Tamil poet kambar autobiography of a flea
Tamil poet kambar autobiography of a flea
Autobiography of a flea movie.
Kambar (poet)
12th-century Indian poet of Tamil language
This article is about the poet. For the lean process method, see Kanban.
Kambar, or Kavichakravarthy Kamban (1180 CE–1250 CE),[1] was an Indian poet and the author of the Ramavataram, popularly known as Kambaramayanam, the Tamil version of the epic Ramayana.[2] Kambar also authored other literary works in Tamil, such as Tirukkai Valakkam, Erelupatu, Silai Elupatu, Kangai Puranam, Sadagopar Antati and Saraswati Antati.[2][full citation needed]
Life
Kambar was born in Therazhundur.
His father was a wealthy farmer named Sadaiyepa Vallal.[3] He grew up in the Chola Empire under the reign of Kulothunga III. Having heard of this talented bard, Kulothunga summoned him to his court and honoured him with the title Kavi Chakravarty (The Emperor of Poets).[2][full citation needed]
Kambar flourished in Therazhundur, a village in the cul