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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 |
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| Related topics | |
| Sangam | Sangam landscape |
| Tamil history from Sangam literature | Ancient Tamil music |
| Eighteen Lesser Texts | |
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| 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 |
Velliveethiyār (Tamil: வெள்ளிவீதியார்) was a poetess of the late Sangam period, to whom 14 verses of the Sangam literature have been attributed, including verse 23 of the Tiruvalluva Maalai.
Biography
Velliveedhiyar hailed from the Pandya Kingdom. She lived in the Velliambala Veedhi area of Madurai and came to be known thus. She remained separated from her husband, who left her, and spent her remaining life in search of him. Many of her verses reflected her poignant lived experience. The verses are rife with feministic psychological thoughts. She has been cited by Avvaiyar I.
Contribution to the Sangam literature
Velliveedhiyar has written 14 Sangam verses, including 8 in Kurunthogai (verses 27, 44, 58, 130, 146, 149, 169, and 386), 3 in Natrinai (verses 70, 335, and 348), 2 in Agananuru (verses 45 and 362), and 1 in Tiruvalluva Maalai (verse 23).
