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"name": "Mandalapuruder",
"bio": "\nMandalapuruder (c. 16th century) was a Jain ascetic and lexicographer.\nThe greatest contribution of Mandalapruder or Vira Mandalaver is Sudamani Nigandhu. This work, which he created at the suggestion of his guru Gunapattiren, comprises 989 stanzas arranged in 12 chapters. It treats of the synonyms of the Flindu Deities, and of the objects of the animal, vegetable and mineral kingdoms as well as of the homonymous and generic terms. Mandalapuruder follows the style of Amarakosha in this regard. Mandalapuruder is also the author of a poem in praise of Arha, a divinity worshipped by Jains.\nMandalapuruder is a contemporary of the Vijayanagar Emperor Krishna Deva Raya.",
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"name": "Mangudi Marudhanar",
"bio": "\nMāngudi Maruthanār, also known as Mānkudi Kilār, Madhurai Kānchi Pulavar, and Kānchi Pulavanār, was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 13 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 24 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. He was the author of Madurai Kaanchi of the Pathupattu (the Ten Idylls).\nMangudi Marudhanar hailed from the town of Mangudi and belonged to the Vellan caste.\nMangudi Marudhanar wrote the Madurai Kaanchi literature of the Pathupattu (the Ten Idylls). Besides he has written 13 Sangam verses, including 3 in Kurunthogai, 2 in Natrinai, 6 in Purananuru, 1 in Agananuru, and 1 in Tiruvalluva Maalai.",
"raw_bio": "Māngudi Maruthanār, also known as Mānkudi Kilār, Madhurai Kānchi Pulavar, and Kānchi Pulavanār, was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 13 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 24 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. He was the author of Madurai Kaanchi of the Pathupattu (the Ten Idylls). Mangudi Marudhanar hailed from the town of Mangudi and belonged to the Vellan caste. Mangudi Marudhanar wrote the Madurai Kaanchi literature of the Pathupattu (the Ten Idylls). Besides he has written 13 Sangam verses, including 3 in Kurunthogai, 2 in Natrinai, 6 in Purananuru, 1 in Agananuru, and 1 in Tiruvalluva Maalai.",
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"name": "Manikkavacakar",
"bio": "\nManikkavacakar, or Maanikkavaasagar (Tamil: மாணிக்கவாசகர், \"One whose words are like gems\"), was a 9th-century Tamil saint and poet who wrote Tiruvasakam, a book of Shaiva hymns. Speculated to have been a minister to the Pandya king Varagunavarman II (c. 862 CE–885 CE) (also called Arimarthana Pandiyan), he lived in Madurai.\nHe is revered as one of the Nalvar (\"group of four\" in Tamil), a set of four prominent Tamil saints alongside Appar, Sundarar and Sambandar. The other three contributed to the first seven volumes (Tevaram) of the twelve-volume Saivite work Tirumurai, the key devotional text of Shaiva Siddhanta. Manikkavacakar's Tiruvasakam and Thirukkovaiyar form the eighth. These eight volumes are considered to be the Tamil Vedas by the Shaivites, and the four saints are revered as Samaya Kuravar (religious preceptors)\nHis works are celebrated for their poetic expression of the anguish of being separated from God, and the joy of God-experience,: 48 with his ecstatic religious fervour drawing comparisons with those of Western saints like St. Francis of Assisi.",
"raw_bio": "Manikkavacakar, or Maanikkavaasagar (Tamil: மாணிக்கவாசகர், \"One whose words are like gems\"), was a 9th-century Tamil saint and poet who wrote Tiruvasakam, a book of Shaiva hymns. Speculated to have been a minister to the Pandya king Varagunavarman II (c. 862 CE–885 CE) (also called Arimarthana Pandiyan), he lived in Madurai. He is revered as one of the Nalvar (\"group of four\" in Tamil), a set of four prominent Tamil saints alongside Appar, Sundarar and Sambandar. The other three contributed to the first seven volumes (Tevaram) of the twelve-volume Saivite work Tirumurai, the key devotional text of Shaiva Siddhanta. Manikkavacakar's Tiruvasakam and Thirukkovaiyar form the eighth. These eight volumes are considered to be the Tamil Vedas by the Shaivites, and the four saints are revered as Samaya Kuravar (religious preceptors) His works are celebrated for their poetic expression of the anguish of being separated from God, and the joy of God-experience,: 48 with his ecstatic religious fervour drawing comparisons with those of Western saints like St. Francis of Assisi.",
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"name": "Marutthuvan Dhamodharanar",
"bio": "\nUraiyūr Maruthuvan Thāmōtharanār (Tamil: உறையூர் மருத்துவன் தாமோதரனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 6 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 11 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.\nDhamodharanar, known in full as Uraiyur Marutthuvan Dhamodharanar, lived in Uraiyur and was a physician by profession, hence came to be called thus. He was known as a worshiper of Lord Vishnu. He has sung in praise of the Chola King Kurappalli Thunjiya Perunthirumavalavan and Pittan Kottran in verses 60, 170, and 321 of the Purananuru. He is believed to be the contemporary of Sangam poets Kovoor Kilar, Madalan Madurai Kumaranar, and Kaveri Poompattanatthu Kaari Kannanar, since these poets, too, have sung on the Chola ruler.\nMarutthuvan Dhamodharanar has written 6 Sangam verses, including 3 in Purananuru (verses 60, 170, and 321), 2 in Agananuru (verses 133 and 257), and 1 in Tiruvalluva Maalai (verse 11).",
"raw_bio": "Uraiyūr Maruthuvan Thāmōtharanār (Tamil: உறையூர் மருத்துவன் தாமோதரனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 6 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 11 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. Dhamodharanar, known in full as Uraiyur Marutthuvan Dhamodharanar, lived in Uraiyur and was a physician by profession, hence came to be called thus. He was known as a worshiper of Lord Vishnu. He has sung in praise of the Chola King Kurappalli Thunjiya Perunthirumavalavan and Pittan Kottran in verses 60, 170, and 321 of the Purananuru. He is believed to be the contemporary of Sangam poets Kovoor Kilar, Madalan Madurai Kumaranar, and Kaveri Poompattanatthu Kaari Kannanar, since these poets, too, have sung on the Chola ruler. Marutthuvan Dhamodharanar has written 6 Sangam verses, including 3 in Purananuru (verses 60, 170, and 321), 2 in Agananuru (verses 133 and 257), and 1 in Tiruvalluva Maalai (verse 11).",
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"name": "Kunangudi Masthan Sahib",
"bio": "Kunangudi Masthan Sahib (1792-1838) was a Tamil Qadiriyya Sufi poet and composer. His songs remain popular today, especially in the Gaana music of Chennai.\nMasthan Sahib was Born at Kunangudi near Thondi in Ramanathapuram district, he was named Sultan Abdul Kadir Sahib at birth his parents Nainar Mohamed Sahib and Fathima bivi were wealthy parents but the son chose to give it all up, seeking the supreme truth. He became a Sufi, taking to the Qadariya order. His love for God he expressed in the form of songs. To him, God was the beloved and in some of the songs, in keeping with the Sufi tradition.Eventually he gave up a worldly life and became an ascetic and mystic, wandering from place to place, living in forests, and eventually settling in Chennai.\nhe was a Grandson of Tamil Poet Minna Noor-ud-din who sing \"பொன்னரிய மாலை\", Minna Noor-ud-din father Peer Ravuttar and his grandfather Meeran kani Annaviyar (Meeran kani Ravuttar) sing \"அரக்கான் மாலைச் சுருக்கம்\" and Annaviyar Father Seiku Nainar Ravuttar (kananavirayar - கனகவிராயர்) also a tamil poet , Mastan Sahib family was a Aristocratic Poetic Family.\nAt the Tirupparankunram shrine, Masthan Sahib is said to have experienced as profound mystical awakening while undergoing chilla, a forty-day period of secluded meditation. His major verse collection, the Masthan Saheb Padalgal, deals with the power of this shrine.",
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"name": "Mosikeeranar",
"bio": "\nMōsi Keeranār (Tamil: மோசிகீரனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 10 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 27 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.\nMosikeeranar hailed from Mosur in Thondainadu. Keeran is his familial name. Mosikeeranar was said to be the contemporary of the Chera ruler Thagadoor Erindha Peruncheral Irumporai. He was known as the poet who mistakenly slept on the murasukattil (giant drum cot) of the ruler.\nMosikeeranar has written 9 verses, including 1 in Agananuru (verse 392), 2 in Kurunthogai (verses 59 and 84), 1 in Natrinai, and 5 in Purananuru, besides the one in Tiruvalluva Maalai.",
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"name": "Makaral Karthikeya Mudaliar",
"bio": "\nMakaral Karthikeya Mudaliar (1857–1916) was an Indian scholar and poet of Tamil ancestry from Veyttur, near Madurantakam in the state of Tamil Nadu.\nMudaliar authored Velir varalaatru maanbu, Aathichudi Muthar Viruthiyurai, Tamil Solvilakkam, and Mozhi nool.\n",
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"name": "Pa. Subramania Mudaliar",
"bio": "\nPa. Subramania Mudaliar was a renowned 19th-century poet from Vellakal, Tirunelveli District, India. He wrote a number of Tamil books including Kombi virutham, Akaligai venba, and a book on Tamil literature. He also pioneered the translation of veterinary texts from English into Tamil.\n\nThis article about a poet from India is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.",
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"name": "Mugaiyalur Sirukarunthumbiyar",
"bio": "\nMugaiyalur Sirukarunthumbiyar, also known in full as Sonaattu Mugaiyalur Sirukarunthumbiyar (Tamil: சோணாட்டு முகையலூர்ச் சிறுகருந்தும்பியார்), was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom two verses of Sangam literature have been attributed, in addition to verse 17 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.\nSirukarunthumbiyar lived in the town of Mugaiyalur. He has composed poetry on Vallarkilaan.\nMugaiyalur Sirukarunthumbiyar has composed two verses in the Purananuru (verses 181 and 265) and verse 17 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.",
"raw_bio": "Mugaiyalur Sirukarunthumbiyar, also known in full as Sonaattu Mugaiyalur Sirukarunthumbiyar (Tamil: சோணாட்டு முகையலூர்ச் சிறுகருந்தும்பியார்), was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom two verses of Sangam literature have been attributed, in addition to verse 17 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. Sirukarunthumbiyar lived in the town of Mugaiyalur. He has composed poetry on Vallarkilaan. Mugaiyalur Sirukarunthumbiyar has composed two verses in the Purananuru (verses 181 and 265) and verse 17 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.",
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"name": "Muthulingam (poet)",
"bio": "\nMuthulingam (Tamil:முத்துலிங்கம்) (born 20 March 1942) is an Indian songwriter. He wrote over 1,500 Tamil film songs, and was the winner of Kalaimamani, Bavender Bharathidasan Award, Best Songwriter Award, Artist Award. He is a former royal poet and a former upper house member.\nMuthulingam was born in 1942 in Kadambangudi, Sivagangai district . Self-employment, agriculture . Educated till the final class of school. He wrote his first poem when he was 15 years old. \n",
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"name": "Na. Kamarasan",
"bio": "\nNachimuthu Kamarasan (/kɑːmʌrɑːsʌn/ 29 November 1942 – 24 May 2017) was an Indian poet and lyricist who worked on Tamil-language films.\nKamarasan was born in Meenakshipuram in Bodi at Theni district to Nachimuthu and Lakshmi Ammal. In 1964, when he was a student of Thiagarasar Arts College, Madurai, he participated in the anti-Hindi protest and was imprisoned. He has a Master's Degree and worked as a Tamil Lecturer at Uttampalayam Haji Karutha Rauthar College and as an Officer in the Department of Translation in the Tamil Nadu Government Secretariat.\nThough Kamarasan started writing poems in traditional verses with Surya Gandhi, he later switched to writing poems in formats like image poetry, free verse. Impressed by his poem compilation Karuppu Malargal, M. G. Ramachandran gave Kamarasan an opportunity to write lyrics for his film Needhikku Thalaivanangu and wrote his first film song \"Kanavugale\" and went on to write many songs for Ramachandran which he felt gave him the much needed freedom to write songs. Despite writing songs for films, he was not happy with the industry the way they treated him and other lyricists, for which he said \"I used to make garlands and suddenly went to cut grass\".",
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"name": "Nakkirar I",
"bio": "\nNakkirar I (c. 250 BCE) was a poet of the Sangam period, who composed anthologies including the Neṭunalvāṭai. He also wrote verse 7 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.",
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