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'''Tirutakkatevar''' was a [[Tamil Jain]] poet who wrote ''[[Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi]]'', one of [[The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.bu.edu/arthim/cs103/TamizhAmudham/literature.html|title=Tamizh Amudham|publisher=Boston University|accessdate=2 February 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080713124429/http://people.bu.edu/arthim/cs103/TamizhAmudham/literature.html|archivedate=13 July 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/the-influence-of-jainism-in-kongu-nadu/article19845654.ece|title=On how Kongu Nadu was a Jain bastion|last=Krishnamachari|first=Suganthy|date=2017-10-12|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-09-08|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He, as a local king, also supported [[Kambar (poet)|Kambar]], one of the most famous poets of Tamil literature.
'''Tirutakka Thevar''' was a [[Tamil Jain]] poet who wrote ''[[Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi]]'', one of [[The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://people.bu.edu/arthim/cs103/TamizhAmudham/literature.html|title=Tamizh Amudham|publisher=Boston University|accessdate=2 February 2012|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080713124429/http://people.bu.edu/arthim/cs103/TamizhAmudham/literature.html|archivedate=13 July 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/history-and-culture/the-influence-of-jainism-in-kongu-nadu/article19845654.ece|title=On how Kongu Nadu was a Jain bastion|last=Krishnamachari|first=Suganthy|date=2017-10-12|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-09-08|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He, as a local king, once a ruler from the Maravar Boomi(Ancient name of Madurai) lived during the 9th & 10th Century , belongs to the Maravar Clan from the Mukkulathor Community, also supported [[Kambar (poet)|Kambar]], one of the most famous poets of Tamil literature.


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[[Category:Epic poets]]
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[[Category:13th-century Indian Jain poets]]
 


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Tirutakka Thevar was a Tamil Jain poet who wrote Cīvaka Cintāmaṇi, one of The Five Great Epics of Tamil Literature.[1][2] He, as a local king, once a ruler from the Maravar Boomi(Ancient name of Madurai) lived during the 9th & 10th Century , belongs to the Maravar Clan from the Mukkulathor Community, also supported Kambar, one of the most famous poets of Tamil literature.

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References

  1. "Tamizh Amudham". Boston University. Archived from the original on 13 July 2008. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
  2. Krishnamachari, Suganthy (12 October 2017). "On how Kongu Nadu was a Jain bastion". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 September 2019.