tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post7949184626307978195..comments2024-03-18T22:56:06.696+05:30Comments on Jayasree Saranathan: There were many Kalidasas - know who they are...Jayasree Saranathan http://www.blogger.com/profile/01048252011566427834noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3442555339667770589.post-34150404442397744332019-12-06T21:05:17.979+05:302019-12-06T21:05:17.979+05:30Tamil literary history, Kapilar seem to have writt... Tamil literary history, Kapilar seem to have written poems for Kalithokai (which is a work of later Sangam period - 300 CE work), Inna narpathu (which is actually a பதினென் கீழ்கணக்கு work of 600-900 CE), and also a poem in Thiruvalluvamalai (which is a 1100 CE work). How is that possible?<br /><br />It was a practice among poets to credit their work in someone else's name, in order to gain acceptance. All these Jnavettiyan etc. also belongs to this category<br />--<br />S H Subrahmanian, mani@enablery.orgSubrahmanian S Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04723768233107400863noreply@blogger.com