Eelattu Poothanthevanar | |
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| Born | 300 BCE - 300 CE Mantai, Mannar, Northern Province,Sri Lanka |
| Occupation | Poet |
Eelattu Poothanthevanar was one of the earliest known classicalCeylon (present daySri Lanka) Tamilpoets from theSangam period. He hailed from the ancient international port ofManthai (Manthottam/ Manthoddam in Tamil, Manthota in derivedSinhalese) in Ceylon, the ruins of which are in present-dayMannar District, Sri Lanka.[1] His poems were included in theTamil language anthologies of theSangam literature compiled inTamilakam before 250 CE.[2] Writing in the city ofMadurai, he praises the valour of the contemporaneous King Pasum Poon Pandyan, who, as per theNarkudi Velalar Varalaru, reigned from 275 to 240 BCE. Seven of his poetic verses feature in theAkananuṟu,Natriṇai andKurunthokai.[3]
Other Sri Lankan Tamil poets whose contemporary work feature in the anthologies includePūtan Ila Naganar andMarudan Ila Naganar.
Eelattu Poothanthevanar wrote two Sangam verses, including one each in Akananuru (verse 88) and Kurunthogai (verse 343).
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