Of these, 16 poets account for about 50% of the known Sangam literature, with Kapilar вЂ“ the most prolific poet вЂ“ alone contributing just little less than 10% of the entire corpus. This collection contains 2381 poems in Tamil composed by 473 poets, some 102 anonymous. 600 CE вЂ“ is generally called the 'post-Sangam' literature. The Tamil literature that followed the Sangam period вЂ“ that is, after c. It comprises an Urtext of oldest surviving Tamil grammar (Tolkappiyam), the Ettuttokai anthology (the 'Eight Collections'), the Pattuppattu anthology (the 'Ten Songs'). The rediscovered Sangam classical collection is largely a bardic corpus. The Sangam literature had fallen into oblivion for much of the second millennium of the common era, but were preserved by and rediscovered in the monasteries of Hinduism, particularly those related to Shaivism near Kumbakonam, by the colonial era scholars in the late nineteenth century. According to Kamil Zvelebil вЂ“ a Tamil literature and history scholar, the most acceptable range for the Sangam literature is 100 BCE to 250 CE, based on the linguistic, prosodic and quasi-historic allusions within the texts and the colophons. 300 BCE to 300 CE, while others variously place this early classical Tamil literature period a bit later and more narrowly but all before 300 CE. Most scholars suggest the historical Sangam literature era spanned from c. Scholars consider this Tamil tradition-based chronology as ahistorical and mythical. The Tamil tradition and legends link it to three literary gatherings around Madurai and KapДЃб№apuram (Pandyan capitals): the first over 4,440 years, the second over 3,700 years, and the third over 1,850 years before the start of the common era. The Sangam literature ( Tamil: а®ља®™аЇЌа®• а®‡а®Іа®•аЇЌа®•а®їа®Їа®®аЇЌ, caб№…ka ilakkiyam) historically known as 'the poetry of the noble ones' ( Tamil: а®ља®ѕа®©аЇЌа®±аЇ‹а®°аЇЌ а®љаЇ†а®ЇаЇЌа®ЇаЇЃа®іаЇЌ, CДЃб№‰б№џЕЌr ceyyuбё·) connotes the ancient Tamil literature and is the earliest known literature of South India. The Ancient Tamil Siddhar Agastyar is traditionally believed to have chaired the first Tamil Sangam in Madurai

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