Purananuru (puranānū ru)

(Language: Tamil)

Short Description: An anthology belonging to the third Samgam period (c. 300 B.CE. toCE 200) and forming part of the Ettutogai.

Long Description: An anthology belonging to the third Samgam period (c. 300 B.C.E. to C.E. 200) and forming part of the Ettutogai. It contains 400 songs and sheds light on Tamil life during the Saritgam period in fields such as politics, religion, trade and society. It also tells the story of seven vallalargal, that is philanthropists.