேணுகோபால்) (1931 – 10 November 2013) was a Tamil language author of religious pilgrimage travelogues, who also wrote fiction under the name Pushpa Thangadorai (Tamil: புஷ்பா தங்கதுரை). Some of his most famous novels are: Oru Oodhappu Kan Simittugiradhu was made into a film starring Kamal Haasan. An excerpt of En Peyar Kamala was translated into English by Pritham K. Chakravarthy and published as part of The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction in 2008. Volume 2 of The Blaft Anthology of Tamil Pulp Fiction featured Highway 17, a 1980 comic written by Pushpa Thangadorai and illustrated by Jeyaraj, starring a motorcycle-riding female detective called Karate Kavitha.",
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"name": "Lakshmi (writer)",
"bio": "\nThiripurasundari Srinivasan (21 March 1921 – 7 January 1987), better known by her pen name Lakshmi, was an Indian writer from Tamil Nadu.\nThiripurasundari was born in Thottiyam in ,Tamil Nadu. Her parents were Dr. Srinivasan and Pattammal (Sivakami). She was schooled at Thottiyam, Musiri and Holy Cross School, Trichy. She studied in Stanley Medical College and became a medical doctor. She began publishing short stories in Ananda Vikatan while still at college. She used \"Lakshmi\" as her pen name. Her first short story to be published was Thagunda thandanaya? (lit. An apt punishment?). Her first novel to be published was Bhavani. After completing her medical education, she practiced at Chennai. She married Kannabiran in 1955 and moved to South Africa, where she lived for the next twenty two years. Her husband died in 1966. She returned to India in 1977 and took up full-time writing. She died in 1987.\nThiripurasundari was a prolific writer who has published hundreds of short stories and novels. Her novels Penn manam and Mithila Vilas were awarded the Tamil Valarchi Kazhagam price. In 1984, she was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for her novel Oru Kaveriyai pola(lit. Like the river Kaveri). Her Kanchanaiyin Kanavu and Penn Manam and sooryakandham, one of her best works were made into Tamil films - Kanchana(1952) and Iruvar Ullam (1963). Most of her works were based on family issues.",
"raw_bio": "Thiripurasundari Srinivasan (21 March 1921 – 7 January 1987), better known by her pen name Lakshmi, was an Indian writer from Tamil Nadu. Thiripurasundari was born in Thottiyam in ,Tamil Nadu. Her parents were Dr. Srinivasan and Pattammal (Sivakami). She was schooled at Thottiyam, Musiri and Holy Cross School, Trichy. She studied in Stanley Medical College and became a medical doctor. She began publishing short stories in Ananda Vikatan while still at college. She used \"Lakshmi\" as her pen name. Her first short story to be published was Thagunda thandanaya? (lit. An apt punishment?). Her first novel to be published was Bhavani. After completing her medical education, she practiced at Chennai. She married Kannabiran in 1955 and moved to South Africa, where she lived for the next twenty two years. Her husband died in 1966. She returned to India in 1977 and took up full-time writing. She died in 1987. Thiripurasundari was a prolific writer who has published hundreds of short stories and novels. Her novels Penn manam and Mithila Vilas were awarded the Tamil Valarchi Kazhagam price. In 1984, she was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for Tamil for her novel Oru Kaveriyai pola(lit. Like the river Kaveri). Her Kanchanaiyin Kanavu and Penn Manam and sooryakandham, one of her best works were made into Tamil films - Kanchana(1952) and Iruvar Ullam (1963). Most of her works were based on family issues.",
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"name": "Thirumalaiyar",
"bio": "Thirumalaiyar (c. 11 to 13th century CE) was a Tamil poet, scholar, and commentator known for his commentary on the Thirukkural. He was among the canon of Ten Medieval Commentators of the Kural text most highly esteemed by modern scholars. His work, however, has been lost along with other four ancient commentators, namely, Dhamatthar, Nacchar, Dharumar, and Mallar.",
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"name": "Thirumeni Rathna Kavirayar",
"bio": "Tirumeni Rathna Kavirayar, known in full as Tirumeni Kaari Rathna Kavirayar, was a 16th-century Tamil scholar. He is known for his work Nunporul Maalai, a commentary on Parimelalhagar's commentary to the Kural text. His work is also the first in the series of commentaries appearing on Parimelalhagar's Kural commentary, known in the scholarly circle as uraikku urai (commentaries to the Commentary).\nKavirayar's work on the Parimelalhagar commentary to the Kural text is considered one of the finest works on the subject. According to M. Shanmugam Pillai, Kavirayar titled his work Nunporul Maalai, which literally means “garland to the work of subtle meanings\", because it elaborates on the finest interpretations found in Parimelalhagar's commentary on the Kural literature. According to E. Sundaramurthy, former vice-chancellor of the Tamil University, the Nunporul Maalai lists divergent interpretations, who explains that such differences, if based on genuine academic grounds, are part of research methodology.\nKavirayar has also authored similar work on the Tolkappiyam, which is titled Tolkappiya Nunporul Maalai. However, this work is completely lost now.\nKavirayar's work has inspired several scholars after him, each of whom wrote highly praised commentaries on Parimelalhagar's work worthy of critical analysis. These scholars include Saravanaperumal Iyer, Murugesa Mudaliyar, Ramanuja Kavirayar, K. Vadivelu Chettiar, Arasan Shanmuganar, Kuppuswamy Mudaliyar, and V. M. Gopalakrishnamachariyar.",
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"name": "Periyasaamy Thooran",
"bio": "\nM. P. Periyasaamy Thooran (Tamil: பெரியசாமி தூரன்) (26 September 1908 – 20 January 1987) was a patriot, Tamil poet, teacher, and composer of Carnatic music.\nPeriyasamy was born to K. A. Palanivelappa Gounder and Paavaathal on 26 September 1908 at Manjakattuvalasu, near Modakurichi, in the Erode district of India. He was greatly influenced and inspired by the firebrand poet and revolutionary Subramania Bharathiyar, and Mahatma Gandhi. As a university student, he published an underground monthly magazine called Pithan containing incendiary articles that spoke out against the erstwhile British administration, in support of the Indian Independence Movement. This magazine was printed by K. M. Ramaswamy Gounder MLA in Gobichettipalayam initially. He also wrote poems and short stories during this period, adopting the pen name Thooran. He declined to sit for the final Bachelor of Arts examination, in protest of the execution of Bhagat Singh. Periyasamy gained his Bachelor of Arts degree (in Mathematics with a Minor in Astronomy) and a L.T. (Licentiate in Teaching) later. Periyasamy's background in Science would prove to be instrumental in helping him complete the Tamil Encyclopedia project, work on which began in 1947. He held that terms pertaining to science and technology were an integral part of the Tamil language.\nA prolific writer, he composed over six hundred songs on national, spiritual and moral issues. He wrote 'a poem a day' for several years after his daily poojas. He became popular and the melody queens N. C. Vasanthakokilam and D. K. Pattammal always included his works in their concerts. A man with noble ideals, Thooran is an acknowledged poet and composer. Analogous to Tyagaraja's 'Santhamulekha, Soukyamuledhu' (set to Sama rāgam), Thooran's 'Santhamillamal sukham undo?' (Nattaikurinji) stresses that there is no joy without patience and no contentment amidst worries. Deep philosophical truths lay hidden in his simple devotional songs. Musical aesthetics and bhava find abundant evidence in his compositions.",
"raw_bio": "M. P. Periyasaamy Thooran (Tamil: பெரியசாமி தூரன்) (26 September 1908 – 20 January 1987) was a patriot, Tamil poet, teacher, and composer of Carnatic music. Periyasamy was born to K. A. Palanivelappa Gounder and Paavaathal on 26 September 1908 at Manjakattuvalasu, near Modakurichi, in the Erode district of India. He was greatly influenced and inspired by the firebrand poet and revolutionary Subramania Bharathiyar, and Mahatma Gandhi. As a university student, he published an underground monthly magazine called Pithan containing incendiary articles that spoke out against the erstwhile British administration, in support of the Indian Independence Movement. This magazine was printed by K. M. Ramaswamy Gounder MLA in Gobichettipalayam initially. He also wrote poems and short stories during this period, adopting the pen name Thooran. He declined to sit for the final Bachelor of Arts examination, in protest of the execution of Bhagat Singh. Periyasamy gained his Bachelor of Arts degree (in Mathematics with a Minor in Astronomy) and a L.T. (Licentiate in Teaching) later. Periyasamy's background in Science would prove to be instrumental in helping him complete the Tamil Encyclopedia project, work on which began in 1947. He held that terms pertaining to science and technology were an integral part of the Tamil language. A prolific writer, he composed over six hundred songs on national, spiritual and moral issues. He wrote 'a poem a day' for several years after his daily poojas. He became popular and the melody queens N. C. Vasanthakokilam and D. K. Pattammal always included his works in their concerts. A man with noble ideals, Thooran is an acknowledged poet and composer. Analogous to Tyagaraja's 'Santhamulekha, Soukyamuledhu' (set to Sama rāgam), Thooran's 'Santhamillamal sukham undo?' (Nattaikurinji) stresses that there is no joy without patience and no contentment amidst worries. Deep philosophical truths lay hidden in his simple devotional songs. Musical aesthetics and bhava find abundant evidence in his compositions.",
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"name": "Umapathi Shivachariyar",
"bio": "Umapathi Shivachariyar (13th century–14th century CE) was a Tamil poet and scholar. It is from his writings that details about earlier poets, chiefly Parimelalhagar, have become known.\nUmapati Sivacharya celebrated the life of the Saivite saint Sekkizhar in his 1313 CE work called Sekkizhar Nayanar Puranam. In 1323 CE, he authored the work Sankarpa Nirakaranam. This is known by his indication of the year as Sagam 1235 within the work of Sankarpa Nirakaranam. This translates to 1323 CE in the modern Gregorian calendar. In one of his venpa poetries named \"Valluvar Seer\", he mentions about Parimelalhagar indicating his commentary of the Tirukkural. This indicates that Parimelalhagar lived before Shivachariyar.",
"raw_bio": "Umapathi Shivachariyar (13th century–14th century CE) was a Tamil poet and scholar. It is from his writings that details about earlier poets, chiefly Parimelalhagar, have become known. Umapati Sivacharya celebrated the life of the Saivite saint Sekkizhar in his 1313 CE work called Sekkizhar Nayanar Puranam. In 1323 CE, he authored the work Sankarpa Nirakaranam. This is known by his indication of the year as Sagam 1235 within the work of Sankarpa Nirakaranam. This translates to 1323 CE in the modern Gregorian calendar. In one of his venpa poetries named \"Valluvar Seer\", he mentions about Parimelalhagar indicating his commentary of the Tirukkural. This indicates that Parimelalhagar lived before Shivachariyar.",
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