Kambar (poet)

This article is about the poet. For the lean process method, see Kanban.

Kambar
Statue of Kambar at Marina Beach, Chennai
Born1180 (1180)
Therizhandur (in present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
Died1250(1250-00-00) (aged 69–70)
Nattarasankottai (in present-day Tamil Nadu, India)
OccupationPoet
LanguageTamil
Notable worksRamavataram
Silai Elupatu

Kambar, or Kamban (1180–1250), was an Indian poet. He is the author of the Ramavataram, popularly known as Kambaramayanam, the Tamil version of the Hindu epic Ramayana. He had also authored several other literary works in Tamil including Silai Elupatu, Kangai Puranam, Sadagopar Antati and Saraswati Antati.

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