Nakkirar I
Tamil poet of the Sangam period
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| Intro | Tamil poet of the Sangam period | |
| is | Poet | |
| Work field | Literature | |
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| Topics in Sangam literature | |
|---|---|
| Sangam literature | |
| Akattiyam | Tholkāppiyam |
| Eighteen Greater Texts | |
| Eight Anthologies | |
| Aiṅkurunūṟu | Akanāṉūṟu |
| Puṟanāṉūṟu | Kalittokai |
| Kuṟuntokai | Natṟiṇai |
| Paripāṭal | Patiṟṟuppattu |
| Ten Idylls | |
| Tirumurukāṟṟuppaṭai | Kuṟiñcippāṭṭu |
| Malaipaṭukaṭām | Maturaikkāñci |
| Mullaippāṭṭu | Neṭunalvāṭai |
| Paṭṭiṉappālai | Perumpāṇāṟṟuppaṭai |
| Poruṇarāṟṟuppaṭai | Ciṟupāṇāṟṟuppaṭai |
| Related topics | |
| Sangam | Sangam landscape |
| Tamil history from Sangam literature | Ancient Tamil music |
| Eighteen Lesser Texts | |
| Nālaṭiyār | Nāṉmaṇikkaṭikai |
| Iṉṉā Nāṟpatu | Iṉiyavai Nāṟpatu |
| Kār Nāṟpatu | Kaḷavaḻi Nāṟpatu |
| Aintiṇai Aimpatu | Tiṉaimoḻi Aimpatu |
| Aintinai Eḻupatu | Tiṉaimalai Nūṟṟu Aimpatu |
| Tirukkuṛaḷ | Tirikaṭukam |
| Ācārakkōvai | Paḻamoḻi Nāṉūṟu |
| Ciṟupañcamūlam | Mutumoḻikkānci |
| Elāti | Kainnilai |
Nakkirar I (c. 250 BCE) was a poet of the Sangam period, who composed anthologies including the Neṭunalvāṭai. He also wrote verse 7 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.