Ancient Tamil Literature

UPSC Archival Analysis

Exam Year

2002

Evidence Source

ID: ART_LIT_2002_83 Ref: The Smile of Murugan: On Tamil Literature

The author of the Silapadikaram was

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Ilango Adigal, a Chera prince and Jain monk, is the author of the famous Tamil epic Silapadikaram.