Annamalai Reddiyar
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Annamalai Reddiyar was a Tamil
poet. He was born in Chennikulam, Sankarankoil taluk
, Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu
. Although his mother tongue was Telugu
, he was a great exponent of Tamil poetry. He wrote the Kavadi Sindhu about Murugan (also known as Karthikeya, son of Shiva
).
Tamil people
Tamil people , also called Tamils or Tamilians, are an ethnic group native to Tamil Nadu, India and the north-eastern region of Sri Lanka. Historic and post 15th century emigrant communities are also found across the world, notably Malaysia, Singapore, Mauritius, South Africa, Australia, Canada,...
poet. He was born in Chennikulam, Sankarankoil taluk
Sankarankoil taluk
Sankarankoil taluk is a taluk of Tirunelveli district of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters is the town of Sankarankoil.- Population :...
, Tirunelveli district of Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. Although his mother tongue was Telugu
Telugu language
Telugu is a Central Dravidian language primarily spoken in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India, where it is an official language. It is also spoken in the neighbouring states of Chattisgarh, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Orissa and Tamil Nadu...
, he was a great exponent of Tamil poetry. He wrote the Kavadi Sindhu about Murugan (also known as Karthikeya, son of Shiva
Shiva
Shiva is a major Hindu deity, and is the destroyer god or transformer among the Trimurti, the Hindu Trinity of the primary aspects of the divine. God Shiva is a yogi who has notice of everything that happens in the world and is the main aspect of life. Yet one with great power lives a life of a...
).