Alangudi Vanganar (Tamil: ஆலங்குடி வங்கனார்) was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 8 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 53 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. [1]
Alangudi Vanganar hailed from Alangudi in Pudukottai district in Tamil Nadu. [2] He was said to be involved in maritime trade and hence acquired the name 'Vanganar', which means the one related to ships. [1]
Alangudi Vanganar has written 8 verses, including 2 in Kurunthogai, 3 in Natrinai, 1 each in Agananuru and Purananuru, and 1 in Tiruvalluva Maalai. [2]
Alangudi Vanganar opines about Valluvar and the Kural text thus: [3]
The gods have known the taste of ambrosia by having partaken of it; but men will know it when they imbibe the milk issuing from the three teats (parts) of the Cural. [Emphasis in original]
Satthanar or Chithalai Satthanar was the Tamil poet who composed the epic Manimekalai. A total of 11 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed to Satthanar, including verse 10 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Iraiyanar, literally meaning "the Lord" and also a common name of Shiva, was a legendary poet of the Sangam period who is believed to have composed verse 2 of Kurunthogai. He is believed to be the incarnation of Lord Shiva of the temple at Madurai, known as 'Aalavaai Sokkar' or 'Sokkanathar'. Verse 3 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai, praising Valluvar, is also attributed to him.
Arisil Kilar was a Tamil poet of the Sangam period. He has authored 20 verses in the Sangam literature, including verse 13 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Mamulanar was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 31 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 8 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Uraiyur Mudhukootthanar, also known as Uraiyur Mudhukootranar, was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 9 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 39 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Paranar was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 84 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, besides verse 6 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Kalladar, also known as Kalladanar, was a poet of the Sangam period, known for authoring 14 verses of the Sangam literature, besides verse 9 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Madurai Aruvai Vanigan Ilavettanar was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 13 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 35 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. It is his verse in Tiruvalluva Maalai that bestowed the Kural with the name Vaayurai Vaalthu.
Pandiyan Ukkira Peruvaludhi was a king and poet belonging to the Sangam period, to whom 3 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 4 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. He was also the chancellor of the Third Sangam.
Māngudi Maruthanār, also known as Mānkudi Kilār, Madhurai Kānchi Pulavar, and Kānchi Pulavanār, was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 13 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 24 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai. He was the author of Madurai Kaanchi of the Pathupattu.
Mōsi Keeranār was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 10 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 27 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Kōvūr Kilār was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 18 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 38 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Nariverūuth Thalaiyār was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 5 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 33 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Velliveethiyār was a poet of the late Sangam period, to whom 14 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 23 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Uraiyūr Maruthuvan Thāmōtharanār was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 6 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 11 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Kārikkannanār, known in full as Kāviripoompattinathu Kārikkannanār, was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 10 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 28 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Kōthamanār was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 2 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 15 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Ponmudiyār was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom four verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 14 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Keerandhaiyar was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom a sole verse of the Sangam literature has been attributed, in addition to verse 19 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Nallanthuvanar, also known in full as Madurai Aasiriyar Nallanthuvanar, was a poet of the Sangam period, to whom 39 verses of the Sangam literature has been attributed, in addition to verse 18 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
