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औव्वयार्

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Script: Devanagari

औव्वयार्

Puranic Encyclopaedia  | English  English |   | 
AUVVAYĀR   A celebrated tamil poetess. she was born in a Paraya (lowest of the hindu castes) family. her mother left her as soon as she was delivered and a low caste Śūdra brought her up. she lived for 240 years before she left on a long journey never to return. she wrote several books in tamil. The important ones are Ātticūti, Kontaiventa, Mutturai, Natvali, Katvali slukka, Nannūtkova, Nantanikova, Aruntamilmāla, Darśanappattu, and Jnānakurul. she has made a dictionary in verses also.

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